Ainsley is three! We celebrated her birthday today with family. She loved being the birthday girl. We were sitting down to eat and she said, “I the birth-day hirl!”
I was thinking today about our family before Ainsley came. A lot has happened in those three years: we live in a different house, Henry works for a different company, Natalie started preschool, Ryan arrived… it’s hard to remember how simple life was.
But simple doesn’t always mean better. Ainsley brings such joy to our family. She loves to sing and dance and will put on a show to get you to laugh at her. She is sensitive to people’s feelings, but unafraid to express her own.
Ainsley loves to snuggle. She’s one of those kids who crawls in bed with you, but you don’t realize it until you wake up in the morning and she’s there, melded to the side of your body.
Her favorite phrase continues to be, “mo-me me” which means ‘carry me’ or ‘hold me’. She has said it this way since she started talking and it’s one of the things she never corrected.
She loves to play with little figures – our hospital set, our dollhouse, polly pockets, mini-pollys, and the new Hello Kitty dollhouse she got for her birthday. I overheard her saying to her Hello Kitty figurines tonight, “You say, ‘knock-knock’ and I’ll come to the door.” Then in a higher pitched voice, “Knock-knock.” Original voice: “I comin’.”
She tells me to ‘he-hend’ (pretend) a lot these days. Her imagination is on overdrive. While Natalie is content to watch t.v. as much as her mommy will let her, Ainsley watches for about 20 minutes and then finds something to play with.
She loves her little brother and it took me a few weeks to realize how much she wanted to nurture Ryan. She is always putting a blanket on him (which I promptly remove when she isn’t looking since Ryan constantly sweats) and wanting him to wear shoes and socks. The latter doesn’t surprise me since she is totally into shoes. She’ll say to the nurses at the hospital, “I like your shoes.” Or “I like your shirt.” What barely three year old compliments strangers on their attire? In fact, the first thing she said to Hello Kitty when we met her recently was, “I like your shoes.”
Speaking of Hello Kitty, here are some pictures from today:
…the birthday princess.
…hugging her new Hello Kitty pillow
The big sister trying not to be jealous.
The little brother oblivious to the party going on around him.
My mom and me
This is Ainsley blowing out her candles…
Okay, my mom and Natalie helped her out.
(c) 2016 Leighann Marquiss
Comments (11)
Happy Birthday Ainsley! Sounds like you’re an amazing big sister!
Happy Birthday Ainsley! We love you! Love the pics of the kids. Natalie broke my heart. She is sooo cute. Love the hat on ryan. Good job on the cake beebs. love you all.
love that our kiddos have the same birthday. LOVE HER CAKE…she looks so happy!!!!
Love the party hats on everyone… awesome
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AINSLEY RUTH!! Love, Marmi & Pop (Nemo rocks & I hope he and Little Kitty start loving one another.) 🙂
She’s so sweet! I love the stories you tell about her and the cute things she says.
Happy Birthday!! She really does look like a birthday princess – and she looks just like her mommy…my goodness!! 🙂
Happy Birthday Ainsley!
happy birthday ainsley! did you make the cake? i absolutely love it!
okay seriously? I can’t believe that she is 3? so crazy!
a)She is adorable
b)The cake looks awesome
c)I noticed the sweater … 🙂
d)I’m jealous Mom was there
Okay and I love you.
What a sweetheart.
Happy Birthday To Ainsley! She sounds like a sweetie and I love the pictures of her cake.
Your life has been full in these last three years hasn’t it!!!
God is in control and you can always look to Him for guidance and for help in any situation.
Continued Blessings From Above!
Linda @ Truthful Tidbits