I (heart) NASCAR!!!

For my 30th birthday, my husband purchased NASCAR tickets. I will say this was the BEST birthday gift ever! I just spent two hot days at the track and had the time of my life. The rumble of the cars, the Sprint Car finish--Carl should have won!, the flags, the people. This is just a list of some of the reasons I had a blast. I am sunburned, exhausted, and giddy about the entire weekend. YES, we are renewing our tickets! Everyone needs to experince this kind of event. We sat by people from Iowa and Missouri. The stands had everyone from Rednecks to the filthy rich, but the amazing thing was everyone was there to watch a good race. Thanks Jeff for the tickets--you made my 30th year of life fabulous! I can't wait for next year!

BTW--keep checking back, I will post a couple of pictures as soon as we clean off the camera. I'm sure we took around 200 pictures today!

JUNIOR!!!!

Ainsley just got a hold of the computer--silly girl and posted a number of messages for this blog. Silly girl...she loves the computer! Anyway--I'm so excited! Jeff and I are going to NASCAR this weekend at the Kansas Speedway! I've had these tickets for almost a year (we finally bought season tickets so we could watch the race) and I missed the spring races because of Ainsley. "Other Grandma and Papa from the Lake", as Jack would say, are coming in town tomorrow to baby sit for us to have a fabulous race weekend. All I have to say is, "Go Junior!"

Enchilada's and Exercise

A word to the wise...don't eat enchilada's and then decide to go on a bike ride for exercise. I tried this last night and I felt awful all night long.

The Ramblings of Jack

So, Jack and I were on our way to Panera Bread for dinner (Daddy's sick with a cold and wanted soup!). As we were walking out the door, I said, "Hey Jack, Let's go to [Panera] Bread Company to pick up dinner!". He said, "It's not Bread Company, it's the Soup Store!". Okay, so Bread Company is now the Soup Store. At one point in time on the ride I was called a silly goose because I still called it Bread Company instead of the Soup Store! Oh my funny boy...

Bellobration!

Well, we attended our first circus as a family. The last circus I went to was the Shrine circus in St. Louis as a high schooler because I always wanted to go. Yesterday, I had a blast with my family because we went to the Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey Circus! It was a Bellobration! Jack was mesmerized the entire time. He told me his favorite part was the elephants. I would agree, but I think my favorite part of show was the dogs or the tigers! Ainsley slept through a part of it, but when she was awake, she seemed to enjoy the show. I can tell you, I don't think anyone appreciates the circus unless you see it through the eyes of your child. I was excited for Jack the entire time and to just sit back and watch his excitement level was amazing. He clapped, he danced, he cheered, he didn't want the circus to end. We ended up buying him a toy elephant. That's what he wanted as his memories of the circus. Oh yea--he was playing with his play cell phone last night and he was calling the Papa's and Grandma's and telling them about the circus. It was fun to listen to what he was saying! And last I checked, he was sleeping with the elephant! What a wonderful memory we made!

My visit to the Horny Toad

We visited the Lake this weekend for a little R & R. Jeff purchased a new wakeboard and he wanted to try it out. I had to watch him from home (Ainsley was sleeping), but it appears he enjoyed it! Pictures to come...

While at the lake, we went to a boat show on the water at the Horny Toad. I always wondered where this place was located. Now I have been and I might like to go back. It was a very nice place. We then toured a boat that was over $500,000!!!! It was gorgeous!!! Two bedrooms, full kitchen, GPS map as you drive, outdoor gas grill. Of course, there were other boats, but nothing compared. I wish I had a better story about the Horny Toad, but I don't. So sorry.

I still don't have pictures of Ainsley. She was cranky tonight when I would have taken pictures. I promise to take her 5 month pictures soon! Keep watching...

First...

Well, Ainsley suffered through her first fever. It was a long couple of days, but I think she is over the hump. Unfortunately, she was also sick on her 5th month birthday. So, I don't have her picture yet, but I will get it this weekend. She is very good at sitting up and reaching for toys. I believe she is thinking about crawling, but not yet. She's getting into position from time to time, but that's it. She is rolling EVERYWHERE! Last night she rolled all over the living room to get to where ever she wanted. It is very fun to watch!