Behind

Yes, I am very behind in blogging. I just can't seem to find the time to sit down at the computer to blog. I waste my time surfing the net, checking email, facebook, etc... I just posted a long post about the UGA vs. Arkansas game and then realized I had already posted about that game. And, I will not mention anything about our loss against Colorado.... just depressing.

So, on a happier note, we taught Ansley how to play hop-Scotch. She absolutely loves it! When she gets her mind set on learning something, she doesn't stop until she masters it. That is where her perfectionist quality comes out. Rob got some great shots of Ansley playing hop-Scotch.... ENJOY!

It is going to be a LONG season...

We packed up and went to Athens last weekend for the Georgia vs. Arkansas game. We were excited to be back in Athens and to see Mimi & Pop's (and the new addition to the house)! The game was an early one so we didn't really do any tailgating. We just took the girls to visit my parents and their friends for a little while before everyone headed to the stadium. Just like past seasons, I went back to the house with the girls. Aly and Ansley went down for naps while I watched the game. Well, I only watched the first 3 quarters and then went shopping :) Of course, I missed Georgia coming back to almost win the game; yet, it was a heart-breaker and we lost to Arkansas. It is looking like it is going to be a VERY long football season for Georgia.  Hopefully they will surprise us and win some of the bigger games we still have left.

I didn't get a whole lot of pictures of the girls this past weekend, but the ones I did get were pretty cute. It gave me an idea of how my future photo-shoots are going to go with the girls. I took a ton of pictures and only got one or two decent pictures. It is impossible to get them both looking and smiling at the camera. These days, Aly always has her fingers in her mouth (thanks to teething!).... Well, we hope you enjoy!

one of my new favorites of Ansley & her Pop-Pop

Pop Pop & Ansley playing catch at the Continuing Ed Building

Rob showing Ansley where to run in a game of football

1st of many shots of Ansley & Aly together in their matching Georgia dresses

Ans giving her sissy some sweet kisses

Aly's hands are always in her mouth!

Aly is telling us exactly what she thought of the game!

Aly's new look!

Aly has been sporting her pretty pink helmet for the past 2 weeks. She has adjusted so well to having it on for 23 hours a day. I was really worried about her sleeping on her stomach and didn't know if she was going to be able to to do that with the helmet on. But she has managed to find a way to still sleep on her tummy and continues to be a great sleeper! YAY!!! We are really lucky that Aly is so easy-going, and hasn't skipped a beat since getting her helmet.

We had her first follow-up appt. today since getting the helmet and everything went great! I am anxious for our next appointment which will be in 3 weeks, at that time, we will have another scan done and we will be able to see how much her head has grown :)

Here are some pictures of her from the past two weeks.

First day with her helmet on...

I do not normally put a bow this big in her hair, this was Ansley's bow laying on the ground and I just stuck it in her hair :)

School has finally begun

Ansley didn't start school til after labor day. It was a VERY long summer around here and we have been looking forward to the first day of school for weeks. We have been talking about her new teachers for a while since I was afraid she would be expecting to see her old teachers on the first day (we did go visit Ms. Christy & Ms. Sherry - her teachers from last year). Her new teachers are Ms. Wendy and Ms. Melissa, they are new to our preschool but not to teaching...We are looking forward to a great year! There is a lot more structure to the class and they expect a lot out of the kids which I think is going to be perfect for Ansley :)

Here is Ansley on her first day of school in the 3's program:

excited to start school :)

Ansley's 1st Ballet Class

We have been talking about ballet for weeks, and Ansley has been super excited. We went and bought our ballet & tap shoes and she just wanted to dance around the house in them. Of course, I wouldn't let her wear the tap shoes around the house, I could just see her using my hardwoods for practice :( 

So, on Tuesday the day finally came where she had her first class. She went dancing into class, ready to have fun and she was doing great until another little girl was freaking out and then she got real timid. I told her it would be fine. They did tap the first half of the class and then they switch to ballet. At some point during the tap portion Ansley flipped out and got upset (I think it was because the same little girl kept going in and out of the dance room and Ansley saw her mom and wanted me). When they came out to get their ballet shoes on I explained to her that I was right outside the door watching her on the TV. But for the rest of class she just sat and watch the other little girls do ballet and only participated a little.

I am hoping next week goes better. She told me in the car that it was hard, and I just explained to her that it is new to everyone and to just try her best. She seems excited now to go back next week, so we will see (she was the same way the first day of swim lessons).

I was able to get some really good pictures of Ansley before we headed off to ballet class. Enjoy!

Go Dawgs!

We decided not to go back to Athens for the first game this year. We thought it was going to be really hot (even though it was the perfect temperature for an early game), and Mimi & Pop's addition to the house isn't quite done yet and I didn't want to worry about keeping Ansley out of the area that was being worked on. So, we just watched it on TV. I got the girls dressed in their "red & black", made some pizza dip for Rob &  I and enjoyed the game from the couch :) I definitely realized I need some more "Georgia" clothes for Aly. I really don't have anything for her to wear. So, I am on a hunt to find her another outfit or two....

Anways, here are the girls : Ansley is very excited the DAWGS won & Aly is a little unsure about all the noise :)

Solids

A little over a week ago we started solids with Aly. First, was the rice cereal which she was a fan of the first day. She was so interested in the bowl and spoon :) But as the days went on, she really didn't care for the rice cereal so I switched to oatmeal. She isn't a fan of that either, but will tolerate it better then rice. Ansley LOVED oatmeal. I think we will continue the oatmeal for the rest of this week and then move to adding the veggies/fruit.  Hopefully she will be a bigger fan of the veggies & fruit and then we can combine it with the rice & oatmeal.

Here are some pics of Aly trying rice cereal for the first time. They are pretty cute!

Ok, bring me the cereal!!!

give it to me!

this isn't so bad?

let me try licking it this time to see if it tastes better...

are you getting this daddy?

LOVE this one, especially since the cereal is dripping from her chin