Emma's Birthday and Ainsley's Christmas concert

Well, time has just flown. We had a great Thanksgiving at Uncle Andy and Aunt Kelly's house~ Ainsley adores Jacob and Payton (and they are very patient with both girls) and both Ainsley and Emma love baby Hannah as well!

We also celebrated Emma's 2nd birthday with friends in Knoxville by visiting the Children's Museum. The kids had a blast, the dads got to chase them through the water and puppet rooms, the train set-up and play with them in the lifesize dollhouse (though the doorbell got rung many MANY times according to reports) and the moms got to visit for a while in the party room (he he!)

All in all a good birthday- confirmed by the amount of cake on Emma's face!

This morning was Ainsley's Christmas concert for school. She did great and looked adorable~ and gave Chris and I very explicit instructions on how and when we could wave to her while she was onstage... while other children were literally hiding in their shepherd's costumes, she still loves the limelight and stage (which is a little scary).

We are looking forward to the opportunity to see family the next couple of weeks...