The Riggs Family: July 2009

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

A visit with Papa and Grandma

Thank goodness Papa and Grandma had a camera and took lots of pictures! I took several pictures, but not enough. And to top it off, my camera is now dead. I think it has something to do with Ainsleigh throwing it on the deck, but that is just a theory!!!

We had a great visit with Papa and Grandma. They brought goodies from their worldly travels. Jackson even got an Eiffel Tower. What fun!!!! We went to Murfreesboro to a Children's Museum. The kids had a great time running around and exploring new things.

Ainsleigh and Cooper holding hands.

The new baby doll that Papa and Grandma gave Ainsleigh has a paci. She of course tried to suck on it!

Grandma, Jackson, Ainsleigh, Cooper,

Kristen and Taylor at the Children's Museum

What doesn't belong????

Jackson and daddy walking along with

Ainsleigh's cute pink backpack.

Daddy, Cooper and Grandma playing in the waterfall.

Jackson and a turtle!

They had a slide from the top floor to the bottom floor. That was so much fun!!!!

Taylor, Kristen (in the lovely fireman's hat), Ainsleigh, Cooper and Papa in the very old firetruck.

Cooper playing trucks. They were very small and he would see
how many he could fit in his hands and carry them to
different parts of the museum.

Cooper playing trucks.

Cooper playing in the water. Half the

fun was the bright yellow raincoat.

The boys playing in the water.

Ainsleigh and Cooper digging in the rocks.

Ainsleigh and Papa

Daddy and Cooper blowing bubbles

Ainsleigh loves to ride the tractor

Oops....she fell off.

Looking at the hands to make sure they are ok....

And she is back on the tractor!

Ainsleigh getting a wheelbarrow ride from Papa.

Cooper needed some TLC from Grandma. He was so tired after a busy day.

Apparently, Ainsleigh loves to eat corn on

the cob. She cleaned that cob!!!

Monday, July 13, 2009

A visit to Murray, a haircut and the DQ!!!!

Well, I finally broke down and got Ainsleigh and Cooper their first haircut. They were almost 19 months old! Taylor had put Cooper's hair in a ponytail a few times so I figured it was time. I wasn't ready for the "big boy" haircut so he just got a trim. I took him to Rayann in Murray. She started cutting my hair when I was in the 8th grade (I am not counting the number of years). She is so sweet and did a great job even with two screaming kids!

Cooper is thinking "What are they doing to me???"

Now, that isn't so bad. Gary next to us started his hairdryer and Cooper was fixated on it.

Look at that handsome boy!

Ainsleigh thought that if she held out her arms and screamed loud enough, Mimi would save her!

Getting a few bangs cut. She wouldn't keep bows or rubber bands in her hair.

Ainsleigh has beautiful eyes. We couldn't see them before!

The aftermath! Cooper, Kristen,

Ainsleigh and Rayann.

Ainsleigh and Cooper beating up on Jackson.

Ainsleigh thought Mimi needed help up the driveway so she got out to push!

The infamous Dairy Queen. For those that don't know, the owners of this old time DQ, bought the recipe for the ice cream before it was franchised. For those that doubt there is a difference, there is, trust me. It only sells ice cream, blizzards, shakes and chili dogs. And it is only open March 1st through Oct 31st since it only has a couple of benches out front. Trust me, there is a line the first week in March and the last week in Oct.

Cooper's 1st trip to the DQ. He ate his ice cream in a matter of seconds it seemed like!

Ainsleigh loved hers too. She was too worried however about
everyone else's ice cream. She would point and tell us who's it was!

The boys watching the cars and trucks in front of the DQ. Did I mention this was on Main Street? Lots of traffic!

Mimi and Popsy's downstairs is basically a circle and Cooper

and Ainsleigh love it. They were chasing each other around forever.
You can see Ainsleigh in the background rounding the corner.

Here she is!!!

She has learned to say CHEESE!

Cooper is going to be like his big brother. Whenever there is a

camera around, he will be smiling without being asked!

The boys being sweet!!!

A visit with Aunt Jahnae and family

Jahnae and her kids came over for a visit. It was so much fun. The kids ran around and played together pretty well. Of course Brendan and Jackson didn't want the girls or babies to play with them in Jackson's room! After dinner, when it was starting to get dark, they all ran around the backyard and tried to catch lightening bugs. It was too cute!

Kennedi, Bailey and Cooper playing in the little house.