Ainsley is at such a fun age where everyday brings new milestones. She can now shake her head yes and no, say "Dada", wave bye-bye, play patty-cake, feed herself cheerios, stand holding onto the couch, and roll everywhere. She also babbles to herself constantly. She is also getting closer to crawling. She uses her feet to push her forward, but hasn't figured out yet how to get onto her knees. I expect that it will come soon though. Grandparents have been asking for more videos of some of her new "tricks" so I tried to document them more this week. Unfortunately she gets a little camera shy as soon as I push record. But I've compiled a montage of the best I could get. I apologize that it is so long, but I hope you enjoy them.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Let it Snow!
I love snow and being from Utah, we were used to heavy snowstorms all the time. We wouldn't be phased by them, but now that we are in Indiana, we were shocked when we looked out the window this morning. This is what we saw:
I turned on the tv and saw that they canceled school, even IU which made Tom really happy. So we spent the day inside drinking hot chocolate, reading books, and being lazy. It was nice to have a day to relax. At noon we decided to see how much it had snowed so far and we measured about 9 inches. It finally stopped and at about 4:00 Tom decided that he wanted to go to the store to get something for our dinner. It probably wasn't the best idea...we don't have covered parking and so he had to dig our car out. The apartment complex didn't plow the parking lot very well and it took Tom, our neighbor with a shovel, and me about 20 minutes to dig and push the car out of it's spot. We even had to lay down towels to try to help with traction....this is definately something we would have expected in Utah...but not in Indiana. 
I turned on the tv and saw that they canceled school, even IU which made Tom really happy. So we spent the day inside drinking hot chocolate, reading books, and being lazy. It was nice to have a day to relax. At noon we decided to see how much it had snowed so far and we measured about 9 inches. It finally stopped and at about 4:00 Tom decided that he wanted to go to the store to get something for our dinner. It probably wasn't the best idea...we don't have covered parking and so he had to dig our car out. The apartment complex didn't plow the parking lot very well and it took Tom, our neighbor with a shovel, and me about 20 minutes to dig and push the car out of it's spot. We even had to lay down towels to try to help with traction....this is definately something we would have expected in Utah...but not in Indiana. 
Monday, January 19, 2009
New Photos
In December I had Tom take more photos of Ainsley. She was seven months at the time. The funny thing is, she was obsessed with sticking out her tongue that day. More than half of the pictures looked ridiculous because her tongue was sticking oway out. But we were able to get a few good ones. Here are our favorites:
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Finally Rolling
This is the very first outfit we bought when we found out we were pregnant. For those of you who don't know, Tom was way into rock climbing in high school and when we were dating so he loved this outfit because he hopes one day all of our children will be climbers (he hoped I'd become one too but unfortunately I'm afraid of heights)
Her newest face...she makes it all the time (you'll see it on the video)...Not very ladylikeAinsley first started rolling at four months, but it was always a one time thing. We couldn't get her to roll consecutively and could rarely get her to roll from back to stomach. Our families tried to get her to do it for the whole three weeks we were in Utah, but she would never do it. So the day after we got back, I put her on the ground to do something and next thing I knew she was rolling across the apartment. I felt bad that our families missed it after they all tried to get her to do it. I know it is kinda slow for her age, her cousin who is the same age is already crawling. But it's exciting for us, because for so long she has shown no interest in moving.
Ainsley's First Experience in Snow
Ainsley got a new snowsuit for Christmas from my mom. Before we left Utah, we had to test it out since we don't get much snow here. So one morning while Tom was out shoveling, I brought Ainsley out in her snowsuit. Tom tried to introduce her to snow and help her make snow angels, but after about 2 minutes, she was done with it. She didn't like it. But we got some funny pictures out of it anyway...here they are:
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Go Utes!!!
Last night was an exciting time for the Reese's....GO UTES! 31-17!!! We had a great time watching the Sugar Bowl last night at Uncle Mark and Aunt Julie's house. We all had anticipated a loss, but were so excited to see Utah play so well. I admit, even though I am the only BYU fan the bunch, I was just as happy as everyone that they won. It was awesome!!!
Great Grandpa Reese, Tom, Ainsley, and Grandpa Reese
Ainsley loves spending time with her grandpa while he watches the game
The Reese's show their pride on their house-notice it was snowing like crazy after the game ended
Little Ute2008 Year in Review
2008 Year in Review
I know it is a little late, but since I don’t keep a regular journal, I feel like I need to do a 2008 year in review. This past year has brought the biggest changes for our family and I want to remember them. So here they are:
*February-March, Tom took a overnight trips to interview at MBA schools including University Of Pittsburg, Wake Forest, Indiana University, and University of Washington
*In April, Tom was accepted to University of Pittsburg, Wake Forest, and Indiana University for MBA school. He committed to attend Indiana University.
*On May 7 at 5:51 a.m., Ainsley Anne Reese was born via c-section at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center. She was 9 lb. 3 oz. and 21 inches long.
*On May 30, Bethany finished four years of teaching. She had taught second grade for one year at Meadow Elementary in Lehi, UT and 3 years at Freedom Elementary in Highland, UT teaching second grade for one year and third grade for two years.
*In June, Tom quit working for Zions Bank Corporation after 7 years in which he worked as a bank teller, New Accounts representative, and Human Resource Reconciliation Specialist.
*In June we took a family vacation to Grand Canyon, Zions, and Capitol Reef National Parks. Ainsley was only 8 weeks old at the time.
*In early June, we went to Tom’s family cabin at Yellowstone Ranch in the Uinta Mountains. It was Ainsley’s first trip to the ranch. We carved her initials in the tree where Tom and Beth’s initials were, visited the reservoir, walked the pipeline, etc.
*In late June, we went to Snowbird Resort for an overnight getaway. Left Ainsley alone with Grandma and Grandpa Butler overnight for the first time.
*July 10-12 was the Winder Reunion, we had dinner at Spaghetti Factory, Bees Game, and dinner at John and Arliss Winder’s house.
*July 12, we went jet skiing with the Butler family at Deer Creek Reservoir
*Over the course of one year Beth had multiple tests for her hepatic adenoma tumor and abscess including1 MRI, 4 ultrasounds, 3 CT scans, and a Liver/Spleen scan as well as multiple blood work tests.
*July 14, Bethany had surgery to remove a 7 cm tumor in her liver. The surgeon, Dr. Van der Werf removed 65 percent of her liver and her gal bladder. On July 16, she had to have a blood transfusion because she had lost so much blood during surgery. She spent two days in intensive care and a total of 8 days in the new Intermountain Medical Center hospital in Murray, UT.
*July 29, we moved out of our two bedroom apartment at 106 W. Thorneberry Way in Pleasant Grove, UT after 3 years of living there. We shipped our furniture with ABF to Bloomington, IN.
*Tom was released as first counselor in the Branch Presidency and Beth was released as the Primary Presidency in the Thorneberry Branch.
*August 4, Tom and his dad drove to Indiana in our white 2001 Honda Accord. They drove through Wyoming, Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois and Indiana.
*August 8, Bethany and her mom flew with Ainsley to Indiana. Tom dropped off his dad at the airport that same afternoon he picked us up and drove us to our new home. Grandma Butler spent one week with us helping unpack since Beth was still really sore from her surgery.
*August 11, Tom started Jumpstart classes at IU. His school officially started August 25. He was in the green cohort. His first semester called the Core was a lot of work. He took Economics, Quantative Analysis, Accounting, Operations and Supply Chain Management, Strategic Management, Marketing, Finance, and Critical Thinking and Ethics.
*August 28, Bethany was hospitalized for an abscess in her liver. A radiologist drained the abscess by inserting a tube and catheter into the liver cavity during a CT scan. Over 1 liter of infection was removed.
*August 31, Beth’s mom came out to spend time with Bethany after her hospital stay and take care of Ainsley since Tom was in school.
*In Septemeber Tom was called to be on the activities committee and Beth was called as the Primary Chorister in the University Ward in Bloomington.
*On October 21-28, Beth and Ainsey flew home to Utah to visit family while Tom visited Benton Harbor and Battlecreek, Michigan and Chicago, Illinois with his Marketing Academy to tour companies such as Kraft, Jewel Osco, Whirlpool, Kellogs.
*November, Tom’s group went to the second round during the Case Competition for Habitat for Humanities and Whirlpool
*November, Tom went to Cinciantti, Ohio to tour P&G with his marketing academy.
*November 23-26, we went to Chicago for a family vacation. We visited the Shedd Aquarium, Millenium Park, American Girl Store, Navy Pier, Michigan Avenue, and the Chicago Temple.
*November 27, we spent Thanksgiving with a bunch of friends from our ward at the Steeplechase Clubhouse in Bloomington.
*December 11, Tom turned 29 years old. We had lunch at Olive Garden and he studied for finals.
*Decemebr 15, Bethany turned 26 years old. We had breakfast at Panera and then she went out with her friend Marin Coltrin to Casa Brava for dinner.
*December 19, Tom finished his finals for the Core semester of MBA school.
*December 21, we flew home to Utah to spend Christmas with family. We stayed for one week at the Butlers and one week at the Reese’s.
*December 25, Ainsley’s first Christmas. She received toys, a doll, tons of clothes, ruby red shoes, Minnie Mouse, finger puppets, and an IU frog for Christmas.
*During our Christmas break in Utah, Beth went snowboarding with Cami and Jonathan at Snowbird, shopping with her mom and sisters, and movies with Anne, Susan, and Tom. Tom played Anne’s Wii, watched the U of U beat Alabama in the Sugar bowl, prepared for internship interviews, and spent time with family. We went to some of our favorite restaurants which they we’d missed since being in Indiana including Café Rio, Wingers, Kneaders, Thai Siam, Los Hermanos (Susan was our waitress), etc.
I know it is a little late, but since I don’t keep a regular journal, I feel like I need to do a 2008 year in review. This past year has brought the biggest changes for our family and I want to remember them. So here they are:
*February-March, Tom took a overnight trips to interview at MBA schools including University Of Pittsburg, Wake Forest, Indiana University, and University of Washington
*In April, Tom was accepted to University of Pittsburg, Wake Forest, and Indiana University for MBA school. He committed to attend Indiana University.
*On May 7 at 5:51 a.m., Ainsley Anne Reese was born via c-section at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center. She was 9 lb. 3 oz. and 21 inches long.
*On May 30, Bethany finished four years of teaching. She had taught second grade for one year at Meadow Elementary in Lehi, UT and 3 years at Freedom Elementary in Highland, UT teaching second grade for one year and third grade for two years.
*In June, Tom quit working for Zions Bank Corporation after 7 years in which he worked as a bank teller, New Accounts representative, and Human Resource Reconciliation Specialist.
*In June we took a family vacation to Grand Canyon, Zions, and Capitol Reef National Parks. Ainsley was only 8 weeks old at the time.
*In early June, we went to Tom’s family cabin at Yellowstone Ranch in the Uinta Mountains. It was Ainsley’s first trip to the ranch. We carved her initials in the tree where Tom and Beth’s initials were, visited the reservoir, walked the pipeline, etc.
*In late June, we went to Snowbird Resort for an overnight getaway. Left Ainsley alone with Grandma and Grandpa Butler overnight for the first time.
*July 10-12 was the Winder Reunion, we had dinner at Spaghetti Factory, Bees Game, and dinner at John and Arliss Winder’s house.
*July 12, we went jet skiing with the Butler family at Deer Creek Reservoir
*Over the course of one year Beth had multiple tests for her hepatic adenoma tumor and abscess including1 MRI, 4 ultrasounds, 3 CT scans, and a Liver/Spleen scan as well as multiple blood work tests.
*July 14, Bethany had surgery to remove a 7 cm tumor in her liver. The surgeon, Dr. Van der Werf removed 65 percent of her liver and her gal bladder. On July 16, she had to have a blood transfusion because she had lost so much blood during surgery. She spent two days in intensive care and a total of 8 days in the new Intermountain Medical Center hospital in Murray, UT.
*July 29, we moved out of our two bedroom apartment at 106 W. Thorneberry Way in Pleasant Grove, UT after 3 years of living there. We shipped our furniture with ABF to Bloomington, IN.
*Tom was released as first counselor in the Branch Presidency and Beth was released as the Primary Presidency in the Thorneberry Branch.
*August 4, Tom and his dad drove to Indiana in our white 2001 Honda Accord. They drove through Wyoming, Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois and Indiana.
*August 8, Bethany and her mom flew with Ainsley to Indiana. Tom dropped off his dad at the airport that same afternoon he picked us up and drove us to our new home. Grandma Butler spent one week with us helping unpack since Beth was still really sore from her surgery.
*August 11, Tom started Jumpstart classes at IU. His school officially started August 25. He was in the green cohort. His first semester called the Core was a lot of work. He took Economics, Quantative Analysis, Accounting, Operations and Supply Chain Management, Strategic Management, Marketing, Finance, and Critical Thinking and Ethics.
*August 28, Bethany was hospitalized for an abscess in her liver. A radiologist drained the abscess by inserting a tube and catheter into the liver cavity during a CT scan. Over 1 liter of infection was removed.
*August 31, Beth’s mom came out to spend time with Bethany after her hospital stay and take care of Ainsley since Tom was in school.
*In Septemeber Tom was called to be on the activities committee and Beth was called as the Primary Chorister in the University Ward in Bloomington.
*On October 21-28, Beth and Ainsey flew home to Utah to visit family while Tom visited Benton Harbor and Battlecreek, Michigan and Chicago, Illinois with his Marketing Academy to tour companies such as Kraft, Jewel Osco, Whirlpool, Kellogs.
*November, Tom’s group went to the second round during the Case Competition for Habitat for Humanities and Whirlpool
*November, Tom went to Cinciantti, Ohio to tour P&G with his marketing academy.
*November 23-26, we went to Chicago for a family vacation. We visited the Shedd Aquarium, Millenium Park, American Girl Store, Navy Pier, Michigan Avenue, and the Chicago Temple.
*November 27, we spent Thanksgiving with a bunch of friends from our ward at the Steeplechase Clubhouse in Bloomington.
*December 11, Tom turned 29 years old. We had lunch at Olive Garden and he studied for finals.
*Decemebr 15, Bethany turned 26 years old. We had breakfast at Panera and then she went out with her friend Marin Coltrin to Casa Brava for dinner.
*December 19, Tom finished his finals for the Core semester of MBA school.
*December 21, we flew home to Utah to spend Christmas with family. We stayed for one week at the Butlers and one week at the Reese’s.
*December 25, Ainsley’s first Christmas. She received toys, a doll, tons of clothes, ruby red shoes, Minnie Mouse, finger puppets, and an IU frog for Christmas.
*During our Christmas break in Utah, Beth went snowboarding with Cami and Jonathan at Snowbird, shopping with her mom and sisters, and movies with Anne, Susan, and Tom. Tom played Anne’s Wii, watched the U of U beat Alabama in the Sugar bowl, prepared for internship interviews, and spent time with family. We went to some of our favorite restaurants which they we’d missed since being in Indiana including Café Rio, Wingers, Kneaders, Thai Siam, Los Hermanos (Susan was our waitress), etc.
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