On the 10th, we were picked up bright and early by Grandma & Grandpa to head East and visit both sides of Jason's family. We spent the first night in Mount Pleasant, TX at "GG's" house (Jason's Dad's mother). We pulled in the driveway and told Ainslee we were at GG's house, to which she replied "G?" GG was thrilled that she could say her name! The next morning we left for Camden, Arkansas to visit Jason's mother's family for a few days, before heading back to Mount Pleasant for GG's 80th birthday bash!
Don't let the picture fool you, very little of
this actually occurred in the car. Thankfully we had a portable DVD player, Elmo videos, and a Wee Sing video from the early 80s that kept her pretty well entertained. But, nose to nose with Ellie was pretty darn cute.

We made quite a few stops to stretch and change diapers! This is the Arkansas welcome center. It is very pretty and has a fun playground that we always stop and play on (even before Ainslee joined us!)

This was Ainslee's first time to meet her Arkansas Great Grandparents and it was love at first sight! She also got to meet her Great Uncles and Aunt for the first time! She had a lot of fun with Great Grandma in the garden, going on walks, and looking for the kitties. She even paused for a few snuggle breaks!

Going for a walk in the wheel barrow

Then she wanted to push it!

Only in an Arkansas feed store would you find this!

Chasing a kitty through the garden, she also stopped to pick a few (unripe) tomatoes!

Part of Great Grandma's BEAUTIFUL garden!

Helping Aunt Becky prune the Crape Myrtles
The garden is surrounded by all different types of fruit trees. I think there are pear, plum, apple, and fig! Ainslee and Hayden (Becky's 6 year old grandson) had a BLAST playing together and collecting fruit that had already fallen.

I gave Ainslee a ripe plum to see what she would do and she ate the whole thing and then another!

Daddy gave Ainslee a ton of rides on the elliptical machine. She thought it was a lot of fun!

"Hey Ainslee, where is Great Grandpa?"

The last cuddles before we left for Mount Pleasant

We had a blast in Arkansas and enjoyed spending time with lots of family we don't get to see nearly enough! Ainslee ruined a few shirts and literally wore holes in her shoes, which I believe is a good indication that she had a lot of fun and played super hard! :)