She's 10!

It was quite a birthday for Ainsley!   We went in with Grandma Peggy for her birthday present and her dream to swim with the dolphins finally came true :o).  It was worth every penny....she absolutely loved it.  Those of us watching got a nice show too.  Probably the closest I have ever been to a dolphin, but I think I might even want to do it one day.  We had a quick lesson and education on dolphins that was very interesting (we saw the birth of a dolphin as well).  It was nice to hear how many of their animals have been rescued, but are unfortunately unable to go back into the wild.  One of their dolphins was rescued from Texas and had seizures, but now that it has been medicated it hasn't had one for 5 years.  We also saw the oldest known living dolphin in captivity at a whopping age 52.  Typical life span is 35 and he looked old and a little heavy set.  We noticed he was different right away!  Now she wants to be a dolphin trainer!

It will actually be really fun to see what Ainsley ends up doing as a career.  She loves her nails, doing other peoples nails, doing her friends hair and playing with toddlers and taking care of babies, so I think her options are limitless.  She'll probably do nothing related to any of those things!  We just want her to find something she loves and with God's direction, go for it :o).
Ainsley has become quite adventurous this year...trying new things and being more open to getting a little out of her comfort zone and that has been really fun to watch.  She water skied and kneeboarded at the lake and when we visited Grandma Pam, she saw the hang gliders and wants to give that a try at some point!
She is still as giggly as ever, especially after meal times.  We had her birthday party a couple weeks ago and after dinner one of her friends said, "Ainsley, I have never seen you like this....its like you are drunk!"  Many times we just send her outside to get her energy out.  It would be nice if she could share that with the rest of us!  It is hard to believe she is already 10...time is starting to go even faster these days.  We love her so much!!!!