Asher is now walking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Finally at 15 months Asher is walking. Everyone keeps telling me "just wait till he is walking", like it is going to be a bad thing. I am really ready for him to get on his two feet and run. It is just so hard having a little one who crawls and wants to get down and explore their world everywhere you go. Now at least we will have a little cleaner knees and hands to deal with. He is so excited with his new found talent. Every time he walks across the room his eyes light up and he gets this cute little smile on his face. I am so very proud of him.

Halloween 08

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The kids had a great Halloween. The best part was, no school. They had a teacher prep day so the kids had the whole day off. We went to a birthday-Halloween party at a friends house and then met up with them later for trick or treating. On Thursday they got to parade at school in their costumes. Baylee won the costume contest for "Most Original". She was a mom dog in a box of puppies. She made the whole thing herself. Riley was "Dexter" and Asher was a black ninja. They all looked so cute.

What's up with Denny's

I don't really expect much from Denny's but this is really bad. I took the kids there for breakfast a couple years back. I took these pics on my phone. They were so excited to get the space alien pancakes. The first picture is of the menu and what they were expecting to get. The second picture is what the waitress brought out to the table. We all just stared at it amazed by how horrible it looked. I don't think that they could have been any more off. I asked the waitress but she acted like she had no idea what I was talking about. You would think that if a restaurant went out of its way to create a menu that appealed to kids, they would clue in the cooks on how to create it.

Big Boy

Here he is with his new cut. He looks like such a big boy now.

Pre Haircut

I have been debating forever on whether or not to cut Ashers
hair. This morning Jeff said that he is starting to resemble one of those guys on the Geico commercials. I can't stand those cavemen. His hair looks cute but if you don't have a brush handy or he gets sweaty it starts to look crazy. (but still cute, of course). So today I took him out back and strapped him to the chair and chopped it off. I could have chosen a more convenient time. Like when at least someone else was home. I was juggling the flip video, camera, scissors, baby and flying fine baby hair. Another thing that I realized was that there is a reason you give the lolipop after the haircut is over. It turns into a hairpop really quick. Besides all that he did really great. He did enjoy the organic all natural lolipop. That was a real treat, hair and all. I was really nervous that it wouldn't look good. But I really think that it ended up looking pretty good. These pics are that pre cut pic. New ones to follow soon.

Gaming time

Asher is so lucky to have such a great big brother. Not many six year old boys would let their little brother hog their beloved DS.

I love my big brothers DS

Asher just loves to play DS. Actually all he really does is hold it and sometimes push the buttons. But if you dare to try and take it away from him, you better watch out. He growls at you and gets really upset. There is no way you are going to get it back once it is in his hands. Riley is great at sharing with him if it will make him happy. But there comes a time when big brother would like his game back. I have a cute little video clip of all this. I will post it soon.

Check out these new sippy cups

We have just discovered some new sippy cups. They are most importantly BPA free, Asher loves them and they are pretty good at not leaking. We purchased ours at whole foods. Bornfree

First Day Of School

This week the kids went back to school. They were both really happy to be getting back. I must say that I am with them on that. It is nice to have a little break during the day and to know they are somewhere learning new things and having fun with their friends. But of course I do miss them. It is also nice to get some time alone with Asher. This year Riley is in first grade and Baylee is in third. Baylee keeps telling me that she can't believe that she is in third grade. Her teacher is about to have a baby so she is going to have a sub for most of the year if not all. Last year her teacher was pregnant too, although she wasn't due until the beginning of the summer. Hopefully all will go well for them. It always seems to work out for the best. I am really sad that summer is over and fall is on its way. If it could be summer all year long that would be fine with me.

One year pictures

Here are couple pics that we got done for the kids birthdays. We had some more done at picture people which turned out a little better. It was not easy to get a good picture of the three together, but we actually had a fun time doing it.

Slide

On our latest visit to a play gym, Asher discovered the slide. He really loved going down it.

Happy First Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!

July 27th was Asher's first birthday. We celebrated with friends and family at our house with swimming and BBQ. Asher got lots of cool stuff that he has been playing with. Nana, Papa, Emily and Rebecca came all the way down here for the special day. We were all happy to have them here for the week. I will have to update on his stats after his one year doctors appointment. We have to wait for his doctor to get back from his vacation. He is still crawling and seems to be a ways from walking yet. I will keep you all updated on that.

Happy 4th Of July!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy 4th of July. The kids and I went to an early morning parade and BBQ in our cities mission district. It was really hot, but the kids had a great time and everything was free which is fun for me. They had hot dogs, chips, soda, snow cones, watermelon. Hope you all have a great 4th.

Star Wars Party

Riley celebrated his 6th birthday Star Wars style.

Red Carpet Movie Night Birthday

Sorry I haven't posted in so long. Here are some pics from Baylee's eighth birthday party.

Just a couple of cute pics we just had to share. Things have been pretty busy around here. I have been planning three birthday parties, plans for going to two weddings, vacations, anniversary, teacher week, etc.. I feel like everything is happening in the next two months. Asher has been cutting three top teeth which have been keeping him up at night. Hopefully they will come through soon. I could use the sleep.

No More Ba Ba Black Sheep

I don't know what it is but every time we sing Ba Ba Black Sheep to Asher he shakes his head no.

Spring Break

For Spring Break the kids and I flew up to Reno to visit Nana and Papa. Daddy had to stay home and we all missed him a lot. We had a great time. Our favorite part was horseback riding at lake Tahoe. The kids all loved the airplane ride and Asher was a perfect little guy the whole way.

Happy Easter

Happy Easter to all our family and friends. We all had a really great day together seeing what the Easter Bunny brought us, going out to brunch, hunting for eggs and swimming. Yes the kids just could not wait to jump in the pool. It was a really hot day so they enjoyed a swim. Asher did great at brunch. I was a little worried because most times eating out is not so much fun for him, or I. But we could sit outside and we were right next to a fountain that had lots of ducks to look at. It was a huge buffet with everything you could ever want, from crab to waffles, to salmon, and plenty of candy, ice cream, cookies and cakes. Hope everyone enjoyed the day and Happy Spring!!!!!!!!

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I can sit up now!!!!!!!!!!!
I learned about a week ago, but mom has been slacking lately on the blog. (We keep her sort of busy).