Laughs and Beaches

Asher had his 4 month checkup...a little while ago actually. He weighed in at a whopping 20 lbs 2 oz. They told me this is over the 100th percentile. This helps explain my sore arms! He is also 26 in long (75th percentile). We love our big boy! He has started laughing and Kason is one of the people he likes to smile and laugh at the most. This night Kason just made a random noise as he was getting ready for bed and Asher thought it was funny.




During Isaac's break we went to the coast. Kason gets so excited to go. I love going to the coast too. You can pretty much just pull off anywhere and there are sandy parts or rocky parts with tide pools. It's not too crowded since there are so many places to go. This was a beautiful sunny day and it was alot of fun.

On the way there, ready with bucket and shovel

I always forget something and this day it was Asher's hat, so he made do with Isaac's

The tide was coming in

This place is called Devil's Churn. The tide comes into this little channel of rocks and there are some pretty big splashes.

So pretty!

Asher relaxing in the shade (until a random wave came in and almost washed him away. Lucky for us, Isaac is quick) :)

Sandcastle building!

So much fun!

100's of sea lions.

It was a fun break. Isaac is back to school now, so here we go!

A Cause for CeLeBRaTioN!!

We are celebrating because Isaac has taken his last test and we found out a couple days ago that HE PASSED!! Whew! What a relief! So, he is officially in the Ph.D. program and we are here in school for 4 more years...wait...that's exciting...right? While it does seem like a long time, we are excited and think it is the right thing. I am so proud of the HARD work and COUNTLESS hours Isaac has put in over the last YEAR!! We are now going to EnJoY our 2 week break!

Everone is glad when Daddy's home when they wake up from naps

Matching!

We love summer and popsicles!

and bubble baths

This is how Kason holds Asher. He gets a pillow and more or less just lets Asher lay on his legs, but he is so proud when he does it. It is fun to see them getting more comfortable with each other. Kason is very aware of Asher and calls him "Asher baby". I love having him ask where Asher is and making Asher laugh, cuddling up to Asher on the floor, talking to Asher and trying to make him happy.

Asher is 4 months old now! He has his check up in a few days and I am excited to see what this boy weighs!

Ready for church

Anniversary

We had our 4th Anniversary! It was a great day and nice to be able to have a short break with just the two of us. Isaac is such a good dad and an amazing, funny, sweet, and thoughtful husband! Love you Isaac!

Montana

I think this just might be my l -0-n-g-e-s-t post ever!! We have had a great month. Isaac had a break in between tests so we took advantage of that and took a vacation! We went to Montana and enjoyed being together!

The boy cousins on the 4 wheeler with Grandpa. Kason loves loves loves those 4 wheelers.

So many fun things to do- like tractor rides!

We blessed Asher while there and it was really nice. He wore the same outfit Kason did, except we couldn't button one of the buttons. This boy is such a CHUNK!! I love it. He has rolls and rolls all down his legs to his cankles. He is just barely 3 months old now and is smiling and cooing and almost laughing. It is really fun.

We also went to Isaac's family's cabin in the mountains. It was a fun night of smores and a huge lightning storm! Kason was very interested in seeing some bears. We didn't see any bears though, just lots of deer!

Love those blue eyes! Kason's eyes were already brown by this point, so I am thinking they might stay blue.

Smiling!

Kason had so much fun with his cousin. It was pretty entertaining to watch them talk and play together, except when they were hitting each other. :) It was a good lesson in learning to share too. So many times a day we would hear "no, my have it!" back and forth. Kason still asks where Kade is everyday now though. We also were reminded again that Kason has no fear. He crawled under the barbed wire fence and ran as fast as he could out to the cows before we could get him, climbed on Grandpa's motorcycle, he keeps us busy!

I love this picture

I love this one too.

Slip n Slide fun

It was a good break, but good to be back too. Isaac is back to studying - one more test to pass. We are just enjoying the rest of the summer. It can't last long enough!

2 months

Asher is 2 months old! He had his checkup a few days ago. He weighed 14 lbs 3 oz (85th percentile) ! I thought he felt heavier carrying him around! He was also 24 inches tall. He is doing well and is starting to smile a little bit, though we have yet to catch it on camera. :)

It has been in the mid 90's here with humidity and no air conditioner! So, we took a trip to the pool down the street. Kason LOVED it! It has a fun slide and great kid area. He had no fear of the water that was well over his head.

This is a picture of Kason when he was around 3 months old I think. I don't usually think Kason and Asher look much alike, but in this picture with the same outfit on I think they kind of do! Although, maybe it is just because of the same outfit, same couch, and same baldness!

Kason at 2- 3 months


Asher at 2 months


Kason on his "bike"

Happenings

I have alot to blog about - well, mostly just alot of pictures to post! I have been trying to do this for awhile, but my days consist of trying to keep both boys fed, changing diapers, trying to keep everyone happy and trying to clean up the apartment so that we can at least see the sink and floor! But, we have had some fun things happening.

First, Isaac is done with the first year of econ grad school. Yeah! I am so so so glad to be done with that first year. The past 10 months have been, by far, some of the toughest months! Isaac did a great job though, and handled everything better than I did. I shouldn't really say we are done, though, because by mid July, he will have taken the 2 comprehensive tests that cover the past year. He has to pass these to continue on in the program. So there is still alot of studying going on. We are glad there is a light at the end of the tunnel though!

Kason thinking Asher was spitting up on him

I got ambitious one day because I was feeling badly for not hardly paying any attention to Kason. I have seen this idea in a couple places. Kason loved "tub painting"

This is how Asher sleeps alot. He throws his arms up and cranks his head as far to the side and back as he can get it.

Kason is in a big boy bed!! Some friends gave us the frame. The first night when we were putting him to bed he was a little upset about the change, but after he went to sleep we didn't hear a thing from him and it has been that way since then!

Asher is doing great and we think he is really cute. He was having some major spit up issues, but has been doing better the last couple days and I'm hoping that will continue

Kason is really good to Asher. The other day we were all driving home and Asher was crying. I looked back to see Kason singing and doing the hand signs to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star to help Asher stop crying. It was so cute. It still amazes me how much Kason understands and how well he speaks.

Love bath time!