Summer Days

Grilling good food

(with some good nose picking of course)

Playing in the sprinkler with friends

4th of July fireworks

(Asher was still and quiet for 10 whole minutes, it was wonderful)

Playing outside and on the playground

and getting so dirty

eating juice popsicles

We love summer!

And to boot, today is Isaac's last day of teaching...hallelujah! He is an official college professor now...we're just glad it's over...for now.

LoVe

*Love that the sun is out, it's hot, the windows are open and we are outside so much. Asher says "e go" ("here you go") ALL the time as he hands us the various things he has found. Of course then he says it again because he wants it back, usually to eat it. Here he is giving me a wood chip.

*Love Birthdays. Although a friend reminded me that turning 25 makes me closer to 30 than to 20. Blah.

*Love that both my boys are great eaters. Don't love that I have to practically bathe this boy, wipe all surfaces near him, and vacuum after every meal.

*Love having two sweet boys and that they both sleep through the night.

*Love that Kason picks me a flower almost every time we go outside, even if it is a dandelion.

*Love Asher's growls.

*Love those blue eyes.

Hodgepodge

We've had a fun week, so here it is in pictures.

1. This is the scene every morning, two sad boys looking out the door as Dad goes to school. They give high fives and pows through the glass (well, Kason does, Asher mostly just smiles and bangs on the glass). Kason also makes sure that "love you" and "see you soon" MUST be said. Then they wave and wave as Isaac rides off on his bike. They are extremely excited later in the day when he comes back. For some reason they started waking up really early while we were on our trip, as in around 5:30 am, so it's not hard for them to see Isaac leave. Kason's back to normal now - around 7 am, but Asher still wakes up earlier than I'd like.

2. Thanks to my mom and Dad the boys and I went to visit my family in Utah!! My sister graduated from high school and we were able to be there for that. Isaac is in the middle of finals right now so he couldn't go. I was beyond nervous to drive aways to the airport, ride the shuttle, and fly by myself with the two boys, but all in all, it went better than expected. The flight there went better than the flight back. On the way home we sat on the plane, but at the gate for a good half hour. Asher is not such a quiet or still kid and he'd had it by the time we got going. I had put a diaper on Kason just in case and for my peace of mind since I was alone. Right after I finally got Asher to sleep Kason lets me know he needs to go. Well, we didn't make it to the bathroom, which was my fault cause I wanted to let Asher sleep for a few minutes. But, I paid for it as I tried to change a messy diaper in an airplane bathroom with both of them in there. All in all though, they both did so good and Kason was a great helper.

Graduation

A favorite thing to do - mow the lawn with Grandpa

Lots of yummy food

Playgrounds!!! And notice the sun!! We got to see it for a few days and were very happy! It's actually sunny here now that we are back and it is so nice to have the windows open and go outside and play!

I played in this tree when I was little. It's this huge pine tree that has the branches cut away underneath to make a fort.

Kason discovered "rollie-pollie" bugs and thought they were pretty cool.

It's always fun to go and the kids always have someone to play with, which they love and I do too. Isaac's almost done with one more term and then he will be busy as he jumps right into teaching for the first part of the summer - it just never ends.

Asher seems like he is growing up so much in just the last little while. He says "uh oh" and his new thing is saying "Hello". I couldnt' get a very good one on the video, but he says it really well. He sticks his tongue way out when he says it and is so proud. It's so cute. He also growls, I'm not sure what about, but he does it alot.

And this is a new development too. He's not close to walking on his own at all, and I'm just fine with that, but he's definitely getting closer! He is SO proud when he walks pushing things all by himself.

ONE

HaPpY BirThDaY to AsHeR!! Yesterday he turned the big 1. This last little while has gone by really fast and it seems like I was just pregnant with him!

So, for memory's sake, here's a little bit about Asher:

-He is big and stocky. At one year his stats are: head - 100%, 25 lbs - 85%, 29 3/4 in - 60%.

-He loves to pull hair and then put it in his mouth.

-He puts everything in his mouth.

-He is so LOUD.

-He has just recently started sleeping through the night and is doing pretty well at it, not completely consistent yet, but we're getting there.

-He is pulling up to standing.

-He says an energetic "uh oh" and can say "hey" and I know I'm hearing him say a version of "hear you go" now.

-He waves, sometimes.

-He loves to eat, especially graham crackers.

-He has big, beautiful, bright blue eyes.

-He is a momma's boy.

-He has 5 teeth.

-He wraps his arms around your neck and gives big hugs

-He is very curious and determined and into everything - his latest accomplishment is dumping the baking soda all over the kitchen, time to find a new place for that.

-He is very sweet, we love his smile.

-He loves the bath and loves playing with Kason

-I love his laugh

photography by Kason

Kason was more excited than Asher about the presents. He was just bouncing with excitment.

Applesauce cake with cream cheese frosting

I think most of the cake ended up on his stomach and pants.

He is such a good little guy, we love him.

Just Because

Just some random pictures that I like:

He still rocks some pretty good rolls on his legs.

Love it when we look put together for church

Asher's been pulling up to standing for a little while now. He's also into so much more than I remember Kason getting into. Why is the toilet so intriguing?

He's not quite 1 yet, but we gave in and turned his carseat forward facing. He was SO proud and happy. So was I.

Easter

Some activities of late:

Our finished Easter eggs.

Before Kason's first "official" egg hunt. I think he looks like Isaac in this picture, maybe because I have seen Isaac make this same face in pictures.

Running around with his friend.

We had a little egg hunt at home on Easter morning.

New sunglasses!

So soft and smelling so good after the bath. He's working on teeth #3 and #4 right now.

This is one of my favorite pictures of Kason. I try to see the resemblance between them, but they just don't look too much alike.

Kason thought this was hilarious. Although we've started to have some real fights already, they are such good friends and always look for each other when they wake up. Kason can make Asher smile and is such a good big brother.

He's been quite into singing lately. I'm not sure what all of this means, but you get bits and pieces of a storyline. I've heard him singing primary songs to himself quite a few times lately. I love it. I think some of the curent favorites are "Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam", I Love to See the Temple", Jingle Bells, and, of course, any kind of one you can make up about a bear.