playtime with dad...

it's magical.

sack of potatoes...

i remember being carried like this.

new friends at the toy store...

so, you know how asher gives sweet little kisses sometimes...well, we went to this great toy store the other day and as soon as i put him on the floor he crawled over to this dinosaur. he got up on his knees, grabbed both sides of it's big soft face and started giving it lots of sweet little kisses.

it made me think that he at least knows that you can kiss things you like. usually he will give kisses if i say something about it, but this time he did it all on his own. it was adorable. too bad the dinosaur costs $109.00 :(

just waiting for slowpokes mom and dad...

asher is very patient. we do have our freak out moments, but most of the time he is great at going with the flow...which means waiting around every now and again. sometimes we'll get him in his car seat and all ready to go, but then it takes us a little longer to get ourselves ready, so he just waits. what a trooper. but, i doubt it would go so smoothly without the comfort of the two fingers. p.s. i can't believe his feet are hanging off the edge of that seat! the day we brought him home his little toes didn't even come half way to the end.

they grow up fast...

and i don't just mean my baby. asher loves his uncle isaiah. everyone loves isaiah! sometimes i just can't get over how grown up zay is getting because it's so easy for me to still remember when he was just a little guy. but, he has always been the same in some aspects. he has always been kind and loving. he has always been curious and proactive. he has always been obedient and respectful. he has always been smart and funny. and he is just getting better with age. when i was visiting my family recently it hit me again how wonderful isaiah is. he is handsome, strong, helpful, cheerful, gentle, faithful, and cool. my dad always calls him sharp. i agree with that. i believe that zay can handle any challenge that comes his way. i love you isaiah. thanks for being such an awesome brother and uncle!!

cords, wires, and zipper pulls...

asher has a real talent for finding any cords, wires, strings, straps, or zippers...even if they are hidden, and especially if they are dangerous.

this was hilarious because he didn't use his hands to get the strap into his mouth. he just balanced there for a while trying to grab it with his lips...kind of like the donut on a string game if you can picture that.

he was really happy when it finally went in!

sweet family...

i took some family pictures for our friends the other day. these are my favorites!

asher means happy

...and he is.

hang out time

asher was being cute so i took a few pictures. i had just put him in his new warm pajamas and he was doing this singing/fake screaming thing that he often does, rolling around on the carpet and crawling up close to me and my camera. he is such a talker already. it will be fun to hear what he has to say someday.

our trip to silver lake...

my guys.
















we really enjoyed our little trip to sliver lake up big cottonwood canyon. it was beautiful and we were together!

justin is so busy lately that when we get to do things like this i feel like i am in heaven.
















there were some precious father/son moments that i just loved watching.













asher really likes to be outside.













a very happy day.

fun sunday afternoon...

asher has a little yellow rubber duck that he likes to put half way into his mouth and crawl around like that. i get a kick out of it, but i pretty much get a kick out of everything he does!

this is a picture of asher and his second cousin kaylie. kaylie was kind enough to share her headband with asher! i just kept thinking "boy, are my daughters going to be cute or what?"

aunt liv

man is she beautiful! inside and out!!! olivia is so awesome, and she can always make me laugh. i am sooooo glad that i know her. i love my little sister and asher loves his aunt!

well, here is my FAVORITE story of the evening. we were spending some time at my mom's house and asher was just playing on the floor with liv. i guess she was giving him kisses and right when my mom and i looked over at them he looked at her, grabbed her face, puckered up and kissed her!!! it was the most adorable thing i have ever seen! i said "yeah, asher! do it again." and he did. he must have kissed her 7 or 8 times. once it even made a smoochy sound. i was laughing so hard i didn't even think to take pictures or video. he has done it a few more times since then, but only to aunt liv, aunt hannah and me.

very ambitious...

this was when asher was starting to pull himself up on furniture. he even used his toy basket which was funny because it's not a very sturdy basket. for a second it was like he was surfing or something, but he eventually caught his balance and came out of the whole thing smiling. like always.

what a cute little body!

yummy veggies...

asher's first experience with green beans. it was a success!














like i said, he likes to hold on to the spoon...always!













and, no. we do not get a break from the two fingers, not even at dinner time.














he also really liked carrots.











now here is an intense picture. the fingers don't come out until the last possible second before the spoon goes in. then replace the fingers and repeat.

i also really love his new high chair. it saves a lot of room because it just attaches to our normal kitchen chairs. great idea.

i love these pictures because...

1. the expression on his face in the first photo.
2. the expression on his face in the second photo.
3. the expression on his face in the third photo.
4. how small he looks sitting there.
5. how short his legs look in those jeans.
6. that he was having a bad hair day and has a major puff on top.
7. how much he likes to dump out his toy basket and play on our new fuzzy carpet rug.
8. that my best friend is six months old.

i'm stuck...

so, asher is a pretty active little guy, right? well, one day we went to get him after a nap and he was standing up, somewhat hanging over the crib rails. talk about heart stopper. we didn't even know he could stand up! but, i guess that is how it happens. so, we promptly lowered the mattress all the way down which helped calm our fear of him falling out. the next problem was that he could now kneel or stand up but he didn't know how to get back down. i think this made him more frustrated then anything else. now he is a pro. up, down, all around. p.s. justin took this picture. i couldn't have handled that face!

too sweet

funny face.



























i love him!

shopping with dad

justin is a fantastic daddy and husband! i needed to go to the general relief society broadcast one saturday evening but we hadn't done our grocery shopping for the week yet. justin said he and asher would get it done. when they came home justin said asher did really well and he showed me this great picture that he took with his cell phone camera. this was the first time asher sat like a big boy in the shopping cart. what a trooper!

funny story...

asher likes to play with blocks now, and i'd say we have a pretty good working relationship; i build the tower, he knocks it down. in these pictures he is happy, but it is pretty funny when he is upset and crying if i build a block tower where he can see it he will tone it down to whimper, crawl over to it, knock it down then start crying again...every time! it is so funny. it's like he just can't leave it standing. am i horrible for testing out this game?

good ol' rice cereal

so, i wasn't in a hurry to feed asher solid food, but he was just acting so interested in our food that i thought i would try it out. the kid loved it! i had to refill the bowl three times that first day.










he also did great with his sippy cup. doesn't he look so serious about his food.














he very much likes to hold the spoon. he grabs it as soon as it is close enough and helps me put it in his mouth (messy, but cute).

big boy

this is my happy boy as he learns how to sit up all by himself. (remember, this was a month ago. now he can sit up, crawl, stand up to furniture, etc.).

really?

i had to post this just because i can't believe kids do it, all kids. it's just so funny to me that they all find their toes and their toes all find their mouths!

early risers...

one day asher and i decided to get up early and go for a walk. i mean early. so early that we had to wear our winter coats in august. i just wanted to try again to be a morning person and enjoy the stillness and beauty of the morning. it didn't work. i respect the stillness and the beauty, but i have a hard time enjoying it. asher was happy until we got outside and i kept insisting that his hands stayed under the blanket.

it was a nice try. we might just do it again sometime.