Summer

We have been having a fun summer. It has been HOT here in TN. So, we have spend a fair amount of time at the pool. Here is a picture of Asher ready to head to the pool!

Asher is 1 year old!

Ty and I have learned that the pictures with the signs might be out. It took two of us to take this one and the only way we could get it was to lay him on his back. Otherwise he was crawling away from the sign quickly or tearing apart the sign!

We had a small birthday party for Asher on Saturday. It was a beautiful day outside so we spend most of the time outside enjoying the weather. Asher's Aunt Emily made him a cake for his birthday. I thought he would be really into it... b/c I love sweets so much... but he was more confused than anything. He got some in this mouth but had much more fun pushing it onto the ground :) Here is a picture of him with the cake.


I can't believe that a year is up already. It truly has flown by. Asher is so fun to have around... I am not sure what we did before he was born :)
Thank you for all of the friends and family that celebrated with us and sent gifts for Asher's birthday. We love you!

First Haircut!

We couldn't wait till he was 1 to get his first haircut (he turns 1 on Friday). While we were in Dyer this weekend, we had his hair cut by the Paula. Paula was the one who also gave me my first haircut!! So, it was pretty special. I will have to dig up the pictures from my first haircut and put them side-by-side. Asher did so well. Paula said that he was in the top 5 for babies behaving during their first haircut. I like to think that I was also in her top 5... but she didn't say that :) Here are a couple pictures - before and after. Thanks to Ty taking pictures and my dad taking video, the experience was well documented!

Shaggy hair before...


Very clean cut after...

Camping

We took our first camping trip as a family. We decided to start out easy and only stayed one night... we were not sure how Asher would do sleeping in a tent with us. It was such a fun trip and Asher LOVED it. He was pretty fascinated by everything: the tent, the fire, the sounds, etc. I would say that he also slept the best out of all of us, from 9pm til 6am (pretty good for being in a tent). Here are a couple pictures. Hope you had a great Memorial Day weekend too.

It is always good to see friends

We had friends from Durham come visit us this weekend. It was sooooooooo much fun. Kim and I were pregnant together while Ty was in school last year and this is the first time we got to meet each others kids. Their little girl is precious and such a joy to be around!! They spend a couple days and we enjoyed their company so much. I have to say that our house feels a little empty now that they are gone... we miss them :)

Mother's Day

This mother's day, I truly found an appreciation for my mom. I have learned over the past year what it really takes to me a mom... time, love, and lots of sacrifice. I am very thankful for my mom. She has given me more then I could ever put into words. I know that she has sacrificed a lot for me as I was growing up. I love you, mom... you are the greatest.
I can't think about mother's day without saying another big thank you to my mother-in-law. You have raised an amazing man (my husband) that is now an amazing father. Thank you for all you have sacrificed to love him and support him through the years. Having a son myself, I know how special your little boy is to you. Thank you! We love you and appreciate you so much.
Here is a picture from this weekend. Asher has noticed birds recently and LOVES watching them through the window. I am enjoying the fact that he likes a 'quiet and still' activity! :)

Asher is 11 months old

Here are some pictures from yesterday. He is all over the place now... crawling, pulling-up, climbing stairs, making noise, waving and smiling! I can't believe it has almost been a year since he was born. I can't imagine not knowing him... he brings so much joy to our lives.