Sweet Angel

And guess which one of these babies is a day care baby?

Yes, that would be my sweet little angel pushing a 7-month old in the face to keep her away from her food.

Fortunately the baby's mom was very understanding - that's her laughing and feeding the girls puffs.

One year

Not much has changed this past year.

May 17, 2011

May 7, 2012

Well, I guess my hair has grown a bit.

Hawk

The other day I was on my computer while Asher was playing in the other room (I was actually doing work stuff, I wasn't just neglecting my child!)

Asher came in and whispered "Mom.  Come look.  There's a bird.  Be quiet." 

So we crept into the room, and sure enough there was a bright red bird outside in the trees.  "It's a cardinal"  he told me. 

About 2 minutes later he came in and once again whispered.  "Mom.  Come look.  There's a bird.  Be quiet."  This time he added, "This is a big one!" 

Sure enough, it was a big one. And it was right on our porch. 

He's since visited a second time.  And the best part...our local squirrel hasn't been quite as active since he's been hanging around.  We might get a peach from our tree yet!

Joys of Brotherhood

For Asher, one of the long awaited joys of brotherhood has been to be able to carry his sister.  

Seriously.  The first time he met her he wanted to hold her while he was standing up.  He was very disappointed when we insisted that he sit down, and have an adult hovering over him 

But at last, he is allowed to carry his sister short distances.  

(In his usual way he just kept trying until finally we started letting him do it about a month or two ago.  He can only carry her short distances - such as from the bedroom to the living room.) 

Asher using the correct carry hold - under the arms.  

And the not-so-correct hold.  Yes, I rescued her.  

But everything comes with a price.  

First Birthday

I haven't downloaded my own photos yet, but I didn't want you to miss out on the fun that was Kiera's first birthday so I am using the two photos e-mailed to me from a party guest.  Yay for iPhones, I really need to get one someday.   

Dress-up

 There was a dress in Kiera's closet and I wanted to see if it fit.

When I put her in it, Asher asked why I changed her clothes.  I told him, but he seemed dissatisfied with the response, so I told him it was kind of like playing dress-up. 

So then he wanted to play as well.  

Dashing, would you say?  

Then he decided he wanted to clean the outdoor furniture.  You know, because having a white shirt on gives you those impulses.  

sitting there thinking, "that silly brother"

The Cave

Asher has moved most of the contents of the toy box house to his new cave/book clubhouse.  Including his father.

 He made sure to bring lots of toys for his sister as well.

He thinks that instead of going to school, he would prefer to just spend his days here.