Sunday, July 31, 2011
6 months!
Gosh it is nearly impossible to believe that our son is 6 months old. Half a year! There are no words for how amazing the last 6 months have been so I won't even make an attempt. Here is what you really came to see!
Monday, July 25, 2011
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
4th of July!!
Hey, at least it's still July... And better late than never.
So when you have only lived somewhere 3 years it's tough to have traditions (in the traditional sense - yea, I did) but I would say we have settled into a bit of a 4th of July tradition around here. So much so that we've blogged about it before. We go to an amazing small town parade in the morning and go see some pretty good small town fireworks at night. Some of the parade highlights this year include (but are not limited to):
Guy on a unicycle (following a tractor from circa 1904),
Girl on a pony. Actually pretty cute unless you are the woman walking the pony the entire parade route. And, my personal favorite...
This guy...on a Segway. Wow.
But obviously the highlight of this day (and every other day) is obviously Asher.
We opted to make sure Asher had the most obnoxiously patriotic outfit imaginable. So we went to Wal Mart, found a horrible shirt that says "Ride On Freedom" and has the Statue of Liberty riding a Harley. Then Kirsten made it into a onesie!
So we didn't get any pictures of the fireworks, which we were a little concerned to take Asher to, but as it turned out, he wasn't scared of them, he wasn't really interested in them at all. He was more convened with the fact that it was after 10pm and he wasn't in bed yet...
Oh well. Next year he will be old enough to stay up late!
So when you have only lived somewhere 3 years it's tough to have traditions (in the traditional sense - yea, I did) but I would say we have settled into a bit of a 4th of July tradition around here. So much so that we've blogged about it before. We go to an amazing small town parade in the morning and go see some pretty good small town fireworks at night. Some of the parade highlights this year include (but are not limited to):
Guy on a unicycle (following a tractor from circa 1904),
Girl on a pony. Actually pretty cute unless you are the woman walking the pony the entire parade route. And, my personal favorite...
This guy...on a Segway. Wow.
But obviously the highlight of this day (and every other day) is obviously Asher.
We opted to make sure Asher had the most obnoxiously patriotic outfit imaginable. So we went to Wal Mart, found a horrible shirt that says "Ride On Freedom" and has the Statue of Liberty riding a Harley. Then Kirsten made it into a onesie!
So we didn't get any pictures of the fireworks, which we were a little concerned to take Asher to, but as it turned out, he wasn't scared of them, he wasn't really interested in them at all. He was more convened with the fact that it was after 10pm and he wasn't in bed yet...
Oh well. Next year he will be old enough to stay up late!
Monday, July 18, 2011
Cuteness
I have been telling people lately that I'm not biased as a parent. There is nothing more annoying than that parent that goes on and on and on about how THEIR kid is the cutest kid ever. That parent is obviously biased. I am reasonable. And rational. And feel I have a very accurate and modest opinion of my son.
It just so happens that he IS the cutest kid ever. That is the only reason I call him that. If he were the 3rd or 4th cutest kid ever I would say that. It just wouldn't be true. Listen, someone has to be the cutest. It just so happens that kid is mine. So it isn't being biased or irrational when I state that fact. You need proof you say? Why I'm glad you asked!
...enough said.
It just so happens that he IS the cutest kid ever. That is the only reason I call him that. If he were the 3rd or 4th cutest kid ever I would say that. It just wouldn't be true. Listen, someone has to be the cutest. It just so happens that kid is mine. So it isn't being biased or irrational when I state that fact. You need proof you say? Why I'm glad you asked!
...enough said.
Friday, July 15, 2011
dreaming
today some of our extended family is departing for here and as i'm knee-deep in work and it's been cloudy the last three days, i'm dreaming about being there with them.
unfortunately, work, finances, a sleep-finicky baby stand in the way. but i'm really dreaming about dropping everything, packing up the car today, and escaping to the great midwest.
...oh well. i'll keep dreaming. but i do hope our family has a fantastic time at the grand tetons...
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Things are growing!
Ok time for a much needed brag on my wife post... Kirsten, as you know if you are reading this, is good at literally everything. It is gross. She is good at things you wish you were good at. She is also good at things you didn't even know existed.
This spring/summer we have been doing some much needed outside landscaping and such and have a new garden and flower bed on the side of our house. Just thought I'd share some pictures of what's coming up!
We have already cut several flowers and brought them inside, and there are plenty more waiting as you can see. Those huge things in the flower bed are sunflowers and even though they don't have flowers yet they are easily 3 feet tall.
There is tons of lettuce, strawberries, and the makings of peppers, tomatoes, pumpkins (for Asher's first Halloween!) and watermelons (probably not until next summer). Pretty exciting!
**Note: I almost made it the entire post without mentioning Asher's name. That would have been the first time in quite some time. Oh well...
This spring/summer we have been doing some much needed outside landscaping and such and have a new garden and flower bed on the side of our house. Just thought I'd share some pictures of what's coming up!
We have already cut several flowers and brought them inside, and there are plenty more waiting as you can see. Those huge things in the flower bed are sunflowers and even though they don't have flowers yet they are easily 3 feet tall.
There is tons of lettuce, strawberries, and the makings of peppers, tomatoes, pumpkins (for Asher's first Halloween!) and watermelons (probably not until next summer). Pretty exciting!
**Note: I almost made it the entire post without mentioning Asher's name. That would have been the first time in quite some time. Oh well...
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Friday, July 8, 2011
Months 3, 4 and 5
We may have fallen behind on posting lately (a trend that is changing right before your eyes) but we haven't fallen behind on taking our monthly "chair pictures"! So here are months 3, 4 and 5 and we will post both now so you can compare and contrast! Enjoy!!
3 months...
4 months...
And just a few weeks ago. 5 months...
Pretty crazy.
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3 months...
4 months...
And just a few weeks ago. 5 months...
Pretty crazy.
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Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Just a reminder...
...we still have a dog. Nickel got a lot more love on this blog before Asher was born. Actually before Kirsten got pregnant. But she's still here. Mostly she has accepted her new place in the family (she never was really very spoiled) and she gets along with her new "sibling" just fine. There has only been one instance where Nickel got excited and started running around while Asher was on the floor. It didn't end well for Asher, or Nickel after I got my hands on her...
But for the most part she and Asher are great together. Asher is starting to take more of an interest in her which is fun. No efforts to pet or intentionally touch yet, but he is definitely giving her plenty of attention when she is around.
Anyway, just an update on the fourth, often overlooked member of the family.
There are more posts to come! 4th of July, birthday "chair pictures" and more!!
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But for the most part she and Asher are great together. Asher is starting to take more of an interest in her which is fun. No efforts to pet or intentionally touch yet, but he is definitely giving her plenty of attention when she is around.
Anyway, just an update on the fourth, often overlooked member of the family.
There are more posts to come! 4th of July, birthday "chair pictures" and more!!
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Sunday, July 3, 2011
Summer is here!!
Finally! To celebrate the beginning of the greatest 3 months of weather we will see all year we decided to go on a hike...our first hike in two summers that was more than just a walk. Our amazing friends Phil and Angela gave us the hiking backpack they had for their daughter that she has since outgrown so we couldn't resist trying it out right away.
We found a hike we had never done before (even though Dan stole our hiking book when he moved out...) and headed out for some sunny adventure.
Asher did great! Seriously he did great. He just rode along checking stuff out the whole time. When we got to the waterfall at the end he spent a while just staring at it trying to figure it out. Understandable considering the only water he has ever seen is our bathtub.
We have more posts coming! We are determined to get some consistency. So keep checking!
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We found a hike we had never done before (even though Dan stole our hiking book when he moved out...) and headed out for some sunny adventure.
Asher did great! Seriously he did great. He just rode along checking stuff out the whole time. When we got to the waterfall at the end he spent a while just staring at it trying to figure it out. Understandable considering the only water he has ever seen is our bathtub.
We have more posts coming! We are determined to get some consistency. So keep checking!
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