July Recap

What a month it has been. We sure have enjoyed this summer as a family. It is so much different from last year when Asher took 3 naps a day forcing us to stay indoors. Now, he is down to two naps a day and we are trying so very hard to reduce it to one. In the meantime, he has had fun going to JW Tumbles, the playground, out to lunch with his mommy, and to the speech therapist.  Asher even got a special treat this month, Nana spent 4 days with him while we went to Bermuda for our first trip away since we had our little man.

Asher's words/phrases are now: "What's is that?" and "Do you see it?".  He can also sign the following words: cat, hat, dog,eat, milk, more, outside, cracker, and sun. We are still working on Mom and Dad but in the meantime, he enjoys pretending to pick his nose to try to make us laugh. Asher is all BOY!

Wearing his hat backwards, our cool kid!

While we were in Bermuda, Nana taught him "Ring around the Rosies". He likes it when you say, "We all fall down!"

He sure is concentrating...

on the Ipad of course.

Not so sure about this waterpark.

Splish Splash goes the toes

warming up to the idea

Having fun with Daddy!

Playtime in Pittsburgh

Over the past 5 days we have spent some time in Pittsburgh. Boy, did we play! We had so much fun we really did not want to go home. Asher showed us how much he enjoys running or toddling around the park. He also showed us how much he loves to climb steep things such as hills and stairs. One thing is for certain, he definitely did not inherit the love of all things steep from me. Watch out World, Asher is on the move!

On a stroll with Nana and he is even holding her hand!

A little swing time is in order!

On the move...

 Pure joy

 I saw how much fun everyone was having so I had to get in on the act.

I love the way Asher is looking at me in this picture.

Asher had so much fun on the slide, he wanted to climb back up.

Asher's first Merry-Go-Round

Nana and I got in a little debate about what to call Asher's first ride. Was it a carousel or a merry-go-round? Just so you know, Nana was right. A merry-go-round has all different animals and a carousel only has horses. I learned something new!


Meanwhile, Grandpa Neil had to join the fun! Asher asserted his independent streak with his Grandpa by refusing to hold his hand. He also tried to dodge us all in the park and even went through Grandpa's legs. Wow, he does not want our help!

A little shoulder time is always important with every visit.

Can you guess who has had enough with the paparazzi in this photo?