Gobble, Gobble, Gobble

Asher's first Thanksgiving was a success, his daddy made the entire meal and we shared it with Grandpa Neil who is visiting from Pittsburgh.  We gave Asher mashed potatoes, but he told us in the best way that he knew how that he prefers yogurt. So, we mixed some squash with his yogurt for his first Thanksgiving feast.

Asher's 1st Thanksgiving feast.



We are grateful for Asher, our little Turkey.

 Today, was Black Friday, the day everyone goes out and gets the best buys for the holidays. It was such a gorgeous day that we decided to go to the National Arboretum instead of dealing with the crowds.  Boy, are we glad we did!!!

The happy family the day after Thanksgiving!




Happy baby on top of his Grandpa's shoulders.

 


My little guy taking a break to snuggle.





All of the Silversmith boys.

The last of the Fall colors.

Discovering the Door Stopper

The last few days Asher has been exploring the door hinges and door stoppers in the house.  Life is pretty exciting for a 10 month old.

Happy Birthday, Da-da!

Asher and I are a little late posting our birthday wishes for Da-da, but we do believe that it is better late than never. 

Daddy's birthday was on November 16th, unfortunately, he got Asher's 1st cold.  However, that didn't hamper the day.  Instead, we celebrated with Asher's beautiful masterpiece for his Da-da along with a celebration dinner and an awesome cupcake. What a way for a guy to ring in his 38th year of life!

Asher wasn't so sure about finger painting...



Working on Da-da's art piece is a messy job.




Mommy had to pitch in to help, guess who got a bath afterwards?



Happy Birthday, Da-da!

Let's Crawl....

Asher has been moving around lately and keeping both Jed and I on our toes.  His motivation lies in chasing little Roswell. Asher spots Roswell and off he goes, laughing and shrieking all the way.  Go, Asher, go!

Our Little Monster



 It has been a busy last few weeks.  We are finally getting around to posting our Halloween pictures. Our little monster had a lot of fun playing with the fuzz on his costume.  Other than that, he had no idea it was Halloween.  We enjoyed spending his first Halloween in Pittsburgh with Grandpa Neil and Nana.  Asher loved playing with them and showed him his new talents--eating teether biscuits, puffs, and getting from point A to point B by any means necessary.

When we first put Asher in the costume, he didn't know what to do with the extra weight on his head.  He sat with his head tilted back for a long time.

Happy Monster

Monster play with Daddy.

With the costume fitted, we were headed out to Pittsburgh for some Halloween snuggle time.

A happy baby with Nana at the library before the costume

and here is our monster who was playing the part perfectly and wanted nothing to do with the paparazzi or the costume. 



A little less of a cranky monster here.





Listening to Nana talk to her coworkers.




Doing a little monster jig at Nana's work.






Hi, Nana!

Asher loves his Grandpa Neil

See you soon, Nana and Grandpa Neil, Rarrr....



Celebrate!

Today was spectacular.  It was one of the best birthdays I have celebrated in all of my 33 years of existence.  Asher and his daddy had a little something to do with it all.

This photo was taken exactly one year ago, outside our home--notice little Asher inside the belly.

...and this photo was taken today with our little miracle.

Our Perfect 10....

Time sure does fly, Asher is 10 months today.  Our dumpling is growing up fast. It was a challenge to get him to sit still for a picture to capture the momentous occasion, but I prevailed in the end.