Bath time for Asher

Asher is getting used to using the entire tub to take a bath.  He loves to play with his bath toys, but is not sure of what to make of the space he now has in the tub. Here are a few snapshots of our bath this evening.

Watching the water run

Testing the water and watching his toys float.

I love bath time!

Super Sunday for Standing

Asher is learning by leaps and bounds. Currently, Asher can clap his hands to "Patty Cake"-- this is especially useful when doing diaper changes.  He does a great job of communicating that he wants you to hold him by pulling on your pant leg or telling you that he is frustrated by kicking his feet.  However, sometimes, when he kicks, it is to show happiness. The smile or the frown on his face are the dead giveaway when interpreting his kick.  Also, Asher can hold his sippy cup filled with water and gnaw on the straw with delight. He enjoys crawling and can do so at a super fast speed, almost a run-crawl. He also loves to point to tell us where he wants to go. Lately, it has been the Fazzino painting proudly hanging in our living room. He has good taste in art, don't you think? Today, he impressed us all by climbing up 4 steps, while no one was looking, to retrieve his Daddy's shoe. This promptly was followed by Mommy and Daddy blaming one another for not watching him carefully.  Finally, Asher is getting really good at standing. He L.O.V.E.'s it!




Nap time is officially over!





Loves to open doors



He looks like a little boy here.

Now, he is going to try to figure out how to get down.

So far, this is Asher's solution. He is very careful not to go down with a hard thud. We are very impressed.

A Birthday Party for Asher

Asher's Birthday party was a few weeks ago and boy did we have a good time. We had over 40 people attend and we shut down our local coffee shop for the event.  The theme for our January party was a Winter Wonderland with everything centered on feeling warm and cozy. Oddly enough, it happend to be 60 degrees on the day of the party.



Sweet Asher




The location had to fit the theme, a cozy local coffee shop!





Party Favors



Little snowman toys, sitckers, and kazoos to entertain all the "5 and under".




Cupcakes for all the guests--strawberry, chocolate, and vanilla.




I loved our balloons, we had around 100.



Snow globes as our centerpieces. I made the one in the back of this picture.



Giving the Birthday speech right before the cake.




Yummy!




Dig in





Joy




Several times Asher was trying to go for his teether biscuit instead of the actual cake, here you can see him munching on the teether biscuit filled with frosting.



Even Asher's shirt was fit for the occasion. It was a little snowman with Asher's name printed on it.



Bubbie and the baby



Kiera lives up the street and her dad has been friends with Asher's daddy since college.





Alan, one of Asher's first friends. He also lives up the street. He is the cutest little guy. I always want to pinch his cheeks.

My newest little cousin from NYC, Bella.



Elanna, the party girl.







 


Bubbie's side of the family.



Cousins!



So much fun was had and so many memories were created. What a way to celebrate Asher's first year of life.

"B" is for Black Beans!

Yum, yum, yum! When all else fails give our little one year old some black beans.  And here is a video and picture to prove it. 

Lunch this afternoon, yummy!

Happy Birthday, Asher!

It's the big ONE! We are so happy that this day has arrived. Asher is growing into such a funny little guy. He makes us laugh daily and keeps us on our toes.  What a little love. Happy Birthday, Sweet Asher!

January 2, 2012

January 2, 2011 at 1:36pm

Happy New Year!

 Here are some pictures that were so very cute  and yet they didn't end up in the blog posts this past year. However, they are still worth a mention.  Happy New Year!

December

Asher taking in the trains at the National Botanical Gardens, December

Hello! Mommy!--October

October

Playing around in his crib!

Asher is such a big boy, sitting up in his crib--September.