Yellow and Blue Make Green- Art and Asher Don't Mix

Asher has signed up for a 5 session art class at a former Art teacher's home. He has already been to 2 and needless to say, we think Asher loves leaving the class more than he enjoys going. Oh well, it provides Mommy and Daddy with something to laugh about.


He was scared of the finger paint and the play room at the art class, really the entire experience.

Happy to be in Mama's arms. We are both messy with paint.

Asher says, "Let's blow this art stand and head home, I've had it!"

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?

Our June Bug

June has flown by and a lot has happened. We've had cuddle time galore with grandparents this month. Asher was able to see his Bubbie and Grandpa Neil. He is also now running, not walking everywhere and keeping us on our toes.  Finally, he can sign "more", "dog" and "all done".  He can also say, vroom, and tickle, tickle which just means you are going to be attacked in some form whether it be biting, pulling hair, or pinching, it all falls under the word"tickle tickle" because he thinks it is funny. Asher also knows his body parts.,well.... really, everyone elses. He loves to touch your nose, ears, and find your belly button. He also loves the occasional grab for his toes and will lift them up for you when you say toes.  Finally,  I decided that I would officially stay home for the next four years to take care of our growing boy!  We have our nanny for the next month, so I am busy getting ready for the full time transition.

Playing with the Ipad camera. Uh-oh, Asher sees the Ipad and wants it. 

We have to get a balloon for Asher when we are at the grocery store. He loves them.

Cuddle time with my little guy

"Don't hold me Mama, I want to run and go up and down the steps!" Asher screamed.

Playing with photobooth on the Ipad. Asher loves this picture of himself. I like it because he looks like an Angel.

Baby Boy with Curls

Oh, how I loved Asher's cute little curls. He has such thick hair and was the talk of the playground.  Many people admired his lovely locks and so did Jed and I.  Unfortunately, we didn't enjoy dinner time because Asher's hair became a mess as he ran his sticky fingers through his beautiful hair. One too many black bean meals later,  we had enough. Our patience wore thin and we decided, much to the chagrin of Asher's grandparents, that it was time to go back to the salon to cut those baby curls. He did surprisingly well, it must be the fact that he turned 17 months today. 17 month olds can handle haircuts, right? Anyway, whatever it was, he was a gem!

This picture was taken today. We are getting ready to go get Asher's haircut. Do you think he knows?

Silly Baby!

Daddy, Let's go!

Lately, he loves to sit on the stairs. 

They even put a little gel in Asher's hair.

A little meal afterwards

A walk at night to close the gates in the neighborhood



Mother's Day and a gift from Asher!

This Mother's Day was a special one. Asher's Nana came to celebrate and the weather was just spectacular. There was also another celebration that Asher wanted to share with all of us...

Fun at the playground!

Nana Time!

A couple of weeks or so ago, I whispered to Asher, "Asher will you either walk or talk in the next two weeks as a Mother's Day gift to me?" Asher listened and then sighed and a week ago, May 8th to be exact,  he obliged....

Asher in Action

My handsome little fellow on Mother's Day 2012