St. Louis Comes to Albuquerque

Well we had a LOVELY visit with my grandma and grandpa this last week. It was a blast watching Asher run around and he warmed right up to his great grandparents (...maybe had something to do with grandma's "say Grandma Dot?" training that came with sugar cookie bribes?  ;)

Helping Grandma cross stitch (kind of...)

Playing hard to get....kind of.

Let the high five frenzy begin!

Cozying up to Grandpa Ed.

Quick!  Take a nap while no one is looking!

...someone got a haircut.

This picture is Asher in a nutshell right now: 

smudges of sunscreen and food, scrapes and scratches all over his face, and those eyes.

For the second year in a row we got hit by a huge thunderstorm and lost power while playing rummy!  What are the odds??

Bright eyed and bushy tailed at 6 a.m.

En route to get his haircut.

Happy First Day of Kindergarten Josie!

My nephew Josiah had his first day of kindergarten today :)  

A) Look how cute his mom is with the confetti in the yard and the big K ("k" is for kindergarten).

B) Look at how handsome he is.  

August in Albuquerque

August is flying by.  Ben is interviewing at jobs all across the country, we are flying back to Minnesota for Asher's procedures, we've got lots of visitors (Grandma & Grandpa are here now!)... it is a lot of fun, but going by too fast!

When Shana told Adelyn they were meeting up with us for treats, Adelyn said she needed to look pretty for her friend (Ash).  So she dressed up like a princess.  Oh having little girls must be so much fun.

Hanging out in the wagon, eating cheese poofs...the usual.

Asher trying to dethrone Beckett from his old toy.  Beckett weighs 22 pounds (only a couple pounds lighter than Ash) so it was a pretty even fight...

Hanging out with Payson.

The Sleepy Process of Asher Getting to Bed

1.  Lazily eat a bedtime snack

2. Crawl over onto mom and snuggle while watching cartoons

3. In an act of defiance, distance yourself from the people who will eventually make you go to bed (but be unable to convince anyone you are anything other than exhausted)

4. Make it within 6 inches of the tub, before collapsing in undeniable tiredness onto the rug, refusing to move or cooperate.  This is when we officially call it, throw him into pajamas as fast as we can, and turn the lights out.  Sleepy bear.

Needs. A. Haircut.

Woke up feeling not so hot this week... picture of sad, crummy feeling Asher.

And my favorite pictures from the last few days... 

someone has not quite grown into their 18 month jeans yet.

Puppy Brothers

Harlan is the best dog in the world.  Asher loves him so much, but doesn't quite understand that maybe Harlan doesn't want him riding him, bouncing on him, sleeping on his back.... but Har just lets Asher do his worst and then continues following him around the house like his shepherd.  

Hugging his puppy

It is no surprise that Asher's clearest and favorite word is "paaah-py"

Harlan guarding Asher by the stairs

Listening to music, 'dancing' on the puppy

Winding down for bed, watching baby einstein on Har