St. George

Nana came to visit, and took us away to St. George for the weekend. I don't think you have ever been so happy.

Turning three

This year was like the last, and the next, and for as long as I can keep this going. I spent hours blowing up balloons on the eve of your birthday, flooding your bedroom floor with color, all so that you would wake up to a fun surprise and start your day off great. Asher starting whining at 8am on the dot, as per usual. Momma and daddy hustled down stairs in hopes to catch your surprised little face at the wonderful sight of birthday awesomeness. Turns out, baby Asher whines are not enough to wake you up. Neither was a kiss from momma, a shake from daddy, rubbing your back and whispering in your ear, tugging on you begging you to get up. At this point, you were too tired to roll in the direction to see your balloons, I decided to give Asher a shot at it. He c,imbed all over you, even sat on your head. You eventually rolled over, and it was well worth it. You rolled right out of your bed in to the pillowy goodness, and spent the next half hour kicking those balloons with all the excitement a momma wants for her child on their birthday.

Because it was your special day, we did special things. Streamers covered all of our walls, and dinosaurs were strung around, since dinosaurs make you happy. You ate pancakes for breakfast, and got all the orange juice you could handle for one sitting.you even got to eat on the "you are special" plate, because you are.

Since your birthday fell on a Sunday this year, we spent a good amount of the day at church. You cried When we made you go to sacrament Before nursery, and You cried when it was time to leave. We only got you out of that church by telling you that your cousins were coming over that night.

Your small party consisted of you cousins, Emmy, jake, mana, David, Steffy, grandma and grandpa. By the time they arrived you didn't need your dessert bar or your gifts, you seemed pretty thrilled that our tiny living room was so full of people paying attention to you. We had cupcakes, and ice cream, and cookies. Your favorite part, bar none, was the lemonade. Everything sugary and sweet just like you would always have it if you had the choice.

When it came time to open present Gavin was pretty stoked. He knelt beside you and anxiously waited for you to tear open every gift, and when you didn't do it fast enough, he gladly did it for you. Great team work. You were quite spoiled this year, your family sure love you!

You played outside until it was dark, and your little body was very ready for bed. Minutes after laying you down, you were sleeping. It was a perfect birthday for the boy that insisted he was not three today.

A weekend away

We headed down to St. George earlier this month so daddy could run a big race, and so that mom could get away and see a show in Vegas. you on the other hand got to hang out with grandma and grandpa for a few days. We left at night after daddy's work. In theory we were leaving right around your bedtime, so it made sense that you would sleep the whole way. Never works out the way you think. You watched Wreck It Ralph on repeat until approximately 10 minutes from our destination, when you finally passed out. By the time we woke you up to get you inside you thought you had slept long enough and it made the most sense to stay up late and play. The weather was amazing, and playing outside for hours was needed after a short cold spell at home. It was the first time we had been apart since you we took off for our cruise in 2011. Getting away for a night was nice, but getting your hugs when we returned reminded me why I love my job so much.

Easter 2013

Easter Day could not have been a more beautiful day. Since we live in an area where Spring does not exist, rather winter one day and summer the next all the way to June, it was a nice surprise that we woke up to sunshine.

Dad had the day off and joined us at church. You and your brother wore matching button up shirts and black dress pants. Yes, I am that mom that makes her children match, and yes you will probably do the same to your children. its a right of passage kind of thing,  you can blame your Nana, after all she made me wear matching outfits til I was 12 and in Young women's. Dad got a good taste of what our typical sacrament meeting is like. These days there is climbing, crying, snacking, coloring, and not a lot of listening. But hey, we made it there right?!

After church we headed to Grandma Roberts. Believe it or not, the Easter Bunny read our minds and left goodies at the front door for you! You were pretty excited for a basket of goodies.

We were really lucky to be joined by your aunt Steffy, Aunt Mana, Uncle David, Cousin Seth, Roomate of cousin Jet, and of course Grandma Roberts. They all watched while you and your brother scavenged the front yard for eggs. Since your brother isn't quite as experienced when it comes to egg hunting like you, he grabbed his three eggs, and you took care of the rest like a responsible brother should.

We spent the remainder of the afternoon making a feast in which you found delicious. Who knew you were a ham lover?

Later, we watched a movie that you got in your basket, while simultaneously destroying grandma's upstairs with fake green grass.

We all stayed up far too late, ate way too much candy, and thoroughly enjoyed the good company. It was a perfect Easter.

4 hours later

The weekend your Papa came to visit, we had our family over for dinner. You did a great job of providing the evenings entertainment. You were clever enough to stuff the only set of keys your aunt Steffy owns down the central vacuum pipe. Funny thing about that pipe, is that the central vacuum system was never properly I installed, and therefore never used, leaving us in a predicament on how to retrieve those keys you so generously hid.

After mapping out plans, shoving every item that we could think of down there, and eventually cutting not only dry wall but several central vacuum pipes, we found the keys, along with some money and a hot wheel car.

 And can you believe it, this guy still shared all of his food with you even after this mess. You sure are loved.