Asher falling asleep

This is a video I found of Asher that I never posted but is pretty cute.

Asher - 10 months!

Our little monster is now 10 months old and driving me crazy. I can't leave him alone for one second and he is into something. Asher learned how to get through two childproof locks on the TV before we figured out how to finally keep him out. He still loves bathrooms and toilet paper (at least it has been clean toilet paper). We no longer have a need for sweeping or mopping our floor because he eats everything off of it and then drools enough on it that we just have to wipe that up and...wa-la, it's been spit-shined! :) I have had to move everything in the office off the first two feet of shelving - books, paper, magazines, etc., and in from the desk and table about a foot because he loves to reach up and gab everything off them. Let's just say he definitely keeps me on my toes. He is actually quite fun. He is very happy and determined. When we try to re-direct him, by moving him, not just out of the area but out of the room, he just looks up at you and smiles and crawls right back to where he was and what he was doing. :) I guess, those are both great qualities to have, right? I think my favorite thing he does right now is when he wakes up from a nap. He starts banging on the wall for us to come get him. He is so smart and thinks he is so funny, he actually laughs at himself especially when he knows he is being sneaky.

This is him getting caught in the pantry. Look at that face, he thinks he is so funny.

Allison thought it would be funny to put Asher in his toy box and push him around the house. He didn't seem to mind.

Going Green!

It's funny how a little green in the front of your house can make a huge difference. For starters, it feels like we live in a house now instead of a construction zone. Hopefully, we will have less dust, although, I doubt it since we are still surrounded by about 3 acres of dust. Next year we can actually build a snowman in the front yard. Chris wouldn't let the kids build one this year because he said we would just end up getting too muddy. :( Next I can start working on my flowers and bushes. So many choices!

Definitely the longest part of the whole process was putting in the sprinkler system.

Chris showing the kids how the sprinklers work...they actually seemed interested (for a minute, at least).

We have amazing family that always come to help. Here they are laying the sod. Between the three men and a little help from me and my sister-in-law we laid the whole front yard in an hour and a half! :)

I don't have pictures of Chris grading and compacting the yard but we seriously had the flattest yard around. We had several people ask how we did it....take my advice AND DON"T ASK! :)

BEAUTIFUL!!

Ballet class

Allison took her first ballet class. She took it through the rec center so there wasn't a long commitment, only a 6 week class. She can barely touch her toes but she still loves it. :) It looks like she takes after her daddy. Her teacher was perfect for her because she was really "cheesey" and animated and goofy, just like my Allie.

On the last day of class, the instructor told us it was "little sister day" because there were quite a few girls with little sisters that were always there watching. So, Abigail got to join in on the fun. Both the girls loved dancing together.

Bumps and Bruises

I am falling behind on blogging but here are some fun pics to hold you over...Austin and Allison both recently got some nice bumps and bruises. Austin rammed a big metal Tonka dump truck into Allison and gave her a beautiful black eye. Austin was goofing around and fell and hit the corner of the wall and got a nice size goose egg on the side of his head. Luckily, no permanent damage was done. :)


This might sound strange but when I was little, I always wanted a black eye...

This picture of Austin's head was actually after the swelling had gone down a little.