Spring Has Sprung

This past week, Asher has been outside everyday. He loves to kick his beach ball around in the yard. On Thursday, Jonathan and I did some landscaping and Asher watched from his little red wagon. He had some snacks in there, a ball and his juice cup. So he was happy to be along side us in our work. Here are some of our pictures from this week.

(You can always go to his album in the right hand column to see more of Asher, our family and our extended family and friends.)

We tell Asher to "Go to sleep" and he always goes to his couch to lie down.

Happy Easter!

We had a great time on Easter Sunday. I sang in the church choir and Jonathan even baptized one of his youth volunteers. It was great! Then we went to Rob & Wendi and Maddie Swartz for lunch with Mike & Michelle Broek. We had a delicious meal of ham, mashed potatoes, orange fluff salad, deviled eggs and for dessert: lime chiffon cake. It was really yummy! Then after the two kids took their naps they ventured out on the lawn to look for Easter eggs. It was cute, but they weren't really interested in the eggs, they just wanted to play outside. So the moms picked up the eggs for the little ones. Asher had his first Skittles and Malted Milk Balls.

Here are some of our favorite pictures from the day:

Growth Chart

I wanted to give you the Asher's Growth Update at 12 months...

Weight: 16lb 8oz (under 3rd percentile)
Length: 28in (just hitting the curve)
Head Circumference: 45 1/2 in (20th percentile)

The doctor told us to keep Asher on formula instead of switching over to whole milk because the formula has more calories in it. His height is encouraging and his head is big...compared to his weight. But developmentally, he's doing great! He's walking around and is making a lot of noises...no words yet, but he's working on it. He can say Mom and Dad but doesn't really know what it means yet. He does sign "all gone" when he's eating and wants more. But he hasn't caught on to the sign for "more." It's all a learning process.

Asher loves to be outside. We went for a walk this morning at 7:50am. He stands by the door right away in the morning and cries because he wants to be out so bad. I have a feeling we'll be using a lot of sunscreen this spring/summer because of all the fresh air we'll be getting. It's really fun having an active little boy!

Asher's Big Day!

Asher turned 1 year old on March 12th. We went for a walk in the morning because he loves to be outside. He cries at the door if we get to go out and he has to stay inside. And then we had a cowboy party for him in the evening. Our friends and family joined us for pizza and cake. And Asher was totally spoiled by everyone. We are so grateful for such wonderful people!

We are so thankful for Asher and the blessing that he is to us. God has truly blessed his first year of life with health and happiness. We pray that all his years can be so wonderful!

(You can check out more birthday photos by clicking on "Asher's Album" to the right.)