Are you ready for some football.

It looks like it might be a rough year for the Colts with Peyton out, but that's not going to stop Heath or Asher from watching some football. Luckily for Asher (to the dismay of his daddy), he's got his second favorite team to cheer on as well - Go Papaw's Bears!!

Good Job, Daddy!

This weekend Heath ran in the Virginia 10-miler. It's something he's talked about for the six years that we've been here and this year he decided to go for it. 10 miles anywhere is difficult, but 10 miles with all the hills in Lynchburg is almost crazy. Asher and I cheered Heath on from the top of the last big hill (as we listened to the them music to Rocky). Unfortunately the battery in the camera was dead so we had to settle for a picture once we got home.

Odds and Ends

Asher has been changing so much over the last few months sometimes it's hard to take a step back and really see how far he's come. Above are just a few odds and ends pictures from hanging out at the house.

Asher loves his golf clubs and they are often the first two he goes for. He hasn't quite figure out that the club is suppose to hit the ball but he definitely loves walking around with a club in each hand. Who knows maybe next summer daddy will have a new golfing buddy. (In the photo Asher is sporting his windsuit from Grandpa Jane. It's 18 months and seems to fit him pretty well. He looks like a little kid - no longer a baby!!)

Asher loves to pull anything out of drawers. It's probably his favorite thing next to throwing things. He'll pull clothes out of his drawers, tupperware out of the cabinets and he has just found out where the pots and pans are and likes to get the lids out.

Bathtime has always been fun for Asher. He seems to love the water. But now he has really discovered how to splash and that if he kicks his legs water will go everywhere. This has definitely become a new favorite activity. And by the end of the bath there is just about as much water out of the tub as in it.

Four Teeth!

At 14 months, Asher now has four teeth. We figured that meant it was time to start brushing them! Asher is still getting the hang of how a tooth brush works but once he sees mommy and daddy brushing their teeth he gets pretty interested. He'll let us brush his for a second then usually wants to hold the toothbrush so he can do it himself. I'm not sure how clean his teeth are actually getting but at least he's getting in the habit!

Grandparent's day

Apparently Sept. 11th is grandparent's day so last week Asher's daycare celebrated with an outdoor picture. It just so happened NeeNee was in town visitng so actually got to attend. Asher enjoyed eating his pizza outside and having NeeNee chase him all around the year. (Thanks Uncle Barkley for the lawn chair to sit in, at least for a little bit!) Asher and NeeNee even enjoyed some time outback in the playground and were the last to leave!
NeeNee also got to spend all weekend one-on-one with Asher because Heath and I had to work. They made multiple trips to Target and Chick-fil-a, two of Asher's favorite spots!

Apple Picking!

Going to apple orchards in the fall has become a tradition in our household and this year we were lucky enough to take Nee Nee with us. While it was a little early for Fuji apples (our favorite) and pumpkin patches we did still have a great time picking apples. And at one orchard they even had goats and donkeys you could feed, which Asher loved! He giggled every time the goat's tongue licked his hand. Asher was very determined to get to the apples and even climbed a huge hill to get to where the good apples were. Asher had the very important job of taking the picked apples and putting them in to the bag. This worked out perfectly with his love of throwing things.

Growing Up

I'm afraid this look is one we're probably going to see a lot as Asher grows up. If I could just get in to his head I'm sure he's thinking "Am I really in trouble?!?" Just over the last few weeks Asher has really decided to assert his personality and see what he can get away with. Some of his favorites including splashing all of the water out of the dog bowl, feeding the dog from his highchair, and sticking his hand in his yogurt cup. .But he's also learned some really fun stuff too like how to high five (he working on knuckles right now) and how to give hugs and kisses and how to growl like "Brown Bear". Now, he'll even bring you a book to read to him.

Bath time

Asher has always loved his baths, but now he enjoys them even more knowing that the water doesn't just have to stay in the bathtub! He splashes his toys everywhere. Even with the bath is filling up with water he enjoys trying to get to his toys to make a mess. I suppose that's part of being a kid - but I guess part of being a parent is getting to take naked pictures of your kid!