Crafty Asher

Not sure when I went from having a toddler to a little kid but I think we're getting there. I remember thinking if I would ever be able to just sit down with Asher and play/paint/craft for more than 60 seconds. Last night we worked on a pumpkin project and I bet he sat there for half an hour. He loved looking at all the shapes and figuring out where he wanted to put them. Of course his punkin HAD to have 3 stems. He was SO proud of himself and what he accomplished (and I was too!). It's funny how an orange paper plate and some construction paper can be such a big deal.

Big Boy Underwear

We're not there yet but we've made HUGE strides in potty training over the last week. Asher is very proud of himself when he uses the big boy potty and is really starting to enjoy wearing his new underwear!

This Is How I Roll

Asher has never enjoyed going shopping. As soon as he gets in the store he is ready to get out. So when I took the Monday after we moved off to go shopping for some things for the house I thought there would be no way Asher would want to go with me. Turns out I was wrong. While he still doesn't love shopping, he has gotten a little better at it. Turns out he can make anything, even rug shopping. 

Pork Festival

It's been a long time since we've been to the Pork Festival. While it looks a little different than I remember it, we had a great time. Growing up the thought of missing the Pork Festival was unheard of. So happy to be able to share this experience with Asher. He enjoyed getting to ride on a pony, eat a corn dog and his favorite was definitely the train ride (he did NOT like the dragon roller coaster!)

Fall Festivities

I love fall and all the awesome outdoor activities. Asher enjoyed visiting Stuckeys and picking apples with NeeNee. He helped pick an entire bag of apples and would've picked more if we let him. He even enjoyed an entire apple (seeds and all until he spit them out) while in the orchard.

Birthday Celebration

Asher has definitely gotten the hang of celebrating birthdays. He loved celebrating Heath's birthday with dinner out (ice cream included) and 34 balloons!

Our Little Farmer

There have been a lot of benefits of being back in Indiana. This August Asher got to experience the Indiana State Fair. He loved pretending to be a farmer! It's easy to complain about Indiana being flat and a little boring but after the State Fair I really was proud to be a Hoosier!

Broccoli Cheese Soup

I can't believe it's been July since I last posted. Things have been just a little crazy with getting settled in to our new house. But this picture on my phone caused me to get over the non-posting hurdle. I couldn't help it. Asher loves playing with my phone. And while he probably has it too much it never ceases to amaze me with what he can do with it. He loves taking pictures. He's just now gotten good enough that he can actually get some faces in the pictures but usually I just find random shots of the floor, his toes or this one of his favorite soup - broccoli cheese from Panera.

Now when he plays with my phone he also likes to change the settings. I never know what my phone background will be and this morning it was this picture of the broccoli cheese soup. Who knows how/where he found it or figured out how to make it the background on my phone but he did. Previously, I had a cute picture of him and his daddy so it just made me laugh when I saw this. 

These are the moments that warm my heart. Sure, we've got pictures of the holidays and will remember his 3rd birthday party was a construction party but 10 years from now will I remember what it's like to look at my phone and never know what silly thing Asher has done to it now. He is such a warm-spirited, silly kid and while some nights I wonder how we survived the day I can't believe how fast the time has gone.