Bluebonnets 2013!

We took bluebonnet pictures today.  While they don't seem to be growing in heavy droves like last year, we were able to find a nice field of them.  Lukas and Corina enjoyed playing in the field with the butterflies, sticks, all kinds of flowers, ladybugs, etc.  However, Asher screamed 97% of the time he was near (not necessarily on, but near) the ground. 

Asher is 12 months!

This post is super late, but I needed to get it in here.

Asher at 12 months:
- weighs 20lbs 12oz
- is 30.5 in tall.
- can say Mama and Dada.
- will sign more.
- is pulling up to standing.
- is beginning to cruise the furniture.
- wants to feed himself.  He is now eating only table food cut up in tiny bites.
- will drink out of a sippy cup.  The Lansinoh "ball" cups are the only ones that don't make him choke right now.
- loves books and music.
- is always thinking and studying.
- loves Baby Einstein.  He watches Baby Neptune almost every night to calm down while waiting for Corina to go to sleep so he can get in bed.
- sleeps all night, and takes 2 naps usually.
- is persistent.  He is not easily redirected from a task he has chosen to do.

We had his birthday party February 2, 2013.  He had lots of fun, and received some wonderful gifts!  Here's a few pictures.

Christmas 2012

Christmas this year was crazy, rushed, wonderful, and perfect.  We barely had time to scrape everything together this year since we had a fantastically awful week of illness prior to Christmas. However it all came together (at the last minute), and the kids awoke to Santa's visit, gifts, playing, resting, and best of all...SNOW!  It was a beautiful and perfect day!

Helping in the Yard