Soo Cute!!

Asher and his best friends Scarlet and Truman. They are so cute together!!

Birthday

I had a great birthday this year. Ryan wasn't off that Friday so instead I took Asher to ward playgroup at an indoor playground. They had an area for kids under 2 and he loved it!! I think he went down the slide 100 times and loved playing with his friend Scarlet. We will definitely be going there again. Bethany and Mabel were super sweet and brought me and baby girl some yummy cheesecake. Yes, we ate it the next few days when Asher was taking a nap! Ryan actually surprised me with an awesome gift for a huge pregnant lady - a Boppy body pillow. Anyone pregnant should really get it, it is awesome to sleep with. He also brought me some flowers and candy too. Then we were off to stake volleyball. Luckily, enough people showed up so I didn't have to play like this past Friday when I played in my bare foot and normal clothes so we didn't have to forfeit! Ryan was off this past Friday so we went out to lunch at PF Chang's. If you haven't had their great wall of china cake it is super yummy, just ask Asher. I think he ate as much as Ryan and I. He had it from head to toe when he was done. Of course the best present comes Wednesday since Ryan took the day off to watch Asher so I could go to the Round Top antique show kid free. I can't wait!!

Ryan's Idea of Halloween Decorating

Bear Creek Park

Last Friday Ryan took Asher outside when he got up and it wasn't too hot yet so we grabbed our stuff and headed to Bear Creek Park to see the animals. Asher loved it! We saw deer, pigs, a rooster, but when we got to the buffalo he didn't want to go anywhere else. He loved watching them. We finally dragged him down to the bird area where he started crying every time the parrot said "hola". It was so funny. We had lots of fun walking around until it started getting hot, so we grabbed lunch at a little place Ryan had wanted to try and got the paint for Baby Girl's room. It still hasn't gotten a second coat, but we'll post some pics when its done.

I love his little smirk in this picture!

Prepping for Baby Girl

Labor Day

We don't usually plan something big for Labor Day, but luckily we have great friends who we decided to head out of town with this year. Saturday we drove to Fredericksburg and had lots of fun walking the antique shops with the Hudsons (well Taryn and I had lots of fun) and the kids loved the toy store at the end. After our fill of shopping we headed to Canyon of the Eagles on Lake Buchanan to set up camp where we met up with the Walkers. The three little ones had lots of fun playing in the dirt and logs with the scorpions and racoons. In the morning the guys took the kids, minus Scarlet, kayaking on the lake. Asher cried the entire time because he had to wear a life jacket, but he got used to it by the next day at the river. After packing up camp we drove to Inks Lake where the older boys and dads could cliff jump. The bottom was a little rockier than they had hoped so after their initial jumps they headed in. We had a little picnic for lunch and then headed to New Braunfels so we could meet up with a bunch of our ward the next morning to tube down the river. We had lots of fun tubing down the river. Asher wasn't too sure about it at the beginning or when he was woken up with waves of water splashing him after a little chute, but all in all we had lots of fun. When we were done the huge group headed to Gruene for lunch and of course I did a little shopping while we waited. I managed to find a cute wooden beverage crate at the Antique shop, a book for baby girl, and a new tractor book for Asher (it was a huge hit!). Asher was so worn out he managed to fall asleep in about 2 minutes on the way home which was great. We had so much fun and can't wait for next Labor Day! (We forgot the camera so here are a few pics from the phone - we'll steal some photos from Taryn when she gets them up)