Never a Dull Moment

Life with a two-year old certainly isn't boring. I never know what the day holds or what surprises await. Yesterday, I walked in my bathroom (Asher was with Nana) and saw this sitting on the tub surround...perfectly lined up, in height order, no less. Choo-choo train or OCD?
This morning, while Asher was at camp, I returned home and was surprised to be greeted by the dog when I opened my closet! Apparently there was a game of hide-and-go-seek in progress when we left for camp 2 hours earlier. Sorry Lucy.

Last Day of School

Asher's last day of school was a bittersweet day. This year just went way too fast and I know each year after this will fly by. We have loved being a part of Wesley Prep this year. All 3 of his teachers were precious and he already misses them. We are looking forward to a fun-filled summer together before starting a new Tuesday/Thursday schedule in the Fall.

Official 'last day' picture (compared to the first)

Ms. Raeann (Asher is a little concerned about the tears flowing all around)
Ms. Nancy

Ms. Courtney

B.F.D

Breakfast For Dinner, yum! (love this picture)

The Art of Manipulation: Age 2

On the way home from the gym this morning...
Asher: We goin' to Mommy's house?
Me: Yep, we're going home.
Asher: Mommy play cars with Asher?
Me (with wet, slicked back hair from the shower): In a little bit, I need to dry my hair first.
Asher: But isss sooooooo cute!
Me: Thank you, Asher.
Asher: Mommy no need dry hair, isss cute!

Eggstravaganza 2010

Coopers' annual Eggstravaganza was held the weekend before Easter and this year's did not disappoint! Asher enjoyed the egg hunt, bounce houses and slide, train ride, and pony rides. Nana and Papa joined us this year and we all had a great morning in the beautiful Spring weather.

Comfy ride to the festivities Sliding with Daddy on the inflatable firetruck
He definitely has the hang of hunting for eggs

A quick hug from Bessie. These two formed a special bond when Asher first started going to the Jungle Gym at 3 months. She is precious to us!

Shaving

Asher's friend, Hudson, gave him the most fun little shaving kit for his birthday. He is thrilled to be able to shave just like Daddy... and Mommy!

Its My Party & I'll Cry If I Want To: Take TWO

We celebrated Asher's second birthday with friends at family at The Little Gym on March 13th. It wasn't really on my radar to have a party for him until I heard how great the parties were there and that 2 is really the perfect age for it. Since he loves his LG classes so much we decided to go for it and have fun with all his little friends. I was a little concerned about how he would handle all the attention, but he did great and had a blast!
Unfortunately, much like his first birthday, the fun came to a screeching halt in the children's ER at Medical City a few hours later. After the party, our families went back to our house for pizza and presents and all the kids played outside for a while. Asher started struggling to breath and was taking far too many short, shallow breaths. We started breathing treatments and paged the pulmonologist who gave us a protocol to follow and call him back. We started the treatment plan, but Asher's temp shot up to 103.7 and he wasn't recovering, so we headed to the ER. There's nothing quite like the ER nurse taking one look at your child and ushering you right back past all the other waiting patients. Scary. They quickly assessed him and determined he wasn't doing well, but wasn't in any immediate danger. After meds, a chest xray, more breathing treatments, and oral steroids, we finally got to come home. It was a long night!

The Birthday Boy

Showing off his jumping skills

Posing with TaylorFriends having fun jumping on the air track

Jumping with Pappy

More fun on the air track

Cake!

Partied too hard. Poor guy was so exhausted and we kept having to wake him up to be poked and prodded