Happy Birthday, Daddy!

Michael's Birthday was yesterday, but we celebrated all weekend long! We started with a family day at the Children's Museum on Saturday. It was all a little advanced for Asher, but still a fun time exploring and getting messy. Sunday we had family over for BBQ, cake and presents. Monday evening Michael and I were able to go on a real date (thanks to Nana for keeping Asher) to Wolfgang Puck's Five-Sixty restaurant atop Reunion Tower. We look forward to concluding the birthday celebration with Aunt Michelle soon. (Michael's twin)

About to 'milk' Elsie

Searching for dinosaur bones

Poor guy! He was tasty though.

Oklahoma

Asher and I recently drove to Oklahoma to surprise my Dad for his birthday. My sister and her kids also made the trip and we had such a fun time visiting a local waterpark, celebrating Pappy's birthday and just being silly together! Watching his cousins have fun in the water was a turning point, and Asher is officially a fan of pools and splash parks.

Taylor coaxing Asher

Dancing during adult swim

Yummy birthday cupcakes
Holding the cupcake is too much work!

Sugar high!
Wrestling with Pappy

Playing piano with Mimi

Cheap Date

Half-price apple juice slushes from 2 to 4 pm at Sonic! Good times...

until it gets taken away to drive home.

Cheap excitement for the dog, too, when it gets dumped on the carpet next to a toy.

Another Fun-filled Lake Weekend

We had another great weekend at the lake last weekend! It started out a little rough with a tremendous hailstorm and some minor damage to the house. The closet under the stairs is full of toys, so Asher was perfectly content to ride it out there while Daddy ran around assessing and video taping.
We also celebrated Father's Day with my Dad a week early so we could have some extended time together. Thanks, Dad, for being such a great Father and Pappy!! We love you.

Decisions, Decisions! (this was a boat pit stop, hence the life jackets)

Hangin' with Mimi
Playin' with Pappy

Ahhh, the perfect nap spot.

Mommy's Little Helper

As I was cleaning tiny fingerprints off the stainless yesterday, Asher kept grabbing the rag from me so I decided I better give him his own without cleaner on it. He followed right behind me polishing away!

Share & Share Alike

Asher has absolutely no problem sharing his food with Lucy. In fact, he tends to be too generous! Recently, he has decided that it is only fair for Lucy to share her food in return. Here he is helping himself. Lucy is so patient!

Recent Firsts

Asher's first time in the lake water didn't go over so well, but I think he will get used to it, especially as the water warms up. He did eventually splash some after seeing how funny it was when Daddy splashed Mommy!

Asher's first oreo was a definite hit! Yum! We may regret starting him on a double-stuffed, but the extra filling makes it easier to chew.

Asher's first walk out to his new playset. He had a great time! Now we just need to get rid of those pesky mosquitoes and we'll be in business.