Asher's 1 Year Stats

I took Asher into the doctor on Monday for his 1 year well baby check. He is doing great, the doctor said. Here is the breakdown:

Weight: 27.25 lbs (94%)

Height: 33.0 inches (99%)

Head: 19.1 inches (95%)

My doctor told me he is is very average....for a 30 month old!

On the paperwork that I received it gives the average height and weight for his age and for weight it is 22.8 lbs and height 29.8 in. So basically, I have a GINORMOUS little boy!
Asher is still not walking, he doesn't have a lot of interest and that is fine with me. He crawls so flippin' fast that he is hard to keep up with. He knows how to say "Daddy" and "Ma Ma". He tries to say his sisters names and usually gets the ending "e" sound right. He is looking right at them when he says it so I am guessing that is what he is going for. He loves to torment his sisters already and wants to climb all over them and bug them in the car.

The other day I was combing Addie's hair (I do this in my room in front of the t.v. so they are occupied) and he crawled over, grabbed the bow, pulled himself up and placed it on her head. I laughed so hard, he is obviously paying attention.

He's a BIG help in the kitchen!

Asher's Birthday Party

We held Asher's party on Sunday since that was easier for everyone to get together. We just had family come for cake and ice cream. It was a lot of fun, here are a few pics.

I made him a Train Cake

My friend Nicole helped me decorate it

The Cake....

I think he likes it...

Yep, I think that is a yes!

Definite YES!!!

Happy 1st Birthday Asher!!!

I can't believe it, my baby is 1! How this past year has flown by, it really does seem like yesterday that he was born. Asher has been an absolute JOY to have around. He is the most smiley and happy baby that I have ever had. He is such a BOY! He loves to play with just about anything that is not an actual toy. His favorites are remotes and cell phones and he can throw a MAJOR fit when he is not given one or if it is taken away. He gets very excited when there are other kids his size to play with and because he is GINORMOUS he tends to beat on them a little. He is not trying to be mean, he just has a hard time controlling his excitement.

Asher is a true mama's boy and I LOVE it! Both the girls were partial to me as well, which is natural but with Asher it is so much more intense. I guess now I understand my mother a little better and her relationship with her sons. It has been so fun to have him, to have a boy. We love this little guy and we are so grateful and blessed to have him in our family. He brings such joy and happiness into our lives every day. Happy 1st Birthday Asher Boy, we love you!!!

Jr. Flash

We signed Addie up for Jr. Flash this year and tonight was her first game. She and one other girl are they only two on their team. I bought her a basketball yesterday and she dribbles pretty good but she is a little confused on defense and offense. Basically she plays defense both ways. Ryan and I are going to work with her a little so she understands a bit better but in reality she is only (almost) six and they are all a little confused. Here is some video and some pics from tonight, enjoy...

Maybe a little confused?

Getting instruction

Sledding

On New Years, we went sledding with my parents and some of my brothers and sisters. All the kids had a GREAT time, especially Asher. When we first got there we put him and Sadie on the sled to pull them over to the hill and he immediately got this big grin on his face. He had no fear the entire time and LOVED to go down the hill. When it wasn't his turn, he was too impatient to wait and would start crawling/sliding down the hill on his own. Unfortunately, Ryan forgot that you can't turn the camera sideways and then flip it right side up when you take video so most of the video is goofy. Oh well...

Only a REAL man can pull off pink boots. That is what happens when you have handy downs from two older sisters. Just kidding, we will buy him his own when he learns to walk.

Grandma Val pulling Addie back up the hill after they went down

Asher absolutely LOVED it!


Aunt Nanny, Asher and Sadie in the background. I actually have proof that Sadie walked up the hill by herself. This is rare as she doesn't like to walk anywhere. She must ride in the cart or the stroller because her "feet hurt" so the mere fact that she did walk up the hill at least once is a major stepping stone!

The Ashman and the Rykman

Christmas 2009

Christmas was a lot of fun this year. Both girls were so excited and made it so much fun. We started out Christmas Eve at my parents house with the traditional food, presents for the kids, white elephant and money trivia game for the adults. We had a lot of fun and the girls were SO excited to finally be able to open presents. My mom gave them each their own princess house and princess/prince set. They were in heaven and played upstairs the whole time the adult games were going on.

Christmas morning came with me waking up at 8:00 and everyone else still asleep. I decided to shower and get ready, Ryan did the same. Ryan's dad Jeff stayed with us this year and he had been up since 7 because he was so excited. We finally woke the girls at 8:30. So far there has not been a year that we have not woken them up and I realize this is going to end very soon. The girls were so excited and LOVED everything they got. They were very good with the "thank you" this year. This year the family recieved a wii and Addie has been playing it nonstop. After presents were opened we headed to Ryan's brother's for breakfast and more presents. Then it was over to Grandma Bushman's for MORE presents. The girls received "Baby Alive" from their Great Grandma and they LOVE them.

Later in the afternoon, my parents and Amber came over with all the leftover food from Christmas Eve. This was AWESOME! They came to see what the girls got and I didn't have to cook. We decided this would become the new tradition.

I gave Ryan this massive Nerf gun that has a tripod. He was so excited he had to go across to show our friend and neighbor Greg before we could go to breakfast. He and Addie have had a good time playing together with their Nerf guns.

It was a wonderful Christmas and we are so greatful for the season and all of our wonderful blessings. We really tried to stress to the girls what the TRUE meaning of Christmas is and I think they have figured it out.

We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!

Christmas Dresses

Here are the girls showing off thier Christmas Dresses