Monday, April 2, 2012

Oh right... my Blog

Sorry blog, I neglected you. I have a couple good reasons though: it is pollen season and I feel like death (and it hasn't even been the kind that makes your car green yet, I can hardly wait...), and I have just been really overwhelmed and... ok, I admit it, depressed.

Now that that jazz is out of the way, here is what our week held:
The big bad wolf and I cleaned up the back porch while Matt mowed Sunday.  Asher decided instead of the Big Bad Wolf, he was actually a "wittle puppy" after a while

I got a lovely letter, hand-delivered by a sweet friend Sunday afternoon

Asher could not have been HAPPIER than when I gave him this.  He carefully picked off the carrot and declared "I'm all done!" This was a treat for his first-ever, without being asked, going to the bathroom for a poopie.  He emerged... um... really messy, (how does poop get on the tops of FEET?).  The funniest thing was, when I was cleaning him up, he said "That's not supposed to happen." He is right about that.  Otherwise, people would wear diapers all their lives.

He is growing up- which is awesome, but MAN, I miss having a baby

Sunday, we did not have church, proper, because it was General Conference weekend.  Saturday, we were very good and watched both sessions diligently.  I actually was an emotional mess, sooooo... I took a look at the weather Sunday, and thought, you know... we should go to the park, and we did.  

Asher LOVED that park

Everything was in bloom and so glorious.  (albeit, very pollen-laden)

There was a climbing wall

Look at that happy kiddo

Asher was running toward me- he does this funny mouth thing when he is thinking hard.  He was thinking hard about feeding the ducks.

Glorious,  I tell you

This is Asher saying "pleeeeeeeeease?" As in "please can we stay longer?"

Then happy because I turned our adventure into a game.  That is one blessing I have been given- the gift of redirection...

OH! I learned how to cryo-preserve embryos with liquid nitrogen! That was super fun!

Asher is fully in spring/summer mode and has the BEST WARDROBE EVER- 99% Janie and Jack with hats, socks, hoodies... thanks to my amazing friend, Kari and excellent khakis and tees thanks to Kathy.  I have really missed buying clothes, but we are really strapped right now, so although, these things  from Kari came last summer, I am so completely and overwhelmingly grateful because we really needed them.  asher is in a size 6 now.  I had 3s from last year... 

I did my first-ever tie-dyeing for Valerie to have something for 70s day.

I found this book and I had to take a look inside- it is brilliant!


These are just two of the totally hilarious pages


Walking to swimming lessons was a pretty sight

Frozen Yogurt treat after all-day conference

Handsome boy

Playing at the park is something Asher gets to do every day with Matt

Oh! Look what I found! This is the craziest, coolest idea EVER!

AND! The amazing WAY-TOO-GENEROUS gift from a friend of mine in Japan.  They have the BEST STUFF! I told him I still do bento boxes and he sent me all these.  If you have no idea what this is for, here are some links:

HERE

AND HERE

2 comments:

David and Debby said...

great photos crystal. i have been thinking about you guys all day. sending good thoughts your way.

Jason and Dana said...

I can't believe Asher is in size 6!!! I'm shocked actually. I was just looking at Thanksgiving pictures and really missing you guys. I'll be doing my Thanksgiving post so you'll see my favorite picture, Colby and Asher hugging. It's so sweet I almost teared up when I saw it. Cousins are so wonderful. I wish I was closer to more of mine. I'm sorry for the hard time you've been having. I'm thinking of you often. I need to let you know that more.