Dear Asher...

Dear Asher,
Life with you as a son continues to be one joyful and non-stop adventure. You are so so so active but I am trying to soak in every minute of it because I know that it will go by so fast. We go to the park almost everyday because you and Zoee love being outside. When its just the 3 of us we usually go somewhere close but on Thursdays (Daddy's day off) we can be more adventurous and go to places that require 2 parents! You just love going down the slides with us. "Come on Daddy" and "Come on Mommy" are two phrases we hear often these days... along with the phrase "Daddy/Mommy... where ARE you!?" when you are trying to find us to come and play with you. Here are some fun "Asher facts" at this stage of your life...

1. You love to talk. You talk about "school" (Mother's Day Out) and your friends and if you miss them, you will walk around asking to "See Ya-ya" or "See Aeva" or "See Papa."

2. Your best friend right now is either Aeva or Josh. You have such a special friendship with both of them. You and Aeva love running around and chasing each other and you love to give her hugs and kisses. You and Josh love to walk around together when we go to Spring Creek Park to play volleyball. He will also sit with you while you play cars.

3. You still love to eat. Your favorite thing right now is probably "cereal bars" (Barbra's organic fruit and yogurt bars). You also like avocados, bananas, fruit snacks, prunes, cheese, yogurt, honey mustard and will usually try ANYTHING your Daddy or Papa are eating.

4. You LOVE Zoee. When we go to get her up from naps, you run in and say, "HI YO-BEAR (Zo-bear)!" or "HI PRIN-TESS (Princess)!" I just love when you guys start making each other laugh!

5. The only things you HATE right now are 1. big pools where you can't touch the bottom 2. haircuts and 3. Getting your face cleaned

Again, it is a joy to be your parents. Daddy and I still laugh almost daily at the funny/cute things you do. We love seeing you dance and hearing you "pray" is precious even though you seem to be just mimicking Mommy and Daddy. You are kind, obedient, and joyful- all things that make a parent's life so enjoyable. I love making your hot-chocolate in the morning and I love watching you and Daddy share candy! You are precious, Asher, and I continue to pray that you will grow to be a man who loves the Lord with all of your heart, soul, mind and strength!

Love,
Mommy