The Afternoon at the Museum

We went to the museum this afternoon. We hadn't been in awhile. The had the Chocolate Fest going on and there were a lot of other vendors too. The kids had a blast!

9 Month Stats

Here is a quickie:

Asher went to see Dr. Brand today and according to him, Asher is growing wonderfully. Great news as always.

Weight: 19 lbs., 13 oz.
Length: 28 in.

Both are in the 50th percentile.

He is doing a lot of things that are in the 12 to 15 month gross and fine motor skill area.

And no shots today!

9 Months Old

I can not believe it! Asher Nathaniel is 9 months old today. The time is flying by. He is such a good baby and he's growing up so quickly. Tomorrow we go for his 9 month check up. Hopefully there will be no shots and he has gained some of the weight back that he lost from being sick a few weeks ago.

Thanksgiving!

This year's Thanksgiving has been wonderful! Though there are times family drives you nuts, I am so thankful for them.

Today my mom, my brother, my sister-in-law and my niece and nephew came over. It was a fun time and the kids had a blast together. Asher had fun randomly looking at his Uncle Chris and laughing. Funny thing, I do the same! HEHE

Now, my mom, my friend Lacie and I are headed to do some Black Friday shopping! Lee, here we come!

Happy 1st Birthday Julia Grace!

Today is the birthday of my friend Kelly's daughter. Today she is 1. She is in Heaven celebrating her first birthday and we miss her very much. Today the kids and I went to the park where this year's March of Dimes walk was. We walked as Julia's Grace team. We put on our t-shirts from the walk, went to the party store and got some hot pink and lime green balloons to match our shirts. While they were filling our balloons, the songs Angels Among Us was playing on the store's radio. It brought me to tears. I listened to what Tyler and Jared wanted to write on the balloons and I put it on them. They are very sweet kids if I do say so myself. I told them that we were going to send the balloons to Heaven for Julia's birthday.

Asher's 1st Haircut! (and boo-boo)

Today Asher got his first haircut! His hair was getting a little too wild plus Mommy needed to do it before Daddy took him and ran off to do it! He had about an inch taken off the back and about 2 inches off the sides and top! He still has his little Conan on top because I couldn't part with it!

In the second and third picture you can probably see the dark bruise on his face. He and the coffee table had a meeting this morning and they decided they didn't like each other. Asher was trying to reach his bottle and lost his footing and slammed his cute little cheek into the edge of the coffee table. He cried for about two seconds and that was it!

BRUSH BRUSH BRUSH!

It was a day of a lot of firsts! We also started brushing Asher's teeth today! Prior to this we were just washing his gums and teeth with a washcloth but I thought it was time to move to the big leagues! He seems pretty pleased!

First Sneakers

Asher got his first pair of sneakers today. A cute pair of Converse Chuck Taylor All Star in Navy. He wears a size 5 in them and they run big! He was between a 5.5-6 in a pair of Nikes we looked at!

A Moment In History

Tonight, our country, the wonder United States of America, elected the first African American president, Barack Obama.

This country called for change. Hours upon hours people waited in line to cast their vote. No matter their voting selection, in all, it was for change.

On this evening, my children, though not apparent to all, have a president with a background of their father. This is an amazing and I hope they grasp the importance of that someday but I have a feeling the older two already do. Everyone deserves to be represented in a number of ways in their government. They have seen amazing things this year. They have their first African American governor of New York who is also legally blind.

2008 has been a momentous year for our family, our state and our country.

May God bless us all.

Final Rec Soccer Game!

Today was Jared's last recreational soccer game of the season. He had a great day, scoring two goals. You can see the thrill in his face from his scoring too! Tyler, bored of soccer, read and ignored the person with the camera, as usual. Nonetheless, she's still gorgeous! Asher ate snacks, which is shocking, right? I know, it's not. His expression above is the "Mmm!" face. He found out he likes Scooby snacks.

Happy Halloween!

May the force be with you!

Happy Halloween from Ashoka, Darth Vader and Yoda!
(Tyler, Jared and Asher)

Can I sleep until November 5th?

Now, I love all my family, friends and committees I'm on, I really do. BUT do they all have to have events on the same day?

Friday morning Jared has a brunch at his school, Friday afternoon we're going to the mall with our friends to trick or treat, then going to our neighborhood to do the same. Then at 7 p.m. our friend is having a Halloween party and we're trick or treating around her neighborhood.

Saturday morning, bright and early, Jared has his last recreational soccer game. It'll end around 11:15 a.m. and then at noon we have our dear friend's son's birthday party. At 1 p.m. Jared has his first soccer practice for his travel league. At 5 p.m., we have a reception to go to (the wedding was private) but we have to drop off the kids at my friend's house and pick up my mom.

Sunday, I'm crawling under a rock after I fold all the laundry, go grocery shopping and I think Jeremy and I are going to our friend's comedy show.

Monday evening I'll be at the school accepting the donations for Tuesday's Election Day Bake Sale for the 6th Grade Graduation Committee that I'm co-chairing . We'll also be organizing all the set up and decorating.

Tuesday, bright and early again, I'll be at the bake sale, selling my little heart out. During the bake sale, I'll run up to Jared's classroom and do the parent-teacher conference. I have to run out and pick up the pizzas that were donated by wonderful local establishments late morning.
I'll probably be at the school from 7 a.m.-9 p.m.!

For Friday, I need about 40 cupcakes and for Tuesday I need about 80. All that I make. I think I'm supposed to make something else. Plus I'm the room parent for a classroom other than Tyler's and I need to organize the volunteers and donations for them.

I can not wait for next Wednesday to come!

New pics!

I may not be a photographer but I have great subjects! I had fun doing this with them tonight. Hopefully they'll help me build my skills!

Tongue-tied no more!

This morning Jared had a tongue-tie release. His tongue has always been mildly tied but his pediatric dentist thought it wouldn't greatly effect his speech. His speech has not gotten better unfortunately and at the last visit he suggested that it finally get done. It's done via laser. Tyler and Asher both had severe cases and theirs have already been clipped. They showed no signs of real pain but Jared seemed to get quite a bit. Poor little guy but nothing some Tylenol, a Dunkin Donuts Coolatta and some vanilla ice cream couldn't fix! He's supposed to go back to school tomorrow but we're really playing that by ear. We may send him in with a note saying that if he shows any sign of pain to please call us and we'll come get him. It seems when he's bored and not doing anything is when the pain gets to him.

Simply Beautiful

Tyler is so beautiful. I know, a bragful mother but really she is, inside and out. She normally hides from the camera (can't imagine who she gets that from!) but yesterday she cooperated plus I had my super zoom lens with me. HEHE She did ask me to retouch the annoying scabbed bug bite off the center of her forehead, so I complied hoping it brings future, non-confrontational photo ops.