First Minor League Baseball Game

So yesterday we went to the Storm game with our church. It was in Lake Elsinore and in the high 90s with no air movement unless you were standing up by the enterance. It was a fun experience and we made it 4 whole innings. Here are some picks. Notice the change in Asher's attire :-). The last picture I took from the front seat so it is a little blurry, but this was his immediate response to the moving-air conditioned car. He was asleep before we even hit the freeway.

First Pool Time

This past Sunday, great friends of ours, the Adams Family (dadadunt) invited us up to their house to cool off in their pool. It was Asher's first pool experience. He loved it. We all had a great time. Thanks to Lisa we were able to catch the experience on camera. Here are a couple of pics she took for us.

Mammoth Vacation

So we all survived a 7 day vacation in the motorhome up to Mammoth Lakes, June Lake specifically. We saw a lot of God's beautiful creation. It was rather fitting, the Daily Bread for Thursday was about God's Magnificients and we were able to use that example for the kiddos all week. At one point Lauren exclaimed, "this is the best thing ever!" The sites were spectacular and lots of fun. We stayed in Lone Pine Friday night and headed up 'the hill' on Saturday. We had a flat tire which was a fun experience. Hats off to my hunk of husband that changed it and had us back on the road in about 30 minutes. His comment was, "Just like Nascar." He's good, real good! That was another fun thing about our trip, everything was not just good, but real good (chuckles for any Bob Uker fans(i don't know how to spell his last name). We did a bike ride that was a challenge in itself, everything is up hill there. Lauren did her very best, but we had to turn back it was just too much for her (and the rest of us to tell the truth). Monday we went into Bodie which was neat. A real old town with everything still in tact. The school rooms still had lessons on the boards and books on the desks. Tuesday we went to Yosemite which was awesome. The kids thought it was pretty great to see trees growing out of the side of a massive rock. We attempted climbing Lambert Dome, but forgot Asher's paci so had to head back (again, saved by a kid). David and the kids opped for a more doable rock, pot hole dome. More their speed. Asher and I hung back for his feeding. Wednesday the kids just wanted to hang at camp, so we played lots of games, Uno, Monopoly and Sorry. What a great vacation. Asher didn't sleep at all at night while we were gone. I didn't figure it out until the last night. His bassanet pad is so thin it is like sleeping on a board, so i put his lamb blanket underneath the pad and he slept great. Who would have known...David and I did rather well on no sleep and busy days. This is a vacation for the books for sure! Last one of the summer is in a couple of weeks, we will head off to the beach for a week. That one I can't wait for, lots of relaxing on the schedule. Anyone is welcome to come down for a visit. Just let us know.

Asher update, he should have a tooth any day now, I can feel the tip. :-)

6 Months Old

So today was Asher's 6 month check up which went great. We were on vacation on his actually 6 month birthday which we all celebrated with ice cream Tuesdays, but no pictures with Enzo. So, a couple days late, but here they are for your viewing...




His 6 month stats out did the previous months by far, but according to his peditrician he was suppose to double his weigth at 5 months. So at 5 months he was suppose to be 21.8 and today he was 22.1 and 28.5 inches. He is in the 97 percentile for height, 98 percentile for weigth and overall percentile was 90th. He is doing fabulous!!!

Here is the second video...

Laughing to tears...

You have to click the play button to start the videos. I finally figured out how to edit my videos to shorten this one to put up here. I have wanted to post this for a while now. Ever since we brought Asher home from the hospital and the effects of the antibiotics wore off, he has a hilarious routine for pooping. The first time David and I heard this we were laughing so hard we were crying. Asher does this every time he poops. I have seen many of red faces while pooping, but his sounds and almost purple face take the cake. Oh, by the way, he is not constipated either, this is the routine for all poops. Enjoy. I would have posted one of these sooner, but it took a lot of begging and pleading with David in order to put one up. Hope you laugh as hard as we do...

Ta Dah!



So yesterday morning David went in to feed Asher for his early morning feeding and he was on his belly with his arms above his head. So he has successfully learned to roll over. He doesn't do it that much yet, but I know it is coming...quicker than I would like. He then rolled over on his blanket last night and I was able to grab a picture. We are starting carrots today - I will let you know how it goes.

Our River Trip

Here are some of the shots from our river trip. It was HOT, but LOTS of fun. We spent a lot of time down at the beach while Asher took his naps. He was able to get in some boat time and some shore time too. The water was a little too cold for him to try and stand or sit in, but he loved watching it as the little waves would roll in from passing water crafts. Asher even saw a friend at the river. My brother's friends, Dave and Carrie brought their little girl, Abby who is just over a year. When we did go on the boat he had to wear his life vest, but surprise, surprise, he didn't mind it at all. One morning of our trip we always go down to have breakfast at the Topock Marina. He watched the boys tube the whole way down, fell asleep as soon as we docked and continued to sleep on the table in the restaurant for a little while. It was an awesome trip. My parents were able to join us for a couple days out there too. It was great fun for all!!

Now, for piles and piles of laundry. I don't mind it 'cause that means I HAVE to stay home ALL DAY!!! Next post might be later this week, but if not then I won't post again for a couple of weeks, we are heading up to Mammoth Lakes a week from today for 6 days. I know it was a God thing that I didn't realize until just last week that I would only have a weeks time between trips. I am totally okay with it though. I checked the weather this morning and it is a high of 75 and a low of 44 all week. We will be taking 3 of the cousins on this trip with us, Nick the oldest is going to see an Aunt in Washington DC. We will definitely miss him, but he will be having lots of fun too!

Asher update: still no teeth, just lots of drool. He used his drool to cool him at the river though...it runs down his chin and then down his chest, so when the fan would blow past him it really cooled him off. Too cute! He now loves peas and green beans and this morning he tried Oatmeal - loved it! I think this week I might try something orange or yellow - carrots, sweet potato or squash. We'll see. He is also really working at rolling over, even in his swaddle. Bosh on all those na-sayers on the swaddle. In the mornings he usually is laying on his side, so it won't be long now.

Off to get ready for the next trip...