So begins another week.

Wow, what a busy weekend! It was a great weekend, just lots of things going on. Asher was really happy because he got to spend a lot of time playing with his friend Taiyou. Sadie gave lots of hugs, especially to her Daddy. Jon was able to catch up on things around the house and I was busy taking care of all of them! Asher was able to go to preschool this morning! Hooray! He was so excited.

(I actually remembered to take my camera to this weeks birthday party.)
Sadie in her (rightful) princess crown.

Piano = Asher and Sadie magnet.

Present for the birthday girl.
Asher and Mom in front of his name.
Asher writing his name with chalk behind the house, he loves to write his name.

The Bear

So Yesterday morning Asher sits down for breakfast with his dad, just like he does every day. He immediately tells him that he had a funny dream. Now this is the first time he has ever volunteered information about dreams. He continues "Yeah, there was this bear and he was trying to wake me up." "Oh really?" replies Jon, "What was he doing to wake you up?" "He was looking in the window...with one eye" he says. "He saw the houses with the children and was looking through the windows." "Did he say anything to you?" asks his Dad. "He made a big RAARRRR." Asher growled, pretending to be the bear. "But it wasn't a real bear, it was just pretend...just a dream."
We hope you have a wonderful Friday!

Little Artists

One of the favorite things to do around here is paint. Asher and Sadie love to paint. Doesn't matter what or when, as long as they get a brush and some colors. Sadie isn't as picky about which colors she gets as Asher is. I love watching them, they really get into it. They concentrate so hard, contemplating every brush stroke. I can't always decipher what's in the picture, but Asher always lets me know just what it is. Sadie has finally past the point where she feels the need to taste the paint. I think that she has realized that it does not taste good, but it is really fun to smear on the paper with the brush. So now she will sit happily and methodically dip the brush in the paint and put in on the paper and repeat process. They're both very content while painting, though Asher usually expects an audience


She's so careful with her brush.

Just look at the concentration or the fish face!
She also loves stickers...
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Snowday!

We've had the pleasure of watching the snow fall all day long. Not a heavy snow, just a light fluffy snow. It's really pretty and serene. Asher loves playing in it. He's so full of that youthful enthusiasm that keeps him warm even when he's soaked from playing in the snow for a long time. It was only after learning that he would receive a cup of hot cocoa, did he finally decide that he was really cold and wanted to come back inside.
We had a really nice weekend. My brother, Scott, came and spent the weekend with us. Asher and Sadie love when Uncle Scott comes to play! He is hours of fun for them. My mom came up on Sunday and spent the night with us and has been enjoying the snow this morning, but not too thrilled with having to drive back to Georgia in it. We were really lucky to have some family time this weekend. Hope you had a nice one as well.

The Big Boy

Asher can write his name. He is so excited, he wants to write it over and over. We're pretty excited too. Hope you have an exciting Thursday as well.

The Girl

So today, while checking my email, Sadie joins me in the office. She is sitting on the floor beside me with a coloring book and her crayons. She goes to my desk and comes back a few minutes later and sits down. I assume she's coloring again, because there was silence and I could tell she seemed to be very content with what she was doing. So, I happened to hear a rustling sound and looked down to find her eating Hershey's kisses. Yep, she had found the bag on my desk and helped herself. I took them away from her and she wasn't very happy. "Mo?" "Mo, pease?" "Mama pease??" How can you resist that?

On a cold tuesday morning

Yesterday was Asher's first day back at preschool. I think that we were both really happy about that! I'm glad to be getting back into our daily routine. It's really good for all of us. It's pretty cold here today, sunny, but still cold! Supposedly there is a chance of snow this afternoon, Asher is really hoping that it snows, we'll see!

Here are a few pics to enjoy!

Resolutions

Every year I tell myself that this year I'm going to take more pictures of the kids, I'll take at least one photo every day...and it has yet to happen. This year is proving to be no different. So starting today, I'm am going to [try] to take at least one picture and maybe even get a few more pics on here! So here's to wishful thinking!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

So here it is, January already. The holidays were so busy for us, It's going to be nice to get back to our daily routine. Christmas brought many opportunities to spend time with our family, some we see regularly and some we don't get to see too often. It was a nice chance to catch up. Asher and Sadie loved all the excitement that comes with the season, but getting presents is probably the highlight for them. There's been lots and lots of playing with new toys, Asher with his trains and space toys, Sadie with her tea set. We are thankful for another year. New Years day was spent traveling. The kids and I dropped off Jon and his friend Spencer in the north Georgia mountains for a four day hike along the Appalachian Trail and headed down to Atlanta to spend some time with my parents and brother. There was lots of playing and many trips to Target. We had a nice visit, but it's so nice to be home!
We hope that you all will have a wonderful 2009, we look forward to sharing it with you!