Asher's Serenade

Here's a cute video of Asher singing - I bet it won't be a surprise about what the song is. Just a little background info: We have a had a small baby doll since around the time that Jude was born. All of the kids have at some time liked to play with, including Avery who enjoyed sucking on its head. Well, a few weeks ago I lost it during an outing and I replaced it with a Water Baby brand doll thinking mainly Avery would like it. However, once Asher saw it he fell in love. He loves his water baby and carries it around pretty much all the time. He's a good little mommy (he has informed me that he is NOT a daddy).

Scripture Time?

A little while ago, Asher comes to me saying that he got the scriptures and that it was time to "cuddle and read our scriptures." At the time I was busy cleaning our living room, but how could I say no? So, I stopped what I was doing and sat on the couch. Asher climbed up into my lap and handed me this:

We may be in for a surprise at the coming General Conference!

Thomas & His Friends

Friday was the big day! Our family went to Union, IL for "A Day Out With Thomas." Imagine a big fair full of games, rides, food, and live shows, except EVERYTHING is about Thomas the Tank Engine! It was at a railroad museum that is also part of a functioning railway. So, along with all of the museum trains (real and model), they had a life sized, functioning Thomas engine pulling coaches that everybody got to ride on. There was a HUGE Thomas made entirely out of Legos that the kids could climb aboard for pictures. Sir Topham Hatt was available for photos, and there was the biggest Thomas shop I have ever seen. They had some really rare items along with all the standard stuff. And believe it or not, they were actually reasonably priced. Most items were slightly less than the going rate at Toys R Us. We ended up getting a couple DVDs, the special "A Day Out with Thomas" 2008 commemorative water tanker, Lady, the 60th anniversary silver Percy, and a book (Percy's Chocolate Crunch).

We all had a great time. The kids loved every part of the day, except the very long, slow drive home. I think Asher was in Heaven. He still gets the cutest smile on his face whenever we ask him if he got to ride on Thomas. The #1 spot on his "Things To Do Before I Die" list is most certainly checked off.

Asher's Birthday

So, it's a bit late but here are some pics from Asher's birthday. I'll give you one guess what the theme was! Of course - it's THOMAS! He had a Thomas cake (poor kid, it was pretty nasty allergen free cake - we won't be making that kind again!) and pretty much all of his gifts were Thomas themed as well. He got a bike, helmet, backpack, lunchbox, a couple of engines, and a magnetic Thomas play set. He was truly in heaven (if the Island of Sodor counts as heaven, anyway).

The whole day we had been telling Asher it was his birthday, but he didn't seem to believe us until we put him to bed and he asked if he could stay up since it was his birthday. He still does not believe that he is three. He says that he is two or four, but definitely not three. That's our little monkey!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ASHER!