Not entirely true, perhaps. I’ve had had some doozies since I was a little tyke, mostly at my own hands… Oops. Anyway, this one was tricky, and there were some tears, and it’s not perfect, but pretty cute, nonetheless.
Before, during and after, respectively.
Asher turned 4 on March 31st. Here is an interview that Mama did with the big 4 year old. You can compare his answers to last year’s 3 year old interview here. Asher celebrated with homemade noodles, chocolate cake, Uncle Mark and Aunt Sara, his friend Asher from preschool who has the same exact birthday, and lots of love and fun gifts.
4 words to describe Asher from Mama: energetic, clever, friendly, enthusiastic
4 words to describe Asher from Papa: sweet, cuddly, bright, active
4 foods you like to eat: special treats, homemade noodles, peas, and edamame
4 activities you enjoy doing outside: sledding, playing in the mud, playing in the sand and digging big holes, and riding my bike
4 books you enjoy: Best Word Book Ever by Richard Scarry, Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, a Diego book, and Truck Song by Diane Siebert
4 animals you like to read about: cheetahs, lions, wildebeests, and gazelles
4 vehicles you love: concrete mixers, diggers, front loaders, and forklifts
4 places you like to go: Perk-n-play, the zoo to go see the lions, the Museum of Nature and Science, and Target to get toys for my birthday
4 things you are afraid of: coyotes, wolves, bears, and darkness
4 words from Mama & Papa: WE LOVE, LOVE YOU!
The weather people were almost right this time. We did get snow — and lots of it — but it came about 8 hours later than they said it would. Asher and Papa had an after dinner sled outing. That’s one of the few benefits to getting snow in April: it’s light enough to play in it after work!
Every year Grandma Diane comes to visit Colorado and takes everyone skiing. This year we went to Winter Park. We had a great time staying right on the mountain. This year was the first year Asher tried ski school. He did a great job! I wasn’t sure because he had a nasty cough, but he was excited about his ski gear, especially the new long underwear and goggles Grandma got him. Off he went! Mom and I “spied” on him as we watched him ride the “magic carpet” and attempt to ski down all by himself. He did get a bit sad when he ran into a kid that was just plopped down on the slope. I wanted to go save him but knew if he saw me his day would be over. So, I trusted that the ski instructors would take care of him and walked away hearing him cry and the instructor saying, “Asher, you did a great job…” I knew he would be okay. At the end of the day he reported that he had fun at ski school and would go again. What did Ezra do? He had fun looking out our condo window and playing in the snow. Thanks mom for another great ski trip!!
“I love the hearts so much,” said Asher about our Valentine’s Day heart tree. We all love our family and friends!!
We thought it was time to get a new header. We started this blog right after Ezra was born and now he is one, so it was good to update. We are pretty happy with it. Asher is having a conversation on the phone with Grandma Diane; always pretty humorous. And Little Ezra always wants in on the action. Thanks for visiting the blog!
We had so much fun cross country skiing with friends at the Breckenridge Nordic Center. It was such a beautiful day, great work out, and very peaceful. And despite the awful traffic there and on the way home, it was well worth it. Asher wanted to try skiing and he did such a great job. I’m thinking this might be a new New Year’s tradition.
Ezra turned one on the 28th of December. We celebrated with Grandma and Grandpa Henninger, Uncle Mark and Aunt Sara, and friends Renae, Jason, and Simon. I felt sentimental and relieved, as well as an anticipation of what is yet to come. I felt the same way around Asher’s 1st birthday. Ezra enjoyed the snacks of cheerios and sweet potato puffs as well as his guests and presents. He wasn’t so much into everyone singing to him nor the carrot cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. Oh, well. He was still such a delight and we all love this little guy so much. It was a sweet, simple party.
p.s. i made the birthday garland hanging up. thank you, courtney for your help. i followed the directions in one of my favorite creative parenting books, the creative family by amanda blake soule.
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