Newest Project

My newest project I made for Asher was a Bible Stories Quiet Book. I think it turned out really good. What do you think?


I even wrote the story to go with the activity.

Adam and Eve- pick the apples off the tree and put them in the bushel basket.

Noah and the Ark- unzip and find finger puppets inside (I haven't made those yet).

The tower of Babel- tear it down and rebuild it with velcro, feel all the different textures(the floor is sandpaper).

Joseph of Egypt- his coat snaps on and off, and travel along the string on the map to see where he went.

Moses- unbutton the fish and part the red sea to get to the 10 commandments.

David and Goliath- hit him in the forehead with 'stones' and then flip his face up to see his dead face.

Daniel and the Lion's Den- braid the lion's tail, rub the fuzzy mane, and shake his eyes.

Jonah and the whale- he gets swallowed by the whale and you can open the flap to see inside.

Jesus is Born- put the puzzle together to see the manger scene.

The End

That's Asher's new quiet book. I think I may even try to sell some 'ready-to-sew' packets.

9 Months Old!

Yep, that's my little troublemaker!

9 month stats:
Weight: 23.8 lbs.
Height: 30.25 in.
Head circumference: 18.25 cm.

It is crazy to think that he is nine months old already, but at the same time I can believe it. He is so grown up and just keeps getting bigger everyday. He gets into everything! Every night after he goes to bed it's the same routine: pick up the clothes he pulled out, put the kitchen back together, close all the drawers and cupboards he opened, pick up water bottles and cheerios, drag his toys back to their corner, etc. Though the work is adding up, it is a lot of fun to. I love to see the new things he is learning to do. He has figured out how to clap and does it all the time. And every time he does, he looks at me expecting me to clap back and make a game of it. He also shakes his head 'no'. He doesn't nod or anything but he is always shaking his head no. He will imitate us when we do it and laugh and think it's so funny, but he also does it on his own. I'll watch him crawl across the room, stop half way and just shake his head, then continue on his way. What a funny kid. We sure love him.

Our Last Day at Disneyland

We spent the last day at both Disneyland Park and California Adventure Park. We got up early and went to magic morning (one hour before the park opens we get to enter the park and ride the rides with no lines).

The park was pretty deserted that early in the morning. All the more rides for us:)

Asher's favorite 'ride' was the crawling log in the Wilderness Adventure Camp. It was one of the few places we let him crawl around, so I guess that's why he loved it so much.

We saw Mickey too.

He even gave Carissa a hug. Brian and Jennifer on the front of the coaster.

Can anyone guess what ride was one of Ryan's favorites?

Yep, the Tower of Terror. Because it drops you so many times.

Overall, we had a great time on vacation with my family at Disneyland. And just so you know, the flight back was much better. Not only was it shorter, but it was in the middle of the day and Asher was great (he even took a nap for half the flight).

Day 4, Disneyland

We spent all of Day 4 at Disneyland. It was a lot of fun and we went on some great rides, like the Matterhorn, Space Mountain, Star Tours, The Haunted Mansion, Thunder Mountain, Indiana Jones, Roger Rabbit, and of course Splash Mountain. We even got into the spirit by passing around Mickey and Minnie Mouse ears:)

Dad and Mom as Mickey and Minnie.


Landon and Carissa.

Ady and Melanie.

Blake and Ryan (no mouse ears. They are just too cool!)

Brock and Annalise.


And Asher!

Here is some of our other pictures throughout the day:

Day 3, Birthday fun!

On the third day of our time in CA. We celebrated my dad's birthday.

We spent the day at the hotel. We went swimming, played pinball, and had a family dinner together. After dinner we got the cake out!

We also had some smaller pound cakes that we all decorated for Halloween.

Everyone joining in the fun.

Here's everyone's creations.

Day 2, Knott's Berry Farm

We spent the next day at Knott's Berry Farm. This is probably Ryan and mine's favorite amusement park. Ryan loves the ride that takes you high above the park and then drops you. He went on that ride 4 or 5 times. I love the wooden roller coaster, though it's so bumpy and rough that the older I get, the less I like it:)

The family at Knott's Berry Farm

They had a trick-or-treat through Snoopy land for the kids. They really loved it.

They also had a straw maze and a spooky alley for the kids to walk through. Asher of course sat down and tried to eat the straw. It didn't help that Ryan was trying to feed it to him!

Taking a little break.

Adam bought some dippin' dots and was swarmed by little kids:)

After the park we went to a restaurant and had dinner. It happened to be my dad's birthday so he got a special treat. Happy Birthday Dad!

Day 1, California Adventure Park

After our day in San Francisco, we flew to LA and met up with my family (all except Leslie as she is in Afghanistan). We spent 5 days there. Three in Disneyland, one at Knott's Berry Farm, and one at our hotel. Here is our first day in Disneyland:

Kasey, Annalise, Carissa, Brock, Adam, Ady, Landon, Ryan and Asher on the carousel.


Asher actually liked the carousel, it's the one ride he seemed to enjoy. He was so funny and most rides that he could go on, he just sat there like this:

Every ride was the same. He was so funny. He wasn't scared but he sure wasn't excited:) He would just lean into whomever he was sitting by and just watch.

We really love Disneyland. And we loved seeing my family and spending time with them.

The cousins enjoyed seeing each other too. And they got to meet Asher for the first time. Brock and Asher got along pretty well, though Brock kept looking in at Asher and trying to wake him up when he was sleeping:)

Asher riding a ride in The Bug Land with Grandma and Grandpa.

Asher with his Grandpa.

Our Family Vacation

We traveled to California to vacation with my family. Ryan and I decided to go a day early so we could spend a day in San Francisco. But before we could enjoy San Francisco, we had to get there! The airplane ride was horrible. It was about 6 hours long, but seemed like 12. Asher cried a lot and just wouldn't sleep. He was so tired and has such a hard time sitting in one place, he didn't like the ride at all. It was double hard taking care of him because I didn't have Ryan's help. Ryan was sick and spent half the flight throwing up. Let's just say we were VERY happy to get there.

Our Day in San Francisco started with a tour bus taking us around to all the sights. The San Francisco Bridge was the first stop.

Here's a panoramic view from the bridge.

Here's pictures of the bridge, the peaks, the townhomes, Alcatraz Island, the pier, and Lombardi Street.

Our family at the famous pier 39 in front of Alcatraz Island (unfortunately we didn't have enough time to tour the island, maybe next time).

We also took the street car to ensure we got the entire experience.

The brakes on the street car were really interesting. They are just blocks of wood that the conductor puts down on the track to lift the car up. They replace them every 3 days.

Ryan and Asher holding on in the street car.

I got to hold on to the outside:)
Overall, we had a great time and enjoyed our day in San Francisco. We were worn out but glad we went. Hopefully we can arrange to spend more time there next time.