Weekend Fun

This past Saturday, we decided to take a day trip to Kemah. This was Asher's first trip to the Boardwalk and he did wonderfully!! We left around naptime so he would sleep in the car but decided not to sleep!!

Our first stop was lunch at T-Bone Tom's! It was featured on an episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives so Jeremy had to eat there and it was good. I got a shrimp po-boy that had so much shrimp on it that I couldn't eat it as a sandwich, so I just ate the shrimp. As you can see below, Asher was really excited to eat at a restaraunt featured on TV!!

Our next stop was the actual Boardwalk where we fed the stingrays! Actually Jeremy fed the stingrays and Asher and I just watched. He was pretty intrigued by the stingrays and got pretty close to the tank...close enough to pet one!!

Next we took a family picture at the fountain where Jeremy proposed to me several years ago. This was so fun to go back and have Asher with us!!

And lastly, Asher and I rode the train while Jeremy rode the Boardwalk Bullet...the wooden rollercoaster at the boardwalk. Asher was so exhausted by this point he just set on my lap and almost fell asleep but the train kept him awake. We enjoyed getting away for the day and look forward to many more adventures with Asher!!

Valentine's Dinner

Monday morning I woke up to this lovely box of chocolates greeting me in the kitchen!! It was a total surprise. Jeremy and I don't really do much for Valentine's Day...we think it is for those that are dating...but anyway. He totally knows how to make me happy, but I would have been happy without the chocolate, but happier with the chocolate!! I digress...

Before Asher came into this world, we would have breakfast together on the morning of Valentine's Day but now that we have Asher and Valentine's Day was on a Monday, I decided to make a special dinner for us.

I have always wanted to roast a chicken but was too scared to do it. Silly me!! So that is what I made for our dinner...

Roasted Chicken!!!

I must say, I don't know what I was scared of. It was quite simple and it wasn't a disaster!! I followed a recipe and cooked it in my dutch oven for a couple of hours and it looked beautiful. However...I cooked it with the breast side down so there wasn't much flavor there but the dark meat was juicy and flavorful. I even put some garlic, lemon and celery in the cavity of the chicken like the pros do!!

I am most impressed that I actually made the thing. I now have the confidence to roast a chicken and next time I am going to slather it in butter!!

Also...the chicken cost me less than $5.00 and we still have some in the fridge!! What a bargain!

ABC's and 123's

Today, Asher and I took a quick trip to the Wal-Mart to pick up diapers and milk and came across these...

How fun!! Each set was just $1.00 so I couldn't pass it up. I remember having some as a child and I couldn't wait to get home to put them on the fridge for Asher to play with.

When we got home, he kept taking them off of the fridge and trying to put them back in the package they came in. I guess he is too young for them but I love them anyway.

On a completely different note...

Happy Valentine's Day!!

My sister sent this shirt to Asher for Valentine's Day. Isn't it cute!!

Hope you have a great day!

One of my Favorites

I recently celebrated my 28th birthday. Usually when people celebrate birthdays they celebrate with birthday cake...right? Well, people have been asking me for a couple of years "Who is going to make your birthday cake?" As much as I love cake, I am a bit spoiled to made from scratch baked goods. So instead of eating cake, I choose one of my favorite things of all time...



YES...peanut butter and chocolate ice cream from Baskin Robbins. I have been eating this stuff since before I was born. Seriously, my mom went a lot when she was pregnant with me so it is crucial to my organ function!! Anyway...I think this is the best ice cream ever!!

I mean look at this picture...Chocolate ice cream with a ribbon of peanut butter!! I like to eat all of the chocolate ice cream first, leaving most of the peanut butter behind and then eat the peanut butter. And just so you know...you can never have too much peanut butter!!

My Helper

Recently, Asher has picked up a new habit.

He loves to throw things away!! We can give him trash and ask him to throw it away and he walks to the trash can, lifts up the lid and throws it away!! It is really funny and neat to me that he just picked this habit up from watching us.

Also, he likes to put his dirty clothes in his hamper. Most mornings after we change his clothes, I give him his dirty pjs and he walks to his closet, opens the door and puts his pjs in. Again, I am pretty impressed!!

I am careful to praise him for his good deeds because this is definitely a habit I want him to continue!! Can you imagine a pre-teen or teen boy who puts his clothes where they go?

In other news, it has been cold and Asher has been a little under the weather so we have been staying home and playing. Nothing new and nothing too exciting...

Chewy and Foster...

This is Foster. He is a good snuggle buddy but can be a grump. We still love him.

This is Chewy. He is also a good snuggle buddy and is a lover.

This is what we found when we came home from church on Wednesday night!!

I thought there was some animal that had crawled up into the chair that our two precious pups wanted a piece of, but after pulling the chair away from the wall, we discovered...

a tiny treat!!

Yes...that is right our dogs tore up this chair we have had since we got married for a snack!!

Have a great weekend!!

Wake Up Call

This morning around 3:20 am Jeremy and I were awakened by Asher crying!! Mind you this is NOT a common thing. Occasionally he may cry out but goes right back to bed. So as he is crying Jeremy asks:

"Do you want me to get him?"

Me: "No."

One minute passes and Jeremy asks again

"Do you want me to get him?"

Me: "No. I am thinking."

After 4 minutes of me thinking and Asher crying I get up to tend to him.

When I pick him up from his bed I can feel he is wet, but as I remove his pajamas I am greeted by...

and EXPLODING diaper!!

I mean it didn't rip apart or anything but you know what was oozing out!!

So after getting Asher cleaned up and Jeremy changing the sheets we were ready to go back to bed. I rocked Asher for awhile to remind him that it was, in fact, still dark outside which means we still need to sleep. When I put him down he cried for a bit but went back to sleep.

But I couldn't go back to sleep. All I could think about was when Asher was a baby and we got up every night for a feeding...I mean how did we do that?

Asher is a great sleeper and I don't think I know how lucky I am. So this morning I am reminded to be thankful for what I have...a healthy little boy!!