So, I finally have some time at the same time as the computer is available to get a post on here. Life here is going great. Since my last post we had a wonderful Thanksgiving (If you ever want a really good turkey recipe try Emeril's Funky Bird, delicious). The weekend after Thanksgiving we went to Salt Lake to have a mini vacation and to do some Christmas shopping. We got a lot done and had fun as well, Ayana loved staying in the hotel and the pool was as warm as a bath tub, it was great. We also stopped by Temple Square and enjoyed a few hours there. Christmas was great as well. Our tree and all the presents pretty much took up our whole tiny living room, but that's okay. We missed all of you on Christmas especially, but we had a nice quiet family Christmas just the same. Since then Trever is back in school and I am back to the regular schedule, but that's okay, only 2 years to go!
Ayana seems to be learning more everyday. She talks a lot, and though we still can't understand a lot of it there is at least one or two new words every day. Some of the words seem to be her own made up words, but we at least know what they mean now. She still adores her brother, and always wants to give him hugs and kisses and get him toys, though she gets mad at him if he takes a toy she was playing with (even if she hasn't played with it for the last 10 minutes). She is just about the silliest girl in the world and now refers to herself as "the me" As in "the me's toys, theme's juice, the me's beep beep (nose). She loves cheese, so anything that she eats that she likes automatically gets called cheese. She definitely has a two year old mind of her own, but is still a great kid, who listens very well to the things we ask her to do.
The Asher man is growing like crazy, he is still tiny for his age, under the 5th percentile on the growth charts, but he's getting there. He's got one tooth with a second just starting to break through and can now sit up by himself. He hasn't really showed any interest in crawling yet, but can get just about anywhere he wants by rolling there. He loves his food and when you are feeding him if you take too long between bites he wrinkles up his nose and pokes out his lips and huffs and puffs at you through his nose, it cracks us up every time. He still gets mad if he is not being held or played with every waking moment, but that's okay. He is much more active and curious than Ayana was at this age. His nickname is Asher the snatcher, because anything with in his reach he snatches. For example when we go to the store I have to be careful not to get him too close to the shelves or he knocks everything off them trying to getahold of it. He babbles quite a bit and I think that he will probably be an earlier talker than his sister has been, but we'll see. They are a lot a like, but so different at the same time. I think he is going to give us a run for our money once he starts walking.
Trever got straight A's again in his classes and is generally enjoying what he is learning. This semester should be nice because his schedule is less spread out than it was last semester so he is able to be home more which means more family time and more sleep time for me. Trever got some new parts for his monster truck (remote control) forChristmas so he is super excited for it to warm up enough that he can get out an drive it again. I got a couple new games that I am excited to play too, though they are all more than 2 player so we need to get some friends over so we can play them. Anyway, sorry about such a long post, but I guess that's what happens when there is so long in between. Here's some pictures for you to enjoy. We love you! Amber
This was one of Ayana's favorite Christmas presents this year, we found it for a great price at Ikea, and she loves it, this was her attempt to copy what I drew on the board for her.
Here's Asher the reindeer on Christmas Eve, I think these pajamas are just adorable, Ayana didn't want to cooperate to get her picture taken in her Christmas PJs
Ayana loves to wear her Daddy's headphones, but this time she insisted that Asher get a turn too.
Grinning away in his sister's chair
Look at me, I can sit up all by myself!
Ayana loves to eat sour cream, just hand her the spoon to lick after you are done with it and you have made her the happiest girl in the world
We stopped at Temple Square on our trip to Salt Lake,Ayana was very cute here, she was full of energy and very noisy the rest of the time, but when we got here she got quiet and just kept whispering "Jesus" over and over again.
Ayana loves her bubble baths, though she still hates to get her hair washed
