Happy Birthday!

So in honor of Trever's 28^th birthday, here are 28 of the reasons we love our Husband and Daddy (I know I'm a day late, but these days only a day late is good)

1. He is soooooo handsome
2. He is fun
   


3. He is smart (always getting good grades, and hardly ever studies)
4. He is very patient
5. He always makes us laugh
6. He is a great wrestler
7. He is the world's best tickler (that is from the kids, NOT Amber)
8. He gives the best hugs
9. He can always make us smile
10. He helps around the house
11. He always shows his appreciation for everything
12. He is a hard worker
13. He is very thoughtful
14. He lets me sleep even when he is busy
15. He supports us in our interests
16. He is like a little kid himself
17. He is very loving
18. He is very good at forgiving me over and over and over again for all the dumb things I do
19. He is the best cuddler
20. He is an excellent story reader
21. He is always willing to play a game (even if he's not willing to let anyone else win)
22. He is silly
23. He always puts us first in his life
24. He is always willing to just about anything we want, even if he really doesn't want to
25. He is an excellent carpenter, handyman, and general Mr. Fix it
26. He helps me remember everyday what a good decision I made when I married him
27. He always shows us and tells us how much he loves us
28. And the 28^th reason we love him…He is quite simply the best Husband and father in the whole wide world!

We love you Trever!

Love,

Amber, Ayana, and Asher

Fabulous Birthday Weekend

What a wonderful weekend we have had. Sunday was Trever's 28th birthday (we are beginning to feel old). So on Saturday we got a couple of babysitters (thanks Alisha and Jerilyn) and actually went out just Trever and I. We had a picnic at Mesa Falls and went swimming at Monkey Rock and the St Anthony Sandbar. Such a fun day. On Sunday we had dinner with our friends Austin and Mindy and did the whole birthday thing. Trever had his dream come true when he opened his present from his dad, a gas powered remote control monster truck. He can hardly wait to get out to the sand dunes to give it a try. All in all we had a great weekend just enjoying each other and celebrating the wonderful man in our lives.

Trever and I at Mesa Falls

Our little Asher man has started smiling and it is so adorable, just melts your heart every time. We have been trying to get a picture, but no success yet, hopefully we'll get one soon and we'll post it when we do! Here's a picture of our little man, he's pretty cute even when he's not smiling.

Our handsome little man

Ayana being silly at the 4th of July parade

Blast Off!

Grandma Stewart came to visit for a week, and it was wonderful to have her, she was a huge help around the house and with the kids. While she was here we took the opportunity to go to this really neat indoor playground in Idaho Falls called Blast Off. It is really cheap and Ayana loves it, so we all love it. Asher of course is too little to play, but I'm sure we will be there again soon anyway. here are some pictures of Ayana having fun. Also a picture of Ayana at Porter Park, she loves riding on the carousel and her Daddy taught her how to shake the reins like she is trying to get her horse to go faster-so cute!

On the zip line, she holds on surprisingly well

Gotta love the ball pit, there are balls everywhere at this place

Peeking at Papa

Faster, Faster

The almost stay at home mom

So let me just say that I have loved this last month of being a stay at home mom. I love my life now, and try to enjoy every minute, but am definitely looking forward to Trever's graduation in a few years. Even though I am home during the day with the kids when i am working, I take every spare minute to get sleep, so I am busy, busy, busy. This month though, I have actually been ale to clean the house (and keep it clean) keep up with laundry, cook for my family, spend time playing and relaxing with my family, and still have some extra time for me. I am even hoping to be able to complete a couple of crafts over the next few days. Fun, fun, fun. Plus I feel so much more accomplished when I am able to get things done at home then I do when I get them done at work. Lets pray that December 2011 (Trever's projected graduation date) comes quickly, and that the economy has improved enough that he will be able to find a job so this can be my new permanent lifestyle!

Some more pics of Asher

We got the pics back from Asher's photo shoot, so here are some more that we liked

New Photo of Asher

A couple of days ago we had some pictures of Asher taken by a couple who is trying to start a photography business. Since they are trying to build their portfolio they took the pictures for free and we can use them as we want, so that was a pretty good deal for us! We have only got one back so far, but it turned out great, here it is, our handsome little man...

He's Here!!!

At 7:15 Monday evening we welcomed into the world our new baby boy, Asher Bailey Stewart He weighed in at 7 lbs. 4 oz and 20.5 inches long.

The labor was very quick. I went to the doctor's Monday afternoon and at about 3:30 he stripped my membranes. I really didn't expect it to do much since it didn't the last 2 times. I took Trever to work and Ayana and I went home. Around 4:30 I started thinking that I might be having contractions but wasn't really certain. By 5:15 they were about 3 minutes apart and I was making arrangements for someone to babysit Ayana. At that point I though I still had a little bit of time to go and was making Ayana dinner. Within another 15 minutes my contractions were about a minute apart, so Ayana's dinner just went with her to the babysitter. I picked up Trever from work about 6:20 and we headed to the hospital. We got there and started registering (which seemed to be taking forever because I was in some serious pain by then) but a nice off duty nurse saw me and took me right up to labor and delivery while Trever finished up the registration stuff. Luckily the doctor was already at the hospital and came right away. He gave me my anesthesia about ten minutes after I got in the room and about another 10 minutes after that Asher was here. All in all I couldn't have really asked for an easier delivery.

Asher is a little angel. He started eating right away and hardly ever fusses. He sleeps really well, in fact I have to wake him up to make sure that he eats often enough. Ayana seems to be adjusting well. She loves to look at Asher and today at play group when another kid was touching him she came and stood watch over him like his little bodyguard until the other kid left. She seems to have the makings of an excellent big sister.

Basically, we are ecstatic. So excited to have our new little family member. Thanks for all your prayers and well wishes. Enjoy the pictures!