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!!

50 Years...

Happy Birthday to my MOM!!

Today she is 50!!

Hamburgers...From Scratch

The last couple of christmas' Jeremy has asked for food gadgets. Last year he received a restaurant quality meat slicer. We didn't use it much last year but I plan to use it a lot this year. This years food gadget was a meat grinder attachment!!

My mom bought him the meat grinder for christmas and decided to include the sausage stuffer as well!! OH...and did I mention these attach to MY kitchen aide mixer!!

So, last monday he couldn't wait any longer. He HAD to grind some meat!! He was so excited he became giddy about it. So off he went to the store and came home with some cut of meat and a package of lamb. I on the other hand was not thrilled at all!!

After he cut the meat into smaller pieces he got to grinding. It was kind of neat to watch the meat being extruded.

Here is the final product. Once you grind the meat, the instructions recommend you grind it a second time so Jeremy did just that. After a bit of seasoning, this meat was made into hamburger patties. I didn't even think to take pictures of the cooked meat. Maybe next time.

Happy Meat Grinding!!

Christmas 2010

So, obviously Christmas has come and gone but I feel I need to blog about it so I have something to look back on. We had a great Christmas...but it always goes by so quickly!!

We spent Christmas Eve day in Houston celebrating with Jeremy's family. A good time was had by all. We were very thankful that we invested in a minivan because it was FULL at the end of the day.

Christmas morning was so much fun this year since Asher is old enough to help open his presents. He helped all of us open presents and loved making a big mess. He got a couple of gifts from Jeremy and I, one of which is this Texans hat. It is toddler size and fits his large head very well.

After presents we had breakfast. Growing up we always had our family over for breakfast on Christmas morning, but as my parents have moved away and we have all gotten older this tradition no longer exists. But I wanted to start something for my family and I thought cinnamon rolls sounded yummy!! So Christmas eve night I made them and baked them off on Christmas morning. They looked amazing and they tasted amazing!!

You can resist this face!! Of course he got a cinnamon roll but only half because they were so sweet!!

For lunch we went down to have lunch with family and play silly games. Then on Sunday, we left to head to the hill country for some time with my family. Asher and the dogs did well on the journey both to and fro.

We definitely enjoyed our time with family and the holidays but we were glad to get back to our regular schedule.

PS...you know you are with grandparents when you let your child do something like this!!

Asher Turns One

On November 24, 2010 Asher turned ONE!!

His birthday fell on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving so we celebrated as a family of 3. We took him to Dairy Queen for his first taste of ice cream!! I am pretty sure he enjoyed it and I tried to make sure he didn't get a brain freeze.

We had his party the Saturday after Thanksgiving and it was western theme. He makes such a cute cowboy! All of our family came in, most from out of town, and lavished him with gifts. Because the party was western, I made cowbow stew and cornbread for lunch.

The day I made Asher's cake was one of my highlights of 2010. I make cookies and cake for many people, but I was so excited to be making MY SON'S birthday cake. There were some weepy moments because it was his first birthday but mostly I was so happy to be doing it. The bottom was an italian cream cake and the horseshoe was chocolate both iced in cream cheese icing. Jeremy made the little cowboy hat and rope out of fondant!!

And the shining star...Asher's smash cake!! His cake was a plain white cake with cream cheese icing. Can you tell that I love cream cheese icing?

We had a great day celebrating this huge milestone!! I still can't believe he is ONE!! Everyday just gets better and better!!