We decided to celebrate daddy’s homecoming from Brazil and Rilyn’s great report card with a trip to Jungle Java! This place was super fun, especially the slides!
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| These slides said, “Ages 4 and up” so naturally we sent Asher down them by himself! |
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Archive for the 'Asher' Category
25
Jan
10
super slide Saturday
21
Jan
10
bad mommy moment #424
I should of known not to try and get ready without Asher in the bathroom staring at me awkwardly, but who can blame me? Sometimes it’s nice to go to the bathroom by yourself. Oh the luxury! One day…
As a result, my bad mommy moment #424:
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| Coming out of my room, I find my dear son pushing, yet
again, his sister’s baby doll stroller with not one, not two, but SIX pairs of scissors that he found in my scrap booking room! Oops! |
**And then, in true ‘Julie’ style. I run to get my camera and let my son continue to push his stroller full of sharp objects. 😉
20
Jan
10
you never forget your first love
And Asher’s is a plate. And if he happens to forget one day when he is older, (like a teenager), this plate will be in my cabinet forever as a reminder! 😉 I can hear the jokes now from his sisters…
Seriously though, as he was waiting for his sandwich, I caught Asher today kissing his plate and it’s no wonder-she’s cute! 😉
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| pucker up! |
I give up. I’ll do the extra dishwasher load for 30 minutes of independent play time. Go ahead and put your mouth on every cup and lick every bowl.
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| From January 2010 |
03
Jan
10
I tried to ignore it
I really did try to ignore this. But this was the third time in one week that I caught him doing it. The other two times I took the doll and threw it down telling him, “This is for girls!” But today, I thought, “Fine! I tried playing nice, now I’m going to take pictures to show you when you’re a teenager!” (Okay, that is a little harsh, but I don’t want him playing with dolls!!)
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| Asher-20 months |
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| It makes me feel better to pretend that he is putting
this baby doll in a head lock. |
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| Maybe this is a sign that he will be a good daddy!?! |
30
Dec
09
december outtakes
Some random pictures this month deserve to seen and so here is their turn!
Rilyn and Ella went to their good friend, Cole’s, ‘Star Wars’ themed birthday party. All the girls got to wear handmade Princess Leia buns! What a cute idea!
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Asher has taken a liking to pushing his sisters’ doll stroller around the house. In an effort to thwart his ‘girly’ behavior, I switched the stroller with a grocery cart. (Just a little less girly, I know.) Anyway, before I know it, he gets in my Tupperware cabinet and fills the cart with my Tupperware! He was hilarious pushing it around the house-my own little Tupperware lady man!
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| Who needs bowls? |
When we were in Fort Worth, Ella fell in love with Aunt Mandy’s cat, Leyle. Did I mention this kitty has a weight problem? That didn’t seem to bother Ella though, as she carried Leyle around the house like she was her baby. Poor kitty!
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29
Dec
09
Christmas in Temple
After our family Christmas in the morning, we drove an hour north to Temple for the Erickson Christmas!
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| our Ella |
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| Barbie movie!! |
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| Don’t you just love the looks you get from your kids
when they open presents?!? |
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| spoiled with gifts |
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| my nephew, Caden’s, first Christmas! |
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| wonder and awe of the season |
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| Asher was so excited to see his new chair! |
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| Their new uncle Eric, a police officer, gave Asher a talking police helmet.
Looks like the girls will be using it first for awhile! |
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| The Erickson clan: Back row: Jessica, Eric, Caden, Jeff, Becca, Norine, Ella, Rick
Front row: Rilyn, James, Asher, and me |
25
Dec
09
From our family to yours
24
Dec
09
Fort Worth
We just got home spending the ‘first Christmas’ of the season with James’ family. We always enjoy spending time with them-don’t get me wrong, but, GOSH! Asher sure makes it hard to really enjoy the holidays right now. Is it his age? Or that he is a boy? Or a sign of things to come with his personality? I don’t know, but what I do know is that pictures don’t lie…(okay, sometimes they do when I cleverly photoshop them, but I promise, these pictures were not photoshopped!) 🙂
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| ‘Bruiser’ was his nickname on this trip because he received
a busted bottom lip, a rubber burn on his chin from the mall playcourt, and an unknown head injury |
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| Lollipops kept him content, (he still is looking for trouble in this picture),but if
you dare take the lollipop away because there is nothing but the stick left… |
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| you get this |
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| and this |
James’ Christmas in Fort Worth could be summed up as “Sprite and Saltines”. He got food poisoning right before we left and he never fully recovered the whole time we were there. Poor guy!
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| blah! |
The girls had fun playing the ‘money game,’ as they called it, in Oma and Papaw’s dining room.
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| Jackpot! |
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| There was no shortage of fun for the girls! Ella with her game face! |
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| Cindy, Braden, Ben, Asher, Ella, Bear, Rilyn, James, Mandy, Allen, and me |
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| the kiddos |
12
Dec
09
main street bethlehem
We braved the chilly weather and took to the streets of Bethlehem (in Burnet, TX!)
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| Roman soldier |
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| petting the camels |
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| all bundled up! |
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| no room at the inn, but the innkeeper let us walk through! |
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| the girls, daddy, Asher, and Grandpa looking at baby Jesus |
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| Asher and Grandpa |
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| We got a little distracted when we saw this boy’s mullet!
We just had to take a picture! |
the paquettes 