Feeling crafty, say what now?

I am not usually a crafty person, and I'm sure a lot of people say that about themselves so I'll specify. I am not an original crafty person. I can't think up ideas and execute them I have to have a picture handed to me, a plan laid out. And I generally have to think about it for a long time before I actually do it. Over the last few weeks I have been pondering homemade paper lanterns and wondering if I could figure them out. Thanks to google, pinterest, and crafty people who are willing to share their genius, I attempted them. They are by no means perfect, Asher's need to be adjusted, and they probably wont come with us if we move, but I think I like them for now.

tangled with the stomach flu

We have all been pretty sick this week, Asher with a cough, (that sounds suspiciously fake forced and generally only comes up when he doesn't want to eat something or go to sleep) and Nathan and I with the stomach flu. Seriously we haven't been well since before Christmas but hopefully with spring on the way the worst is behind us. We were able to catch a birthday party of Asher's friend Gracie before we all became house-bound. She turned one and her party was themed after Tangled. Asher loved it and so did us adults, the food was great! Plus, you can't go wrong with Flyn Rider...  

raspberries in march

I  mentioned how Asher woke up laughing at his new found talent of blowing raspberries, well- I caught it on camera when he woke up from a wonderful three hour nap.
I don't know where he learned it, I have never done this to him...but it is oober cute so I don't mind. He also kept it up long after I turned off the camera.

go baby go

Asher is scooting! He arches his back and balances on his belly then throws his arms forward and scrunches his knees to scoot a couple inches forward, or to the side, and sometimes accidentally backwards if his arms are pushing harder than his little chubby legs. A few other firsts that have been recent are his first time sitting in a shopping cart without and support besides the strap, and he graduated to a convertible car seat. The cutie also woke up this morning blowing raspberries and laughing about it, and he has perfected the sound of "D" by agonizing repetition which makes me think it is his favorite letter to sound so far. Or he really loves his dada, or most likely both!

We took Tucker to the dog park this morning, it was beautiful and sunny and almost warm. The gravel was even dry which never happens. Asher talked to all the dogs as they ran past but ignored the people for the most part except an old man who would smile and say hello to Asher from a few feet away and Asher, bless his heart, would smile all goofy and big at him. I really think it made that man's day.

rainy days are good days

It has been a long time since I posted, I actually forgot I even had a blog. Lets see, since I last posted we have moved twice, had a baby, changed jobs, received new church callings, and many other things. We moved to a two bedroom while still in Houston, lived there about five months then moved cross country to Hillsboro Oregon which is about 15 miles East of down town Portland. We moved for Nathan's new job as a freight broker for Conway. He is really great at it and enjoys it.

Our baby Asher is now 8 1/2 months old, he has two teeth on the bottom in the front, he is crawling and is incredibly independent. If he could he would do everything himself. Its been a struggle lately to get him to eat enough to stay full to sleep. He wont take the bottle and wont let us spoon feed him, and he gets annoyed and frustrated long before he can feed himself enough to stay content. A work in progress.

It rains here a lot. Most days are grey and dreary. Mist and moss are a consistent theme. I love it. I have never been so excited to see the sun as when it shines through after days of grey. The grass is green and soft though always soggy. The people are nice, no one uses umbrellas and everyone has a dog. We go to the coast fairly often, it is different than anywhere else. It is mysterious with large rock formations and pebbled beaches strewn with drift wood and the exoskeletons of crabs. There are crazy trees and waterfalls, beautiful small flowers and birds. The squirrels here have red tipped ears and are large and fast and enjoy teasing dogs from their branches.

 

In the rain is often the best place to dance and sing since no eyes will be searching above the grey pavement on which their feet are treading, unless they too are wanting to dance.