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Happy First Birthday Asher!

Our little Asher turned one this week! What a fast year it was! Asher was such a happy baby throughout his first year, and he continues to bring us lots of joy as we get to see more and more of his personality developing.

Some of our favorite things about him are: his squeals of joy when he "wrestles" with daddy and Leah and Wyatt. We love his crazy hair. We love his snuggles and his slobbery kisses. Lucy loves how frequently he feeds her from his high chair.  We never stop laughing about how sometimes he randomly starts walking backwards and laughing about it like it is the funniest thing that has ever happened. When Ryan comes home from work he immediately motors over to him with his arms out yelling "Daaaaah! Daaah!"

The things Asher most enjoys these days are: emptying Kleenex boxes tissue by tissue, emptying the mini-fridge where we store juice boxes and other assorted beverages, unraveling toilet paper, playing in Lucy's water bowl, climbing, sitting in laundry baskets, emptying the pantry, peek-a-boo, waving goodbye, and playing the kazoo. (He's quite good!)

Here are some b-day pics of our little Tank!

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Grandma Dainty said…
It has been a fast year and I love, love, love my cuddly buddy!

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