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Asher seems so old now, doesn't he? Check out these cranky faces he's been making...like he's about to throw a fit or something.

He turns one on thursday and I feel that toddlerhood is upon us. But he's still my sweet baby who likes to pat his naked tummy.

Retraction

It has been brought to my attention that I have linked to a blog which may not be appropriate for this family blog. I should look closer before linking to other websites. In addition to embarrassingly bad blog design, weird writing, and sketchy links, Next Top Design's main advertiser is called "manjoolz". Don't google that.

Here's another, classier post about Quarry. Design Milk.

one more thing....

who hijacked my blog and posted this playlist? And how long has it been there?

Thanks for introducing Asher to Young MC, he's loving it.

good news

I just wanted to drop in and let all of Ryan's fans know that he has updated his website (www.RyanDartDesign.com ) with a store section where you can buy some of his products, like this handy stackable crate. They're quite versatile and paintable, too, if you're crafty.


His quarry table been featured on a couple of blogs like Next Top Design and mocoloco .

Today is the greatest

When Ava was having "quiet time" I went up to the playroom, and out of hearing-range of Ava. Noises tend to distract her from sleep, and she really needed a nap on this particular day.

About 15 minutes into quiet time, I heard some noises but ignored them. 20 minutes later I went back downstairs to discover that Ava had indeed gone to sleep. But not before this:

That's right. She changed her own poopy diaper then went back to bed and went to sleep.

It took at least 10 wipees (see picture), but she actually did a perfect job of cleaning herself up. I'm not sure if she's trying to grow up or trying to stay a baby.

I only used my camera once this weekend

We decided to take a roadtrip while Ryan was away this weekend. We were lucky enough to have my friend Sarah along with us. She is so fun to have around, and as you can see from the picture she doubled as my nanny this weekend. She should get paid for this.
We visited Brennan and rachel in richmond, then we visited my friend paige and the sweetest 1-year-old I know, Gabe. I didn't even notice that I didn't take any pictures of them while we were there.
Asher's second time in the swing. He was loving it!
Hugfest when we said goodbye to the cousins and Rachel.

Leaf Sequence

Wings


This was a beautiful warm sunday in January. Days like these make me so happy to be in NC!