2 years old!

Asher, you are TWO years old today! 

I understand why everyone says not to blink or else your kids will grow up before your eyes, because that is exactly what you’ve done!  You and I have been pretty inseparable for the past two years so I feel privileged to have gotten to see everything happen… I just don’t know how the time has gone so fast!

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You are very sweet.  You give kisses and hugs and pat-pats.   You are good about saying sorry when you’ve done something wrong.  You like to snuggle and will still cuddle with me now and then (usually during cartoons or reading books.)  

You are so smart.  You are getting SO good with your numbers and letters and letter sounds.  You make connections between things all day long which always blow me away.  You remember things and love to talk about them for a long time afterward.

You are funny!  You like to laugh and be tickled.  When you hear other people laughing you join in, even if you don’t know what is so funny!  Sometimes something very normal strikes you as hilarious and you like to do it over and over.  We both end up cracking up before too long!

You love to dance.  Theme songs from cartoons bring you off the couch so you can boogie.  Music playing in stores always gets you moving, and you simply love family dance parties.  I love watching you dance to the music as we drive in the car.

You are my songbird!  You sing and sing and sing.  Your favorite songs are Hallelujah/Praise Ye the Lord, The B-I-B-L-E, River of Life, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, any Thomas song, the ABC’s, and more.  I love catching you singing even when you don’t know I can hear you.  Your sweet little voice belting out “Praise Ye the Lord!” is music to your mama’s ears and heart.

You are such a boy!  You love trucks, trains, balls, dirt, running fast, falling down, jumping off things, and making noise.  Making things crash is a favorite of yours.  Poor Daisy is learning that some days it’s just best to find a place to hide.

You love animals!  Perhaps all kids do, but you are crazy about horses and birds and goats and cows and dogs, and anything else that we might see as we drive in our car.  Horses and dogs are your particular favorites.  You still talk about the buffalo from spring break!!  And you have a blast at the zoo checking out all the animals.

You are a chatterbox.  The other day we had a long drive to the zoo and you talked the whole way there.  Your daddy couldn’t believe that you never ran out of things to jabber about almost 40 minutes later!  When you were a newborn I remember missing talking throughout the day… not anymore!  You are my little conversationalist these days!

You are a stinker.  You are definitely learning how to test your limits.  I know I shouldn’t be surprised since I’ve about seen it all teaching, AND I know that all kids do this… but it’s still a lot of work to be consistent with discipline!  Your daddy and I are trying to learn to pick our battles, without giving up.  We want you to know your limits, but still feel the grace of our love.  We pray that you would grow up to love, trust, and obey Jesus with ALL your heart and follow HIM all the days of your life. 

You are Mr. Social!  You like to observe other people and love to play with kids!  Church nursery is always hard at drop-off, but you have a ball once you get settled.   You love the playground, especially when there are lots of other kiddos there!

You are so cute!  I know I’m biased, but I just love your big brown eyes, sweet cheeks and blonde hair.  Your smile melts my heart and there are moments when you flash it at me that I want to cry knowing how fast time flies.  Slow down, little boy!  Don’t grow up too fast!

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Asher I ask you everyday if you know how much I love you.  You always say, “uh huh”… but I’m pretty sure you’ll never know!  Sometimes I get a little bit sad when I think about how in a few months it won’t be just you and me all day, every day anymore… but I am so excited to see a friendship form between you and your brother that I guess I should just be more worried about the day that you two don’t want mom hanging out with you anymore!! :)

Little did we know just how HAPPY and what a BLESSING you would truly be when we gave you that name two years ago today.  We know that you are a true gift from God and we praise HIM for knitting you together, and making you just exactly who you are!

Asher, your birthday celebrations started last night and will continue through this weekend!  We hope you have so much fun being showered with treats and presents and know just how loved you are, little boy!

Happy 2nd Birthday!!