So here are some of Asher's neighborhood friends. His cousin India, and India's neighbor friend Tristan. We have SO many kids on our block. Asher really looks up to India. His girlfriend is a little girl named Hannah who we sit behind in church. He flirts with her all through sacrament. It really quite adorable.

Lions and tigers and bears, OH my! That was our theme this year for Halloween. Asher was very excited about the candy part. We went to the ward party and had a chily cook off. My chili won the "Best Looking"....hmm... I wasn't sure if that was a compliment or not but I took the prize candy without asking. Maybe next year it will taste as good as it looks. The party was earlier in the week, but on Halloween night Asher and I handed out candy with Aunt Erin, and then dressed up in cousin India's dragon costume to visit daddy at work. Jeremy's work friends just adore Asher. And he is totally chill just being passed from server to server at the restaraunt. Except for Adam Wilson who sometimes makes him cry...So we had a pretty fun holiday for Asher's first Halloween.

This was taken on an outing with Asher to Provo Canyon. I was lucky to get him in such a great mood for pictures. He loves the outdoors...he thinks leaves are delicious. Asher is getting so big! I know I say that every time I blog, but as you can see he's standing pretty good, and I think he'll be walking soon. I can't believe how fast babies grow! I used to be able to easily cradle him in one arm, but now I definately need both arms, and soon he won't need me to hold him...*sigh* After Asher was born I used to wonder how women could ever go through that more than once, but now I understand. Before you know it they grow up and you forget the pregnancy and the delivery, and you just wish you could do it all over again. Well...I'm happy with just one for now, but there is definately room for more.

Asher "getting a drink" after the hike...or maybe we should say he was just cooling off.

This picture was taken on Asher's second hike (first was hiking the Y at BYU) to Arches National Park. I loved this hike for three reasons (1) Not too hot (2) BEAUTIFUL scenery (3) not to vigorous...hiking with a baby can wear you out really fast. We had a good time camping there...even though we got there after dark without a reservation and Asher was crying a lot of the trip...But in my opinion all that just makes for good stories later (right guys??)