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Tuesday, August 28, 2018

6 years old

Better late than never? With the move and everything I haven't had access to my computer, but I did write this blog on my phone ;-) So imagine it's closer to June 
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Ephraim just won’t stop growing.

 Ephraim is friendly, smart, funny, independent and opinionated. He learned so much in kindergarten. He’s a good reader and LOVES numbers and math. He is always trying to come up with tricky math problems for us to solve, and he astounds me with his logic (like figuring out by himself that he could calculate the number of dots on a grid of dots with 9 on one side and 4 on the other by multiplying 9 and 4).

 Ephraim values friendship. Sometimes he loses his temper but for the most part is kind and loyal. He loves to talk about his friends and is always excited to see them and play with them.



 Ephraim is a great brother. Sometimes Asher and him squabble, but for the most part they play together well. Asher idolizes his bigger brother and Ephraim watches out for him. Ephraim is super sweet with Everest, and knows how to make her laugh and thinks she is the cutest girl ever.


 Ephraim still loves Pokémon. We had a Pokémon birthday party again this year, because he couldn’t be talked into anything else. He also likes just about anything he can play on the switch, like Splatoon and Zelda. His favorite movie character is Black Panther because his best friend at school plays Black Panther with him.





 We are moving to Phoenix and Ephraim was super sad to leave all of his friends in Texas, but he is warming up to the idea and excited for new adventures.





 We love you Ephraim! Keep on being awesome!

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

One year old

Happy birthday angel baby!

You are seriously the sweetest!


You celebrated turning one by trying to take some steps, and you can stand without holding onto things for almost a minute now.  You are always on the move.


Everyone comments on how sweet and mellow you are, and that is right!  You go with the flow and put up with a lot of craziness.


You love my phone and get very sad whenever you get it and I take it away. You also love water and just exploring.  You are very independent!


You have four teeth now and I think some more are on the way!  You love to "talk." I haven't heard any words yet, but you look very intently at me when you babble, so I know you are trying to say something!


You love to climb on mommy and daddy and give the best hugs.  We love you so much!  I am so glad you are in our family.


You loved your cake smash at your birthday party!  You demolished your cake!  Happy Birthday Everest!!!



Saturday, April 21, 2018

Eleven months

How are you almost a year old my sweet Everest?

You are quite the explorer.  You crawl around and try to climb on everything.  You love to do what you see the big kids doing.

You love to babble and blow raspberries.  You clap when you are happy and are starting to laugh a little at things you think are funny.

You have two teeth now and still love to eat.  You will eat most things, and can eat a lot!

Everything (and I mean everything) goes straight into your mouth.  Its a little frustrating to try and keep all the little trinkets in the world away from you.

You are starting to develop preferences, and when you don't get your way sometimes you cry.  However, for the most part you are a pretty content little girl.

You think Ephraim is pretty funny, and you love to follow Asher around.  You are definitely a mamas girl, but you think your daddy is pretty cool too.

You are seriously just the sweetest and we can't imagine what we did before we had you!

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Ten Months

I'm a little late writing this blog.  Time really flew by this month.  Everest is 10 months old!

We love your little personality.  You are sweet and easy-going, but very very busy.

You love to explore, and are very efficient at crawling.  You can pull up on just about anything now, and love the new worlds it has opened up for you.

You love to eat, even with only one tooth, and so far you like most things, except broccoli, avocado, and raspberries.

You love to clap and laugh, and have this cute scrunchy smile. You are always babbling and "singing" especially when you play with your food.

You cry if you are hungry, tired, or scared, but not for much else.

You are pretty much the sweetest and we love you!!

Saturday, March 3, 2018

Three Years Old

Happy Birthday Ash-man!

You have such a big personality!  You want to be just like Ephraim, and you love your little sister.

You love Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Super Why, and Little Einsteins, but not as much as you love jumping, climbing, and exploring.  You are always up for some Youtube Kids on Daddy's phone.  If you have some playdo or stickers you can entertain yourself for a long time.


Your song of choice is "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star," and when you like a song that is playing you always lip sync to it.  It's pretty adorable.

You are still a snuggle bug.  You often ask "I want to sit you," as you climb on to my lap whenever you see the opportunity.  You give hugs and kisses to almost anyone who asks.

Your language has come so far.  Sometimes it's a little hard to understand you, but you are always talking and speaking in full sentences.  I love to see your wheels turning when you try to explain something to me.

You are a comedian.  If something makes someone laugh, you will do it again and again.

You push boundaries.  You especially like to run away and hide.  This can get frustrating, but it is also fun when we have a good game of chase.

You are starting to become more social.  You ask about your friends and remember their names.  Sharing is still hard, but you are noticing others and trying to play with them, and that's really fun.  You and Ephraim can fight a lot, but when you get along, you can play for a long time.  

We just love you Asher.  You bring a fun, mischievous energy to our family and we are so blessed to have you!