amazed

years ago, jon's friend served in the philippines 

and brought this little buddha back for him.

we have him on a ledge above our kitchen counter.

sometimes when asha is whining i steal mauralee's 

line and tell her to breath like buddha

-in through your nose, out through your mouth-

today, she really wanted to get in the cupboard under the sink,

and when she couldn't open it, she started to whine.

i looked down at her and asked,

"ashy, what does buddha do? 

she pointed up at him,

 puckered her lips

and blew out.

she amazes me!

 love, love, love this baby!

 things she likes to do in the nude:

her squats

 contemplate solutions to social inequality

ponder the finer things of life

 kick back with the remote in hand!!

 her little buddy hudson

 she loves this video

we watch it like 10 times a day

she leads me to the computer

and starts humming

 what a little beauty

 enamored

 flossing in between her two bottom teeth!

 getting ready to brush

 she doesn't like bows in her hair

but she loves hats

this is an hungarian hat from grandma faye

she is so darling

 back to the woods

 time for a drink

 a big, long, refreshing drink!

love.

¡Feliz Cumpleaños, Papi!

11 de mayo

birthday soccer

 in the morning

with his two girls in their argentine jerseys

a dream come true for don wade

(poor asha, her front tooth was making it's appearance

and she was m i s e r a b l e)

 birthday sushi
in the afternoon

 it's a tradition!

while we were out to lunch some friends came over

and set up the bed i 'made' for jon

(found an old bed on craigslist and refinished it with the help of another friend in the ward)

 

pretty cute, no?

 and for the grand finale...

tin foil dinners at umstead state park

 this is asha's

"i love my daddy and i'm doing my best to have fun on his birthday

but my gums are killllllllllllllllllling me" face

 qué rico!

 love this dynamic duo

drunk mama, radiant little bug

 my turn to stoke the fire

what a perfect day!

I love this man. More and more every day.