Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

I love the original Judy Garland version of that song. It is my favorite for the season;)



2010 is wrapping up well but we are glad to see it behind us. We faced some struggles, persevered and are definitely stronger now. We still have much to be grateful for.

In May Austin filled a finance position at the new Volkswagen plant. It has been an excellent change for him. He enjoys his job and is enthusiastic about the new 2012 vehicle.

Asher is rapidly growing and learning new things. He tries his best to mimic things we say. So far, he really has only half a dozen words in his vocab including ball, go, mama, dada, gigi, dall (Kendall). He is a little daredevil enjoying free-falling from our bed to pillows on the floor. Asher has great rhythm evidenced by his dancing. We sure do love him:)

Kimberly is having fun in her brand new 2010 Jetta in Tungsten Silver. Taking care of Asher is full time. She keeps busy in Relief Society and at the YMCA.



We all enjoy Chattanooga. It is a beautiful southern city and we are very blessed to live in it. Merry Christmas! We love you all!

Christmas Tree from Kimberly Cone on Vimeo.

Funny Faces and Baseball

Just two cute vids of Asher from my new bday toy, the Sony Bloggie!

Funny Face from Kimberly Cone on Vimeo.

Slugger from Kimberly Cone on Vimeo.

Pretty Things

200 birthday blooms from Austin. Gorgeous Fall colors!



New pillow covers for the living room. Gotta love Etsy:)



Delicious chocolate birthday cupcake from Nicki Kent. She rocks!

Trunk or Treat

Last night we had fun eating chili and witch's brew at the Branch Trunk or Treat!



Asher says, "Roll Tide!"



We decked out our trunk. The Golf is the perfect size for this :)



My friend Stacey is preggo and due in February. She has a nice little bump.



Monster mAsher

Halloween Dance from Kimberly Cone on Vimeo.

Patch

Eye Patch - Arrr!



Pumpkin Patch :)



Saturday we visited Mayfield Farms in Athens, TN and found a new Fall tradition. It is 1100 acres of true awesome!



We browsed the produce stand, jumped on hay bales, watched teens launch corn cobs from cannons, bounced on a hay ride behind a John Deere tractor, picked a perfect pumpkin, navigated through a corn maze and enjoyed the perfect weather!





One of the old farmers told us the pumpkins were actually from an outside source and so is the milk they use in their ice cream since they have only four cows, none of which produce milk. haha!

dieciocho

This little guy is 18 months old today!



He is a spirited toddler that always knows what he wants. Makes it a lot of fun to keep up with him;)



Asher loves
running over speed bumps
running down hills
petting dogs and cats
balloons especially the red SALE ones at Walmart
any kind of ball
throwing balls
throwing objects at Mommy
crunchy leaves
his blankie and Mr. Bear at bed time
his pacy and still prefers the 0-6 month size
running around Coolidge Park
attention from the teenage girls at church
little toy cars, he makes this sound when rolling them around the house "vrrrrbrrrr"
using wipes to help clean his face
sharing cereal with Mommy expecially Oatmeal Squares
bath time with Daddy
bananas
Greek yogurt
still likes his milk warm
Goldfish
giving hugs and sometimes kisses
talking to Grandparents on my cell phone, actually he doesn't do too much talking
playing outdoors
walking the opposite direction we want to go :)
riding downtown in his stroller
nursery!
his banana toothbrush
reading books especially if the book has a ball in it
exploring
freefalling from the sofa arm onto the sofa, from the sofa onto the ottoman, kinda scary
when Daddy comes home!



This year and a half has gone by relatively quickly. He changes all the time and so fast! Thank you Gigi for all the gorgeous pics!

DunNahNuhNuh...

Batman!



While I was out boogying in ATL, Asher and his daddy had fun doing boy stuff. Which apparently, includes shopping at the dollar store. Austin said Asher found this hat there, put it on and squealed when Austin tried to take it away.



Of course, he had to buy it for him. Who could resist this cutie?



I assume he still likes it since he wore it for hours this evening.

sytycd

Jennifer and I drove to Atlanta for the SYTYCD tour show. Wow! It was awesome. We were lucky to not have to drive in too much rain but we did get a little wet in the parking lot :) We made it early enough to stuff ourselves at Carrabbas before the show. mmm.



Here we are looking hot :)




We saw Lauren, Kent (adorable), Robert, AdeChike, Ashley, Billy, Jose (meh), Ade, Courtney, Allison (love her!), Dominic (great entertainer), Kathryn and Russell.



The show consisted mostly of season 7 top performances but it also included a few new numbers. Loved it!



So excited for the show to start!
Do you like how I covered the random guy in front of Jennifer with this random pretty butterfly?

Untitled from Kimberly Cone on Vimeo.

Lauren&Kent from Kimberly Cone on Vimeo.

Kent&Lauren from Kimberly Cone on Vimeo.

Touch A Truck

Saturday we took Asher to Touch a Truck Day at the Riverpark. Although it was a pretty sweltering day, the trucks were awesome! They had everything a boy could dream of!

Including a fire truck



The concrete mixer (one of Asher's favorite books btw;)



A tractor



An emergency vehicle



Even a boat!



We also saw a mail truck, several ambulances, utility trucks, moving trucks, an adorable antique car and motocycles. All this week when Asher sees a truck he gets excited. He points to it and says "Ugk!"

Note: I know in the first picture I look like I might have a baby bump but I promise that it is the shirt. I am not preggo. Thank goodness!

Ramune and Sushi

For date night on Friday we left Asher with a babysitter and spent the evening in Northshore. We ate at Sushi Nabe and had some of the best sushi ever! Our favorite was the Scenic City roll (salmon, snow crab, cream cheese, avocado and tempura crunchies wrapped in a light green seaweed and shaped like triangles).



We shared this Japanese soda that tasted like bubble gum. The bottle was the coolest part. It is made of glass and sealed with a small glass marble that you push down inside to open the drink and the marble floats in the bottle. So cool! If I were Brendan I would miss these ;)

Fat Lip

Asher is 17 months old today. To celebrate he gave himself a busted lip. So him.



Good thing he's still happy!

Labor Day

For the Labor Day Holiday we visited Fall Creek Falls. It is the highest waterfall east of the Mississippi. A cold front came through over the weekend and it was a beautiful day.



In March there was nearly two feet of water running over this area. I attribute the low levels to Global Warming (yeah right!)



Asher enjoyed running on the rocks and smiling at the tourists.



And crossing the scary suspension bridge :)





It was the last day the park's swimming pool was open and it was sooo cold. But Asher LOVED it! He wouldn't get out even though he started shivering. To be honest, it still had nothing on The Snake River.

Simply Cuteness

We just love this guy!

One Broad Street

After running around The Tennessee Aquarium Asher enjoyed splashing in the streams on Town Square. The crowds loved to watch him dance to the music from the street performer.



Don't fall in! :)



Asher, you're so fierce! You could be ANTM with those smeyes!
He held this pose for seriously 40 seconds. He was really workin' it.


We also hit up Ben & Jerry's for a little Cherry Garcia. mmmm.

Last week, Asher and I went with my family to Panama City. It was so beautiful and there was absolutely no oil or tar balls. We just can't get enough of those gorgeous beaches!