January end

The Atkins house is finally getting well!!! I feel like we've been sick nonstop for quite some time--passing it back and forth to eachother. 

Love these fun 'boy' craft with Asher's footprints. Can't wait to get them framed and hung in the playroom!! 

Asher had his 3 year check up that turned into a 'sick' visit. Poor kiddo. He is still struggling with his wheezing/coughs, potential asthma. He's now old enough to use an inhaler with a tube that helps him breathe it in at the same time. I LOVE IT!! So much better than the loud and never ending breathing treatments that we had to do forever! 

Always wanted to get a splash of pink in my hair! I bit the bullet and went for it! Ha! It's not super noticeable if I don't pull my hair back --which I rarely do when it's this short. It's fun and I work from home--so why not?!! Asher thinks its hilarious! 

Got this sweet illustration done for our family! Love it!!! 

Sweet Presley! We ended her physical therapy last week since she cried the whole time we were there. She's still not walking and we have her 15-month appt next week so we'll see what her new pedi says...

Party Time!!!

We celebrated Asher's birthday at ASI Gymnastics on Sunday. So.Much.Fun!! They were amazing and they seriously did everything! We rented out the whole place and they provided 2 'teachers'. They orchestrated games and really got all of the kids involved! It was a great turnout--52 people came (20 of his friends/cousins)! Oh my! It was perfect for the big group. Asher now has a million more presents to play with. Before Christmas we went though the play room and started a 'give away' pile. It's massive and much needed! His daycare will be happy to see the new stuff we'll be donating! 

We have a THREE year old!!

Asher had his 3rd birthday last week! I seriously can't believe it! Last year be was barely talking at all and we were worried about his speech. Boy have things turned around! He talks nonstop, loves sports, loves playing outside, and loves his sister! He enjoys going to school and his sweet teachers. Everyday when I ask him about school he tells me what he ate for lunch and who he played with most. Lol. He's 90% potty trained and I'm good with that...it'll come. We just switched pediatricians so we haven't seen his 3 year stats yet. Soon to come. His party will be at ASI gymnastics this Sunday. We invited lots of kiddos this year! I'm excited to see him have fun with his friend at the party! ❤️❤️❤️ Happy birthday Asherman!!!! Xoxoxo

Wow! 2014

Can't believe another year has past! 2013 was wonderful with lots of fun and wonderful memories, until we came to Christmas! It was honestly miserable. Our whole family caught the (horrible) FLU! Literally we had to cancel ALL of our plans. Church, dinner, family stuff, Christmas morning presents, everything! We were in bed and couldn't move for 3 days! Then the kids got it and it lingered on forever! We kept Asher out of school for 2 weeks, he got it the worst and will

finally go back to school tomorrow! He's kinda excited, I'm pretty sure he's stir-crazy at home! 

We brought in the new year just like any other day. We didn't do anything special--I stayed up till 12:01a, kissed the hubs and went to bed! Ha! I'm old. 

Next weekend is Asher's birthday party! I can't believe he's turning 3!!! So amazing how he's turning into such a charming little boy! Melts my heart! Presley is growing like crazy and is still not walking yet. She'll be 15 months in about a week. She's going to physical therapy (started in November) 2x a week to help with we core and leg muscles to help her walk soon. ❤️ She gets around as quick as any other though, she's all over the place that's for sure! 

Happy new year to all and hope to see you more this year! Cheers! 

Here are the pre-flu Christmas activities. 🎅❤️🎅🎄🎁

He is Risen!!!

Easter was so great!!! Even though I missed my mom (they are living in Scotland) we had a wonderful time with mikes family & our friends. Our neighborhood had our annual egg hunt. It was a ton of work and preparation but well worth it and all the kids had a blast! We 'hid' 10,000 candy-filled eggs!!!!! Also had catered Taco Casa, DJ, Easter bunny, face painters, 'tattoo' artist, and 3 bounce houses...all for free! It was a success!
Sunday morning we went to the early service at church (we brought the kids in the service and it was thankfully a success!) it was an awesome service. Afterwards we went to my SILs house for Easter dinner. It was delicious and she even had an egg hunt for the kids. So fun!!!
The weather is nice and our garden is growing!!! We had our first radishes last night with dip. So yum!
Next weekend me & Presley fly out to Omaha to visit my family and I'm going to see Chris Tomlin in concert since I missed him when he came to Dallas. I can't wait!!!!

Yoga, kids & Spring!!!

Last weekend I went on a girls weekend yoga trip to East Texas. It was a.m.a.z.i.n.g!!!! We went 2 years ago and loved it so much!! My great friend & neighbor, Timarie is a certified yoga instructor and she taught all of the classes and was the host with another Pilates instructor. It was so relaxing and rejuvenating. We drank lots of wine at night and did lots of yoga during the day. They made us super health meals and snacks. It was my first weekend away from Presley. And Mikes first time with both kids overnight, solo! The kids did great!!
Presley is 5 months old and is growing like a weed! She loves her bumbo seat and watches her brother run around the house and just giggles at him!! It's adorable!
Asher is still battling his asthma (even though the docs won't call it that). He's on nebulizer breathing treatments, what seems like, year round! Poor baby!! :( he never acts sick and it doesn't phase him but I still feel so bad. Ugh.
Spring time is here!! I'm loving the weather already! We play outside all the time now and it stays brighter later, I love it!!! Lots of birthday parties on the weekends and getting ready for Easter. No plans other than church since my mom is in Scotland :( and we usually have dinner at her house. I got Presley's Easter basket in from pottery barn kids. We have an Easter egg hunt (5,000 eggs!!!) in my neighborhood that I'm helping put together. It'll be super fun, as always! I'm excited for Asher to actually participate in the egg hunt--we'll have to practice ahead of time so he can get some good loot!! Ha!

Zoo!!

Our neighbors (and great friends) invited us to the zoo last weekend. They have 2 boys and all have season passes to the Dallas Zoo. We've never taken Asher because he is *seriously* SUPER afraid of dogs. Any size, even if they don't bark. He will shake and scream his head off in fear. It's horrible to see, but needless to say that is why we haven't taken him to the zoo. We talked to him before we went and he seemed very excited about all be animals. We were so thankful that he REaLLy enjoyed it!!! His favorites were the otters, elephants, giraffes and lions. We had a great time and the weather couldn't have been more perfect!!!
Presley did perfect and loved to watch all of the action from the stroller. Great day and we'll definitely be going back!!!