Stairs & Steps

Jonah discovered stairs at Grammy & Poppy's house and he couldn't get enough of them! in fact, i wish we had some stairs at our house....it would be hours of entertainment.

here is more evidence that Jonah loves to carry heavy things around. he walks better when he is carrying something, the heavier the better!

warmth & sunshine

we made a trip up to Medford this last weekend. Jonah needed to see Grammy & Poppy...it had been a while! (i also needed a fix of warmth and sunshine!) it was a full weekend of family & friends. Jonah's Great Grams & Gramps came up to see us too...

Grammy & Jonah walking at the park

Poppy & Jonah

Great Grams & Jonah playing the finger game

Great Grams & Gramps at the park

Jonah insists on finding the heaviest & biggest toy around with a handle and carting it with him everywhere! he is quite obsessed with handles...

our friend Lily is leaving for Vietnam for a year to teach English. Yay for Lily!! we are so excited for her new adventure. we went to her good-bye party to wish her "happy travels". was good to see old friends. we love you Lil!

we love you too Kate!!

loves...

over the past month, despite all of his craziness and energy, Jonah has turned into quite the cuddly boy. his new thing is to lay his head on my chest and shove his arms under my armpits and hold me tight. it's my favorite! here are some random pics of my sweet boy...

wedding at the Straw House

this past weekend we went to Jim & Stefanie Savage's wedding at the Straw House in Big Flat...gorgeous! sunny and beautiful. for those of you who have never been to the Straw House, it is this cute coffee shop / cafe right on the Trinity River - you really should go. the wedding was beautiful. Jonah did great. i was afraid he would have a running commentary throughout the ceremony, but he only made a couple additions. i don't think we have ever fed him so many rice cakes! but it kept him occupied through the vows. he even behaved himself while dancing with the Bride. he is such a social boy!

bridal party

the fam

the boys
Mike, Steph & Jonah
Jonah dancing with the Bride

welcome to the Ask Family blog

to those of you who may not know, Nate and i welcomed our sweet baby Jonah to the world last November. he is now 10 months old & i have no idea where all that time went! so the majority of this blog will be about Jonah... he is a very entertaining boy.

the newest excitement in Jonah's world is the walking phase. just the other day he took a few steps on his own & everyday since the distance gets a little longer. here is today's longest journey...

this is a short first post because we just sent out an e-mail about our eventful summer. we'll be sure to keep you posted on the happenings in our lives heading into Fall & would love to hear from all of you!