Albino Family

Because the Finzel Family could also be known as the "semi-albino" family, we had to buy Asher a little sun hat today for our hike around Garden of the Gods...here is a pic of Asher getting ready to go on his first hike with his new hat:

Bubba is 4 months old!

It's so hard to believe that our little Asher man is already 4 months old - time really does fly by! He is so much fun and we absolutely love having him as part of our family. Just the other day he started laughing and squealing while I was tickling him and my heart just melted...he brings such incredible happiness and joy to our lives! Here are some recent pics of our little bubba:

I always swaddle him up before his nap. However, the other day I wrapped him up but he had NO interest in sleeping so I let him sit on the couch and look around for a while...
Our little burrito.

Precious little feetAsher with his favorite toy

He loves grabbing for it and sticking it in his mouth. However, he is at the age where he wants to do more than his body will allow so he gets pretty frustrated when his arms don't move and grasp things the way they should! Hopefully that will get better in the next couple months.

Brokke Uncles

Asher finally got to see his uncle Derek again when he came to Colorado a couple weeks ago....Derek is doing a School of Biblical Studies with YWAM and has been living in Hawaii since last October. The last time he saw Asher was when he was 2 weeks old so it was pretty fun to have him here now that Asher is a little more interactive. Here are pictures of Asher with my three wonderful brothers...three of his five uncles!

Asher with Uncle Drew in California

Asher and Uncle Derek
Derek made him laugh and "talk" a lot - it may have been because of that crazy beard!

Chillin' with Uncle Dustin

The Grumpster

So, just recently Asher has definitely developed a whiny side if he doesn't like the way things are going. The funniest though is that he has a "grumpy" face he does where his lip is out and he just looks completely put out and distraught with life! Anyways, last night while I was at the gym and Mark was watching Asher he took this picture of him and sent it to me in a text message titled "Asher wants mommy to come home." It made me laugh so hard - poor guy has such, such a rough life! :)

Easter at the Finzels

This year we spent Easter with Mark's family in Denver. We went to a Sunday morning Easter service at Coors Amphitheater and then spent the rest of the day eating good food (thanks Donna!) and hanging out at the Finzel's house. Because of their busy trip schedule, Hans and Donna had not seen Asher in over a month so it was great for them to be able to spend some time with him - he changes so much every week! Here are some pictures from Easter:

Ok, so this was actually the day before Easter but Asher was pretty much dressed like an Easter egg in his green and yellow outfit. You can't tell in this picture but he has matching pants that are also green and yellow stripes...it is quite the ensemble.

Easter morning...Asher loves falling asleep in his swing. Notice the placement of his hands - done all by himself!

Our little family
(Yes, I know he's wearing the same outfit as he did to the wedding but it's the only "dressy" outfit he has ok!)

Grandpa Finzel and Asher

Grandpa and Grandma Finzel

Asher loved having Grandma Finzel read to him

Aunt Cambria - Asher has 5 uncles and only 1 aunt so she's pretty special!

Asher's First Road Trip...California or Bust!

This past week we took a family road trip to Southern California for Steve and Victoria Smith's wedding (Mark was a groomsmen in the wedding). Asher did AMAZINGLY well on the 18 hour trip both to and from California. Actually, he slept better on the trip than he ever does at home! We had a great time overall and it was so good catching up with old friends and enjoying the awesome weather and food of Southern California (I visited Golden Spoon - my favorite frozen yogurt shop - 3 times in the 4 days we were there)! The only downside was that we had a slight encounter with an elk on our drive home. And by "slight" I mean we hit one on the drive home and it banged up my car quite a bit. Not to worry though, Gladys the Stratus is ever so faithful and will not go down without a fight. She is still driving strong, even without a side view mirror and dents all along the side! :)

Here are some pictures from the trip...

Asher lookin' cute

Asher reunited with Uncle Drew!

The Fam at Victoria and Steve's wedding

Asher looked so slick for the wedding...check out his sweet hat!

Those cheeks are just so chunky and irresistible

Our pre-marital counselors and good friends Pete and Julie Forbes

Our good friends Anette and George Rihovsky

Asher absolutely LOVED his auntie Kathleen. He had so much to say to her and made sure to give her lots of smiles! He had so much fun staying with her (actually, we all had SO much fun staying with her). Thanks Kathleen!

Our little frog

After his bath yesterday we tried out Asher's frog robe for the first time and it was pretty much the cutest thing ever! Here is our favorite picture of the little dude: