Asher Swinging at the Playground

Life in the Davis House

Well, what can I say, but if you are still checking our blog for updates...bless you! Between work, taking care of two sweet little boys and keeping up with the house, there is no time for anything extra. Much has happened in the months since our last posting, as I am sure you can well imagine. Bryant just finished up swimming lessons with my friend and running buddy Ashley, and he loved every minute of it and he has actually picked up quite a few skills along the way. We will need to spend some time in the pool this summer to make sure he retains what he has learned, so I will have to sacrifice and spend some hot summer days in the pool, darn!!! :-)

Asher is doing fantastic! He has another eye appointment in Portland at OHSU in July and we will get him new glasses and a new perscription. I am amazed the glasses he is in now have lasted this long, but he is doing great with them. Asher has grown 4 teeth in the last 3 weeks, and hated every minute of it, but he is doing great with solid foods and really prefers to feed himself to having mommy spoon feeding him. He is trying really hard to crawl, but so far he does a lot of rolling around and scooting backwards. We call him rolley polley because that is how he gets everywhere right now, but hey it works!! He is such a mellow happy baby and I think he is just content to let his brother take care of him and relax, no need to crawl or walk when someone will take care of things for you!

Jeremy is very busy with work and we are extremely thankful for the busy time. He has two guys working for him this year and that seems to be adequate for now.

Work is busy for me and juggling the mommyhood/work thing hasn't been easy, but I am really getting the hang of scheduling out my day to make sure I can take care of the necessities. The boys keep me very busy, but they also play really well independently, so that makes it a lot easier for me to get things done.

Warm, wonderful Spring weather has descended upon us the last couple of weeks and we have been outside enjoying every minute of it. My treadmill is in need of repair, so I am running outside with the boys in the double jogger most days, great workout, but really exhausting! My Mom came over for Mother's Day and we all had fun hanging out shopping and going for walks. Last weekend we hit the high 80's, so Bryant got his first taste of playing in his little outdoor pool and he had a blast. Asher spent his time playing on a towel in the grass and we all enjoyed the sunshine. I will try my best to update this blog a little more often, once you get this far out of date it is easy to just let things go!

Road Trip

As some of you know, we were blessed with the opportunity to take a vacation with Jeremy's parents, his sister and her family and his brother and wife. We just returned a few days ago from a whirlwind vacation that took us down to Indio California (Palm Springs area), Oceanside California, and home through Reno Nevada. We opted to drive the 1000 miles down to our vacation destination in lieu of flying with 2 small kids (we decided it was the less stressful of the two options.) The kids were amazing in the car. We took 2 days to get down there and 3 days to come home and all-in-all, they did really well with all the sitting. Our hotel in Indio was beautiful and included a private hot tub on the balcony overlooking a golf course. The weather was fairly cooperative, with only 1 day of rain during the entire week. We visited the Living Desert in Palm Desert which is an animal sanctuary with some really cool exhibits including Camels and Big Horned Sheep and they had a petting zoo where the kids were able to brush goats (this may have been their favorite part of the whole park!) After 4 days in Indio, we drove to Oceanside CA, which is on the coast directly between Anaheim and San Diego. This was Bryant's first trip to the beach and despite the cooler conditions (high 60's) he really had a fun time playing in the sand with his cousins. A trip to the LA area isn't complete without a visit with Mickey, so we all took one day and drove to Anaheim to the happiest place on earth (or the worst, depending upon how patient a person is with waiting in line.) We had assumed with it being a random Thursday in February that the park would be on the quiet side, but I think everyone else had the same idea. Disneyland was packed, and when we asked some employees about why it was so busy, they were baffled. Disneyland even decided to remain open past the planned close time of 9pm to accomodate all the extra visitors. It was a beautiful day, nearly 80, so maybe that brought out some of the locals. Although I know Bryant won't remember the trip, he really did have a great time and went on all the ride's his height would allow, including the Matterhorn, a roller coaster in toon town and Pirate's of the Carribean (twice). He loved the thrill rides and didn't tire of the lines or the rides. Asher even got to go on a ride, I took him with us on It's a Small World which was just rennovated and reopened this month and he was squealing and smiling, it was adorable.



On our way home from California, we stopped in Reno to spend a night with my Uncle Bill and Aunt Shirley and visit my cousin and her family. Bryant managed to pick up a bug towards the end of our trip, so he wasn't feeling too well, but he was a trooper as was Asher with missing naps, sleeping in new beds and adjusting their schedules to meet the needs of the greater good. All in all it was a fun and restful trip and we are so thankful for the chance to get away as a family and even though Jeremy, Asher and I have all managed to get sick we are all very happy to be home!