Here are a couple of pics of the big guys!  Oh, how they love one another.  Caleb is a dynamite big Brother.  We actually just pulled him out of preschool last week because he wants so badly to be home with Brody and Asher.  Goodness, he'll have plenty of years of school... let the brothers play!  

Asher, Matt and I just got home from our Aspen vacation, just the three of us.  Matt skied and the Babe and I rested.  That said, I don't want to sound like the typical, sleep-deprived mama sine I'm about to boast that ASHER SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME LAST NIGHT!  From 10pm - 6:30am!  He didn't do this on the vacation, but he was a wonderful travel companion for me.  He smiles often and even started to make a laughing little coo sound when he's happy.

I missed the big boys terribly, I confess, but was so blessed to have our friend Amy here with them for the first three days, and my mom with them for the following two.  When we arrived home the boys were happy to see us, then went immediately back to Grandma for some more play!   

Now were home and ready for some good family time.  The top picture is one of our first family shots taken on April 5th (my birthday) when we went to Sea World!  (Thank you for the tickets, Patrick!)  The next big event Caleb is looking forward to is his big boy camping trip with Dad in two weeks!  I am reminded that we are not raising little boys, we are raising little boys to become men!  I love watching our first born grow into a little man these days and camping with Dad will help, I've no doubt.

He is Risen... indeed!  

Tomorrow is actually Easter Sunday, but we did some celebrating tonight.  Here is a picture of Matt reading an Easter story to the boys and opening their "Resurrection Eggs."  

Today, however, is Asher's 1 month birthday.  Unbelievable.  But I know that time has passed because he's already getting nice and chunky.  I'm sure I'll have some pictures of him in his Easter duds tomorrow, so check back in to see all of his chins.

God Bless Grandma!  I prayed that the boys wouldn't experience too much grief over my divided attention, and God answered my prayer by sending "Grandma!"  The boys shout for joy when she arrives, they cry when she leaves, and then they long for her when she's gone.  (Sometimes I'll find Brody looking forlorn and ask him what is wrong.  He ALWAYS ANSWERS THIS QUESTION with, "I miss Nama.")   When she is with us she gives them all of her love and attention.  As a matter of fact, I think that this shot of her with Asher (giving him his first bottle yesterday) is one of only a handful of times she's held him.  She's always busy playing horses, dinosaurs, cars....  or cleaning up my kitchen.  Oh, if only she could live with us until the boys all go to COLLEGE!

Aunt Cherrie came to visit baby Asher this past weekend and wiggled his first smiles out of him.  The boys had a marvelous time playing with their cousin, Rachel!

Here's our clean little Asher after his Daddy gave him his first (sponge) bath!  He is so alert and eager to be interacted with.  His brother's love getting in his little face.

Here is a picture of Asher in his Grandpa G's arms.  Grandpa G and Gramita came to visit our newest addition when he was only four days old.  

Today, however, we are on day 10 of Asher's life and he is spending the majority of it SLEEPING!  Caleb is outside riding his big wheel as Matt washes the cars.  Brody and Asher are both napping and I just woke up from a cat-nap myself.  

I loved the first week of our littlest boy's life and can't believe that it is over.  Matt returns to work tomorrow and I will be on my own with our brood.  Yes, feel free to pray for me!  Our new neighborhood friends and the church family we've been adopted into have been a tremendous blessing to us.  We've received an outpouring of meals, gifts, and love like I hadn't imagined we would given our new arrival to town.  And then there has been my mom, coming as often as possible and loving on our two eldest.  It's possible that they love her best right now, and that is okay by me... for she is loving THEM the best while we are learning how to take care of our three.