A Year in Review

He has gotten so big...

check these pictures out:

 On his first birthday, April 18, 2012 - there was cake... robot cake....

He actually got his own cake...

And it was "Nummy!"

 Here he is... the actual day of his birthday... with his first ever ice cream cone!

 Here he is in May, learning how to color.

 Mommy got a new job in May - Asa's the newest, and littlest, volunteer at the Health & Wellness Clinic!

Hippity the bunny still goes everywhere with Asa.  Everywhere!

Playing in the tunnel at the park is his favorite!

Happy Father's Day, Daddy!  I made you this in June!

 Asa LOVES to be outside!!

And, Asa loves his cousins!!  Kylie, Breanna, and Aunt Nay Nay visited Asa this past summer!

They had so much fun!

 Here's Asa in July - the very first time with corn on the cob acting like he eats it every day of his life and it's his favorite food!  Silly little man chowing down!!

Daddy & Mommy went on a mission trip to Canada in July... 

 And Asa got to stay with LuLu and Grammy and see his cousins too!  

(Sorry I don't have a picture of Asa and Grammy from this week.  I'm sure Grammy does, though!)

 Asa mowing the lawn in August... though the drought pretty much killed it before he got there.

 Spiffy man... wow, he grows up fast!!

One of our favorites... Asa calling for the puppy.  He's very bossy with his puppy.

In September we visited Papa and Grammy... and Asa met the chickens!
He did not appreciate the one that stepped on his leg to get the food from Papa - but was fascinated by them!

 He's getting sooo big!  He still loves all his animals!

 In October we went back to Ohio to visit Grammy & Papa... Asa knew right where we were, even at 3am when we arrived!  He immediately started making chicken noises and asked for Papa and the chickies - we honestly had never heard a chicken noise or that many words come out of his mouth!  He was so excited!  Welcome new vocabulary and funny animal sounds.  Ask Asa what a shark says... it's super funny!

 Asa got to drive a BMW all by himself (well - with Hippity's help!)
in October when we visited Wes & Darlene!  :)

 Just like Mommy... Asa loves "colours!"

Pete and Bunny still join Asa regularly at mealtime.

 In November Asa got to hang out with cousins!!

 And in November Asa became a cookie thief... snatching them right off the counter!

 In December we made gingerbread cookies!  Asa helped....

 And ate all the cinnamon candies off of the cookies!

 In January - with Daddy - Asa learned to play in the dryer.
Dryers and babies freak Mommy out - so Asa stays clear of the laundry room when Mom's around!

 Asa LOVES the playground!  And Asa loves Uncle Caleb!
In February while Mommy was in California, Uncle Caleb and his friend Sarah came and stayed with Asa and Daddy... Asa had so much fun playing with them and can't wait to see them again... hopefully soon!

 Uncle Caleb is the best.

 This picture is so funny - we caught Asa laughing at Peter Rabbit on one of his videos.

 When Mommy came home from California, we all made Valentine Cookies - for friends far away and for Mommy's Clinic Volunteers.  Asa LOVES making cookies!

 Asa throws the flower, rolls the dough, cuts the cookies, eats the dough, and steals the cookies!
Nummy!!!  *Smacking lip noise - loudly*

And these days one of Asa's frequented spots is behind the highchair in the corner... this is where he hides from Claxton and yells "No!" anytime he has a cookie and the dog so much as looks in his direction.  He has to hide out to eat his cookies just in case Claxy might sniff at him.  Poor puppy... but Asa sure does love you!  Asa loves to get Claxton treats, can all by himself, and claps and cheers when Claxy eats them!

Wow.
That was quite the year.
So many more pictures are missing, too...
I couldn't get the Halloween shots to load... Asa was a cow and a lion!
Hopefully those will come up sometime.  We hope you like these!
It is CRAZY how much Asa has changed in a year!

Blessings be on you!

-The Goode Family