A NEW FOUR WHEELER

This is Asher on his old four wheeler. This lucky kid is getting a new one for his birthday this next Saturday. We got a good deal on it because it was an '06 and they needed room for their '08s. It is a little 90 cc instead of a 50 cc. Hallie can now have Asher's old one all to herself!

I was taking Asher to karate in Rigby. On the way there, we passed Ucon. Asher's brain is a little sponge and he remembers everything. Anyway, he told me all about Clifford and Share and how they used to live in Ucon, but not anymore because they live in Boise which "is like FIVE hours away!". I told him they were moving back after Christmas. Then he tells me that when they move back they are going to have another baby. According to Asher, it will be a girl because they don't have a girl yet. Not only will it be a girl, but it will be a Baby Share. They have a Baby Clifford, it only makes sense to have a Baby Share! When they have a girl and it is not a Baby Share, I think Asher might be disappointed.

I also have to brag about my nieces for a minute. Mckenzie and Kelsie are the best babysitters ever! My kids always have so much fun with them. The other day Kelsie babysat and made snowflakes with my kids and put them on our Christmas tree. Asher and Hallie were so proud of them. It's the small things that make a big difference. THANK YOU MCKENZIE AND KELSIE FOR BEING SO GREAT!

CHECK UP WITH DR. JUDD

Wednesday the 12th Asher had an appointment with his cardiologist. Things look really good. His chest x-ray looked great, which means his heart is not enlarged. His EKG was perfect, pulses in his feet were good and strong, and his blood pressure was fantastic. Dr. Judd could not hear a heart murmur anymore which means that his bicuspid valve in his heart (which is supposed to be tricuspid) is working fine. However, he still has that scar tissue which is blocking his aorta artery. Instead of talking about doing another surgery when he is big enough (about 80 lbs) it sounds like we can wait into his teen years. And I was worried he wouldn't be able to ride amusement park rides, but he can. That restriction is only for people with heart muscle problems. Asher's heart only has "plumbing" issues, so he's fine. That means we can still take our kids to Lagoon and Disney Land! Yay! That was the best cardio check up yet!

Asher will be turning 5 in a week. Time flies by so fast! In pictures from a year ago he looks like a little toddler, and Hallie looks like a little baby! Now they look like little kids. Crazy.