24 Days to Baby!

The Stewart family is awaiting the arrival of its newest member, scheduled to arrive on March 19, 2010. Asher has been especially busy practicing being a big brother...

Helping Daddy with home projects and the basement remodel (pics to come)

Helping Mommy and Daddy in the Kitchen

He's busy resting up and preparing for the inevitable sleepless nights. I guess Aaron and I should get a clue on that one!



Even Bode is getting some shuteye

Trying on GiGi's glasses to make reading himself bedtime stories a little easier. :)

All in all it has been a busy winter for the family and we are thankful for all our family and friends that have been helping us get ready for Baby Stew!

Amidst the busy work we have been able to share some special time with family over Christmas break and in January for a Lake Tahoe ski trip.

Asher wrestling with his older cousin, Aidan. Finally someone he can REALLY wrestle with. We knew we'd get a picture of this sooner or later. I'm just waiting for him to cozy up and fall asleep in there.

Asher with cousins Aidan and Allison in Spokane, Christmas morningThanks for checking in everyone. We'll try to keep you a little more posted this spring.

Oh boy...

...or girl! We recently had our 20 week ultrasound and decided to keep Baby Stew #2 a surprise for all. We are on track for a new little brother or sister at the end of March and we'll try to keep you all posted on our quarterly blog update. (Ha Ha!)


Aaron finally hit the BIG 30! Can you believe it?

Asher was so fortunate to host a playdate at his house a few weeks ago. Talk about a houseful of kidlets and organized chaos, so I didn't get pictures of everyone!

4 Toddlers for dinner...pretty exciting and just a little messy, but we have Bode to help with that.

Andrew and Ella

Amelia and Asher

They all had so much fun watching each other and performing for all the adults watching. It was pretty precious.

Asher and Mommy

Asher and Jack

Hmm...I spy a snacktrap in most of these pictures. Those things are so handy, except that Bode knows exactly what they are. Toddler + snacktrap = more food for me!

Sightseeing at Alki beach in West Seattle

Staying warm and dry with Daddy

We have had some fall yard cleanup to do and Asher has been jumping right in to help Daddy. He is quick to point out that safety is the number one priority. Don't forget your personal protective equipment!

Yes, we did go trick or treating and Asher made the cutest Zebra ever! Downtown Bremerton businesses were open late and there was a hayride too. Fortunately he didn't get too jazzed up on candy and was still able to sleep.

Let's see... I also had a birthday to celebrate. I was born in 1977, so you do the math. We went to a fun noodle shop in Capitol Hill to feel hip, while Aunt Beck watched Asher for the evening.

More leaves from our big maple tree...they just keep coming along with the winter rain.

Thanks for catching up with the Stewies!

Little Gardener

Here is a little snipit of Asher in all his cuteness as usual. I'm trying desperately to get one of our other videos on the blog, so this will have to tide you over for now.

TTFN, The Stewarts

Grandma Jan and 2009 Summer Update

I've missed some important events and cute pics over the summer, so I'm attempting to catch everyone up...

Asher's first kid's meal at Burgerville outside of Portland on the 4th of July. It was a fish sticks meal complete with a small pot and tomato seed to plant next year. What a fun restaurant!

Cooling off at Jamison Park in Portland's Pearl District on a hot July day.

Grandma Jan came to visit for a couple of weeks in July and August. Asher had a great time with Grandma and got pretty used to having her around.

Here they are enjoying some of this season's Rainier cherries, yum!

We enjoyed a spectacular day, hiking at Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park.

Catch ya later!

Stehman Farms 2009

Early summer on the prairie.

Milk River Valley Church where my granparents were married.

A late summer thunderstorm with some nasty hail brewing in it. It looks pretty harmless right now, but look out!

Cutting 35 out of 40 hours to get the harvest in