We have been spending a lot of time outside recently trying to get the yard ready for the spring. Fortunately, Asher has been doing a great job of keeping himself entertained on the swing set while Jill and I mow, weed and trim our landscaping into shape.

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Of course from time to time he insists that we join him, so I decided to grab the camera and capture some of the fun.

Despite the great weather that we enjoyed all week, today was absolutely miserable as we headed down to Bobcat stadium to watch the Texas State football team play its first scrimmage of the season.

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While it was fun to get a football fix so early in the year, the 35 degree weather forced us to cut the evening short and head home to get some hot chocolate.

Okay, so while many would never consider UT and Texas State arch rivals when it comes to sports (we all know who the superior team is, right?), there is a bit of rivalry around the house when we have the opportunity to see my alma mater square up against Jill’s. So tonight we packed up the car and headed over to the baseball stadium to see the Longhorns battle it out against the Bobcats in what turned out to be a much closer game than I was hoping.

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The Longhorns prevailed (eventually) and while we were only able to stay through the 6th inning, we had a lot of fun. And as the pictures will point out, at least Asher has made the wise decision to follow in my footsteps and support the Longhorns.

Today we spent the day at my parents’ house and it couldn’t have been a better day. After spending the morning moving some furniture around their house, we all sat down on the couch that got moved to the garage and enjoyed the beautiful 65 degree weather. Dad surprised everyone by coming out with a package of ice cream sandwiches and when he asked if Asher would want one of them, I said that he could just eat off of mine.

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Asher quickly corrected me as he took my entire ice cream sandwich and said ’thank you Daddy,’ and proceeded to eat the behemoth confection himself. Despite the pleasantly cool weather, the ice cream began to melt and Asher began to enjoy the sandwich even more.