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We celebrated two birthdays with the Taylor family on Sunday. The first was Dad's 54th and the second was Asher's 3rd. I have to say that Asher overshadowed Dad just a little bit, but it's hard to compete with a cute little 3-year-old. Something tells me he didn't mind having to share his day! :) Grandpa's are great like that.


Asher's party was a fire fighter theme, which was a little random. He likes fire trucks, but he's a farmer at heart and that's pretty much all he got for his birthday. Well that and clothes, but he wasn't very excited about those. Overall, it was a great day and Asher had a ton of fun playing with his cousins and his new toys. Here are some photos from the party.

 Decorations


 Asher and Uncle Tyrus

 Not sure what's going on with Asher's face in this one, but he's not into photos lately. 

 Playing on his new swing set. 



 Asher's audience waiting with baited breath for the opening to begin. 


 This was the second gift Asher opened and it was VERY hard for him to focus on anything else. After opening each present, he would go back to that one and stare at it in the box. 

 Kyle and I went to Atwoods for Asher's gift. Kyle had a little too much fun picking it out, but Asher loved his new cow trailer. 

 Let the corralling begin! Asher was trying to explain to Hunter the importance of keeping the gate all the way closed here. He takes his play very seriously!

Josh was making a fire hydrant cake for Asher but it fell over in the assembly stage. Luckily Mimi and Popi picked up some cookie cakes to save the day. Nothing brings back birthday memories for me like a Great American Cookie Cake...
 

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