Yesterday we celebrated Asher’s 9th birthday!  My sister and her family, along with my parents, met us Blakes for a Dairy Queen celebration.  (The descendants of the Arviks would never do a birthday without ice cream.)  (And as far as Asher’s concerned, a party isn’t a party without his big cousins Nate and Tay in attendance.)

Can’t believe our little man is already nine.  It’s been an emotional week for him as he processes the passing of his Papa.  But a toy crossbow and some new Playmobil guys helped to distract him on his special day : )

© Tami Blake