Giggle and Shake with Elmo

If you know Asher, you know that he's Elmo's number one fan.

I found this chair on CYS for a really good price, so I snatched it up.  It plays Elmo's giggle and vibrates when activated.  It's actually kind of hard to activate, which is a tad disappointing, but then again that might just be a sanity saver in the long run.  Haha.

He's able to sit in it really well, which is AWESOME.  He has a Spider Man chair sort of similar to this one, but he always had trouble sitting in it without one of us helping him.  We think this one might be a little lower to the ground, making it easier to use his feet to help balance himself.  Or maybe he's just far more interested in sitting in Elmo's lap than he was Spider Man's.  That scenario is just as feasible.

In other news, we also bought a used 18' swimming pool on CYS that I'm in the process of cleaning up for summer.  It's quite the task, but well worth it.  We're missing an essential piece, but it's on its way from Intex - for free!  Once we get that, we're going to fill 'er up and get to splashing!  Well, we might not splash right away.  I have an 80 degree minimum for all outdoor water ventures.

We're hoping the pool will make for some good therapy for Asher.  We've decided to go ahead and buy a saltwater pool system so that we don't have to use chemicals.  That will be MUCH better for Asher's skin (and ours), not to mention less expensive for us in the long run.  Pictures will be forthcoming in the upcoming weeks.