3 Happy Years

Scott and I just celebrated our 3rd anniversary. I remember on the day of our wedding feeling so peaceful and so sure and thinking that I couldn't possibly be happier or more in love with Scott than I was at that moment. (Scott on the other hand was about to pass out he was so nervous). But I was wrong...and so was he. I've never been more in love with Scott or happier in my life than I am right now. And now Scott knows there was nothing to be nervous about...right honey? Three years seems so short considering how much we've grown individually and as a couple since that day. We have overcome differences that I thought would take a lifetime to figure out. We have so much fun together and we really are becoming better people because of each other. The two of us together, no matter how different we are, makes so much sense. I feel so blessed to have him in my life and I'm so excited to see what forever brings us.

A special thanks to Scott's parents for watching Logan last weekend. We saw movies, went to dinner, got frozen yogurt and even slept in...or attempted to sleep in. 8am is as late as we got. Even though I really missed Logan, it was wonderful.

Party Time

Apparently according to some people we had quite a party for just a one-year-old. Well, if you've read my blog before you know birthdays are a big deal. You only turn one once, right? It really wasn't a big deal. We just had some of Logan's favorite foods strawberries, bananas, oranges, cheese crackers and, of course, cake and ice cream. About 30 friends and family members came (including Scott's sister Christi on Skype). Logan was extremely excited to have so many kids to play with and so much attention from everyone. He was overwhelmed with all the fun new toys and books that everyone got him. He actually was so distracted by everything he didn't hardly eat any of his cake. Here's some pictures of the big event.

This was my first time decorating a cake. Luckily I had my mom, the expert, to give me some tips.

Logan was more excited about the candle than the cake.

Here's some of the many people including Christi on the TV.

Present time!

Logan decided he needed to play with sidewalk chalk with the big kids. He, of course, tried to eat it and got it all over himself.

I'd say it was a pretty Happy Birthday. We're so grateful to everyone that came and made his birthday so special.

I know I've posted a couple extremely long posts with all these pictures but don't forget to check out the video of Logan riding his four-wheeler. I just recorded it today and I think it's hilarious to watch him ride around the house running into everything.

Fun With Nana and Papa

My parents came in town for Logan's birthday. Since they don't see him as much as they'd like, they always spoil him extra when they do get to see him. They took him to toys r us to pick out a birthday present. Just when we were about to leave with a rocking/bouncy horse, Logan started playing with another toy so, of course, they had to get that one too. He also got to go on walks every day to his favorite places, the park to swing, or to see the animals by our house. We got to go out to lots of yummy restaurants and even Scott and I went to dinner and a movie so they could spoil Logan even more while we weren't watching. (As a side note, if you haven't seen Date Night, you have to see it. I laughed so hard it hurt.) Anyways, one of Logan's favorite things that we did was go to the zoo. We saw lions, bears, monkeys, giraffes, rhinos, tigers, etc. but I think Logan's favorites were the animals we see by our house all the time...the goats and horses.

We had so much fun with them and, as always, the trip was just too short. And hopefully Uncle Jared will be able to come for the next trip.

Four-Wheelin

Uncle Jared decided to go birthday shopping for Logan to find him the coolest gift a one-year-old could possibly get and ended up buying him a four-wheeler. According to Jared, it's his job to spoil his nephew and so far he's doing a very good job at it. I have to say, though, Logan absolutely loves it. Every time he gets on, he has a huge grin on his face. It only took him a couple days to figure out how to get it going, only he has no idea how to steer it yet. Please ignore my very annoying laugh. I seriously need an editing program so I can cut myself out of these videos.

12 Months

Things have been really busy around here so I'm kinda behind on my blogging. This is all I have for Easter pictures. No, he didn't get chocolate. The Easter Bunny brought the big kids something too. Logan got a pail and shovel, some balls to play in the pool with, some bubbles and something else I can't remember.
My parents sent his Easter gifts in this huge egg. It was before he got sick, so he had a good time with that. Logan was very sick that whole weekend. He didn't sleep pretty much for 3 days straight and his fever got up to 102.7. Logan doesn't sleep when he's being held, rocked or is in the same room as people. He is just too social, too excited, and too wiggly to cuddle. Obviously this was a once in a lifetime occurrence. I'll admit I was a little jealous.

Logan turned one last week. I still can't believe how fast it's all gone by. Here are some updates...
He's almost 20 pounds (19 lbs and 14 oz to be exact) and 29 inches long.

Though he's still not walking, he climbs on top of everything! Once he gets on top he stands and raises his arms like he's the king of the world...very scary since his balance isn't spectacular. Some of his favorite things to climb on are the leather chair sitting right by the tile floor and some curtains he loves to pull on and the dishwasher where he loves to pull out all the silverware (including the cutco knives) and throw them around the kitchen. If he's too short to climb on top, he just uses something else to boost himself up. I can't believe how smart he is. I literally have to watch him like a hawk and yet he still finds ways to destroy things and injure himself. I know. You don't have to tell me, experienced moms . It'll only get worse.
Logan also finally got his top two teeth. It seems like he's been cutting those suckers for months.

Logan is completely weaned. He only drinks whole milk from a sippy cup now. Which, can I just say, no one warned me how emotional it would be on me. I was worried about Logan having a really hard time and, though it wasn't easy, I think I cried more about it than he did. I miss that snuggle time and my little baby.

Logan's new favorite food is strawberries. He could eat them for every meal, every day, for the rest of forever and I think he would be completely happy...but I don't let him. He still eats like a champ with both fist fulls going at once and pretty much any food I give him.

I'm realizing this is very unique. He still takes three naps even after sleeping 11-12 hours a night. I'm starting to see he gets a lot of traits from his mama.

He knows how to get off furniture by himself...though sometimes he forgets and tries to get down head first.

Logan LOVES kids. He will follow them around and try to be involved in everything he can. His cousin Grace stayed the night a couple weeks ago and he literally followed her everywhere like a little puppy dog.

There's probably more new things but that's all I could think of right now. He still loves music, animals, books, being outside, going to stores to meet new people, squealing very very loudly, and being naked.

Everyone who meets Logan says he's just the happiest kid they've ever met. If he's not sick or tired, he's smiling, laughing, squealing or bouncing for joy. You just can't have a bad day hanging out with someone like that all the time. I cherish every moment with him. It's a joy and love I've never known until he came into my life and I thank Heavenly Father every day for blessing our family with him. Being a parent is amazing and having a kid like Logan just makes it that much better. (I know, we all think we have the best kid but humor me.)

Here's some of Logan's many faces...

Stay tuned for zoo and birthday party pictures!

I guess we all have our quirks

Just a little about my husband... He LOVES ties. He has about 50 of them. Yes, he does wear them to work every day but 50? Really? Not only that, but it's a regular occurrence for him to ask out of the blue "What do you think of my tie today?", "What's your favorite tie?", or "What's your favorite thing about this tie?" With a little eye roll, I humor him and answer his questions. I gave Scott one of those revolving tie hangers for Christmas one year that holds about 70 ties so he, of course, thinks he "needs" more. Using this fancy tie hanger, he has developed a system (don't ask me what it is) where he makes sure he wears every tie once before he wears the same tie again. Since everything is coordinated with the tie, sometimes this means I have to wash certain dress shirts or pants so he'll have the outfit to match the tie. Another thing about my husband...He LOVES numbers/statistics/facts. I can't tell you how many times we (by we I mean he talks while I try really hard to listen) have talked about probabilities, statistics, trends, etc. of anything and everything under the sun. Scott literally makes spreadsheets for everything from info about all our bank accounts and our medical expenses, to his test info on what he's studying and info on houses around the Phoenix area... Some of this he does for organizational purposes and some he does just for FUN. Well the other night, these two passions collided and I was stuck right in the middle of it all.

We were going to bed (I was already in bed actually) and Scott proceeds to put all his ties on our bed because he needs to reorganize them. We discussed color or print order. We discussed ties from his mission. We even discussed the origin of each tie. These exact words came out of his mouth and are the sole inspiration for this post, "I wish I could make a spreadsheet for all my ties." 45 minutes later, he decided to mix them all up and randomly organize them. I tried to convince him of what a great wife I was and that if I even began to talk about my shoes like he does about his ties I'd lose him in 30 seconds. He'd die before we ever saw 45 minutes. He just doesn't see the similarities in those two situations. As much as I HATE numbers and spreadsheets and statistics, I just can't help but love my husband more for it. We could not be more opposite. I love to talk about how I think and feel and he loves to talk about facts and numbers. I'm chatty. He's quiet. I love to dance around and sing to music and he hates dancing and listens to talk radio. I love reading. He hates it. After the tie organizing incident, he just made me realized how perfect we are for each other. I love that we're so different and can learn from it. Though we don't understand each other sometimes and probably never will in some instances, we can love and appreciate each other's quirks and differences.

Logan videos

Okay so these aren't the most exciting videos but I figured I should post some since it's been a little while. As soon as the camera comes out usually he stops what he's doing and comes after the camera so the first one is really short. He walks around the whole living room but wouldn't do that when I was recording, of course.



This one is really long but I wanted to show how this animal eats. He actually slowed down significantly once I got out the camera. There's always two fist fulls of food going in his mouth at all times.

11 Months

Yep. It's already time for a monthly Logan update. I can't believe he's getting so big so fast. Crazy! Logan's new and favorite things lately are:

"Helping" with the dishes. The second he hears us moving a dish he is there in a second. He loves to stand by the dishwasher and play with the silverware.


Eating...everything! He's a human garbage disposal eating anything spicy, bland, sweet, sour, crunchy, dirty, old. If it's in front of him, he'll eat it. He doesn't care.

This is what happens when I get the camera out. He immediately starts showing off.



Squealing as loud as possible

Walking all over the place holding onto whatever he can push around with him...chairs, boxes, toys, etc.

Music...he bounces whenever he hears music he likes

Hugs. He wraps his arms around my neck really tight and gives me hugs which I have to say is much better than his kisses which usually involve his teeth. (I hate to admit it because I'm sure it sometimes hurts Scott's feelings but I think I'm the only one he actually hugs.)


Animals...I don't understand how he all of a sudden knows a horse from a bicycle but he just laughs and squeals every time he sees any kind of animal and just wants to touch them.

Brushing his teeth. Yeah I don't know how long this will last but he gets excited the second I get out the toothbrush.

Being naked. The little stinker throws a fit every time we change his diaper or his clothes and the second he's naked he's on the run just laughing the whole time.

Playing with blocks. He likes to take apart whatever you build. That's how we play with blocks.

Anyway, I think that's about it. Here's just some recent pictures of our little guy. We just can't get enough of him and that cheesy smile of his.

Before...and After

I always have some sort of project going on to add something to my day that doesn't involve diapers, cleaning, dishes, laundry, cooking, or Logan. I mean I love staying home with my little guy but, you know how it is, some things get SO old and I need something else to focus my energy on. Anyway, I wouldn't say this has been the most exciting project, but I'm accomplishing something that's been on my list for awhile and I think the end result was worth it. We painted our whole house last year right before Logan was born. By the end, I was so big and tired Scott had to pretty much do it all himself so we never got around to painting the doors. I decided it was time to get it done, which has been extremely drawn out since the only time I can do it is when Logan is sleeping and I have nothing else going on during that time. We also have hideous, brass door knobs on all the doors so I decided I had to do something about that as well. Since door knobs are so expensive, I decided to try and just paint them. So I just sanded them down a little and sprayed them with a metallic paint for made specifically for metal. I'm pretty happy with the results so far and the best part is it only cost the price of two cans of paint. I'm not quite finished with all the doors but here's what one looks like.

Before...After...

P.S. The new paint looks sparkly in the picture but it doesn't actually look like that in person.

10 Months

Logan turned 10 months last week. Once again, time is flying by. Logan hasn't had such a drastic change as he has in the past but he's still doing some new things. He's about 19 pounds and 27.5 inches long. According to my 9 month post he hasn't gotten any taller and has gained about a pound and a half. It's a little hard to believe he hasn't gotten taller since he can now reach a lot more things than he could a month ago. Anyway, here are some new things about Logan...most of them he was already doing, it's just more or better now.

He's into everything! He spills my drinks, puts his hands in the toilet, plays with toilet paper, gets into cabinets and drawers, plays with electrical outlets, pulls things off the shelves at stores, tries to climb up my step ladder, opens his wipes and pulls them all out, pulls stuffing out of our leather chair and eats it (There was a small rip that Logan has turned into two large rips.), etc.

Needless to say, if it is within reach...it's not safe. Don't worry grandmas. We've put in safety plugs in the outlets and baby locks on the cabinets and drawers.

He is starting to do some serious baby chatting. It's actually starting to sound more like talking. I will admit "da da" and "hi da" is one of his common noises and even though he mostly says those when Scott's home, I don't think he has a clue about what he's saying. Despite my daily and sometimes hourly coaxing, nothing even close to "mama" has come out of his mouth yet.

Thankfully, he's been much less clingy to his mama.

This has been going on for a few months but I keep forgetting to mention it. He smiles and kicks his legs in excitement every time he looks at the picture of Jesus in his bedroom. I had never pointed it out to him and one day I was putting him to bed and he looked right over at it and smiled and laughed like he was seeing someone he loved. I'm convinced he knows exactly who is in that picture. Now, before I put him to bed every night I take him to the picture and talk about Jesus.

He can stand up all my himself for awhile but once he notices he's not holding onto anything, he gets nervous and sits down.

He walks anywhere there's something to hold onto.

His favorite places to be are outside and at a store (he makes lots of friends every time we go out.) He and Scott have some serious father son bonding on Saturdays when they work out in the yard. He is such a good helper.

He loves to roll and throw a ball back and forth. No, he doesn't have any control over where it goes but it's still impressive.

He loves to pull hair and poke people's eyes.

He's started making this ridiculous face where he squints his eyes and opens his mouth really big. I have no idea where he got it but it's so funny. Hopefully I can get it on video sometime.

He eats like a champ. Hmm...wonder where he gets that. Anyway, he literally eats enough to satisfy an adult during at least one of his 3 meals a day.

He's terrified of loud noises like from the hair dryer, blender, and vacuum. He is so scared of the vacuum that he'll keep his eye on it and his distance from it if it's out of the closet and not turned on.

I don't have many pictures from this month. Mainly because he won't sit still long enough to get a decent picture. Plus, he seems to have snot on his face the majority of the time and, therefore, has dirt on his face all the time.

Here, I needed to get some things done this day and since he has an attention span of about 2 minutes and gets bored with his toys easily, I decided to just dump them all out. Surprisingly it worked and he was entertained for a very long time.

Here's when we went hiking with Stacy and Grace. Just another one of Logan's favorite things to do.