The Other Wise Man

My husband showed me this video tonight and I love the story it tells. So enjoy! Merry Christmas!

Logan is ONE!!!

Ok I know I know I'm way late on this so here it goes..Our little boy has hit the one year mark and I still can't believe it! It seems like yesterday he was coming to us as we got to the hospital(as I'm crying thinking Ah I'm going to have a baby!, I was fine once I got there.) and I was realizing the blessing of an epidural as I slept through contractions and Jesse watched how big they were (as he told me later) and before I knew it Logan was here and I was half out of it (that happens when you are tired, hungry). I laugh as I remember trying to talk to Chloe on the phone and almost falling asleep. Its so fun to look back and remember the family coming to visit. It really is unreal to think of the blessing a baby brings to so many and how grateful I am that Heavenly Father is trusting me to try my best to be the best mommie I can be! So here is to our sweet baby, now toddler Logan and looking back at how he has grown.

One Month Old

3 Months

5 Months

6 Months

8 Months

10 months

11 Months

1 year old!

I just had to put this video up so just watch the beginning where Logan gave a sad reaction to Happy Bday!

Chasing the Ducks

So this is a little late but it was so fun to watch this video again and see how fun Logan had with the ducks this summer..so who knows what will happen next summer if he is already this brave.. funny boy..

Halloween 2010

yup heres my jungle man...

Yup we had tons of fun being Tarzan, Jane and monkey! And I have to say Logan was one cute monkey and that costume kept him nice and warm! I love dressing up so it was fun getting ready...maybe not as much for Jesse in that skirt but I was so proud of him to wear it anyways(with pants underneath) to the ward trunk or treat.. it was so fun to hand out candy and see some awesome costumes! And seeing the fam and how everybody dressed up! Happy Halloween!

Sneaky little boy..what will he do next??

Yup he loves getting everything out of the basket..

This was so funny one day when I hear him grunting and seeing that he got himself stuck under the stool as he was trying to get something and could not get out.. his face is perfect.. help!

Our stroller is behind the highchair and he crawled over the highchair and pulled the tray down from the stroller and was stuck again..he is funny!

oh..you caught me..

and this is a funny pic I know.. lately Logan puts anything in his mouth and just keeps it there as he goes along playing and doing his thing..anything from this marker to a tape dispenser..you name it. so funny as he hums sometimes too and just plays. its cute.

and finding he can climb to get himself higher.. oh boy watch out!

is that a sneaky smile? or is he just cute? and if you look close our boy has fangs!

quote of the day

"Being a mother is accepting the limitations of time and energy and letting your children teach you how fully take in the little moments before they grow up"

A friend of mine put this up on facebook and i loved it! Being a mom can be hard but at the same time so fun to just be there with your baby and let them play, crawl all over you, drool all over your face, watch them look at books so curious(I love this!), try to talk to you by yelling Da! and grunt a million times, playing peek-a-boo, playing outside and see how many rocks he can eat like Cheerios if you don't get to him quick enough, playing the piano(Logan loves this...he gets mad when you take him away!),loves reading books with Mommy and Daddy(daddy is a lot cooler cuz he is so animated for reading time), and get into everything they are not supposed too.

..the list could go on but yup being a mom is awesome! Soak up moments with everyone in your life!

I don't know what to name this face..funny mouth?

Ok explanation..for those of you that have seen my face.. it's is unique and special in so many ways.. ha ha.. well my family for sure knows it well and while you may make fun of it or think I have issues it is funny and makes you laugh! So my boy has the signature face in his blood obviously cuz he can make the same face! And it took Aubrey forever to get this down for years..(I love you Aub don't be mad..I don't know if it really took years..wait..it did..) So he makes the face when we get him after a nap and follows with a smile or sometimes randomly throughout the day. So this should hopefully explain the pics and the video.. I really hope I didn't totally embarass myself but its so funny and keeps us laughing every day!

Family Pics!

Yup my sister Aubrey is so talented in many ways so here are some of the pics she took and more to come!

Logan did so good for most of the pictures! Thanks to Grandma Heidi getting him to smile!

teething..ahhh!..

Ok its not that bad..but really teething is here! Ok, Logan is 8 1/2 months old and most babies get teeth well before this age(believe me I'm glad he didn't get teeth till now just in case he tries to bite me while nursing..ouch..) But it does not seem real as each stage seems to come and go faster..too fast..! I know it's my 1st so everything is so new & exciting! So his 1st tooth(the cuspid, upper right) is the vampire tooth! Did not expect that one to come first. (And with the popularity of vampires right now Logan wanted to join the crowd..) Then a few days later I could feel one pokey one on the bottom in the middle. So the bummer..Logan usually gives us kisses on the cheek which we love but sometimes gnaws(which must of been a nice teether) but can't do that now cuz it hurts with the vampire fang.. so hopefully I didn't create a biter..so cheers to happy teething!

..hopefully I can get a pic of his cute toothy grin...kinda hard to get his mouth open..

Logan waving!

Ok Logan may or may not know he is really waving bye bye but he is adorable so I caught it on video!

and yes that scab on his nose is his 1st official biff and making contact with the carpet. so sad..

Lagoon!

ya that is high!

Yup Aubs hair looks hilarious in this pic..

Yup it was a blast to get to Lagoon again.. since I was prego last year we had to go this year. Getting on almost all the rides... not gonna do the kiddies rides.. duh.. you have to admit Lagoon is pretty good for all that we have close by.. And to top it off like usual we gotta do the sky coaster! I think it was my 5th time.. and it always is a great rush so this year it was me, Chloe and Eden. And Aub went with Jaime and Isaac. I love sky coaster! So the plan is next year to do the Catapult...so we will see who will go with me!

Yup Logan is a stud... Jesse took this while he was looking up at the trees.. he was such a good boy.. maybe he will like the rollercoasters too..

Fourth of July!.. good times..

Yup had a super amazing time for the 4th! Good times at the parade, paintin

g toenails, walking around the park, eating Bajios...yummy like usual..., being with family and of course gotta do the BBQ with chicken, hamburgers and hotdogs and yummy salads.. yes it has become the tradition for me to always make the frog eye salad...so yummy... Fireworks were awesome and fun just hanging around watching. We took Logan inside for a bit since all the noises and craziness of the day and not good naps were catching up to him so we were hanging inside Bamma's house with daddy to let him crawl around. The fireworks only scared him a few times, they scared him worse looking out the window seeing random flashes of light.

So all together it was a great day and I didn't even have to try to get some candies for Max and Chloe since one got thrown into the stroller and an otter pop was thrown at my arm.. funny..

And one moment I have to say was the keeper of the day was while we were inside playing with Logan I got on the piano to play.. Logan already likes the piano.. mostly to bang on it and sing

(yup he is already ready for American Idol) and if you take him away from the piano he grunts to let you know he is not done.. love it, so cute.. so as I'm playing my great grandma comes over to

play and she is an amazing piano player as we all know and she adds all these cool notes to the

basic hymns I was playing and helped give me pointers to place my fingers better since I don't practice as much as I used to(I know I need to!) So this moment turned into a touching moment for me(I know cheesy...but true) as I thought my great-grandma may not be here for much longer but I just had the opportunity to remember what it was like to learn piano, to be taught by my mother, grandma and great-grandmother as I prepared for piano recitals(which by the

way great-grandma does not remember this..so funny to discuss that with her that she really did teach me at one point) and as we played I know my Redeemer lives.. wow.. I was so happy to be part of this moment and to have my husband and son behind me listening and talking to Jesse later and finding out he was touched too made me feel like this day was a good one and well spent. to love knowing that while we were playing Leah and Aub were talking in the kitch

en and my mom, siblings,sister in law,aunt, uncle were outside all enjoying the time together.

Note..soak up these moments before they are gone..

Heres the proof of good times..

My sister did my amazing toe job!