One Day at a Time...

Logan is so darn cute singing his ABC's all the time right now. For so long, I could NOT capture this on video and now, every time you get out any camera he starts singing them. In this video, he is on my parents bed and he had already sung them once but it was too quiet. So, my Mom told him to sing loud....you get the picture, lol. (Notice how he sings it T-V-U instead of T-U-V. It cracks us up every time!) Another funny thing happened this morning. Logan was singing row, row, row your boat and this is how his version went, "Row, row, row my boat, gently in my stream!!!" So funny!


We've spent the week in TX spending time with family. Shane had to go to Tulsa for most of the week, but rejoined us last night. I have lots of cute pictures especially since we were celebrating my Dad's 60th birthday. I also got some really good ones of Logan at Shane's parents house and with his Grandma and Grandpa. But, we're about to head back to AR, so no time to post them now.

Posted in: on Saturday, August 29, 2009 at at 10:51 AM 1 comments  

Just a quick note to say-Whew. What a week! Yesterday we had storytime, impromtu playtime at one of Logan's best buddies houses, rush home, put on swimsuits, give Lulubean a bath, nap, dinner, then off to the hospital with Lucy last night. Today we had playgroup here this morning, which went great. We have a lot of new members right now, which is wonderful! After playgroup, Logan went to sleep and I dove in working on stuff for a meeting tomorrow night and revisions for my new etsy site. Then, we made cupcakes and dinner this afternoon. Tomorrow, we have playgroup at this big church playground in the morning, home for lunch and nap and then off to town to hand off Logan to Daddy so I can make my meeting at 5:30pm. (Which by the way, did I mention that I was nominated VP??) Then, Thursday I have a check-up, Friday I have another visit with Lucy (which means another bath for her!) and we're off to TX. Whew. Okay. I'm not sure if I feel better putting it all out there, but it is what it is. =)

Posted in: on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at at 9:52 PM 1 comments  

Friday night we had our neighborhood watch block party. The police came out in full force to support us! We had 4 police cars, a fire engine, 2 segways and even Mr. McGruff! The kids were so excited! Logan LOVED the fire engine, but once he got up close he wasn't so sure. The fireman was so nice and offered to let him sit in it. He was having none of that, lol. But, he asked to see the lights and the fireman turned them on for him. He was so excited! They made ID cards for the kids and brought cute stickers and fire hats for them.

Logan wouldn't stand or sit on the fire engine by himself. I guess he never realized how big they are until he was up close to one! But, here's Shane holding him in front of the fire engine. You can see all the neighborhood kids going crazy in the background!We have a few toys stashed in our attic that Shane's sister has passed down to Logan from our nephew, Cole. Shane remembered over the weekend that we had a wooden train up there. He got it out and set up and Logan has been in heaven ever since! We ran to Target yesterday and bought a few more pieces of track and the boys had so much fun laying it all out. (Please note that Mommy did the track in the picture. The one the boys were playing with over the weekend looked much cooler. But, I tried my best this morning!!)
Totally intent on playing. I kept asking him to smile and he'd say "No, Mommy. I playing!" Too funny!

This morning I heard the CUTEST conversation ever between my two guys. Logan had woken up earlier then usual (6:30am!) so I was still laying in bed as Shane was getting ready for work
and talking with Logan. I wish I could remember the entire thing to spell it out, but right before Shane left Logan asked for a kiss and a hug. The he said, "I love you Daddy!" Adorable. It just warms my heart =)

Saturday night I had a MNO (Mom's Night Out) which we try to do every month, but haven't the last month or so. We went to see The Time Travelers Wife and ate dinner at PF Changs. It was a much needed night out for me! The boys stayed home and made homemade ice cream (which was equally yummy the next day.)

I'm also working hard to get my etsy shop open by Oct 1! I'm waiting on my artwork to get done right now for my business cards and tags. Once that's done, I'll be able to order those and roll right along. Here's another peak at what I'm working on...

As soon as my shop is set up, I'll post the link on here. I'm planning on doing matching burp cloth sets, and diaper changing pads to coordinate with the bags. It's all starting to come together!

Posted in: on Monday, August 17, 2009 at at 8:10 AM 2 comments  

Belated picture updates....These were taken not this past weekend but the weekend before (8/1.) We had our first official "Family Time Weekend" which we're now planning to try to do the first weekend every month.

We started with a movie night on Saturday night. We made fun picnic food and ate on the floor in living room. We rented Bolt for Logan (he loved the puppy but I thought it was a little much for him.) Here are some pics...

Logan and Daddy getting ready to watch the movie. (We put all of the couch cushions on the floor with the big quilt. We also all put on our pj's at 5:30pm to watch the movie.)

Logan and Daddy playing during a movie break. Shane's under the blanket and

Logan thought it was hilarious.

Movie time....snuggling up together =)On Sunday (8/2) we went to the zoo and had a lot of fun. Here's Shane feeding the Lorikeets. Logan thought this was so cool! Logan and Mommy in front of the monkeys

Here are the boys feeding the fish. I think this was Logan's favorite part!!

Things with us are going okay. We're trying to stay busy and spend time together and with our close friends here. This past weekend we got a TON of house stuff done and I caught up on my sewing repairs (buttons, shortening straps, repairing inseams...etc.) We also had two wonderful evenings with friends. We are just so lucky to have met such wonderful people here. Saturday night we ate at Texas Roadhouse with 2 other families. Amazingly-all the little ones did perfect! Then Sunday, we went for a cookout and let the kids play in the sprinklers. (I forgot my camera!!) It was just the relaxing that we needed....I also did 2 visits with Lucy last week. This always helps me "center" and rejuvenates me a bit. When you look at Logan it's hard to be sad! I have to stay positive and know that we will just take everything one day at a time...

Posted in: on Monday, August 10, 2009 at at 2:02 PM 0 comments  

After this incident baking brownies:

I decided that Logan needed an apron to help me cook! So, yesterday I decided to make one. Here's how it turned out:

(Just in case you're zooming in on the picture, I have a safety pin holding one of the sides of the neck strap down. It has to be adjustable to sit right on his chest and still go over his head and I didn't have any velcro. I didn't want to make it tie because I was trying to keep it "manly.")

He's been so cute wanting to wear it and standing still (kind of) as I measured him for it. I just wing it when I do things like this so I'm always running after him with the measuring tape. I did make a pattern for it first, though because I thought it would be a cute item to sell on etsy. I also made a little pocket pattern piece, but decided to do his initial on this one instead. I'm having so much fun coming up with lots of different ideas--especially for little girls and I'm also planning to do some matching mother/daughter aprons. =)

Posted in: on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at at 8:00 AM 3 comments  

Two weeks of no updates on a toddler=lots of changes!! Logan's getting much more verbal and has started filling out his sentences. He now says "I not want to do that" which is kind of funny. This can be about a wide variety of things, like he'll say "I not want to eat dinner" or "I not want to go night-night." Yesterday he said, "I not wear bug pajamas!!" (This was after he had picked them out himself, LOL.) Usually, he can be convinced otherwise, but he's definitely voicing his opinions now! He's also repeating much, much more and we're having to be very careful about what those little ears hear. He is currently LOVING Thomas the Train and Bob the Builder--which he calls choo-choo and tractors (as in "watch choo-choo" or "watch tractors!" He is obsessed with anything trucks, tractors, cars, trains, airplanes, helicoptors...you name it. He is also getting into bugs now. He'll say "bug! bug!" whenever he sees one and now knows ants and spiders.

While we were in Texas with our family, he came down with Hand, Foot and Mouth disease. It was awful! It started with a strange rash (that was NOT on his hands or feet) and a low-grade fever. Eventually, the sores were in the mouth and the rash was all down his legs. Poor little guy was SO uncomfortable! He learned to say "medicine" and "itch cream" so he could ask for them when he needed them. I allowed him to eat and drink anything he wanted because he really wasn't consuming much of anything and I was so worried that he'd get dehydrated. Luckily, he'd drink the chocolate pediasure (which I called chocolate milk.) But, I spent several days after he was feeling better trying to explain why he couldn't have ice cream for breakfast or chocolate milk all day anymore. (Chocolate of any kinds is a BIG treat for him.) Reasoning with a two year old is nearly impossible!

Now, he's back to his normal spunky self and we're hoping to get back out there and see some of his friends this week after spending the last few weeks in TX. I haven't taken any pictures lately, but hopefully I'll dust off the camera and post some soon. I really think he is starting to look much more like a little boy and much less like a baby. Even his facial expressions are getting so much more mature...oh where does the time go?!?

Posted in: on Friday, July 31, 2009 at at 10:55 PM 0 comments  

Last week, my Dad had a biopsy and was officially diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. (This was following a week of CAT scans and an MRI which had all pointed to cancer.) My father is truly one of my best friends and closest people to me in the world, so I'm taking this pretty hard. The good news is, he has wonderful doctors, countless friends and family and lots of prayers on his side.

I plan to continue blogging about all of things that bring JOY to our lives--especially sweet little (or not so little anymore!) Logan. My Mom, Dad and I have had many conversations recently about focusing on things that bring us strength, provide us with support and give us joy. I spent the last few weeks digesting all of this and trying to come to a place where I can move forward and do that. I struggled with what to share here. And, this is what I came up with: This is a place to share with family and friends the ups and downs of mothering a two year old. A place to post pictures of our family and share news with those who cannot be with us everyday. So, in light of this and, out of respect for my family and their privacy, I will not be posting updates about my Dad's cancer on this blog. I know that there are many (including my Dad) who enjoy checking our blog for Logan updates and pictures, and find happiness in hearing our funny stories or seeing what we are up too. So, I will do my best to focus on the good things, and to continue to share our lives with you all.

Thanks again for all of the support, patience and prayers.

Posted in: on at at 10:11 PM 0 comments