Palm Desert 2010

We got back from our trip late Sunday night. I think daylight savings worked in our favor with the 2 hour time difference. Logan adjusted easily on each end of our trip. This year's visit was much easier than last year - traveling with a 4 month old who gave us all the stomach bug.

Logan's older cousins were a huge help as they followed him around the house and played with him. I enjoyed the help and was able to relax a little.

The weather was cooler than normal with the highs in the 70s. Olivia and Addi thought that was plenty warm to swim, but Logan and I didn't agree. I tried to get in with him one afternoon and we both chickened out. He looks so cute in his new swimsuit, though, so get ready for summer photos!

While we were there Andrew shot his best round of golf EVER! 2 under par. I don't remember what course, but I'm sure he will! I just have to brag on him. . .

Andrew and the guys took the kiddos up the mountain on the tram one afternoon. And the girls had many fun adventures during the other days. We went to the children's museum, the park, the street fair and the mall to ride the train. And one morning several ladies (and some guys) from Omaha came to see the kids since they don't get to see them regularly. Judy does a great job keeping them updated though. All 3 were on their best behavior and showed off all their tricks.

Logan's favorite word on the trip - you guessed it! Ball! He said it differently out there, which was so weird. "Bawelll" instead of his normal "Baw" I think he's back to normal. Bob and Judy had a big exercise ball that entertained him much of the trip. There are so many new things Logan is doing, but I'll post those on Saturday's post - 16 months. sigh.

with cousins Addi and Olivia

chasing ducks at the park

pushing buttons at the children's museum



family picture

relaxing in the hammock


such a good boy in the plane (thanks to the guy who moved seats so we could have the extra!)


fun with chalk


cousin Addison


riding the train with the cousins


I like it better by myself

Goin' Goin' Back Back

We leave in the morning for our annual Palm Desert trip and I'm doing what Marlie's do best - procrastinating! No one hates packing more that I do.

I thought I'd take a few minutes to post a few recent pictures of Logan. He's harder to catch on camera these days because he's moving so fast. Notice how I'm getting a nice view of the back of his head in these pictures. I'm hoping Grandpa will be able to get some good ones of him this week.A dear friend got him this backpack as a shower gift and he's really into wearing it around the house now. Cut me some slack on the messy bedroom - I'm busy packing!!!

We bought Logan his first pair of cowboy boots this weekend. Size 4 1/2!

15 Months (and 3 days)

Logan was 15 months old on Saturday. We had his check-up today and he is 31" long weighs 24 pounds 13 ounces. 75th percentile for both.

During the appointment Logan squatted down to . . .you know. . .and so our pediatrician said that was a good indication that he may be interested in a potty. WHAT!? Yeah so I went and bought one. He is so not interested. Doc says to not officially potty train him (duh!), but to "invite" him to sit on it every night before bath time. Ha! I know Logan isn't ready for this step, but just the fact a plastic potty now sits on the floor of his bathroom is a reminder that he is growing up WAY TOO FAST!

The best word to describe Logan right now is Silly. He is a total goof ball and makes all kinds of silly noises and then laughs at himself. Just tonight he was drinking milk out of an open cup and would blow bubbles in it, pour it on himself, then die laughing about how funny it all was. I would only put about a tablespoon of milk in his glass each time, so we got to do this over and over again. It was messy, but I was having a great time watching him. (I'm kicking myself right now because I thought I caught it on video, which was one of the main reasons I sat down to blog tonight, but I guess I didn't push the record button.)

Then it was off to the bathtub. Logan has a book - I love you through and through - and his favorite page is the page "I love your outside" where the baby is in a bucket and bubbles are flying all over. So Andrew bought some bubble bath and a few nights ago we gave bubbles a try. You would've thought we put the child into a bath of boiling hot water. He wanted absolutely nothing to do with bubbles. He stood the whole bath trying to climb out. Tonight I put the tiniest drop of bubble bath in so we could ease into this whole bubble thing, but he was still very hesitant to sit down. We said bye bye to our Elmo bubbles for a while.

Logan is becoming such a sweet little boy. He is giving kisses on cue and gives hugs, too. He is almost running we think and will "run" toward us and wrap his around us. Or Lucy. Lucy and Logan are quite the pair. I think Logan is really growing on Lucy. She tries to act cool about it, but that dog loves that baby!

Logan's favorite word is still ball. And I don't think he says it all the time because it is his favorite word. I think he says it because it is his favorite THING in the whole world! We keep our real basketball in the garage on the counter and I'm not kidding when I say that Logan starts talking about it when we turn into the neighborhood. BaBaa, BaBaaa, BA BAAAA! (we don't have the L sound yet) There are two new infants in his class as of last week who have really interrupted his nap time, so he has fallen asleep on the ride home a few times recently. I try to get him out of his car seat without waking him, but he always snaps awake and before his eyes are even open all the way. . "BAAAA" Andrew and I have enjoyed working on our lay ups. Though left-handed is more difficult as Logan prefers you hold him while you play.

And Logan likes playing basketball indoors too. I'm excited for good weather so I can move this toy outside.

At 15 months Logan is getting much better with a spoon. Oatmeal is easiest because it is sticky. He says bye-bye, dada, mama, ball, bath, stuck, up, more, car, uh oh, squirrel. He signs more, please, food, all done. He points to himself and says dada, so I think he's working on "logan." Animal sounds include elephant (our favorite because it comes complete with an arm in the air for a trunk), lion, monkey, dog, cat, fish, crocodile (not a sound, but a big clap of the arms), cow, duck, bird.

A lot of this is just for my own documentation. Thanks for hanging in there!

My 'lil Valentine

Logan's making his Valentine cards. Thank heavens Crayola paint is non-toxic. Maybe I should've waited until AFTER dinner for this activity?!



Logan's Valentine treats for his classmates. I have so much fun with this stuff!

Video Session

I took a 7 minute video of Logan yesterday. Following are bits and pieces of it - the "more interesting" parts I guess you could say. This is for the grandmas and aunties who need their Logan fix. (Thanks Karyn for the Vimeo idea. It is way faster to upload I think)











At the 4 second mark, Logan mumbles something and waves his arms around. This is his "Go Frogs" cheer. It is so fun when he really gets going with it, but what I think is so cute about this video is how he gets shy and buries his head.

More snow

I picked Logan up early from school today because we're under a winter storm advisory. It started snowing in the middle of the night and it is still falling. It's so beautiful!

Logan's opinion of snow hasn't changed much since Christmas. He likes to be in it as long as I'm holding him, but the second I put him down snow is no longer very much fun.

The plan was to build a snowman, but that's pretty hard to do one-handed I learned.

Rodeo

A few weeks ago Logan and I went to the Rodeo with our friends Asher and his mommy Jenn.