Today's Thoughts....

While riding in the car, Olivia asked me to roll down her window so she could pray (apparently she thinks God can hear her better that way).

Olivia: (SHOUTING!!!) "DEAR GOD, PLEASE TELL GREAT-GRANDMA THAT WE SAID THANK YOU!"

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The finished wall! I am really loving the change, Tom came over today to hang the mirror before Tommy came home!

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Potty Training Update:

Ok, Logan has NO CLUE what the toilet is for!!!! He may tell me his diaper is wet but that is it!!! So, my latest effort is to put the big boy underwear on over the diaper. Not sure this is a method in and of itself, but he has also figured out how to take the diaper off, so the underwear make it stay on...oh well, we will try again soon...

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And finally, to the lady who TOTALLY cut in front of me at Sam's. Did you enjoy hearing my son cry and fuss while you took your turn in front of us? If we had gone in front of you, we would have been out of range faster and would have, no doubt, added years of life to your ear drums. But as a christian mommy, with children watching my every move, I just smiled and acted like hearing Logan cry and fuss is the easiest thing in the world to endure. That took up all of my energy and I was cranky the rest of the day. (smile)

Today's Thoughts...

Jamie and I were just talking about how kids learn to sing our names. Remember when Logan was saying "oney' for "mommy", now he is copying Olivia and singing it for my attention... "mooooommmmyyyyyy". How do they learn that? Funny!

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Here is Olivia in this week's favorite outfit. A leotard and skirt.

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Here is a video of Logan saying my favorite word, at the moment, "butterfly". Sorry its kind of bumpy, but he was reaching for the camera...

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I was itching for a change, I soooo get that way! I just need to do something different, so I painted a wall! Its not finished, I need to hang the mirror and do some touch-ups. Here is the before.....

and the after....

what do you think?

It was getting too quiet....

So I went to check on Logan. Instead of being into trouble, he was reading a Curious George Book! Good Boy Logan! (The video is dark, not sure why, I can adjust it on my computer but it doesn't stay that way...)

Dear Logan...

Dear Logan,

I love you with every ounce of my being. You have the best smile and give the best hugs. I really enjoy playing trucks with you and watching you play excitedly at the playground. You are such a happy boy and I LOVE to be with you. However, please note, that when you have a two-year-old son of your own. Ask me to remind you (never-mind, I am sure I will remember to tell you) about our shopping trip to Wal-mart today. Just when I think it is "easy" to be out and about with you and sissy, you surprise me and shake things up a bit. (i.e. squirming in the cart, grabbing things off of shelves, trying to open grocery items, throwing your toys or paci to watch mommy pick them up one more time, etc.). Also, thank you for never keeping me guessing as to your emotions. You let EVERYONE know in Wal-mart today, that you were not happy. I love you more than you will ever know.

Mommy

Also, Daddy wants you to be Curious George for Halloween, I think that is very fitting for you, since you do enjoy climbing.

"Ommy"

Logan steals my heart everyday! Either by a special hug, or kiss, or just a smile directed right to me. But last night was extra special. Logan doesn't call me by name very often (I am always here for one thing, and if he wants either Tommy or I, he comes and takes our hands), but last night I came home from running and he ran into the kitchen saying "Ommy, Ommy!" and jumped into my arms, BIG HUG and sloppy kiss, LOVE IT!

R's etc.

Logan, you are saying your R's now! Instead of "caaaa" for car, it is "carrrrrr".

When you see an airplane you say "Jay, Jay" for Jay, Jay the Jet Plane. We say, "say airplane, Logan" and you say "Jay, Jay".

We search the house ALL THE TIME for your special blanket. We say "Blanket, where are you?". Now when you want your blanket, you say "are you?".

Daddy's Assistant

Middle Name

Perhaps we could have chosen a more appropriate middle name for Logan. Here are some ideas:

"Destruction"

"Constantly Messy"

"Sneaky" (I found him licking the Cinnamon roll pan)

"Mischievous"

Is it too late to change it? (Smile) Brad, you need to call mom and dad right now and apologize for how I am SURE you acted as a 2-year-old boy! (I was too busy being an angel to be caught up in your 2-ness)

Thank You NickJr.com

We have reached a milestone! Those of you with young children can relate. (Jamie, Logan and Jaden could make a monster of a mess together! HA!) The day you can take a shower while your children are awake! It may sound silly, but for me it is huge! We have been doing this for a while now, but now we are too the point where Logan is not destroying the bathroom while I am in the shower! Logan loves to re-organize my cosmetics (I am sure daddy would prefer he was re-organizing the toolbox or something more masculine) and after I am done, my make-up is scattered all over. Now I turn on Diego via the Internet and he can watch episodes in their entirety, just enough time for me to shower and get ready! We don't have cable, so Diego is a treat! So FYI if you haven't discovered Nickjr.com it is a lifesaver!

Logan's Hair Cut

Before...
During...

After...

Logan doesn't really care to have his hair cut. Thankfully Tommy cuts Logan's (and his own) so we get to save money and do it quickly in front of the TV and head straight for the bathtub!

Big Bed

For those of you who may not have seen this before, the above picture is Logan's crib with a crib tent. It zips up and prevents him from crawling out. Both Olivia and Logan crawled out of their beds at 19 months old. When Olivia did it, I ran to Babies R Us almost in tears, unsure if there was such a thing as a crib tent. I rushed to the nearest clerk and burst into a plea "My son is 7 weeks old and my 19 month old monkey, I mean daughter, climbed out of her bed! help!" They led me to the Crib Tent which seriously saved our lives! After a night of adjusting, Olivia loved it, and I knew Logan would too when his day came. Olivia happened to crawl out of her bed at nap time, thus giving me time to get the crib tent before bedtime, Logan, not so much. One night, I was startled awake as he stomped into our room at 2am. I took him back to his bed and returned to mine, praying that it was just a fluke. It wasn't! We did this, back and forth game, for 2 hours!!!! Guess where I was when Babies R Us opened? Olivia's tent had broken, so we invested another $70 into another tent. This is truly the BEST investment we have made as parents. So back to the poll. Most of you said you moved your child between 2 and 3. We moved Olivia right before she turned 3 and she did great. Right now we plan to move Logan when he is 12.

Train Table

From Logan: Thank you Gigi, Aunt Nancy, Uncle Dan, Great Grandma Mounce, Grandpa and Grandma Kathy, Grandma and Apu for my new train table. I have only chewed on a few to the wooden pieces. I only get a little mad at Olivia for taking over and making new rules. I like to take it all apart and watch my mom and dad put it all back together. Please come see me play with it soon! I love you!

Happy Birthday Logan!

Logan is 2!

My Boys

Logan turns 2 in 2 weeks! How is that possible? It is fun watching him grow into a little boy. He not only looks like his daddy, he is CRAZY about his daddy! In the middle of the night if he wakes, it is "DAAAADDDDYYY" he wants. So cute!