Now that I have a lunch hour I will be able to catch up on blogging so we don't miss a moment of Abby's little life. Be back with blogs later this week! Yipee! But in the mean time... check out these sweet faces:
Monday, November 28, 2011
Back to the daily grind...
I am back to work as of today... *tear*... I'd be lying if I said I didn't cry most of the way to my office. Thankfully it is only an 8 minute drive. :)
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Trick or Treating!!
My last Halloween related post...
It was Abby's first Halloween and Logan's first time trick-or-treating. It was a great time. The weather was fairly decent so it wasn't too bad out. We walked a few streets over where there are lights and sidewalks and it was perfect.
Here is our little pumpkin all ready for her first outing. After a looooong day with VERY little sleep she slept while we were out walking around.
Logan is ready to go!
Our kids ready to head out for trick or treating!
Logan's first house. He did a great job walking up and down the sidewalks and such. This lady was so sweet with him and their house was decorated cute so it was a great house to start with.
I thought we did a pretty good job explaining to Logan the how-tos on trick or treating, but apparently I forgot the part about not walking into the people's homes. On his 4th or 5th house the old man opened his door and Logan opened it the rest of the way and walked right on it through the entry way and to the living room! I quickly ran up the sidewalk and profusely apologized! I explained he was still learning how to trick or treat. Thankfully the nice old man didn't seem too bothered.
After we were done in our neighborhood - we loaded in the car and headed to Great Aunt Me and Great Uncle Frank's house (my aunt and uncle.) They live a couple miles away and is a required trip on Halloween. They had a fog machine, spooky music and figures. Logan didn't want to go up, but I kept telling him it was Aunt Me and Uncle Frank's house, but Logan just kept repeating it was a "spooky house!" Once he saw Aunt Me he was happy to run up there thankfully.
It was Abby's first Halloween and Logan's first time trick-or-treating. It was a great time. The weather was fairly decent so it wasn't too bad out. We walked a few streets over where there are lights and sidewalks and it was perfect.
Here is our little pumpkin all ready for her first outing. After a looooong day with VERY little sleep she slept while we were out walking around.
Logan is ready to go!
Our kids ready to head out for trick or treating!
Logan's first house. He did a great job walking up and down the sidewalks and such. This lady was so sweet with him and their house was decorated cute so it was a great house to start with.
I thought we did a pretty good job explaining to Logan the how-tos on trick or treating, but apparently I forgot the part about not walking into the people's homes. On his 4th or 5th house the old man opened his door and Logan opened it the rest of the way and walked right on it through the entry way and to the living room! I quickly ran up the sidewalk and profusely apologized! I explained he was still learning how to trick or treat. Thankfully the nice old man didn't seem too bothered.
After we were done in our neighborhood - we loaded in the car and headed to Great Aunt Me and Great Uncle Frank's house (my aunt and uncle.) They live a couple miles away and is a required trip on Halloween. They had a fog machine, spooky music and figures. Logan didn't want to go up, but I kept telling him it was Aunt Me and Uncle Frank's house, but Logan just kept repeating it was a "spooky house!" Once he saw Aunt Me he was happy to run up there thankfully.
It was a great outing and here is Logan looking through all his Halloween loot. :) Thankfully he hasn't wanted to eat a ton of it as I think he forgets it is there most of the time. Sadly, I can not say the same! I think the rest of it is going into work with Nathan on Monday!
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Our first family outing - Harvest Fest
The Sunday before last we made our first family outing to our church's Harvest Fest. I was quite proud that we made it out and the weather was lovely. We tried out a sling - "look Mom - no hands!!!"
The had a little inflatable playhouse for the kid. Logan loved it! To date he had never really gone in one. He gets excited about them, but then would never go in. Fear conquered!
There was a straw maze that the boys enjoyed while Abby and I watched them run all over and took photos. Donut in hand was a for sure requirement!
The had a little inflatable playhouse for the kid. Logan loved it! To date he had never really gone in one. He gets excited about them, but then would never go in. Fear conquered!
There was a straw maze that the boys enjoyed while Abby and I watched them run all over and took photos. Donut in hand was a for sure requirement!
How sweet are my boys?
Logan with the pumpkins - he painted one (the one we ended up carving.)
A family picture:
His finished artwork!
His finished artwork!
Me and my kids (love the sound of that!) :)
We went on a hayride too - it was a very very very bumpy hayride, but Logan loved it and that is all that matters!
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Pumpkin Carving Time
On Friday we decided to pull out the pumpkin Logan painted to carve it up. Abby was not pleased that there was not a pumpkin for her to carve - as you can see:
Logan wasn't a fan of picking out the guts of the pumpkin. The gut collection was Daddy's job.
The sheer panic in his eyes at the thought of being asked to stick his hand in the pumpkin. Cracks me up!
Logan wasn't a fan of picking out the guts of the pumpkin. The gut collection was Daddy's job.
The sheer panic in his eyes at the thought of being asked to stick his hand in the pumpkin. Cracks me up!
He eventually reached in, but didn't actually grab anything and was so upset when a little bit of guts got stuck to his arm.
Daddy went to feed Abby so Momma was in charge of carving. Logan picked the shapes of each feature and I did the cutting. It was a fun time.
The finished product! He was so pleased that it was a happy pumpkin with a big smile. I realized half way through pumpkin carving that I didn't really have any candles/tea lights to go in. The only thing I did have were birthday candles so I dug three holes in the bottom an stuck them in there. It worked quite well, but the flames didn't last very long. The boy was happy though - that is all that matters anyway.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
School Halloween Party
Last week the kids' daycare had their annual Halloween party. Usually this event, while fun, tends to make me a little crazy. Too many people in too small of a space is not a good combination and I tend to first get sweaty and then get sick to my stomach and quickly start feeling like I am too big for the space and need to go. This year thankfully - while it was warm there seemed to be less people and we really enjoyed ourselves!
We thankfully found Logan a Super Man costume that actually fit. (Who knew a 4T sized costume from the seasonal Halloween City store would actually be more like an 18 month size. It was seriously a JOKE - no wonder they have a no returns policy. Ridiculous.) Here is my little super hero all ready for his party!
(How perfect is this pose?!) ha!
We thankfully found Logan a Super Man costume that actually fit. (Who knew a 4T sized costume from the seasonal Halloween City store would actually be more like an 18 month size. It was seriously a JOKE - no wonder they have a no returns policy. Ridiculous.) Here is my little super hero all ready for his party!
(How perfect is this pose?!) ha! Here he is at the party. Each of the room has a different little activity. In Logan's room they had magnetic fishing. Logan was having a blast.
Here is Logan and his favorite gal pal, Izzy.
This is our good friend Bobbie - who is also the head teacher in the infant room. She took care of Logan when he was a baby and will be taking care of Abby too when she starts the beginning of December. We love us some Bobbie!
Our family picture:
My mom came with us as she was over that afternoon helping me get things together. Grandma and Grandchild #3 and #5 :)
It was a great time had by all!
It was a great time had by all!
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