The Many Faces of Logan

Logan's personality has really started to come out the past few months. He is a silly and funny little boy. He loves to play with the buttons on our TIVO and DVD player. He also really likes to put his fingers in his mouth until he gags. Why? I hate gagging. He seems to think it is funny. He laughs at his big sister all the time and he is normally just smiling. I know that I am biased but he is so CUTE!

Why does he do this? I hate to gag!

A Weekend Alone!

This past weekend Heath and I made our escape. We took the children up to my parents and headed off to Gettysburg, PA. I like to do stuff when I go on trips (not just sit around) and this time I think Heath and I were able to do lots of fun things. We arrived at our hotel on Friday evening, a little too late to hit the battlefields but plenty of time for dinner and a movie. We went to see Wallie, which I must admit is super cute. Going to a movie is a rare treat for us since Sydney was born and this was actually the second movie we got to see in the theater in the past two weeks! Our hotel was really nice (thanks Priceline) and it had this fun presidential theme. Everything was red, blue, or gold and there were stars and presidential seals everywhere. Not what I would use to decorate my home, but a fun theme for a hotel.

Our hotel

Our room (notice the red and gold)
More of our room (notice the stars in the carpet)
The next day we decided to head to Lancaster, PA for the day and see Amish country. It was a little over an hour away but worth the trip. We saw several Amish farms and even an Amish midget. I know, really fun! We went shopping at several local stores and tasted several jams and relishes made by the locals. They were pretty good, at least most of them were. We also at a late lunch at the famous Good and Plenty Restaurant. I can now understand why it is famous. The food was awesome! You eat family style and are seated at tables with several other groups. It was kind of fun to meet some new people. One couple at our table was from Utah, it was fun to talk about places we had all been.

An Amish family (we could only take the pic from behind because the Amish don't like their faces to be photographed.

This was a really neat covered bridge - I guess there are several in Lancaster.

A group of Amish men building a barn

One of my favorites - Amish farm (notice the cow coming out of the door)

We made it back to Gettysburg that night to take a ride on the Ghost Train. It was on a 1920's railroad car and we rode through the battlefields while a guide told us ghost stories of the area. It was nice, but not quite as scary as we thought it would be. Here we are boarding the train.

And here we are together on the train.

The next morning we woke up early and checked out of our hotel. We then headed to downtown Gettysburg for what turned out to be the funnest part of our trip. We took a segway tour of the battlefields. It was seriously SO MUCH FUN! We looked a little dorky with our helmets on but who cares because we were having a blast. After about five minutes you feel completely comfortable on the things and having about a twenty minute practice session we were ready to ride. It was really neat to see so much history in one place but I must admit that we didn't pay very much attention to the tour because we were having too much fun playing on the segways. If you ever have the chance to ride one of these - do it! It is totally worth the money.

You are supposed to rub this guy's nose for good luck. Notice how shiny it is.

Summer Fun

We have been having lots of fun this summer and here are some pictures of the children doing

everyday things at our house.

I must admit that being a mom is totally worth it. Just look at those smiles!

Catching Up

Well, I don't know why I always wait and post a whole bunch at once, but as usual here I go again.

Our ward had a Pioneer Day activity a few weeks ago. I took the kids and had a fun time in spite of the heat! It was seriously hot that day. Heath couldn't make it because he was taking finals for his summer semester.

Here is Sydney waiting for lunch on our blanket. How do you like her pioneer costume? I decided to go last minute so she just got a scarf for her head.

Here is Sydney running in the 3-5 year old footrace. I know, she is only 2 but she really wanted to try. However, she got scared or worried half way through and just stopped. So funny. Notice that all the other children are already finished.

Here is the only picture I took of Logan. He spent most of the time sleeping in the stroller. The other time he spent doing his favorite things eating and chewing on things.

We had to leave a little early because of nap time, but we still had a fun time.

Time To Eat

Logan is a champ at eating "real" food these days. He especially likes puffs (the are little fruit flavored puffed rice things that disintegrate when they come in contact with saliva) and will stop fussing if you just shake the puff container. Some days I can't believe how big he is getting. Time really does fly!

Shoveling in the puffs.

A few weeks ago I decided to try an edible play dough recipe I heard about. It turned out okay, but when I told the children (daycare kids included) that they could eat it everyone stopped playing with it and just ate it. It was pretty tasty - kind of like the inside of peanut butter balls just not quite as sweet.

I know, I know - it looks like poop. Good Thing it didn't taste like it.

Trying Out Some New Camera Features

Here are a few pictures of the children that I thought were pretty cute.

Evening Walks

We have started to take short evening walks several times a week. It helps Sydney get some energy out before bed and it is nice to have a little family time together away from schoolwork, TV, telephones, and housework. We usually try to go after dinner when it has started to cool off a little bit. We decided to take our camera one night and here are some pics from our walk.

Our Street

There is a little park that we always pass on our short walks and we always have to stop for a few minutes. Here are the children at the park. Poor Logan normally just hangs out in is stroller, he actually doesn't seem to mind.

Swingin' and Slidin'

A few weeks ago my sister and her kids came for a visit. (Unfortunately all the pictures from that weekend got erased while we were trying to learn how to use our new camera...Oops.) When they came they brought us their old play set and the children love it! It has a swing and a slide, two of Sydney's favorite playground items. We put it out on the deck for a few days but decided that it would be more fun inside since it is so HOT outside for the next few months. So, we cleaned it really well and brought it inside. We love it. Sydney loves to slide and Logan loves to swing so it works out nicely. Here are a few pics of Sydney and some friends playing on it (it was still outside then).

Sydney also enjoyed a popsicle - also a favorite.

On the Move...

Logan is definitely mobile! He has been rolling and getting around for about two months but he has recently become a speed crawler. The kid can move! If he sees something he wants (like a pile of dirt I just swept in the kitchen) he makes a beeline for it. He gets really pleased with himself if he makes it in enough time to play a little before mommy catches him. It is so fun to watch him grow and learn how to use his little body.

Long Time

Well, I have lots of catching up to do since it has been so long since I posted. We have had a busy few weeks and are enjoying our summer. Heath dropped our camera a few weeks ago and it finally broke (it has been dropped several times before)and we have finally gotten another one and are starting to learn how to use it. We lost some great pictures when the other one broke, but that is how it goes sometimes. Heath took this picture out front of our house a few days ago. So gorgeous!