Springtime Fun!!

Spring is in the air! Finally! We have been spending much of our time outside enjoying our wonderful Arizona weather :) Chuck's parents and Grandma Madler have been in town for the last couple of weeks enjoying the weather with us... and spoiling Logan rotten! We are having a great time :)

Going swimming!!

Best Buddies!! Logan and Kyler

Spending quality time with Grandma Donna outside!

Great-Grandma Dorothy spoils Logan rotten! :)

Our family was also blessed with a new member as Brayden Paul Merwin was born on Chuck's birthday, April 11th! Uncle Chuck is thrilled to share a birthday with our new nephew! Brayden is absolutely perfect and we are so happy for Kristin and John as they enjoy this new bundle of joy!

Logan meeting his new playmate!

Brayden Paul - SO adorable :)

In amongst all of our beautiful April days, Logan achieved some of his major milestones! He figured out how to crawl, but still likes to roll over to get places as that is a tried-and-true practice for him! He is also standing up and hanging on to things. As happy as I am that he is achieving these milestones, I am also somewhat sad that our baby is growing up SO fast and is no longer a little dependent newborn. Logan will be turning 7 months old tomorrow and we still cannot believe how much he changes every day!

Standing up so big

What a big boy :)

Special Mommy Moments

As any Mom knows, little every day moments with your children are the most special memories! Logan is getting so big so fast, and it makes me realize how important every day is with him. Chuck and I are so blessed to be able to spend this time with him instead of having to take him to daycare.

Supporting our local baseball team - the Arizona Diamondbacks!

Don't tell Daddy - he is a Cubs fan :)

Enjoying Bathtime!!

I cannot believe he can sleep like that....

Happy Easter!

So I finally got Logan's JCPenney pictures in my email.... So I am going to wish everyone a Happy Easter and post these pictures a little early. (I can't help myself...the pictures turned out so good that I have to post them right away. :)

Happy Easter from the Madler family!!

Logan is 6 months old!

As unbelieveable as it seems to Chuck and I, Logan is already 6 months old. Our little guy is no longer so little and he is moving like crazy. He likes to just sit on the floor and play with his toys where just a few months ago he wanted to be carried everywhere. Chuck and I don't know what to do now that we don't have to lug Logan around all the time. We are pretty sure that Logan is going to be crawling any time now because he doesn't like to stay in one spot for too long. He already scoots himself backwards on his belly if he wants to get somewhere.




Gotta love those naked pictures!


Getting SO big


We also took Logan swimming for the first time last Friday evening. We brought pizza over to the Merwin's and spent a wonderful evening with John, Kristin, Kayli, Brooklyn, and Kyler. Chuck took Logan in the pool (it was heated - 95 degrees) and it took him a few minutes to get used to it and then he loved it!



Getting used to the pool



Logan got a swimming lesson from Brooklyn






Daddy and Logan


Enjoying fresh oranges from our backyard. Mmmmm.... good stuff!



(I took Logan to get professional pictures taken for 6 months/Easter so I will post those when I get them sometime next week)

Springtime in Arizona!!

Springtime in Arizona is wonderful - 75 degree days with a slight breeze and LOTS of sunshine! We have been outside every day soaking up this fabulous weather before it gets hot. Logan is officially sitting up by himself and it is so funny because he acts like it is a whole new world now that he has a better view :)

It's so bright Mom!

Sitting up so big!

Visiting Daddy at work and helping sell mattresses ;)

Big Boy!

Logan is getting so big we can hardly believe it! He is 5 1/2 months old and just amazes us every day. He starting sitting up by himself for short periods of time and he scoots around on his belly. He can get his knees up under himself but cannot figure out how to coordinate his arms at the same time. He is such an active little boy - he is always kicking around or moving somewhere. I think Chuck and I are going to be in for a wild ride when Logan starts crawling and walking....

Sitting up so big :)

Our beautiful blue-eyed babe!

I love this face!! He was mad at me for spiking his hair... and taking so many pictures...

5 months old

Logan was 5 months old on 2/28... I cannot believe how the time flies. He is laughing and smiling ALL the time and just yesterday, he figured out that he can squeal.... really loud! He is amazed with the world around him and LOVES being outside!

Mommy... I'm not so sure if I like this stuff...

Ok... I guess it is fun!

Enjoying our beautiful weather before it gets hot...

Logan's First Flight

We flew back to Montana last week for a classmate's funeral so Logan had his first airplane ride at 4 1/2 months old. Chuck was joking with me on the flight saying that Logan is 20 years ahead of me because I didn't fly on an airplane until I was 21 years old. ;) The trip was very short but Logan was able to meet alot of his extended family so that made the trip easier.

I'm not so sure about this Mommy...

This is fun!

Hiking in Arizona

Chuck and I actually had a day off together today! We decided to go out hiking and enjoy our beautiful Arizona weather!! Here are some pictures of our "family day" today :)

Ready for our adventure

He loves being outside!!

Logan was worn out after 3 hours of hiking up the mountain

Fun Day!!