Fun Times with Friends

We had some of our good friends come visit us in Arizona over the past weekend. It was a fabulous time! April and Josh Sandven drove over from CA. And Eric and Tracy Schreibeis and their 8 month-old little boy Braylon flew in from Missoula. It was a short, busy three day weekend, but it was great to catch up with them!

My best friend April and her hubby Josh

Logan was in love with both of them :-)

Eric and his little guy Braylon SO CUTE!

Braylon spent the whole weekend following Logan

around and picking on him... too funny!

Both boys loved hanging out with Josh


Me, Logan, April, Tracy, and Braylon

Logan cuddled up with his "Auntie" April

We had quite a showdown between these two when

Braylon tried to take Logan's beloved pacifier away...

What a cutie :-)

Trying to teach Logan how to share...

It was interesting, to say the least.

Best Friends :-)

Playtime at the Park

Logan's cousin Kyler came over to spend the night and hang out with us last week.

Logan always has so much fun when Ky is around because he loves to follow him around!

So the boys and I went to the park by our house and had a great time enjoying our AZ weather

"This is how you go down a slide Logan"

Swinging!

Logan was laughing and screaming so loud that you could hear him from across the park.

(I guess that means he is having a good time, huh!?!)

Driving the fire truck together

One Year Old

What is a One-Year Old?
Author: Unknown

A one-year-old son

is so many things,

a tiny discoverer of fluttering things,

a snuggler of teddies,

a sweet sleepyhead,

and someone to dream for

in bright years ahead…

A special new person

who, right from the start,

has a place in our family

and, of course, in our hearts.

And, just when we think

that we’ve learned all the things

that our dear son is

and the joy that he brings,

a hug or a grin

comes with such sweet surprise

that love finds us smiling

with tears in our eyes!

We love you so much Logan!

Happy 1st Birthday Logan!!

Happy First Birthday Logie Bear!! We are so proud of the little man you have become and are very excited for the years to come. You are such a blessing and we love you SO much!

Auntie and Baby Brayden

Grandma Lori smooching on the birthday boy

Auntie Kristin, Brayden, and Logan

Daddy and Logie hanging out watching football

We love our Auntie Kristin!!

Birthday Boy :-)

Logan's Dinosaur cake that my mom and I made

Getting ready to blow out the candles for the first time

"Happy Birthday to you,

Happy Birthday to you,

Happy Birthday dear Logan,

Happy Birthday to you!!"

YUMMY CAKE!!!

A great first birthday party with cousins


So many presents....

Kayli and Brooklyn "helped" Logan open all his presents

Fun truck from the Merwins

Sporting his cute birthday shirt made with love from Auntie Kristin

Giving his new puppy a big hug.... so cute!

Walking all over the place

FUN DAY!! We love you buddy~

P.S. Thank you Kristin for the blogging tutorial and taking all of these fantastic pictures and capturing great memories for us! Love you!

Why God Made Little Boys

Why God Made Little Boys

God made a world out of His dreams,

of magic mountains, oceans and streams,

Prairies and plains and wooded land.

Then paused and thought

I need someone to stand, on top of the mountains,

to conquer the seas, explore the plains

and climb the trees.

Someone to start out small and grow,

sturdy and strong like a tree and so

He created boys, full of spirit and fun

To explore and conquer, to romp and run

With dirty faces, and banged up chins

With courageous hearts and boyish grins.

And when He had completed the task He'd begun,

He surely said, "That's a job well done."

As Logan's 1st birthday is drawing near, I find myself feeling sad that he is already turning one. I think of how much he has changed in the last 12 months and the memories are bittersweet. But I am also feeling excited for all the days ahead of chasing a spunky toddler around the house....with big blue eyes that can melt you heart in an instant.

Ahhh.... the times to come!


But the last 12 months have also made me realize how amazing God truly is.
He gave us this wonderful, full-of-life, healthy, loving little boy to raise... US!!


Some days I doubt my abilities as a "good" mother....
and then I get one of Logan's open mouth, slobbery kisses.
I guess we are doing a pretty good job, so far....

Quick Update

I'm not doing a very good job of keeping this updated. We have been quite busy the last month so I will just give a quick update...

* Chuck is now working out at the warehouse with John and he is loving it. He goes to work at 6am and is home by 3-4pm so we get to spend the evenings together. We also both have off Saturdays so that is our family time :-)

* I applied to college (yes, AGAIN!) to finish my Bachelor's degree in Nursing so that I can continue on for my Masters. I was accepted and will start an online program in January. I am still working full-time on my post-surgical unit - I have been there for 3 years now!

* Logan is officially walking. He still cruises or crawls most of the time. But now he will stand up on his own and take 3-4 steps before sitting back down again. He babbles non-stop and is a force to be reckoned with. He will let you know if he doesn't like something~

Since he started daycare a month ago, we have been battling a nasty flu virus. He went to the doctor yesterday and the doc wants Logan to have a chest x-ray because he has a rattle in his chest. We went this morning and Logan was a champ ~ he didn't even cry! We will know the results in the next day or two.

That is the last month in a nutshell. I will be posting alot in the next few weeks as we have a BIG occasion coming up.... Our little baby boy is turning ONE on the 28th!! This last year has been so amazing and joy-filled that I can only imagine what we have in-store for us this coming year!!