Monkey on the bed

We've been talking about getting Logan a big boy bed for a while now, but weren't real motivated to do it. The truth is, it is much easier to put him in his crib and have him go to sleep than to train him to sleep in a big bed, especially since he doesn't crawl out of his crib. Finally, we bought a bed and Logan loved it!!! In fact, he kept saying, "I love it!" Then when he figured out that he could run out of his room at any time, he was in real heaven...a new kind of freedom in his life. Overall, he's actually doing pretty good about going to bed, but we do still have work to do. Ryan has been working late hours and this one particular end of the day I was needing to have time to myself and of course, Logan kept coming out of his room, so I put the gate up. He cried, but eventually fell asleep by the gate.

Then there was the success...Logan went into his room got his 3 bears, 2 blankets and his pillow and went to sleep! I was so happy (for both him and me)!

It is fun to see the things Logan does in his room when he is supposed to be sleeping, but is not and doesn't know I'm watching him. One time he took everything off his bed and put it under his train table, then when he was ready to to go sleep, he pulled everything out and put his on his bed and went to sleep.

A couple of times he got completely naked. When I went to check on him, there he was...holding different clothes in his hands and said, "these ones?"

He also has a mirror in his room that he likes to do things in front of...make funny faces, kiss, put on a hat and looks at himself, etc. He's quite character! :)

One Year Older & Wiser Too...

The day started out with balloons, a birthday sign, cards and Ryan rushing off to get Adam to school and himself to work. Ryan's been working late these last couple weeks, and his birthday was no exception. He got home about 8pm and the kids should have been in bed, so right when Ryan walked in we had our little party with him. The kids thought their dad would really like cupcakes for his birthday, so that is what we made him. After the little party the kids went to bed, but not right to sleep-something about eating too much sugar right before bed or something like that. (Jenna thought it was pure torture that cupcakes sat on the counter for half the day and she couldn't have even one!)

Hopefully Ryan and I will have a great evening out on Saturday and celebrate when he's not so tired and worn out from being at work all day.

I just had to add this picture of Jenna. She was in bed trying to sleep, but Logan was crying too loud, so she put her hands over her ears and fell asleep like that. Whatever works! :)

For My Dad

It's been weeks in the making...planning a surprise 60th Birthday party for my dad. And I'd say it was a huge success. Everyone was there...dad didn't have a clue! Mom took dad out for dinner and a movie 45 minutes away so it would give us all time to get there, set up, decorate, etc.
That night we had dad's favorite cake and ice cream, a DVD of dad's life, and fun/sentimental gifts from everyone. We had a lot of fun and laughter. The best part was-dad really had no idea!!!

Happy Birthday to my dad, I hope it was a good one!!! (We sure had fun!)

That's Just Logan...

Logan is Daddy's little helper. If you look real close, you can see that Logan has his tape measure out too. But Logan's favorite is to get undressed, and to have socks on his hands. Oh, and if there is a hat laying around, he likes to wear it too.

Not the best picture, but just showing how much he loves to wear socks and hats! :)

Happy Valentine's Day!

I love my Valentine's...all of them. I used to not enjoy Valentine's Day...until I wasn't single anymore and I get to spend this holiday with my sweetheart... Who brings me home these...

And I get to be with these great Valentine's...

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!

A box car and overalls

Adam came up with this idea to build a car out of cardboard, so after days of begging and doing his own research on "google search" Ryan helped him build a car. After it was done, it needed to be decorated....
Jenna coloring her assigned side to decorate... Logan doing his share, but I think he got colored more than the car did.

Adam is very serious about getting his side colored.

Playing in the car...

Lately, I have been feeling like a broken record, saying the same thing over and over again, day after day. "Logan keep your clothes on!" "Logan, where are you clothes?" "Logan don't run around naked when other people are here!" So I finally put him in overalls, so far he can't get them off by himself.

Jenna's surgery day

Today Jenna had to go be at the hospital by 5:30AM to get prepped for surgery at 7:30. She had ear tubes put in and her adenoids taken out without any problems. She was scared coming out of the anesthesia, but eventually did fine. After she stopped throwing up, we were able to take her home.
I took some good pictures of her, but accidentally erased them before I put them onto my computer, (that's what I get when I'm easily distracted)...so imagine...
Jenna blowing bubbles while wearing her gown that is 100 times too big for her. Bubbles seemed to help pass time while we were waiting.
Then imagine Jenna walking down the hall with her underwear showing because the gowns just can't cover everything, pulling a wagon with the nurse with her new teddy inside the wagon. They wanted the separation between Jenna and I to go smooth, so they brought out a wagon so see if Jenna would ride in it, but instead she insisted that her teddy (that they gave her) be put into it and she pull the wagon. She waved to me and off she went into surgery.
The nurses gave her bubbles, several stickers of princesses, and a new teddy bear, what more could a girl want? (Well, she wanted her dad, who was soon by her side.) She did great and we are proud of her. The hope now is that she'll caught up in her speech, fine motor skills, self help skills, etc. etc. I hear that it takes just a matter of months before she's right where she should be!