Logan's Christmas Letter

Logan got to meet "Santa" the other day. He did so great, just walked right up to him and had a nice conversation. So different than his mother who would scream and hyperventilate at the thought of sitting on Santa's lap... This evening I transcribed this letter for Logan: Dear Santa, My name is Logan. For Christmas I want a new Thomas train, a freight car, a red freight car, a purple dinosaur, a yellow dinosaur, an orange dinosaur, a mad orange dinosaur, cars, Doc the Hudson Hornet, racecars, new trains, new trucks and a bear. Love Me (Logan)

We put the letter in the mail box and I explained how the whole process worked (the mailman, the north pole, etc) He was very intrigued!

Halloween....a bit late

I know it's almost Christmas and I haven't posted the Halloween pics! Here are some cute ones of Logan and Kaylee. Logan was an explorer for Halloween. He had a great time trick or treating with Kaylee and handing out candy at my dad's house. He was so cute, he'd go up to people's doors and knock and at the same time say "I'm knocking on your door." I guess just so there was no confusion. Then he'd say "More candy, please." At least he said please. He said Trick or Treat a few times, but mostly just asked for more candy. He really "got" the concept of Halloween (weird as that concept is) this year, but the next morning asked if we were going to ask people for candy again. He thought (hoped) it was an every day occurrence.

Funny Kid Story!

Logan is so funny...Whenever he doesn't get his way I say, "That's the breaks, kid," because that's the annoying response my dad always gave me. Logan usually screams back, "That's NOT the breaks." Anyway, last night he made a big mess out of his dinner (which is not at all unusual), I said, "Why do you make such big messes, Logan?" He continued smearing food on his placemat and said, without looking up, "That's the breaks, mom." It was both absolutely endearing and a little annoying. :)

My Little Goofball

Logan loves to take my kitchen utensils into the tub with him (hey, free bath toys!) and the strainer is his favorite. He told me that it is his "helmet to keep him safe." He's so funny!

Updates

Our garden has been a huge success! The corn and onions are beautiful and delicious.

Logan got his first pairs of "big boy" underwear. He likes to wear them on his head!

Aaaahhhh---I've been so busy the last few weeks, I haven't had a spare second to update the blog! I don't have the time or the energy for any witty remarks, so I'll just upload pics. Enjoy!

Packwood Trip

We decided to take a trip a few weeks ago to Packwood. I moved away when I was 8 and I've always missed it. We rented an awesome cabin and did a little hiking. Logan's favorite part was the pool. They have a great toddler pool that was just his size. He even kept his water wings on, which was miraculous. It was HOT, but a good time was had by all.

Ostrander Creek

It's hard to believe this serene creek can wreak so much havoc in the winter! We took Logan down to look for crawdads on one of the super hot days. Lots of fun, no crawdads...