Happy Birthday Logan!!

L o g g y is 2

I can't believe this little guy has already been in our lives for 2 years, but at the same time I can hardly remember what it was like without him.

He got really excited about the party at Ellie's birthday so I knew he would be super excited for his special day. He LOVES cake!! He also gets really excited for the balloons, decorations and especially the candles.

He was pretty much speechless when he saw all of the "party" was centered around things that he loves. Choo choo's and hoops. I think he said choo choo a million times that day.

He had cancakes (pancakes) for breakfast, he is a fan of cake in any variety

After we took the kids to school he was so excited when we got back so he could see his choo choo party again, "there it is, my party, my choo choo party"

He decided to start opening this gift when no one was around. It was the Little People garage, he got it from my mom and dad. He loved helping Ryan put it together.

Another Loggy favorite for lunch, cheese and dot dog on his Thomas plate of course

When the girls got home and after he played cars with them for a little bit, we went and got some dinner. A fabulous meal at McDonald's, he said he wanted nuggets and dip (ketchup), it's his day!

After Bay's soccer game we went home for cake. He really did love this cake. I was a little worried that the front car looked more like a bus, but when he woke up from his nap and saw it, he said "my choo choo cake" so bus looking or not to him it was a choo choo.

Sneaking some nandy out of the train cars


He loved having us sing to him and blowing out the candle. He got some of his favorite things for gifts. A basketball hoop and more trains and tracks. He still plays with them regularly. He also got a mini John Deere tractor that has started a serious obsession. More on that later, it deserves its own post. He says that he is 2 but he still only holds up one finger. We are working on that.

Hey guys do I look like my dad?

Shootin Hoops

I love these two pictures of him playing trains because you can actually tell that he is saying choo choo, while he plays.

Love this little guy!

The next morning when he woke up, we could hear him downstairs saying something. When we came down we could tell he was saying "my choo choo cake yum yum" he was just helping himself to a little breakfast.

Things we Love about Logan

• He makes me crazy and makes me laugh everyday. He is such a little boy and I love learning all that includes, but sometimes he really is out of control. He still gives me hugs and kisses whenever I ask though.

• He gets so excited about life. He loves his surroundings, his bed, his house, outside, any animal, bus, or tractor that we pass. He takes it all in. He loves when dad comes home or when anyone who has been gone comes home, but especially dad.

Love you tons Logan!!

Happy Birthday Ellie

ELLIE IS 6 YEARS OLD

Ellie had a fun birthday this year. She decided she wanted to use Hello Kitty for a theme, she was able to do a lot of fun things. She got to celebrate at school, at home and with a fun birthday party at Michael's. She had a great couple of days and was of course very spoiled.

The morning birthday decor. Hello Kitty themed of course.



We are suppose to send "healthy" snacks for birthday treats to school, so we compromised and sent a snack mix that contained some healthy snacks but had candy too. Live a little I say. She also included a pencil for everyone, she was very excited to be the star of the show for the day. She was also very happy about her name being announced over the intercom in the morning, since they had an assembly that day, the principal said Happy Birthday to her and another boy at the assembly. Lucky :)

Here she is with her birthday sticker

She really wanted to have a tea party birthday at the same place that Bailey did, but that lady is no longer doing birthday parties. That is a bummer because she did a great job for a great price. She then changed her mind to wanting to have an art supply party???? but still could not quite let the tea party thing go, so the compromise was birthday party at Michael's and birthday lunch at Miss Tami's Tea Cottage. Miss Tami's is a local place that serves every kind of tea imaginable and also serves lemonade in a tea pot for the kiddos. The food was pretty good but the experience was really fun. It was a little too dainty in there for Logan he made us nervous the whole time. I am glad we chose to go after the lunch time rush.

She was very excited to pour it herself

Bailey had a soccer game that night so we all headed out to that. We told her to score a goal for Ellie since it was her birthday. She did, but they called it back because they said she was off sides, I am still questioning that call. Ellie thinks she scored for her so that's all that matters.

After the game it was time for presents and cake

A new cute turtle Webkinz and clothes for her doll were some of the favorite gifts

Ellie loves the tradition of being the first one to take a bite of cake. She is very insistent about this on all of our birthdays.

She also loved this Hello Kitty bubble blower. It was really fun on the night of her birthday. It broke after that and went back to the store, but at least it was fun while it lasted.

The next day she had her birthday party with her friends. We had her "art" party at Michael's craft store. It was a fun place to have a party and I think everyone had a great time.

The kids all made a tote bag, decorated their spot, played with clay, went on a tour of the store, sang a special birthday song to Ellie, and of course did presents and cupcakes.

Everyone signed this poster for her when the arrived

The kids decorating their spots

Opening presents. Noah made her this pinata by himself, he filled it with treasures for everyone to enjoy, even Bailey and Logan. Sweet kid!!

Check out those sweet tote bags

She really wanted me to show off some of the new doll clothes, these were some of her favorites!

Here are six things we LOVE about Ellie..........

1. She is funny and silly she makes us all laugh with her little antics.

2. She loves to ask questions and turns everything she has to do into a question. "Why don't you go to sleep when you make me go to sleep? Why do you like the house to be clean? Why doesn't Logan have to do jobs? Why do some people have orange flowers at their house and some people have pink?" All inquiring questions from El

3. She always gives me hugs and kisses and tells me she loves me.

4. She loves "pretty things" as she calls them. Any little bit of bling catches her eye as does a cute pair of shoes.

5. She is a little foody, she will try just about anything and she sometimes prefers more grown up type foods. Example: the other day Bailey and her friend were having mac and cheese, as was Logan, Ellie wanted tuna and crackers. She ate every bit of it too.

6. Ellie is a talker. If I want to know all of the details about something, I ask her to tell me. She doesn't leave anything out. Bailey doesn't really enjoy this characteristic when she is the one in question. The girl will talk your ear off if you let her.

Love you Ellie Jo Jo!!

The Month of April

We had fun in the month of April with Spring Break and Easter. We had some Easter celebrations at home and then headed down to St. George with my parents & sisters and their kids. It was a nice Warm break, when we came home we had a few more Easter celebrations.

This was our friends/neighbors annual Easter egg hunt. It is always a great way to start off spring.

The kids had fun dying eggs in their new PJ's

We told the kid about the new baby on a dyed Easter egg. I didn't realize how blurry it was. The egg says "New Baby September 2010"

Bailey kept trying to peak at it while I was dying it, she knew I was up to something.

Ellie said mom is pregnant over and over

Logan just kept saying Egg

Our Easter morning.

Lots of eggs and lots of candy. Logan just kept shoving jelly beans in his mouth, as many as would fit.

New socks and new glasses.

I love this picture!

After our Easter morning we drove down to Utah so we could head down to St. George for some warmth. The spring was not warm enough for my liking..........

When we got to St. George we had lunch outside in the sun at

In N Out Burger, my favorite. It was amazing as usual

Even picky Bailey ate all of her burger

Logan loved the swing, he never got tired of it. I am sure grandma got tired of pushing him.

The kids loved being able to swim

Logan loved swimming so much, he was always ready

These kids are like me, we like warmer weather better!!

We wore these little guys out!

Ryan came back down to meet us so we could drive to Burley for some more Easter celebrations, but we had to make a stop at Tai Pan. While we were there we found these. Ryan made the kids put them on. Bailey was with my mom at another store so she missed out, but here are some photo of Ellie and Logan in Aggie gear.

Ryan is really thinking Aggie football is steppin it up this year. We shall see.

We spent Easter Sunday with Ryan's family. It is always a good time. Serious egg hunt, good food, and plenty of fun for the kids with their cousins.

Since Easter was on Conference Sunday the kids only wore part of their Easter outfits, they have cute tulle skirts that match these sweaters but aren't the best for egg hunting, especially in the freezing cold!

Jaeli, Ellie, and Allie with their matching jackets.

Other things in April worth noting.....

Bailey had a recognition night for Activity Days. They have these cute charm bracelets and at each recognition night they get to add more charms for the things they have passed off.

She also had a piano recital. She played two songs and did a great job. My parents came up to watch her, she had a soccer game that day too so it was a great weekend to visit.