Tickle Time!

Everyday when Steve gets home from work he is mauled by two adoring boys. Logan saying "daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy!" and Bronson diving out of my arms to get to him. Here is a shot of the boys having some tickle time, laughing their heads off and enjoying every second! The lump still clearly visible on Logan's head. Poor kid!

Bump on the noggin

Logan is two and a half and very active. Unfortunately, he is not coordinated enough for how active he is, and he falls down A LOT. Case in point, just last night he tripped over Steve's feet (which, by the way, are NOT small to begin with. size 15) and went forehead first into Grandma Wood's coffee table. He got a huge bump on his noggin and cried a bit, but he says he feels fine now. The picture really does not do justice to how big the bump is. poor kid, looks like he has a third eye.

Wonder of wonders, miracle of miracles!

Many of you know that I lost my wedding ring nearly two years ago. I took it off one day and when I went to put it back on it was missing. We searched everywhere, it was not to be found. Since then we have moved several times, packed, unpacked, repacked, etc. I had completely given up hope of EVER seeing it again. In fact, just a few weeks ago Steve bought me a CZ replacement ring to wear till we could afford a new one.

As you know, we moved about a month ago, we are still unpacking. Yesterday we were continuing our unboxing effort and Steve came across a wonderful surprise. My RING! He found it inside the handle of a bin that we have packed and unpacked a million times! I still can't believe it! I keep looking at my finger, like we just got engaged or something. Steve says he is off the hook for Christmas because there is nothing he could get me that would top that, he is right!

Eating Snow

On Saturday we had our first big snow. Logan and I went out to play, but he was mostly interested in eating it.

When we came inside and took off his hat he had some seriously crazy hair!

Beautiful Boys

I just thought that Logan looked so adorable with the jelly all over his face.











Bronson being his usual happy self. He now army crawls and actual crawls. Switching back and forth depending on how fast he wants to get somewhere.











Logan posing in front of our newly decorated tree. I have all shatterproof ornaments, still need to get a star. He got to help by handing them to me. He was pretty proud of himself. If you notice the wall hanging in the background it is a beautiful nativity scene that Steve's mom made for us. She is always making me gorgeous things for our home. I am so excited to have Christmas together as a family. Just enjoy hanging out together.

Black Friday Fun

The day after Thanksgiving is a favorite of mine. I like getting up so early that it was pointless to go to bed to begin with and go out and fight for a good deal. This is only my second year participating in the black Friday frenzy, I didn't go last year because I was ill, but the year before I got such amazing deals that I was hooked. I can't say that I got AS good of deals this year, but everything I got WAS at least 50% off.

The first time I went I was with two of my sister-in-laws, Julie and Katie. None of us had ever participated before and we did not come prepared for how COLD it was. It was like 4 am and the store didn't open till 5 or 6 and we were so cold we actually sent Katie home to get us blankets. We were at K-Mart. Our mission: Fisher Price Laugh-n-Roar Dinosaur, normally $35 marked down to $7. We were hoping to get two, one for Logan (who was nearly 6 months) and one for nearly born Jonathon. We stood / sat outside forever, finally the doors opened and everyone made a mad dash for their desired items. It was such an adrenaline rush! We found and purchased the ONLY TWO dinosaurs. We were in and out in 5 minutes. We made other great finds that day but none had quite the same feeling.

This year was MUCH different. I went with my mother-in-law and two sister-in-laws, Katie and Michelle. We all had different things we were hoping to buy but our first stop was Wal-Mart. We got up at 3:30 and arrived at the store at 4:15, though it didn't open till 5. We were all prepared this year in layers and coats and blankets, some even wearing thermal underwear! However these preparations were unnecessary. Wal-mart does things differently than K-Mart does. Instead of having the crowds wait outside freezing to death they allow you inside to wait by your desired item but you are not allowed to grab it until the store is officially open. Now I know what you are thinking, 'Wow! That is a great idea. That way no one freezes. That way you already know if you will be able to get what you want.' All good points.

All in all I think I actually prefer the freezing scenario. Yes, I was very cold, and yes, I didn't know if I would be able to get what I wanted. But it was so much more rewarding having to search for and snatch what I wanted than having to simply pick it up after having waited comfortably. I guess the reason I enjoyed it so much more the first time was because I had to fight for it. It wasn't just given to me.

Kids Favorite Things

Logan loves to play with boxes, I don't know why we have toys. I think he looks like a transformer.

One of his favorite shows is "Go, Diego, Go". This morning he was doing a puzzle and "Diego" came on, I asked Logan if he wanted to watch it and he vehemently replied "First I have to finish my puzzle! Then I can watch it!"

Another favorite of Logan's is clay. (Being the clean freak that I am I make him sit in Bronson's highchair when he plays with it. Otherwise he walks all over the place making a mess.) Anyway, here he is in the process of making a sculpture with his clay "tools".
Logan and his completed work of art. I know I would pay big bucks for it!
Bronson thinks he is much older than he is and WILL NOT let us feed him. So whatever I feed him I have to make sure it is something he is able to do himself. This was baby ravioli and vegtables. His highchair tray is still stained.
He was such a mess! Good thing he is such a sweetie!