Logan's Birthday party

Her official birthday isn't until tomorrow the 15th of June, but we had a birthday party for her this weekend. It was a "Dora" party and she loved it. Besides getting tons of Dora presents from friends and family, she had a Dora cake, Dora decorations, she wore a Dora dress and we served mexican food for dinner. It was a lot of fun!!! Here are a few pics of her birthday fiesta.

Here she is opening up her Dora Vanity set from her Auntie Michaela...we put it together she loves it.

We got her a tricycle for her birthday...I give her 2 weeks and she'll be riding down the street...need to get her a bell. :)

Blowing out her candles...or maybe Mommy and Daddy were blowing them out and she was watching.


The three of us....

Yummy cake...or cup cakes!!!

Mother Daughter Vacation

Logan and I just got back from a week long mother and daughter vacation to California. It was lots of fun. Logan was exceptional on the plane rides. We got to stop and hang out with lots of my friends along the way on our visit.

On Thursday we flew into San Jose and stayed with Lynette for a couple of days. Thursday I was so exhausted and so was Logan that the both of us went to bed super early that day. Friday we got up and went to the Oakland Zoo. I was very impressed with the Zoo. It was a smaller zoo, but it was very clean and there weren't many people there, so Logan got to run around for quite a bit. Here are a few pics of our Zoo trip.

The three of us on a train ride around part of the zoo....."choo-choo."

Logan actually posing for a picture. Thank goodness she's into watching other kids and doing what they do. They were all turning for their mommies up against the fence and smiling for the camera.

After the Zoo on Friday we headed back and got our daily nap and then that afternoon went shopping at a few different stores.

Saturday morning we got up and headed in the Valley where I stayed with my friend Monica and her hubby and kiddos for the night. Logan got some great playing time in with Monica and her daughter, Dakota, who just happens to be like 6 months older than Logan. They had LOTS of fun and I had lots of fun getting to catch up with Monica. Here are a few photos of Logan and Dakota playing.

Here is Logan sticking her head out of a minitaure doll house they had in the backyard.

Logan and Dakota running around.

The "real" playhouse that they are making. WOW!!!

Sunday morning we got up and headed into my hometown to go to the the church that I went to as a kid. My brand new niece, Kambria, was being dedicated. I think I surprised a lot of people at church who hadn't seen me in a VERY long time...like 12 years. During the baby dedication they had the family of both sides come up to the front and be witnesses to the dedication. As the preacher was saying a wonderful prayer, Logan decided that she needed to meow like a kitty. Not just meow one time, but repeatedly meow. How that man finished his prayer without a laugh is beyond me, but I know that when the prayer was over with I was thanking God for ending the prayer. :)

During our time in Tulare I stayed with the parents of one of my greatest childhood friends. They had a little grandson who was about 4 months younger than Logan. He was adorable and the two of them on Sunday had a blast playing in the back yard. Here are a few pics of her playing in the backyard.

The Sumi's were so wonderful letting Logan and I stay in their house. It was so comfortable being there. Much better than staying in a hotel room.

I also got a chance to visit with my cousin...who I unfortunately did not get any pictures with. I also hung out with one of my high school friends, Jill and her kiddos. WOW!!! That was great. We got to catch up with each other and talk about the past. Grandma Lou (Jill's grandma) has turtles in her back yard and so here are a few pics of Logan checking out the turtles. She loved them.

And here is a final picture of my sister Kirsten, niece Kambria, and Logan and I

Logan and I had a blast on our trip. I really miss all my friends from California. I wish that I could see them more. We have such wonderful memories together. Thank you to all the wonderful friends that let Logan and I stay at your house. It made our vactation that much more enjoyable. Looking forward to another California Vacation.