Santa 2009

If you can't recall what our Santa 2008 picture turned out like, here it is.

This year we talked to Logan about going and seeing Santa. She was walking through the mall talking about seeing Santa and she seemed so excited. We didn't dare let her get a glimpse of him before we got in line and we kept her occupied so that she would not see the unhappy child in front of us in line taking their picture with Santa. However, none of that worked. Logan had a moment there. She did not want to get on Santa's lap. Adam says she is much stronger this year as she would NOT let go of him.

Santa was VERY nice and decided that mommy and Logan could take a picture with him, but who would want to leave Daddy out. NOT SANTA. Santa was insisiting that Adam sit on his lap. If I wasn't so concerned with making sure that Logan just sits there while we take the picture I probably would have jumped right on the "sled" with Santa and insisted that Adam get in the holiday spirit and make that Jolly guy happy and sit on his lap.
Adam ended up behind the three of us and this is what our 2009 Santa photo looks like. The best "smile" we could get out of Logan.

It's a BOY

We just found out yesterday that we are having a BOY. We were both completely shocked and were dead set that it was a girl. We had to take a second look at the monitor and we had to ask the sonographer if he was kidding. But he wasn't...we for sure have a little boy arriving in March.

Here is one of his first pics.

Fall has arrived

It seems so sudden that summer has left us and fall has arrived. Our lives have been busy. Volleyball season is officially over for me, so I now have time in the afternoons again. Adam is busy working on the growth of his business.

Logan is doing so well. I can't believe all of the wonderful things she is learning in pre-school. Shapes, colors, songs, numbers. It just blows my mind when she comes home and tells me something new; like how a slice of pizza is a triangle. Yes, she said that to me. I was such a proud mommy.

Halloween just sort of snuck up on us this year. I can't believe how each Halloween Logan looks more and more different. This year she was Minnie Mouse for Halloween. She seemed to enjoy it. I think she really liked the trick-or-treat part. Once she figured out that you go up to doors and you knock on them, then people come out with bowls of candy....WOW she was set. It was especially funny when she didn't even say anything to them and just went right for the candy bowl. We let her have a few pieces last night, but most of it we recycled by handing it back out to the trick-or-treaters that came to our home. Somehow this morning, Logan found a Butterfinger and came up to me asking if she could have it....before breakfast. Luckily she was not too heart broken when I told her no.

We are still continuing to work on the potty training thing. If anyone has any suggestions please share. I'd really like to have her potty trained before baby #2 arrives in March. I've heard 2 1/2 years is a great time to start and we will be approaching that in December.

Here are a few pictures of Logan's past Halloweens and a picture of her this Halloween.

Logan's First Halloween...our little pumpkin

Her second Halloween....a Lady Bug
...and this year we were Minnie Mouse

Here is her little outfit she wore to school for their party

So grown up...I can't believe it!!!