Its That Time of Year...

...when John goes on his annual "Tree Planting Rampage"! It began on Saturday, which was such a gorgeous, warm, sunny day. It was perfect to be outside. John planted a few small trees on the property line Saturday but didn't get around to planting the large Northwoods Maple we bought at the tree farm. So...even though this morning was wet and chilly, we went out to get the tree in the ground!

I'm not sure if Logan didn't want his photo taken, or if he was wondering why he had to be all bundled up after spending all of Saturday in just a t-shirt and jeans! Confusing!


Helping Dad dig...

The tree is in and it looks great! We're excited to enjoy this tree in the backyard this year!

This all happened at about 8:30am....so Logan has a killer outfit on: pj pants, winter coat/hat, and rain boots!

Nesting!

My parents offered to watch Logan for a couple days this week so that I could (1.) rest up and get rid of this cold!; (2.) get some things done around the house! I've been "nesting" a little bit, but not much of the work has benefitted the baby yet! I've mostly been trying to get the house super organized and get Logan's new room all set to go. I think Logan's room is about done...there are a couple more things I would like to do at some point, but for now, this will do! Here are a few photos:

We got Logan this magnetic chalkboard to show off his art work. At some point, I might let him use chalk on it, but not any time soon!


The big boy bed! We had this Queen size bed downstairs for guests before the big bedroom switch. Not wanting to spend the money for a new bed, we gave Logan the biggie! He loves his bed so much (and really likes to jump on it - good thing its on the floor!). We put pool noodles (those long spongy/floaty things) under the sheets to prevent Logan from rolling out.

Now Logan has a special place he can hang his backpack, coat and even his music bag!

I made Logan some new letters for his room (they are paper-mache letters covered with scrapbooking paper) and a bulletin board (I painted cork squares with craft paint).

We put some of Logan's toys in his room and he loves to go "play cars" on his floor. His rug has roads all over, so he drives his cars for hours (okay, not hours, but maybe minutes). I was a little worried the toys would be a distraction at bedtime, but so far it hasn't been a problem.

33 weeks!

Family Music Night

Logan and I have been taking a toddler music class every Thursday since January. We're learning a lot and enjoying our friends in class. I'm hoping to keep enrolling in the class as Logan gets older because I think he's just getting used to it and we only have class through May. Its been a special thing for us to do before Logan's new brother or sister comes in June!

Tonight we had Family Music Night when all the classes (the teacher has classes for babies, toddlers, and big kids, too!) gather together for a night with their parents, other family, and friends. Logan was pretty interested in what all the other kids were doing - and not too interested in all the songs. He had a "deer in the headlights" look for most of the night! John got to come along which was great because I still am not feeling very well (I feel about as good as I look in this picture - ick!).

I took some video with my flip camera, so if any of it is good, I'll post it!

Picnic with Puppers

Today was such a "Monday". Blah. I have a terrible head cold - yet again and couldn't quite emerge from the fog long enough to get Logan or I out of our jammies until after lunch. It was just one of those days (I know all mommies know what I'm talking about!). So, we stayed in, played as many goofy games as I could muster to keep Logan entertained. For lunch, Logan wanted Puppers to sit in his chair, so we decided to have a little picnic.

"Nice Puppers"

Nothing like your lovey eating yogurt melts, right?!

Logan made sure Puppers got plenty of snack and drink...he's totally exploring his nuturing side and its so cute! Lately, we have dressed his turtle and bear in coats, hats and even shoes to bring them in the car with us. Its kinda a pain sometimes, but I just think its so cute that the extra work doesn't even matter!

Eventually, Logan wanted a better seat, so he sat in a big chair across from Puppers and finished the snack.

Puppy love! My sweet boy - he's going to be such a good big brother!

Easter Morning!

Rejoice! What a joyful time of year to celebrate God's love for us all! We hope you had a beautiful day with family and friends!

We spent the whole weekend here in Eau Claire - just the three of us celebrating Easter together today, and it was great! We missed being with our families, but enjoyed the quiet time at home, too.

Logan woke up bright and early today. I had set out his Easter basket from Papa and Nana last night before going to bed. Sure enough, Logan found it right away in the morning when we headed into the kitchen for breakfast. I also put the little Easter Bunny at his spot at the table. Breakfast was rather delayed because there was so much cool stuff in his basket, but we still made it to church on time!

"Cheep, cheep"

John and I got Logan a couple small things for Easter: a bubble machine and a little wooden train set from Ikea. We saved them for after Logan's nap and had some evening fun with the "boobles" and "choo-choo"!

We rounded out the day with lots of time at the playground, lunch, naps, and a quiet evening. We couldn't really think of a better way to spend the day, remembering the reason for the holiday!

Easter Egg Hunt 2

Today we were up and out of the house early for the 5th annual neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt! It was our first experience with this impressive event - and so much fun! Neighborhood volunteers hide over 2000 eggs at the elementary school around the block. Some eggs contain candy, some contain slips to turn in for prizes. I was happy that they divided the kids into two groups. The kids 4 years and under were on one side of the playground and the bigger kids were opposite. I was a little worried about mass chaos with all the big kids, but this was great! Logan knew just what to do, of course, because we had round one of practice last weekend. He was more interested in watching the crowds than paying attention to what he was doing. Luckily, the weather was beautiful so we were able to spend plenty of time at the playground after the egg hunt was over.

Logan surveying the crowd


As you can see...our neighborhood is FULL of kids!


Off we go....


Logan finds his eggs...

Way to go, Logan! Keep 'em coming!

After Logan collected plenty of eggs, we thought, "Hey, its Easter, why not give Logan a taste of a chocolate bunny?" I don't think Logan has ever had straight up chocolate like this before...but I think we created an addict! Just look at that yummy smile!

We had to get at least one picture with Mommy, but Logan was pretty into his chocolate at this point.

Playtime! Logan LOVES the swings this year! We are going to be spending a lot of time at the school playground this summer! As you can see...Logan is still working on that chocolate.

We had to get this motorcycle picture for Grandpa Bob! Logan likes to go down the slide all by himself now - even the big ones!

We completed our day running errands around town, lunch out, followed by a great big long nap and dinner out with friends - it was perfect!

Nana's Visit

Lately we've had lots of visitors! My parents have been over a couple times recently and John's parents were over one day a couple weeks ago. Logan also spent a night at my parents' house last week so John and I could get a few things done at home. Logan is a lucky grandson!

Today my mom made a trip to Eau Claire to see Logan and give him his Easter basket. I usually don't get a lot of photos, but my mom hid some eggs outside for Logan to find, so I had to get a few pictures. While my mom entertained Logan outside this afternoon, I got a few projects done inside the house. With the baby coming in less than two months, I am realizing how much I want/need to get done before then...its a little overwhelming! Of course, Logan loved finding his eggs and the Sesame Street toys inside...I'm sure he will be equally excited to look in his Easter basket from Papa and Nana when we get it out on Sunday! We will be staying in Eau Claire this weekend for a quiet Easter - just the three of us!

Thanks for the visit, Nana! Happy Easter everyone!