Auntie Amy Visits

Amy came to visit last week on one of her days off.

She hadn't seen Logan for a while, so she couldn't believe what a big boy he has gotten to be!

Amy & Logan had story time....

played and had fun...

and Logan got tuckered out!

And, just as a tribute to Andrew, who also hasn't seen Logan for a while, we dressed Logan in his Twins outfit!
Andrew will be going back down to FL for spring training with the Twins in January!

I really really love my....PART 2

Oprah has her favorite things....so does Logan!


bouncer! The mirror on the top is very entertaining!

story time with mommy

we always have special story time in the morning and at night!
Logan LOVES to read with us.

especially his Baby Elmo book...its his favorite! :)

I really really love my...

Here are a few of Logan's favorite things




We call this "Mr. Lion-friend"

This is a little misleading...let us assure you the car-seat is NOT one of Logan's favorite things. That is on the least-favorite list, in fact!

"Well hello Mr. Lion!"

Logan will hug Mr. Lion and has found sucking on his mane and ears to be quite fun!

Logan also loves...



his Baby Einstein mat...especially the star that lights up and plays music!



bath time! We even read our water book in the tub.
Logan kicks his legs and splashes water and he loves when we pour water over him!



my mobile! Its so fun to watch!



story time! Logan loves to read book with bright colors and simple pictures!



nap time!
Logan actually just put himself to sleep on his play blanket one day!
I think Mr. Lion just tired him out!

Dancin' Shoes

On Saturday we went for an afternoon wedding in Minneapolis and reception in Stillwater. Emily Brekke had a beautiful day for her wedding...everything was perfect!


My two guys look so handsome!

We got to spend some time together as friends and family took care of Logan.

Even Auntie Jenny was there!

The fam

Halloween Extravaganza!

On Sunday morning, we carved our pumpkins. It was too cold to take Logan out to the garage or outside to do the carving, so we brough the carving into the kitchen!

Daddy carved the pumpkins....this one was made to resemble what we call Logan's "Punkin Butt"! Not bad!

Here's Mommy and Logan ready to hand out candy! It was really cold and windy, so poor little Logan had to wear a hat for when we opened the door...he wasn't too thrilled about that. Luckily, in Eau Claire, Trick-or-Treating is only allowed 5:30-7:30pm. So, it wasn't too long of a night at the cold front door.


Our second pumpkin became a helmet for Logan...he's a football/hockey/baseball player, I guess!


Here's Daddy and Logan just chillin' after the chaos. Our neighborhood is THE place to Trick-or-Treat! We went through more than 10 bags of candy in just 1.75 hours! Whew...there goes Logan's college fund.

Baby Toupee?

Little Logan is in need of some Rogaine for Babies.
Poor guy...his hair is rubbing off on everything we own!
Yep, Logan hairs are popping up everywhere.
Part of the problem is that Logan's head is growing at an exponential rate, so his hair is having a hard time keeping up!


The sides of Logan's head are the baldest (is that even a word?).
John calls the look "high and dry" over the ears.

His hair would be pretty thick if it weren't rubbing off.
Down by his neck, Logan has some locks.

Oh well...I'm sure more hair will start growing in soon - for keeps!

Logan is a busy boy...

Logan is quite a busy boy these days. He is awake so much more, taking one short morning nap and one longer afternoon nap. This gives us lots of time to play and try new things. I'm quickly learning that babies' attention spans are about the length of John's attention span (ie: very short). At least I've had good practice over the last five years!
Here's a few of today's activities:

Logan got reacquainted with his Bumbo seat.

"Look, Mom! No hands!"

We tried on Logan's new snowsuit from the Eiselt G'rents.

As you can see, Logan tries to lick anything that is close to his mouth.

All this after some tummy time and a trip to Target that was our most interesting yet. I left the house right after feeding Logan, he was sleeping peacefully and the ride to town was perfect. Then we got to Target and he woke up right away and was obviously working on something. Sure enough, after just a couple minutes and barely anything in our cart, Logan had an explosion down under. So, we left our cart and went to the changing table in the restroom (yucky). Okay, that was taken care of and then we did a little more shopping before Logan let me (and the rest of Target) know he was hungry (AGAIN!). I had to find a place to feed him, but we had lots of groceries in our cart, so I just found the bench next to the blood pressure checker machine near the pharmacy and fed Logan there. Kinda awkward. Of course, while Logan was eating, he decided to give me a present...poopy diaper #2. So, it was off to the restroom again. Phewww....I'm exhausted just telling the story. What a day!