Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!

May 26, 2011
Girls Night
Back in May (that's how far behind I am in my blogging) my friends Hilary and Jordyn and I had a girls night. We soaked our feet, put on masks (Hilary's is clear cause she is allergic to the chocolate masks Jordyn and I put on), painted our toenails, and watched...wait for it...Clueless. This is what happens to women who don't get out much--we stay up too late, paint our faces, watch silly movies, take funny pictures, and giggle a lot.

Father's Day Weekend

June 17-19, 2011

Unfortunately I don't have any pictures for Father's Day this year, so I will explain what we did that weekend. Both Kenny and our friend, Grant, were in need of a "Guys Weekend", so Shelley and I decided to give them that for Fathers Day. We told the guys they could go and do whatever they wanted Friday night and all day Saturday, just to be home in time for dinner Saturday night. Kenny and I headed to Ogden and then Kenny and Grant and another friend went mountain biking as soon as we got there Friday evening. I expected them to be gone until Saturday evening, but they came home, showered, and then the three of us (Grant, Kenny, and I) fell asleep watching True Grit. So much for a guys weekend, huh? The guys were too tired from their biking trip to get ready to camp overnight, so they decided to sleep at the house and get up early to go on another biking trip. That afternoon, Shelley, who had been gone to Idaho for a Pampered Chef party, came home shortly before the guys came home and we had a BBQ and then Kenny and I came home. I tried to make Sunday special for Kenny, making him what he wanted for meals and taking care of Logan so he could relax. Of course, Kenny is a true family man and he wanted to spend all of his time with Logan and I. :)

What makes Kenny a great dad:

• He loves spending time with Logan
• He is patient
• He gets so excited over new things that Logan does
• He takes time to explain to Logan why he should or shouldn't do certain things
• He has a special laugh just for when Logan does things that Kenny finds amusing (I don't think he knows he has a special laugh...but I notice it's different from his other laughs)
• He cried while giving Logan his first blessing
• He is working hard right now so that later in life he can have the freedom to spend whatever time he wants with his family
  

Thanks for being such a great husband and father, Kenny. We love you so much!

Mother's Day

May 8, 2011
Kenny worked nights the weekend of Mother's Day, but he still found a way to make it special for me. When he got home from work Sunday morning he made me breakfast in bed (Jillian's Hotcakes, a veggie omelet, turkey bacon, and a berry smoothie). On the breakfast tray was a bouquet of flowers, too. Instead of going to bed like he would normally do, he went to church with us and helped in Primary so I could go to Relief Society. Earlier in the week he had asked what I wanted for Mother's Day and I told him I would like some new necklaces since I don't usually buy myself accessories. So he bought me some necklaces and he bought me a new outfit (he had some help with a sales lady and a mannequin). Kenny lost some sleep in order to spend the day with me and Logan (since he had to go back to work that night), but it turned out to be a really good day.
Thanks Kenny for being such a wonderful husband!

My Birthday and Easter (from a month ago)

BIRTHDAY
April 21, 2011

My birthday this year was really great. Kenny got off the night shift that morning and had made me breakfast in bed, which was AMAZING! French toast stuffed with Nutella and topped with strawberries, powdered sugar, and more Nutella!

Kenny should have had to work that night but he surprised me and took the night off instead! I didn't really feel like cake for my birthday, so, after a fairly healthy dinner, we and a couple of our friends, Taylor and Kristi, went to Wingers for some asphalt and concrete pie.

The next day, for my birthday present, Kenny had reserved a cabin at Downata Hot Springs near Downey, Id for the night. We had arranged for Logan to stay the night at Kenny's parent's house, so we had the night to ourselves! We had a steak dinner reservation there at Downata and it was very tasty!

After dinner we got in our swim suits and went for a swim! It had been many years since I had been to Downata and since then they have put in a jacuzzi, a sauna, new slides, several cabins, and some yurts. We had so much fun!

Our tiny cabin

EASTER
We headed back to Malad late Saturday morning and then we all went to Portage, Ut for an Easter potluck with Kenny's extended family. It was good to see all the aunts, uncles, and cousins! When we got back to Malad we decided to give Logan his Easter basket and he thoroughly enjoyed pulling the mini M&Ms out of the Easter eggs and eating them! He also had a lot of fun playing with the sidewalk chalk we got him.

On Easter morning we went to church with Kenny's family, and after church we had a nice Easter dinner, and soon after we headed home.

With some of Logan's birthday money we bought him this ADORABLE suit! Unfortunately he wasn't feeling up to modeling, but I still think the pictures turned out cute.

Ryan's Leave

March 28-30
We were able to spend 2 weeks with my brother, Ryan, before he is deployed to Afghanistan in May. He flew into SLC Monday March 28 and he spent the week at our house in Tooele. Unfortunately, this time of year, there isn't a lot to do and the weather was not cooperating either. However we did take a stroll to our neighborhood park and got to play a little on the playground equipment.

March 31
On Thursday afternoon, Kenny took the afternoon off work so we all could go into Salt Lake City and went to the Gateway Mall, ate dinner at Jimmy Johns, then went to this chocolate shop on the hill above the temple and got some ice cream and fudge!

April 1 & 2
We picked up my mom and stepdad at the SLC airport and headed up to Idaho to spend time with our family up there. My sister, Julie, flew in from Arizona for the weekend, so Julie, Ryan, Kenny, Logan and I headed up to Ashton to spend Friday night and Saturday with our dad and his side of the family. It was so good to see my dad, stepmom, sister, aunts, uncle, and cousins!

April 3 & 4
On Sunday we all got together at Peggy and Arnold's house for a family dinner. It was good to see all the family on my mom's side and the food was delicious! Thanks everyone for the good time and for the birthday gifts for me and Logan! Monday we took Julie to the Idaho Falls airport and then did a little shopping (some of which was to gather supplies to put a light switch in Grandma's bathroom--no more pull string!)

April 5
On Tuesday morning Kenny and I took Logan and Grandma for a ride (mainly so Logan would take a nap) and Grandma wanted to show us where she grew up and show us the wash that saved her side of town from the Teton Flood. It was neat learning about her childhood and memories! That afternoon we worked on cleaning up her attic. It was quite a job we took on, but we were able to donate a lot of things to the DI and I got to see some neat old photos--plus I was able to go through my grandma's personal cedar chest. I felt very privileged! My mom said that Grandma rarely let's people go through her cedar chest so we needed to jump on the chance while she was offering. Tuesday night my other sister, Adrea, and her family drove down from Montana and I got to meet my newest niece, Elzie Rian, for the first time. Right now I am kicking myself because I completely forgot about my camera, so I don't have any pictures. :-(

April 6
Wednesday we all went up to Idaho Falls, mainly doing our own errands, and then met up at Arctic Circle for dinner since they aren't very prevalent in the places we all live. That evening we went and visited with Peggy and Arnold some more. Kenny, Logan, Adrea and I left early because Logan had some serious constipation and we had to use a few suppositories that Adrea gave us to use. Poor Logan, he was in so much pain! :(

April 7-10
Thursday, Adrea and her family packed up and headed back up to Montana, and Kenny, Logan, Ryan, my parents, and I packed up and headed back down to Tooele. Friday, of course, it was snowing so we couldn't really do much, especially since it was my stepdad's birthday. However we still tried making it fun and had a good dinner with strawberry shortcake for dessert, and then we played Karnaxis! Saturday morning my parents packed up and headed home and Sunday I took Ryan to the airport. It was then that I realized I hadn't taken very many pictures, so I was able to get a few before Ryan flew back to Georgia.

Ryan leaves for Afghanistan on Monday, May 2. We all love him and pray for his safety while he is over seas. Thank you, Ryan, for serving this great country!

All About Logan

He just can't help himself
Logan loves getting into our cupboards and one day I walked into the kitchen (he was so focused on what he was doing that he didn't hear me) and found this:

We have since bought child-proof locks for the cupboards and he is NOT happy about it!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Logan missed St. Patty's Day last year by two days, so this was his very first one. I wanted to make it somewhat special and Kenny actually had this holiday off, so I got up and made green pancakes, ham, and green smoothies.

Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
These last two weeks Logan has had HFMD so we've had to keep him home and away from other kids. It is a very contagious virus, however it's really not that bad. It usually goes away after a while; Logan just developed a rash around his mouth, on the palms of his hands, and soles of his feet. It hasn't slowed him down at all.

Logan's First Birthday
March 19, 2011
Since Logan had HFMD we couldn't invite anyone over (especially those with kids), so it was just the three of us. I was kind of sad that it couldn't be better for him, but we tried to make it special nonetheless.
Kenny had to work the day shift, but he was able to get off work a few hours early so we could celebrate before Logan went to bed. He brought home some bubbles for Logan, though I think we had more fun with them than Logan did.

I wanted to make Logan a birthday cake themed as something he likes, then I realized that he is only one years old and hasn't exactly shown interest in Thomas the Train, or Megamind, or How to Train Your Dragon. But then I remembered something...

...he loves bath time. I found this idea on the internet and it was so easy! We tried getting him to blow out the candle, but all he wanted to do was grab the flame, so I had to hurry and blow it out after we sang to him. It was a lot of fun watching him dig into the cake!

So, naturally, after the cake, Logan took a bath with his rubber ducky. He chased it around the tub a couple times until he finally caught it.

After Logan's bath he did not seem ready to go to bed--possibly had something to do with a sugar-high. So we thought we'd play with him a little more. We got Logan this little scooter about a week or two ago after he started pushing around our flour bucket while trying to walk. He is getting so good at pushing his scooter around and he can stand for a several seconds on his own, until he realizes what he's doing and then he falls down. We've had so much fun watching his progress!

I "Heart" Bananas!

Logan absolutely LOVES bananas! If I grab one off the counter, for myself, and he sees me . . . well let's just say I don't get to eat much of the banana. I will tear large pieces off the banana and he will gobble them right up (usually in huge bites). He just cracks me up!

Kenny has also given him pieces of 70% cocoa bar (I know, not good for a baby) and now Logan thinks that when we break ourselves off a piece that he needs one too. Silly boy. I guess he knows the good stuff when he tastes it. :)