Look & Find: Logan's Room

Can you find the following items in this picture?

1. A Nemo swim diaper

2. A Care Bear book

3. 2 picture frames

4. The letter "n"

5. A sleeping child

This is how Logan took a nap this afternoon :) After 2 hours of playing of course!

Fall colors

On Sunday we took a drive into the mountains to see all the fall colors. It was BEAUTIFUL! We went up Guanella Pass and had a picnic lunch at one of the campgrounds. Of course, when we went to take pictures, we found out that our camera was almost out of batteries, and we had not brought any new ones, so we got 2 quick pics and that was it.

I hear "under"

Logan always wants to play in the rain, but because of the quick, intense storms we get, he never really gets to. This afternoon as we were cleaning toys in the garage, it started to rain, and it was a perfect time for him to get his "sunbrella" out and play in the soft rain. He loved it, and would say "I hear under" as it thundered in the distance :)

Cleaning Day

On the days that mom cleans (which is not too often) Logan likes to help, but in his own way of course :)

Pretending to be an elephant with the vacuum hose! You can only imagine the noise he was making!!!

Chair choo choo train! I set it up, and he really loved it. He was the conductor, and would make stops to let people (all his stuffed animal friends) get on and off, ask for tickets, and make all the sounds. So fun!

First Friends

Since Logan was 1, we have been getting together with a small, fabulous group of moms with kids his age for weekly play dates. The kids are all now great friends as are all of us moms, and I don't know what we (I) would do without this support group. Here are a few pics of he and his friends who he loves dearly!

Sarah, James & Logan

Logan and Sarah

Kristi with Emma and Kelsey

Sarah, Shannon holding Emma, Logan, and Kelsey

Valentine's Baby

I forgot to mention that we have gotten an update on the baby #2's due date. It is now estimated for February 17, 2009 ~ a valentine's baby :) Too sweet!

Big Boy Bed

Now that Logan is 2, and we have another baby on the way, we decided that it was time to change his crib into a toddler bed. What a major milestone for children! The first few days went great, and Logan didn't even get out until someone came in to get him, but this past week he realized that no one was around to keep him in, and he can get out when he wants. Naps during the day, at this point, have gotten harder and shorter, and just yesterday he played in his room for 2 hours instead of sleeping. Nigh time is not too bad, but he does get up sometimes and stand at the gate in his doorway and ask for mom. What fun!

Labor Day weekend with Aunt Alli

Aunt Alli came out to visit over Labor Day weekend, and we had a great time. Alli and I had a blast wedding dress shopping at 2 place that couldn't be more different from each other, and of course, we had the best time at the hole in the strip mall they called a dress shop :) We all went for a drive up to Mt. Evans, a 14,000 foot peak in the Rockies, and then hiked up to the very top to see mountain goats, and the amazing views from the top of our world anyway! We had a picnic lunch on the way back down by a beautiful lake, and had a good time even if it decided to rain a bit. There were coffee walks (Starbucks of course), walks to play at the park, a short run to the point :) movies, and yes, more shopping! I would say it was a fabulous visit and a fabulous weekend.

Taylor Baby #2

Just an update. We had a sonogram done at 14 weeks, so we thought we would share the photos with all of you. They are amazing because they were done in 4-D and 3-D, so you can really see the baby. Still no news on the sex yet though, that should be in the next couple visits :)

Looking down on the baby. Isn't is amazing how little room there is in there. Now you know why most babies like to be swaddled:)
In case you can't tell, you can see the head with an arm crossing over it; the belly, and then the legs/knees close together and bent.


Side view - good profile view with arm up by face

Minnesota Madness :)

Two days after Logan's 2nd birthday, we were packed and off again for a family wedding in Minnesota. One of Andy's cousins was getting married in Minneapolis, and we decided to make a fun vacation out of it. We met Andy's family there, and got to spend time with all of them: Mamaw, Papaw, Aunt Cathi, and Uncle Ryan. We took Logan to the Minneapolis Zoo, the Mall of America, and spent time at the great playground that was attached to our hotel even before we got to do all of the fun wedding stuff like the rehearsal dinner, wedding and reception, and gift-opening brunch. It was a jam-packed few days, but fun for all of us! Here are some of the highlights - remember, there are always more pictures in our albums.

Minnesota Zoo - they had the best working farm we have been too at a zoo!

Mall of America's indoor amusement park - Logan was tall enough to go on lots of the rides, and LOVED them. His favorite was the mini roller coaster, and amazingly enough, he loved the adult log ride that he got to go on with Aunt Cathi, Papaw, and Dad - what a trooper. It was so much fun we went back a second time for a few hours before our flight even :)

Uncle Ed's riding mower - this was probably the MOST exciting time for Logan out of the whole weekend. When we were at the gift-opening at Uncle Ed and Aunt Mary's house in Stillwater, Logan only got off of this mower to eat and take a nap - seriously. Uncle Ed was even nice enough to let Andy take Logan for a ride on it. Oh the little things that make kids happy :)

Happy 2ND Birthday Logan!!!

A few days after Logan and I got back from Texas, Andy and I got everything together for Logan's 2nd birthday construction party. We decided to have our Colorado "family" over to celebrate, and just keep it simple. So, after a trip to Krispy Kreme for breakfast, set-up, decorations, party favors, cake, punch, coffee, presents, and clean-up, Logan's 2nd b-day was over and he had a great time! Happy 2nd birthday baby!

Logan got a Thomas the Train set that he had been asking for :)


birthday breakfast at Krispy Kreme - first visit, and probably not the last :)

dump truck cake and "construction" punch

A quick trip back to Texas

August started off with Logan and I taking a trip back down to Texas to be there while my mom had surgery to fix a complication from surgery she had a year ago - crazy I know- but thank goodness all went well, and she is doing GREAT. It was really a great visit, and Logan and I were very happy to be there to help, and hang out with Nana, Papa and GG.


Logan go to swim almost every morning, and has become fearless of the water when he has his wings on. He would actually ask for them even before we got outside. He was swimming, or floating more like it, all over the pool by himself.



When Papa had a morning off, we took Logan to see the Grapevine Train Museum, and he loved it! Of course, the best part was getting to climb on the trains with Papa, and even had a bit of a fit when it was time to leave :) He loves trains, and had been asking for a Thomas the Train set for his birthday, so this was so cool!