A Tribute to Logan - on his 1st birthday

Just wanted to share how thankful we are for our wonderful little boy. He has brought so many smiles and laughs and so much joy to our lives this past year. Oh how we love him!!!

Logan is growing and changing like crazy. He took his first few steps not long ago, and has progressed so quickly. It seemed like we went to bed on Saturday, and when we woke up on Sunday, suddenly Logan had decided to walk everywhere. He's getting so much better at it, too.

He loves to carry his little baseball bat around (thank you, Jake), and he swings it like he's an all-star. (Just one more way that he's just like his dad.)


Logan LOVES rocks. If he had his way, he'd probably always have a mouth full. He loves to play outside and no matter where we are, he seems to be able to find his way to a pile of rocks.


Logan still loves to play with the broom, the vacuum, the rake, etc. He loves to drag them around, and he'll even pretend that he's sweeping things. How sad that once he understands that he's cleaning, he probably won't enjoy it anymore. :)

Couldn't Put It Down

I just wanted to take a minute to recommend a book that I recently finished reading. It's called "Left to Tell" - Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust and was written by Immaculee Ilibagiza. It was a very eye-opening book about an amazing woman and her faith in God during a horrific time period in Rwanda.

It's an easy read from page 1, and I really did have a hard time putting it down. In fact, I finished it in the wee hours of the morning after waking up to a crying baby. Check it out at your local library.

And the winner is...

Yes, it's official. Logan took his first few steps yesterday, Oct 15. He is definitely not "walking" on a regular basis, but he took 2 steps a couple of different times. He's much more interested in walking than he used to be. He will now walk with us holding his hands, and he loves to walk and push things (chairs, stools, toys). Give him a couple more weeks, and he'll be a pro. I'm sure it's more like...give him a few weeks and he will think he's a pro, but will be falling down and crashing into things all over the place. Fun times await!

Oh, the winner of our little guessing game is Emily D. Are you a friend of Jeanette's? It looks like you commented under her comment. We'll send a little prize your way.

All Kinds of New Tricks

Logan is really learning and growing. Garrick and I have both commented on all of the things that he's started doing - just in the last week or two. Here are some of Logan's newest "tricks" (as Stephen calls them)... giving "five", clapping, giving kisses, waving goodbye, doing some of the motions to "eensy weensy spider," and standing on his own. He is still not walking, and honestly, I think it'll be a while. He just doesn't seem very interested in it. He gets around really fast with his crawl, and I think he might get around even faster when he bear crawls. He LOVES to be outside and seems to find all kinds of things to put in his mouth when he is outside. :(


Logan's latest favorite toys, once again, really aren't toys at all. We have a garbage can that automatically opens when you put your hand near the top. Logan can get it to open, and he loves to put things in it. I think it's like a game of basketball to him. We have had to fish all kinds of things out of the garbage can - balls, stuffed animals, dominoes, blocks, etc. We are looking for a solution to this problem and have come up with a few ideas, but we're just not quite sure what we'll do.

Logan's other new favorite toy is the printer/copier. The paper tray folds up and down, and Logan loves to move it. He also loves to lift the lid and put things under it, as if he is making copies. It's pretty funny. I tried to take a picture of Logan "copying" his fleece hat this morning, but my camera's batteries were low. I'll have to try again later.

Make Your Guess...

If you've been around the Robbins family much, you'll know that we love guessing games. I knew I was marrying the right person when I discovered that Garrick loves them just as much. So, here we are posing the question (and there just might be a prize for the winner), "When will Logan take his first steps?" (Day and month are appropriate. We can forego the time of day.)

Some of you haven't seen him in a while, so I'll update you on his current skills - just so you can make a more educated guess. :)

Logan began with an army crawl several months ago. He upgraded to a regular crawl at least a month ago. He doesn't like the grass much, so he'll even pull out a bear crawl when he's outside. (What skills!)

He regularly pulls himself up and walks along the couch, coffee table, etc, but has not shown much desire to walk. In fact, when you try and hold his arms or hands and walk with him, he just goes flimsy on you. But, just in the last few days, we have noticed him occasionally letting go of things and standing on his own. It usually only lasts a couple of seconds (probably until he notices that he's not holding on to anything), but tonight we were able to snap a few photos.


So, there you have it. If you are interested in participating in a little guessing game, publish a comment with the day and month that you think Logan will take his first steps.

Our Own Little Wicket

Growing up, Garrick had a cute dog that they named Wicket. He was pleasantly surprised the other day when Kaysha send Logan an Ewok Halloween costume. Garrick once again had a cute little Wicket. Thank you, Kaysha!

Unfortunately, the costume ended up being a little too small, so we had to take it back. But, not before we took a few pictures of the guy.

Mrs. Harry Potter

I was playing with Logan the other day when he scratched me across the forehead. I was surprised how much it was still stinging, well after it happened. When I finally got to a mirror, I was not very enthused to see that Logan gave me a nice Harry Potter lightening bolt. A day or two after this unfortunate event, I awoke to a very bloody lightening bolt. Apparently I must have scratched it open in my sleep. Lovely. I made Garrick take a picture - just for the record.