Some of spring break 2010

"Voooof"

You might think that this is Logan's way of showing what a dog says. Try again.

You'll probably never guess, so I'll just tell you.

This is how Logan says, "video," which means he wants to watch home videos on the computer. We get this request at least 4 times/day, and it's not an easy one to say no to. We try distracting him with food, toys, balls, you name it. It doesn't work. When the little guy wants to watch a "vooof," he wants to watch a "vooof!" (and another one...and another one...and another one.)

Some Mommy-Shocking Logan Moments

Logan had a few different mommy-shocking moments today. He has recently made the transition from 2 to 1 naps/day, and it hasn't always been easy. Today we headed out to Kohl's at about 10:30 or so. Logan fell asleep before we were 1/2 way there (and it's not a long drive). I decided to do my shopping anyway, so I packed him into the store and put him in one of the stroller carts. After a few minutes of shopping, I felt bad for the poor guy because he was in and out of sleep and his head was bobbing back and forth, back and forth. So, I decided to pick him up and carry him, while pushing the cart with my other arm. This brings us to our 1st mommy-shocking moment of the day: Given Logan's history of only sleeping in his crib and his car seat, I never thought I'd be one of those moms with a sleeping child on her chest, but there I was, right in the middle of Kohl's! Not only was Logan sleeping on me, I was walking around the store, bending over, picking things up, and he was staying asleep. Crazy! I finally had to put Logan back in the stroller cause my arm was getting tired. No need for weight lifting here.

I don't know if I've posted this before, but Logan LOVES Costco samples. It's crazy. He will eat almost anything. And yes, I have been suckered into buying things (because I'm so excited that he'll actually eat them), only to watch Logan turn his nose up at them once we're home. That wouldn't be so bad if they were ordinary packages, but these are Costco-sized packages of items that Logan will no longer eat. Hmmmphhhh. Anyway, that brings me to today's Costco experience. They were demo-ing some BlendTec (maybe?) blenders that make hot soup, grind wheat into flour, and even churn up ice cream. Logan really enjoyed the ice cream sample - not too shocking, except for the fact that the guy threw a handful of carrots into the ice cream. There you have Logan's 2nd mommy-shocking moment of the day: he ate carrots AND he kept asking for more!

To finish things off, I have to mention the fact that I snuck into Logan's room during his nap in order to (hopefully) find my phone. When I looked over to check him out, this is what I saw:

There he was, crib pulled out a foot or so from the wall, lying on his back with his legs between the bars of the crib. I just had to get a picture! I tried no flash, but it didn't turn out, so I risked waking him up and took a picture flash and all. How cute is that? Cute, probably not comfortable, but cute!

Some Picture Updates

When Kaysha came last summer, she brought a huge bin of "big boy legos" for us. We pulled it out just the other day, and Logan was so excited to have a bunch of new toys. He especially likes playing with the boat and the airplane.

If you are around us much, you know that this is Logan's favorite form of communication, pointing. We can't wait for the kid to really start talking!

Helping mommy cook breakfast. If you look closely, you might be able to see the flour on his face.

Keeping himself busy while mommy took a shower.

Cute Little Logan Story

Just thought I'd share a cute little something that happened this morning. Logan and I were on our way upstairs to drink milk and read stories before I put him down for a nap. I had come up the first flight of stairs, had grabbed Logan's sippy cup and was waiting for him while he was still coming up those first stairs. He stopped at the top stair and started scraping something off of the hard wood floor. I stood there waiting for him (and figuring that I was probably going to see him stick the crusty piece of whatever in his mouth). Before I knew it he was up and had run into the kitchen. It looked to me like he was ready to play a game of chase. I reluctantly followed him into the kitchen where Logan's next steps completely shocked me. Not only had he not eaten whatever crusty that he picked up off of the floor, he had walked over to the kitchen, opened the garbage can, and thrown it inside. I was as shocked as could be and maybe even a little proud. :)

Gnocchi - Who Woulda Thought?

When I was at the grocery store the other day, I happen to noticed packaged gnocchi (an Italian dumpling). Logan really liked the chicken gnocchi soup at Olive Garden last time we were there, so I decided to throw the gnocchi in the cart and give it a try sometime. I found this copycat recipe online http://creativecooknson.blogspot.com/2009/01/olive-garden-style-chicken-gnocchi-soup.html, and we had the soup for dinner last night. Yum! Of course, I made a couple of changes. :) I used some shredded chicken that I had in the freezer rather than cooking the chicken in the oil/butter. Also, in an effort to make the soup just a little less fattening, I used half-and-half rather than cream. Finally, I thought the soup was too thick, so I added at least a cup of regular milk (1%) after cooking everything. It turned out quite tasty, and once again, the best part was that Logan LOVED the gnocchi. Garrick tried to declare gnocchi as Logan's new favorite food. (Then I reminded him of mandarin oranges and how Logan could probably eat the whole can if we let him.) Anyway, Logan also ate several bites of soup, which means that I got at least a little carrot and spinach in him. Woo-hoo!

On the down side, I also made some buttermilk spice muffins with a Mimi's copycat recipe, and they were rather dull. I won't even post the recipe. :(

Who Do You Think You Are?

Have you heard of this new NBC show? It's on Friday nights at 7pm here, and each week it features a different celebrity seeking out his/her family history.

I read about this tv show in the newspaper, but then forgot about it and missed the first week. But, I remember this week and recorded Friday night's show featuring Emmit Smith. Garrick and I watched it last night and loved it. It was fun to see how the spirit of geneology really does touch hearts.

So, if you needed a suggestion of a good, clean tv program to watch, there you go. Let me know if you like it, too. :)