Mishy Mishy Mash Mash

Yup.  I've got a lot of random photos do go through, so this is going to be a very random post!  I have to say that I have one photo that I want to post SO bad, but I won't because it might be crossing the line into inappropriate...Let's just say Logan had a Magic Mike moment with nothing but a Fireman's hat...just get a mental picture of that one.  It will make you laugh!
We were fortunate enough to get together with my Dad's side of the family in July.  We had a great time.  We did miss my cousin Angela and her family, but understood why they couldn't make the LONG trip from where they live!  The kiddos had such a fun time together.  I have never seen so many dirty, happy kids.  My cousin, brother, and I have children that are almost stair steps so they are just perfect for playing together!

Of course my Dad took a family photo!

 Logan has quite the imagination.  He is really into pretend play.  His favorite game for a while was playing Dora the Explorer.  It was a lot of fun.  We would wander around the house searching for "Map".  Toys turned into rocks we had to jump over and every so often they would be an alligator that tried to gobble us up!!  Logan always managed to save the day and scream out "We Did It!"

Logan the Explorer

 He also crafted a swimming pool out of blankets one rainy morning.  Logan and I did cannonballs and splashed around for a long time that morning.

Swimming. Swimming.

 Logan had a streak a while back where he spent quite a bit of time in time out.  I know, shocker!  One day, while he was in his room for timeout.  I hear "I make I, I. I. I." (or something like that) coming from his room.  Soon, he comes marching out of his room like this...

He had managed to knock a basket off his dresser with old toys in it and an old Cards hat...

Really,  how can you be mad at that little cute thing!  Yes, I am aware that Logan is rarely in much more than his underwear here of late.  That is most likely why there are less pictures in general.  Logan prefers to run around the house naked these days!

Logan the Little Baker

I love to bake!  Logan is really liking to help out in the kitchen, so we decided to bake cookies a while back.  I asked Logan what kind of cookies he wanted and he replied "hot dog cookies".  He's obsessed with hot dogs...  I decided chocolate chip cookies sounded better.  I remember baking chocolate chip cookies with my Mom growing up and it was so fun!
Logan and I had a blast with the cookies.

Logan was really good at dumping the chocolate chips in (and eating them)

Cookie hands!

Logan showing off his handiwork.

The finished product.  Yummy!

Logan was sure to do a taste test for me.

We also whipped up some homemade ice cream sandwiches.  These little things are delicious and very kid friendly to make.  You can find the recipe here.

Logan giving our baking a thumbs up!

Stirring, stirring, stirring.

These are so good.  I think I ate most of them...



Bo-ang Here!

I know, I know.  I haven't blogged in FOREVER!!  Getting into the swing of things with my job is taking some getting used to.  Evenings are family time and then once Logan hits the bed, I either spend quality time with my husband or I try to get everything done around the house that needs getting done.  Our dishwasher has been broke for the last 3 weeks, so I have been doing a lot of dishes.  I hate doing dishes.  Ugh.  It's fixed now, so maybe I can spend that extra 20 minutes blogging instead!
Our life is pretty good right now.  Logan is getting so big.  He's talking so much more and we actually understand a good portion of what he is saying.  He is finally saying his name (which sounds more like Bo-ang than Logan, but still!).  He has phased into the school system's speech therapy, but I hope he will get so good in the next few months that he won't need it for very long!
Here's a good Logan story to keep you going.
Logan came home from school this week and I asked how his day was.  His usual response is "I play" or "Turn this way, turn that way." (I haven't figured out what that means...maybe they turn a lot at school?).  On this specific day, here's our conversation:
 L: "No no no no no" while shaking his finger at me. 
Me: "Did you get in trouble?"
L: "Yes". 
Me: "What for Logan?"
L: "No hit."
Me: "Did you hit someone Logan?"
L:  "I hit Max."
At this point, I'm asking Jeff if the teachers said anything about Logan hitting a child named Max.  Jeff says the teachers reported he had a good day that day at school.
Me:  "Did you really hit someone, Logan"
L: "I hit Max." (all the while he's giggling)
The next day, Jeff checked the list of kids in the classroom.  There is no Max.  The teache's still haven't mentioned anything about Logan hitting someone (and they usually bring up incidents like this), but Logan is still insisting, several days later, that he hit Max.  Curiosity is about to kill me, so I think I am going to have to ask his teachers if Logan did, in fact, hit another classmate...possibly named Max.  Oh dear...

How could this cute little guy hit Max?!?!