Vacuuming and Temple Square

A quick update with some pictures, because Logan is just that cute... :)

While Ryley and I were busy talking to our families on Sunday, Logan filled our water bottles up with dirt from our house plants and dumped them out on the TV stand.  Ryley actually watched him do it.... and didn't stop him.  Oh boys.
Here he is cleaning up his mess.

I really am sorry about all of the naked photos recently, but Logan knows how to get his clothes off and takes them off at every opportunity.  

Reading his dinosaur book and paying with stickers.  

At temple square!

Logan was so much fun this year.  He wanted to see every color of lights up close, and ran to every nativity.  He loved watching the big, narrated nativity, and sang along with the angels. :)  He sings along with everything now, even if he doesn't know the words, and he will read stories along with us, mumbling the words if he doesn't know them.  But he memorizes books after reading them once, so usually he knows the words. :)

The Salt Lake Temple

My handsome, freezing guys. :)

Thanksgiving and December

I've decided that the holidays are much more fun when you have a two year old.  Watching Logan's eyes light up with every tradition we begin fills me with joy, and every day I realize more and more how blessed I am to have my sweet husband and silly little man.  Here is some of what we have been up to...

For Thanksgiving we headed to Ely and gained a good amount of weight on all the wonderful food there!  And, following tradition, we cut down our tree there.  I love the smell of pine so much that I'm pretty sure I'm completely against fake trees.

Riding in the back of the truck with the trees.

It was so warm in Ely over Thanksgiving!  Logan and Aydan spent many hours wearing each other out in my parent's backyard.

Ok, I know this isn't censored, but this picture just kills me.  Logan is now in a stage where he refuses to wear clothes...  apparently stickers don't bother him though. :)

Logan is also obsessed with caterpillars.  He make us wrap him up like this (in his cocoon) and then he unwraps the blanket and flaps his "beautiful butterfly" wings. :)

And, like a good son, he regularly cheers for BYU. Even when we are not watching a game. 

Logan making ornaments

:)

My really silly guys

At Zoo Lights... so cold, but so worth it!

Logan did much better with Santa this year.  He stayed on his lap a whole30 seconds before escaping.  Santa was really great, and let Logan play with all the cool things on his suit to try and get him to talk to him. This year Logan asked Santa for a jumpolene. :)

The escaping Logan

Logan's first churro

Our frozen faces. :)  Just look at how handsome my husband is.  I am so glad that he was able to come with us, seeing as how it is his crazy-medical-school-finals week. 

Logan's favorite zoo light.  He regularly come up to me and tells me, "Mom, I'm a crocodile!"  He also transforms into a Back-son, Pirate, Lion, Dragon, and Vampire throughout the day.  

Santa's Reindeer

Ignore my creepy frozen face... I just love Logan's smile in this one.

I probably won't get around to posting again until after the holidays, so  Merry Christmas everyone!

Should have posted this months ago...

So, this is a picture from when Ry and I ran our half marathon in August.  I keep forgetting to post this picture, and since this blog doubles as a family journal for us, I'm posting it while it's on my mind. :)

Top of Utah Half Marathon
August 2011

Logan the Lion

I have been looking forward to October for months.  Our little family has so many memories associated with this month, from Ry's and my first date to the birth of our little boy.  Fall also happens to be my favorite season.  And I like Halloween. :)  And now its over.  October is over!  I am convinced that the older I get, the faster time goes by.  Anyway, here is how our Halloween went...  

I knew what Logan was going to be for Halloween months before it actually happened. :)   This is because Logan actually transforms into a lion for a large majority of every day.  I haven't needed a gym for a while because most of my day is spent running away from the growling, biting little lion.  The rest of my day is spent being the "mommy lion" that I am constantly asked to be.  Which also consists of lots of exercise.  :)

Logan somehow managed to go trick or treating 3 separate times.  We have so. much. candy.   Here he is at Boo at the Zoo with his cute little buddy Benji.  They are munching on Doritos, :)

So stinking cute. :)  Logan has always liked to chase Benji around, and it was pretty fun watching the giggling little lion terrorize the giggling little monkey. :)

Every time Logan would catch a glimpse of himself in the mirror he would start growling.  The credit for this way cute costume goes to my amazing mom, who made it years ago for my little sister.  Yeah for a super easy, free, and way cute costume!  Thanks mom!  

We also went trick or treating at our Foothill Shopping Center, where just about every store was decorated and giving out candy.  Later that night we went trick or treating in our neighborhood.  JACKPOT.  Almost every single house was giving out FULL SIZED CANDY BARS!!! We couldn't believe it.  And we knew everyone, because they are all in our ward, so they would usually give Ry and I candy too.  Logan would usually get double, because he was such a cute little lion. :)  I don't know that I've ever seen so many big candy bars in my life.  Which I promptly finished off while watching Ry play two old man flag football games that night.  Which are WAY too intense for flag football... and way too freezing and went way too late.  I'm talking ejections and hospital visits, 35 degrees, and 11pm.  But it was way fun cheering on my cute husband and hearing Logan yell, "Go daddy!  Touchdown!"  And by the way, the Gangrene Gang ( 2nd year med students) won the U of U flag football championship.  Way to go!  ;)

Here is part of our Halloween dinner... Mummy dogs, and noodles with mold sauce (alfredo sauce dyed green) .  We had monster blood (cranberry grape juice) too, but it didn't make it into the picture.  I really wanted to make some jello worms, but ran out of time.  All this food... and actually about 90% of all our recipes, comes from the amazing site Melskitchencafe.com.  So yummy!  And that candy is just from ONE of our trick or treating outings....

Mummy dogs. :)  

This morning we woke up to THIS!  

It was so quiet and peaceful.  I love when it snows.

Our big sledder. :)

Right now our little family is cuddling in our warm living room, munching on super yummy homemade Autumn Minestrone Soup (also from Mels), and watching the football game between LSU and Alabama (since our Cougars don't play this weekend).  We've got chocolate ice cream in the freezer, and I'm pretty sure life doesn't get much sweeter than this, even with the minor breakdowns due to a toddler in the midst of potty training.  Actually, especially with.  :) We are truly blessed.

2 years old!

Two years ago today I gazed into the eyes of my sweet baby boy for the first time.  On that day I was completely exhausted, and was happier than I ever had been in my life.  Not much has changed. :)  I often tell Ryley that he is my life, and that Logan is my purpose.  I love this little boy so much, and thank  my Father in Heaven every day for this sweet little gift.

2 years ago...

One year ago...

My big 2 year old!!!

Anyway, we had a jam-packed day of sugar filled fun!  Here are some pictures....

As soon as Logan opened up this gift from Chad and Chelsey he insisted on putting the jammies on right away.  The cool truck you see sitting next to him drives to you when you shout it's name, and it just cracks me up to hear Logan shouting at the top of his lungs, "Come here, Chuck Truck!  Come here!"  and then making lots of kissing noises.... which he also does to us whenever he wants us to go somewhere... :)

Logan on the awesome playhouse/slide that his Grandma and Grandpa Beckwith gave him!  

Logan gets so excited when "Chuck Truck" actually comes.... 

Sweetest face.  Ever.

One Logan request for the day was balloons.  So, we headed to Zurchers, and picked up 10 of them.... He thought it was pretty funny watching Mommy try to drive home with all 10 helium balloons floating around the car.

Another Logan request was the train... which we are on at least twice a week.  We can hear it from our house, so he never forgets.  It was freezing, but he was happy.  After the train, Logan asked for "dip its (chicken nuggets with bbq sauce), french fries, and chocolate milk."  He's a man who knows what he wants.

Balloons

Logan's "Little Monster" Party.  We had a wonderful party with friends while Daddy was at clinicals.  Thanks to everyone who came, and for your wonderful gifts!  

Two years old!

"Monster Juice"

Logan's monster cake

Monster Party Favors

"Feed the Monster" Bean Bag Toss

"Monster Bites" to feed the monster with...

Pin the eye on the monster

Adopt-A-Monster

Monster Cupcakes

The Little Monster after eating a cupcake... :)

Playing with his new kitchen set!

 

This is a video of Logan opening his present from Grandma and Grandpa Poulsen... He hasn't gotten off the horse once since opening it, and has learned how to race across the room forwards and backwards on it.    He also has started neighing, click clacking, and singing the horse-riding song (you know.. dun dud a lun dud a lun dun dun..... ?)   He is also very fascinated with the horse's hair... :)  Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!!!  Logan was in a horrible mood before he opened it (too much sugar and not enough sleep...) and know he is racing across the room on his horse yelling "wee hee heeee!"

The second video is of Logan blowing out his candles.... I was slightly angry at Ryley because he had the camera on me at first.... and Logan was so stinking funny.... he started huffing and puffing when I still was across the room.  So, you all just have to imagine it. ;)