Back in Utah

We are here! Safely nestled against the Wasatch Mountains, we are loving our new home and neighbors. The ward is amazing and the view from our new balcony is unbeatable! :) Our new home has windows, a thermostat, and a bathtub. Those were my requirements. It ALSO has a dishwasher, washer and drier, a garbage disposal, three rooms, and a cute little yard. And its across from the cutest park ever. Yeah! Logan is loving his new home, but still sleeps in our room. Mostly because his mommy can't bear the thought of him not being next to her. :) Logan still loves to walk, but has finally begun creeping! He is getting so fast, and is into everything already. He looks like a cute little inchworm. Recently we've gone to the zoo, gone on lots of walks, hung out at our new bishop's pool and just plain enjoyed each others company. Life can't get much sweeter than this. We are so blessed, and are so grateful for all those who have helped us get here!


Logan with the elephants

Good old Lion drinking fountain

Logan the turtle

Logan in the egg
Our "juicy" baby (as one flight attendant called him)

At the pool
Logan's favorite thing to do at the park besides eating the bark chips...eating the balls.


Silly little man

Our new park

View from our balcony



This is the cutest video ever. I actually thought I was just taking a picture through half of it. So glad it was accidentally on record!

Discovery

Logan has been discovering so many new things! His great grandma Beckwith loaned him a walker, and he is a little speed demon in that thing! We usually have to go looking for him, and often find him playing with the nobs of drawers or heading for the garbage can. This past month Logie had his first backyard camp-out, and slept great! He's also swam in his first outdoor pool, played at the park, and hung out with his aunts and uncles. I have a feeling he is going to go through aunt-uncle-grandparent withdrawals when we move to Salt Lake this week. We found a beautiful little house in a beautiful neighborhood, and are so excited to start this next adventure together!



"Mr. Independent" is a bit of an understatement...

First taste of graham cracker

Mommy was a little bit bored...



l'Just woke up' face

Our Happy Boy

Uncle Ayd and Loge
First taste of dandelion
First taste of watermelon

Love that guy
;)

My 'Anne Geddes' attempt

Utah and 7 months

Logan is 7 months old! He is such a big boy! He took his first steps around the middle of May, and is getting more confident on his feet. It's so funny to watch his little body walk around! Actually, Logan doesn't walk. He runs. We love him so much. He also gets funnier every day. His favorite noises to make are high-pitched screams. He especially likes to scream whenever everyone else is quiet...like during prayers and sacrament meeting. :) Logie loves playing with his aunts and uncles. We still can't get him to crawl though! When we put him on his tummy, he screams in protest and rolls over to his back. Naughty boy. I found a really neat website (http://lemontreecreations.blogspot.com/2010/03/family-blocks.html) that showed me how to make "family blocks." One side has a picture of a family member, the other side has their name. This way Logan can learn about his family members who live far away from us... but not as far away as we thought they would be... Ryley was accepted into the University of Utah for medical school! That means we don't have to go all the way to Texas. We recently took a trip up to Utah and found a perfect house, with 3 rooms, 2 bathrooms, and a yard. It's right against the mountain, only a couple blocks from campus, really close to a cute park, and best of all... only a few blocks away from Hogle Zoo! We love it, and are so excited to move in. We also got to see Aaron, Kayla, and Zoa on our trip. Zoa is getting so big, and her and Logan are so cute to watch together! Here are some pictures of our adventures:

Big Walker
Logan and Zoa!
Logie in our new living room

Can you see his 2 teeth? :)

Family blocks
Other side of family blocks
He can stand for minutes and minutes all by himself!

He loves to walk with that lion
And he loves balls :)

Adventures in Ely

So many things have happened, and it's only been a week or two! Our little man is growing up so fast! He now has two teeth, can stand up as long as he's got something to hold onto, and loves to walk around while holding on to our fingers. Ely is currently being very rude about it's weather, and we woke up to almost a foot of snow the other day. But, it is supposed to start warming up again soon. We found a beautiful house in Fort Worth, TX, and are very excited about that! Here are some of the things we have been up to:

Logie on a walk

Me, Ry, Logie, and Jess in Jail at the PTO carnival

Logie's first tooth! You have to zoom in to see it. :) Since this picture was taken, another tooth has erupted right next to it.


Logan's absolute favorite thing to do: walk!


Two of my cute siblings.. Cammi and Aydan

Love those eyeballs

Our silly little boy who is way too independent for a 6 month old.

We did it!

A LOT has happened since our last post! We finally finished school! Right after a crazy day of finals we drove to the Salt Lake Airport and flew to Washington D.C. for the American Association for Cancer Research Conference. We had two layovers, but Logan did really well on all three flights. The sights were amazing, and we feel incredibly blessed to have been able to experience them. Ry did great presenting the poster, and our research generated a lot of interest. Yeah! The flights home were a little more trying, as Logan decided that he had had enough! But, we made it home safe and sound, just in time for graduation! Our families came out to watch, but were a little preoccupied with Logan's three, I repeat three, monstrous blowouts during the ceremonies. Love that little guy. Logan had his 6 month birthday on Monday.... can't believe it! He is 16 lbs, 4 oz and about 28 inches long. The doctor didn't believe the scale though... he thinks that Loge is bigger. Logie also peed all over the doctor. Hehe. After graduation we were able to spend some time with Ry's family. Our wonderful neighbors, Zach and Ilene (who we miss like crazy already) threw us a good-bye barbecue. Then we packed and packed and packed. Logan was mostly cooperative. :) Last Tuesday we said our goodbyes and my mom and dad came and helped us move down to Ely for a little bit before we head off to medical school. Right now we are relaxing and enjoying our time with our crazy family. The pictures below are of some of our adventures...

Logan in class. :)

Logan on the plane

In front of the Washington Monument

Hanging out on the grass on the way to the Lincoln Memorial

Logie and Lincoln

Logie's first taste of sweet potatoes... :) He loved them!

Sweet, happy little boy

We did it!

We sure will miss this place:)

Logie and Mommy

Logie had had enough of the picture taking. :)









Logan the mouth