aunt juju and papa and nana

my sister, julie ("juju") came to visit us in october.

the kids all love their aunt juju.

logan and aunt juju taking in nate's soccer game

"no auntie, please don't go!"

loges and em were being "helpful" going through juju's luggage

papa and nana also came down in october to visit

em with nana

(i love my mom's wolverine hat)

logan reading with papa

the dionnes

we are so blessed to have such amazing family and friends who are able to visit us. in the fall, we had quite a few visitors. i will be recapping our adventures with our loved ones over the next few posts. :)

in september, our dear friends the dionne's came to visit. teresa and i have been friends since the first grade. her son, finn is only a few weeks younger than logan. we went to sea world and the zoo when they were here. logan and finn just loved playing together.

logan at sea world

pete just loves oreo :)

and oreo loves pete as well

logan and finn were inseparable

they had so much fun playing together

here they are playing with bubbles

getting into mischief

reading with teresa

banging pots with spoons

giving each other rides

and sleeping after a long day of fun

we loved having the dionne's visit!

i know logan and finn will be life-long friends

just like their mommies.

18 months

logan is 18 months old today! i can't believe it. he's growing so fast! just today, i was carrying him upstairs to put him down for a nap. he was already asleep in my arms. his angelic little face on my shoulder. his eyes closed. lips pursed just so. he reminded me of a little doll. too perfect to be real. i could feel and hear him breathing as i gently laid him down in his crib. not a day goes by that i don't think of how lucky i am to have him in my life. i love you so much logan. just the way you are. happy 18 months baby.

nate's soccer games

our nephew, nathan, started soccer this year. we loved going to see him play. he really enjoyed it too. i remember going to my brother's soccer games as a kid. i would pack up all of my cabbage patch kids and have a picnic on a blanket in the shade of the soccer banner my parents always made for his team each year. it was nice to see my brother and his son share the soccer experience. here are photos of some of the games.

first game. he seems excited. :)

"nice dribbling nate!"

"go nate go!"

logan and emily showing their support

logan doing laps with daddy

luckily, nate has uncle chris who is the family

papparazzi and his dad video taping.

we don't miss anything.

nate listening to his coach

concentrating

em having a great time

exhausted!

i love this shot.

my brother, the assistant coach on this day

showing off his skills

logan and emily were always

entertaining during games

playing together

getting into trouble

going for a ride

"who us?"

hanging out

looking fabulous

or stealing nate's chair!

end of the season huddle

"so proud of you nate!"

until next year buddy.

we love you!

catching up

here's a quick update on some fun times we had in the fall that i never got around to posting. in september, we ventured out to the zoo. logan loved it. here are a few photos.

walking around with mommy

taking it all in

"hey dad, look!"

"whoa. . . "

my little thinker

logan and daddy in elephant odessey

riding the sky ride

"hang on tight mommy"