legos

the gang all went to legoland last month and had a great time!

here are some photos of our day.

nate and my brother having a great time on the planes

(em is tucked under my brother's right arm)

logan and daddy riding on the planes too

chris, chris, amanda, nate, and pat

"on your marks! get set!"

"go!"

"whew! safe!"

it was jen and pat's first time to legoland

(hard to believe with this group)

logan, nate, and emily playing music

the "twins" playing with legos

logan being brave

daddy and loges at the firefighter show

"you put the wet stuff on the hot stuff!"

the men checking out the subway in mini-new york

(i had just pointed out the legoman on the toilet!)

uncle pat and em with their new family :)

happy birthday hubby

happy birthday chris!!! we love you!!!

i'm baaaack!!!

i can't believe it's mid-may already! this year is flying by! i have so much to update but thought i'd start off with a few low-key photos of us hanging out. enjoy!

one night, logan got headphones out of the side table

and plugged them into the i-pad; all on his own!

kids these days. . . :)

eating with his new buddy, buzz lightyear

can you tell he's really into toy story these days?

hanging out with cousins

he thinks he's hiding from me

"hi there!"

good one loges. . . good one.

having a son

being a mom has opened my eyes to many wonderful things. i see the world differently. as much as we focused on getting pregnant and for the arrival of logan, i could never fully understand how he would change our lives once he was here.

he has given us so much already in the past 20 months. i try every day to soak in his amazing energy. his love. his wonderment.

now that he is on his way to turning two, i'm starting to realize what it means to have a son.

it's in the every day moments.

when i step on a random hot wheel, making it's way across the house.

when i watch logan fall onto his chair without fear. he rolls and tumbles. . . . i gasp. . . . he gets up, rubs his head. and then does it again. . . . and again. . . (you get the point).

it's hearing from the back seat of the car as i drive around town, dinosaur roars and car engines. lately, even a helicopter or plane.

boys are wonderful in their own way.

i never could imagine my life with a son. . .

and now. . .

i wouldn't have it any other way.

thank you loges. for all of your wonderful "boy" moments.

20 months

logan is 20 months old today.

just 4 months shy of turning 2!

here are some recent photos of my baby.

sitting at his table eating

loges and mom goofing around

"and i'm off!"

"i like ducks"

"woo. . . swinging"

"this is fun!"

eating tostadas. . . mmm. . .

reading my valentine's day cards

"look over there!"

taking in the world

"i'm a happy boy"

we love you loges.