Snow Day

We've had some extremely cold weather lately, and with it came snow. Starting around 3pm yesterday and still going it has been snowing in our area. You'd think we'd have more snow than we do, but I'm guessing we have about 4-5 inches at our house. The roads are ice and traffic is terrible, so Sam decided to work from home today. I'm glad he did because the reports are that the roads are so bad that lots of the freeways have been closed in some parts. One of the major roads that Sam would have to take to get to work was one of those closed.



Logan has been hypnotized by the snow, always looking out the window to watch it fall. We decided to bundle him up as much as we could (we are lacking in snow gear for him) and take him outside for his first time in the snow. He loved it! He wasn't too fond of falling in it, but he seemed to do alright. He was so excited to be outside, it was just too cute. When it was time to go inside, he threw a tantrum. He was just having too much fun outside that he didn't want to come in. Oh well, there will be more days to play.

i luv roomba!

So about a week or so ago, we bought ourselves an IRobot Roomba. The only reason we even got one was because Linens N Things is going out of business and it was on clearance...it was the only way we could afford one. I've been wanting one for awhile because I was getting tired of vacuuming every night after Logan. He has gotten very good at leaving messes wherever he goes. (crumbs everywhere!) Since I had become lazy at cleaning the house, the crumbs were piling up and of course Logan was finding them and trying to eat them. Gross!!! We needed help! Enter Roomba.

This thing is awesome. It makes me clean up the toys every night (otherwise it won't do it's job very well) and then all I do is push a button and off Roomba goes, happily vacuuming the mess made that day. It runs for about an hour or so going in all sorts of directions. There is no particular pattern for this thing. It just goes where it wants. When the battery starts to run low, it takes itself back to the charging base. What a smart robot! Of course, it does run into the end tables and such, which is actually quite funny to watch it bump into things, but other than that it's pretty amazing. And the best part is, now I don't have to vacuum as often. I still need to every now and then to get the deep cleaning, but it's so much better than doing it every day. What can I say, I luv Roomba!

Picture Day

Yesterday I took Logan in to get his Christmas and birthday pictures done. It didn't go as I had planned. Oh well, it happens. Here's the story...

Logan had woken up from his morning nap quite happy. I tried to feed him some food, but he seems to be on a food strike right now and didn't eat very much. He was giggling and smiling really big while I was getting him ready for his pictures. We arrived at the studio and we had to wait a little while since there was a backup. I wasn't worried though, afterall, Logan was in a great mood. So we hung out for a bit and I let him wander around. Finally it was our turn. I got Logan where he needed to be and the photographer came to help pose him. At that moment, Logan seemed to change his mind about his mood. He went from all smiles to all screams. We did manage to get a couple decent pictures of him, but once we got to the Christmas pictures, he was done. He didn't smile in any of those and, actually decided to throw a tantrum in the middle of the session. We got him calmed down a bit, but only enough to take one more shot of him. He looked so upset in that picture, but what can you do?

Despite the fact that it didn't go quite like I had planned, we got his 1 year and Christmas pictures done. At least we can look back on them in later years and tell Logan the story of what happened. Ah the memories...

We started with this...


And ended with this...

Nutcracker

Saturday night Sam and I went to see the Nutcracker in Seattle. It was amazing. The sets were incredible and the dancers were very talented, even the little kids were entertaining to watch.
Sam and I don't get out much anymore, and that night we remembered why. The show didn't start until 8pm and about halfway through the first act, both of us were falling asleep. Pathetic, I know! At one point in the show, Sam leaned over and whispered that he forgot there was no talking in ballet. I almost started to laugh, but remembered that others may not appreciate that. Despite being exhausted, we had a great time. It's definitely a show we will take Logan to when he's older, most likely to a matinee showing though. :)

And he's off...

Logan is walking! Yes, that's right, our little baby is no longer, he's a little boy! He's been taking steps here and there for awhile now, but as of Sunday he decided that walking is his preferred method of getting around the house. He'll still crawl if there is something that he wants to get to really fast but usually, he's walking. He never seemed to want help with it either, he refused to hold hands with anyone or hold on to anything (except when cruising the furniture). He's very independent, but that's what I love about him.

(Sorry the video is so dark, it was taken very early in the morning, and we don't have much lighting in the house.)

An Early Christmas Video

What better way to get into the holiday spirit than to make our son a dancing elf! ;)

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Our Thanksgiving Weekend

Where to start...this weekend was a busy one, but fun.

Thanksgiving day we went to Sam's parents house to celebrate Thanksgiving. As always, there was lots of delicious food. I was excited for Logan to try Thanksgiving dinner, but he had other plans. He decided to eat only a small amount of potatoes and then take a nap halfway through the meal. Oh well. There's always next year. He seemed to enjoy playing with his cousins. Well, he more or less watched them play, but he was very entertained by it.

On Friday, I actually braved the morning crowds to get some good deals on presents for Logan. His Christmas shopping was all done, but it dawned on me that his birthday is right after Christmas and I needed to get him something, so I went to Toys R Us and got lots of great things for him at really great prices. I'm not sure I'll do that again though, parents can get rather vicious when it comes to getting toys for their kids. I did however, enjoy the deals I got. Later that afternoon, we headed south to visit my parents in Auburn. We had yet another delicious turkey dinner (gotta love leftovers), and Logan actually got to eat some of it this time. He seemed to really love the sweet potatoes, but not the turkey. He's a crazy kid, but we still love him.

Saturday was fun. Sam went to lunch with his family while I stayed home and babysat my awesome neices! (I didn't want to go to lunch...it was Dim sum, not something I enjoy, but Sam does.) While everyone was eating, I had Hannah help me decorate our Christmas tree. I really wish I had taken a picture, she did a wonderful job of putting the ornaments in the same place on the tree. It was awesome! Unfortunately, we couldn't keep it like that because Logan thought it was a fun toy to bat at. So we had to place the ornaments in various places on the tree. Sorry Hannah, maybe next year we'll try your idea. :) Once lunch was over, the guys came home to babysit while some of us went to see Twilight. All I'll say about the movie is that I thought it was all right. Not my favorite, but still good.

I really regret not taking any pictures. There was so much going on, but picture taking wasn't really on my mind. I guess I need to get better at remembering to have the camera ready. Despite the lack of photos, this past weekend was so much fun. Now we just have to get through Christmas, a first birthday, and the New Year, all within a month! It's going to be crazy around here, but one thing is for sure...we're definitely going to have some fun!