Brothers

Despite much jealousy and fighting, these two are friends and enjoy looking out the window together. :)

Logan had both Billy and I all to himself after his party and instead of going to lunch with just us, he declined and was eager to go home and play with Andrew.

Logan's Class Party

My cute little Superman.

Logan does not know anything really about Superman except he is a superhero and wears a cape. However, when asked what he wanted to be he said Superman and never altered so Superman it is.

Logan's school had their Halloween party and carnival today. It was so much fun to go play and watch Logan.

Logan's class (minus one)
Back row: (L to R) Burke, Erin, Logan, Ashley, Kendall, Andrew, Amber
Front row: Deklan, Hunter, Kirkland, Molly

Logan playing his favorite game at the carnival. The pumpkin bean bag toss. Logan was so excited to have both Billy and I there to watch and play. (We left Andrew at home with Margy. Thanks Margy!)

Logan waiting patiently to go get treats. :)

Getting treats!
Funny how he is into getting candy this year, but besides some of the chocolate not really into eating it.

When buying candy for his party Logan was too sweet making sure the color of the candy matched his friends favorite colors.
When asked who his favorite friends are he said Kendall, Burke, Deklan and Andrew.

Circle time. Mrs. Cindy is reading them a "scary" story

Enjoying a Halloween feast with his friends.

Then and Now- What a Difference a Year Makes

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Pumpkin Patch 2009

We enjoyed visiting the Pumpkin Patch again this year. Logan was excited to get to see all the pumpkins. When we first walked up Logan requested his first picture to be with the pig.:) I love this boy!

"Sweet" brothers.
Not sure of Logan was trying to hold Andrew's hand or squeeze it off :) Andrew looks like he is waiting for the verdict. In Logan's defense I did tell him to hold on to his brother.

Andrew was not happy about be left alone with the pumpkins. Poor baby!

Logan is getting so big.

Andrew was much happier in Daddy's arms then with the pumpkins.

Hmmm..... how can I work this?

"Driving it down the middle sounds good"

Andrew did eventually get a little happier.

Sweet brothers. Logan made Andrew smile.

Do you see Logan?
That was what Billy and I said a lot while there. Logan enjoyed running around dodging the pumpkins.

Andrew would not stay still long. He just wanted to crawl away.

"This one looks good, Daddy!"

Logan enjoyed picking pumpkins out to take home.
"This one is heavy"

Logan is starting to get interested in taking pictures and videos by himself. Here is the picture he took of Billy and I in the parking lot. He did pretty good. We rarely get a picture of just the two of us. Thanks Logan!

Bideo taken by a Sweet Girl

I know this video is of Andrew playing but I love the commentary. Listen carefully, Logan tells me "I love you sweet girl"

Andrew's 10 months old Oh my!

10 month chair picture

Look how long those legs are getting. I love Andrew's sweet nose grin.

This last month has been a lot of adjusting for Andrew. He has done great. After just a little crying and sleep training he is now sleeping through the night! It actually went fairly smooth and I only shed a few tears. Now nap time was another issue and during the training, naps did not exist and a lot of my tears were shed. It was awful to listen to him cry, but he is doing so much better now. He is taking at least one good nap a day (sometimes two depending on his wake up time) and sleeping well at night with only an occasional wake up. The other adjustment has been his tummy and foods. With his daily prunes he is doing much better and is very excited to start eating a larger variety of baby foods and begin trying solid foods. He loves to eat and uses a sippy cup well. Below he is cheering to finally start eating solid foods :)

Andrew and Logan continue to be a pair. They both light up when they see one another. They chase one another and "talk" back and forth which mainly consists of Logan making a sound and Andrew repeating it. However fighting and picking and jealousy occur quite often with these two. If Logan is on my lap Andrew will come up and want to be in my lap too while at the same time pushing Logan away. They are a mess. It is hard to know when to step in and when to let them work it out. Below are my two boys in action.

Little cutie! He cruises furniture and toys very well, but is not walking yet. He is very smart and understands a lot. I love his sweet little voice. Andrew is not really talking yet at least not in known words He just talks in sounds and changes the pitch. He does say Hi, Yeah, Bubba, Mama, Dada. Bye Bye.

Still no teeth. However he is very good at gumming his food.

During the week he refused to nap we would let him cry for a max of one hour (checking on him every 5 , 10, 15 minutes) and then get him up without a nap. Needless to say we were all very tired and fussy in the late afternoon. Most of the time he wound fall asleep in our arms. He would be so cute and quiet. One afternoon when I in need of a break Billy took Andrew while Logan and I ran to the store. Above is what we found when we came home. Did I mention the quiet was nice :) I am so glad Andrew is sleeping well now, but man the day crying about did me in. It was awful. It just about broke this mama's spirit and heart.

Andrew I am so proud to be your Mommy and enjoy watching you become you. I pray that you grow up to be a follower of Christ and live for Him. I love you! (thank you for sleeping through the night while allowing me to break the sleep book rules and continue to rock you to sleep. I enjoy our time so much)