McKay's Many Milestones

McKay has had some busy times. He now has a new top tooth, is crawling frontwards as well as backwards, and is cruising around on furniture. That is a lot to accomplish in a week! He is such a happy little guy. Okay, except when teething.

We just got back from Arizona, where we went for spring break. After two days of looking at houses (thanks, Grandma and Grandpa!) we have put a bid on a home and are anxiously awaiting a response. I will post pictures of whatever house we end up with. The kids loved Arizona! Logan had so much fun playing with his cousins, getting rides in the wagon and shooting the goldfish with water guns. At the end of the day they were just tuckered out (see picture)! Thanks Chris and Kendi and Grandma and Grandpa for making our trip so smooth and easy. We are a little worried about the heat, but we'll make it work. Also, we had a little scare when a scorpion was in the bed with McKay!

The boys traveled well on the plane. In one day Logan got to ride a bus, a train and a plane. It was quite a day for the little guy. Logan is keeping us very entertained by saying what he is grateful for at night. Ace hardware is before Mommy.

Will post pics of our new home as soon as we know what it is!

Much change--no pictures!

So, I am horrible and have no new pictures to post. This is just a cute one from Christmas. Logan so loved the kitty. In my defense, since the last posting Loren has accepted a job in Phoenix and we are frantically trying to get ready for a move. Mostly that means getting the house ready to sell and finding a house down in Arizona. Of course, we both are teaching this semester, and have small boys to raise, so this is not as easy as one would hope.

But, a couple cute stories I thought I would share. We have been working with Logan on counting. Logan can count to ten, and likes to show off the skill. The other day he was counting peanuts. His conversation went something like this: "... seven, eight, nine, ten! (one drops on the floor) Uh oh. Nine." Ah, my boy can subtract. Perhaps we are showing a bit too much enthusiasm for the counting, however. Today Loren was counting Logan's toys as he was putting them away. The conversation went something like this: Loren: "One bear, two bears, three bears (pause to see if Logan is paying attention). Logan: "Good job, Daddy!" Finally, I was mopping the floor today after giving the broom to Logan as I had finished sweeping. Loren took one look at the mop and came running into the room with the broom... "Trades, Mommy!"

Logan has been having a grand time helping get ready for the move, he has his own little vacuum and has been playing with many tools with DaDa. McKay likes to hear the vacuum run, so he is happy. He has figured out how to get the swing going fast on his own, to the point that it will start lifting from the floor. He will swing for a good half hour, happy as can be with his little hair flying in the breeze. He is currently sick so is not a happy camper, and is mainly just sleeping and blowing his nose. Poor little guy! On my interpersonal communication exam I asked my students what McKay's name should be... Ethan won by 80% of the vote! Thoughts?

The house will be listed on Monday and hopefully we can start settling down then. Maybe we can even expect pictures?

Christmas, potty training, and two new teeth!

Not the most modest, I know, but c'mon! A National Geographic! Upside down! And bears? It is too funny. I may have to remove this post before he gets too old, but you should enjoy it now. As you can see, Logan has started potty training. He came to me and asked... so we are giving it a try. There are good days and bad days, but overall for three weeks he is doing outstanding. He got some new Elmo undies from Grandma--which he promptly labeled as "Elmo Hat" and put on his head... McKay's head... the bear's head... Besides potty training (is there anything besides potty training when you are in the middle of it?) Logan is working on singing new songs, trying new foods, and moving to a big boy bed. We now need to high-five his bears as well as him when we tuck him in at night. Oh, and hammers are all called "chickens." Not really sure why.

McKay has two new teeth! If there wasn't food in his mouth, you would see that his bottom two teeth came in. Phew! He is back to his happy self, trying desperately to crawl and play with his big brother. He has moved to his crib and can now put himself to sleep. He is still too light to sleep through the night. McKay has also started on solids, he kept grabbing my spoon so we tried cereal. He loves it! Not such a fan of peas, but he will eat any type of cereal you give him. He loves to stand, sit and play, and cannot wait to crawl.

We went to Montana for Christmas, and let my family meet our two little ones. It was fun to see everyone as we hadn't been there in two years. Unfortunately, we picked up a "gift" we could have done with out--we all came back with the flu! We have been passing around a cold these last two weeks, right now it is Loren's turn.

We hope your holiday was fun and that you are not offended by the potty pictures!

Ode to Logan

Yes, I realize that Logan's birthday was in November... but I had to get it in before Christmas pictures! Logan just turned two, and we have had such a great year with him. Logan is such a wonderful little boy! He loves taking things apart, dancing, soccer, and playing with whatever McKay has. He had a great birthday, with his Grandma and Grandpa Chase and Aunt Dolores coming over for cake and ice cream. He loves his light up snow boots, which he likes to show to everyone, and his new cars. Most of all... he loves to dance! He received his own CD player and music from his Grandma Thornton, and in the morning he wakes up by saying "dance?" He likes to skip around and shake his little booty. If I sit down after dancing a few songs with him he will come over and pull me up, saying, "no Mommy down." The pictures are of Logan in his shoes, which he wears as much as possible since he can put them on himself, and with the vegetables from our garden. He has just been so fun this year, learning to talk and interact, everyday he does something to make us laugh. We just love him!

Logan at One

As Logan just turned two, I thought I would share my favorite video of when he turned one. What a difference a year makes!

Rise and Shout

The Cougars are out! We had a fabulous time dressing the boys up in their Cougar gear and taking them to the BYU v. CSU game. Thanks to my wonderful friends at BYU we had great seats with the rest of the Cougar fans. I love McKay's little Cougar ears! Both boys had such a fun time, Logan cheered and danced, keeping everyone entertained. Every time he saw Cosmo he yelled "kitty!" Perhaps we should go to the basketball game? BYU eaked out a three point win. Go Cougs!

I'm a big helper!

Logan continues on his quest to become Loren. Here he is working on Dolores' birthday present. Apparently toddlers can sand with the best of them! As of today he no longer wants to sit in his high chair, he would rather sit at the big table like us. He is the best helper a Dad could ask for, always grabbing tools and trying to fix projects. He has tried to "fix" McKay a time or two as well.

McKay laughed for the first time last night, as I was blowing on his tummy. It came out all rough and husky, and he looked quite surprised by the sound. It was super cute! Logan thought it looked so fun he came over to spit on McKay's tummy, too! Ah, what a helper.