The Smith Family

The Letter I

2011-08-31T07:32:00.005-07:00

I am so far behind on my posts. As you'll see from one of the pictures, we completed the Letter I in the beginning of August. I also don't know why my font looks like it's all one big hyperlink. I've done all I know how to fix it, but alas, it'll just have to do.
Letter: I
Number: 7
Bible Story: 1 Samuel 1: Hannah's Prayer for a baby
Memory Verse: 1 Thessalonians 5:17 "Pray without ceasing"

Number writing practice

"I" puzzle

Inchworm Patterning

"I" Letter tracing

Big and Little "I's" with corresponding "I's" stamped in them.

This week I had Logan glue the apples on the tree and then color them with markers.

Inchworm color puzzles. He is getting much better at this!

Inchworm graphing. Still not his favorite activity, but he typically complies.

Inchworm Pattern Building. I was pretty excited to see him do this one on the desk instead of on the example sheet.

Ever the favorite - Do A Dot painting

Inchworm & Leaf number matching. Logan counted up the dots on the leaves and then matched them up with the corresponding numbered inchworm.

Inchworm magnet page

Inchworm Prewriting Practice

"I" pokepage

Inchworm lacing - with a goofy grin

At the beginning of our preschool time, we load up Starfall.com and do the activity for the letter we are working on. Logan has learned to use the mouse to do the activities necessary.

Inchworm cut and paste - Mommy did the cutting, Logan did the pasting.

This is my calendar. I had so much fun creating this. I used my sadly neglected scrapbooking supplies. There is a "season" chart, a weather chart, a place for "today, tomorrow, yesterday", and a place to put our memory verse for the week. I have left space for more activities as he gets older. By the way, these pictures are so out of order, but I just need to get this post done. I've been working on it for weeks! I hate how long it takes to upload pictures on Blogger!

Inchworm counting practice - matching up the number of inchworms to the correct number card.

Uppercase and Lowercase letter matching

Inchworm size sorting - as you can see, he still struggles with this a bit.

"I" is for inchworm coloring page

I didn't get a picture of this when the letter disks were on them, but he did match up the upper and lowercase letters in the word "inchworm".

We didn't do a pattern this week with the pom-poms on the letters.

This week is brought to you by the letter H!

2011-08-02T10:12:00.013-07:00

We took a 2 week summer vacation from preschool. Logan and I went to visit Stormy and Auntie Nessa for a week and when we got back, Logan wasn't very interested in following directions. It was going to be a short school week anyway with another out of town trip to Yuma, so I decided not to push him. That also meant I didn't have motivation to upload my photos in a timely manner :)

Letter of the week: H
Number of the week: 6
Bible Story of the week: God chooses Gideon (Judges 6-7)
Verse of the week: The Lord is with you mighty warrior. Judges 6:12

Here are our activities for the week, in no particular order. For more ideas, see http://www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com/blog/2010/11/letter-h-for-hippo.html

Big H and little h sorting

Number ordering. He put the larger numbers above the smaller ones when he ran out of room, but he got the concept fine.

Hippo graphing

More evidence of his perfectionism - the hearts and stamped Hh's all going the same way

Pom pom magnets

Hh is for hippo puzzle (forgive the blurry picture!)

Cutting practice - I definitely saw an improvement this week with the scissor work

Letter tracing

Coloring Page - he used Do a Dot paints and markers

Hippo patterns

H poke page - this is definitely not one of his favorites. He pokes about 3 holes and tries to be done :)

Matching color names to the correct colored hippo

Cut and paste page. I just showed him the small picture and he placed everything in the correct place. I was impressed that he got the concept on his first try.Our number for the week was 6 - he's not much into coloring the apple tree page, but he does enjoy pasting the apples on.

Scavenger hunt found Mr. Potato Head hats and hands along with a harmonica

Do a Dot

Using foam pieces, Logan built a big H and a little h

Hippo pattern building

Number writing practice

With the big H I let him just put whatever blocks on he wanted. With the little h I had him do a yellow and orange pattern.Size Sort - can you tell he was proud of himself?Hippo lacing

Hippo upper and lower case letter matching

I'm back...and blogging about preschool!

2011-07-09T09:55:00.037-07:00

I have found some new motivation to start blogging again. I've been doing a homeschool preschool with Logan. He loves it and is always asking to do "preschool work". I have searched numerous blogs and websites to gather ideas and curriculum. I had no idea until about 2 months ago how much free content there was on the internet. I have been doing a "letter of the week" program that also adds in math, science, Bible stories, memory verses, and art. I recently decided to invest in a curriculum from Confessions of a Homeschooler http://bit.ly/1RAGPG. For only $10 I have access to over 1500 pages that she has designed. She is also a digital scrapbooker, so I was first attracted to the look of her blog. But, after trying out some of the work she had done with her preschoolers, I decided to purchase the whole curriculum. For anyone who may be interested, you can download almost everything from her website for free. I was spending an awful lot of time creating the lesson plans and searching all over the internet for ideas that I decided many of my other duties were being neglected and opted to purchase the curriculum because it came with the lesson plans and tons of other extras.

So, now I'm going to attempt to blog about Logan's progress through this homeschool preschool thing :) As I said before, I had already started about 2 months ago. So, I didn't start over at the letter A with the new curriculum since Logan already knows all his letters. I would like him to be able to write his letters when we are done, but I don't know how successful I will be in that. He can write an A and E very well. He also likes to scribble and see what letters come out of it. This past week we were on letter G. Here is the link to Confessions of a Homeschooler's letter G site. http://bit.ly/pG1mNB

The number of the week was 5.
The Bible Story of the week was Joshua 6 - The Battle of Jericho.
Our verse for the week was Hebrews 11:30 - By faith, the walls of Jericho fell down.

G collages - Logan stamped green "Gg"s on the pages and glued goldfish and glitter to each one.

G Patterning - I gave Logan pegs from a stacking toy and had him do an two color pattern with the big "G" and and a three color pattern with the little "g".

Lacing card - This week I told him to go up each hole with the lacing string.

Pre-writing practice - Using dry erase markers, he traced the lines and the letters.

G is for Gumball letter sort - There is an uppercase and lowercase page. Logan had to place the letters on the correct circles.

5 Apples - I just realized I uploaded the picture without the apples. Oh well. He colored the picture and then glued 5 apples on the tree.

Poke Page - Using a paperclip, Logan pokes holes along the "G" and "g".

Scavenger Hunt - We looked through the toys to find things that start with G. We came up with glasses, a giraffe, girls, green (marker and crayons), a garbage truck, and a golf ball. Logan came up with the garbage truck by himself. I was pretty impressed since he usually calls it a trash truck.

Color Puzzles - I cut the pictures in half in different ways. He had to put them back together and tell me the colors of the gumball machines. He struggles with some of the puzzles.

Letter search - I read the story to him and then Logan had to find the g's on both pages. We also practiced writing "G" and "g" on the second page.

Number Recognition - Logan counted up the pictures and then circled the correct number.

Color by Number - This is the first color by number he has done at home. He did one in his two-week summer preschool class (he will be starting this in the fall at Lord of Grace) but that time he only colored the numbers - not the whole space the number represented.

Patterning - He had to choose which picture came next.

Number ordering - He had to count the gumballs and then place the cards in order from 1 to 10.

Counting - Placing corresponding number of counting blocks onto the gumball machines.

Fingerpainting - You can't tell from this picture, but Logan was making "G" and "g" in shaving cream. I would make one and then he would trace it or try to make one on his own.

Gumball Building - He was supposed to build a pattern like the one on the paper. He got it pretty close. I helped him later to move the purple and green gumballs to make a triangle.

What "G" week would be complete without reading Goodnight Moon?

Cutting practice - This is not my favorite activity. I'm not sure how to teach the concept of using scissors, apparently. He did okay while I held and turned the paper for him, but definitely struggled on his own.

Roll a gumball - My mom gave me this awesome die with the numbers on it. We rolled it to gather the pieces to then build the gumball machine. Logan definitely enjoyed rolling the die, but not so much on the putting the pieces in order.

Since our Bible story for the week was Joshua and the Battle of Jericho, on our last day of the week we built a wall out of blocks. Then we made kazoos and marched around the wall seven times. Then we blew the horns and the wall "fell down". The kazoos were cardboard rolls that we decorated and had wax paper on one end.

Puzzle - I am so proud of Logan for doing this puzzle. He is great at wood puzzles where the pieces fit into the holes, but he struggles with other kinds. He was able to put this 6 piece puzzle together himself. I talked him through a couple things, but he put all the pieces together himself.

Tracing page

Cut and paste page - I cut out the pictures but he chose the background page and glued them all on by himself.

G is for gumball coloring page

Gumball counting - Placing the correct amount of gumballs into each machine.

G is for gumball magnets - Logan placed pom-pom magnets (don't they look like gumballs?) on the G and in the gumball machine.

Gumball Graphing - He had to count the number of gumballs in each machine and place the corresponding number of pom-pom magnets on the graphing lines
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Letter Sorting - Placing the capital and lowercase G's where they belong.

Christmas 2010

2010-12-03T14:45:00.001-07:00

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6 months later...it's time to post something!

2010-06-18T12:19:00.006-07:00

Okay, I know I have been HORRIBLE about updating the blog. Of course I have excuses! At the end of January we moved to our new house. We are loving all the additional space and the pool! Then came tax season. Now that's over and we are starting to get the house the way we want it - Justin's been working hard transforming the back yard and we've been looking for furniture to fill up the extra space inside. I know I need to take and post pictures of the house changes, but I don't want to do it until it's all done - but that could be a while still! (Can you see my perfectionist nature coming out?)

Here's some new pictures of my little man (who just turned 2!)

This is how his babysitter found him one day. He wasn't really sleeping, but pretended to!This picture was taken at Alex's (Logan's cousin) 2nd birthday. It's my current favorite photo of the two of us together.Logan was not sure about the horse.
Me, my sisters, and my mom.Here are Vanessa and I with the boys at Easter.They were enthralled with the flowers!At the end of April, my whole family (minus Justin) along with Tim's parents went to Disneyland for a couple days. It was so much fun. The boys had a blast, even though Alex ended up getting sick :(He got a Tigger hat which he loves.At the end of May, Justin and I went to visit Stacey & Chad and our new neice Adeline. My parents watched Logan and Belle. Logan thought it was great fun to play inside Belle's cage.

Logan reads, dances, sings, and howls....all in 2 minutes

2009-12-19T10:16:00.002-07:00

Logan's new toy

2009-11-29T17:02:00.003-07:00

Since we would only be seeing Justin's family at Thanksgiving this year, we celebrated Christmas also. Here are a couple of Logan's gifts. He got a froggie hooded towel.

And a Bounce and Spin horse. It connects to the TV also. We haven't tried that part yet since I don't have the right batteries. But, he still enjoys bouncing on it.

The next generation of iPhone users?

2009-11-09T19:32:00.003-07:00

Logan figured out long ago how to turn on my iPhone - just push the round button at the bottom of the phone. Sometimes he could also slide the bar at the bottom to actually get to the apps. Usually it was just coincidence that he could slide it, though. Today, he mastered that. And also figured out how to "search" my phone. Here's a short video with his demonstration. The next one is the first one I took, but it's a minute and a half and not everyone is as interested as I am - so I'm posting both for you to choose.

Hanging with Jabin

2009-11-09T19:22:00.003-07:00

I watched Jabin and Jackson last week while Callie had some things to do. Before I started filming this, Logan and Jabin were dancing to the music. You'll notice that as soon as Jabin notices I was filming, he stops dancing and slyly watches to see when I'm going to stop filming! I wanted to get them dancing together, but I think Jabin's expressions are so classic that I wanted to post it anyway.

Halloween

2009-11-09T14:45:00.004-07:00

Logan was an elephant for Halloween. He thought it was funny to "eat" his trunk.

Isn't he cute?!?!? Logan's friend Selah came to our neighborhood BBQ (she just lives 2 streets over). She was a ladybug.Selah's brother, Moses, was a monkey
Callie came with her boys - Jabin (dressed as Larry the Cucumber) and Jackson (dressed as Bob the Tomato)

Desert Museum

2009-11-09T14:33:00.004-07:00

On Halloween morning, we went to the Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum. It's a great place to walk around and see all of the wildlife the Sonoran Desert has to offer. It was Logan's first time being able to walk while we were out somewhere. It was also the first time he kept his sunglasses on. I've tried for a few months to get him to wear them, but he always takes them off. For some reason that day he left them on when he was out in the sun. Even when I'd take them off to go inside, he still left them on when we were back outside.

Logan loved the area "By the River". It had fish, tadpoles, and frogs. He loved watching them all swim.

When a family with some girls came to the area, Logan showed the girls all of the fish and tadpoles. It was so cute. No one knew what he was saying, but he was pointing and telling them all about them!

On the way out, he got to pet some bronze javelinas.

Walking at last!

2009-11-01T13:02:00.002-07:00

I finally took some video of Logan walking. In a matter of a few days he has gone from walking when we prompt him to, to doing it all on his own (not even wanting to hold our hands), to trying to run around the house. I thought it was at least supposed to be a few weeks, if not a couple months before the running began. And, since, he did it all on his own time (like everything else he does), he doesn't fall much at all - he's got really good balance. He's a bit like his Momma - a perfectionist.

Halloween and Family Portraits

2009-10-13T07:34:00.004-07:00

We went to JC Penney's (again) for some more portraits. Our friend Stacey is working there (it was a surprise to me when I showed up). So, she took the pictures. I've realized the more mobile the child is, the harder it is to get good pictures. But, these ones still turned out pretty cute. He's going to be an elephant for Halloween. Since I already had the costume, I decided to get some pictures of him in it.

In other news, he took his first steps a little over a week ago. He was walking back and forth between Justin and I - up to 6 steps at a time. I've tried since then to get it on film, but he refuses to walk between us any more. I assume one day he'll just start back up again and take off around the house. I guess I'll have to wait until then to get it on film.

The first art project

2009-10-10T13:00:00.004-07:00

I gave Logan a paper and some crayons the other day and he enjoyed drawing. Since it's the first (of I'm sure MANY), I decided to scan it in and share it with you. Plus, then I don't have to keep the original paper :) I'm sure only I (and maybe the grandparents) will appreciate, but that's okay :)

Logan's ABC's

2009-09-07T08:23:00.006-07:00

So, Logan's got a few ABC books that he's really starting to like. Multiple times daily he will bring one specifically to me to read. Last week I decided to see if he would repeat any of the letters. Since then we've been trying to get it on video, but to no avail. Yesterday we finally got a good one on video, but after 3 hours of "uploading", still nothing was happening. So, we recorded another one on our regular camera. The quality is not nearly as good, nor was Logan performing at his peak, but at least you can get the idea :)

Random Pictures

2009-08-31T10:10:00.002-07:00

Here are some random pictures that don't really fit into a post by themselves.

Logan's new push toy. The other one he has isn't quite sturdy enough for him yet. Although when he becomes more balanced on his own, I'm sure he'll be pushing it all over the house.

Yeah, that's right...I'm a big boy and I know it!

His first teeth. I finally got a picture of them. He also has the bottom 2 teeth, but I don't know if I'll be able to get a good enough picture of all 4.

Finally crawling

2009-08-31T10:06:00.002-07:00

In the middle of July, Logan finally decided to crawl on all fours. Actually, I'm quite surprised since he had the army crawl down pat. But, I'm proud of him for trying something new! Here are a couple pictures of him crawling after his Lil' People dumptruck that Jabin got him for his birthday.

4th of July

2009-08-31T09:56:00.004-07:00

For the 4th of July, we stayed at my parents' house. We didn't do a whole lot, but it was a nice time to just relax. Logan sitting on Papa's lap playing with the remoteLogan loves to crawl through my parents' coffee tableThis is also when he was getting good at pulling himself up on furniture

Time to get back on track

2009-08-31T08:42:00.012-07:00

Well, it's been over a month since I posted anything here! I'm going to try to get back on track. At the end of July, we went to San Diego for a few days. Stacey and Chad flew in from Minnesota along with Justin's cousin Steven coming from Texas. The first day we went down to La Jolla to meet Chad and Stacey and head on down to La Jolla cove. The next day, Justin, Chad, and Rick went fishing while Logan, Stacey, Mary, and I went shopping!!! The third day included Sea World - which is one of my favorite places. On the last day we went back down to La Jolla to the beach where Justin's cousin Jenelle and her family met us.

Logan at Viejas Outlet Mall

Logan with Grandma at Viejas Outlet Mall

Logan with Daddy looking at the flamingos at Sea World

Logan clapping for Shamu

Touching a starfish for the first time!

My buddy!

Family Photo - not a great one, but a passerby took it, so I guess I can't complain.

Rick, Steven, me, Mary, Logan, Justin, Stacey (Chad took the photo).

Me, Stacey, Chad, Mary, Logan, Justin, Rick (Steven took the photo).

Logan apparently did not like the sand at the beach!

Daddy and Logan

Mommy and Logan

Aunt Stacey and Logan

Stacey, Josh, Jenelle

Emily

Caleb

Logan's 1 year pictures

2009-07-30T21:07:00.004-07:00

I went to JC Penney's again for Logan's 1 year pictures. The did another fabulous job. Logan hadn't had a nap in the morning so he was cranky and cried through a lot of the photos, but again, you can't tell!

This is my absolute favorite!!! It's the same as the one above it, but in Sepia tones. It's so precious.

Justin calls this "an unhealthy relationship between a boy and his duck". But, Logan always gives his duck a kiss in the bathtub, so I told him to kiss this ducky too and he obeyed!

These last 2 pictures show off his newer developments - pulling himself up and crawling on all fours (instead of his army crawl!).

First Tooth

2009-07-18T10:20:00.003-07:00

After 12 1/2 months of life, Logan finally has a tooth! I swear he started working on teeth around 3 months. At this rate, he won't have all his baby teeth until he is 24 :) When it gets big enough to be seen in pictures, I'll post some. Lately, Logan has really taken to pulling himself up on everything and cruising the furniture. He's still not crawling on all fours, but he pushes up into that position all the time. When he wants to move, though, he goes right back down onto his belly. I can't blame him - if it ain't broke, don't fix it!

Party Pics

2009-07-18T10:02:00.006-07:00

So, I'm finally getting around to posting Logan's party pictures - 3 weeks later! As you can see, it was a pirate theme. Logan had a pirate hat, pirate tatoo, pirate swim trunks, and a parrot for his shoulder (not pictured). I think he was a little overwhelmed at times, but for the most part he seemed to have fun. He wasn't happy that I had to wake him up from a nap to join his own party, but once he got past that, he seemed okay! Logan with Daddy - right after waking upWhat a cutie pie! (Doesn't he look tough?!?!)Check out those pirate (skull & crossbones) trunks!Baby Moses was too small to mess with the eyepatch, so we had to put one on him and take a picture. He was not so fond of it!Logan digging into his cupcake. He's a pretty neat eater, so it wasn't all that exciting!

This is what the cupcakes looked like. My mom, Lindsey, and I made them (with extra help from Bree who baked a batch for me).

Selah loved helping Logan open his gifts.

Papa was tired when the party was over!

1 year old!

2009-06-26T09:55:00.003-07:00

It's official...my baby has turned 1 year old. In fact 1 year and 21 minutes ago, we welcomed Logan Marshall into the world. What an amazing year it has been, and of course it has flown by. I hope I was able to cherish every moment, but I'm sure there were some I missed by being "busy". I look forward to this next year of discovery!

Logan's up to 10 words in his vocabulary :) He says: mama, dada, baba, baby, hi, bye-bye, Belle, Nana, Papa, and book. Book is my favorite word he says because he keeps his mouth closed, puffs out his cheeks, and only makes the "k" sound in the back of his throat. I know that no one else would know he was saying "book", but he makes the same noise when we tell him to say "book" and also when he wants to read a book.

Developmentally, Logan is still scooting, but in his walker he's learning to go forward. He's mastered going backward quite well! He pulls himself up when he wants to, but mostly he enjoys scooting all over the house. He throws balls and chases after them. He's gotten pretty good at entertaining himself that way.

Well, those are a few fun facts about Logan. We are having a birthday party for him tomorrow. I'll post pictures eventually! It's a pirate theme and Logan will be a pirate :)

Cute cousins

2009-06-24T13:45:00.005-07:00

While Logan and I were up in Phoenix one Friday, Lindsey and I decided to get pictures taken of the boys. They came out so cute! There are 2 more pictures that I already have framed - I forgot to scan them in first and I didn't want to take them off the wall to do so! One is of Logan and Alex laying on their tummies, looking at the camera. The other is a really good picture of all 4 of us.

The birthday ticker

2009-05-31T20:17:00.003-07:00

My friend Allison (see her blog - link on my page) always finds the cutest things for her blog. She has a pregnancy countdown on her blog and often changes her blog background. I like to check out the websites she uses and then steal her ideas :) Thanks Allison for always doing the legwork!!!

Logan's new pool

2009-05-30T14:25:00.008-07:00

For Logan's birthday (which is June 26th - I can't believe my baby is almost 1 year old!!!), we got Logan a pool and a sand box. We don't have sand, yet, for the sand box, but we set up the pool this afternoon for Logan to play. He loves bathtime, so I was hoping he would also enjoy the pool. He loved it! He splashed and splashed for quite a while (as evidenced by the video). After he was done playing, Belle decided it would be fun to take a dip too.

I know these aren't pool pics, but I love these shots from this morning.

2 more zoo trips

2009-05-30T14:12:00.003-07:00

We got year passes to the zoo this spring. We've already gotten our money's worth out of the purchase. 2 weekends ago we met the Zehring's at the zoo. We got there right after the zoo opened, so the animals were just being let into their exhibits and were quite active. Yesterday Logan and I went with my mom to the zoo. I was pretty impressed with some of the shots I was able to get of some of the animals. I won't bore you with all of them, but I've included my faves.

Logan & Nathan by the duck pond at the park by the zoo.

Disneyland!

2009-05-30T14:02:00.005-07:00

In the beginning of May, Logan and I went to Southern CA to visit the Chapman's. The last time I saw them was in January when Hayden was in the hospital, so it was nice to go for a fun visit! We went to Disneyland one day. It was such a fun time - especially seeing it all through Logan's eyes. He dozed a couple times, but basically didn't sleep the whole day, but was so happy and content. His favorite ride was It's a Small World. He clapped through the whole thing.

Vanessa met us at Downtown Disney for lunch before we went into the park. It was fun to see her, if only for a few mintues.

The standard pic at the entrance to Disney.

Not a great picture at all, but you can see how much Logan was enthralled with It's a Small World.

Haylee....before going on Splash Mountain. What a cutie!

Stormy....not wanting her picture taken.

Logan as we were leaving Disneyland around 7:30 - after not sleeping all day. Still a happy camper, but definitely wiped out!

Haylee, Hayden, and Logan in front of the Chapman's house.

Logan crawls....errr....scoots!

2009-05-05T07:31:00.004-07:00

I noticed last night that Logan moved forward a little to get to a toy. I was super proud of him, but didn't really want to get my hopes up that he was actually starting to crawl. Before he went to bed, I thought I'd try to see if he would show off his new skills to Justin. With the right motivation (Justin's iPhone), he scooted himself forward until he could reach it. This morning, I got the camera out and recorded this great feat as he scooted over to his toy piano. I'm so proud of my little man :)

I'm back and ready to post!

2009-04-20T19:05:00.009-07:00

So, tax season went really well, but I didn't have many opportunites to sit and blog. Now that I have another season under my belt, I'm ready to show Logan off again. I'll start out with the most recent pictures - his 9 month pictures. I decided to get in some of the pictures. They day was not a great one as he refused to go down for his nap early and then was not the least bit happy when I woke him up 1/2 hour after he fell asleep to go get the pictures done. But, again, I'm impressed with JC Penney and their abilities to take good pictures. You can't tell at all from these shots, but he cried through a lot of the session and basically refused to smile at all. The pictures of him by himself were the hardest. I had to feed him puffs to get him to stop crying...hence the fingers in his mouth - he was feeding himself.

Next comes Easter. It was really difficult trying to find an Easter outfit for Logan. (I'm sure it diden't help that I waited until the day before!) However, we looked at a couple stores and they had no boy Easter outfits - only dresses for little girls. I ended up getting this outfit which definitely worked, but was not what I had in mind. Grandma Mary bought him the bunny for Easter.
We went to the park for a play date with the Mommies group from church. I love the picture of Logan on the play equipment!

One Sunday morning as I was clipping coupons, Logan was "reading" the paper. In typical male fashion, he decided to take a potty break at the same time! See the concentration!This is a toy that my parents got Logan for Christmas. He can't get on it himself yet, but he does like to sit on it and play with the moving parts.

I should be fairly well caught up now for pictures. I'm working on some video next!

Logan's NCAA tourney picks

2009-03-19T09:31:00.004-07:00

To waylay any doubts that Logan made his own picks for our family NCAA pool...I submit this video. What can I say, the kid knows what he wants!

February Update

2009-02-18T19:01:00.006-07:00

It's been a while again since I've posted so I thought I would give a little run down of what's been going on lately. Logan's newest party tricks include waving, clapping, and giving kisses. He's so proud of himself when he claps, it's simply adorable! And what mom can resist sloppy open-mouth kisses from her baby??? Okay, now to the pictures....

Before Justin started his new (old) job (he's back in engineering at the firm he left to go to work for Pulte), he was Mr. Mom while I was at work. I loved coming home to seeing him reading and playing with Logan.

Logan getting ready for the Superbowl.I love this shirt!

I'm not really sure what this look was, but it cracks me up each time I look at it.

I found this picture on my camera that Logan's babysitter's friend took. Logan's face says it all..."why is this crazy hat on me?"

Yesterday we went to the zoo with some friends. I think Logan looked just so cute! He had a great time watching the animals and the people.

My favorite picture from the zoo.

He did get tired after a couple hours, so he laid down in his stroller and took a nap.

Lastly, this was tonight in the bath. See the next post for a cute video.

Really?

2009-02-18T18:52:00.003-07:00

Tonight before giving Logan a bath, he got very cranky. He got all stiff-armed and "screamed" at me. I said, "Oh really?" and he started cracking up. I kept repeating it and he just laughed and laughed, which of course made Justin and I laugh too. After he got in the bath we kept it up and he continued laughing whenever we would say it. Justin ran to get the camera and we recorded it. It's not great pictures because Justin was kinda behind him, but I'm sure it will still melt your heart and get you laughing along!

Logan's 6 month pictures

2009-01-29T20:40:00.003-07:00

We got Logan's 6 month pictures taken at JC Penney. We also decided to get some family pictures taken. I am so pleased with the results. Since I haven't posted anything in a few weeks, I thought I would share these pictures with everyone :) I'm sorry for the ones that are sideways - I scanned them in and can't turn them in this program.

New Years

2009-01-06T16:19:00.007-07:00

We went to Yuma for New Years. New Years Eve was spent at 2 parties. The first one was at Justin's great-aunt's house. The second was at some friends of the family. Justin's parents actually stayed there until midnight. Logan, Justin, and I were all in bed and fast asleep by the time they got home.This is Justin's cousin Jenelle with her son Caleb (and Logan). Caleb is 10 months old.On New Years day, we went to a very nice park in Yuma. It was the nicest park I've ever seen, actually. They have a huge castle area that the kids can play in with lots of stairs to climb and slides to go down. This was Logan's first real trip to a park. He had a lot of firsts that day, including his first ride in a real swing.His first ride on a slide.and his first time in a sandbox. It was hard getting a good picture of Logan and Caleb because (like Alex), Caleb enjoyed tapping Logan on the head.But we finally were able to get a decent one when Justin's cousin (or second cousin, or twice removed - whatever!) held Caleb.Aren't my boys so cute?!?! The afternoon concluded with Logan's first picnic. Emily (Jenelle's daughter) was tired and decided to take a little rest on Justin's knee. She's so cute.

Another first included sitting in and feeling grass. Lately, Logan has taken to sticking out his tongue constantly. It's adorable and funny, too. The second picture he was looking at the dog, but it seems as though he's sticking his tongue out at the dog. The third picture is my current favorite picture of Logan.

Lastly, I got some good pictures of Logan playing with Grandma. I guess I should have put some pants on him to hide the diaper...but oh well!

Christmas #3

2009-01-06T13:18:00.006-07:00

Well, 2008 ended on an interesting note. Justin was laid off the week before Christmas. I guess it has turned out to be a blessing in disguise as he will now be able to be home with Logan during tax season. He has had some job offers and is still looking into some other leads. We know God has great plans for him and I'm anxious to see what those plans entail!

Back to Christmas....We celebrated Christmas with my family in Phoenix this year. It was a lot of fun to see the boys together at Christmas.

On Christmas Eve Alex came over in his PJ's :) It's so hard to get a good picture of the two boys alone because Alex just crawls away.

So, we just have to take pictures of Logan alone!

Logan had a great time ripping the paper off the gifts. Alex, on the other hand wanted nothing to do with the opening of the gifts but sure loved to play with the toys!

Here's Alex in his Santa costume. What a cutie! Gotta love the mischevious grin!

My grandpa loved the pictures of him with his great-grandsons after Halloween that he wanted to get some more at Christmas.

I love these pictures of the 2 baldies :) Especially the 2nd one where Logan is talking to Grandpa.

Pictures in front of the Christmas tree

2008-12-16T09:31:00.003-07:00

On Sunday night I decided to take some pictures of Logan in front of the Christmas tree. I'm quite pleased with the results!
This is my favorite picture. I turned the flash off, so it's a bit dark, but I think it's just precious.

Christmas #2

2008-12-15T16:41:00.005-07:00

Last week, my mom had her Christmas party at work. It's for all the kids and grandkids of the teachers. So, I traveled up to Phoenix for the day to hang out with Lindsey and Alex and then go to the party.

Alex is cruising all over now, so I stuck Logan in the exersaucer and Alex played on the outside. They were so cute together.They check each other out all the time. I think they both love having another little person around.Here are Lindsey and I with the boys. Aren't they cute in their semi-matching outfits? Lindsey and I have fun dressing them up alike!My dad was Santa for the Christmas party. Logan sitting on Santa's lap.My mom was determined to have Lindsey and I sit on our dad's lap too. Alex with Santa.Lindsey and AlexThe boys with Santa.

They were so tired afterwards. Neither of them had slept enough that day.

My conversations with Logan

2008-12-10T08:55:00.007-07:00

Here are a couple of my recent conversations with Logan. If only I could figure out what he was telling me! I'm sorry they are sideways. I turned them the right way when I uploaded them to my computer, but for some reason they still come out wrong here!

Logan's baby dedication

2008-12-10T08:31:00.004-07:00

Logan had his baby dedication at church this past Sunday. My parents along with Lindsey, Tim, and Alex, were able to come down for the weekend. Saturday night my parents watched Logan while Justin and I watched UofA beat ASU in football. Go Cats! Sunday morning Logan was dedicated alongside his buddy Nathan (my friends - Donna and Joel's - son). Unfortunately, the pictures didn't turn out great of the dedication because I had my camera on the wrong setting. Oh well!

Logan and Caelin

2008-12-10T08:22:00.002-07:00

My friend, Kristen Hatcher, came to Tucson for Thanksgiving (and a 2 week vacation). She and her oldest daughter, Caelin, came over to visit and meet Logan. (Even though Caelin was wearing an ASU sweatshirt, I let them in!) :) I can't beleive how big Caelin is and how smart she is. She's only 4, but she talks like a little adult. She even had some suggestions for quickly getting water to Justin's fishtank (she doesn't understand the part about filtered water, but that's okay - she's a smart cookie!)

Silly hat and the sippy cup

2008-12-10T08:14:00.004-07:00

I got this hat from my neighbor and great friend, Cindy, for my baby shower. It goes along with a jungle outfit. However, the day I put him in the whole ensemble, I forgot to take a picture. So, the next day I put the hat on him just to take this picture. He looked so silly!
Logan has been working on the sippy cup for the last month or so. At first he couldn't figure it out, so I was giving him water in a bottle so he could just get used to the taste (or lack thereof) of the water. Now I put it in the sippy cup and he loves to drink out of it. When it's sitting on his highchair tray, he works it until he can get it to his mouth. He doesn't have the strength to tip it up yet, but I'm impressed with his motor skills thus far.

Starting solids

2008-12-08T19:48:00.002-07:00

We started Logan on solids the Sunday after Thanksgiving. As to be expected, he made some funny faces. I can't blame him when all he's getting is a runny gruel-like substance! He opened up his mouth really wide, though, and seemed to like it in the end. He seems to eat better for Justin than he does for me. Maybe it's all the airplane noises Justin makes for him.

Logan's first Thanksgiving and Christmas #1

2008-12-08T19:11:00.005-07:00

Logan's first Thanksgiving was also my first Thanksgiving that I was in charge of the meal. I was pretty proud of my turkey...and the rest of the dinner for that matter (well, except the stuffing that I burned. My dad called it Cajun stuffing since it had a charred, smoky flavor to it!) I did not remember to take a picture of the turkey until it was already being cut, but at least it was mostly in tact!Logan loved meeting his Uncle Chad and Auntie Stacey!Here are a couple pictures of everyone eating. Our table, when it has the extra leaf in it, is pretty long so we were all able to fit around. There were 10 of us (including Logan) - Justin's parents, Justin's sister & brother-in-law, my parents, and my grandpa all joined us for the feast!My dad thought it would be a great idea to give Logan a mouth full of sweet potatoes while I wasn't looking. Justin gently nudged me to get my attention. This is the face I found! He actually liked them quite a bit - who wouldn't like sugary carbohydrates?As soon as dinner was over, Rick, Chad, and my grandpa passed out on the couch! I did take a picture of Logan in a bib Justin's mom bought that said "My First Thanksgiving", however it must have been deleted because it didn't get uploaded from my camera to my computer :(

Since we will be with my family for Christmas, we decided to do a Smith family Christmas the day after Thanksgiving (which was also Justin's birthday). Here are Stacey & Chad opening gifts.
Rick with his West Marine gift card.
Mary looking through her Joy of Cardmaking book.
Chad modeling his North Face jacket.
Stacey showing off the leg warmers she bought Logan. Note Justin's face - he's not thrilled about the whole thing, especially since the package noted one use as dance leggings!
This is how Logan spent the first part of his first Christmas. He was actually supposed to be in bed, but with all the disruptions, he was having a hard time sleeping that weekend. So, he got to watch up open gifts until he fell asleep in the swing.

We had such a great time with the family during Thanksgiving and Christmas #1!

5 months old - and sitting up!

2008-11-26T10:03:00.005-07:00

Logan turned 5 months today. He's been working on sitting up for a couple weeks, but he was not really interested in doing it on his own, without support. Yesterday morning, I tried again, with his toy in front of him. He sat there long enough for me to take a few pictures. Probably a minute or so! This morning I took a few more pictures of him sitting up. Before I know it, he'll be crawling, then walking, then running. I'm going to try to enjoy every moment of him not being so mobile!!!

We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of Justin's sister (Stacey) and her husband (Chad). We pick them up from the airport in a couple hours. They have not met Logan yet, although they've seen plenty of pictures and we've webcammed a few times. Justin's parents will be here later this afternoon, and then my parents and possibly my grandpa will be here for Thanksgiving tomorrow. We're looking forward to a fun time with lots of family! Happy Thanksgiving everyone :)

Handmade sweaters

2008-11-26T09:58:00.002-07:00

For my baby shower, I was given this handmade sweater along with a blanket. I love them both so much, I just had to share some pictures of Logan in the sweater. My little man!

Time with grandparents

2008-11-21T14:27:00.002-07:00

This past weekend I was at a women's retreat. Justin's parents came to help out with Logan while I was gone. Here are a couple pictures with them. I'm sure you can't at all tell that they are proud grandparents!?!? :)

A weekend with lots of family.

2008-11-21T14:04:00.005-07:00

The 3 of us headed up to Phoenix the weekend before last to visit my family. Vanessa flew in from California and my grandmother (my dad's mom) was staying with my parents for the weekend. My grandfather (my mom's dad) was able to spend a few hours with us also.Logan seemed quite interested in Grammy.Logan with my dad at the dinner table.Alex with his cheesy grin :) Logan and Alex finally started paying attention to each other, talking to and just watching each other.Proud Aunt Vanessa with both of her nephews.We decided to dress up the boys in their Halloween costumes for pictures (since it was only the weekend after Halloween that we were together).Lindsey and Alex (a.k.a. Tigger)Since we were all together, I wanted to get some good family pictures.

The boys were not so interested in cooperating with us!

...and the full family shot!

Logan the Bumblebee

2008-11-01T09:31:00.005-07:00

For Halloween night, Logan was a bumblebee. Partly as a nod to the Smith family beekeeping business, and partly because the costume was only $8 at Wal-Mart :) Every year 3 families (us and 2 of our neighbors) get together for a neighborhood BBQ. We buy hamburgers and hotdogs, chips, and soda to feed a couple hundred people. This year was our 5th annual BBQ. It's become very popular in our neighborhood and we enjoy getting to know people and visit with all the kids and parents.

Our neighbor has a 5 month old little girl named Cassidy. She was a kitten for Halloween. The progression from this next picture through the one where he is asleep was all of 2 minutes according to the timestamp on my camera! He was tuckered out and it was only 6PM! We hadn't even had any trick-or-treaters. Here is my best friend Stormy along with her husband (Aaron) and kids (Haylee and Hayden). They were Tinkerbell, Captain Hook, Wendy, and Peter Pan for Halloween.

Halloween fun

2008-11-01T09:15:00.005-07:00

I bought this outfit for Logan before realizing Justin actually wanted him to be dressed up. So, I made this his Halloween day outfit. I think he looks quite silly. He looks almost gangsta in his black owl beanie!

This is a toy I received for my baby shower. After I opened the box to put it together a few weeks ago, I realized it was missing an important part - the ring that holds the seat! After calling 3 times and receiving the fabric seat twice (so I ended up with 3 because that's the part I already had), I finally got in the mail yesterday the correct part. I finished putting the toy together and placed Logan in the seat. He had a fun time playing the piano!

4 months old

2008-11-01T09:02:00.003-07:00

Logan turned 4 months on Sunday. Hard to believe! I took him for his 4 month appointment at the pediatrician's office. He weighed in at 13lbs 1 oz. and was 25 inches long. His height moved up to the 75th percentile curve and his weight dropped to the 25th percentile curve. Because he moved down in the weight chart, I have to take him back on November 11th to get him weighed again. If he stays on the 25th percentile curve or moves back up to the 50th, then everything is fine. If he drops to a lower curve, though, we may have to do some type of intervention (perhaps supplementing with formula) to help boost his weight. I'm not too worried since he obviously shot up in height and he doesn't act any more hungry than normal.

The other event at the pediatrician's was his shots. This round was so much better than the first round at 2 months. He cried when he got the shots, but as soon as I picked him up he stopped crying and acted like nothing had happened. He was a little more cuddly the rest of the day (which I don't mind at all!), but he ate and slept fine and was happy while he was awake. I couldn't have asked for a better shot experience!

Digital Scrapbook Pages

2008-10-25T15:46:00.004-07:00

Here are a couple pages I put together. The first one was a template that I used and just inserted the pictures and text. I did it a while back, but never posted it. The 2nd one I'm actually proud of because I did it all from scratch. That's my first attempt at digital scrapping completely on my own.

A little video

2008-10-23T15:15:00.002-07:00

I hope this video comes out well - with sound. Logan was very happy, even laughing at the camera.

Getting caught up

2008-10-23T15:02:00.003-07:00

Here are my favorite pictures of Logan from the last month. The first 4 are all from today. I just couldn't stop taking pictures! He's just too darn cute.

Officially rolling over

2008-10-18T10:48:00.004-07:00

As I mentioned in my last post, Logan has been rolling over when prompted by me. Last night (or early this morning) he rolled over with no prompting at all. He woke up around 5AM. I went to put his binky back in and found him rolled over in his bed. Yeah Logan!

3 months old

2008-10-14T17:28:00.005-07:00

My little tax deduction turned 3 months a couple weeks ago. I've been slacking on updating the blog lately. Between work and being a mom, I don't have a whole lot of time for extra things! Still, I want to keep this current, so if you see me slacking again...bug me about it!!!

I love this pout that Logan has. This is a series of pictures that shows just how quickly Logan can go from happy to sad and of course back again!

Once his hands are in his mouth, all is well with the world again!

When I weighed Logan last week, he was 12 lbs. 13 oz. and he's about 23 inches long. He started rolling over from his tummy to his back last Thursday. It's so far only been when prompted by me. He will roll from his back to his side, then I help him the rest of the way over. He has then immediately rolled back over to his back. He's done it a few times, although he seems to not realize what he's just done because he looks at me with a confused look on his face.

He is talking more and more every day. This morning, he was talking back to the TV while I was getting ready!

More Digital Scrapbooking Pages

2008-09-24T14:44:00.003-07:00

I found a website where I can make digital scrapbook pages for free from templates or create my own. I did these couple pages in just minutes. The best thing is that I can save them as a JPEG and upload them here. I could also embed them here straight from the website, but I didn't like the way it looked - sort of like a YouTube video. Anyway, the website (for those interested) is www.scrapblog.com.

Tummy Time

2008-09-21T15:23:00.002-07:00

The last couple days, Logan has just looked so cute during tummy time that I had to take some pictures! The first one he is on his changing table where he gets his baby massage in the morning. That one really shows off his neck muscles since he has to push himself up on his own. The rest he is propped up on the boppy, playing with his Leap Frog toy. Seriously, could the kid be any cuter???

A trip to the zoo

2008-09-18T17:33:00.002-07:00

A couple weeks ago the 3 of us went to the Tucson zoo. It was a beautiful Sunday morning. We figured since it was overcast and cool it would be a good time to go. We were a little disappointed that the animals weren't more active, however, it was better than a hot summer day would have been!
This is how Logan spent most of the time at the zoo. He didn't get to see much, but he was content. You can't ask for much more than that :) I don't know how far he can see anyway, so even if he were out of the stroller I don't think it would have been all that exciting!
And I just had to throw this picture in because he's just too cute :) Who can resist that face?

Logan is 2 months old!

2008-08-27T08:19:00.005-07:00

Well, Logan turned 2 months old yesterday. With turning 2 months comes the not-so-fun event of vaccinations! Boy was that a miserable experience. Of course it's heartbreaking to watch your child get the shots and scream at the top of their lungs while it's happening, but it doesn't last too long - maybe 30 seconds at the most. The worst part was after we got home. After we left the doctors office, we went to Babies-R-Us. I figured Logan would sleep right through it since he had already been up for 2 hours, which is a really long time for him. Instead he was wide awake and very happy. He was smiling at me constantly and talking away. He fell asleep in the car on the way home, so I put him down in his crib. At this point I'm thinking he'll be one of those kids who isn't really affected by vaccinations. Boy was I wrong!!! When I went to get him up to eat around 1PM, all hell broke loose. He SCREAMED a high-pitched scream that let me know he was not feeling well at all. He refused to eat, too. After a while of both of us crying (him in pain and me feeling like the worst mom in the world for causing the pain), I got him calmed down as he lay on my chest. After he fell asleep I put him back in his crib. He woke up again at 3:30 and ate a little bit, but mostly screamed again. I got him calmed down pretty quickly that time. He slept until about 5:30, when he finally woke up happy and was willing to eat. He was still tired though and just wanted to cuddle. I loved cuddling with him, but it was so sad to see him in such pain. Thankfully, today he is doing much better. He's back to his old self.

Now for the bragging part...Sunday night he slept almost 9 hours!!! He slept from 9:30PM to 6:15AM. What a great night that was! He usually only wakes up once between 4 and 5 to eat, anyway, but it was so nice to get to the point where he can go all night. The last 2 nights he hasn't slept all the way through, but I know, now, that he can do it and that makes this mom VERY happy :)

Lastly, the 2 month statistics are that he is 11 lbs, 1 oz. and he is 22.5 inches long. He is following the 50th percentile curve perfectly.

Mr. Smiles

2008-08-25T17:01:00.002-07:00

I got some better, clearer pictures of Logan smiling. In case you noticed and were wondering why many of his pictures all have the same background, it's because he is happiest and the most smiley when he is on his changing table. Maybe it's the fact he's getting a clean diaper, or maybe it has to do with no other distractions - who knows. Anyway, the last picture also shows off his reaching ability.

Another milestone

2008-08-22T14:02:00.000-07:00

Logan was 8 weeks old yesterday. He's really starting to reach for things. I wasn't totally convinced that he was hitting things intentionally until last night. We had gone to dinner and on the way home I figured he had fallen asleep since he was silent the whole way home. When I went to get him out of the car I noticed he was wide awake and staring intently at one of the toys dangling from his car seat. His little arm was outstretched - very steadily touching the toy. I had taken these pictures of him playin on his activity mat a few days before when I was excited that he was hitting his toys, but not convinced it was all that intenional!

Fun with daddy

2008-08-18T14:34:00.000-07:00

I love this picture of Logan totally enthralled with his daddy!

Smiles

2008-08-18T14:16:00.000-07:00

I finally got some photos of Logan smiling. However, when I downloaded them, they were all blurry. Oh well...I'll try again, but I wanted to just show off how cute his smile is. He acts like he wants to laugh too, but no sound is coming out when he opens his mouth really big. He'll get the hang of it soon enough. For now, I can enjoy all the huge, toothless smiles.

A day with the Fam...

2008-08-17T09:48:00.000-07:00

After looking through all of my pictures, I realized I only had 2 pictures of the 3 of us. And those 2 pictures weren't that great. So, since my dad (the photographer) was going to be here, I asked him to take a few family pictures. Then we decided to go ahead and take them with everyone - Mom, Dad, and Vanessa. We had a good day with my family. Too bad Tim, Lindsey, and Alex couldn't be here also.

Last weekend we went to Yuma. I took my camera, but didn't end up taking any pictures. I'll have to take more pictures with Rick and Mary when we see them again - preferably here in Tucson since Logan had a rough time sleeping in a new place. He seems to do much better at home. Hopefully he'll grow out of that, though because Justin and I do like to travel!

Logan is 1 month old!

2008-07-30T16:25:00.001-07:00

Here is a picture of Logan on his 1 month birthday. Now most of the pictures I take of him have his eyes open. That's a good sign! He is growing well. He was 9 lbs 3 ounces on Monday at his appointment. He is smiling, cooing, tracking objects, and holding his head up very well. The pediatrician was even impressed with his neck strength.

How cute is he?!?! This was what Logan wore to church on Sunday. We usually go to church on Saturday night, but this week we went on Sunday morning. I decided to get him dressed up. The shirt and vest were given to us from Justin's cousin, Jenelle. Her son Caleb wore them for this past Easter.

Since both my boys were dressed up, I took a picture of them together. Aren't they so cute? Logan was waving to me (or trying to shield his eyes from the bright sun)!

Grandparents

2008-07-23T15:54:00.001-07:00

While I have some time (as Logan is sleeping), I figured I would post some pictures of the proud grandparents! In order, the pictures are: My mom, My dad, Justin and his dad, Justin's mom, My Grammy, My grandpa.

My doula

2008-07-23T15:41:00.000-07:00

Here is a picture of TJ who was my doula for Logan's birth. She was amazing! I'm not sure I would have been able to have such a good labor, without any drugs if she were not there. She was so encouraging, especially through the 8 hours when I was stuck at 7cm and getting very tired. The other picture I just threw in because I think it's cute and shows that Logan is getting bigger every day. Tomorrow he will be 4 weeks. My how fast the time is going! But, I am loving every minute. Logan is starting to smile at us - not just the gassy smiles. The other day while I was nursing him he looked up at me and gave me a huge smile. It made the prior night of his crying (from an upset tummy) worth it! Hopefully soon I'll be able to catch his smile on camera as I think it's just adorable :)

Logan at 2 1/2 weeks old

2008-07-17T17:23:00.001-07:00

Logan has already changed so much. He's looking more like a little boy than a newborn. The first picture is of Logan with his cousin Alex. Aren't they adorable together?

One week old pictures

2008-07-17T17:14:00.000-07:00

We took Logan to JCPenney's to get his 1 week old pictures taken. Our appointment was for 12:00, but we didn't get in until 1:15. By then he was ready to eat again, so he cried through most of the session. However, we were still able to get some cute shots.

Logan's first bath

2008-07-06T12:52:00.000-07:00

Logan had his first bath yesterday. We were expecting him to hate it. But, in keeping with his chill personality, he just took in his surroundings in style. He only started crying after we got him out and started drying him off. I guess he got a little cold then.

Pictures of Logan

2008-07-01T09:52:00.001-07:00

So the big day finally arrived! Logan Marshall was born June 26, 2008 at 9:34AM. He weighed in at 7lbs and was 19 inches long. I had a really good labor with no complications at all. Now of course we are biased, but I do believe this is the cutest baby ever :) He is such a good baby too. He is eating and sleeping so well. He is not a fussy baby and I hope that continues. I hope you enjoy the pictures as much as we do.

Maybe the last prego pic

2008-06-13T14:15:00.000-07:00

It looks like this will be the last picture of me pregnant. I went to the doctor on Wednesday and was shocked to find out that I was 2-3 cm dilated and 75% effaced. That's a huge step for only being 36 1/2 weeks along and a first time mom. It's pretty exciting and nerve-wracking at the same time. As of tomorrow (6/14) he'll be full-term at 37 weeks. His lungs should be fully developed and my doctor is not at all concerned with him coming early. So, now it's just a waiting game because I could start contracting today or it could be a week or two. We just won't know until it happens!

Logan's Finished Nursery

2008-06-05T11:56:00.001-07:00

Here are pictures of the now fully furnished nursery. Belle wanted to get into the picture too! It makes me feel much better about Logan coming now that things are mostly in place in his room. The due date is one month from today...CRAZY!!!

More Nursery Pics

2008-05-13T21:04:00.000-07:00

We finished the nursery tonight. We hung the wallpaper border. Tomorrow night will include putting the crib together! We haven't bought the dresser yet, but have found one we want and will get it sometime this week. We are also getting a rocker/glider sometime this week.

Another Preggo Pic

2008-05-12T15:25:00.001-07:00

Holy cow I look huge! I guess Logan has done some growing lately. This picture was taken 5/5/08 - 31 weeks.

The Nursery

2008-05-12T15:16:00.000-07:00

We began working on the nursery this weekend. It's almost finished. The only thing left is to hang the wallpaper border. We wanted to wait until we were sure the paint was completely dry before hanging it up. We are also considering putting in wood floors since the carpet is pretty gross in there, but we aren't certain yet if we will. I'll post pictures of the finished product soon!

Digital Scrapbook Pages

2008-05-11T09:08:00.001-07:00

These are 4 pages I did recently. The first one is from Lindsey's wedding 4/7/06. The second is from our Hawaiian Cruise in Nov. 2007. The top picture is Justin and I at Pearl Harbor and the bottom one is of us in Maui. The third page is pictures taken 12/24/07 - Christmas in Yuma (the group picture contains Jenelle - Justin's cousin, Pam - Justin's aunt, me, Stacey - Justin's sister, Emily - Jenelle's daughter, and Mary - Justin's mom). Lastly is a page I did of a picture taken 7/5/07 at a Botanical Garden in Minneapolis. I can't take too much credit for these pages as the first 3 were pages that were already completed and I just added pictures. The fourth I did on my own, however it was part of a tutorial I did to learn how to scrapbook digitally!

Logan's first pictures

2008-05-11T09:01:00.001-07:00

So, Logan is still in utero, but he's already got pictures of himself posted on the internet! The first four are from 2/13/08 when I was 19 weeks along. If you can't tell, the 3rd picture is of his foot and the fourth picture is of his boyhood!

The last picture was actually his first ultrasound on 12/5/07 when I was 9 weeks along. He just looked like a little blob back then.

My Nephew

2008-05-08T10:44:00.000-07:00

Alexander James Harden was born on 4/8/08 at 1:30PM. He weighed in at 8 lbs 2 ounces and was 20 inches long. I went up to Phoenix on 4/9 to meet my nephew. He is super cute and looks a lot like Tim. Everyone is doing well. Lindsey and Tim are adjusting to life as new parents, and they are handling it like champs! I'm so excited that Logan and Alex are going to be so close in age...just 3 months apart. They will grow up together and I can only hope they will be very close cousins!

Preggo Pics

2008-05-08T10:00:00.001-07:00

Here are some pictures of me throughout the pregnancy.

This first picture is of Lindsey and I on 1/26/08. I was 17 weeks along and she was 28 weeks. It has been a lot of fun being pregnant with Lindsey.

This one is of us "belly to belly".

Here I am on 2/23/08 - 21 weeks. Not a very attractive picture, but you get the idea!

Laura took this one of me at work on 2/29/08 - almost 22 weeks.

This is Vanessa, Lindsey, and I at Lindsey's baby shower 3/29/08. I was 26 weeks and Lindsey was 37 weeks.

Here are Lindsey and I with our mom at Lindsey's shower.

Another picture Laura took at work (3/31/08) - 26 weeks.

As soon as I get the most recent picture taken at work (5/5/08), I will post it.

To start with....

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It seems like everyone is blogging these days, so I thought I would jump on the bandwagon and try it out! This is one way I'll be able to post some digital scrapbook pages and keep everyone updated on Logan's progression! Enjoy!

The Smith Family

The Letter I

This week is brought to you by the letter H!

I'm back...and blogging about preschool!

Christmas 2010

6 months later...it's time to post something!

Logan reads, dances, sings, and howls....all in 2 minutes

Logan's new toy

The next generation of iPhone users?

Hanging with Jabin

Halloween

Desert Museum

Walking at last!

Halloween and Family Portraits

The first art project

Logan's ABC's

Random Pictures

Finally crawling

4th of July

Time to get back on track

Logan's 1 year pictures

First Tooth

Party Pics

1 year old!

Cute cousins

The birthday ticker

Logan's new pool

2 more zoo trips

Disneyland!

Logan crawls....errr....scoots!

I'm back and ready to post!

Logan's NCAA tourney picks

More videos

February Update

Really?

Logan's 6 month pictures

New Years

Christmas #3

Pictures in front of the Christmas tree

Christmas #2

My conversations with Logan

Logan's baby dedication

Logan and Caelin

Silly hat and the sippy cup

Starting solids

Logan's first Thanksgiving and Christmas #1

5 months old - and sitting up!

Handmade sweaters

Time with grandparents

A weekend with lots of family.

Logan the Bumblebee

Halloween fun

4 months old

Digital Scrapbook Pages

A little video

Getting caught up

Officially rolling over

3 months old

More Digital Scrapbooking Pages

Tummy Time

A trip to the zoo

Logan is 2 months old!

Mr. Smiles

Another milestone

Fun with daddy

Smiles

A day with the Fam...

Logan is 1 month old!

Grandparents

My doula

Logan at 2 1/2 weeks old

One week old pictures

Logan's first bath

Pictures of Logan

Maybe the last prego pic

Logan's Finished Nursery

More Nursery Pics

Another Preggo Pic

The Nursery

Digital Scrapbook Pages