Happy Thanksgiving! (A little late)

We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year. Ours was pretty nice. We hosted Travis' family at our house this year and boy were we busy getting ready. Travis cooked the turkey and it turned out very yummy! Braden and Abby had a blast playing together and were very sad to say good-bye when it was time for her to go home. We will see her at Christmas and that isn't too far away! Happy Turkey Day!

6 month check-up

Today Logan went for his 6 month check-up with shots included. He is a very healthy little guy and very cute (according to Dr. Roberts and Nurse Lou). Here we go with his stats . . .

weight : 17 lbs. 5 oz. (45%)
height : 26 inches (33%)

The poor little guy had to get his 6 month set of shots, AND his dose of the regular flu vaccine and the H1N1 (first dose). He was very upset with Nurse Lou when she was done. He just looked at her and turned his head very sharply into my neck. He was MAD at her! All was forgiven though when she and Dr. Roberts brought in bubbles and he started grabbing for them and smiling. He was all smiles by the time we left the doctor's office. We will see if he remembers when we go back in 1 month for the 2nd round of the H1N1 vaccine.

Logan is growing so fast!

Yesterday we hit a milestone at our house. Logan turned 6 months old and he has been crawling for the past week. Well, he sort of crawls. He pulls forward with his arms, pushes his knees in and hops forward. It's too funny, and he loves doing it. He gets around so well now. He turns around like a little merry go round, it's funny! He loves eating too. I mean he LOVES it! He has mastered bananas, applesauce, we are currently working on prunes. (Yum!) He goes for his 6 month check - up this coming Wednesday so I will have all of the latest stats on him then.

Hanging out with Friends

Over the weekend we attended Maureen's (one of Logan's Godmother's) 30 birthday party out in Norris, TN. I didn't get a picture of her, funny, just Braden and his new friend Atticus. Atticus's dad and I went to high school together and our boys had a blast playing with one another at the party.

Halloween Night

Elijah and Ethan came over with Pop to go Trick - or - Treating with Braden. The boys had an absolute BLAST! They ran around the neighborhood like wild things getting all the candy that they could. Braden made a killing. Ok, I know Braden doesn't look like Drew Carey anymore. He decided this evening that he didn't want to be Drew Carey because Drew Carey doesn't have a light saber. (Elijah and Ethan were Star Wars characters and they had light sabers so Braden wanted one too). First he was going to be Optimus Prime w/ a light saber, but then he wouldn't wear the mask, then I had him agree to be Captain Jack Sparrow w/ a light saber. Yay!!!!! (I've had the costume for a couple of years, thank you after Halloween sales at Target.)
Elijah was a Clone Trooper, Ethan was Darth Vader, and Braden Space Age Captain Jack Sparrow. The boys had fun with Pop and I, while Logan stayed at home with Dada handing out candy and watching the UT football game.

The Shriner's Circus

Sunday afternoon Pop treated all of us to tickets to the Shriner's Circus. I haven't been to the circus is a very long time, so it was interesting to see what all the fuss was about. Braden, Elijah, and Ethan loved it! Pop let them chose one animal to ride before the circus started. Elijah and Ethan rode the elephant and Braden rode a pony. I was very surprised that Braden wanted to ride a pony because at a birthday party the summer they had pony rides and he wouldn't even go near the pony let alone ride it. Oh well, kids change with time. Everyone had a nice time, even Logan. Logan enjoyed watching all the people and all the lights. He slept through the first part, but woke up in time for the second half.
During the Tiger act, Ethan looked over at Pop and asked him if he could ride one on the tiger's after the circus. Um . . . I don't think they'd let him do that. The boys enjoyed cotton candy, watching the clowns, acrobats, and the motorcycles on the tight ropes. I think their favorite parts were riding the animals, watching the guy get shot out of the cannon, and when Pop bought all 3 of them light up swords (light sabers). Pop better save his money. Next year there will be 4 boys to enjoy everything and ride the animals.

Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure

Breast Cancer has hit not only our family, but our Moms & Tots family as well. Mom was diagnosed with Breast Cancer back in Sept. 2002 and then just over the summer one of our moms and good friend Summer Babis was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. Mom is doing well and has been cancer free for 6 1/2 yrs now. Summer is doing well with her kemo treatments and is getting better every day. She was unable to do the cancer walk with us this year, but next year she will join us. We had 7 of us walk in honor of her. I also walked in honor of my mom and Karen walked in memory of her mom. It was a cold, wet day, but we didn't care. It was a nice morning to be out and kick some cancer butt!