one year ago...

dave was in shock when i gave him a little gift bag...

with 3 slips of paper of 3 important dates...

and 2 of these in it...

a few weeks later it was time to share the news with our parents. we invited them over to celebrate dave's new job and our new place...or so they thought. after dinner we told them we had a game for them to play. we gave them a stack of pictures mixed up and they had to put them in order.

hard at work...

dave's dad finally figured it out (with the help of the others of course)

it said, "we are adding to our family. you are going to be grandparents" (dave was the mastermind behind this. he rocks!)

we gave each set of grandparents the book, "what grandmas/grandpas do best"

oh the difference a year makes!

first halloween

the day started off with a walk, which included jumping puddles and avoiding big piles of snow.

while wearing this cute halloween outfit from jessica one last time

really this last time was pushing it. what was supposed to be pants had turned into capris on our long baby boy (and i don't usually support capris on males)

then we headed to the ward trunk or treat. logan was thrilled...can you tell?! we didn't get a single picture of him smiling (as you will see below)

i know the next pictures all look the same, but we were a little camera happy (hello, it was logan's first halloween...we couldn't help it) and i didn't want to decide which "up close, pouty lion face" picture to leave out! by the way, dave was a lion hunter (check out the huge scar on his face from an angry lion) and me, well, i was along for the ride on the "safari."

a few trunk or treat highlights (mostly cute kiddos in costume). check out the car below. it was awesome! can you tell phill loves halloween?!

family scripture study

we were doing our family scripture study and i thought logan looked so sweet "reading" with dave, so of course i had to grab the camera. logan seemed to really be concentrating on elder scott's conference talk.

he can't get enough of his hands these days

just for fun

logan's first experience with the mullet wig. probably not his last.

little drummer boy

this last one was not so fun for me. it's classic dave though.

2nd annual birthday jam session and wings

even though he lives in los angeles, we were lucky enough to celebrate zach's birthday with him for the 2nd year in a row (thanks to a long layover on his way home from a business trip). i think we've started a tradition...dinner at "city pub" (their blueberry habanero wings are to die for), followed by a little jam session at our house.

zach, dave, kelly and i enjoying the wings

the night wouldn't be complete without the kogan sisters -
andrea and trista

i got confused and thought zach was on his way to canada not on his way home from canada. i was so disappointed when i realized this because i had a list of candy and my favorite pen that i was requesting he bring back for me (all of which are not found in the usa). but he pulled through without even knowing and brought back a variety of canadian candy bars (no pens...he's not a total mind reader i guess). lets just say i was in heaven with my caramilk and wunderbar!

the last time dave and zach played together i was 5 months pregnant and as soon as dave started playing the drum logan started kicking like crazy. this time logan slept through the whole jam session.

post bath serenade

dave and zach playing their "angry song" which really is just plain funny

logan doesn't quite know what to think of the "angry song"

same time, same place next year?! hopefully by then zach will have made it back to colorado permanently!

california

a few weeks ago logan and i headed to sacramento to attend our nephew/cousin's baptism. the trip was full of firsts for logan:

first airplane ride

logan did really well for the most part. he experienced nursing and getting his diaper changed at 30,000 feet for the first time! and i experienced changing a blow-out at 30,000 feet. exciting times for both of us!

attending his first baptism

we are so proud of josh for his decision to be baptized and follow Christ's example. we were so happy we could be there for such a special event. we were also lucky enough to hear josh and lexi share their testimonies at church and during our special family testimony meeting. there is nothing like hearing kids share their sweet feelings about Christ.

first visit to a pumpkin patch

we visited the coolest pumpkin patch. it had so many fun things to do: climb on old trains and tractors, a petting zoo, hay to jump in, huge tires to crawl on and delicious ice cream cones and apple cider!

first time in a double stroller

i didn't bring a stroller on this trip and so i used my sister's double stroller when we went to the mall. i got a lot of strange looks and even a few comments from concerned shoppers that were afraid i had lost the other stroller occupant! at the mall i was introduced to the most amazing popcorn shop. i was also sad that i left my visit to h&m empty handed (denver doesn't have one and i had high hopes of stocking up on some cute clothes).

first time "carving" pumpkins with papa

my dad is the best pumpkin carver. i have great memories of carving pumpkins with my dad (once in high sschool he even helped me carve a pumpkin to respond to a guy who asked me to homecoming). my dad was helping myles, lexi and josh carve their pumpkins and logan participated in his own way...

first time in a jack-o-latern

fun with cade and carter

not a first, but too cute not to include! logan met 10 of his 11 cousins when he was just a few days old (his 11th cousin was born a couple months after him). this visit was a great reunion with 5 of them. cade and carter loved holding, kissing and playing with "baby logan!"

limp noodle logan

mark holding logan while he impersonates a limp noodle. seriously, how does he fall asleep like that (his head looks like it is about to break off)?! he seems to love it though.

logan's new sleeping habit

he loves to have his blanket over his face. he loves this "lovey" mindy made him.

we had so much fun with the rawlings! the time just flew by. a few other first's:

• leaving logan with a complete stranger for the first time (at the kid's club at the gym)
• watching "high school musical 3" for the first time
• running with my sister (i can't remember if this is a first. if anything it is the first time in a long time. she kicked my butt. she is running a half marathon in a few weeks so she rocks running)
• walking myles to kindergarden
• watching myles and josh play soccer
• watching the twins tear it up on their razor scooters (and apparently they weren't even at their peak performance)

heading home to snowy colorado...

the flight home was so much better. mainly because we were on a normal sized plane (on the way there we were on a regional jet...tight even if you don't have a baby on your lap) and we had a whole row to ourselves. logan sprawled out on 2 seats and slept like an angel baby for most of the flight!