lil' swimmer

for family home evening on monday we took logan swimming for the first time. he loves baths and we were curious to see what he would would think of swimming. he ended up liking it after the initial shock of the cold water wore off. i just loved seeing him in his little swimming suit! our favorite part was the lazy river, which had a current that swept us along a loop of the pool. we even got him to kick a few times when we would hold him on his stomach. we can't wait to go again...although maybe this summer when we can go outside and the cool water will be refreshing instead of just cold.

fun times

last week we were lucky enough to go on 2 double dates with cole and mindy. we love hanging out with them and were happy to squeeze in a little time together before they welcomed morgan, baby number 3!

first, they scored some last minute tickets to a nuggets game. they called 15 minutes before the game started and after a little scrambling, we were on our way (thanks to kari and sterling who watched the munchkin). we had a great time and the nuggets pulled out a win at the last minute. here's a funny story about mindy. when she was going through security to get into the game she had her jacket zipped up. the man with the metal detector poked the bulge under her jacket with the wand and asked, "what is that?" she replied, "a baby." i'm sure he felt a little embarrassed. he said couldn't believe how much it looked like a basketball!

second, the night before the big day (morgan's arrival) we went to see avatar. cole and dave had already seen it the week before without us because we weren't interested. instead we had a girls night and watched a chick-flick. but they came home and raved about it and were so convincing we decided we had to see it. it was amazing!

i told mindy i would take her last belly shot at the movie theater. doesn't she look hot! i think the 3-D glasses were a nice touch!

who dunnit?!

on new year's eve we hosted a murder mystery party. i have wanted to host one for the past 2 years and i finally made it happen. by "i" i mean "we." i couldn't have done it without dave. i never seem to allot enough time to get everything done and i am scrambling at the last minute (i am an organized procrastinator). he picks up all the pieces for me. in this case it meant he made all the food.

the scene: a chinese tea house

the crime: madame wong, the tea house owner, is poisoned by a blow dart

the task: figure out who dunnit

it was a fun evening! we had yummy chinese appetizers, dave put together an "asian" playlist for background music, everyone looked fantastic, played their part wonderfully and there were only a few awkward silences (and all the while logan slept like an angel baby in the back...thank goodness). i am ready to do another one!

our first picture of 2010

watching the ball drop

a new year's kiss

a bottle of martinelli

and

bed

a lazy new year's day

dave and logan watching tv

happy 2010!

12 days in and i am feeling good about this new year and new decade. i love fresh starts!

tis the season

the month of december was filled with all sorts of festivities. i love that christmas encompasses more than just a single day...it is a whole season of celebration.

at the beginning of the month dave was able to see his favorite band, "30 seconds to mars," in concert. it made his whole month!

we went to the denver zoo for "zoo lights" (if you look closely you'll notice dave and logan are standing in a hippos mouth)

we had dinner downtown at the old spaghetti factory with friends and then went to see the lights at the city and county building

we relaxed and took naps

i got to see quite a few friends that i hadn't seen in awhile (although i didn't take pictures with most of the people. this one i almost forgot to take. i remembered after i had loaded logan in the car to leave. so i ran back in and we took a quick one. not my cutest picture, but still worth it). i got to see friends from growing up, high school, college (my old roommate amy in the picture above) and post college. it was so fun. i love friends!

we celebrated christmas eve with gammy and pappy. it was wonderful!

logan got spoiled. apparently it tired him out and he needed to rest his head on his present.

opening his presents. he was digging the shiny bow.

checking out his new book

on christmas morning we joined my parents downtown to serve christmas dinner (at lunchtime) to the homeless. it is my favorite christmas tradition. dave and i greeted the people as they arrived and escorted them to their seats. logan was a huge hit. it was touching to see these rough and tough folks just melt when they saw him. logan was the best "greeter" they could have had.

we even managed to squeeze in some time with the big man himself. his beard is real and it was awesome!

wearing our crowns from our christmas crackers.

our good friends mindy and cole and their boys were able to join us at my parent's house for christmas dinner since they couldn't go home to utah for the holiday. this is the only picture i got :( i am sure mindy will be thrilled i posted it!

we had a wonderful christmas season and are grateful to celebrate the birth and life of our savior. because of him we have peace, hope and love in our lives.

merry christmas!

"What is the spirit we feel at Christmastime? It is His spirit—the Spirit of Christ. With the pure love of Christ, let us walk in His footsteps as we approach the season celebrating His birth. As we do so, let us remember that He still lives and continues to be the Light of the World, who promised, 'He that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.'" President Thomas S. Monson

5 months

logan is 5 months (and 10 days)!

these days logan is:

• grabbing at everything! he particularly likes hair (especially when mine is curly), earrings, necklaces, and faces (and he's back to sucking on his dad's nose. although with more power this time).
• growing back hair. he may still look pretty bald in the picture, but trust me. it is coming in. he looks a little less like mr. clean these days.
• really mastering the bodily functions like a true man. some of his burps sound like a grown man's and he has been a little gassy lately (and they are potent).
• you may not be able to tell from the picture, but he seems to have lost a little of his chub. sad. he doesn't have as big of a belly and his legs are a little thinner. perhaps because his favorite new toy is the jumper (thanks pia)! it's not unusual by the time he is finished jumping to find both of his socks on the ground. it's funny because when he wants to get out he starts fussing...but keeps jumping. so he cries and jumps until we get him out.

• he rolled over for the first time on thanksgiving day (thursday, november 26th) from his back to his tummy. apparently it wasn't all it was cut out to be because he hasn't done it since.
• he is sucking on his bottom lip constantly and drooling a lot more thanks to a couple of teeth trying to make their way in.
• coughing. usually they seem pretty fake though.
• sitting up by himself with a little positioning help from mom and dad (sorry for the blurry picture. it showed his sitting the best). eventually he slumps over forward, but he can hold it for a bit)

logan loves:

• zippers - like on hoodies dave and i wear
• smiling at himself in the mirror. it is one of the first things we do after i get him out of bed.
• being sung to
• being held upside down
• giving "smooches"
• being bounced on the bed
• doing "booms" with his daddy
• having bare feet. he rubs his feet together to get his socks off.
• playing with the remote control. he is mesmerized by it!

thanksgiving in breckenridge

almost a year ago, dave's grandma planned a family reunion for over thanksgiving in breckenridge (and i figured i better blog about it before christmas!). besides the coloradoans, family came from arizona, missouri, nevada and utah. we had such a great time and i loved spending 5 whole days with dave. our week included what all good vacations should:

plenty of games

a little pool, a little fooseball, and a lot of wii
(the huge projection screen was awesome to play on)
cheyenne (the only other great-grandchild besides logan) may only be 8 years old, but she was a hardcore wii player. seriously. don't mess with her.

naps

hot tub time

crisp morning runs
as in 29 degrees.
and a huge, long hill to run up

puzzle time

just hanging out

walks

main street "downtown"

a triple date

trying on hats
dave and i introduced the others to our favorite shop. we have to visit it every time we are in breckenridge (and take lots of pictures, of course)

a snowshoeing date

ice skating
it had been a long time since any of us had been ice skating, but it came back...kinda. sterling was definitely the best.

tons of food
i am fairly certain i gained at least 5 pounds before we even had thanksgiving dinner. there was constant food and it was amazing.
and of course thanksgiving dinner itself was fantastic (eaten on black friday since john and erin arrived thanksgiving day and wanted to make the pies. trust me, it was worth the wait)

and a visit from mr. and mrs. claus

i have so much to be thankful for.