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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Christmas 2010

We spent Christmas at my mom and dad's house in Florida this year! We had a whole week of talking, laughing, cooking, eating, playing games, playing with the babies, and spending time with special family and friends!

Before we left we decorated a tree at our new home. I didn't really want to decorate our house since we wouldn't be here, but Jason said we had to have a tree at home for Logan.
It turned out beautiful, but I can't even begin to count how many broken ornaments we had this year between a curious toddler and 2 big dogs!!

Logan was really curious about this big tree and why it was now in our dining room. We don't have a dining room table in there yet, so we use this space as a dance floor mostly. She loves to watch herself in the big mirror. I think she thought the tree was imposing...

But she grew to love it!

This is before we went to see Santa. She was so happy and in such a great mood! :)

Until she saw that scary man with the big white beard. She. was. terrified. She had a death grip on me and I know you can't hear it from the picture, but she was screaming her little lungs out.
This is as close as she would get.

Maybe next year.

So, when we got to Florida we wanted to get a picture of Logan and her cousin Kade. We tried like monkeys for what seemed like hours to get these two smiling and looking at the camera at the same time. It never happened. But they're still cute!

Logan spent half her time kissing Kade! She is so in love with her little cousin! It was amazing how sweet and gentle she was with him. She would say "Hi Kade!" and give a big kiss every time she saw him.

On Christmas eve, Grandpa read Logan the Night Before Christmas. She absolutely LOVES to read, so this was so much fun for her!

Christmas Morning!! Look at Mr. Kade in his Santa suit!!!

Santa brought Grammie and Grandpa a big red wagon to keep at their house for the grandkids to play in! Logan loved it!

She had a lot of fun with her presents this year! I think she was overwhelmed by all the excitement! Her favorite part was all the pretty bows on the gifts. She loved to tear them off and promptly stick them on her head!

She loves this Strawberry Shortcake football.

And then back in the wagon!

And the farm animals puzzle

And kitty cat keyboard

Needless to say, Little L had a wonderful Christmas!

Grammie and her babies!

Love her!

My parents have a big backyard with lots of room to play so we spent a lot of time out there! We did not, however, come prepared for how COLD it was there! I mean, it's Florida, for goodness sakes! So we bundled up the best we could and braved the weather! Yes, I'm wearing my dad's camo jacket.

Look at this precious baby boy!

More playing for Logan:

We had a wonderful week! I am so blessed to have a family that loves each other so much and loves to just be together!! I can't wait til we can see each other again!

I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas!

Love,

Erin

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Pig tails, crafts, and a photo collage

I'm having some issues with Logan's hair lately. It's growing a lot in some places and not so much in others. She's definately sporting a mullet. I tried to put it in pigtails for a new look. Doesn't quite work yet:

She was a good sport.

Looks kinda cute from the back! :)

Had to throw in a new pic of the boys:

So handsome!

And another of Logan, wearing her OU cheerleader uniform, standing in front of the Christmas tree and sucking on a pen. It's one of her favorite things to do lately. She loves markers, pens, pencils, anything she can mark with. Grandma and Grandpa Bratcher got her an aquadoodle which she can "draw" on with water. It's a big hit! Logan is my active, stubborn, determined, funny, climbing on EVERYTHING child! She has such a big personality! She loves to dance and twirl around in circles until she can't stand up and she loves to hear music! She gives hugs and sloppy wet kisses and she loves her mama! She says "more" to just about everything. She also says "nonono" and points her finger (mostly to the dogs), "uh-oh" (that's my favorite), "bye-bye", "hello", and over Thanksgiving she fell in love with my brother-in-law's cat and said "Hi kitty" over and over again! She climbs onto the chairs, barstools, tables, up the stairs, etc. Jason and I have discussed lowering our health insurance deductible b/c I'm quite sure that we're gonna end up in the ER with her multiple times. She loves shoes and accesories! She turns a lot of her toys into bracelets and insists on wearing shoes at all times. She also loves to turn things on and off, put lids on things, open and close things, etc. I guess that's the engineer in her. Right now her favorite fruit is blueberries and the ONLY vegetable she'll eat is green beans. Believe me, I've tried everything. She also loves pasta and cheese-a girl after my own heart! She loves to read, read, read! She gives great high 5's and claps at everything. She doesn't love to share-we're working on that. She's a happy girl and she makes me a happy mama!

I've done some crafting since I last posted and wanted to share them here. I made the Nonna Wreath which I fell in love with on the Jones Design Co blog. I didn't take pics of the process, but here's the finished product. It's just a bunch of folded up fabric that is hotglued to a styrofoam wreath.

Pretty, huh?

I love it and will definately use it all year round!

I also found this old chair at goodwill for $7.99. It needed a face lift.

I took the seat off and recovered it.

Then I (or maybe Jason) spray painted it a pistachio green color.

The finished product is a little mintier than I wanted, but I'm gonna live with it for a while.

I also put up a photo collage on the wall across from the kitchen. The goal is to wallpaper this wall soon with a neutral damask print and then put the collage on top of that.

The end! :)

Monday, September 20, 2010

Oklahoma weekend

Last weekend we went to OKC for the OU game and got to see our puppies for the first time in over 3 months!! They have been staying with Jason's parents since we moved to Houston because we've been stuck in a tiny 1 bedroom apt! The reunion was wonderful! Brindle was VERY lovey with Logan and wouldn't stop kissing her. The boys missed their sister.

My brother-in-law's girlfriend Amanda is a great photographer and got some great shots of Logan. She used my camera, but attached one of her fancy lenses, changed all the settings, and voila!