Wow....

So what happened to November? Alright -- so obviously it was November: Thanksgiving, shopping season, I work in a mall, blah blah blah.

Its been incredibly busy but I need to do a better job of checking in here!

Stay tuned for November's picture page update. Hopefully I'll get that knocked out this week.

Hello December -- nice to see ya!

Whaddaya Think?

So I kinda felt like Logan's Run needed a make over. We've had the blog for a while now & I just felt like a change. If you checked in at all today, you noticed a third different layout with which I decided not to stick. It was kinda boring & I found this one online somewhere. I wish I was talented enough to create this look, but I think its pretty darn neat.

Our picture page is up top now -- you can click on Photo Gallery & it'll link you straight to the pix. Still need the user name & password, but you'll find all the images there.

Welp, hope you like the new layout & while you can still comment on posts, you can also email us by clicking the link above.

Let us know how you like it!

Happy Halloween!

Hope everyone enjoyed Halloween! We had our fair share of kiddos running around getting as much candy as possible. Seems like we had fewer visitors this year than in previous years.

Also wanted to let you know that we have updated our picture page with the October 2008 album.
Some great stuff in there -- look for a visit from my brother & his family from Colorado. They came out & Ethan got to spend time with his Uncles Rob & Randy, Aunt Jess & all of his cousins! Also in October was Ethan's first camping excursion as well as a fun class that he & mom went to! There are a few pix of "nakey baby time" which is what we call his bath time. Also there is his first bites of "cereal" & of course, Halloween.

Please check them out!

Goodbye October -- HELLO NOVEMBER!!!!

To be continued....

5 months old!!!!

Ethan,
Its been 5 fast months since we welcomed you to this world. Ever since you were able, you were letting Mom know that you were on your way. You squirmed & kicked all the way until you couldn't take it anymore. You wanted the world to change a month earlier than planned. So it was.
Mom & I have loved every single minute of every single day of your existence. Yes, there have been challenges:

1. Your jaundice called for the billi blanket -- for your first 10 days. This also meant you needed the billi test EACH morning of those 10 days.
2. Being premature, you didn't quite know how to eat. So we had to use unconventional methods.
3. You then let us know, in your way, that you had reflux. This was the biggest challenge yet.

But there have also been amazing memories:

1. You used to hate bath time but now....I don't think you can get enough of it!
2. You recognize your Mom & I when we walk into a room & the smile you flash is priceless.
3. Your laugh is contagious. Its progressed from "hmms" & "hoos" to actual cackles. Amazing

These first 5 months have been wonderful & in the future the challenges will toughen. But the memories will overshadow those challenges tenfold.

We love you buddy,

Mom & Dad

Fall Cleaning

So I'm on vacation from work this week & we took the opportunity yesterday to do a li'l spring cleaning! We never got around to it in the spring, so now we can.

We really made an effort to get Ethan's room decorated. Many of you know the great ordeal we went through to get his furniture. Luckily we got it before he graduated from high school. That whole travesty pretty much delayed everything until now. We have his room pretty much done but we're really up-in-the-air about some dots that we were gonna put on the wall. Stay tuned, I'm gonna try to get some pix up so we can get some of everyone's thoughts.

We also cleaned & dusted our guest bedroom, did the same in the living room & also made strides in our bedroom.

We're like many people & sometimes, you just sit down & look at your house & say, "Geez, we need to clean!" So, we did!

I honestly don't think it can be put into words, the feeling of having a clean home. I would say its relieving for one!

To be continued....