Fun at the park

This afternoon after nap time we headed over to the park near our house were a lovely collection of fellow church goers were getting together for a pot luck! It was the regional gathering for our little area of those who attend our church. It was a great group and we had a TON of fun. The weather was just p.e.r.f.e.c.t. and we had a grand 'ol time! Logan was rocking out on the big kids play ground. A couple moms were like oh he needs to get down, but not our boy - he is a rock star on the play area. (Other than when one of the big boys knocked him over and then left him there to cry. Daddy quickly rescued him and as soon as one kiss from mama and daddy were given he was wanting to get back on.)

Below is a picture from last year's regional gathering... look at my little guy....

And now the same slide a year later! GROWING SO FAST!!! (not the greatest picture as it was taken with my phone.)

And finally... Logan showed off his newly perfected climbing skills by climbing all the way up the 8 foot tall rock wall with NO help from Daddy. Nathan was right there with his hands behind him, but Logan did it all himself. The kid amazes me with his strength and abilities! GO MR MAN! Check out the video below! You wouldn't know that he isn't even two yet. Amazing... (and yes I'm biased!)

Two year photos! EEK!

Did I really just make that the TITLE of my post?! Is my baby really almost two years old?!

We took our little man out on Saturday to take his two-year pictures. Up to this point we have always done pictures at Portrait Innovations. A great place, but we really wanted to capture who Logan is and not just the "oh look at him sit and smile."

So off we went with water bottles and camera in hand. Logan was such a trooper on that VERY hot day. We started off the morning at the railroad tracks near our house. I JUST LOVE THESE pictures. I think the capture all things Logan - his playfulness, curiosity, joy, silliness and everything in between. I also think it is clear what a handsome little boy he is becoming, but I'm utterly biased about it!

Our next stop was Nathan's pick. It was a graffiti covered underside of an overpass. Mommy was nervous about this at first, but I think it made for some cute moments. Although we did try hard to avoid the images of curse words everywhere and the large mural of the Storm Trooper pleasuring himself! HA! So funny. This first one I think is SO Logan. He is constantly talking and is always using his hands to get his point across. Granted we may not understand his long chats, but he is always quite deliberate with his gestures.

Our last location was a farm near my parents house. The lovely lady who owns it has known me since I was in utero and she attends the church I grew up in. I just LOVE her property. There is this beautiful old silo and a perfectly imperfect outhouse that still stands. I have always appreciated it and it was great to just let Logan run around and grab some great moments of him just being a kid!

My little guy is growing up so fast and he is just a complete joy, but I'll go on and on more when his official birthday rolls around on August 10th! EEK!

Lefty Logan?

We are pretty sure Logan is going to be a lefty. Early on he would switch back and forth all the time, but the past few months he has REALLY been focusing on using his left hand. He throws a ball left handed 99% of the time and when he has coloring time it is all lefty all the time.

Today we were "signing" our name to birthday cards during snack time. Logan was VERY focused on what he was doing as you can see. He gets so into drawing and was having a ton of fun leaving his mark on all the cards and envelops.


This morning we spent time celebrating my nephew Tommy's 4th birthday! (Pics to follow early next week.) After nap time we headed down to my in-laws to spend some time and prepare for Nathan's brother's family's arrival tomorrow. They had a baby just over two weeks ago and are moving in with Nathan's parents for a bit. They should be arriving about now as I type this. Logan and I are spending the night at my parents house so I'm missing her arrival.

I would be lying if I didn't say I was a bit jealous of everyone else meeting baby Rhyin for the first time tonight and I'll have to wait for church tomorrow. They are doing her dedication at church tomorrow so I'll be meeting her for the first time in the morning. I can't wait to get my baby loving hands on her! We'll be spending the day there, swimming and enjoying each other's company. Hopefully it will be a nice day!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Post dinner fun...

Yesterday was HOT... this woman does not do hot. I detest sweating, I despise my hands being all swollen, I loath the feeling of my VERY fair skin frying in the sunshine. Needless to say I'm not a summer sun bunny.

Nathan had the day off yesterday, I didn't, but took it off with high hopes of great family time and outings and memory making and just a fantastic day of running around and fun! Instead we spent the entire day indoors. I ventured out during nap time to see a movie with a girlfriend, but beyond that we were air condition loungers!

It was actually a really great day! We played a ton and by the end of the day Logan was slap happy in fits of giggles and was exhausted. We went upstairs to go to bed and he cuddled right in for his song and then we talked about his day and he just kept say, "fun! fun!" It was a really sweet moment for Mommy and Logan.

However, between dinner and bedtime - we had a great time! Logan was in the greatest mood. I'm not sure if it was from how yummy dinner was or from helping mommy make dinner. We had stuffed shells and Logan held the shells open while I filled them and then he put them in the dish. He is a GREAT helper and it really encouraged me to figure out other things to make for dinner that Logan can help with!

After dinner he started asking for "spider" AKA the itsy bitsy spider... I think we sang it at least a dozen times. Half way through all our songs we took a break to go through all his body parts. He is an ace at body parts! Then a little later we started goofing around. Mommy was sitting upside down on the couch, joined shortly by Dad. Then of course Logan wanted in on the action. It was pretty funny - we were all giggling. Then Nathan flipped off the couch by kicking his feet over. Logan seemed to think that was the coolest thing ever and caught on pretty quick. He was so proud of himself. You might not understand at the end what he is saying in the video - he is saying, "I DID IT!!!" It is his new favorite thing to say.

(I have NO idea what order the videos are in, but enjoy!)

Park Play Leftover...

I forgot to post this video of Logan going down the fireman's pole at the park. After a few tries with Daddy holding on Logan went down by himself. Of course Daddy was right there ready to grab on if needed!

Park play

This morning we took a break from refinishing a HUGE wooden swing set (more on that hopefully in the coming week or so) to pack up a little picnic and head over to the park by our house for lunch and some park play time.

Logan really enjoyed the apple slices, PB&J and Juice. Nathan and I had some ham and cheese sandwiches with some water and baked lays potato chips. Logan of course REALLY was in to the baked chips as well. Thankfully he was good at sharing.


We went to some garage sales a couple weeks ago to find a toddler swing for Logan for the new swing set... we ended up getting one from my brother's family - yay! Little did we know Logan is actually ready for a regular swing - based on how well he did at the park today. It was quite shocking how great he did though!

Alternate use for a swing...

Logan also tried out the fireman's pole after seeing Daddy use it. He was doing pretty great too!

I hope everyone has a blessed 4th of July holiday with family and friends tomorrow. Much love to you all!

The Wolfes

Water Water Everywhere...

Lately when we play in the backyard Logan runs directly to the water hose and asks, "Water? Water?" and then signs "please." How can you say no when he asks no nicely? He also always says and signs, "thank you" after he gets said water nozzle.

On Father's Day Grandpa showed Logan how use the spray nozzle and since Logan has mastered the skills of spraying his parents. Thankfully he is good at giving mommy and daddy their turns so we can get him a little wet. It is pretty fun on a hot summer night!

Here are a couple pictures I got before Logan turned the hose on me! EEK!

Logan story of the day...

Logan was standing in the bathtub last night while the water was still filling... he backs up to the faucet... sticks his butt in the water... looks and smiles at Nathan and says... "Ahhhhhh......"

Seriously - we busted a gut over this last night. The boy is a comic genius! What is even more fun is that he doesn't know it! ha!