a work in progress

Well our first "house" house project was the kids room this past weekend. With his birthday money, we went and got new stuff to dec out his room. (Annika will have to wait to ingerit the office once Layne graduates ). It was fun and we think it looks pretty cool. It is officiallythe blue room because the curetains give the whole room this blue hue, actually kind of fun. So we are still getting to the fun parts of moving, the decorating, and we'll spare the story of every picture and room but for those of you who know Logan, can apprecaite these pictures and Logan in his McQueen heaven.

Moving May

Well our month of moving and birthdays is finally over. The last couple of weeks have gone by like a whirlwind and have been some of the busiest ever but we are happy in our new home and getting settled. Logan still asks if we can go bacl to our old house and Layne and I just kind of smile and try and change the subject. We are hoping that he starts to feel more comfortable soon and realize that we dont have to move any more for a long time. We wanted to send a shout out thank you to so mnay who have helped to make this possible. Mom and Dad and Katie and Ryan and Corey and Dawn for helping us get moved and projects done. Our new ward members too for being so kind and welcoming and helping with the kids. We are grateful for all of our blessings and are grateful for all that we receive everyday.

So here is our final ode to our boxes that got us throught the last 5 moves, I still can't believe that they made it, and thanks (or should I say no thank you) to Dawn for taking a picture of Logan and I in their pool and eating thier yummy birthday cookies. At least I didn't set fire to my hair with that one. (yes there are more stories to share later :))

Birthday Fun

Yes Logan turned 4 on Sunday and despite the craziness of moving, we enjoyed a great day with our big little boy!! Here are just some fun ones to share.

He loves his new scooter, guitar, new McQueen cars and McQueen puzzles! What a spoiled little boy :) He sure is growing up fast.

New House

Yes, I know you are probably are thinking the same thing I am, we sound like a broken record to announce that we should finally actually be moving into OUR new house this weekend. Its been a long time coming and its finally here. So things will be crazy but thanks to so many who have already helped us soooooo much we should be okay.
So here it is, our new address which will not be changing again for a long time!!
10754 Balmoral St
Las Vegas, NV 89141
Phone - (same) 702-361-6517
Cell - (same) 702-372-1723
We'll post some pix of all the fun once we get settled. Come stop in and see us when ever you may be passing through!

Funny Faces

Just had to share some of the fun randoms we have managed to capture of the kids, things are definetly fun busy right now but we are all still happy and excited about all the fun that is coming our way.

Photos from Becky Larsen

These are some of our absolute favorite pictures of our beautiful kids that we had done by our sister in law while we were in Utah for Easter. We have had a hard time getting good ones of Logan becuase well, you know Logan but Becky did a fantastic job and we are so excited to have some nice new picture of them. (And she does come to Vegas if anyone is interested, let me know! To see more of her work, visit http://beckysphotofun.blogspot.com/)

More Easter Pictures

Eggstra Special

We just got back yesterday from a great weekend in Delta with Layne's family. Logan had the time of his life playing for 2 days straight with his cousins and grandparents. And the Easter Bunny also came to Delta so Logan thought that was pretty cool and loved all the treats and monster truck that the Easter bunny brought. ( we have enough candy to feed the whole country I think ) He ended up getting 3 easter baskets and getting to have 2 egg hunts so to say that he got loaded up is an understatement. Logan even walked away with the 3rd prize basket for his easter bunny coloring picture from the contest at the local grocery store. He didn't quite understand why they were giving him candy but he didn't ask too many questions and realized the situation was entirely in his favor, and needless to say mom and dad were quite proud of their little artist. I also won a turkey that was enjoyed by the family for our easter feast so we had some pretty good easter luck this year. We enjoyed being able to visit with all the family and getting away for a couple days. Hope everyone also enjoyed their easter holiday as much as we did!

Loganisms

So I just had to share some of the recent things that Logan has been saying a lot lately, we new refer to them as Loganisms becuase we just dont know how else to describe them and those of you who know Logan well you probably know what I am talking about.

Last week a commercial came on wtih Barack Obama and he said, "oh wow mom, is that Barack Obama? He is my best friend" I dont think our president realizes one of his biggest fans is a 3 year old.

Then after watching an episode of Martha Speaks, at dinner that night he told Layne, "Hey dad, that triangle means it's for becycling! can I becycle this dad? "
We both got a kick out of it and know he has to check almost everything for the triangle to see if he can recycle it. I dont think he is really trying that hard to " go green" but I guess its a good reminder for me.

His new favorite number seems to be 11, dont ask me why but if he knows he wants to get out of something he doesn't want to do then he'll ask for just 11 more minutes, not the typical 5 or 10, but exactly 11. Do we ever let him have those 11 minutes, we'll lets just say we like to make him thinks he is. :)

Weekend Fun

We had a fun visit with my parents over the last weekend. They obviously snapped lots of great shots and thought I would post and share some here too.

We went to Chuckie Cheese and played at the park and enjoyed some time relaxing and playing and letting the kids get spoiled of course too.

Always nice to have visitors to share a fun weekend with.

DisneyLand Fun

So we finally had an opportuntiy to take our children to Disneyland to the first time earlier this week. What a memorable experience it was and so much fun. Logan was a little unsure what to expect or what it was all about but it didn't take long to get the hang of it and enjoyed all the fun he could. He loved th ToyStory BuzzLight year ride, the Autopia Cars, and the Nemo Submarine ride. We even got to all ride on Pirates all together which was one of my personal favorites. Anika was such a trooper all day and slept in her stroller and enjoyed some rides with us.

We can't wait to go back again soon hopefully and enjoy more fun together!!

We also enjoyed some fun at Newport Beach the day after and had a blast there too. Logan loved the sand and waves and our car brought back half the beach I think :) We enjoyed beautiful weather but hopefully won't get lost on our way home next time. (6 hours in a car with a teething baby is not exactly fun) I was nervous that Logan would be bored and not have anything to do there, but boy was I wrong. I bet he could have stayed all day and loved every minute of it.