Getting Ready for a Bath

Logan absolutely LOVES being clean! He just lights up whenever it's time to take a bath...or get his diaper changed! We jokingly call his changing area his happy place because he smiles whenever he's there, and if he's fussy, he usually settles down if we put him there. Here's a video of him getting ready for his bath.

On his Playmat

Logan is growing up so quickly! He really enjoys lying on his playmat and kicking his feet. He even "talks" to the toys that are dangling from above.

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! I think that this year has been by favorite Halloween so far! We took Gavin trick-or-treating to several houses and he had a great time, although you probably couldn't tell if you were the one answering the door. He was so shy that he refused to say anything to anyone who answered the door. Yet once they closed the door and it was just the four of us, he would quickly say, "More house" because he wanted to go trick-or-treating at more houses! He couldn't resist digging through his bag while we were between houses either. He knew that he was getting candy and asked if he could eat some. Of course we let him eat some. (YES! I know we're supposed to go home and check it first, but in my defense, I checked the pack of Skittles under the front porch lights at a house that we were trick-or-treating at!) After we went to several houses, we finished off the evening at "Uncle" Brad and "Aunt" Lorrie's house. Gavin had a great time there playing with everyone. I think his favorite part of the entire evening, though, was handing out candy to the trick-or-treaters who came to the door. He would say, "bye bye" to each of the kids as they left. He even said, "Bye boy. I love you!" as one boy walked down the driveway. So cute!

Here's a picture of Gavin and Logan in their Halloween costumes.

The Next Picasso?

Gavin is a budding artist. He wanted to stay in my room while I fed Logan in the family room. This has never been a problem in the past. About 10 minutes after I had left my room, Gavin came out and called my name while lifting up his shirt. As soon as I saw the pen in his hand and the scribble all over his belly, I felt my heart skip a beat! All I could think was...please don't let him have drawn all over my furniture! I immediately went into my room, while still feeding Logan no less, and took a deep breath. I didn't see any drawing on the bed. So far so good! I took another deep breath and walked around the bed to see if he had drawn on our brand new glider and ottoman...and he had! I don't even know where he found the pen. As far as I knew, we didn't even have a pen in our room! I guess that's a lesson to me to never leave a curious toddler unattended, especially when they're being REALLY quiet!

If anyone knows how to get ink out of fabric, please let me know!

Here are some pictures of his artwork.

Bad Day

Gavin has a new favorite song! If you ask Gavin what it is, he'll tell you "Bad Day", which everyone else knows as "You Had a Bad Day" by Daniel Powter. His favorite part of the song is the chorus. Once it comes on, he pretends to play the piano.

We discovered that he loved this song today. I was tired of listening to kid music, so I tried playing a few different songs from my playlist on my computer. We found that he liked "When You Say Nothing At All" by Allison Kraus, but after hearing it once, he wanted to hear something different. He also liked "House on Pooh Corner" by Kenny Loggins, but we already knew that. When I first played "You Had A Bad Day", Gavin told me that he didn't like it, but since I like it, I asked him to listen to it for just another minute. As soon as the chorus came on, he looked at me and smiled. Ever since then, he was hooked!

Little Logan

There are times when Logan loves being held. He'll cry and fuss until someone holds him. But then there are times when he just wants to lay down and kick his feet. He absolutely loves looking at all of the toys on his playmat. The only problem is that Gavin wants to lay with him too, so I have to be sure to keep an extra watchful eye on Logan when Gavin is around. I guess I really shouldn't complain, though. It's only because Gavin is really starting to love his little brother. He just wants to be near him...it's so cute!

Here's a video of Logan kicking around.

Fall Fun

Gavin and Brandon had a great time playing in the leaves this weekend. Gavin had so much fun that Brandon bought him his own little rake. The look on his face when Brandon gave him his rake was priceless! He wanted to go outside right away, but it was WAY too cold! He ended up pretending to rake leaves all around the house until it was warm enough to go outside.

Here are a few pictures of him playing in the leaves.