Logan's Birthday

This past Sunday was Logan's 3rd birthday. It's hard to believe that 3 years ago I had a newborn and was living in New Mexico. That seems like a lifetime ago, but I remember it like it was yesterday. I remember being amazed at how small he was and how much he looked like Tyson. He's still a little guy, but is full of life and wit.

We started out the day by letting Logan pick out a box of cereal for breakfast and he chose Cookie Crisp. We then got all packed up and went fishing to a small lake about an hour from our house. It was stocked with trout and had nice beaches to sit on so it was great for fishing with kids. For a long time we didn't catch anything, then someone told us what he was using and we switched and we started catching fish. It also started to get cloudy and rain and that helped bring the fish into the shallower water too. We let the kids help us reel in the fish and they were excited every time the poles started wiggling. All together we caught six fish. Alex didn't want to hold on to the stringer because the fish were still wiggling, but we got her too.

The kids and I had just made cupcakes a couple of weeks before Logan's birthday, so I wanted to do something different for his birthday "cake." I decided to make him a big birthday cookie instead. He loved it!! Logan got a Geo Trax train from us, KNEX from his aunt and uncle and some balls from one of his Grandmas. He loved the train and played with it all night.

Catching up

It's been two months since my last post and a lot has happened. We've been busy with yard work, playdates and everything inbetween. It was raining on Easter so the kids had a mini egg hunt in our living room. They got some easter candy and a small toy in their baskets. Logan got a dinosaur flashlight that roars and lights when you pull a trigger. Alex got a Ken doll to go with her Barbies.

Then came the magical time of our tulips. Last fall we planted around 75 bulbs around our yard. Most of them were tulips and all but a couple came up. We bought a 50 pack of these red and yellow ones that came up and had huge heads on them and on some of them the petals fell out so it looked like a lions mane. We also planted some that looked like peonies and they were pretty too.

The kids and I went to the Tulip Festival at the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm. They plant over 40 acres of tulips and daffodils and it is quite a sight to see them all in bloom. Some of the fields were planted the same color, but most of them were all mixed up to create an amazing array of color. They had a childrens area where the kids could play and a cow train that took them on a little ride.