Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! Aidan never warmed up to his Thomas the Train costume. The idea of wearing a costume freaked him out. So, we did a last minute search for a plain clothes costume. We found a shirt that was a skeleton pirate. So we deemed Aidan a pirate. He wore shorts since it was 80 degrees. He had two choices of pirate hats and would change it up but spent most of the time hat less. Logan sported a plain white onsie with a "Baby's First Halloween" bib. He would have died of heat stroke in his duck costume. Aidan wasn't too sure about the "walk". We first visited our neighbors The Barna's. Aidan did not know what to do so we showed him he could take candy from the bowl and put it in his "pum." After that we were good as gold. He was a little timid to ring a door bell and as the people approached he would back off the porch. I would too for knocking on a "strangers" door. The best part was letting Logan down back at home so he can attempt to crawl and Aidan dove into the candy. He ate suckers, some neon Twizzlers, fruit snacks etc. He just indulged. Halloween is only once a year!! After a candy binge and a wipe down to remove the sticky he was happy to head to bed. He also knows his pumpkin is full of treats now!!

Carrie's Men

Just had to take a brag shot...

Food Face

Logan was eating super messy today. He really enjoyed lunch. We just had to take a few shots of how messy he got. When he eats you are aiming at a crazy moving target. It's definitely entertaining!!

Our Guitar Hero

While Aidan napped today Logan decided he wanted to play Guitar Hero. Play it the best way he can...that is while laying on his belly. He kept wiggling himself over to the guitar and pushing buttons and jammin' with the whammy bar.

Tub Time!

Logan is sitting very well nowadays. Tonight at bath we decided to try out the tub seat we have. Logan enjoyed himself and Aidan did not mind sharing the tub. We were happy even though the tub seat doesn't suction to the texture on the bath tub. Logan had a grand time we just kept a hand on the seat at all times.

Pumpkin Patch

We went to purchase some pumpkins for Halloween today. Aidan took a little bit to warm up to the new scenery but decided it wasn't so bad and enjoyed walking through the pumpkins. He wasn't too fond of the inflatable jack-o-lantern. When we would ask if he wanted to go see it he told us, "No". He had a nice time touching all the "pums" and Logan enjoyed himself quite a bit too.

Brothers at Breakfast

This morning we took a few photos of the boys. Since they both move around so much. It was nice to get them sitting still and near each other. Had to seize the photo op!

Dance Party!!

Tonight Carrie's Parents had a Halloween Bash for the kids! They bobbed for apples, ate marshmallows off strings, drank their drinks from Halloween straws, did an eyeball relay and sported their costumes...well some of them. Aidan and his fellow cousin Tabitha wanted nothing to do with their costumes. Garreth, Ansley and Logan complied. Eventually everyone was back into normal clothes. After dinner and Halloween cupcakes we busted out the Wiggles Dance Party. It was really loud in the house and unfortunately I was right next to the camera. Please excuse my horribly annoying loudness.

Logan and the Shopping Cart

Our neighbors have been so kind to let Aidan bring home toys. We return one and they send him home with a new one. Aidan loves the shopping cart and pushing it all around. Apparently so does Logan! It was a nice warm day and we opened the windows to enjoy the weather and free heating/cooling.

Singing

Aidan loves to make noise. He will walk around and just yell. It took us a while but we figured out, he's singing!! He will sing songs he hears but a lot of times he loves to make his own songs. Andrew caught him this morning at the tail end of a song.

Reese's Cup

Aidan ate a great lunch today. The power of the Halloween candy was haunting us so we had to break into it and of course share with him! I think he enjoyed his first Reese's cup. As you can see he still enjoys moving heavy objects all around the house.

Momma Roxy

Roxy loves the boys! She always gives them kisses and if they cry she sniffs them to see what's up. Today she was on a dog bed and Logan made his way to her. Logan LOVES Roxy. We started the video midway through their time together but Logan was loving it. After a bit though we had to ask her to stop just for a little while! (the video is a little dark)

Logan the Duck

We bought the boys their costumes today. Aidan likes to look at his (Thomas the Train) but doesn't want anything to do with wearing him. We'll see what happens by Halloween. Logan was fine and dandy to be a duck!!

Logan and the Apple Slice

Tonight at dinner we decided Logan need to try an apple in the mesh holder. He's not real good with food textures he tends to gag frequently. We weren't sure how it would turn out but he chews on his fingers constantly so we thought he might enjoy this a little more. What do you think??

6 Months Old!!

WOW!! Logan is at the half year mark already! We cannot believe that our little tiny one has been here that long! He definitely helps to keep us busy! Logan is an active little one. He is doing very well at sitting up. Rolls stomach to back, back to stomach to maneuver around a room. He is so interested in his big brother. He loves to spend hours in his jumper. He will cry to go in there and if he is not jumping in the jumper he is on you jumping. He jumps even when he tries to fall asleep. Logan sleep through the night very well. He will go to bed at 6p, we 'wake' him for a feeding (most nights he never opens his eyes) and sleep to at least 7am. There are the rare occasions where he wakes us with his raspberries, squeals and giggles around 6-6:30a. We thought Aidan was a happy baby but Logan is such a content pleasant little man! He loves to jabber, our home is rarely quiet with the two chatterboxes we have. Logan has grown tremendously since he was born. He is still a smaller one but nothing compared to back in April.
Weight: 14 lbs 11 oz (10%)
Height: 26 inches (50%)
Head Circumference: 18 inches (90%)
The last visit he was 10% in weight, they fudged him 15% in height and his head was 75%. So in two months our little one has made some good progress in the growing field. The pediatrician again commented how extremely active (we call it wiggly) he was and that he was probably going to be a tall skinny boy. No evidence of teeth yet. Logan checked out great and will go back in 3 mos!

Engagement

Even though it is the same day it deserves it's own post. A big part of our reason for the trip was to be there for Phil's proposal to Emily! Most of you know Phil was there for our proposal and was a big part of it too. We had to make sure we were there for such a special event! Here are a few shots of after the event! After dinner to celebrate...Here are the Rogers' Men... Here's our Family of Four! Here's the new family!!

A trip to Maryland

This weekend we decided to tag-a-long with Andrew's parents to watch Phil's Cross Country team run. It is nice to go back to a meet and then you remember how you used to run... The boys had a nice time. Aidan did a much better job sleeping on this trip than the Ohio trip. We made good time on up there and when we were 10 minutes away from our hotel we sat in stand still traffic for over an hour. At the end of the hour Logan decided he was hungry and angry at the world. Aidan had just fallen asleep. SO...Carrie climbed in the back of the truck and tried to feed Logan. Too bad all of the water was in the cooler. (Logan HATES cold milk.) We also couldn't remember where we had put the travel bottle warmer. SO...Logan screamed because his milk was cold. Then Carrie and Andrew were trying to relay directions to each other over the deafening screams. (It was a pleasant time! :-) ) Needless to say the moment we pulled into the parking lot Carrie whipped Logan out of his seat to soothe him. We checked in and plopped his bottle into our normal warmer. WHEW!! The next morning we headed into the car to drive to the meet and it was a beautiful day! Aidan loved running around. He really enjoyed moving some course markers. He kept grunting to show us how strong he was. Logan enjoyed a low lying tree branch and tried to eat it. There was so much to see. The park was beautiful and it was not too hot and not too cold sunshine day! B-E-A-utiful!!