The Three B's of March

Bed

Nearly every night we have a battle with Logan as to where he is going to sleep. Don't get me wrong, I love that Logan loves his brother - I do not love that he insists on sleeping in his brother's bed. Most nights it starts with lots of giggling, leads to someone getting hurt, and is followed up with numerous threats from Mike & I. But on occasion, Logan waits till Korben is asleep and then sneaks into his room - and this is how we find them.

I like having them in separate rooms for a lot of reasons, but a bunk bed is being considered. :) Bump The other day Logan had a run in with the cement. The worst part was that I could have prevented it had I immediately followed my instincts. Luckily his face is healing nicely and I don't think there will be any scarring. I suppose this is just one more accident to add to the long list Logan is making for himself. I took a picture, but it was day 3 of the healing process and doesn't actually look that bad. I did want to point out his disgustingly long lashes though. The ladies aren't going to stand a chance against him.Birthday I had a wonderful birthday complete with treasure hunt, a yummy cake (made by my 3 favorite boys), a delicious dinner, girl time with my sisters, and the exact gift I wanted. 26 years old - I am officially rarely ever the youngest in a group setting. This is odd for me since I have always seemed to be one of the "babies" whether it be in callings, at girls nights out, or just among friends in general (probably something to do with getting married at 18). This could possibly be less about my age and more of a result of being back in Utah - the cradle robbing state. LOL. All the same, Happy Birthday to Me.

A Little About Logan

At 3 years, Logan is a joy to have around. He keeps us laughing with his silly faces, his ginormous smile, and his funny antics. Here are a few captured moments of the cuteness:

Nothing like a cheeser smile :D

And making funny faces when playing with cousin Landon...

And sharing the goodness of Nutella (a.k.a. "Chocolate Bread") I feel bad because I often overlook the growth in Logan since standard milestones come so easily to him. We seem to document all of Korben's accomplishments and yet just expect them from Logan so don't make as big of a deal out of them. I am proud of Logan and love to see how much he grows and changes each day. So here are some snippets of Logan's growth (The Star Wars theme isn't necessarily "growth", just something he does often):

President's Day

For President's Day, Lindon Elementary had a "Patriotic Sing". Korben's class sang "This Land Is Your Land". He did such a great job - unfortunately the teacher stood right between him and I so the video didn't turn out. However, Korben was very obliging to give me a solo performance when we got home so that I could share it with the family. :)

Valentine's Day

This year for V-Day I was going to make a cute crafty gift for Korben's teachers and just have him write his name on it. The more I thought about it though, I realized that something I made wouldn't be nearly as special as something from Korben. This was an opportunity for Korben to thank his teachers by implementing the skills they have worked so hard to teach him. So I simply drew some hearts on colored paper, wrote down his teachers names so he would know the spelling, and let Korben do the rest. He cut the hearts, wrote all the names and drew the pictures all by himself. He even made sure that each teacher had exactly 3 stickers so that it was fair.

Seeing how pleased he was with himself was a wonderful Valentine gift for me. Considering that Korben used to cry over nearly every single letter he had to write, he has come a LONG way.

100 Days

Korben had his 100 days of school party this week. I had never heard of this, but apparently it is a big deal here, as you can see...

I think it's fun that they recognize that they are 100 days smarter. For Korben, the past 100 school days have brought improvements in his speech, his reading, and most of all great strides in his writing ability.Korben is still excited to go to school every single day. We are so grateful for the small classroom kindergarten he is a part of and for all the wonderful teachers, para-educators, and therapists that are working so hard to help kids with struggles like his. 100 days has made a huge difference for Korben and that is definitely something to celebrate.

7 Years!

When we were deciding what to do for our anniversary trip, we considered 3 things:

1) It had to be within driving distance (we didn't want to pay for flights).

2) It had to be warm (I am SO ready for winter to be over).

3) We wanted some sort of entertainment (a.k.a. this is an anniversary, not a honeymoon and we want more than just a hotel room)

So where did we go?

VEGAS!

We took off Friday afternoon in Mike's new mini. We averaged between 35 and 40 miles to the gallon even with driving in the new 80mph zone (which is fantastic btw). Mike was pleased with the gas mileage, but mostly just excited that we could drive with the top down since the weather was so great - something he hasn't really been able to do in Utah.

Friday night we went to a wonderful prime rib establishment in our hotel and then we headed to the strip just to wander. I have to say that we were a little out of place with the nightlife crowd, but I was just happy we could walk around outside at midnight in short sleeves and not be cold. :)

Saturday we decided to check out the M&M factory - a perfect place to get our kiddos souvenirs. Korben was so excited to see the pictures of us with the M&M's, but for some reason he has latched on to the car picture and keeps telling us "we need to got to Vegas so he can drive the M&M car".

After the factory we checked out more of the strip until it was time for The Tournament of Kings. I have always heard that it is a super fun show, and although we made it fun, it was really cheesy and not quite worth the money. Great for kids, but not something I would do again. The highlight of our trip and the entertainment we were looking forward to most was Mystere. I can't even begin to describe how fantastic this show was. The costumes, dancing, acrobatics, stage, singing...you name it, it was exceptional. 100% worth the money we spent. We are already planning on seeing some of the other Cirque du Soleil shows even it means we just take a day trip. Seriously...you want to see something amazing in Vegas...go to a Cirque show. On Sunday we decided to check out Hoover Dam before heading home. We took the tour and got to see and learn some really great things about the dam. At one point we got to see a rotor that was taken apart for maintenance- something that only happens every 20 years or so. (fyi- each of the black rectangles on the sides of this thing weigh 4tons. Isn't that crazy?!). It was a great reminder of how easy we have things these days and what amazing things we were able to accomplish without all of the modern technologies we have today. We were sad to say goodbye to the fabulous Nevada weather. I could have stayed at the Dam all day just to enjoy the warmth. Vegas was a much needed vacation and completely stress free thanks to Kara and Jared who watched the kiddos for us. It was great to spend one on one time with my best friend and play like we didn't have a care in the world. After spending 3 straight days together - 10hrs of which were in a car...I can safely say there is no "seven year itch" for us baby.

Pearly Whites

From January 2011 That's right Logan...even Superheroes need to practice personal hygiene.