Logan's "Ride"

This "Johnny Jump-up" had been in our family for at least 10 years. The date on it says 1994. It has been through at least 10 kids that I know of. And it's still going strong. The weight limit on it is 25lbs. Shh, don't tell, Logan weighed in at 25lbs 3oz at his 12 month check-up. But it doesn't seem to have any stress at all. He really LOVES it A LOT! And Rob and I really LOVE it A LOT! It keeps him safe if I need to do things and it makes him so very happy. He literally goes bonkers in it.

I just can't see taking it away. I really need to record him on the camera being a Wild Thing. It's so funny. Rob and I sometimes will just lay on the bed and watch him. He is very talented, which I already knew when he was born, but this just confirms everything!

Sleeping Angel

So our poor little boy has another cold. First he had a stuffy nose because he was trying to push through the fourth tooth on top. When that finally came through he was clear for a couple of days, then the nose started in again. I could very well loose my mind! I am so sick and tird of sucking out Logan's nose I could scream, Logan screams, why can't I?
Anyway, when we went to check on him he was on his belly like he usually is. So like I always do, I put his blanket over him. Almost immediately he rolled over on top of both his blankets as if to say "I don't like to be covered up". He doesn't ever sleep on his back any more so we had to take a couple pictures. He was so tired last night, poor kid.

Like Father Like Son

I know you all have seen the cheese face that Logan usually gives the camera. Well, now you know where he gets it, his Dad! Good one Babe!

Rob made a solid block out of all of Logan's Mega Bloks. I was pretty impressed, then I made him take it apart so Logan could actually play with his own toys.

Did you notice the little round "zit band aid" on Logan's forehead? To give you a brief summary of the events for that day:
First he was playing with his "walker". He was using the side knob (it moves back and forth making noise at the same time) to lift himself up and his hand slipped off and hit hit his mouth on the knob. He cut his lip pretty good, blood dripping for a long time. And I think he chipped his tooth just a little bit. There aren't any sharp edges and he was only upset for a couple minutes, which is usually the case.
Second, we have a long piece of cardboard covered in butcher paper in front of the TV, WII, Play Station, etc to keep Logan out of it. Or at least to give me a chance to get him away before he can brake anything. I was on the computer and I heard him stand up to the cardboard (it crinkles, because of the paper) so I turned my head around and told him "No, get down" Like he actually understands me. I really do think he understands, but he thinks it's so darn funny that he is willikng to get yelled at to see me react. Anyway, he looks at me and smiles. I go back to my blog hopping or whatever it was I was doing, and I hear him get into it again, so I get up and start to walk over to him which is probably 7 or 8 feet away. Right as I was grabbing for his arm he realizes that "Oh crap Mom's gonna take me away and I won't be able to get what I came for". All of his body weight lunges forward, his hands slip off the cardboard barrier and faceplants the Play Station! He got the corner of it right smack dab in the middle of his forehead. The corner on the Play Station is a semi-rounded corner. But he landed so hard that it made a huge dent, brake the skin and bled pretty bad.
All I have to say is
"What a Freak Show"
My child is wild. I know, welcome to the Boy Club! He hurts himself all the time, smashes his face on the coffee table, bites his own finger, faceplants the floor because his walker is faster than he is, faceplants his crib rails, sticks his own fingers down his throat and gags (that's always a pleasure when we are in a restaurant), rolls off his Elmo couch and lands on something hard/sharp(he actually did that one the day before the double wammy). Seriously the list goes on and on.

Cuddling with Mama

So Logan has never really been a cuddle bug. Rob always reminds me that I did pray for an independent child, not a cling-on. So that is what I got. But as time goes on he is getting better at the cuddling thing. It makes me soooo happy! When he woke up from his nap yesterday Rob brought him over to me and he cuddled with me for about 15 or 20 minutes. It was so sweet. Usually he would sit up right away, but he actually relaxed and laid his head on me.

This is his Dinosaur blanket that I made for him for Christmas. It's huge and very warm.

100 Things

100 Things RULES: There are 100 statements and you bold the ones you have done. Copy it and play for yourself!!

1. Started your own blog - I think so :)

2. Slept under the stars

3. Played in a band

4. Visited Hawaii

5. Watched a meteor shower

6. Given more than you can afford to charity- I always think it's more than I can afford!

7. Been to Disneyland

8. Climbed a mountain

9. Held a praying mantis

10. Sang a solo

11. Looked up an old boyfriend on Facebook

12. Visited Paris

13. Watched a lightning storm at sea

14. Taught yourself an art from scratch

15. Adopted a child

16. Had food poisoning

17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty - no, but I saw it up close

18. Grown your own vegetables

19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France

20. Slept in an overnight train

21. Had a pillow fight

22. Hitchhiked

23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill-when I worked for BofA, before Rob went to Utah for school.

24. Built a snow fort-I'm not sure if it just sounds like fun or my memory is telling me i really did this with a friend as a kid.

25. Held a lamb-yup, in Australia

26. Gone skinny dipping

27. Run a marathon

28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice

29. Seen a total eclipse (solar)

30. Watched a sunrise or sunset-In Hawaii with my love!

31. Hit a home run

32. Been on a cruise

33. Seen Niagara Falls in person

34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors

35. Seen an Amish community

36. Taught yourself a new language - my teachers taught me a new language, but never taught myself one.

37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied-I am really trying, honest.

38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person

39. Gone rock climbing - in middle school we had a rock climbing wall, does that count?

40. Seen Michelangelo's David

41. Sung Karaoke

42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt

43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant

44. Visited Africa

45. Walked on a beach by moonlight-in Hawaii again.

46. Been transported in an ambulance

47. Had your portrait painted

48. Gone deep sea fishing

49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person

50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris

51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling-snorkeling in Australia.

52. Kissed in the rain

53. Played in the mud

54. Gotten out of a speeding ticket

55. Been in a movie

56. Visited the Great Wall of China

57. Started a business

58. Taken a martial arts class

59. Visited Russia

60. Served at a soup kitchen

61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies-does eaten them count?

62. Gone whale watching

63. Got flowers for no reason-I think maybe once, when Rob and I were first dating. I really love getting flowers but they are way too expensive for our budget!

64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma

65. Adopted a stray dog or cat-2 cats. My first cat was abandoned as a kitten in the neighbors yard (their grass was like a hay field), the second we adopted from the vet.

66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp

67. Bounced a check

68. Flown in a helicopter

69. Saved a favorite childhood toy -I think my Mom probably has some of my toys, at least I hope.

70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial

71. Eaten caviar

72. Pieced a quilt

73. Stood in Times Square

74. Toured the Everglades

75. Been fired from a job

76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London

77. Broken a bone

78. Been on a speeding motorcycle - Not a speeding one, but I have been on one

79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person

80. Published a book

81. Visited the Vatican

82. Bought a brand new car

83. Walked in Jerusalem

84. Had your picture in the newspaper-when I was a Cheerleader and on the the Dance Team in High School.

85. Read the entire Bible

86. Visited the White House

87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating

88. Had chicken pox

89. Saved someone's life - Logan's still alive isn't he?

90. Sat on a jury

91. Met someone famous

92. Joined a book club

93. Lost a loved one

94. Had a baby

95. Seen the Alamo in person

96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake

97. Been involved in a lawsuit

98. Owned a cell phone

99. Been stung by a bee

100. Read an entire book in one day - Lots of kid books in one day, if I only had a dollar for ever time I read a childrens book...

Thanks Sarah, that was fun! Now I tag everyone that reads this and has a blog.

12 Month Check-up/ Shotfest

Loganberry had his 12 month well-check appointment today. Poor little guy had to have 4 shots AND his big toe pricked! He cried so hard. I always feel so bad for him. I actually had pretty high hopes going in to the doctors, because last time he didn't cry at all. But he had to have his MMR, which apparently stings like a beast.

On a good note he is right on track for development. Except waving bye-bye. We are working on that daily. It was really exciting to actually have him accomplish all those things before his 1st birthday. In the past he has been behind, but not anymore. I guess he's not technically "behind" he is JUST a baby, and as we all know they are definitely on their own schedule. Especially my Yogi Bear.

His stats are:

Weight: 25 lbs 3 oz 75-90% (I knew it!)
Height: 29 3/4 inch 50% (He's still short like his Mama)
Head: 47 cm 75% (He's gotta hold all those brains somewhere!)

So all is well with our little (big) boy. He has another well-check at 15 months.

All caught up!

So I think I am finally all caught up. A lot has happened in the last 2 weeks, so my brain has been fried. Forgive me for taking so long to post. I hope you enjoy reading about our holidays, I know I enjoy reading about yours.
Love,
Jennifer

Happy 1st Birthday Logan Berry

Logan Keith Schmalle turned the big single digit on the 1st. It was his golden birthday (which I just realized as I was typing this). We had a lot of fun. We reserved the church again, like we did for Rob's birthday. It makes things so much easier, unless you forgot something at home. But all in all everything turned out wonderful. Thank you to those who came early and stayed late to help and those those who helped in between. I couldn't have done it without you!

Here are a few (ok a lot) of pictures that captured the moment.I pretty much opened all the presents, like usual, while Logan chewed on something.

Here is a big shout out to Bekki, she made Logan's cakes. She did a fabulous job, like usaul.

There is me carting food back and forth. We had a baked potato bar, fruit, veggies, punch, chex mix, chili dip and the best cake in the world!

Thank you to Rob, Pete and Keri for putting up all the decorations! It looked awesome! Oh and thanks to Ben (the tallest man I know) for keeping the streamers on the ceiling. They kept falling down in the center because the ceiling wouldn't hold a push pin very long.

Can you tell what his shirt says?
"What's not to like?"

Jake and Tommy

Landon, Logan's very first friend that he hadn't met until his birthday. I say first friend because Ben and Sarah Shepherd were in our labor and birth class with us. We didn't even know the other one was pregnant until the first class. Sarah was due 1 week before me, but of course Logan came 4 weeks early. Sarah wasn't so happy with me at the time. To be honost, I kinda felt bad cuz her pregnancy was a little more ruff than mine. Oh well, we both have handsome and healthy little boys.

Family and Friends/ Logan's admirers/ groupies.

Baby Westley Bolopue. Auntie Bekki getting in some baby time.

Kris and Tommy joe

Putting the candle in the cake. We weren't supposed to have a flame in the church but I said "to heck with that, it's one candle and it's his 1st Birthday!" so we did.

Mommy making sure Logan doesn't burn himself. That would be a story to tell!

So what do I do when you turn that camera off?

Can I actually touch it, with my hands!?

Am I gonna get yelled at? He is looking right at me as he puts his hands in the cake, he really thought I was going to say No.

Mmmmmmmm Goooooooooooood!

Poser

He tried to suck every last bit off his hands and arms.

Straight to the kitchen sink for clean up.

Happy Birthday Logan, Mommy and Daddy love you sooo much. We are so very proud of you and every thing you have accomplished this year. You are such a big boy now, being 3 1/2 times your birth weight and all. You make our days so much better than we could ever hoped for. Thank you so much for choosing us to be your Mommy and Daddy, we will always cherish the time we have with you!

New Years Eve

Does anyone remember what Rob & I were doing last New Years Eve night?
Let me help you....



Please don't look too close....

You got it, in labor! Lame! I didn't get my steak and crab legs and Kris and Bekki had to pay for our dinner. But this year, we didn't quite make it back to the Keg but I did get my crab legs! We went to the Crab Cracker for dinner. I had never been before, it was very good.
Jack the "Lemon Head".

"The Crossley Clan"

I think Jack has the sweetest face, next to Logan of course. He's got those big brown eyes and long dark eye lashes and of course the old man bald head. I think Logan and Jack are part of "No hair for babies" club.

Who brought the gnome? Oh, it's Yogies. Silly baby, silly Daddy!

Playing with his new Mega Blocks!

Christmas: Part III "The Many Faces of Logan"

I can't believe how entertaining Logan is at such a young age. As soon as we prep the camera in front of him, a little orange light comes on and this si what he does......

My Mom bought us 60 picture stamps, this is the picture we used.

What's up Elvis!