Big League Dreams

Mike played in a softball tournament a few weekends ago at Big League Dreams. It is a complex in Gilbert AZ. So cool! Built like some of the big league stadiums. He played on Wrigley. There is a pic of him playing right field. Dad the St Louis Cardinals pic is for you :) There is a clubhouse with great food and batting cages that I just couldn't resist. Tyler and Jenna loved the outing.

Indiana Family Vacation Part 2

I actually had a million pictures from this trip, so to save everyone, I just posted my favs. These are from our trip to Belleville. We went to the St. Louis Zoo with Grandma Jan and Uncle Bob. I absolutely love that zoo. Our fav exhibit was either the hippos or the penquins. The last pic is so funny to me because between the animals and carting 2 toddlers around we were seriously wore out :) We had a great time hanging out at Grandpa Art and Grandma Karen's house. Aunt Suzy and Tyler made Jenna's baptism cake - Tyler loved the icing. We went to a park the day before we left and truly enjoyed the weather and green grass. Tyler kept tell me it was sooooo green :0 Enjoy the slideshow

Indiana Family Vacation Part 2

Indiana Family Vacation

This October the Mike, me and the kids took a 2 state Midwestern tour for family vacation. We honestly couldn't have had better weather, had a fantastic time visiting family and ate way too much home cooked food! This is just the first half of the trip from when we were in northern Indiana. I have way too many pics so just posted some of my favorites. We had a great BBQ at Al and Helen Loggins. Spent a great afternoon with Doris Loggins and Aunt Mary Ann at a Railroad Diner. The rest was mainly enjoying the local park and grass since we don't have much of the green stuff here. The last picture is Tyler being a goof in the car on the way to Illinois!

Indiana Family Vacation Slideshow

The Hideaway

There are days when you just wonder if you will ever be able to get ready for work with 2 little ones wrapped around your legs or playing in cabinets that you would prefer them to stay out of..... and there are days when you can't help but giggle at 2 little ones cramming underneath the sink to play "peak a boo". These two are just a riot ... Mike and I never know what to expect!

Loggins Halloween 2008

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Pizza and Pumpkins

The Loggins had their first annual Pizza and Pumpkin carving. This year proved to be more pumpkin carving for adults and truck pushing for kids. It was Jenna and Dylan's first time with the pumpkin guts and neither really liked it. Tyler had a blast flinging the pumpkin seeds and guts across the garage which turned into spraying the floor down just to clean up the mess! It was a great time, the kids loved it, the pumpkin seeds were tasty and we look forward to next year.

Pumpkin Picking

Well I have not been so great at updating my blog, but hopefully will get it caught up this week. We had a fantastic visit back to Indiana and Illinois at the begining of the month so be expecting my fav pics from the trip as well as pics from Jenna's baptism. But first I wanted to upload this weekend's pics since Halloween was so much fun! We had such a great week. We went to a pumpkin patch so Tyler and Jenna could pick out pumpkins. Unlike most fall events, it was 93 degrees that day and the three of us were sweating out butts off picking the pumpkins. I guess dressing for fall in the desert isn't the best idea :) Tyler, of course, picked the biggest one he could find. We loaded it up in a wagon and he tried to pull it around the patch, but gave up when the pumpkin and his sister outweighed him! Below are some pics. The kids were hot and ready to go by the time I got out the camera, but still cute.

Tyler checking out the pumpkins
Really like this one!

Hmmmm... so many pumpkins so little timeTaking a break in the shade

Closet Fun

Tyler and Jenna love to play in her closet. While playin in there one day Tyler found the baby doll we originally bought to teach our dogs not to jump on us while we were holding it and for the dogs to get used to the idea of a little baby. Anyway, Tyler LOVES this doll. It is his "baby". As you can see he likes to hang out with her. The funniest thing is the doll is 1/2 his size so not easy to maneuver, but he can still toss it over the side of the crib for her nap. Quite funny. Jenna has really taken to pulling all of the blankets off the lowest shelf in the closet. It is her daily mission to somehow sneak in there and pull the blankets. If I am quick enough to catch her in the act, I get this devious grin (note above pic) and hysterical laughter. She is such a hoot!

Zoo Splash Pad

In case you weren't sure, Tyler is the one running like a mad man around the splash pad :) He was hilarious! LOL

Phoenix Zoo

I had a few days off this week and the zoo opened a new splash pad so we had to go check it out. The new one literally had a bus load of kids, so we hung out at the old splash pad which is still cool nonetheless. Tyler as you will see was a "madman". In fact, we succeeded at ticking off a mom because he was briefly the bully on the pad. 2 year olds! We went with our friends Liz and her 2 daughters Claire and Nora. Her girls are within months of our kids. It was a beautiful day and so much fun. Tyler really gets a kick out of saying the animal names and coming up with his version of the appropriate animal sound. Jenna pretty much hung out with Nora, snacked, sat on the splash pad to cool off, then passed out in the stroller. They were so adorable - little Thelma and Louise!

Little Thelma and Louise

Claire and Tyler

Sleeping otter

More Cheerios - Jenna's new favorite food!

"Roooaar! It's a bear!" Tyler quote

Who cares about the animals - Chomp!!

The Splash pad

DONE!

Nothing like watching prairie dogs burrow and run around.

Tyler's Favorite Camp Activity

This is a video of Tyler and his truck. Thank God the truck has forward and reverse all done by the push of a button. Notice Tyler doesn't get mad when he wrecks into the tree stump or does a little burnout, but gets mad when he stops suddenly and his juice box falls over. So funny!

Labor Day Camping Trip

We had a great camping trip over labor day. It was so nice to get out of the 100 degree weather into 70 degrees and rain. Tyler and Jenna travelled great. Tyler's favorite past time was driving his truck or his quad around camp. Jenna had fun hanging out with friends in a pack and play and babbling constantly. Jenna's bath pic reminded me of one of Tyler's first camping pics - he was 8 months. I think she has him beat on the rolls!

New Blogger

Hey Everybody
Thanks for visiting our blog. Some good friends got me hooked on this idea and it is quickly becoming an addiction. Mike and I are having so much fun with Tyler and Jenna. They are growing up so fast. This is a great way for me to share our videos and pics ... so enjoy!

Cruising Jenna

Jenna cruises around the house with about anything she can push. She is doing a great job of trying to keep up with her big brother!

Somersaults

Tyler has found a new love of somersaulting. Who knows he may be in Cirque de Soleil :) Jenna is not far behind, she puts her head on the floor when he starts rolling. She is quite the imitator.

Like Brother Like Sister

Tyler discovered the toilet paper at 23 months. His little sister is much more crafty and found it at 9 months. Love the little grin she has. Who needs expensive toys - we have TP!!!

Tarzan Tyler

Tyler absolutely loves his snake and recently has started watching the movie "The Jungle Book". It even makes the sound of a rattlesnake. If you ask him about snakes he says "Hissss, don't touch it!"

Alaska Fishing Trip

Mike got to go fishing in Alaska last month for 5 days. Caught a bunch of silver salmon and halibut. Got to ride a 3 seater plane and drink a lot of beer!