Oh, hey there...

So...it's been a while.

For some reason, I'm just not-so-much into blogging lately...

It could be that I lost my camera... (insert frustration here)

...or it could be that nothing much has been going on...

...either way, I'm sorry.

But here! Enjoy my little 6 month heartthrob :)

like father, like son.

craft night

Our girl's-night-out has turned into a craft-project-get-together...which I enjoy immensely.

I really have fun with these artsy crafts, and I'm glad the other girls find such cute ideas on Pinterest

(I've banned myself from Pinterest, knowing I don't have enough time to spend looking at it)

Our first project was painting on a canvas, and this was our second craft. It turned out so cute.

And actually, all of ours turned out really cute, and it's pretty simple too...

We stopped off at Hobby Lobby first to get all our supplies, but all you need is a canvas, paint, and 4-5 pages of 12x12 scrapbook paper (I actually used 7 different pages, haha).

Paint your canvas whatever color, something neutral, that would look good as the background color (I chose "Espresso.")

Cut your paper into 2-3 inch strips, and then cut those strips down into smaller rectangles, another 2-3 inches each. When you've got all your rectangles, cut diagonally from corner to corner to make leaf-shaped petals. I liked that I had bigger petals to start with because then I could cut them down as much as I needed, as I went...

Then, obviously, arrange your petals according to how you like them and hot glue them to the canvas. I had mine set on the canvas before I hot-glued any of them, but you could also just glue as you go...

We ran out of time, but if we hadn't, I think we might have hodge-podged them too...

This is another one that was made that night, by Malu...

just another word for "really big dust storm"

I've lived almost my whole life in the East Valley...over 20 years.

...and it's weird, but I never remember experiencing a "haboob."

In fact, I don't remember ever even hearing the word "haboob," except for a few years ago.

It's your lucky day though, because Jeff and I documented this last one, that happened on Saturday...it was amazing.

 

Logan's Latest: 6 months!

...I can't even describe the disbelief I'm feeling.

But it's the same thing every time I type up these monthly updates--he keeps getting older and I can't stand it.

I mean, in another 6 months he'll be a year old.

...

So anyway, my little Logan has been learning and experiencing all sorts of new things this last month...

He has officially decided that sucking his tongue is the way to go.

No binkies.

No fingers.

His tongue.

I'm not sure how that's going to work out when his teeth come in, but I'm loving it so far!

 He has officially decided to sit up, without support.

That's only AFTER he decided he wants to start crawling...

...I'm pretty sure that's backwards, but whatever. I guess I don't really get that easy period where he can sit up, but is still immobile. He's going to make this hard on me ;)

And as previously mentioned in other posts, he also:

-started eating solids, for REAL. We had a hard time in the beginning, so we stopped for 2 weeks, and then tried again with better success.
He LOVES it now.

-got his hair cut...at 5 1/2 months old.
We trimmed 2+ inches off.

-has mastered the hands-and-knees stance, and now is working on his hands-and-feet stance. If he knew how to move his hands, he'd already be crawling. But the army crawl is his preferred method of transportation...for now.

-took his first out-of-state trip to visit family! He was the friendliest baby, and would let anyone hold him, which helped me out TONS.

-started blowing raspberries...and he thinks it's hilarious (as do I!)

We also had a doctor's appointment today, and these were the results:

Weight: 17lbs 4oz (52%)

Length: 27.25 inches (80%)

Head circumference: 17.25 inches (74%)

I sure love that baby boy!

Spreek je geen Nederlands?

My dad has spoke Dutch to Wyatt since the day he was born. And just the other day, Wyatt surprised me when this popped out of his mouth...all on his own.

P.S. It has come to my attention that I didn't give the translation, haha, oops!
He's saying "Mag ik een snoepje?" which translates to "May I have a candy?"

THE Mac Park

Oh, the beloved Mac Park.

I miss it so much, and I'm really sad I won't be visiting any time soon.

Wyatt was in love with the water even though it was numbingly cold...

I'm sorry in advance for the multitude of pictures containing me and the boys...it was kind of a mini-photoshoot, and they turned out so cute...

...so I couldn't help myself...

awwww!! James and Gracie! Or, Yames and Gaycie, according to Wyatt.

Opa and Wyatt, crossing the creek

Playing on the playground, doing it all by himself

Mommy watching from afar...

And these were the last pictures we took...

...until next time!!