Reunion and New Hair Color

This weekend was Ben's 10 year reunion from good old Davis High. At first, we weren't going to attend some of the events but then Ben got roped into helping out with a class slideshow and facepainting since he was a Student Body Officer. I am glad he was involved and we were able to attend.

On Friday night they had a picnic and carnival on the Davis High Football Field. Ben was supposed to help face paint but ended up talking more than face painting. It was fun to get to see one of Ben's good friends Jared and his wife Allie who I spent most of the time talking to. I was so glad I had someone there to talk to! We all had so much fun talking we were the last ones there. Logan was quite the hit and his daddy sure enjoyed showing him off to everyone.

Then on Saturday night they had a formal dinner with some entertainment. They had some funny 1998 trivia, class stats and stories and games. They also had a silent auction and of course the slideshow Ben worked on. The slideshow was a bit last minute, but overall it turned out very well. Ben always does such a good job on these things. We had a few technical difficulties but in the end it worked out.

Ben was nice enough to let me go out and get a new dress so I would look nice to show off. I took Logan out shopping with me which is always an adventure but was luckily able to find something within a limited time.

It was fun to get out of the house for a night, dress up and get to hang with my husband. A special thanks to my parents for taking such good care of my bottle refusing baby.

As a random side note I am now sporting my natural hair color. Did anyone even know I was a brunette? I am not quite sure how I feel about it yet but the good thing is I can always change it back.

Swimming Lessons

Logan just finished his first set of swimming lessons today. We went twice a week for 25 minutes for 4 weeks. I was a little skeptical at first at what we would actually do in the parent tot swimming class. However, I was suprised at the many basic things they teach kids. We played lots of games to teach them how to swim to the wall, climb up the wall, push off the wall, roll from their stomach to their back and many more. I even festered up the courage to make my son go under the water. Call me crazy but the first week they said to make your kid go under water I chickened out. I had to go home and realize that it was me that was scared to do it not Logan. They tell you to blow in their place to help them take a breath before they go under water. Therefore, next time at class I took a deep breathe, blew it in his face and down he went. He actually did very well with it. Of course he was a little unhappy, but he didn't choke on the water or anything like I feared.

Overall I was impressed with how much more comfortable Logan is in the water now than the first day I took him. He loves to swim after toys in the water and he literally will kick his legs and use his arms to get to it. We look forward to many more swimming lessons and hope that Logan will end up being a good swimmer.

Trip down Memory Lane

Ok guys so I am always a fan of memories so when I saw these new blog chain I had to particpate. Please humor me and leave a comment.

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses.

Gelato

Several years ago I had the opportunity of going to Europe. I was able to go to many different countries, see some historic sites, and eat some authetic food. One of my favorite foods was at this place in Florence, Italy. I know the outside doesn't look to impressive. You would never guess that this is what was inside. Freezers full of the best tasting gelato ever. Flavors ranging from authetic rice to pineapple, lemon, chocolate, raspberry and many many more. I think we were in Florence for three nights and we made sure that we went to Vivoli's every night. This was too good of stuff to not indulge in every night. This is how you got the Italian gelato from the world famous Vivoli's.

In a paper cup with a tiny spoon. You could get up to three flavors in a cup. My favorite was to get chocolate and a fruit flavor. I would then run my spoon down the middle and get a little bit of both. The perfect mixture. Here is a picture of me even enjoying the gelato on the not so clean street in front of Vivoli's.
The reason for this trip down memory lane? A new gelato shop named Bellisimo has opened near our home and I am absolutely hooked. Although it is no authetic Vivoli's, it is awfully close. The gelato is just as flavorful as I remember and there is a wide range of flavors. They don't have rice but said they have had many requests for it.

The shop is owned by a couple who were introduced to gelato and decided that they needed to open up a shop. I am so glad they did this. They make all their own gelato and all the fruit flavors are water based which is much better for my lactose intolerant husband who is addicted to ice cream. I have always liked ice cream but can never eat it in very big quantities. I love gelato and could eat it in very large quantities! It is like eating fresh fruit. So for all of you out there that want a fun thing to do this summer go check out this new gelato shop and we hope we see you there.

6 Months Old

Logan turned 6 months old on Saturday. I can't believe how the time flies. We took him to the doctor today and here are his stats:
16.1 pounds
26.25 inches long

Logan is now in the 25th percentile for his weight and the 50th percentile for his length and head circumference. He has really grown a lot lately. The doctor said he looked great otherwise. Logan is starting to sit up on his own now. In fact he can sit up for 5-10 minutes by himself now with the occasional fall over when he gets excited. We still have to watch him but the doctor said that is really good. Most 6 month olds are just starting to sit up with assistance. Go Logan!

He is still quite concerned about his reflux. This seems to be the story of our lives. Logan still has a hard time swallowing and often will lose his voice because of it. You can hear bubbles coming up his throat when he nurses and they just sound like they hurt. Therefore, we are going to try some Prevacid tablets and if those don't work we are going to go to Reglan. Reglan speeds up the rate at which the stomach empties itself into the intestines therefore helping less to come back up and cause less irritation in his esophagus. I have to admit it would be nice to have a less spitty baby. Logan can eat and 2 hours later will still spit up whatever he ate. I don't know why I try to dress him cute sometimes. He doesn't seem to upset when he spits up but it sure would be nice to get all this under control.

Logan has started to use his hands. He can now pick objects up and put them in his mouth. He is learning to put his binkie in his mouth by himself. He is sleeping about 9 hours straight every night. He used to wake up several times during the night and go right back to sleep, but now he sleeps all the way through. This has been so nice. It is amazing how much more you feel refreshed if your sleep doesn't get interrupted.

He loves to grunt and growl at you and is starting to laugh more and more. He loves it when you eat his tummy and put his hands above his head. He loves it when you make funny noises as well.

He has started eating lunch now as he decided a few weeks back that he wants nothing to do with the bottle. Therefore, we have added a lunch and put the milk in that. He seems perfectly content with that and has made our sitter's life better. With the addition of a lunch he has developed a new schedule. He wakes up at 7 and nurses. Then we feed him his solids at 8. He stays up till about 9 and then goes down for a nap that lasts 2-3 hours. He then eats lunch at 1 and takes another shorter nap. He then wakes up and plays and then takes a short nap before dinner. He eats at about 5 or 6 every night. Takes a half hour nap at 7, eats again at 9 and then goes to bed by 9:30. So he still takes quite a few naps. The ones in the evening are very short but keep him happy.

Logan has been such a joy to have and is really growing up. We love seeing him grow.

Father's Day Swim

Saturday morning Ben and I decided to finally go swimming with Logan. We went over to our local pool before the crowds got there. It was so much fun and not very busy at all.

Logan had a lot of fun. He really enjoyed kicking his legs in the water. He thought he was pretty cool.

He lasted for about an hour which we were suprised about. I thought he might get bored faster than that. It was fun to get out of the house and enjoy the weather and our family!

Tag Victim--My Home in Pictures

Carlee gave me a good ultimatium so I decided to particpate in this tag. However I must give the disclaimer that I am not as clean as all you other bloggers.

1. The Kitchen Sink

I love to keep the sink as clean as possible. I hate a dirty kitchen. It makes me feel very disorganized. I love my sign in the window sill that says "Attitude is everything. Pick a good one."

2. Toilet

Complete with cat. She wanted her dinner and followed me upstairs. She thinks she needs to eat a ton. She will do many things to get your attention to feed her.

3. Fridge

I love my fridge. Perhaps because it houses all the yummy things I like to eat. Notice the chocolate raspberry torte on the top shelf we made for father's day. Yum!

4. What are your kids doing?

Sleeping of course except I am not going to take a picture of him cause I don't want to wake him up.

5. Favorite Room

I love our back room in our house. This is where Ben and I spend 90% of our time. Notice the cat again, still trying to get me to feed her, and the dog toys.

6 Laundry Room

7. Dirtiest Room

This room should win the dirtiest room award. All you other fellow bloggers don't know the meaning of dirty. This is Ben's office, when he can open the door to get in it. I don't know what else to say besides he is an artist. I bought him a sign for this room that says "I am not messy. Just creative." I am always asking Ben to clean this room up. I am not sure what all you can find in this room. Needless to say we usually keep the door closed.

8. Self Portrait

Trying to look happy about this picture at such a late hour.

9. Dream Vacation

I would have to say a cruise again would be great but I would probably love going back to Austria and staying in a small town. I absolutely loved the mountains there and would love to go spend more time. I would also love to go to Africa and go on a safari.

Hope you enjoyed the tour and aren't too scared to ever visit. I promise I would clean it up!