Pictures from 4th of July Vacation!!!

Okay, here are some pics from the vacation.....finally!!!
We had so much fun in San Diego! We went to the beach on the 4th, and Logan just LOVED the ocean!!! He had so much fun in the sand and the water, and with Daddy, Meaghen, and Grandpa Davis! (Notice, I didn't say Mommy,or Grandpa Davis....we were relaxing and enjoying watching everyone else play with Logan!!) We cooked dinner that night and were all too tired to go watch fireworks, so we just stayed in and made bazookies and watched TV. Oh yeah, me and Brian went kayaking at the beach and saw a TON of sharks, leaopard sharks and guitar nose! It was really cool, but I was a little freaked out about tipping over in the middle of the ocean and not being able to get back up on the kayak, so we went back after a little while! We played in the waves, and just had such a good time, and none of us got bad sunburns....for the first time!!!!!
So here's the pics from the beach!!

Meaghen and Logan at the beach

On Saturday we went to the Del Mar fair and had a blast there! We got super lucky and some lady gave us two free tickets to get in, and we just had such a good time. Logan got to ride a real pony all by himself, and he loved it! Then he went to the petting zoo and had a blast feeding the animals and petting them all! Grandpa Davis even had a good time feeding the animals.....how cute huh! :)Brian and Logan shared a giant barbeque turkey leg...and it was seriously disgusting to watch them eat it. Mostly Brian, because he refused to wipe his face until he was done eating. We all had such a good time there too! And here's the pics!!
Logan and Grandpa Davis:

Grandpa so sweetly feeding the animals! :) (He even had to pay for the food!!!:))

Logan on the horse

Logan on the horse again

Brian with the nasty Turkey leg


That's pretty much it! We had such a good time in San Diego, and are sooo thankful for the time that we had as a family. We had a BLAST!!!!

Independence Day Vacation!!!

Okay, so I have been horrible about blogging lately! It seems like this summer has been so busy, and going by so fast! A few weeks ago Grandma and Grandpa Davis got swim lessons for Logan! He started of a little weary in the water....okay, he full on screamed the first 3 days and was mad at me the whole time. I would tell him we were going swimming that day and he started crying and flopping on the floor because he didn't want to go! But then on the 3 day I switched with another mom (she took Logan and I took her kid) and he did a lot better with her. We switched again the next day too, and since then, Logan just started improving drastically every day! It was awesome! Now he can almost find his way to the wall of the pool and pull himself out! And now he LOVES to go swimming! He also mastered his backfloat all by himself! I am so glad that we did the swim lessons! Thanks so much Grandma and Grandpa Davis!!!!
Okay, so on thursday we went to San Diego for the weekend! We left early in the morning, only to take about 8 long hours to get there!!!! We had a few bumps on the way.....the first one: we got to Gila Bend and the car starts making this horrible flapping/clicking noise. So we stop and look at what's going on. We don't find anything and get back on the road. Then the sound gets worse! We stop again and Brian pulls out this giant rubber thing that's supposed to be there, and thinks that should solve the problem. We get back on the road again, and the sound yet again, gets worse! Then we stop again, but this time as Brian steps out of the car to see what's going on, his foot sinks in the dirt and he sees that his tires are completely burried in the dirt up to the rims! Oh yes, and did I mention that it's about 110 degrees outside??? And we're in the middle of no where!!! Needless to say, I'm getting a little nervous and even more nervous when Brian gets back in the car, and tries to drive out and we get even more stuck! Then Brian tells me to get in the car and steer while he pushes! Okay, I was pretty much silently freaking out at this point! Worst case scenario is going through my head, and I'm thinking we're all going to die from heat exhaustion by the time we get rescued! So Brian starts to push, and nothing happens. Then he has this brilliant idea to put some towels under the front tires. Then he pushed again, I floored it, and we thankfully got unstuck... in a matter of only maybe 15 or 20 minutes. Oh and in the meantime of being stuck in the dirt, Brian figured out what was making the noise on the car! It was the flap under the front tire. It was ripped a little bit and so it was flapping against the tire. Luckily, nothing that can't be fixed with duct tape! So we got back on the road, and I'm telling Brian how smart he is for thinking to use the towels and how impressed I was that he got us out! Then he tells me he's been stuck a few times...... of course!!! :) Anyway, with another stop at Walmart for Duct tape, a stop for lunch and 3 border partol checkpoint stops, we finally arrived in San Diego at 3 in the afternoon!
(I wrote this post a week ago and my computer froze in the middle of it, so I'm just posting this like it is, the draft that was automatically saved, and I'll pick up where it left off another day...but in the meantime,here you go!)

Father's Day

Today being Father's Day I just wanted to take a minute to say how thankful I am for Fathers. I have a wonderful Dad who taught me so many important principles, like working hard, and not doing a half-assed job, and always paying your tithing first, doing all that you can to strengthen your testimony and become more like Christ, and a million other things! I love my dad, and am so thankful for all he does for me. I am also sooo blessed to have a wonderful Father-in-law who has shown me unconditional love and kindness. He calls me just to see how I'm doing, and he treats me kike his own kid. My dad and my father-in-law are two of the most amazing men I have ever met. I am so thankful that they hold the priesthood and bless me and my family's life.
I am also most importantly thankful for my husband who is the father of my child and future children. He is truly an amazing father. Almost every day he comes home and spends at least an hour or so just playing with Logan or reading him books. He teaches him how to count and say his ABC's and of course Logan always responds so much better to Brian teaching him than me!!! Brian is always sad when he leaves Logan and sooo excited to see him when he gets home. He is the best daddy, and I am so thankful for him. I love him so much, and I know Logan does too!
To all you out there who have a Dad or a husband who is a Dad, let them know how much you love and appreciate them! We all need to know it every once in a while!

Logan's 2 Years old!!!

On May 31st Logan turned 2 years old! I can't believe how fast the time has gone by! I still feel like just yesterday I was changing my shirt because it was drenched with spit up, and now he's learning how to ride a tricycle! He is such a sweet little angel, and I love him soooooo much! He is saying all kinds of words now, some of his favorite things to say are of course, Mama, Elephant, Dog, Need Help, more, thank you, nite-nite, and a hundred other things! He really just LOVES to talk....hmmmm, I wonder where he got that from! I gues me and Brian are really in for it, because we both love to talk! Anyway, here are the details of the birthday party!
We had Logan's birthday party at my parent's house on the 30th, and we had pizza (Logan calls it Tippa) and me and my mom tried to keep the tradition up by making Logan's birthday cake. Logan actually helped me bake the cake mix at home before I took it to my mom's to help me decorate it! He had lots of fun with that and he's such a good helper in the kitchen! We made an Elmo cake because Logan loves Elmo right now! He didn't really know how to blow out the candles but he loved every minute of the attention and of course, he LOVED the PRESENTS!!! He got some clothes from Grandma and Grandpa Grover, and a super cute card from his cousin Carson, and he got an adorable Tricycle from Aunt Shannon, Uncle Matt, and his cousin Jacob. We got him some cute new shoes, (ya know, the necessities, shoes, clothes, undies for potty training, learning things...) and he just had a blast! He is such a smart boy, and I am soooo blessed to have him in my life! I thank God for him every day and I know that he was truly sent here for me and Brian, and everyone else's lives he touches!

The results are in...

Well, on Thursday, we found out what we're having.... It's a boy. I don't know what else to say. When I get over it, I'll post the pics of the ultrasound. I'm still in denial....

By the way, here are some things NOT to say to me right now, especially in an effort to comfort me:
"Are you okay?"
- How do you feel when someone asks you if you're okay? Usually no matter how I feel it makes me cry, so yes I'm okay, and please don't ask! :)

"Boys are fun!"
-For one, I already know how fun boys are.....I ALREADY HAVE ONE!
-For two, is that supposed to make me think that girls are NOT fun??? Yeah, don't even try to tell me that it's not fun painting your little girl's nails, or curling her hair.....

"Another boy will be good because Logan and the boy can play together!"
-So what, he wouldn't play with a little sister??? And don't you think there will be more fighting with two boys rather than a boy and a girl? Come on now, I have brothers, and they fought way more than the sisters did.

"Just think about how cute Logan and his little brother will be!"
-Okay, I already had a super cute boy, and honestly I'm a little concerned that this boy might not be as cute as Logan....But still, I'm his mom and I'm sure I will be thrilled when he comes.

Pretty much just don't say anything right now! :) Just kidding! I am honestly happy that the baby is healthy right now and even though it's a boy, I know I will love him as much as I love Logan. I'm not going to lie, I wanted to have a girl the first time, and I wanted a girl this time. I am starting to think that I will NEVER have a girl. That's just my gut feeling, and it makes me sad, but I guess Heavenly Father knows what's best. I have learned a few things from this experience.....It's that I should listen to the spirit's promptings more, and trust them to be right, instead of doubting. Because I knew from the beginning that this baby was a boy, and I felt very strongly about it for a long time, up until this last month....But really all that happened was I tried to convince myself that I'm just crazy and didn't have a feeling that this baby was a boy, so I was doubting it and thinking that there was still hope it was a girl. Well let me tell you, I am definitely going to try harder to listen to my feelings and not doubt when I get a prompting from the Spirit. I know all of this sounds really lame, but I really think this was a learning experience for me. And just for the record I AM FINE!!!!!!! I am happy that it's a boy, and healthy. And I honestly just can't wait until he's out of me!

Memorial Day!!!

Yesterday was Memorial Day! Brian had the day off and we all spent the day together. It was sooo much fun! We started the day off with the Veggie Tales movie The Pirates who don't do anything, but Logan got a little restless during that, and neither Brian or I were into the movie either, so we left. Then we tried some shoes on Logan at the mall and headed to the Phoenix Zoo. Brian and Travis went to a D-Backs game a few weeks ago and they got free tickets to the zoo with their baseball tickets! So we used those tickets and had sooo much fun at the zoo! I think Logan learned probably 10 new animal words! He is so smart, and picked up almost every new animal! His favorite ones were the giraffe, zebra, and the elephant. Or at least that's what I think! Then we went to my parent's house for a family barbecue! Travis, Emily, Carson, Tyson, Kollin, Trina, and my Mom and Dad were there! It was so much fun! We had such a fun day, and the weather was sooo perfect! I want to give a shout out for the people who fought for our country and for our freedom, and specifically my Dad, both of Brian's Grandpas and of course the troops that are fighting in Iraq right now, Trent (My little Brother) and John (My Brother-in-law). We are so thankful for all that you guys stand for and do to protect our liberty and land. I love my family and I'm so thankful for the wonderful Memorial Day we had!

Play date with Logan's girlfriend!

For the past 2 weeks in a row I have tried to do more things with Logan and other kids his age. I am lucky to have wonderful friends with kids his age! So for the past 2 weeks me and my beautiful friend Chelsey Howard took our kids, Logan, Shea and Lily to Barro's Pizza for lunch. I know that doesn't sound like much of a play date, but there's a play area for the kids there in the restaurant and they just love it! Logan and Shea play together really well and so I took a picture on my phone because they are just too cute! We plan on doing this all summer! Yeah!!! It's also a play date for me, because I just love Chelsey. She's one of my best friends that I have made out here in QC and I'm so glad our kids like each other too! The first time we went to Barro's Logan and Shea gave each other hugs and kisses when they parted! Logan cried too! So anyway, hopefully I'll get better pics soon, but this will have to do for now!