Grandma's Little Helper

 

 

Logan had so much fun wearing his own apron just like Grandma! He helped my mom make some apple breakfast cake for her Presidency Meeting. What a wonderful patient Grandma! Logan loves working in the kitchen with anyone that will let him. He is a great little helper.

Logan & Mommy

This was one of my favorite pictures this week.:-) We have a great time together. Logan I sure love you! And daddy we miss you.

J-E-L-L-O

We had so much fun with Grandma Dana making Jello jigglers. Logan and Jade sure had a blast. Logan as you can see has a whole mouth full and is very happy. He also loves feeding the babies. He loves those babies. Tiffany is pregnant and he says "Aunt TiTi baby and rubs his belly." Yes Aunt Tiffany has a baby in her belly. :-) It is just so cute. He also had fun playing peek a boo with my dad in his bag. Logan is changing and growing up everyday. Today on the phone he told Bri "wheezy can you hear me" I was laughing so hard. What a great kid!

We made it!

Logan and I made it to Albuquerque to visit Grandma and Grandpa. We have had such a great time so far. Sorry it took me so long to post. When we first arrived it was so cute Logan went running to my mom and dad. He was really happy to see them. We headed straight to Jade and Jaxons birthday party. Mom made a cool Curious George cake and Cam and Dallon rented a huge blow up jumpy thing for the kids and adults! They all had so much fun. Briana (whezzy as Logan calls her) was able to come visit us for a week and that was a blast. She is such a wonderful aunt full of new energy. She pulled Logan down the stairs and around the house on a sled I made her hide it once she left. Oh she taught Logan so many great things to like to pretend sneeze but he does it with food in his mouth. Needless to say she was cleaning up eggs one morning :-) Logan just yesterday went into the room she was sleeping in and looked under the blankets for wheezy. She will always be special to all of us, she was like Logans second mommy. We miss her already but are happy for the time we did have. Logan and Bri are good pals. We have also been going to the zoo, aquarium, going on train rides, playing with Jade, Grandma helped make cereal necklaces, we've played with play dough, jumped on the tramp..... We have just had a lot of fun!! BUT we sure do miss our daddy.

Labor Day at Arlington

I have always wanted to take Spencer to Arlington National Cemetery I knew he would love it. So on Labor Day we headed out with Map Quest but got kinda lost on the way there and on the way home!! D.C. signs are kinda hard to follow but we made it. But of course the whole time Spencer is saying see we just need a GPS...... Once we arrived we had a fabulous time and took lots of fun pictures. Logan loved taking the Tram he thought it was a choo-choo (train). It was cute to see him get so happy over the nice bus ride. He was so tired by the end of the hot day he fell asleep on Spencer and I couldn't resist taking his picture. I sure love my boys and so grateful for a fun day together. I am so thankful for all those who serve our country to keep us free.

What more do you need in life???

When you have Graham Crackers and a glass of milk..............

Amber Posted:

I just had to put this on because my sister-n-law wrote me this email about how my niece Emily loves Graham Crackers now. Well so does Logan and not only does he love the crackers but he has to have milk to dip it into. Every time I give them to him Spencer laughs and asks "Amber why, why??" I always say "Oh SPENCE he needs to have a little fun and get dirty once in a while." Yes he loves them and Spencer is right because while I am cleaning it up I ask myself why why but I decided I just love seeing him so happy and content. The things we do to make our kids happy! (The worst part is I forgot to at least put a bib on the little man! Oh well....)

Flowers for mommy

We went to our 2 year old playgroup today and Logan had a great time. (Thanks to Corinne for putting it together.) The weather was just perfect we stayed long after most people, probably because it was my kind of day to be out and Logan loves being outdoors. He likes playing with all the other kids and it was cute he has a friend named Dalton and he calls him "Dalt". Just a couple days ago Logan picked a flower and brought it to me I thought oh that was cute. Then today he picked another flower and gave it to me "here mommy" it was so great. How does he already know that girls especially mommies love flowers. It just made me smile. I wish I would have brought my camera but next time. We sure are going to miss all of our friends while we are gone.

Mommies Little Helper

Amber posted:

Logan wants to help me anytime I am in the kitchen. He is actually great at listening and helping out. Some of his favorite jobs are turning on the Bosch and dumping in the ingredients. It is an activity I have a great time doing with him. I have really fond memories with my mom in the kitchen and I hope Logan will too. He is my little but big helper and it is so fun! I hope he grows up to enjoy baking like I do. We made some yummy banana bread and he couldn't resist taking a bite out of each banana before we put them in. Oh how I love that kid!

Airplane Park

Amber Posted:

This was one of our Labor Day activities and it was just awesome. We had such a great time. Logan loves airplanes and the Airplane Park it next to BWI and we were so close to the airplanes. It was beautiful weather and we all had fun. One of the things I love about living here is there is always so many fun activities. It is great! What a beautiful, fun place we live in.

My Handy Man

Try to ignore the storage all around and under.....this is what happens when we have no space. But I think it turned out great. Thanks Spencer you are the best! (we are going to try hanging his name on the underside so his cars won't cover up his name...any ideas on how we should do it?)

Amber Posted:

So I have been wanting to do Logans name for so long but it was kinda pricey and just never happened. Spencer the great man that he is decided he would just stain and paint it himself! Yes, it might not be the fanciest but I think it is perfect. Spencer worked hard and it is awesome. Now we have a shelf for all of Logans favorite cars and it makes it seem more like Logans room than just a place for storage.

Cottrell Family Picture

Amber Posted:

Well we tried taking our own family photo on Sunday......it was kinda rough. Spencer's head is kinda cut off but this was the cutest picture of Logan. We figure who really cares about us anyways. Just imagine Spencer's hair looking perfect. I decided this is better than nothing and we will try again when our family is back together in 6 weeks.

Of all the places!

Amber Posted:

Logan decided to cuddle up in the corner by the sliding glass door and the blinds?? You've got me? I saw him go round up his monkey, Lightning, blankets and go lay in the corner. I just had to take a picture he is so silly! He thought it was pretty cool that I would take his picture.

Logarella

Amber posted:

I was doing my hair today and Logan wanted me to do his with mousse, hairspray and the diffuser. It was so cute he wanted the whole works. His hair as you can see is curly! He is so cute. He would of liked me to blow dry his hair all day if I would have.

Daddy's Home Sick

Amber posted:

So Spencer was up all night with a migraine and didn't get back to sleep until 5:00 am so he stayed home from work. When Logan was ready for his nap he just went and curled up with daddy on the love sac. I sure love my boys. Spencer is feeling much better now. Yeah!

P.S. Happy Birthday Aunt Alyson!

Life with 4 kids

Amber Posted:

I watched Preston, Xavier, and Matthew today. It was a lot of fun and the kids all did really great. We played with toys in the morning and then went out to the playground. Getting 4 kids ready to go outside definitely took more time shoes, potty, drinks etc. They all really enjoyed each others company as did I. We had a fun time and Logan really enjoyed having friends to play with. They all wanted to wear hats and so I couldn't resist taking there picture. Life was a little bit more crazy with 4 rather than 1 but it was awesome and I was just really organized and did things my way. At lunch they probably all thought I was crazy but we all had to wash hands before and not leave the table until I wiped them all. What a great day!


Chicken Nuggetts and Grean beans yummy yummy!

Game of Tag!

Tracy tagged me to play this game of sevens:
A. List 7 habits/quirks/facts about yourself.
B. Tag 7 people to do the same.
C. Do not tag the person who tagged you or say that you tag whoever wants to do it.

Posted by Amber:

Well, Well, I have so many which ones to share......
1- Spencer and I met at EFY in Provo Utah when I was 16 and he was 17. He has been my best friend ever since. We just have a great time together and I love just being with him.

2- I am a clean freak....it might not always show since Logan has been born but deep down I just love a clean house. I am so much happier with a life of cleanliness and order.

3- I really love a made bed. In fact I usually always make my bed and if I don't I have to make it up before I get into it at night. I just enjoy tight sheets. So needless to say I love the first night on CLEAN SHEETS!!! Yeah.

4- I love going on vacations! It is so fun to get away from all of normal home obligations. Our family really enjoys DISNEYLAND!! We all go to this happiest place on earth and leave all our worries at home. We all become kids again. One of the reasons I love being on vacation is that Spencer doesn't have to go to work! Happy days and great memories that last a lifetime.

5- I am not very crafty or good at decorating, (I wish I was) so my poor hubby ends up being my Martha Stewart!

6- I hate having dirty dishes out on the counter. I would much rather just load them right into the dishwasher. Mom look what you did to me........ :-)

7- I always wanted to be a mom but I never knew how great it really was going to be. I was always worried it would be like babysitting when I was growing up and I would be done after a couple of hours. But it is different when they are your own. Yes we all have hard days but I absolutely love being a mother. It is the greatest blessing I could have been given. What great joy Logan brings into my life. I love that kid.

So now that I have just gone on and on I tag Chelsea, Kendra, Emily, Cami, Corinne, Ben & Alyson, and Spencer.

Temple trip with the Garners

The Washington D.C. Temple is quite a sight. It is cleverly situated on a hill that overlooks the 495 beltway, so that when you are heading south it looks like you are going to drive right into it. We went to a ward primary activity a couple of weeks ago and then went with the Garners to the visitor center to watch the Joseph Smith movie. It was a very beautiful, but hot day and for me, it was nice to come in and sit in the waiting room and be surrounded by the beauty of the temple. It kind of felt like being home.

Just as we walked in, Logan started saying, "Jesus, Jesus!" and he and Matthew ran off to the Christ statue. I had to run to stop him from climbing up the pedistool to give the statue a hug... The Elders were happy to come along because the temple was technically out of their area and they got a chance to talk to some of the sisters that were serving there. We went into the movie and we were pretty much the only people in the huge theater. This was my second time seeing the movie, and I think I liked it better this time. I could definately feel the spirit and by the end of the movie, both Matthew and Logan were asleep. I was glad that we could go and see it with our friends.

The temple is such a special place. Whether we are in Hawaii, Utah or here in Maryland, it stands as a familiar beacon of light and a testimony of the restoration of truth. It is through the blessings of the temple that I get to be with my family forever, and some day, run with Logan up to Christ and we can give him a big hug together.

Logan's birthday bash

Logan's party was so much fun. I am sorry that it took so long to put up the pictures, but I was trying to get that slideshow with music thing to work and my computer for some reason didn't want to cooperate. Anyways, imagine that there is music playing in the background, maybe I will have better luck in the future. Logan's birthday marks our first year of living in Maryland. His party made us realize how many great friends we have been able to make during our time here. When family is far away it is nice to have such great friends. Thanks to everyone who helped make this day special for Logan and for all of us!