One Man's Trash...

Carolyn and I saw this old car sitting by the dumpster waiting to be trashed. Carolyn (being the brave one of us) got out of the car and went and tested it out to make sure it wasn't broken and then grabbed it so that we could do a little refurbishing! I did have to take a bucket of water, bleach and several towels to it before I started but it was a lot of fun and now we have another outdoor toy!

Logan sweetly watched as I put the first layer of paint on her new little toy. She wasn't quite sure what was going on.

Then she played while I detailed the car. It's so nice to have an extra set of hands here this weekend to do stuff like this!

And here's the finished product:

Logan (while she doesn't look amused here) had so much fun playing with her Tia while I worked away.

The inside has some splotchy areas because I ran out of lavender paint...can't win them all, can you?

But it was all worth it because Logan just LOVES it!

She really loves honking the horn.

(every southern girl's car needs a good monogram on the back)

Their trash became Logan's new treasure!!

A La Mode

After we finished with the park this afternoon, we took Logan for a sweet treat at A La Mode, a local ice cream joint downtown. We sat on the horse saddles at the bar and enjoyed our ice cream. Logan is particularly fond of ice cream, so she was in heaven!

"mmmm....love that chocolate ice cream!"

Day At The Park

Logan's Titi Carolyn is here for the weekend because she's on spring break and since it is such a beautiful day here (it's been a theme this week, hasn't it?) so we took Logan to a local park. A few months ago we got some nice professional pictures taken there (the ones that are in the header came from that shoot) and just love the scenery and the walking trail so we had a nice stroll and got some very nice pictures today! There is a massive overload of pictures, so enjoy!

On the way to the park. (Logan was playing with the Moose that her great grandparents got her for Christmas--all of the sudden she's taken a huge interest in it!)

I had to really swallow it and let Logan walk around despite all of the mud...which she didn't really like when she got it on herself, I think I really do have a girly girl on my hands!

Getting acclimated to her new surroundings:

LOVE these next couple of shots:

This is the bridge that we got several of Logan's 9 month pictures taken at (check out the comparison):

Running away from daddy:

Then we took a walk and Carolyn and I walked behind Mike, who was pushing Logan and she couldn't help but turn back to listen to our conversation:

We pulled out her two new favorite toys to get some fun color contrasting pictures:

We went to another consignment sale yesterday and found this sweet jumper for $3.

Logan with her Titi:

And mommy:

And horsing around with daddy:

And to the rock wall.

Here's a comparison at the rock wall from at 9 months vs. 13 months:

(The picture above is probably our collective favorite of the day)

Logan and daddy walked around for a while:

And Logan chased the ball:

And then told us it was time to go.

Until next time!

Outdoor Play

We have been loving this spring weather! It has been so nice to wake up and open the door to our deck and let that cool the house off and smell the fresh air. Logan especially loves the weather. Last time it was this warm she wasn't even mobile so she couldn't enjoy it the way she can now! She has been spending most of her waking daylight hours on the deck where she plays around with the bouncy balls or her push toy or just sitting out there.

We usually get up and stay in our PJ's until after nap time but now Logan wakes up and starts to pull at the PJ's signaling that it's time to get her in her play clothes so she can play outside. It's definitely made entertaining a 13 month old a lot easier!

"Can I go outside, please, mommy?"

How can I say no to a face like this one?! We spend a lot of time in the early evenings going on walks or just sitting out front people watching (Logan could spend hours just sitting there watching). I'm sure we'll spend even more time out there after this weekend when the sun will stay out longer!

It's a whole new ballgame to have her play out front now that she can walk. I spend most of my time trying to keep her on the sidewalk and out of the road. BUT, she just loves being outside so much that we knew we needed to give her a little freedom to be able to play out there so we picked up some playmats and a few outdoor toys and set her up with her own little play area on the deck.

It gives her a lot more freedom! She spends most of her days (that aren't rainy) walking out that door and hanging out in her space.

It makes me feel so much better that she's able to get some quality outside time without it being dangerous!