A VERY exciting weekend for the Green family

Logan went on the potty!!!! If someone had told me on Saturday that Fox was going to go on the potty on Sunday, I would have laughed out loud. However, he surprised me and Sunday night decided to go on the potty three times. It is now 4 0'clock on Monday and we are still accident free. I hope, hope, hope that we are done with diapers for him!

Also, Cache rolled over for the first time on Saturday. He can roll from his back to his tummy.

Hooray for my boys!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOE

Yesterday was Joe's birthday. We had a fun time celebrating his birthday. We ordered Chinese food, ate birthday desert, and just played. Logan helped me make Joe's birthday desert and, as you can see, thoroughly enjoyed himself. We are so grateful for a wonderfully daddy that works so hard to take care of his family. His family loves him very, very much and look forward to him coming home everyday so they can see him.

Our summer

We have had a very busy and fun-filled summer, and of course I have forgotten our camera on most of our outings so we don't have any pictures to show. At the beginning of June we went to Utah for a weekend for our niece, Annie's, baby blessing. It was fun to stay with Heather and Paul. Logan and Lauryn love eachother and have so much fun together. Next came the Cherry Festival, which was a big hit as far as Logan in concerned. That weekend we went with my sister Jenni and her family to my Dad's house and made him Father's Day brunch. The kids loved seeing and riding the horses. For the Fourth of July, Joe took a few days off work and we went to Blackfoot. We had a great time with the Millers, Pahulus, and my mom and Hank. A few weeks after that was our family reunion. It was so much fun to be with all of my family. Logan was on cloud nine the whole time. He was so exhausted every night that he would fall asleep in the car within 3 or 4 minutes of being put into his seat. Logan, Cache, and I just got back from spending a way fun week with my nieces and nephews in Blackfoot.

Fox

Logan is always making me laugh with the things he says and does. I love the way that his two year old little brain works. He is always looking for a good time and has no problem letting me know what he wants "right now!" He loves, almost more than anything else, to play with his cousins and his grandma and grandpa. He also loves to go to church to see his two best friends, Amy and Annie. Everyday he seems to learn something new and I love it. He is getting to be very good at being two, but I won't say more here (I want to keep this post happy and upbeat). I am sure that one day he will decide diapers are for babies and that he is ready to go on the potty. It is not for lack of trying on his mother's part that he is still in diapers.

Cache

Cache is growing so fast. He has very quickly gone from a newborn who always sleeps and eats to a very alert 3 month old. He is all smiles and is starting to laugh quite a bit. He will reach out and hit the toys on his floor gym. He has also just learned how to roll onto his sides. He is getting to be pretty strong and is starting to control his movements a little better. Most nights he will sleep for one 6-8 hour stretch, which has been wonderful!

Our Boys!

So, Joe and I LOVE having two little boys. They are always making us laugh and we are amazed at the things they learn and do every day. I am constantly amazed at how much they love each other. I can tell that they knew each other and were good friends before their life here. Fox is so interested in his baby brother and is always wanting to share with him and hold him. Cache lights up when he sees Fox; he will watch him play for hours and smiles great big smiles when Logan talks to him. And of course Fox thinks he is pretty cool when he makes his brother smile. Fox is such a great helper with Cache. Just the other day he ran into my room and told me he helped Cache roll over so he could be on his tummy. I then gratefully explained to Logan that this is a job just for mommies and daddies.

Cache looks HUGE in this picture. I love Fox's smile.

Fox is trying to put Cache's pants on him. He was getting very frustrated that Cache kept wiggling and kept asking me to tell Cache to hold still.

Best little buddies.

Fox is way interested in all of Cache's things and thankfully Cache loves having his brother in his space.

When Cache is on the floor, Logan will randomly run over to him, get on his knees and give Cache a big old kiss. So cute!

He loves to share his toys with his brother....for now (only because Cache can't really play with them). I know that will change before I know it, but for now I am enjoying it.

Fox's First Moto Adventure

Best buds

Fox loves his dad! They are the best of pals lately. Everything Joe does, Logan wants to do too. They have so much fun together. Joe is an awesome dad and I know Cache is going to idolize his daddy too! Here are some pictures of Fox and Joe taken over the past few weeks.

Cache Kent Green

Cache was born on Tuesday, May 5th at 10:26 in the morning. Joe and I checked into the hospital at 7:00 to get induced and a few short hours later we were holding Cache. He is a great addition to our little family and we are SO happy to have him in our home. We have been very excited and a little scared to see how it will be to have 2 kids. It has only been a few days, but so far everything is going great. Cache sleeps a lot and we look forward to seeing his eyes more over the next few weeks. Logan loves his little brother. He is constantly requesting to "hold it." One of the first things he asks about every morning is baby Cache. He hasn't shown any jealousy yet, but time will tell how that goes. Joe was able to take the whole week off work and that has been WONDERFUL! I wish he could stay home all of the time. It is so nice to see him so much, but someone has to bring home the bacon. Logan has had a blast with his dad. I know I am terrible at blogging, but I thought I would make a post and I am telling myself (again) that I am going to start blogging regularly. We will see.

Baby Cache

Fox is so happy to be a big brother.


The first time Logan saw Cache he reached out his arms, started shaking them, and said "Hold it Baby Cache."


What a sweet boy!

Getting ready for Halloween

We have had fun this year getting ready for Halloween. We sat down to carve a pumpkin. Logan really wasn't that interested. He stuck his hand inside once, but then was done. So then poor Joe was left to finish the carving alone. Joe is quite proud of his jack-o-lantern. He brings it in every night when we go to bed so no one will smash it. Pretty funny.

Logan was much more into coloring a pumpkin than carving one. He spent a lot of time in his chair coloring his pumpkin and other pictures. By the time he was done he was completely covered in marker. But he loved every second of it so it was worth the mess.

I was making decorations to hang from our car during the trunk or treat while Logan was eating breakfast. He desperately wanted one of the bats. I gave it to him and he played peek-a-boo with the bat for quite some time. I love this kid!

Exploding tomato

Logan loves to throw balls. He also loves to play in the fridge while I get dinner ready which has never been a problem until a few days ago. I was not really paying attention to him while I was getting dinner ready. I knew he was in the fridge, but thought nothing of it. Then he went into the living room. A few seconds later he came back into the kitchen and started tugging on me to follow him as he excitedly said "ball ball." I assumed he wanted a ball he couldn't reach, so I went with him to get him his ball. That is when he ran up to the "ball" that had exploded all of the living room floor. Apparently he thought the tomato in the fridge was a ball. I had to take a picture. I was quite impressed with the distance of the splatter. Good thing for carpet cleaner.

This is Logan taken just a few minutes after he threw the tomato. What a stinker!

Slumber Party!!

Since Joe didn't have to work on Monday (Labor Day) we decided to have a slumber party in the living room. We brought out a mattress, ate cookies, ice cream, and popcorn and watched Spirit (Logan's FAVORITE movie). It was way fun and Logan thought he was totally cool. They only bad part was trying to sleep with Logan. He was either kicking me or hitting me all night long. The mattress was not big enough for the three of us. Oh well, worth the memory.

Sooooo Tired!

I knew Logan was tired, but I wanted to get him a snack before I put him down for a nap. While he was eating I was cleaning in the kitchen. I turned around t0 check on him and he had fallen asleep. I always thought it was cute when kids fell asleep while eating. When I was a waitress at the Holiday Inn there was a family in eating after swimming. Their littlest was so tired. He fell asleep and his face landed right in his macaroni and cheese. So cute.

Digital Scrapbooking

The other day I was showing a friend of mine how to digital scrapbook. I had done a few pages here and there, but hadn't really gotten into it. A few days ago she showed me all of the pages she had done and I was amazed. It gave me a stronger desire to digi scrap. Just one more thing to take up my time. I do feel a little guilty scrapbooking when I should be cleaning the house or something. However, I think this is something that Logan will be able to have forever AND it takes way less time and money than regular scrapbooking. It is way fun and WAY addicting!!

First Day of School!!

Today was my niece Baylee's first day of school. My brother Tyler wasn't able to be there so I took some pictures and am posting them for him to be able see. She absolutely loved kindergarten. When I asked her if she made any new friends she told me that she didn't remember their names, but she was friends with almost all of the girls in her class. Here are some pictures I took of Baylee and her family while at their house today. Sorry I can't figure out how to turn the pictures the right way.

Baylee modeling her new school dress.

Twirling in her new school dress.

Wyatt loves his light sabers.

Baylee, Karla, and Wyatt just before leaving for kindergarten.

Brynlee being shy in front of the camera.

One last smile before heading out the door.

Baylee and Brynlee

Logan giving his cousing Brynlee a kiss.

One day...

I am sure that one day I will do better at blogging. I am terrible at updating our blog (as I am sure everyone who checks it has noticed). I do really want to get into it. So, we will see. Anyway, I thought I would do a little update on what our family has been up to lately.

Logan is learning so much. It seems that every day he is trying to say a new word. He loves to make messes wherever he goes. However, he also seems to enjoy helping me clean up. Unloading and loading the dishwasher are some of his favorite household jobs. He also really likes to help me with the laundry. He 100% loves to be outside and would live out there if we would let him. My mom bought him a little wading pool and he LOVES it. He has become quite fascinated with the bathtub. If I can't find Logan the first place to look is in the tub. He often takes his toys in there and just sits and plays with them. Many times I have gone to get in the shower and found a tub full of this, that, or the other. Joe and I are totally intrigued by watching him. What a fun kid!
Logan playing in his new whale pool from Grandma.


playing in the tub

This is what I found in the tub one day.

We have been busy, busy, busy the past few weeks. We watched my sisters kids while they were in Florida, then had a family reunion with Joe's family in Cascade, the next week had a family reunion with my family, the next week Joe's sister got married, and the next week I started babysitting a few kids. It has been so much fun hanging out with all of the family. While watching my nieces and nephews we went to the zoo and Roaring Springs and played a lot with their cousins. Joe's reunion was in Cascade. Logan was a dirty mess the whole time and loved it. He was totally in his element playing in the dirt, rocks, and water all day. We of course forgot out camera, but I will post some pictures when I get them from his sisters. My reunion was in Island Park. We went to Yellowstone and Mesa Falls. It was so fun! I love my nieces and nephews and can't believe how grown up they are getting. That was my first time ever going to Yellowstone and I really really liked it. (I really don't know why this is blue and underlined). Anyway this is my nephews and nieces checking out the penguins at the zoo.