Baptism

This past weekend we got both boys baptised at our new church. We have always meant to get Logan baptised but were waiting till we found the perfect church for us. Since we became members of Trinity Church a few weeks ago, we decided now was the perfect time. We decided to get both boys at once and invited all our family to join us. My mom, her boyfriend Stan, & Clyde's parents joined us for the event. We also had a few of our friends, who are members of the church, join us as well.

The day was even more special in that it was Logan's 3rd birthday. The preacher, Mack Strange, asked everyone to sing Happy Birthday to Logan which made his face light up. They had the boys names up on a projection screen. It was a wonderful day and a very special moment in both of my boys life.

Connor being baptized

Logan being baptised

Our family

Coupons

My name is Emily and I am a coupon clipper. A few months ago, some of the ladies in my mom's club took a coupon class. I was interested in taking the class hearing that the speaker could spend $70 or less each week for a family of 4. That is amazing to me. So after lots of research and reading many websites, I will list some of my favorites soon, I began the wonderful hobby of coupon clipping. Each week I am getting better, but this past week was my best, by far. I went to Kroger, which was having their Mega Sale. If you have never heard of it, it is if you buy 10 participating items you get $5 off at checkout. So I loaded up my e-coupons, my clipped coupons, and went shopping.

I ended up spending $113 total, saving over $86.70. I was so happy and surprised, since my cart was over the top full and I was expecting a huge bill. Here is a picture of everything I bought, except for my frozen items. My frozen items included:
2 bags of Ore Ida Potatoes
2 Pepperidge Farm Garlic bread
2 Tombstone Pizza
2 Edy's Ice Cream

Halloween

This Halloween was definitely one to forget. Logan was diagnosed the Friday before Halloween (Halloween was Saturday) with H1N1 or otherwise known as the Swine Flu. He was running a fever, which meant we could not go trick or treating. We tried to make it as fun as possible, and in the end he really didn't miss or realize what was going on outside. We put a bucket of candy outside, so that people wouldn't ring the bell. We also picked some fun activities to do as a family. We carved our pumpkin, had pizza for dinner and then watched Ice Age 3. It was a nice night. Here is a picture of the boys with our pumpkin.

4 Months Old

Well Connor turned 4 months old this week, which means time for another well baby checkup. Here are his statistics. Weighed in at 19lbs 2 oz, height of 26 1/2 inches. Yep you read that right. He is off the charts in weight, but weighs the same as an average 8 month old. For height, he was 92% and is the average height of a 6 month old. His head circumference is 90%. So he is definitely huge for his age, no doubt about that now.

Ring Farm

Our family has a tradition of going to a local pumpkin patch each October. Normally we drive up to Franklin and go to Gentry's Farm. Well this year the pick your own pumpkin patch there was closed due to all the rain we have had. I guess pumpkins dont grow well when it is constantly raining. Since that is one of the main reasons of going to Gentry's Farm, we decided to try a pumpkin patch closer to home. This year we went to Ring Farm which is outside of Spring Hill. Keith, Kristina, Lyndsey, Scott and Grandma all went with us for the outing.

Ring Farm is smaller than Gentry's and since we went around 1 pm, yes we skipped naptime, it was very empty. They have a corn maze, hayride, a gigantic slide, pumpkin patch (or so they say) and a kids area. We enjoyed it and since it was so close we will go back next year.

Logan & Lyndsey in the corn maze

Logan- exactly 3 feet tall

The giant hay man

The slide, Logan enjoyed going down w/ daddy.

Ghouls at Grassmere

Each October the Nashville Zoo hosts their Ghouls at Grassmere. The zoo is open after hours to enjoy some spooky fun. They have haunted hayrides, some carn"evil" games, trick or treating, a costume parade, and tons of other fun activities. Since we are members of the zoo and have heard great reviews on it, we decided this year to try it out. We dressed Logan up in his Clone Trooper costume and set out for a fun night. Wow it was packed.

They had about 20 stations set up around the zoo for the kids to trick or treat. It took Logan awhile to get the hang of it, but once he did he was all for the candy & treats he recieved. After trick or treating we went and rode on the Haunted Hayride. It was pretty cool. They had all kinds of spooky things for us to see, including a huge spider, dragon, some skeletons, and Logan's favorite some ghosts. After the hayride we went and participated in some games, a maze, and some picture ops. It was a fun evening which wore both boys plus mom & dad out.

Indoor Fun

Since the weather has been pretty miserable the past few weeks, and with the fear of swine flu we have spent a lot of days stuck in the house. But we also have found some new favorite activities. A few days ago Logan did fingerpainting for the first time. For those that know Logan, this was a battle since he hates his hands to have anything on them. So because I didn't want to lose any clothes in the process, I stripped him down to his underwear since he has a tendency to wipe his hands on whatever is close bye. He loved it, but had to wipe his hands in between colors so it was a very long process.


Connor is getting pretty good with head control, so we decided to pull out the bumbo. He barely fits in it, due to his large thighs, but enjoys sitting and watching his brother play. So we spend a little bit of time in it each day. Here are some pictures of the boys and the bumbo.
Connor and all his rolls