Laundry Day!

Logan was kind enough to help us out with the laundry this weekend! If you look carefully you might even see his little tooth. He has 1 full tooth and another partial one. They are the slowest growing teeth. I have often heard mom's say (s)he woke up from a nap and there it was. So far this has not been our experience. However, as I just finished breastfeeding about a week ago I really don't mind!

Logan's first snow angel!

Logan and I went out to play in the snow today! Logan loved the snow!

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Logan turned 1 today and we had a fabulous time celebrating his first year. Thank you for all of the warm birthday wishes and awesome presents! We have had a blast playing with the toys today and Logan will look so good in all of the new outfits!

It is hard to believe everything that has happened in the last 365 days. December 3, 2010 was such a surprising, crazy, and exciting day. He has changed our lives forever and we look forward to every day with him.

First Day at Daycare!

Logan went to daycare for the morning this morning. It was his first time on his own at daycare and he rocked it! He didn't seem to miss me at all, showed off his dance moves, had a great nap, and I got some new artwork for my fridge! What more could I ask for?

Now time to bake, clean, and wrap. The little man turns one tomorrow!

Baby and Bump Show

Logan and I took a stroll through the Baby and Bump show a couple of weeks ago. It was great to see all of the services available for the little ones. We stopped by Shelley Jean Photography and had this wonderful shot taken.

A surprising new hairdo!

So it was time to get a hair cut and I was in the need of a change. I have posted a picture from September... if you, like most of the world, haven't seen my hair down lately I thought it would be helpful.

BEFORE:



AFTER:



As I mentioned in the title of this post it was a surprising new hairdo. Getting a huge amount of hair cut off was not the surprising part, the fact that my hair was so curly was. I had envisioned a sleek new bob... I'll straighten it tomorrow and hopefully have more fun options each morning.

Stairs and Steps!

Logan is getting more mobile every day. He is cruising everywhere. He loves to walk holding onto our hands. He even is getting pretty good at balancing - standing without holding onto anything - and sometimes he takes a few steps as he stumbles towards us. We are going to have a walker on our hands before we know it.

Here he is working on mastering the stairs! What a monkey! He does an even better job when his pant leg isn't over his foot!

Back in the pool!

Every Tuesday Logan and I head to the Waterloo Rec Centre for swimming lessons. Yesterday Dan joined us as well. Logan we very excited to see Dad join us as we got ready to get in the pool. He then showed off his jumps, boating skills, and floats!

The Royal!

Last Friday we went to The Royal Winter Fair. Logan and I made the trip from Waterloo and my parents from Carnarvon. We had a great day petting the small animals, watching the Super Dogs, and seeing all of the cows and horses! Fudge, butter tarts, and bison burgers were on the menu. All in all it was a fabulous day!

Made with Love

Thank you Nannie for my hat and sweater!

The gun show!!!

Monster Ball

We celebrated Halloween with a Monster Ball. Moms and Monsters joined us for a fun day! We had lady bugs, monkeys, cats, giraffes, penguins, nemo, a monster(of course), and many others! It was a lot of fun. Great to see so many moms and little ones.

Logan was Nemo with his lucky fin and as he wobbled along his fish butt swayed behind him. Totally biased as his mom but it was adorable!

And the fish says....

100!

This post marks the 100th post on Berringer Adventures! Thank you everyone for following along. I have loved sharing our adventures with you and hope that you enjoy checking out the posts.

Logan is growing so fast and it is hard to believe that in 5.5 short weeks he will be a year old.

Stay tuned for many more adventures!

JDL

Lions for Lambs....

...or something like that!

Today we had fun at Herrle's getting our pumpkin for Halloween. It is going to be a fun week hanging out with my mom and getting ready for the Monster Ball!

Man shopping!

Often when I take Logan shopping with me he makes grunting sounds that indicate boredom and complete disinterest. Today we took him man shopping to a man store to get flooring for our basement. He was very proud of himself sitting in the cart and was very excited... I'm in trouble.

Good times with the gang!

As always, we had a great time hanging out with our friends Dan, Katie, Lins, Kev, and Danny C.

Congratulations Danny C and Sarah! It was a beautiful day.

The Cousin Stare Down

Yesterday we left Logan with his Uncle Matt and Aunt Lisa while Dan and I attended a wedding. Logan did pretty well without us but he and Quinn were caught in a stare down under the table at one point. As they are only 4 days apart I know they are going to be best buds, but right now they are still trying to figure things out.

I also think that when they are together they we will often be asked if they are twins. Based on their size and looks they definitely could be.

Sing, Sign, and Play

We finished a 6-week Sing, Sign, and Play program with Baby Signs with Pam. Logan loved it. While he isn't a master signer yet he definitely nailed the singing (or should I say dancing) and playing parts. He loved the parachute, the tent, the balls, and Beebo!

Miss Avery!

2 going on ???

"Tot spot"

Avery and Oscar checking out the stars and lounging by the campfire!

Wagon ride with Oma!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend at my parents. The weather was amazing and we enjoyed spending the majority of the weekend outside. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Fall in the Pumpkin Patch!

I was on my way to the mall yesterday. I didn't really need anything specific but thought the change of scenery would be nice. However, once I got Logan and I in the Sante Fe I realized it was way too nice to go to the mall. So off to the pumpkin patch we went. We found our way through the corn maze, visited the animals, and played. It was a beautiful afternoon!

Our little devil - 10 Months Old

It has been an amazing 10 months with our little guy. The changes (I just had to pause to save yet another one of my plants) that occur in 10 months are absolutely incredible. I love his little personality, his fabulous smile, and everything about him.

The Squeezer vs. The Constrictor

The babies took each other on yesterday as Logan "The Squeezer" Berringer took on Boa "The Constrictor". Each came away unharmed but a little more knowledgeable of the each others favorite move. Logan's previous opponent, Tigger the Cat, is well aware of his quick moves and vice like grip.

Ambitious but not impossible...

Today we made a walkway beside our driveway. The picture above was taken at 9:00 and I tried to take a picture every hour after. The final picture was taken just before midnight.

Dan is back from Home Depot with the tools and the work has started.

cutting the driveway

marking out the area

excavation in progress

4 o'clock

compacting the gravel

Dan screeding the sand

the first brick has been laid

Half-way!

Our friend Steve came by after seeing us earlier in the day. It was fabulous to have some fresh hands and a less foggy brain to help us out.

And the last stone has been put in place! The finishing touches still need to be completed but it was a very busy day. Hopefully the forecasted snow and rain hold off... but if not we did everything we could today!