Logan's 1st birthday...

This past Sunday, we celebrated Logan's first birthday! For those of you who don't know, Logan's mom Emily and I met in high school and reconnected a few months before our boys were born. Emily is a stay-at-home mom, so we spend quite a bit of time together and our boys have been friends since they were about a week old (they are 9 days apart). I can't believe it's been a year already! I feel so blessed to have had the opportunity to watch Logan grow - - he is such a sweet little boy.

Logan and Zack get all excited when they see each other...it's super cute :)

Zack desperately trying to figure out how to get into Logan's presents.

The birthday prince.

Logan! Time for your cake!

After Logan had pretty much demolished his cake, Zack decided he'd help him finish it.

Not too happy that Logan pushed the cake out of his reach.

Happy Birthday, Logan!!!

Breaking the Silence...

Tonight was the Sacramento 5k run to support ovarian cancer research and awareness. It was called "Breaking The Silence". My sister Colleen and our friends April and Melissa joined in the festivities and we had a blast! Rich wanted so desperately to be there, but was still feeling somewhat under the weather, so he stayed home. I took Zack, however, and pushed him in the stroller - - he sang and clapped his hands for the teenage girls that were behind us cheering. He seemed to have a great time!

There was a great BBQ afterward. I was impressed with how organized the event was.

Unfortunately, it was a little dark, but here is the picture of all of the survivors that attended the 5k today. I think I was the youngest there...aside from possibly one other woman that looked like she was my age. The rest of the women seemed to be in their 50's, I'd say. There were over 900 people registered to run and support the cause (not sure how many were survivors).

Happy 1st Birthday, sweet boy!!!...

Zack's first birthday was on September 11th! We celebrated with a BBQ at our house yesterday. We got a jump house and a snow cone machine to keep the kids entertained (and let me tell you, with so many nieces and nephews, it was worth every penny!). We had a great time with our family and close friends and are completely worn out today! :)

It's so weird to think of how much things have changed in the last year. Our yesterdays were filled with late nights of colic, carrying him around in a sling to keep him calm and having our biggest worry be whether or not we had enough pacifiers packed for our outings. Our todays are filled with restful nights, toys/clothes/books scattered throughout the house and exhaustion from constantly chasing him and yelling, "Bailey is not a horse!" We feel incredibly blessed and in awe of how far we have come in just a year. Happy birthday, sweet boy.








Any of you who know me well, know that I am NOT a fan of "mess" -- therefore, the cake situation was a little out of my comfort zone.







Time to open presents!

First Family Photos...

For Zack's upcoming 1st birthday (5 more days!!!), we had our family pictures taken. If any of you are interested in her work, you can visit Danielle Bryan's blog at http://dbryanphoto.blogspot.com/.

I think she did a fantastic job! Zack was having sort of a rough morning that day, but as long as he had his Cheerios and a few blocks, he was good to go! Danielle worked so well with him...it was obvious that she is a great mom. It was quick and easy and her turn-around time was incredible! Thank you, Danielle, for capturing these sweet memories for us! You are definitely gifted.