Happy Easter

Logan didn't really remember last Easter (and that is probably good, because he was very sick) so this was all very fun and exciting this time around. This year we all got to go to church and hear the cantata and be thankful we serve a risen savior. Before church Logan opened his Easter basket and found the eggs I hid all around the house.

He was very excited about the cement truck and the garbage truck that he received. Little cars and trucks are his favorite things ever.

He loved his big ears bunny and when I told him he could go at it and take a bite he thought that was so funny!

He also asked if he could eat the eyes. I said, "Sure." He went at it and love the eyes.

A close up of the eyeless bunny. (Just weird).

Logan with Grandma and Grandpa Cusimano

Jason and Edy

Family Easter Picture

A Trip to Arizona

In March Logan and I took a trip out to Arizona to visit Kevin, Sandy, Emily, Zachary, and Nathanael. We got to see my mom and dad who spent a couple of months out there this year. We had a wonderful time and took tons of pictures, of course.

Mom and Dad on a hike we took up the hill on the church property.

Nathanael and I out climbing on the hill.

Looking out from a stoping point on the mountain.

One day we went to the park and a lady gave us some bird seed. Logan wanted to feed the birds, but he would chase the birds and try to throw the seed right at their head. He didn't understad why they would run and not accept his generous gift.

Sandy and Kevin have an orange tree and a grapefruit tree in their backyard. It was so awesome picking fresh fruit and eating fresh off the tree.

We went to McDonalds on St. Patrick's Day to get Shamrock shakes, but they were all out. Everyone was very sad.

Even though they didn't have mint shakes they were selling their regular flavors so in the end everything worked out okay.

Emily made my dad's favorite pie -- Lemon Meringue.

Dad was very happy about the pie.

Emily and I climbed Camelback Mountain. It was quite a hike (we thought). It was rather discouraging to see some people running past us or relatively old people moving faster than us. Oh well, maybe we will be faster next time.

Camelback Mountain -- It is very tall for a non-climber.

Zachary caught a gecko. It was really cool. He is good at catching stuff like that. He has a bearded dragon in his room.

We went to the train park where Logan had a wonderful time. Check out Logan's blog to see more train park pictures. This is the group that rode the train. (Dad is taking the pictures and Zach is in the background.) Logan, me, Sandy, Nathanael, Emily, and Mom.

I had a blast watching the kids jumping on the trampline. These are some really cool pictures that I took with my dad's camera.

Emily
Zachary
Nathanael

Logan and Emily

Logan and Zachary

Logan and Nathanael

Before getting on the plane we had some hot dogs which Logan loved. The whole experience was very wonderful. I hope we get to do it again.

More Work on the House

This past weekend Jason's parents were here visiting. Jason and his dad did some work on the basement stairs and they look great. There is still a little more to do, but it looks much better. They also put up a great coat rack so we can hang lots of stuff on the basement stairs.

Jason and his dad painting.

If only we knew where Logan gets his crazy sense of humor from.

Otis made it in for this visit. Here is redneck dog sitting with his hat on.

Logan loves baking cookies with Bobbie. It is one of their favorite activities. He always tells me what a good cook he is.

Auto Show 2009

Last night we went to the Chicago Auto Show. We had a great time and saw some nice cars. The Chicago Auto show is very different from the Detroit show, but was still worth going.

Logan liked seeing all the cars and running around, but he really didn't like getting in the cars. He would freak out and cry if we put him in one. Here is Logan and Jason in one of the Cadillacs.

Logan and Edy in front of the Converj, the car that Jason's dad worked on at GM.

This is probably my favorite car at the show, well maybe it tied with the Camero. That was pretty awesome too.

Jason's dad worked on the interior. Logan liked the idea that Papa "built" this car.

Logan really liked this little car. He wanted to climb the little fence and go behind the wall.

Bumblebee from the Transformers movie - untransformed.

Bumblebee transformed. This is probably my favorite car from the show. It is awesome!

This is the Corvette Stingray concept. It is also in the new Transformers movie.

One of Jason's very cool car photos - notice the Stingray detail.

Jason in his dream car - the Chevy Camero.

The Jeep exhibit had a trial drive for small kids. Logan loved it!
The helmet was a little tight. Shocking!

This is one of Logan's poses. He was so excited to be driving in the car. He thought he was such a big boy.
Jason had to supervise Logan and help him steer.

According to Jason, Logan is a terrible driver. He mostly enjoyed crashing.

We enjoyed sticking Jill in vehicles that she would never drive including a mini-van, a pick up truck, and a Sprinter.

We loved the Mini-Cooper convertible.

This Ferrari is gorgeous!

Even though we weren't there for the charity preview we still saw some celebrities including the transformers and the little bug. Das Auto.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Valentine's weekend was really fun for us. You can check out Logan's blog to see what he did, but we had a good time as well. Hannah spent the weekend with us so Jason and I took advantage of her excellent babysitting skills and went out for dinner on Friday night with just the two of us. (Eating slowly without someone pulling on me is a treat in itself!) Valentines morning we had a pink breakfast with blood orange juice, strawberry waffles, and strawberries.

Later that evening Jill Lagger had a dinner party for a few couples. It was Jill and Steve, Matt and Jill Scalzetti, and Jason and I. She made steak, potatoes, and green beans. I brought desert. Once again it was great sharing adult conversation without being interrupted.

The table looked very professional and beautiful.

I brought the cake. It is a variation on Baked Alaska and it is Jason's favorite.

I am surrounded by Jill! Seriously this is Jill, Edy, and Jill. They were roommates at Bob Jones.

Steve and Jill

Matt and Jill

Jason and Edy