A few more gems...

"Of course poodles need to go to the dog hospital" - as if poodles were so high maintenance they need care but other dogs do not

"Dogs have to go to the hospital when cars run over their toes" (clearly we drove past the dog hospital on the way home tonight.)

Logan: "Hey mom, listen...Star light star bright first star I see tonight, I wish I may I wish I might" Me: What are you wishing for? Logan: "Wishes"

Best things this week...

"Wait! We should be having dance party!!" (anytime the music is on)

"I look sooooo cool" (while looking at himself in his new pajamas in the mirror)

"I don't have all the fireman gear because it is just a waste of money"

"I like my new shorts. I look pretty awesome."

"I have a plan. Your plan, mommy, is not my plan. I like MY plan."

Only in the car...

After a weekend "vacation" at Nana and Grandpa's Logan was finally so tired he fell asleep practically the minute the car started moving. It reminded me very much of having a new baby and putting him in the car to try and get him to sleep. Only now, instead of being tiny, he is so giant he has to work to curl up in his seat.

Ahoy, Mateys!

Last night when I picked Logan up from preschool I was greeted by "Captain Logan." (They do face painting at school in the summer - tonight he was a tiger)

This morning when we were leaving for school, he put the hat back on and informed me he was a doctor pirate. Some obsessions carry over no matter the underlying profession...

Choice words from Logan recently

"I'm sorry about your sunburnt Sweetie"

"Let's go out on the town!!!"

"Who's going to keep MY company?"

"Let's play tic-toe-toe"

Parks, Parks, and More Parks

Logan returned from "camp" and we spent the weekend hitting up all our favorite parks. On Friday we went to the fountains at U. Village (not really a park but close enough). On Saturday morning we ran to gas works park and went to the top of the hill to "see the world." Then after running errands we met Nana and Grandpa at the Mercer Island Summer Celebration where the boys rode the train around the park.

Sunday Logan and I spent hours at two parks - the Train Park in Kirkland and the TOPS park near our house.

At the train park Logan shared his motorcycle with one of his girlfriends.

At the park near our house Logan collected bark chips and rocks to add to our backyard collection. I am pretty certain that most of the park now lives in our backyard (along with a large number of spiders).

Five parks in three days - not a bad way to get back into the swing of things at home.

From Logan tonight

1. Logan - "I have an owie"
Me - "Do you need a bandaid or a kiss? Kisses can fix lots of things."
LOgan - "HUGS!! Hugs are great too!"
Followed by a giant hug for me

2. Me - "Good night sweetheart. I am so glad you are home."
Logan - "I love you Mama. I am glad you are here."

And all earlier temper tantrums and the million times he asked "can we go yet?" are totally forgiven and forgotten

Water + Sun = Happy Kid

Logan has returned from his week at Camp Nana and Grandpa. As it is finally hot here, he put on swim gear and we promptly headed out for University Village to play in the fountain.

Pure Glee - made even better by the fact that there is money at the bottom. It took a bit of convincing on my part to make Logan put "other people's wishes back." He was collecting money because, after all, he "needs it to feed Calvin and Hans."

(And my explanation for why I have to work comes back to bite me. :)

Here he is living the happy life

Summer!!!

In keeping with the family tradition of stripping in public at age 2-3, here's Logan at the water park in Bellingham yesterday. Makes me grateful he's a boy! :)

Clearly he is having so much fun... You can see him grinning as he runs away!

Thanks to Nana and Grandpa for taking such good care of him at "camp" this week!