Winter wonderland

My parents do nothing but complain about winter. "It's too cold" they say. And, "the roads are slick" they complain. I don't really see what their problem with winter is!  It's really just a load of fun!!  First off, when dads forget their water cups in the car, they freeze into a nice ice-pop. One that is perfect for enjoying in the shower. 

Then there are Christmas movies. They are amazing. And you get to wear you jammies while you watch them. And you get to have sips of hit chocolate. Another plus for winter. 

You also get to have parties (as you got to read about in my previous post. These parties contain something truly amazing... Cookies!! (I'm failing to see the negative in this season.)

Then, your mom usually drinks nice, hot coffee (who am I kidding?  That's year-round!). If you cry enough, she will sometimes share with you when it's cold outside to help keep you warm. 

Finally, you get to travel. I write this while I'm flying in the air!  No, I haven't turned into a bird, but rather I'm on an airplane flying to visit my mom's family. We will be enjoying lots of Christmas festivities (or so I'm told), and I can only assume it will be fun!  

Count them: FIVE reasons why winter is amazing. I will just about bet you that I will have even more reasons once we get landed and begin the Christmas celebrations! 

This is Logan's mom. I thought his readers might enjoy a picture of the little traveler. 

Now back to your regularly scheduled blog posts. 

A Mom and Mini Party

I haven't made it a secret that my mom likes to keep me entertained. She wants me to have lots of friends and forces me to play with them. She takes advantage of every opportunity to get us kids together. The holidays were a perfect excuse for her to throw a party for me and my (her!) friends. 

I guess I am pretty lucky that she wanted to have fun, because I had a blast!  Having all my friends over to my house was just perfect!  I was exhausted (of course, it didn't help that I got up at 5:30 that morning) so I had an early bedtime and slept for 12 whole hours (with a few wakings in there...)!  Maybe if I give her my sweet, puppy dog eyes she will host another party soon!

Dad's Plane

In case you didn't know, my father is designing an aircraft. Yep, the Pops is making a plane. The secret is out after a lifetime (literally) of keeping it from the world. Since the world now knows about his project, and since it's going to fly soon, we got to go see it up close and in person!

I was obviously impressed. 

World, meet the Scorpion. 

On top of all the fun, there were some (in my humble opinion...boring) speeches. Now, if case you didn't know, toddlers don't necessarily enjoy sitting still listening to old people talk, and talk, and talk. So, my parents had to find a way to keep me quiet while dad's bosses went on and on. 

Sweet success 

Loooooong overdue

I have been a very bad blogger. I know, you know, we all know. I, Logan Wayne Bengtson, do promise to attempt to be better at blogging more daily(ish). Sorry. Please forgive me.

Since you last heard from me, I have turned one, gotten my first black eye, and celebrated Halloween and Thanksgiving. Unfortunately I don't have many pictures from any of these events at the moment. I will share a few I have on hand and a MIGHT share new blog posts with pictures from these events. 

We went to Bonefish Grill for my birthday dinner. I must say, asking a toddler to sit still for their birthday dinner isn't much fun!

Once my legs grow, I might enjoy this cool balance bike!

No, this is not eyeshadow.

Lainee and I relaxing over Thanksgiving 

How to get back at a thief

Boy am I mad. Furious. For weeks now I have been building up my supply for the zombie apocalypse. You know, all the important stuff. Toys, books, even my iPod. I found the perfect location - my parents' closet. The clothes hang all the way to the ground, so it's easy to hide objects there.  I went to retrieve a piece of my stockpile and found it MISSING!  When I finally got over my initial shock, I began my search. I found the missing iPod and soon figured out that my very own mother removed my items. I did what any sensible toddler would do, and I got back at her. She went to the bathroom to rinse out a diaper (yes, I planted that diaper to fulfill my plan). I followed behind; opened the toilet; and, before she even knew what was happening, tossed that iPod in the toilet. Serves her right!  Lesson learned, Mom?!  Don't touch my stuff!  Now I have to start my stockpile all over. Not what I was looking forward to after all these months of hard work. Oh well, you gotta do what you gotta do. 

Pumpkin weekend

My mother has issues. Like really. She is obsessed with fall. Dad tells me she used to put pumpkin in everything. I'm anxious for the moment in my life when she forced pumpkin upon me. I have a feeling it's coming soon because this weekend I watched her bake a huge pan overflowing with pumpkin purée! I mean, I could have gone swimming in this pan if I wanted (which, of course, I didn't want to...that would be weird.) The positive side to my mom's obsession is that I get to enjoy many pumpkin patches and experience many fun and entertaining fall-things. 

 I went to a trunk-or-treat this weekend. My parents dressed me up like a monkey (and make a few too many jokes about me being a monkey in real life) and took me to the park where my friends were! We all walked around to everyone's parents' cars and got TREATS!! I got new toys and something called candy (though, that diapered before I could figure out what it was...) 

 After we got treats, we got to go play at the park. Always a good time. 

 That evening, Mom got out a BIG knife and cut the top off of a pumpkin! I thought they were just for looking, but she let me stick my hand inside! That slime is something I will never forget.

 While Mom continued to mutilate the pumpkin, I helped Dad chop up some wood. 

 The next day they took me to lunch after meeting and then took me to another pumpkin patch! I must admit, this is where mom's obsession really gets fun! Sliding down this slippery slide was the highlight of my day. I met a scarecrow before we entered the maze. 

Playing in corn wasn't nearly as tasty as one might imagine. 

 I even got to bounce with the big kids! Maybe mom is rubbing off on me, but I'm starting to love pumpkins!

...maybe she and I need a little time apart...

Babywearing Pictures

My mom wanted me to share these with you. Apparently she likes them...

Backyard playground

People, I have had the absolute best, most wonderful, positively perfect opportunity come into my life. My backyard has been turned to a playground!  Yes, you read that right. Playing at the park ranks top 5 on my list of favorite things, so it's a wonder what took my parents so long to figure out what I *needed* in my life. And at long last, it's here!  Enjoy:

A roaring good time

Night-Time Park Fun

My parents are good parents.  They like to make babies happy.  One thing that makes this baby especially happy is the PARK!  Sliding, swinging, walking...I love it all!  Even the cooler weather and earlier darkness can't keep me down!

Fun in Iowa

Mom and Dad drove me all the way to Iowa to visit my friends! It was very selfless of them. They were even kind enough to stay the weekend and talk with my friends' parents so I could have lots of time to play. Very kind. 

We thought maybe we could have a slumber party in one crib!  Our parents didn't think it was a good idea. 

Mom said this was a "crib full of trouble"

Lucky for me, there were FOUR sets of Moms and Dads there. Three backup sets for me!

We got to go to the pumpkin patch and then played outside even more while our parents zip lined. 

Craig was the brave first-goer. 

Addison didn't like watching her daddy zip away like that. 

My own dad was also brave enough to try. 

He even tried some stunts!

Aunt Beth soared high too

And even Stacy braved the line!

The only thing more impressive was my motorcycle skills. 

Of course, us kids had a great time playing together. 

Unfortunately we didn't get one picture of all 8 parents and 6 littles together. Maybe next time! My mom also sends her regrets as she, once again, forgot her camera most of the weekend and didn't get many pictures. Please forgive her. Her brain doesn't work right...she claims it's from lack of sleep. 

Anyway, we had a great time!  I love visiting my friends!  Maybe I can talk my parents into taking me back to visit sometime soon!