Tales of Finigan

You've probably been wondering if I've given up blogging altogether, considering it's been 4 months since the last post (well, almost 5 -- but really who's counting?). As you probably know, our family is expanding and we're expecting a little girl in early April 2011. Because of that expansion, it felt like it was time to move to a new site. Thus introducing...

www.tales-of-finigan.com

Since my hiatus from blogging, I've realized how much I truly enjoy sharing the everyday trials and tribulations of parenthood with family and friends. It's a fun spot to come back to when I'm feeling like Logan has pushed every last one of my buttons and I want to pull my hair out challenged, and I am hopeful it will provide some fun memories as the kids get older. So, it is my pleasure that I introduce to you...Tales of Finigan. Come check us out!

Under Construction

Ladies and Gents:

We are officially Under Construction for a while. Life has been crazy so we're taking a little break from blogging and making time to give the blog a much needed face lift and update!

Stay tuned...

Livin' In Luxury

A week or so ago, we were able to meet Grandma Jill and Grandpa Ronnie in Columbia for a quick overnight while they were visiting Alex at school. We stayed in a hotel, and Logan thought this was very cool. We ate pizza for lunch and swam by the pool, but then it was time for a nap. Before going to sleep, Logan thought he need another piece of pizza - while sitting naked on the bed, of course. He sat there for almost 20 minutes, didn't move, and ate the entire piece, looking happy as a lark.

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A Jungle Adventure

While cooking dinner tonight, Logan informed me that he wanted to go on an 'Adventure.' He had already packed his backpack and was ready to go. I told him to grab his adventure hat (having no clue which of his hats he'd grab) and decided that dinner could wait.

Initially, he looked at me, assuming I should know, that we would need to go outside for the adventure. Duh. So out we headed into the 100 degree heat on an 'Adventure.' He started out walking through the jungle (yes, the photo above is the jungle he so courageously trudged through).

I was then told to 'get rope.' I decided that the twine I use for gardening would have to work since it's what I had handy.

We needed the rope to climb the tree. Yes, Logan said to me, 'Use rope. Climb tree. On jungle adventure.'

So we tried to make it work.

But as you can imagine, climbing a tree, with no low climbing branches and with a very skinny piece of twine just doesn't work out so well. Logan was a bit disappointed but we agreed he would head to the park to find some trees to climb with Dad tomorrow - he seemed happy with that, and overall had a pretty adventurous 'Adventure.'

Let the Training Begin...UPDATE

Got new undies...CHECK

Can put on undies (as well as a newly potty trained little man can do)...CHECK

Will go in the toilet...CHECK

Has very few accidents in new super awesome big-boy undies...CHECK

Is growing up way too fast...CHECK!

Summer Vaca - Part Deux

Part Deux of our Summer Vaca was just as much fun as the beginning portion! Logan had lots of fun in the sun and water while at the Lake! Granny Franny and Papa D were able to spend the entire week with us as well. Logan took his very first 13 hour boat trip to the other side of the Lake and did great. Thank goodness his bed was on the boat we rode because he was worn out!

It was forecasted to rain all week and other than when we made our initial arrival, we were lucky enough to miss the rain all week. Well, other than the two times we had a slight mist, which meant we were able to see not one, but two rainbows!

Logan discovered buried treasure in the Pirate sandbox from his Lake neighbor friend, Audrey - so fun!!

Logan made two new friends, "Pinkie" and "Greenie," who were a part of an 8 foot swimming pool he received for his birthday from Aunt Carla and Uncle Dennis.

The pool not only included Logan's new friends but a waterfall and slide too!

And the trip wouldn't have been complete without multiple wave runner rides. This time, Logan tried out riding in the tube behind. He wasn't as thrilled as we thought he'd be though. Not because he didn't like the tube, but because he wanted to be on the wave runner pulling the tube the whole time!

Summer Vaca - Part Uno

Nana's birthday was a wonderful celebration in and of itself, but it was also a kick-off to our 10 day family vacation. We spent some time with family at Grandma Jill and Grandpa Ronnie's house first...

The beautiful Gi-Gi was there and able to spend some time "pool-side" with Logan

Logan and Dad practiced swimming as well as telling everyone PEACE!

Logan pushed around his new choo-choo from Gi-Gi...

We ate fresh fruit, veggies and herbs the entire time...yummy!

Gi-Gi made fresh pavlova. Uh-mazing!

We noticed that although their may be a large generation gap, everyone loves a good game of Solitaire :)

Logan enjoyed his first tea party with Nana.

And Logan was able to spend some fun times running around in the sprinkler with cousins, Nick and Kelsey!

What a great kick-off to a fun filled week!

99 Cupcakes with Candles on Top

99 bottles of beer on the wall cupcakes with candles on top...

Last week, my Nana turned 99 and we were lucky enough to get to celebrate with her in Macomb last weekend!

She enjoyed gluten-free cupcakes...

As well as some delicious corn on the cobb...

And was able to pick some fresh peppers and tomatoes from the garden for her friends back home.

We had the most wonderful time visiting and celebrating.

Happy 99th Birthday Nana!!

"Clean, Mommy."

Typically while Logan is napping (like many other parents) I utilize the quiet time and do work, laundry, and clean the house, etc. A few weeks ago after awaking from a much needed nap, Logan woke up and walked downstairs. He reached the living room and stopped dead in his tracks staring.

"Clean, Mommy.

Mommy, cleaned floor.

Use vacuum.

Looks...nice."

Yep, I might just have the sweetest son on the face of the earth. A child, who at just 2 years old, noticed I vacuumed and told me it looked NICE!! Now how about that for the "Terrible Two's."

LIFE IS GOOD...