A day at the rink

This weekend we did a bit of volunteer work for Craig`s hockey team. It really was not that much work and we enjoyed most of our time on the ice skating -- yes, there ARE ice skating rinks in Australia :)Now, anyone who knows me knows that I do not skate. But I went out there, but was lucky enough to use the pram like one of those "helpers". Logan loved being pushed around the ice, even a few squeals.





Then, Dad took Logan for a spin around the ice -- sans pram. And Logan even got to try a little shoe skating, which was him trying to run on the ice. It was absolutely adorable.





But, Logan's favorite part came right at the end of the event when the Zamboni came out to re-ice. Eyes wide open and his little head just went back and forth. He was even reaching out for it when it left the ice -- PRICELESS!

Logan - 11 months

One month shy of Logan's first birthday. This little man is a busy little guy who likes adventure. What is he up to?

We have taken assisted walking to a new level. Thinking we were going to give our backs a break, we got Logan a little walker. He LOVES it. It definitely gives him some independence in the walking department, but since he can't manipulate it to turn, he walks in a straight line into the wall. So mum and dad have to turn him around. It's very cute. (if you look closely in the first pick you can just see his two top teeth)






Peek-a-boo under the couch. Logan loves to throw different things around the house. He has started purposefully putting things under the couch and tv stand so he can look at them. He even tries to get them from under the couch, but most of the time he cannot quite reach it.



He loves to look out the window at the plants blowing in the wind.



He has started to try and climb. The recent goal was the dining room table to attack the pepper shaker.

An apple a day

Now that Logan has all of 4 teeth, he's really been trying to test them. Most of the time, it is mum and dad's arms and legs. Today, while I was trying to get some things done in the kitchen, Logan was keeping himself entertained with a potato. Playing with it like a ball. Then I looked over and I noticed he'd taken a little nibble out of it. So, of course I removed the raw potato from the situation and thought I would give him an apple to gnaw on. He loved it. He didn't really get too many pieces of apple out of it, but lots of juice --- mmmm, tasty.

Logan and the Chocolate Factory

Logan is starting to want to try and spoon feed himself, which is pretty exciting. A step toward independence. It is definitely a messy process, and when a little baby chocolate pudding in introduce the mess is even greater. But, he sure is cute.

Weekend on the Great Ocean Road

As promised in the last post, some pictures from our stay along the Great Ocean Road. We stayed in Kennett River. Great cabin in the mountains and full of beautiful parrots and lots of koalas. Not a bad place to hang out, and we did that one day. The rain kept us in and we hung out by the fire, enjoyed the wildlife and just relaxed, well as much as we could with busy little Logan who wanted to explore everywhere.

The next day, down to the Twelve Apostles we went. Logan was definitely ready for some adventuring and he got it. I think we had to put him in and out of the carseat about 10 times this day. We checked out a couple of other rock figures (Loch Ard Gorge, Blowhole, and London Bridge). A little lunch in Port Campbell, a stop at a whiskey distillery, and then a cheese house. A lot packed into one short day. Log did great. Here are just a couple of pics.






Next morning, Logan spotted the birds through the window, so of course we all had to say hello.





That afternoon we headed down to the Kennett River Beach. I must say, I think this was Logan's favorite part of the trip. He loved the sand. He was so covered in sand by the end. Then, we followed it up with a romp in the waves :) An afternoon full of sunshine and a lot of laughs.









The hike back to the cabin is a tough, straight up hill for a few hundred meters. This little man had the best seat in the house, or....



....maybe this little guy did!

A little beach in winter

What they describe as "cold" in Melbourne is, believe it or not, 13 degrees. A nice spring day in Vancouver! On the weekend we went to Kennett River, along the Great Ocean Road. More pics to come. But I thought I would share a couple of videos.

This one is Logan enjoying some time in the sand. It does look kind of funny with Log all decked out in winter gear, but it actually quite warm in the sun. Logan was absolutely covered in sand by the end of this little stint. I think we are still finding sand in some places.




Logan is all about assisted walking. So he willed grampa into walking him towards the waves. This kid has some determination, but Grampa prevailed :)

Logan - 10 months already!

Little Loggie is already 10 months. Where has the time gone? Some milestones have we have reached...

* Logan is walking assisted. That is pretty much all he wants to do these days, walk, walk and more walking. If there is a pair of fingers close by, watch out!
*Pulling up on everything! coffee table, crib, couch, chairs, baby gate. And he's getting so quick at getting up and really good at sitting down.
*Cruising. We are just starting on that and getting better everyday. He's a bit tentative.
*** bottom line, this little man will be walking before we know it. Then on to baby proofing round ??? --- geez, I do not even remember what round we are on now. :)