Holy Grandmother's Spatula Batman--it's Halloween!!

Happy Halloween everyone! We had a great time handing out candy this year. It was so fun to look out the window and see all the little spooks running around, and let me tell you--there were a ton! We bought fruit snacks this year--partly so I wouldn't eat a ton of candy--and I bought 224. 13 went to Logan's daycare so we were left with 211--they were gone in an hour and 10 minutes. Our lights were out and the door was closed by 7:40 pm. We had kids coming up the house and ringing the door bell, it was so sad to have to turn them away because we ran out of treats. Next year we'll buy 300--hopefully that will cover it. After we were done handing the treats out Jared's parents came over to see Logan in his costume.

Sassy Batman

All tuckered out!

Superheros at the Scott House

Saturday was kind of a slow day for us here. Nebraska had a by-week so football didn't take over our Saturday like it usually does (YAY!). I did a little cleaning and ended up with some unexpected help:

Who knew that batman could swiffer? And in those shoes!?!

Superman was just there to supervise (hehe get it supervise?)

Here's Superman wrangling the evil Hairy Mutt

Ahhh...couldn't do it without my V8

Do you like my new shades?

Logan's New Haircut

Since Logan's 18 month pictures were fast approaching I decided I'd better get his hair cut. Thursday was my day off so I figured it would be perfect--there shouldn't be a lot of people getting their hair cut on Thursday morning. First we had Logan's 18 month well check that I prayed wouldn't include shots--if it included shots then the haircut was going to be a disaster. My prayers were answered--Dr. Webb did mention a shot that he needed but it could wait until the 2 year appointment--yay!

On to the haircut. We walked in and there wasn't a single person. I always try to go when I know people aren't going to be there because he screams bloody murder --which is exactly what I told the stylists he was going to do so they were all prepared. It actually ended up going really well. He was a little fussy but nothing like the last time we went. It doesn't look too bad either. It almost makes me sad to look at him because he looks so much older--he looks like a little man.

And here's another picture for your viewing pleasure-who does this remind you of? :)

Grandpa Jack? :)

Memories and Goodbyes

I received a phone call tonight informing me that my Grandma (on my mother's side) was not going to make it through her latest ordeal. She's has a form of Alzheimer's for quite some time now and she has been attending a daycare because it's become harder for her husband to take care of her at home. At her most recent trip to this facility she suffered a fall and broke her jaw that required surgery to correct. I had a feeling as soon as I heard that she probably wouldn't make it.

I'm sitting here tonight thinking of all the great memories I have of my Grandma. We used to visit her in Liberty, MO quite often and we loved to go swimming and shopping. I remember crying and waving from the car window when we had to leave. I was worried that she would be lonely without us, as she lived by herself.

She moved to Lincoln once she retired so she could be closer to all of us. Not long after she moved here she remarried and soon after became ill. There is a moment that I won't forget for the rest of my life that I shared with her. We were at her house and she wasn't horribly sick but she hadn't been doing great. I walked into the kitchen to say hello to her and she hugged me so tight and laughed just like she used to. It brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it. I knew deep down that would be the last moment I shared with her that she seemed like her old self; like the Grandma I always knew and loved.

I'm very sad that this has happened but also relieved to know that she will be with my Grandpa where she belongs. Goodbye Grandma.

Outdoor Fun

Jared's mom got Logan this awesome t-ball set. It's so funny to see him play with it. He walks up all serious and puts the ball on the tee and then pushes it off with the bat. I'm telling you this kid is going to be a world class athlete :) Hopefully he gets Jared's coordination because if he gets mine it will be hopeless-good luck in track Logan! I guess for 18 months that's pretty good hand-eye coordination. At least I think it is.

Speaking of running-Saturday marked the third week of running 12.8 miles a week. It's quite an accomplishment for me. I'd love to kick it up to 15 a week but I'm trying to work on my speed before adding anymore distance. Running with the jogger must be doing me some good though because whether I would run with the jogger or not it wouldn't make much of a difference-I am a really slow runner-but today I beat my time (with the jogger) by three minutes! Yay! I was starting to think I was going to be slow forever-maybe not.

Logan's Swimming Pool

Back at the beginning of August we bought Logan a swimming pool. We wanted to see how he'd do at home before we actually think about putting him in swimming lessons. The pool is really cute-a blow fish that has a little sprinkler attached in the front that you can hook the hose up to. He didn't actually get all the way in it and sit down but he splashed around a bit. I think the deck ended up getting the brunt of it.

Such a stud!