Petting Zoo

There was also a petting zoo. We couldn't get Makayla anywhere near the goats. Isaac fed them from the other side of the gate and Jackson went in with them (but only if I was holding him).

I completely understand because while we were there, the birthday boy of a party that was there at the same time got drug around by his cowboy hat and thrown around like a rag doll. It was a little crazy scary. Also while Isaac and I were feeding the goats, one jumped over the fence at us to get our food. The goats would go completely crazy around anyone holding food. I would have been a little nervous too if they were bigger than me also.

pony rides:)

We took the kids to a horse ranch here in town the other day. We had a lot of fun. Makayla has been asking (begging) to go on a horse back ride. I really am proud of her for being brave and getting up on the horse. She was way more scared of the dogs and goats than the ponies.

2 MIGHTY MUSTANGS IN OUR HOUSE

Makayla and Isaac were both student of the week for their class. They were on the morning announcements this morning. I'm so proud of Isaac for getting mighty mustang twice in the last month. Could it be the new and improved Isaac on Meds:)

Makayla was dressed up to show her friends the outfit she thinking of wearing for the talent show. I tried to hint that she should wear something pretty today but she was really excited about showing everyone her cowboys outfit.

They got CiCi's pizza coupons so maybe we'll go there tonight for dinner to celebrate:)

Just so you know

Here's a picture of Isaac filling out the donation slip, before turning it into a member of the bishopric. I'm sure you all trust us, but just so you know it's been turned in.

I also add a very funny picture of Isaac. I just love putting pictures of my boys in their underwear on my blog:)

THANK YOU

Thank you to everyone who pledged our kids bike-a-thon. What a neat experience it was for them. We've collected almost all the pledges. We have $422 in cash and more that people donated through their tithing slips (about $75 more) Almost $500. That's not counting what our friends raised.

It was really neat to hear that the church is sending out 600 temporary homes to Haiti. With cement for foundations, hurricane straps, wood walls, and tin roofs. I'm so happy to hear all the amazing things the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is doing to help out in Haiti. The kids enjoy hearing about it and knowing that their helping.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR HELP EVERYONE!

Let is snow let it snow let it snow!!!!

I can't believe how much snow we've gotten the last three days. It's completely crazy. Jeremy took the kids sledding. I stayed home because I'm not feeling good. They had a great time. School was cancelled today because of the snow. Isaac was so excited. Well all the kids were, but Isaac was extremely happy.

(you can tell Jackson was cold and ready to go home, poor baby)

Happy Birthday Jackson

Jackson turned 4 on Wed the 10th. He's been telling me that he was going to get a blow up helmet for his birthday, so I'm glad I found one for him. He wants me to figure how to sew a tunnel through the middle so he can run through it like a football player. I don't know how I'm going to do it, but I'll try. Hopefully I don't ruin it.
We down loaded University of Texas Longhorns fight song. So I play it while he plays in the helmet:) It's really cute.

We went bowling for his birthday. He loves bowling. If I would set up pins for him he would bowl all day. sometimes he gets out cups and bowls with them:)

He also got roller skates. Makayla got some for Christmas and Jackson loves wearing hers around the house. So I got him his own pair. However his look deadly. It makes me nervous when he wears them. He did really well with Makayla's that are huge. I just thought he'd do better with ones that fit him (wrong)

Our Mighty Mustang

Isaac was the mighty mustang this week. He's been trying really hard at school and is doing really good. We're so proud of him.

bike a thon

here is emo setting up the cones for the laps. there was an activity going on at the church, so we had to "rope off" an area to set the course. after jackson's 20 laps in the cart, he got out and did some of his own also. scroll down for all the bike a thon pics

bike a thon pics

here are some more pictures. the first one is of isaac making one of his many calls to people asking them, "did you hear what happened in haiti? will you help me with something?" makayla was always tallying the numbers to see how much we had. she was always keeping us posted. everyone had a great time. isaac did have a reality check on lap 5 when all of a sudden we looked up and he was stopped. of course mom came to the rescue and bundled him up, gave him her gloves, then he was off again. the kids got the montano family and makayla's friend, jill, in the effort also. isaac is holding his first donation he received after the race. the mclellan's came out and rooted us on half way through and gave isaac their money. thanks to them for their cheering!

more pictures

more pictures

more pictures

BIKE-A-THON!

this morning was our bike-a-thon (see one of our previous posts to learn more about it). it was soooo cold. i don't think we planned on that. we had a good time. i'm so happy for the kids and their efforts. all the big kids finished their 20 laps and the two little ones got a 20 lap ride. after our bike-a-thon we went to chick fil a. all together i think combined we got just over $350. we want to thank everyone who helped contribute to the bike a thon. the kids got so excited as they got the momentum rolling with everyone's pledges. the kids made all the calls to explain what we were doing and ask for their help. they also knocked doors in the neighborhood and asked for help also. everyone was so kind and gracious with their support. isaac especially couldn't contain his excitement. as we were trying to get him to bed the other night, he just kept asking to call one more person and said, "this is so fun!" we'll continue to keep our kids posted on the relief efforts that are going on in haiti and let them know that they certainly had a hand in helping the people down there.

GYMNASTICS

jackson had his first class today. it was the cutest thing ever. he was asked not to do front or back flips in class anymore. he did so good at following direction they're having him go to level 2. he was so happy to be there the whole time. i love watching my kids have fun. jacksons so easy to please the other two are a little more difficult. so he'll have his class on wed. at 9am instead of tues. now.

HAITI RELIEF BIKE-A-THON

Hello Neighbors,
Our kids wanted a way that they could help the people of Haiti so we thought it would be fun for them to find a way to earn their own money to donate. Since they're kids and don't have a lot of ways to earn money, we thought a bike-a-thon would be right up their alley. We're asking for pledges for each lap they finish on Saturday Feb. 6th @ 10:30a.m. We're going to have a track set up around our church parking lot where the kids will be timed and their laps counted. We will be doing 20 laps.

ex) if you donate $.25 a lap and they finish all 20 laps, that would be $5.00. If you pledge $.15 a lap and they only finish 15 laps then that would be $2.25. You get the idea.

Our goal is to earn a little money and then donate it. The way we have chosen to donate is through our church's humanitarian program. If you go to www.newsroom.lds.org, there are articles on all the things being done by this program. 100% will go to Haiti relief since this is a non-profit organization.

Thank you for helping us in our efforts to teach our children that no matter how old you are, you can serve and make a difference. God bless you and remember to keep the people and children of Haiti in your prayers.

The Logsdon Family

this activity is on our own and not endorsed by any church or organization.


SO THIS IS THE LETTER WE PASSED OUT TO A FEW NEIGHBORS. WE'RE SO EXCITED TO HAVE A LITTLE BIKE-A-THON WITH A FEW OTHER FAMILIES WE KNOW. OUR KIDS WANTED TO INVITE THEIR BEST FRIENDS FAMILIES TO DO IT WITH US.

OUR GOAL IS $100!!!! ISAAC IS ON FIRE!!!!! MAKAYLA'S A LITTLE SHY ABOUT ASKING. SHE SAID THAT SHE'LL ASK HER TEACHERS AND PRINCIPLES.

IF ANYONE'S INTERESTED IN PLEDGING THE KIDS JUST LET US KNOW.

I know it's been so long since I've posted. I love to add pictures to my post, but we haven't been taking any lately.

Jackson's in Sunbeams now. He said the cutest thing the other day. We we're getting dressed for bed on a Saturday night. I was trying to get him excited about church the following day. I was saying how exciting it was that he's a sunbeam now. Which he's been so excited about. Then I asked if he loves all sing during singing time. He said "I don't love singing in Sunbeams, they sing a different "Happy Birthday" song:( I don't know why I thought it was so adorable how upset he was that they don't sing "Happy Birthday" the way he knows how.

He used to be such a little singer around the house than for a while he was too embarrassed to sing. But he's been singing a lot again. Mostly "love story" and "you belong to me" I love it! He's voice is so sweet.

I signed Jackson up for Gymnastics finally. I kept threatening to but I finally bit the bullet and Tues. is his first day. I'm so excited to see how he does.

family pictures

It'a always hard to get everyone together for photos, but we did it!!! I was to dark to go outside so we went to the library:)

2010!

I can't believe the holidays are over already and I can't believe it's 2010. I love Christmas, all the lights, music, food, and family. What can be better than all that. Besides it all being over finally. One of my most favorite things this holiday was going sledding with my kids. That was the one thing I really wanted to do with them while we were in Kennewick. It snowed about 2 inches one morning so we ran over to the golf course by my parents home and the kids loved it. I thought they'd all chicken out, but they were great (brave) We didn't bring snow gear. So, we layered on the clothing we did bring. My favorite was Jackson's borrowed boots and my borrowed snow pants. (Hot!)

Some of the other highlights of my holiday, were going out to lunch with all my sisters and going out with my friends from high school, Natallie and Angela. My mom even waited up til 2:30 for me to get home, some things never change:)

old pictures

I was going through all my old disc. and found one full of wedding pictures and one full of Makayla's baby pictures. It's so fun to look at old pictures you haven't seen for a while. Makayla is our only girl and seeing her old photos gets me all nostalgic or whatever it's called. I can't believe I'm done having babies and I didn't have another girls. She was the sweetest baby. What happened to all the sweetness, I think it's turned into 8 year old drama:)