Logan and his Mustaches

So, our family loves mustaches and looks for people with them. I spotted a furious mustache at Fazzoli's and told Logan. He stopped in place, drug Connor back about two feet, and stopped right in front of the man's table. He turned, looked at him, and chucked before leaving.

Kevin asked Logan to never become a spy.

Baby Elliot Alexander

It's been a long time since I have been able to blog, so I'm going to try to catch up. Baby Elliot (Lio) was born back on June 11th around 3:30 a.m. We went to the hospital the previous morning at 7 a.m. and spent the day smuggling food from the cafeteria and watching cheesy daytime t.v. Midwife Sue broke my water around 12A.M. when I was dialated around 7. We had Elliot a short time later - healthy and quiet and around 8 lbs 9 ounces.

Elliot's first check up with Dr. Ben Zion showed that he was a little over 9 lbs and 21 inches long. . the same size that Logan was when he was first born. After being examined, they found that he is perfect and that he does infact have all of his fingers and toes.

So far, now six weeks, Elliot enjoys being slung in his Moby Baby Sling, nursing, and being rocked. He also enjoys floating in his Grandma's pool and visiting her chickens.

Logan and the Baby Chics

My mom got 27 female baby chickens so that she can harvest her own eggs. Logan has been dying to see the chickies, and has gotten to visit them twice. Both times he has been able to capture the chicks. He gently lifts them up and nuzzles them and pets their underbellies.

Logan has named all of the chickens now, and has started getting them to tricks on a ladder. They are still quite small, so he takes each chick and places them up each rung of the ladder and waits to see what they are capable of doing.

For a child who loves to battle, it's nice to see his softer side and love of nature and animals!

Connor and Balls

Connor was teething this weekend and having a really difficult time. He was angry at life and screaming, so I took him back to rock him. He threw a complete tantrum, but stopped in the middle and started laughing. He hit my stomach with both hands and said, "A ball?" Now if you ask him where Mommy's ball is, he points to my belly.

Concussions

Logan wanted cheesecake, and asked me if I would make it when I first started dinner. I told him probably, but I wouldn't promise because I wasn't feeling so good. He said, "Ohhhh! Are you having concussions again?"

Logan's 2nd grade Spring Choir Concert

Logan was excited because yesterday was his choir concert at Copley High School. He refused to sing any of the songs ahead of time, because he said the other parents had to wait too. He pocketed an eye patch from home and we left - meeting up with my mom.

Logan and his class sang made up songs to the tune of classical music. He stood three rows from the back, behind the son of the Green Giant, limiting many of the pictures that we could take of him.

I asked him later if it was him I heard singing in the back left, and he sang a little bit and asked if it sounded like that. I said yes, and he said proudly that it was him I heard. I was actually sitting in the back of the auditorium and there was the entire 1st and 2nd grade class on stage singing.

Logan was one of the two who wore eye patches during the last pirate song about fish and a disgruntled misunderstood octopus.

Overall, it was a very enjoyable experience and Logan could not have been prouder!

Abductions

In Fairlawn, a 13 year old girl claimed that she was confronted by a man who tried to pull her inside his car. Logan's school had the police come out and talk to them about being abducted and what to do in that situation. So - naturally, Logan and I had a conversation about it as well. I think Kevin's comic book influence has something to do with his reaction.

I started by asking Logan if he knew what an abduction was. He described it pretty accurately. I told him that he should never go with anyone he doesn't know and that I haven't given him permission to leave with. That he should kick, scream, bite, and basically do anything to escape. That not everyone out there is nice, some people are truly super villains.

Logan says, "Really, Mom? I'm allowed to fight back? What if there's a gun? Can I shoot him? Can I Mom? Can I kill him? What if he left a knife in his car? Can I use that? And Mom, there aren't really super villains. Because, um, they have super powers you know? And these guys don't!"

So I say, "Logan, if you can't get away and have to defend yourself, it would be okay to use a weapon if you had to. It's important that you get away and run to the nearest adult for help."

Logan says, "Mom. Um...Does Dad know about this? He knows I'd be allowed to use a weapon like a gun or a knife?"

I say, "Yes Logan, I think your dad would agree."

Logan says, "Mom, are you sure? Does Dad know this?"

I say, "YES LOGAN! But I'll ask him to be sure."

Then Logan says, "Mom, This would like, never work! Kids are too smart. Plus. . ummm hello! I have a cell phone! I would just call for help while I was in the car. We would never believe that someone was looking for a lost pet or trying to give us candy. But Mom, what if I'm taking care of Connor? If I tried to run, I would have to drag him - and um - he's really heavy!"

Anyways - Logan thinks that 1. It's cool to use a weapon when fighting. 2. That he could never be stolen because he is way too tough! 3. That no kids have ever been successfully stolen. and 4. That it is more important to have permission from his dad so he doesn't get in trouble, than to escape.

I'm not sure this conversation was so successful.