Hello there...

How cute am I?
Mommy and Daddy

Me and Mommy

I LOVE yogurt!!! And it LOVES me!

At the park with my cousins

Daddy and me--Cammo Boys

Aunt Diane, cousins Misty and Raime

Man--I love this thing!

Hard to reach the pedal...my legs are too short :-)

Yikes...I am sure no one will be reading this because you have all stopped checking the blog because of the length between posts. No excuses...it is what it is. Life--busy, hectic, amazing, wonderful, tiring...all of the above. Thankfully, life is busy and we are so blessed to have places to go and people to meet and see. Isn't that what life is all about. I used to have an aerobics instructor (long ago, when I had the motivation to excercise) that said, and I quote "Stop complaining...you can sleep when you are dead." I am sure she meant that life is too short to sit on the couch updating your blog each night--play with your son, take a walk around the neighborhood, go swimming in the freezing cold water. She meant--Enjoy each moment of each day, because no one knows when that moment might be your last. Hmmm...didn't mean to get all dark...sorry!

Life is grand at Hoene Heaven!!

Special moments from Summer 2009 (as told by Logan):

1. Daddy had a birthday--we went out to eat with our family. Daddy and I also went out to the farm for a birthday party with Papa Hoene, Uncle Todd, and cousin Blake. All the Hoene boys have birthday's in July (except me--January)

2. We visited Aunt Becky, Uncle Don, Misty Jo, Dane, Roy and Ramie and Grandma Hoene over the 4th of July holiday weekend. Lots of family came in to celebrate the 4th as well as an early birthday for Uncle Don. Aunt Diane and Uncle Paul came all the way from Florida!!

3. Daddy has been doing ALOT of pressure washing and mommy has been editing ALOT of pictures. Mommy also got a new job. She is the new Assistant Principal at a local school. Whoo hoo!! Go mommy!!

4. I have been swimming some at my Nana's house. She has a great pool!!

5. Had my 18 month check up--all is good and I am growing fast and right on track. Mommy and Daddy think I am ahead of the curve because I talk so much--repeating everything they say. They are so funny to listen to when they think I don't understand :-)

That is about it for now...enjoy some new pictures. Daddy got mommy a new camera for an early birthday present because mommy lost the other camera. I think it takes really good pictures.

Until next time...

Logan (and mommy)

Father's Day FUNNN!!

Logan LOVES to ride the lawn mower with his daddy.  He always says "Wide" which in Logan language means "RIDE".  So CUTE!!

Actually this picture was taken on my dad's birthday, June 1.  No matter--A Father's Love does really last Forever!  Love you Dad!!

The Hoene's hope all of you had a wonderful Father's day!  We did!  It was busy with cookouts and church services but overall, it was a great weekend!  It is hard to believe that July 4 is right around the corner...summer--S L O W Down!!

Until next time~

S~

Big Boy Hair Cut!!

"I don't like this chair!!"

This sucker helps ALOT!

...and daddy, too!

Tickles...

All smiles with my new "Big Boy" haircut!

Today was a big day for Logan! His first haircut! Thankfully, Chad's sister, Alicia was gracious enough to cut Logan's hair for us. When Logan was first born, I wondered if he would ever have enough hair to even cut--well, just in the last few months, his hair has really begun to GROW!! Especially over his ears and along his neck. So...we made the trip to GENESIS Salon for the BIG Event!!

Thank you Aunt Alicia!!

Today is another reminder of how fast Logan is growing up right before our eyes. He is so much fun and is learning each day! We are so very blessed!

S~

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Lovin' Life!!

Logan's First Baseball Game--The Louisville Bats

Looks like a long way down...

Neighbor "H" wanting to play...Logan LOVEs her!!

Ridin' the Lawn Mower with Daddy--mommy was nervous.  Of course he loved it!!  GREAT~

Here I go again...

Happy Birthday, Dad!  You are THE BEST and we love you!!

Lovely Lillies

Can you say--uh-oh?  Bath time!!

seventeen months...ago...Logan...came...into...this...world!!  And nothing has been the same since--it is ALL so much BETTER!!  Even everyday things like hearing the "choo, choo" train or feeling the spring breeze from swinging (or wing as Logan says) are a GAZILLION times better.  It is like seeing the world for the first time!  

So much learning going on in the Hoene home--

~learning to take the steps one at a time

~learning to whisper especially when Savannah is napping in the chair

~learning to jump (we haven't made it off the toes yet)

~learning to put a name with EVERYTHING!  "Car, tree, dirt, star, uh-uh, uh-oh, oh-no, bubbles--yep, that is right, bubbles--ride (as in lawn mower), and wing (swing).  There are tons more!!

~learning to say our prayers (ABC, 123, Thank you God for blessing me--then we bless everyone--kind of like Roll Call at a family reunion, if you can imagine that :-)

~LEARNING IS FUNNNNN!!!~

This time is so special.  I just want to capture each moment and keep it forever.  The Hoene's have done some celebrating of late--Memorial day was great!  Thanks to the neighbors for having us over for some great food and fun.  Last night we celebrated Papa's birthday with a cookout at the house.  The kids played in the sprinkler, small pool and on the swing.  Ah...summer fun!!  My wonderful hubby took some time over the long weekend and landscaped the front of the house--LOVE IT!!  And Logan loved the dirt and especially when daddy and mommy water the flowers with the hose.  I think we have a "water bug" on our hands.  Maybe that is why he screams when bath time is over!!!!

June is here and we are looking forward to slowing down a bit this summer to be in the moment with our family and enjoy each-and-EVERY-moment.  We wish the same for you...

Until next time...

S~

No laptop!

Sweet Savannah Leigh

My beautiful mom!!

Sweet boy...

That's right!  Our laptop, where I do the blogging, is on the fritz once again--man, I sure do hate SPYware.  Who is the world has the time to create such destructive little virus'?  Whoever they are, they must not have any children!

Anyhow, we have had a wonderful May--if only the rain would ease up a bit.  I am all for blooming flowers and green grass, but I am thinking we might need an Ark or two if we get anymore of the wet stuff!  Derby and Mother's Day were both fabulous!  We spent time with family and friends and Logan had a ball.  He is growing and learning so much each and every day.  What else is happening in The Hoene's home?  Well, I am getting ready to finish my thirteenth year in public education--WOW--has it really been that long?  Hey--I can retire in 14 more years!  Whoo hoo!!  Chad and I are both working really hard on our family businesses.  He with C and S Pressure Wash and me with Images by Staci.  I am looking forward to my first Portrait Party coming soon!!  Logan went to his first BATS game and loved it!  "Ball--Ball--Ball"  He is definetely going to be some kind of ball player.  

Well--I just wanted to reasure everyone that we are still here, despite the length of time between blog posts.  Once the laptop gets fixed and school lets out, the posts will be much more frequent (I hope).  

Until next time...

S~

Very BUSY April!

Happy Birthday Aunt Carrie!!

Man...where did April go? It seems like we just enjoyed our Spring Break and now we are celebrating Derby around the Hoene house! What a great few weeks we have had in our family from celebrating my sister's 30th birthday, to Savannah's first soccer game, to cheering Carrie on in the mini-marathon. Not to mention all of the milestones Logan is hitting every day! He continues to talk and communicate with us--in fact, he LOVES to say the names of all the family members--"mama, dada, papa, nana, mimi" over and over. We are working on grandaddy and the aunts--Carrie and Alicia are a bit more difficult. Logan loves to dance--if he hears any music he just dances and twirls in a circle--so cute! I will work on getting some video of his new words and him dancing to the beat of his favorite song. In the meantime--happy Spring everyone! We are so blessed!!

Until next time...

S~

A year...

has passed since Logan's adoption became official--A YEAR! He continues to grow and thrive each and every day. I find myself reflecting on this last year and a half and can't help but smile...so much to smile about.

Have a fabulous week everyone!

~Staci

Link to last year's post: Enjoy!
http://hoeneheaven.blogspot.com/2008/04/big-day.html