See...It Is A Real Gym!

Usually, I work out with daddy at The Little Gym on Tuesdays. This week, mommy joined us! Yay! Mommy works far away, so she doesn't get to work out with me too often. Hopefully she's not too sore so she can work out with me next week too.

Since mommy worked out with me, daddy shot some videos with his snazzy new phone. For those of you who think kid gyms are just a place for us to run around and sing...I've got proof that it's a real workout! In fact, this week, they even had the rings out! You know...olympic rings...iron cross!

Anyway...check me out below!

My 1st Birthday Party

Mommy and daddy planned a really big party to celebrate my first birthday. It was so big that we couldn't have it at our house. Instead we had it at BJ's Brewhouse and Restaurant. They have yummy pizza and nice big room for my party. Mommy says this party is really for her and daddy because I'm not old enough to appreciate it. Whatever, I totally appreciated it. Can you say cake with frosting?! More on that later.

Grandma and grandpa came over to early to take me to swim class while mommy, daddy and Po-Po ran last minute errands and set up for my party. Of course, I was fashionably late to my own birthday party. I needed some extra time to get ready and make sure I looked dapper. By the time we arrived, lots of people were already there. Po-Po swooped me away to meet her friends, who ohhh'd and awww'd over me. It's awesome being the center of attention! I got to see lots of my friends and their parents, explore the restaurant, make friends with other diners and eat pizza and pasta.

But the best part were the cakes! Yes, you read that right, cakes...plural. Mommy ordered a super awesome cake to serve to all our party guests. It was a gigantic Sesame Street theme'd cake. The waiter even said it was the coolest cake he ever saw and told mommy that lots of heads turned when he brought it out and set it up.

My other cake was a special cake just for me. Mommy baked it and frosted it with homemade cream cheese frosting. After everyone sang Happy Birthday to me, I got to eat my special cake. It sure was tasty! I LOVE cake and frosting. Here's a photo collage to prove just how much I love cake:


Thanks everyone for coming out and celebrating my birthday! Hope you had as much fun as I did!

Getting shots sucks

Today started like any other day. Wake up, change, breakfast, play for a little bit and off to day care. But when daddy came back to get me in the middle of the day, I thought we were going someplace fun. Turns out daddy was taking me to the doctor for my 1 year check up.

It started out fine. My doctor's office has a fish tank, toys and books in the waiting room. Even when we got into the exam room, things were still okay. I got weighed and measured. Here're my stats:

• Weight: 23lbs 14oz (75th percentile)
• Length: 30 and 3/4 inches (75th percentile)

I got to walk around the exam room and show off my skills to the doctor. Daddy entertained me while mommy and nice doctor discussed stuff like weaning me from a bottle, introducing cow's milk, nuts, egg whites and fish into my diet and my growing dis-like for veggies.

I thought I was home free, but then the nurse came and gave me 2 shots. One in each leg. Boohoo! Sniff, sniff...

I am 1 year old!

Happy 1st Birthday to me! Mommy made cupcakes to celebrate with my friends at daycare. She didn't put any frosting on them though because she didn't think my daycare teachers would appreciate having all us kids amped up on sugar. (I feel totally gyped. What's up with that?!)

Things I like:

• Walking: How come no one told me about how fun this walking business is? I like it when mommy or daddy chase me down the hallway. I've been exploring new places in our house, like the purple room. Daddy had to childproof that room because I was getting into all kinds of stuff.
• Alligator pull toy at daycare: I like draggin' it around the daycare, but sometimes I fall down because he gets stuck on the corner of something or my friend, Joshua, sits on him.
• Bubbles: I love bubbles. They're mysterious to me. Why do they always pop when I try to grab them?
• Reading: One of my favorite activites is grabbing a book and walking over to mommy or daddy and saying, "Na-na." When they sit down on the floor, I climb into their lap and we read. I like flipping the pages and lifting the flaps on my "Lift-the-flap" books.
• Water play: When I hear the water from the bath tub, I come racing down the hallway and try to climb into the tub - even when it's not full yet. Can you blame me for getting excited? I get to splash in my tub and play with water toys! I've heard that some kids get to splash in puddles when it rains, but I haven't done that...yet.
• Balls: I like to throw them, roll them and "catch" them. I also like to put them into the giant pot mommy and daddy let me play with.

Things I don't like:

• Getting my haircut: Mommy and daddy tried to cut my hair again. This time I cried. I don't like those clippers. I tried to protect my hair with my hands, but it didn't work. Why do mommy and daddy like to torture me? Don't they know my hair is part of why the ladies like me? It's like they're trying to ruin my game.
• Strangers: We had a new teacher at daycare last week. Everytime I saw her, I cried. Stranger danger.
• Napping at daycare: Why would anyone want to nap when there's so much fun to be had?

What A Weekend!

Another great weekend in the books!

Everything started off wet. Rain + swimming = a water logged Logan. Oh well...it sure was fun! I'm getting so close to being able to climb up to the pool slide! Give me a week or two more and I'm sure I'll be doing it on my own!

Later that evening, Matthew and Kyden came over for dinner. We had lasagna, salad, egg rolls, and burnt almond cake. I gobbled down the lasagna, but no one would give me any of the egg rolls! What's up with that?! One thing that I noticed was by the end of dinner...I had food all over my face but Matthew and Kyden were completely clean! I guess I have a lot to learn when it comes to eating. But...when mommy went into the kitchen, daddy slipped me a bite of the cake. YUM! Shhh...don't tell mommy!

Sunday, we did some shopping at Whole Foods and Costco. I picked out some cereal bars at Whole Foods. We'll see if they're any good or not. Later that evening, mommy was going to play volleyball at the JACL mixer, so I helped her warm up and stretch (see video below). After daddy and I ate dinner, we headed out to meet mommy.

When we got there, I saw a whole bunch of kids. It was just like daycare! Edison, Matthew, and Kyden were there. There were also these two cute twin girls. I caught one of their names...Madison. I didn't get a chance to meet the other one. Man were they cute!

While mommy was playing, daddy and I sat in the corner and watched. When she came back to serve, I got up to give mommy a high five for playing so well...but daddy stopped me before I got too close. Guess he didn't want me getting squashed. There were a couple of times I saw a really good play so I clapped! Yay! Go mommy!

Before I knew it, it was 8:00 and I was getting tired. All kids must get tired at 8:00 because we all went home. After a bunch of high fives and fist bumps...I was back at home and curled up in bed. Good night!

Working Up a Serious Sweat!

Oh man am I tired (and hungry)! I had my first workout at The Little Gym!

Unfortunately, I had to cut out of the science fair at daycare a bit early.

My classmates and I were exploring cause and effect. Our sensory bin was full of white sand and we all had different colored bottles of water. When we squirted the bottles into the white sand and mixed it up with our hands, it turned different colors! My buddy Henry must have skipped lunch because he kept trying to eat the sand! Funny guy.

Anyway...when we first got to the gym...it was a bit scary. I don't know why...but it took me a couple of minutes to get the hang of it. I even cried! I know...totally unlike me!

After about 5 minutes, I saw all of the other kids running around and playing, got my courage up, and took off like a firework! We learned to do forward rolls on the balance beam, back handsprings, throw balls, and sing songs! I love this place!

Hadouken!

So you've heard me talk about feeling something growing inside of me, right? I've always thought it was just gas. I mean, yesterday and today, I had Mexican food for dinner...beans and all. It totally made sense, right?

Well today, I was sitting on mommy and daddy's bed and I got that feeling again. I looked down and my hands started tingling and the next thing I knew....there was this flash!

Woah!

I have to admit...it was sort of scary at first but my natural curiosity quickly got the better of me. I figured out that I could actually control the glow! Amazing!

Daddy was really proud of me when I showed him and wanted to show me off to the world. He said I was the real life Ryu...whoever that is. He did show me his picture (below) and I have to admit...he does look pretty cool. Now if I could only tear the sleeves off my shirt, find a red headband, and get some muscles. Guess it's a good thing I just got my membership at The Little Gym!

Sold Out!

So most of you have heard about Henry, my buddy at daycare. He's the one who taught me how to sit back down after I pulled myself up to a stand. In return, I taught him how to use his fingers to make noise with his lips. It's hard to describe. Ask me next time and I'll show you.

Anyway...I have a new friend at daycare. Her name's Mitra. She's a bit younger than me and she's always sucking on a pacifier...like Maggie Simpson. Since I didn't grow up with a pacifier...I was curious...so I plucked it right out of her mouth! It's become a game now. Whenever I see her, I try to steal her pacifier. She tries to run away...but I'm older than she is so I'm faster!

Well today, Mitra's dad was carrying Mitra and he said, "Say hi to Logan, Mitra!" I looked up and gave her the famous Tang family scowl and she cried! I mean...I did the same thing to Ms. Sandra in the morning and she just laughed at me. Oh man....

When daddy came to pick me up, Ms. Nancy told him that I made Mitra cry! I can't believe she sold me out!

Where's the Mama?

While daddy's hard at work and I'm working hard in school...mama's out playing laser tag!

Can you believe it?!

My first pair of shoes and a new cousin!

This past weekend was so busy! On Sat, I had my swim class, which I'm enjoying more and more. We had lunch with some of mommy & daddy's friends after my class. I was starving and ate so much that I impressed everyone. Go me! After lunch, we headed to mall to buy me my first pair of shoes. But after my morning workout and huge lunch, I was wiped out and napped for 2 hours. Mommy and daddy had to walk around the mall until I woke up. I don't think Daddy's every just strolled around the mall and shopped like that before.

When I woke up, we headed to the shoe store where the nice lady measured my feet. Turns out I have wide feet. The nice shoe store lady said they might even be super wide. Mommy's not surprised because she and Uncle Eddie have wide feet. She's just hoping I won't end up with pontoons like Uncle Eddie and have to special order shoes for me like Uncle Eddie does.

<----Oh, check out my new shoes! Cool huh?
They are way more stylish than daddy's first pair of shoes. ------->

Mommy says that daddy's shoes were stylish back when he was a baby. Man, daddy sure is old!

It turns out the quest for new shoes was partially motivated by the fact that I had to look good to meet my new cousin, Ethan. Auntie Jeanette and Uncle Jeff welcomed a new addition to their family on Friday, Feb 25, and we went to go meet him! I got to walk around the hospital and explore the hallways in my new shoes. I made friends with the nurses and some of the other people in the waiting room. Here're a couple of pics of Ethan:

Mommy says that Ethan looks like a mini version of Uncle Jeff. Daddy and I can't tell. He just looks like a baby to us. Ethan's cool and all, but he's kinda boring right now. All he does is sleep, eat, poop and cry. I can't wait until he's older so we can play together! Here's a pic of Grandma, Grandpa, me and Ethan. Doesn't he look tiny compared to me?