I like #53 a lot. Now the font is not working for me. There's a google web font called "mouse Memoirs" that I am thinking would go nice with this style. You don't have to use the exact font, but that should give you an idea of what I am thinking about.
I have been working on the logo a little and I think #60 is my personal favorite. I took out the blue outline around the circle, made it more of an oval and played with the colors. I would love to hear any further suggestion you may have. Thanks, Leah
These are all great. I ended up liking the ones with the more static font treatment. I actually like the background of #60 with the font of #55, but my partner is pretty set on a design here, so I didn't want to come back to you and ask you to make changes that in the end likely won't matter. Thank you so much for your work on this!
I went ahead and made the changes so you can weigh all of your options.... You can see changes in #67. I hope you find the perfect logo even if it is not mine!