A Visit with PawPaw and Nana

Sunday morning we headed to Zilker Park in Austin for some outdoor fun. We canoed in the river and turtle-watched. Lincoln didn't move the whole hour. This is something we want to do again.

Aunt Morgan, Pawpaw, Nana, and Uncle Nathan

After the canoes, we road the train around Zilker park and polished off a few snowcones.

A Popsicle on the Porch

Spelunking

Saturday morning we headed to Kyle, south of Austin, to visit Ryan's parents, his brother Nathan and his sister Morgan. We met Nana and Morgan at the Inner Space Caverns in Georgetown for a quick tour. Lincoln enjoyed riding the cable car down and was really good during the hour tour.

Cheesin' for the camera

I think Ryan had more fun than anyone

Nana Deanna and Lincoln

Cousin Cason

My grandparents came into town last week and we took them to The Purple Cow for lunch and let Lincoln and Cason play in the fountains. Here they are mid-splashing!

A brief beverage break

Father's Day

Here are Ryan and Lincoln before church on Father's Day. Lincoln and I went and got Ryan breakfast from McDonalds and let him sleep in a bit. Lincoln made him a card and I made him a small Shutterfly book of just Lincoln and Daddy pictures. Of course the main hit was Ryan's new driver:)

Lincoln's new pose

Pool Time

Friday, Megan and I took the boys swimming to my parents neighborhood pool. It's much bigger and less crowded than our community's pool. These two had the run of the pool for a good part of the morning. They played H-A-R-D for 2 solid hours. One thing that always cracks me up about these two is their obsession with the other boy's stuff. Here they are wearing each other's sunglasses and Lincoln was running around in Conner's crocs. Usually when Conner comes over to the house, he comes out wearing a pair of Lincoln's shoes.

Sharing a goldfish snack

Car Wash

Lincoln helped Ryan wash the Tahoe last weekend. He decided to wear his new Aggie Basketball jersey and shorts for the chore. He was a pro!

Freckles

Love his new little freckles

Lincoln went to play with Conner and Megan (May May to Lincoln) last Thursday while I went to work. Lincoln adores Megan and she is so good to him. Conner and Lincoln play really well together and always seem to have fun. We've done so much together with the boys over the last 2 years and I look forward to future play dates!

A Visit to the Dentist

Today I took Lincoln for his very first dental appointment. I decided to take him to our dentist's office in Allen. They call the first visit a "Happy Visit" with the goal of getting them acquainted to the sounds, instruments, people, etc. Lincoln did fantastic, much better than I anticipated, and I thought he'd do pretty good. The hygienist counted his teeth with the little mirror and scraper, she cleaned and polished them with the real tool, not a toothbrush and then she flossed his teeth. Finally, the dentist came in for a look too. He said his teeth look great, with nice spacing and shape. He was quick to notice a slight overbite thanks to Lincoln's finger sucking, but said overall, his teeth look great!

Some of Lincoln's favorite parts....

1. Bubble gum flavored tooth polish

2. The water sprayer and Mr. Thirsty (the spit sucker)

3. Riding up and down in the chair

Cleaning his pearly whites

Sucking spit with Mr. Thirsty



He looks so grown up in the chair

Counting his teeth---20 to be exact

We don't have to go back for another year, hopefully visit number 2 will be just as easy!

Debuting in August...

Yesterday, Lincoln had a photo shoot for JC Penney. Though I'm not 100% sure, I believe these posters will be used nationally, in-store for 4 weeks as part of their August Back-to-School campaign. Lincoln was wearing a pair of long-sleeved pj's and was sitting next to another little girl . Luckily for us, JC Penney is headquartered in Plano (Legacy & 121) and the whole thing took about an hour.

Hopefully we'll be able to see them at Penney's in August. I have a friend who is a buyer in the little boys department and graciously gives me a heads up when the prints come out. She did it with his last ad in December. I'm always a bit nervous b/c I don't see the actual result and the pictures they choose.

We did a test-shoot last week for the Picture People, who are also headquartered in Plano...who knew. This one might net me a few free pictures. While we were there, I overheard a Mom tell her 4 year old daughter (who was fussing about taking a picture), right before she went for her test shoot "Honey, this is your chance to be special for Jesus". It took every ounce of restraint for me to not bust out laughing. Are you kidding me right now? I predict that little girl will be in therapy before high school!

Hopefully they will turn out cute...just think how much fun it will be to show his first girlfriend all the pictures of his early days as a model:) I can just picture him rolling his eyes at me...after all, that's what mother's are for, right?

June 3rd Flashback - 25 weeks

My, my, my how much can change in one short month. No denying I'm pregnant and no turning back:) I had no issues with being pregnant in the summer the first go around. We had lots of rain and it was a relatively nice summer. I worked indoors Monday - Thursday and enjoyed doing yard work up to the very weekend before Lincoln was born. However, I have a feeling things will be much different this time. I'm already panting just walking in the parking lot, my back is much more tender from toting Lincoln around and my feet are looking more and more like little sausages each day...but alas, it's totally worth it to have a September baby!!! I can't believe I'm already in my 7th month. 104 days to go.

June 3, 2007 (25 weeks)

June 3, 2010 (25 weeks)