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?

WHOOP!

Just one of a million reasons I love being an Aggie. This is a must read for all Aggies and for those of you who aren't, first let me say "I'm Sorry", and secondly, read this anyway. It's a great story. Gig 'Em Ags! BTHO Arkansas!

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/john_lopez/09/30/jerrod-johnson/index.html?bcnn=yes#

A New Addition

Here is the newest addition to our backyard! My Dad came up with the idea to get Lincoln a wooden swing set for his birthday. He did the research and found this one. So with a little help from some other family members, and after anxiously awaiting approval from our HOA, and a good 8-10 hours of labor, we finished. While my Dad and Ryan did the vast majority of the work, Uncle Dillon and Aunt Maria, Uncle John and I helped a bit too. It looks great and Lincoln loves it. Here are a few shots of him in action for the first time.

Ta da

Swinging

Rope ladder

Swinging like "an airplane"

Sliding down

Our little boy quickly figured out how to climb the rock wall, fence the rope ladder and slide, face first down the slide. We hope to add a little sand at the bottom for a sandbox and look forward to many years of active play!