It's Easter!

Easter was eventful and busy this year. Here are a few pictures.

Opening his Easter basket

(Yes, Lincoln is wearing cartoon pj's. The only time you get to see him in screen tees/cartoons is when he is sleeping and tee teeing. He gets to pick his pj's and underwear).

Putting a flower on the cross at church.

After church, we headed over to my parents house for lunch and an egg hunt. Uncle John and Cason came and so did our favorite friends, the Wedemeyers. Since my Dad was a music minister when I was growing up, we never traveled over Easter weekend, so we usually celebrated Easter with friends. It was fun to continue that tradition with Lincoln and his friends Ella and Audrey.

Ready for the egg hunt!

These confetti eggs were a huge hit. Cracking one on Cason's head!

The girls

The boys

I couldn't get one good picture of all of them, so I cropped it!

After we got home and after nap, we took some more pictures of our boy in front of our house.

Happy Easter 2010

SS Egg Hunt

We enjoyed an Easter egg hunt and brunch at a local park with our SS class the Saturday before Easter. Lincoln scored some loot and practice before the hunt the next day.

It's beginning to look a lot like...

PREGNANCY! We took this yesterday afternoon, I'm 16 1/2 weeks. We have a sonogram scheduled for 4/26, three weeks from today.

Not wearing maternity clothes quite yet, but boy, it won't be long!!


If you want to venture a guess, boy or girl, leave a comment here and make sure you vote at the sidebar:)

More Snow

A new shot of us in our most recent snow. I'm ready for Spring and by the look on Lincoln's face, he is too!

Lincoln is Funny

A few new pictures of my Lucky Little Leprechaun!

I keep a daily journal of all the new and or funny things Lincoln says and does, but here are some real doozies from the last week!

My phone rang and Lincoln said "Mom, it's your husband".

We pulled up to Chick Fil A and Lincoln said "Chick fil A, it's my lucky day".

After checking out his deposit in the potty he said "Oh wow Mom, a big huge brown whale".

After telling me thank you for his milk, he said "Now Mom, you say your welcome".

He told Julie the other day that Chick Fil A was a healthier choice than McDonalds.

He gets cuter and funnier and smarter everyday. He says please and thank you, sometimes too much. We have not hit the terrible twos yet and we are half way through. Timeout continues to be a rarity around our house. I'm waiting for the tides to turn, but enjoying every minute of his sweet, sweet nature!

My little Valentine

We enjoyed celebrating Valentine's Day after church and nap on Sunday. We sent Lincoln on a Valentine's Day treasure hunt, something my parents did for Holly and I growing up. Here he is with his new Pez dispenser. He also got a new Nalgene water bottle for all our future trips to the park this spring. My parents stopped by with some treats too and Cason hand delivered us our Valentine's Day cards. We had a great day!

Celebrating President's Day

We had a really fun 4 day weekend. Ryan worked from home on the 12th, due to the snow, so we played outside quite a bit. The 12th is his birthday, so we celebrated with dinner and a movie that night. One of the benefits of working for a bank is the holiday schedule. The bank was closed for President's Day, so Ryan was off. We enjoyed an IHOP breakfast and then took Lincoln bowling for the first time. He really seemed to enjoy himself. One of the things I like about Lincoln is that he is happy and content to play at home with the toys he sees everyday or he's happy trying something new. I never feel like he has to be constantly entertained or that we have to "one up" the day before. I think this generation of kids are used to constant excitement, stimulation, immediate gratification and entertainment. I am making a conscious effort not to go, go, go with Lincoln. That being said, he still had a ball.

Strike!

Good form, Lincoln.

It's Potty Time for Me

Two weeks ago, we took a weekend and started potty training. We're happy to announce we've been diaper free since January 23rd. It's funny how proud a Mom can be over something so disgusting. He did great right from the start. He just gets it and it has practically been a non-issue ever since.

Now a few more weeks and we'll think about moving out of his crib into his new twin bed. He can easily climb out and has shown us he can, but he is still content to lie in what he lovingly refers to as "my crib".

Cha-cha-cha changes........

Preschool

I registered Lincoln for preschool! He will start this September and will be going from 9:30 - 2:00 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I initially planned to send him just one day per week since he is only two. My Mom pointed out that he will turn 3 the week school starts, so even though he will be in the 2 year old class, he will be three. Which means, he's been home with me for three years and that now is a good time for him to spread his little wings. He gets plenty of social interaction at church each week and through a couple of playgroups we are a part of, so I think school will feel like a natural addition.

He will be going to FBC Allen's Discovery Days. I just happen to be a Discovery Days' alumni! That's not the reason we chose this program, it's just a fun coincidence!


On a side note, Lincoln hit his head while playing under his new twin bed and said to me, "Oh Marce, I guess I made a bad choice". Who said kids aren't listening?

I Bonk-ahd on the Coffee Table

Last week Lincoln slammed head first into our wooden coffee table. After a long debate, we headed to Acute Kids. They glued him up with Dermabond and sent us on our way. Luckily his hair covers it up because I'm pretty sure he's going to have some sort of scar. This is a picture after the accident, but before our trip to acute kids.

If you ask Lincoln what happened, he will proudly tell you "I Bonk-ahd on the Coffee Table".

Boys.............