Happy Birthday Part Deux

Just wanted to again thank everyone for coming out to Lincoln's birthday party. Especially, AUNT MARCIA, aunt susan, grandma, chelsea, and whitney who all endured a very long car trip and multiple stops in order to be here for Lincoln's big day. It would not have been the same party without all their hard work and input. A big THANK YOU from all of us!! ;)

Adventures in a box

Checking out the box

Climbing in the box

Taking a nap in the box

Don't you just love boxes??

Happy Birthday Baby!!

Lincoln turned 1 this past Saturday and we were so excited to share his birthday with many of our friends and family. Thanks to everyone who went out of their way to attend his party! Especially my mother who flew all the way from Chicago for a whirlwind trip. We had too much fun shopping, cooking, and having sleepovers. So our baby is now a toddler and is doing so many fun things.
Lincoln can now:
- RUN, mostly away from me
- wave bye-bye
- give kisses, mostly open mouthed (we'll have to nip that in the bud before he starts dating)
- shake his head NO
- clap his hands when you say "YEA"
- get into everything!

So those are all his new tricks, don't expect to see them anytime soon though- he doesn't like an audience. We had a jungle party to celebrate his birthday and it turned out pretty well. Other than Mom and I buying WAY too much food and my minor panic attack when Lincoln fell and hit his head on cement 10 minutes before the party started!! Here are some pictures for those of you not lucky enough to be there in person :)

Another cake for one of my boys

Pre cake

Post cake

The Party Scene

Landscaping: Before and After

So it took about six weeks but we finally finished landscaping our part of the yard and now Lincoln has grass to play on (although it is still too hot here to play outside). Here are some pictures of the whole experience:


The Before


Nate laying sod


The boys pouring the cement driveway


More cement


The finished product