Our Son...The Vampire

Don't ask me why but Lincoln has taken to biting anyone and everyone!! Is this normal or is my child just some weird biting freak?? Either way, I don't know if I can stand it anymore- he may only have two teeth but it really hurts!!

Baseball, birthdays, bowling, bathing suits, and the 4th of July!!

I have so many pictures on our camera that I have been meaning to post that my memory card is almost full. So at long last I am sitting down to let you all know what we have been up to in the last few weeks.
First- Nathan and I took Lincoln to his first baseball game (the Fresno Grizzlies) and he had a great time. We even kept him up a couple hours past bedtime when the game went into extra innings and he didn't mind at all.


Second- Nathan celebrated his 27th birthday (yes, he is old:) This year he decided he wanted a Batman cake in honor of the new Batman movie coming out this summer. I decided I wanted to give fondant cake decorating a shot- it turned out pretty well.



Third- Lincoln and I flew back to Chicago about two weeks ago (yes, we are still here and yes this is the world's longest vacation) to help with the Vernon Hills Pageant. As part of our pageant week events we took all the girls bowling and Lincoln got to tag along. We learned that he loves to crawl onto the lanes and play with the biggest bowling balls he can find. Maybe one day he'll be a championship bowler like his grandfather!!


Fourth- we discovered that Lincoln is very timid when it comes to swimming. He loves his bath so we figured he would really love a pool. We went out and bought the pool, brought it home, filled it up, put on the necessary swim trunks and sunscreen and the kid wouldn't go anywhere near the pool. The only way he would even be in the pool is if I stood right next to him and even then he clung to my legs for dear life. So we sat on the sidelines and watched his cousins. We tried again when we got to Grandma's house and although this time he would get into the pool by himself he refused to sit in the water- standing only.




And finally- we had a really fun 4th of July (as always- is it any wonder that it's my favorite holiday?) We had the parade in the morning, which mom and dad rode in and Lincoln and I watched. Then we had our good friends over for a bbq and Nathan flew in from California. Lincoln was so excited to see his dad, and I guess I was too! After that we all went to watch fireworks which Lincoln absolutely LOVED. He was mesmerized by them the whole time, I don't think he blinked once during the entire show. It was really nice to get together with our friends and it is great having Nate with us again.





So that is our update, I promise to be more dilligent in blogging now that life is slowing down a bit...

What are you trying to say?

The other day Nathan and I went to Target to pick up a few items (which quickly turned into more than a few, it is Target ). When we got up to the checkout the clerk asked if we wanted to open a charge card. Nathan took one look at me and said to the clerk "that would be dangerous". Needless to say, we walked out of the store without a pretty red charge card. I guess my husband doesn't trust me to have unlimited monetary access to Target- who would blame him?

WANTED

Wanted: Wholesome family home evening lessons and activites
Budget: NONE!!
Restrictions: A husband who does not sing or perform in any way, an eight month old who will not listen and/or sit still, and a mom who is usually exhausted by the end of the day!

Please help us in our quest to have FHE!! We have been severely lacking in the last year or so- I need help!

Swimmin' Cousins

Couldn't resist taking a picture of Hayley, Connor, and Lincoln all ready to go swimming :)

EIGHT IS GREAT!

Lincoln turned eight months old on Tuesday (where does the time go?) and has grown up SO much in the last little while. His newest tricks are:

- pulling himself up onto everything which means nothing is safe anymore
- opening the kitchen drawers, especially the tupperware drawer
- smiling all the time, although there is still a good bit of crying during the day
- playing with his new tooth (one more on the way)
- babbling, we have yet to hear any discernable sounds
- smiling and acting cheesy anytime someone pulls out a camera or their cell phone
- smiling anytime someone pulls out the tylenol bottle (maybe I've abused it?)
- crawling into the bathroom when mommy is using it
- crawling into the dishwasher when mommy is filling it
- crawling into the refridgerator when mommy opens it
- crawling into EVERYTHING!

We really love our little boy, who isn't so little anymore, and can't wait to see what he does next. Life with Lincoln is always an adventure...
smiling
not smiling
pulling himself up on the side of his crib- hi Mommy!

Home sweet home

Lincoln and I made a whirlwind, and unexpected, trip to Chicago last week to help my mother who was having a mental breakdown because of the many demands on her time and energy. I spent the entire week planning the pageant- it's done!!- and mom and dad got to spend an entire week spoiling their grandson. Lincoln LOVED all the attention- is there really any doubt that he takes after his Grandma Bond?? We went to Wisconsin to shop at the outlet mall. We found many cute clothes for Lincoln, who has promptly grown out of just about every outfit we own, and I also got a little something for myself- an APPLE PEELER CORER SLICER!!! I ducked into a random kitchen store hoping they might have one and low and behold there it was sitting on the shelf with a light shining on it like the spirit was just leading me to it!! I bought it right away (or maybe daddy bought it :) and proceeded to go home and make an apple pie that night (dad got to eat the pie so I feel like that was a good return on his investment) I had to take a picture just to prove to you all that I now own the greatest piece of kitchenware ever invented...

We also went to Wisconsin to see mom at her Outdoor Ed program (does anyone think we visit the land of cheese a bit too much?) in Burlington. For those of you who are not up to date on the town history of Burlingtion, WI, and really- who is?, it just happens to be the birthplace of Tony Romo. He just so happens to be the quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys, current boyfriend of Jessica Simpson(boo), and my husband's hero. The town has a population of a little over 10,000 and maybe two stoplights- we were hoping to find a lifesize cutout of Tony with a big sign saying Home of Tony Romo but no such luck (maybe they took it down when he started dating jessica). So we had to settle for the dinky little sign on the side of the road...

Here are some pictures of Lincoln with his grandparents and his uncle David and soon to be Aunt Kelly



So the trip was great and very productive. We are going back in three weeks, not that I'm looking forward to another day of traveling with a baby but it will be fun to be home for almost a month. We move into our new apartment tommorrow, it has been really fun to watch the guys build it from the ground up! I will take a bunch of pictures and post them when we get all moved in and settled.