We work out together.
We discuss books together.
We make stuff together.
We have playgroup together.
We most certainly watch “The Bachelor” together. Unfortunately no pics of that weekly party.
They are my sisters in a big city far from home and I don’t know what I’d do without them.
It’s been such a fun summer and the fourth of July was no exception. We kicked it off by going camping with about ten other families from church. We are so lucky to have such good friends out here. I was nervous about it with the boys, but I had no excuse because all of my friends were bringing their babies including a friends with twins Sawyers age. We had a blast and they both even went down well. Sawyer fell asleep when we put him in the pack’n play and Lincoln fell asleep in my arms sitting by the camp fire. Then, just as I knew it would, the night took a turn for the worse. Lincoln woke up at 3:00 am and freaked out. He woke up Sawyer. We spent the next hour and a half trying to get them both to fall back asleep and not wake up the entire campsite. Ryan took Lincoln outside the tent and they watched movies on his little dvd player and I tried to bounce Sawyer back to sleep but every time I laid Sawyer down he would cry and wake up Lincoln who had just drifted off while watching his movies. It was highly frustrating. Anyway, at 4:30 we packed up and left. We were disappointed not to be able to spend the next day at the lake with everyone else but at least we had fun the night before.
On the 4th of July we had a jam packed day beginning with a neighborhood parade. The boys love riding around on the bike trailer.
Then it was off to the Pirates Baseball game downtown. It was hot, but fun.
That night all our friends were planning on meeting at the park for BBQ and street fireworks for the kids. We tried, but it rained and then stopped and then rained again. When it started raining the second time we realized the park wasn’t going to work. Although my house is by no means huge, it’s probably the biggest out of our friends so we all ended up at our house. We had over 40 people through out the night! The kids went downstairs and played and hit a piñata while we ate and socialized upstairs. Then it did eventually stop raining so we were able to go outside and watch an great fireworks street show. Those things have gotten good over the years. I was impressed and the kids had a ball. God Bless America!!
Two years ago my life changed forever in the most wonderful way when I became a mom. It’s been such a joy to watch my little baby transform into the toddler he is today. It breaks my heart and thrills me all at the same time.
Lincoln helped me make his cake because helping me stir stuff up is one of his favorite activities.
Then when it was time to put the candles in he wanted more than just two…it was his cake so I figured I’d let him do with it what he wanted.
Then he got his gifts. A basketball hoop and a water squirting toy. He loved both. We played with the water toy early that day outside for over an hour and he loved it and these pictures speak for themselves as far as how he felt about the basketball hoop.
We ate cake and then went to the park.
Lincoln kind of gets stressed out when a lot of kids come over so instead of having a big party we just had his nursery leaders over who he loves and who are our good friends. Ty and Emily are great with my boys. I love them. Wish his other nursery leaders Jena and Brent would have been in town to celebrate with us because he loves them just as much.
It was a great day that could have only been better if our family was around. We love you so much Lincoln. You are such a smart, sweet little boy and I love you over the moon and back again.
We took the boys to watch Ryan play baseball on Monday and dressed Sawyer up in Lincoln’s old cubs onesie and it oddly felt familiar. I took some pics of Sawyer and then came home and found some pics of Lincoln from last year and I couldn’t believe how similar they looked! Lincoln is 9.5 months in these Pictures and Sawyer is 9 months exactly. Can you tell them apart? Who’s holding the ball?
