Lincolns first lost tooth

It's been quite some time since I last blogged. I miss it. Here we go. Lincoln lost his first tooth on Friday. He is in kindergarten. What happened?



He ate it with his Cheerios at breakfast. The tooth fairy came anyway and he was so excited this morning. He told me that she must have been really tiny to fit beneath his pillow. 

Isaac is 3. And the size of a baby giant. In fact that's the aptly named class he is in at gymnastics. Baby Giants. He is charming, hard headed and tells me all the time that I am his "best Mom".  Sometimes when we are in the car he talks to himself (even though I am right there) and gets mad if I interrupt. He dances. Oh man, does he dance!  He has moves I can't even believe. He looks like a little b boy in the making. 

Georgia is 14 months and walks. She toddles around so adorably all day with a big smile on her face. I call her snickelfritz. She has a wicked curly mullet and one ear sticks out farther than the other and it makes her even cuter than she would be without it. (She has a little cyst that makes her ear poke out a bit. It's cute now but if she freaks out about it when she is a tween we will remove it.). She waves at everyone she sees and if she is not wearing pants she will take her diaper off. Stinker. 

I have more coming. I need to write G's birth story. Next month jay and I start our Whole 30. Right now it's date night. 

Conversing

Two recent conversations in the car with my 3 year old.

#1

L - Mom! Burgers!
M - Burgers?
L - Boogers! In my nose.
M - Ok, leave them alone until I hand you a tissue please.
L - It's ok - they are on my pants now! See?!

#2
L - Mom, what's a mfunfm?
M - A what?
L - I SAID, WHAT IS A mfunfm? (Mumbling on the end)
M - Buddy say it louder so I can hear you.
L - (Yelling) WHAT IS A mfunfm?
M - I don't know that word.
L - (sigh) Mom, I don't know WHAT I'm saying.

Kid cracks me up.

Springtime

 We had quite a bit of excitement around here this spring with our two boys.  I can say that there is never a dull moment.  We went to the Rodeo for the first time, and Lincoln enjoyed rodeo day at school.  Cotton candy and a petting zoo and roller coasters, oh my!

We stay busy with our swimming lessons, playdates, Community Group, MDO, and all the rest of normal life with little monsters. 

 We recently invested in some outside playthings for the boys.  They both LOVE being outside above all else and these toys help keep them busy and work off some energy.  Craigslist is awesome and we got the swing set and sand box for a great deal.  I didn't want to pay full price because they will probably destroy it or grow tired of it all too soon.  Isaac thinks he is a big kid.  He learned how to slid on our little slide by himself and now believes he can also tackle the 20 foot slide at the park on his own. Like his big brother he knows no fear.  sigh.

 Easter was awesome this year.  As Lincoln gets bigger, he understands more and more about God and this year he was excited about Jesus!  It was funny when at the store about a month before Easter, I asked him why we celebrated Easter?  His loud response was, "BECAUSE WE LOVE EGGS AND WE LOOOOOOVE TANDY!!!" 

After that we worked on talking more about Easter and its real meaning.  A few weeks later we were at Misti and Blakes house for Misti's birthday.  I showed Linc the cupcakes and asked him if he knew why we had cupcakes for after dinner, and he gleefully responded with "Because we love JESUS!!!"

 This was our first year for egg coloring and it was a hit!

 We also took Isaac to his first Easter egg hunt.  He really loves throwing them and laughs like a hyena when they pop open and candy goes everywhere.  Lincoln helps him out by following behind and "cleaning up" by eating the candy.

 Easter weekend we visited the BTHOOTEB gang so the boys could meet all of Lolli and Pop's dear friends.  It was great.  When we got out of the car at the ranch, I knew we had not spent enough time in the country because Lincoln's first words were, "WOOK AT ALL THESE WOCKS!!! AND WOOK AT ALL THIS DIRT!!"  Needless to say they boys and Jay and I had a blast.  Isaac followed the dogs around and Lincoln followed the big kids. 

On Easter Sunday I dressed my monkeys in bowties and suspenders and we went to church.  Jay and I were the teachers and got to teach all the preschoolers about Jesus on Sunday. Jay got to pop out of the empty tomb dressed as an angel after I shared the Gospel and only scared one class of 3 year olds.  Success!!

Christmas 2012

 

Thanks Pinterest, you did me a solid.  If it were not for you and all your good although sometimes overwhelming ideas I would not have taken pictures of my boys that were then possible to use on my Christmas card.  After pinning billions of probably useless pins on your boards, one came through.  Some of those are below...

 

 

 

 

 Catherine of Everything Design made our cards and made them way cooler than I could have, so thanks Cat.  You are a visionary!  Christmas was great. It was Isaac's first Christmas and we had fun.

 

 

 One of our biggest gifts is that Lolli, aka Mary, moved to Richmond from Georgetown.  Now we get to see her all the time and the boys love it, as you can see above.  Oh and we do too!!

 

 

Santa brought a bicycle for Lincoln and a Piano for Isaac.  He is really good at playing pian-ie but not at playing piano just yet.  I think he prefers ragtime to the classics. 

Looking back at this Christmas will always be a little hard.  It was our last one with Nani.  We had no idea that this would be her last visit to our house, just days before she went to be with the Lord. 

My Baby is One???

My baby boy is one year old.  Yes.  One YEAR OLD!!  And as of this week he is officially weaned as well.  I can't even put into words how this makes me feel.  I'm thankful for my boys.  I'm enjoying this phase, they play together, fight, wrestle, but at the same time I can not quite understand that my boys are boys, and not babies any more. 

Here are some pictures from Isaac's first birthday party.  We had a blast.  Jay smoked ribs and brisket and there were plenty of cupcakes and ice cream. 

 

My favorite part was the pictures I hung up.  I'm not sure if anyone but me noticed them, but I loved seeing my little baby grow through the year.

 

We had delish cupcakes and plenty of party hats.  But not enough noise makers because did you know that every kid needs at least 4?!?

 

I got the balloon idea from Pinterest.  Just tape them down behind the chair and Voila!  Cute backdrop for cheapo.

 

Can I just say that the pinata was a super duper idea?  Can I say that?  Because it was. Everyone loved it including the adults.  Who doesn't like hitting things, and candy.

 

Isaac felt sorta left out after Lincoln broke the pinata.  So he took a couple swings too.

 

Balloons are a huge favorite. Isaac likes to eat string.

 

While the big kids played freeze tag, Isaac was determined to get in on the action.  He chased them around giggling for hours.

 

I love this picture because "LOOK! Here I am!!! I want in the picture!!  Here is my tummy!!"  I know that's what he was thinking.

 

OOOOH CAKE!!!!

 

 

Loves his Uncle and Aunt.

 

Probably his favorite gift were the blocks Lolli got him... He played with them today too.

Isaac's birthday was celebrated with a heavy heart after losing Nani.  We knew she was not doing great but also did not expect her passing to be so soon and quick.  That being said, we are thankful for the fact that she did not linger.  She did not like pain so I am super thankful that it was quick and painless.  I am glad I was with her until the very end. 

Conversation in the Car

Sunday evening we were driving home from Lolli's house.  We had been their visiting and having dinner after the big wedding weekend.  We were singing Christmas songs in the car and this conversation just happened...

Lincoln - Where is Baby Jesus?
Me - He is in heaven.  And in our hearts.

pause

Lincoln - Mom, and he is in my wegs too? (aka legs)
Me - Well, He is always with us.  He watches over us and takes care of us.  He hears us and sees us even though sometimes its hard to see and hear Him.

pause

Lincoln - (in an exaggerated whisper) Jesus is talking to me!!!!
Me - Really!  What is he saying to you?
Lincoln - He says, "Let me out!"

hahahahhahahahahahhaha

I almost had a wreck.

Thankful Thanksgiving

We are on our way home from spending Thanksgiving with my Mom and Pop. We are tired, full, happy and thankful. We cooked, ate, watched movies, played baseball, jumped in bouncey castles, had a few temper tantrums, laughed, and even bought some new toys for Mimi and Poppas house.




Now I'm thankful for Christmas and Advent. Being reminded of what Gods people felt as they yearned for a savior then celebrating His arrival is an awesome privilege!

Now to decorate the tree!

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