Parker loves his blanket, too!

(May 26th, 2011)

Parker likes his fuzzy blanket just like Lincoln likes his fuzzy blanket. Now he will grab his fuzzy blanket and bring it to his face to help him fall asleep.

Sharing Toys

(May 24, 2011)

Sometimes Lincoln is such a good big brother.

For example - he shares his toys.

Lincoln with "A"* & "B"**

* "A" is what Lincoln calls his stuffed elephant. He's beginning to call it "A-phant".
** "B" is what Lincoln calls his blanket.

These are Lincoln's 2 favorite things in the world. He brings them everywhere (but I try really hard to keep them at HOME. I still have to wash them both about once per week or every other week. That's when we bring A to the washing machine to take a bath! :)

MBA-er

(May 14th, 2011)

My friend from Idaho, Emily, & her family came to visit about a month ago. Christian just graduated from BYU with his MBA - congrats!!! They've since moved to Colorado so we will see them even less frequently. You guys are still welcome here anytime!

We went to dinner and a movie (Thor - pretty good!) - which we haven't done for probably close to a year...! Wow it sure is nice to get a break from the babies!

They went golfing so we watched Carly for a morning.
We went swimming.
(see the garden? it's more than double the size now!)

Lincoln hated it.

Carly loves babies so I let her hold Parker.
He almost looks bigger than you, Carly!!!

Sporting the Plaid

When do you think we will look back at pictures of us wearing plaid shorts and say, "What were we thinking??"

ps.. Kinda funny.. love his "lounge" pose.

pps.. All this picture needs is a little sister tucked in Lincoln's right side. :)

ppps.. Is that weird I'm already thinking of baby #3?

Stuck in the Swing

Lincoln's cousin, Flora May, is a climber. Lincoln is not.

Chores

Lincoln is starting to help me with the cleaning around the house.

1. He throws his own diapers away (but refuses to touch Parker's - "Ew.. yucky dia-pah")
2. Picks up his own toys
3. Cleans up the spilled Cheerios (ok... so he eats them... same result)
4. He LOVES, loves, LOOOOVES helping me vacuum (more like he loves an excuse to run around and scream)
5. He helps me weed the garden (well... I guess he just picks the leaves off the tomato plants until I notice and threaten to spray him in the face with the hose... haha... am I mean? Jesse thinks so.)
6. And he's still learning this one:
   

Lincoln, Mommy needs the kitchen swept, not the outside balcony.

Parker's feeling left out of this post.

Lincoln's Words

Lincoln has developed quite the vocabulary! Here are some of his words:

"Ung-gunk's" ...... Lincoln's
"Kuck" ...... Truck
"Tee" ...... Tree
"Teet" ...... Treat
"Die-pah" or sometimes "die-PER" ...... Diaper
"Uh oh, ing-gun" ...... Uh-oh, Lincoln
"Ay-pimm" ...... Airplane
"Bog-idge" ...... Garbage
"Ferris" ...... Horse (that one is a stretch, Lincoln...)
"Tow" ("ow" said like ou in "ouch") ...... cow
"Ay-oo" ...... I love you.
"Pace" ...... Prayers
"Back-in" ...... Vacuum
"Coh's" ...... Clothes
"Pup" ...... Sippy cup
"Baw-oh" ...... Bottle (finally off them, but he continues to ask for them when thirsty, tired or sad)
"Sa-mench" or just "mench" ...... Sandwich
"Dow-nairs" ...... Downstairs (where his toys and the tv are)
"Paw-ee" ...... Potty
"Buhd" ...... Bird
"Da-N" ("da" said like dad, "N" said like "the letter n sounds like 'N' ") ...... That one

The better-pronounced words:
Nigh-Night
All gone
All done
Milk
Juice
Go bye-bye
Outside
Poop
Train & choo-choo
Blue

He's also beginning to string words together, like "Big Lincoln's truck." Pretty fun! And nice that he can communicate better!

More Downtown Splash Pad

(4-29-2011)

Lincoln with his cousin, Flora May. I think they like climbing on the rocks more than actual splashing. Maybe after it (finally) gets hot they will enjoy the water more.

Being careful...

When they're high up on a rock, they get down and crawl.

And here's a little video of them climbing on the rock

(that's Parker hiccuping in the background)