Pillow Pic Memory Lane

After having suggested this little idea to a friend from high school on facebook for his new daughter. I flipped through my album and just smiled. I loved this little idea which I stole from my sister Amy who originally did it with my niece Sophia. So yes, I went tripping down memory lane. If any of you want a little recap and to take the trip, look on. At looking at the pics I realized I decided at "October" to try and theme his outfit and the print on the sign with the holiday/Halloween, but then I don't know why I didn't do a Christmas outfit for December. Oh well, something to keep in mind for the future. :) Enjoy!

As you can see, the older he got, the harder it was to keep him still. Which is why at month 11 he had to hold the tape dispenser for distraction and month 12 Scott's leg and arm made the photo of squirrley little Lincoln. :)

I THINK I CAN, I THINK I CAN...

So usually, parents teach their children how to ride a bike. But hey, where's the fun in that? Why not switch it up a bit...

"Ok Daddy. I'm going to say this one more time, now here's what you do. Put your feet on those pedal thingy's and push them forward to move..."

"PEDAL! PEDAL! You're doing it! Great job Daddy! Now, I won't let go unless you tell me it's ok."

Papa's Plane

This post is kind of an add on to my "Cars vs. Kee Kee" post in which I wished Lincoln would have just one favorite thing he has to sleep with instead of many things he has to sleep with. I completely forgot, there is one thing he frequently requests at bed time. Probably more so than any other toy. "Papa's Plane".

Papa had a lot of little knick knacks on his dresser. One of them was this little Army airplane. Lincoln loved playing with it when he visited Papa. After Papa passed, Lincoln was given the airplane. The little plane has since lost both tiny propellers but still holds Lincoln's heart. :) We keep a very close eye on this plane. I don't really let Lincoln take it out of the house, except when he's requested to take it if we're going to see Nana and my mom (Nonie).

I miss my Papa. I miss seeing his eyes light up when seeing Lincoln. Lincoln most likely at his age won't remember Papa, but I'll make sure he knows about the wonderful grandfather he had and how much his Papa loved him.

Feelin' HOT HOT HOT!!

Today involved some nasty heat, so much so that the power went out a few times. I'd already decided this morning, that knowing we had a heat advisory that I wasn't going out in the heat. I don't and never have handled heat well. But, I knew Lincoln would have fun if we set up a pool. Problem, our pool has a leak, and it was cheap enough I wasn't going to try to find the stupid leak/s to patch.

So, against my desire to not venture outside, I loaded Lincoln in the car and we made a trip to Target, made a mad dash for the pool aisle, grabbed one, checked out, and came home. It was quite possibly the shortest trip to Target I've ever had and probably the only trip in which I came home with the ONE and ONLY thing on my list. :)

It took me forever, but with a lot of my sacraficed air and by the intensity of my headache, I'm guessing some brain cell loss, I got the pool inflated. So we filled it with freezing cold water and bath toys. We sat out there for awhile and even let Ozzy and Jack join in on the fun. :) There's no better way to spend a hot day than with my three favorite boys. :)

Kee Kee vs. Cars

When I was younger, I had a favorite blanket, I called it my kee-kee. My kee-kee went everywhere with me, but most importantly, it went with me to bed. Never have I wanted my son to have a dependency on one thing so much.

Today, as I laid Lincoln down for a nap, he got up to go get some cars. Yes, he sleeps with matchbox cars, this is nothing new. Usually, he gets about 2-3 cars to sleep with. I don't love this little habit of his, but he goes to bed feeling secure because he has his cars.

Well, today he had to get out of bed 3 times. Eventually, when all was said and done, 13 cars and one airplane lay in bed with Lincoln! Ugh, I wish he had a kee-kee... :)