Spirit Week

Lincoln got to participate in his schools spirit week last week.  Unfortunately he was sick on Tuesday so he didn't participate in crazy sock day and Wednesday was mismatch day and I didn't take pictures but he was excited to have a new theme everyday.  Thursday was crazy hair day and Friday was luau day.  He thought it was so fun and liked seeing the other kids dressed up too.

 Spikes...

 Not much else I could do with his short hair. 

 Brother wanted to get in on the picture action. 

 Special moment.  These moments don't happen everyday!

 I realized the night before we didn't really have a lot of luau attire for Lincoln. 

 He got to borrow mom and dad's special necklaces that we got in Hawaii on our honeymoon.

 Aloha

He got this hat from a previous activity at school and I was glad we still had it. 

Conversations With Lincoln

I was going through my old email and found these conversations that had taken place with Lincoln back in January 2011 that I don't think I ever blogged.  I emailed them to myself so I wouldn't forget them.


Lincoln: I want to play shatterball on your phone
Me: No my battery is on red
Lincoln: Dad is your battery on red too?
Daddy: No
Lincoln: Is it on green?
Daddy: Yes
Lincoln: Okay then I want to play shatterball on your phone.
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Lincoln: Oh the suns in my eyes.
Me: I'm sorry, just close them for now
Lincoln: No it's not in my eyes, it's just playing peekaboo

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This one was more recent.  Last month we were out running errands and while stopped at a red light Lincoln yells out, "Look, Finn McMissile!"  Ricky and i were utterly confused for a second and then Lincoln points out the window and says, "look, look at that car over there!"   Yep, the car sure looked a lot like Finn McMissle. I thought he was pretty clever for putting that one together.  

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Ricky and Lincoln were out running errands a couple days ago when this conversation took place.
Ricky: "Where do you want to eat lunch?"
Lincoln: "It starts with an R....then B.......RB's (Arby's)."
It was very cute.  He wanted to go so that he could get another plastic water bottle in the in the kids meal so that Logan will have one too...since he has one from a couple of weeks ago. As a mom I was very happy to know that he was thinking about his brother. So sweet. 
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I took the boys to Target last night and immediately upon walking in Lincoln found a toy that he wanted.  It was in the cheap-o bins at the front - the ones that always seem to snag your attention.  It was a little rubbery squid that had spikes all over it. He played with it through the entire store.  I told him up front that we weren't going to buy it.  He had just gotten new toys for easter and we didn't need another rubber animal. He agreed but said he would just play with it until we left. 


When we got to check out he loaded up the conveyor belt with all of our items.  I'm pretty sure he waited until I was busy with Logan and then he quickly snuck his "little green buddy" to the lady who then rung him up and put it in the bag.  I wasn't very happy and Lincoln tried to act like it was an accident.  


There was a long line, Logan was on edge and I didn't feel like putting up the fight over $2.50.  
When I got to the car I realized I wasn't happy with how that situation turned out.  I decided to tell Lincoln that he could either pay me $1.00 out of his piggy bank (even though it was $2.50 - it wasn't about the money but rather about the lesson/principle of it) or I would take it back in the store and return it.  He said, but we already bought it.  I explained that it was my money and I didn't want to buy that.  He said his piggy bank money was for Legos.  I said fine, I'll take it back. 


He didn't like that idea either so he said he would give me a $1 out of his piggy bank but I just couldn't have his "two buck dollar."  I started to laugh.  Then he proceeded to tell me that if he needs money we can just go back to Home Depot and go the same way as the guy and he'll give him another "two buck dollar."  He was replaying the time that Rick took him to Home Depot (back in November) and an elderly gentleman said he was a cute good little boy and gave him a $2 bill.  Now Lincoln thinks people just give you money when you need it.  I spent the next several minutes giving him the spiel that people don't always just give you money and you have to earn it. I thought it was so cute that he new he had a special bill and now it's our little inside joke that's it's been renamed the "two buck dollar."

Before bed Lincoln reminded me that he owed me four quarters.  He got out his safe and pulled out the money and gave it to me.  I asked him if his little green buddy was worth the dollar and he said yes.
These are the times where it would be nice to have a parent handbook.  We do our best to teach out children the right things so that they will grow up and be responsible, productive, successful, members of society as adults.  I don't know what, if anything, Lincoln really soaked up from this experience but I hope he got something out of it....besides his "widdle green buddy."

His two buck dollar.

A Must Have

Being a parent I've learned that there are a few must haves when raising children.  I have to put this gadget in the top 5.  We didn't get it until Lincoln was about two years old and I wish we would've had it two years sooner. Especially when you have a child with reflux issues....it's even more critical.  Our Bissell is out several times a month. From smashed jelly beans in the carpet to juice spills to our most common use, vomit...yep, it gets the job done.  I know it's gross but it's life with kids!

Poor Lincoln throws up way too easily because of his reflux issues and he's put that carpet cleaner to the test.  Tonight was a good example of that. (It was pretty yucky.) I'm just saying - if you haven't invested in one yet, I would highly recommend it. It's worth every penny.

Lincoln's Artwork

The last several months Lincoln has really taken a liking to drawing.  He likes to color but mostly he likes to just get a pad of paper and a pen and draw whatever pictures come to mind.  Seeing his creative little mind at work has been fun to watch.  Rick's grandmother and my grandpa were both artists.  I can't draw if my life depended on it although I love the arts.  To see that Lincoln may have the ability to draw or paint is pretty exciting. I hope that this isn't just a phase and that he will be able to develop his talent for art. I see some art classes in our future!  I happen to think he is quite the little artist and his creativity sometimes makes me laugh.  Oh, the mind of a child.

 Flowers in a vase on a table. 

 A boat. 

 A house and yard with a rock, flower and sun. 

 Left to right - Mom, Dad, Lincoln and Logan

 A staircase at the top, middle left is a dragon, middle right ice cream in a store, bottom are a couple of houses. 

 Ty fighters, top right is a picture of a gun with an "X" thru it (in his own words that means "no guns for Lincoln.") then below that is a slide, a tuba and another made up musical instrument. 

 Flowers on the table and Lincoln and Logan holding hands. 

 Music notes. 

 Logan at the top with his belly button showing and the rest are the "numbers and letters of the day."

 Lincoln and Logan holding hands with flowers. 

 Lincoln as a pirate. 

 He's practicing his letters at school.  He loves to write letters and then ask us what they spell.

A couple art projects from school.

Happy Easter!

We were lucky enough to get a visit from Uncle Barratt and Aunt Marci for the couple days before Easter. They went with us to the city "Egg-stravaganza" at the local baseball fields. The boys always seem to have a lot of fun gathering a basket full of candy filled eggs from the thousands that they have laying on the fields.  Unfortunately this year there was way too many people and I don't think the city had planned for that large of a crowd.  We all seemed to survive but not sure we'll be going back for that activity for a couple of years.

Sunday morning the boys woke up to their Easter baskets in the living room filled with goodies and toys. Lincoln was super excited but poor Logan wasn't that impressed given he had a low grade fever.  The poor little guy is still getting over his virus and didn't feel very good.  He sat on my lap most of the morning until he decided he wanted chocolate.  Luckily the Easter Bunny didn't bring a ton of candy this year.  Each boy got a couple little toys, a couple treats and a T-shirt.  This year even Ricky and I got Easter baskets.  Nice surprise.  I think we'll have to keep that tradition going.  Ricky scored some new Express jeans and I ended up with a new tennis racket.

After church we had a little egg hunt in the backyard with the eggs that we had colored earlier in the day.  It was quick but fun and the boys seemed to like it.  After a delicious Easter turkey dinner we watched the move "Hop" that Lincoln had gotten from the Easter Bunny that morning.

Overall it was a fun weekend full of activities.  We talked to Lincoln a little bit about the resurrection but I hope one day the boys really understand the real reason we celebrate Easter.  For now it's eggs, candy and the bunny.

Logan's Artwork

One thing I love about the boys school is that they do a lot of art work and they take pictures on the boys doing it.  It just adds a little something special to see that picture of them along side the actual piece of paper they painted.  Here are some of Logan's recent pictures and artwork from school.

  I think they were going for clouds in this one. 

 Stencil star painting. 

 String painting. 

 Watercolor a rooster. 

 Stencil painting. 

 Water color painting. 

 I'm surprised to see him painting with his right hand.  It's normally the left. 

 Arizona snowman. 

 Sponge painting.