Snapshots

Just some snapshots of my life with the most amazing boy ever...

Lincoln has started asking, "Why?" after EVERYTHING!  I didn't think we'd go through this phase again for a while.  Oh well.  Here we are...

Lincoln: "Watch Ka-Chow."

Me: "No, buddy.  No more today."

Lincoln: "Why?"

Lincoln: "Dessert?"

Me: "No.  You need to eat breakfast!"

Lincoln: "No.  Dessert?"

Me: "No.  Breakfast first."

Lincoln: "Why?"

Me: "Come on, buddy, time to change your diaper."

Lincoln: "No!  I play!"

Me: "You can play after we change your diaper, but we NEED to change your diaper now."

Lincoln: "Why?"

You catch the drift...

What it's all about...

This melts my heart every single time.

This is what it is all about. Right here, in this video.

(It's just an audio clip, nothing to see. Just listen.)

In this video I obviously initiated the response but he's been saying it on his own terms since last week. When he does that, it absolutely positively makes my heart melt into a big slobbery puddle and it takes me a good hour to clean up the mess.

How's that for a visual?

For instance, from the back seat of the car today, and out of the clear blue, I hear a sweet little voice say, "I wuv eww, Mama!" OMG. Really. OMG.

Be still my beating heart...

Big Boy

Mommy: "Lincoln, are you my baby?"

Lincoln: "No! Big boy!"

After our visit to North Carolina over the holidays, and learning about Lincoln's ability to successfully sleep in a bed, we decided to convert his crib into a toddler bed. We're taking baby steps with this transition so we're using a bed rail. Linc is pretty proud of his big boy bed self! Although, he wasn't quite ready to let go of the aquarium :-P He's *so* still my baby!

Sweet Baby Boy

He's so cool and I love love love my time with him...

P.S. He requested to wear his Spiderman shirt today. It lights up.

P.P.S. When Lincoln is trying to say, "Excuse me" he says, "Beep, beep!"

First Day

Today was Ava's first day of her last year of pre-school!  She had a lot of fun.  It was much easier dropping her off this year than it was last year.  She's much more confident and comfortable.  It's amazing the difference one year makes.  Ava picked out her outfit last night and she woke up early this morning and got herself dressed.  She was so proud of herself!

Off to school!

I thought this was really cute.  

During free play in the morning there is a "writing table" set up for the kids to doodle, write or draw.  Ava was one of the few kids who visited the writing table today and she drew this picture of her family...

Lincoln and I kept busy with errands after we dropped Ava off but he did not like the fact that we left her at school.  When Lincoln says "Ava" it sounds like "Weva."  Every ten seconds he would say, "Mama?  Weva?  Weva?  Mama?"  He was lost without his sister.  When it was time to go get her I told him that we needed to get his shoes on so we could go pick up Ava and he said, "Yaaaaay!  Weva!  Yaaaaay!"

Toilet Paper

Linc went for a walk...with the toilet paper...