Brooklyn 9 Months

Ahhh!  She is 9 months old!  This means that Christmas is in three months and Thanksgiving is in two?!  How is that even possible?  I love this girl more and more every day!  She is such a sweetie.  Still very serious and I was not overly successful at capturing her gorgeous smile this time around.  In fact trying to get pictures of both Lincoln and Brooklyn smiling or even looking at the camera was a nightmare!

This month Brooklyn got her two top teeth and more are coming any day now.  Unfortunately I think she may have my big front teeth...  She loves to be upside down and is already more of a daredevil than her brother.  She started walking while holding onto things this month and she has also begun standing on her own and waving.  I think walking is just around the corner.  Stuffed animals are a favorite thing to play with and of course whatever Lincoln is playing with as well.  She is quickly learning the word "no" and responds well.  She is so much fun and I am loving this stage.  She cracks up when Lincoln or I sing "The Itsy Bitsy Spider."  It's that full bell baby laugh that absolutely fills my heart with joy.  She is a very happy baby and again I am feeling overwhelmingly blessed :-)

  

Lincoln's 3rd Birthday

We celebrated Lincoln's 3rd birthday a few weeks ago at Lattin's Cider Mill.  We have so many things going on right now with work and home projects that I didn't want to attempt having the party at the house.  I have learned the hard way that you cannot count on the weather in September.  Thus began the hunt to find a location that was going to be fun, affordable, and offer shelter.  Someone suggested Lattin's Cider Mill so I called and we booked it.  I am soooo glad I did.  This was the first party that I felt like I could relax and enjoy visiting with everyone.  They provided some cider and animal feed for all of the kids.  To boot, the weather was GORGEOUS!!!  It really was nearly perfect.  The only mistake I made was that I did not check the Seahawks schedule prior to booking and the start of the party coincided with kick off... Oops...

We didn't really have a theme this year other than my friend Amy did a Madagascar cake.  Lincoln has been obsessed with it lately and that was what he wanted.  I was as excited  a child on Chirstmas Eve to see what she would come up with.  She of course did a phenomenal job.

The invites were made up of a picture of Lincoln in the outfit of his choice.  I asked him random questions about his favorite things and recorded the answers on the invite.  I saw the idea online somewhere and I plan to do it every year so we can look back on his "favorite" things.

I cannot believe he is three already!  He is getting so big and he cracks us up constantly.  He is very stubborn and reserved.  The spot light is most certainly not his cup of tea and he likes things to be "just so"...  I love him to pieces and am still overwhelmed at the love a parent can have for his/her child.  Again, I am so blessed.

Thank you to everyone that came to celebrate with us for Lincoln's birthday!

 

 

 

The Big 5-0

In August my mom turned 50.  It's kind of weird because when I think about my parents I feel like I will always envision them being in their late 30's.  I'm not sure why, maybe because 15/16 is such a pivotal age that is ingrained in my mind and that's the way I see my parents. Whatever the reason, its strange.  It also make me realize how young 50 really is, I mean my parents can't be getting old.  I am not ready to even think about having "old" parents...  Anyway, we celebrated with dinner in Olympia at Tugboat Annies.  It was a beautiful day and was great to see everyone together just catching up and visiting.  I didn't bring my camera, but luckily my grandma had hers and captured this special moment for my BEAUTIFUL mom :-)  Love you MOM!!!