Some Random shots!

Well, since my last post I am happy to report that
Lincoln is staying in his bed most nights all
night long. He'll usually creep into our room
around 7 am, dragging all of his "night nights"
and sometimes his pillow with him. This usually
takes him 2 trips from his room to ours. It's
very cute and pretty funny to watch.


Below is a pic of Lincoln wearing Mommy's
shoes. He put them on himself... can you tell?
Making Daddy proud already! :)





Hanging out with Daddy. One of Lincoln's favorite
things to do.



He was keeping busy in the living room, playing with his
toys (or so I thought), and I found him like this! He had more fun
playing in the bin than with his toys.



Just our little man being his usual cute self!!

The Bed Wars

About 2 weeks ago, Ryan & I woke up to Lincoln screaming
in the middle of the night... but we weren't hearing it
through the baby monitor! He was in the family room.
We bolted out of bed to find a confused, crying, and sleepy
Lincoln wandering throught the dark family room.
I figured it was going to happen sooner or later, he had
climbed out of his crib!!! He spent the rest of that night
in our bed (a first since he was a newborn).

The next day, after thoughts of broken bones and sleepless
nights, I came home from work and promptly took off
the front of his crib. We made a big deal about it for him.
Lincoln & his "big boy" bed. Well, that didn't work. We
have been fighting him sleeping in that bed ever since.
He'll sit in the bed when we put him down at night, but right
after we leave the room, we can hear his little footsteps
as he methodically gets all of his "night nights", pillow
and stuffed animals out of his bed
(this takes him 3 or 4 trips) and lays them by the
door where he proceeds to sleep. Sometimes for the
entire night, sometimes not. Some nights he
seems to think that he needs to come sleep with us.
The floor just won't do.

I talked to a lot of moms, and
read about transitioning from the crib to toddler bed.
The message I got was that it takes some kids more time
than others to transition, and eventually Lincoln will
start sleeping back in his bed. (It just kills me to know
that he is sleeping on the floor!!!)

So the other day I went to wake him up from a nap,
totally expecting to find him curled by the door.
To my shock and surprise, he was still in his bed! I ran
for the camera as he usually wakes the second the door
opens.

A shot from the door...



My sleeping angel.


Even after 3 camera flashes, he still slept soundly. I guess
sleeping on the floor can take its toll!!


As I write this now, the little man is sleeping (hopefully
for the night) in his bed!!! Yeah!

Fishin' Video!!

Here is the video of Lincoln's first time fishing
that goes along with the pictures posted below!

Gone Fishin'!!!

On Sunday, we went up to Payson for some fishing
with Justin, Joy, Jaxon & Reese.
We all had a blast, and the weather
was 30 degrees cooler than in Phoenix!! It even
sprinkled. Rancho Tonto is a trout hatchery,
so it didn't take long to catch a trout!



Lincoln thought it was pretty cool to help Daddy
catch the "fishy".


Bring it in Buddy!!


He was a little hesitant to touch the "fishy" at
first. He was giggling and squealing. It was too
cute.


A shot of dinner...



Lookin at the "fishy"



Even though the fish were slimy,
he was still very curious and no longer
hesitant to touch them! Oh... boys.



Hmm.. what next?



A picnic lunch at the hatchery.





The boys ready for Round 2!!!



Lounging after a hard days work. :)



What's down there??



A family shot!




Lincoln was fascinated watching the trout
swim around in the water. He kept wanting
to fish some more.



Where did they go??



Mommy & Lincoln playing in the trees.



Jaxon & Reese posing for a candid shot! We tried
placing Lincoln in the pic, but as you can see he
wanted no part of it!



Aunt Joy & Jaxon hanging by the pond.




Jaxon being silly while Lincoln rested on Uncle
Justin's lap.



As you can see, it was a very quiet car ride home.
Well, for a little bit at least!! It was a wonderful day
and we are all looking forward to going back.