Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! 

He makes a cute little minion when he keeps it all together...the costume that is ;)

Window Painting

First of all, I L-O-V-E pinterest!!!! What an sweet resource! I have been a mom before and had to entertain a 15 month old ALL DAY! It is hard work. There are days I want to pull my hair, whine right back when Lincoln whines at me, or just lock myself in the bathroom and pretend nothing exists beyond the door. But then there are days you look at yourself and say...."yeah, I'm a good mom!" and give yourself a little pat on the back. And of course there is everything in between the highs and the lows. But I love the challenge most days. 

It's been crazy windy the last few days and so we don't go outside and play like I wish we could. I searched pinterest like crazy to find inside activities and gearing up for this colder weather. This little activity was so fun! It really kept his attention (which is crazy hard for this bundle of energy) for a good 8 minutes. Then he figured out how to pull them off the window and that became another game in itself. 

Shelves

I have been so excited about these shelves! My dad and I...well mostly my dad...made these shelves when we went to Idaho. Chris finally helped me put them up last night (thanks a million). I was so giddy after we got them up. I just love them!!!! They add so much to the room and it's so fun to be able to display fun stuff!! Thanks dad for all your help!!!!

And here is a shot from the front door looking in...

The Pumpkin Patch

I have been getting so excited for all the upcoming holidays and all the events that surround them. To start off the awesome fall festivities we went to the pumpkin patch. I have been waiting since last year to do this. Everything is starting to be so much fun now that Lincoln is getting older and can do more things! It is AWESOME!!! 

Anyway....back to the pumpkin patch. This place had a few animals...five to be exact. The had a couple sheep from Ireland, a teacup pig with an excessive amount of energy, a very ginormous pig, and a miniature donkey. It was a lot of fun to see Lincoln's reaction to each of these animals.

 I love the look on his face...pure amazement.

Lincoln wasn't quite sure what to think about the pig. He started getting closer to the fence then the pig jumped and then he was done and didn't want to get very close.

 The little donkey was cute.

But we came for the pumpkins...There were so so so many! The had all these pumpkins stacked all fun on the straw bales and an huge field with more!

 So many decisions!

 They also had a little pathway lined with pumpkins. There was a lot if things going on around and Lincoln was having a hard time focusing on the camera.

 We went to the field to find our special pumpkins and took some fun pictures. It started raining and got really cold and windy but we still managed to get a few more pictures.

 Lincoln found his pumpkin and was so proud of it!

All in all our first annual trip to the pumpkin patch was a very fun adventure! Can't wait to make more family traditions...they are great!!!

More Discovery

Anatomy...it's coming. Lincoln has become very interested his appendages. At first it was his nose...and yes his finger was in his nose frequently! His has recently discovered his ears. His fingers are in his ears or he covers his ears while he yells. It is quite entertaining. He also likes to point out people's eyelashes and gives great butterfly kisses! 

The Many Faces of Lincoln

The other day we were practicing Lincoln's "say cheese" face. It was quite a little adventure!

It kind of comes full circle...starts and ends with the same face...the one I get frequently...the "really mom?!" face. I loves it though. He is so full of personality. His favorite thing to do right now is color. We set up our old coffee table as a little kids corner with all his toys and coloring stuff. He will stay there for a good 20 minutes which is HUGE since he doesn't sit still...EVER!!! I love it though. 

This new independent stage is so much. He and I have long conversations about something almost everyday. Not really sure what he talks but boy does he talk and tell stories like crazy. I thought girls were the chatter boxes...not so. 

Another fun story, last night at the dinner table he dropped his spoon on the floor followed by his bowl and made lots of noise. For the next few minutes a very animated Lincoln was telling us the story over and over and ending with the loud CRASH! It was adorable. 

What fun times we have with him!

Fall Family Pictures