Goof Ball...

So Lincoln has really started to dislike his car seat.  He does the "stiff bod" when we try to put him in it and cries until we pick him up to leave.  With that being said he LOVES to play in it!

Coke bottle glasses anyone?  The things Grandma Tammy has hanging around the house....

Lincoln Thomas--8 Months

Lincoln is 8 Months Old!

Height: 28 inches

Weight: 22 pounds

Month 8 Moments

• Crawling Crawling Crawling!
• Pulling up on everything!
• Clapping
• Loves anything with buttons, hanging upside down, peek-a-boo, music & Rhea
• Likes when mom makes barking noises...a sure fire way to get him to smile!
• Hates being put into his car seat...but thoroughly enjoys playing with it!

Oh Christmas Tree....Christmas Tree

Todd's family has always been a real tree family while I never had a real tree growing up.  I told Todd that once we had kids we could get a real tree, but if we were going to do it, we were doing it right.  We headed down to Morning Star Tree farm between Washington and Brighton to pick out our tree.  Luckily my mom went with us so she could sit with Lincoln in the car until we found the tree and could take a picture before Todd cut it down.  After quite a bit of looking we settled on a tree, Todd cut it down and we strapped it to the top of the car.

Unfortunately our great day took a turn for the worse when the strap holding down our tree came lose and the tree flew off the car on Highway 218.  Luckily it didn't hit anyone, but when Todd got back in the car without the tree I knew it had met its end and would soon become the home for some animals in the ditch along the highway.

When I called me mom to tell her she started laughing so hard she could barely breathe...while I was on the other end bawling.  That was the tree WE had picked out.  I had plans to make an ornament from the truck after Christmas and now my "big" plans were ruined!  She said she would look at Hy-Vee the next day to see if there were any decent ones left.  The next day she sent me a picture of a tree in a clay pot.  I told it looked fine and then she called to inform that it was OUR tree...the one we had cut down.  She had gone and retrieved it from the ditch for us.  She taped some greenery to the top to make it look more tree shaped and stuck it in a clay pot.  She had also went out and found us a new beautiful tree from Hy-Vee.

The original tree now sits in front of the house and the backup tree has made a nice addition to our living room.  Todd will probably kill me for posting this story because he thinks the tree flying off was his fault, which is not true...sorry honey...this was a story worth telling and one we will laugh about for years to come!

Found the Tree!

Todd cutting it down

Strapped on top nice and tight! 

Todd getting our new tree ready while the original looks on in awe...

Almost done...good thing I had my little elf to help me out!

First Thanksgiving!

Lincon's first Thanksgiving!

Complete with mashed potatoes, pickles and all sorts of yummy things!

And with a big meal...comes a big nap...

Does he look like the son of a Librarian?

Lincoln likes playing in his room on occasion.  We don't spend a lot of time in there outside of bedtime, so it makes it extra fun because it's almost like a whole new place during the day!  Today he went straight for the books...a sure sign that he has a librarian for a mother!

He also loves Peek-A-Boo so finding this new hiding spot was pretty fun too!

Funny that he pulled out that book....look familiar?

Crawler, Climber, Stinker, Smile....

Lincoln has officially started crawling and pulling up on things.  Of course he find ALL the things he should get into, but it is so fun to watch him explore!

Oooh this looks fun...

No hands? No problem!

Help! I'm trapped in a basket and I can't get out!

Hey Dad! I'm awake!

You may not believe me but he put himself in this little cage...not me!

Celebrate Good Times....Come On!

We spent the weekend in Harlan celebrating Grandma Joan's 60th Birthday!  We had a lot of fun spending time with cousins and loved ones! Besides Todd ending up sick it was a pretty good weekend!

Reading with Uncle Chris and Company

Looking pretty good for a kid who screamed all night!

Mmmm these cars are tasty!