Low

A few weeks ago I went to pick up Lincoln from his primary class after church. Lindsey, my good friend is his teacher. She told me that as part of the lesson, the kids were supposed to play Follow the Leader. The kids were taking turns being the leader. One kid would stand in front of the class and march in place. Another kid stood in front and waved his arms back and forth. Soon, it was Lincoln's turn to be the leader. He stood in front of the class and promptly began to sing a popular song called, "low". He chanted, "apple bottom jeans, boots with the fur, with the fur..." and included a little dancing on the part that says, "low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low" by bending his knees and moving down to the floor. The other kids just stood and watched Lincoln. As Lindsey described the scene I could picture it in my mind, because I have seen that very thing happen on the kitchen floor at home. I love his innocence. Can he stay 4 forever?

I have been meaning to blog about this for a while now. A few months ago Lincoln and I were playing with his toys. We were playing with the bad guys. His bad guy was the leader of the bad guys. He said, manipulating his little figure' "okay guys, here's what we are going to do. First we will go to primary and sing, and sing, and sing. Next we will come home and have a snack, and then we will go burn down the Batcave". I could not help but giggle at his dialogue. His imagination is humongous and I am glad that he lets me enjoy it with him.

Today in church the topic for sharing time was Choose the Right. The outline suggested to have special guests come to primary to speak to the children about listing to the Holy Ghost in making choices. To introduce the lesson, Sister Hooten asked a little girl in primary who helped her choose her dress for the day. The little girl replied that her mom helped her. Next, Sister Hooten asked Lincoln what he had for breakfast today. "Frosted Mini Wheats" he stated. Next, he was asked who helped him choose what kind of cereal to eat. Lincoln quickly replied, "The Holy Ghost.". Everyone giggled. I did too, but I was so proud of my little boy for knowing that the Holy Ghost helps us make decisions in our lives. Afterword, I got multiple compliments on how sweet of a boy Lincoln is. Some said he is funny, others said he is smart, and some said he is spiritual. I have to agree with all of those. I am so lucky to be Lincoln's mommy.

Catching Up on Christmas!

It's no secret that my blogging has been lacking a bit lately.  I really have good intentions to do it, but by the end of my work day, the last thing I want to do is spend more time on the computer. 
Today however, is Sunday.  I am not attending church today because on Friday I was given the best late birthday present EVER!  David scheduled LASIK eye surgery for me.  I can actually SEE without contacts or glasses.  I am so happy.  It's a true miracle.  Because my eyes are still healing and are itchy and irritated, I have a pretty intense medication regimen.  I chose to stay home today to rest my eyes a bit.  Because of this I will be writing this post in segments to give my eyes a break from the computer screen every now and then.  :)

So now that we are half way through February, I guess it's time to post pictures from Christmas.  We had a great Christmas.  We loved spending time with our loved ones.

 We woke up bright and early to find that Santa had visited our home.  We were so excited!

 Lincoln was surprised to find that Grandma and Grandpa Eves gave him a pirate sword and hook that he had spotted in one of the stores at Disneyland.

 Lincoln's #1 gift he was dying to have was Hogwarts Tower Legos.  He was so happy when he unwrapped it.  We have played with Hogwarts tower every day since Christmas. 

 The Duke Elf came to visit our house with new Duke gear for all of us. 

 What a great day!

 Grandma and Grandpa Eves came over Christmas morning to unwrap presents with us.  They loved the family calendar we made for them. 

 Lincoln's Harry Potter obsession is not limited to Legos.  He also loves the Harry Potter movies which he is not allowed to watch yet...  I guess he likes looking at the DVD cases. 

 Lincoln really liked his tool set as well.  He had to have goggles to protect his eyes when he is working with his tools so I found a swimming mask for him to wear while he works.  It's perfect!

 Playing with his Harry Potter Legos.  Could he be any happier?

 Hogwarts Tower!

 A few days after Christmas, we headed to Parowan for Christmas Round 2.  We do that every year that we are  not able to spend Christmas morning with the Edwards. 

 All the kids were delighted to discover that there were even more presents waiting for them in Parowan.

 We love celebrating Christmas again along with so many birthdays.  Our family is filled with winter birthdays.  David, Corrin, Kathi, Tori, Dan, and I all have birthdays in November, December and January.  Needless to say, when we have Christmas Round 2, we often celebrate several birthdays at the same time.

 Kathi had her tonsils out a few days after Christmas.  At Edwards family Christmas, she was not feeling very well at all. 

 Dan and Corrin are always fun to have around.  Silly kids...

 We love spending time with our family. 

 By this time, Lincoln was pretty much tired of smiling for the camera.  :)

 While spending a few days in Parowan, Lincoln and Grandpa Edwards took a few rides on the four-wheeler.  That's always fun. 

 Another activity we enjoy is going tubing as a family.  We love to go to Brian Head and tube down the hills.  We race to see who can get down the fastest.  We also see who can get closest to the barrier at the top without hitting it. 

 Lincoln just sits in his tube and lets me pull him around and push him down.  All the way down the hill he makes noises that only Lincoln can make and waves his arms around.  When he gets to the bottom he says, "that was fun!  Let's go again!"

 Corrin looks like she had fun too.  :)

 Me and Linc, playing in the snow.

 Daniel and Corrin.  We love them. 

Michael and Brooke.  Precious.

Christmas time is always so great.  I hate to see it end.  It's so awesome to be able to spend time with those we love the most.