Yesterday Lincoln and I were watching a Living Scriptures movie about Jesus' miracles. They spoke in the movie about Jesus healing people. Lincoln asked what "heal" means. I told him it means to make someone better who is sick or hurt. Lincoln immediately replied by asking, "can I ask Jesus to heal my dad's spinal cord?" Tears filled my eyes and I told Lincoln that it would be a great idea and we hope that it can happen.
Lincoln's sweet heart and loving spirit is such an example to me. I am trying to do as the scriptures say and become as a little child and I am so proud that Lincoln can be my teacher.

This morning Lincoln was very excited to go to school. He was walking around the house chanting "going to school to-day. Going to school to-day. Jump in the car. Yeah. Jump in the car. Yeah." He had such great rhythm! I am so glad he likes school.

Legoish

While helping Lincoln get ready for school today he looked down at his Lego shoes and said, "mom, do you think my friends will think I'm kind of Legoish?"
Priceless!

First Day of Kindergarten

Lincoln has his first day of kindergarten yesterday. He was so excited!
When he got to school he found some of his friends and played with them on the playground for a while. He and Bridger found each other right away. They played noodle wars in PE. Lincolns teacher is Mrs. Nay. She is very nice and sweet. Kindergarten is going to be great!

Holiday Boy

Lincoln is crazy about holidays. He is always curious about which holiday comes next. April Fools Day was coming up and Lincoln was very excited. He asked me what that day was all about. I told Lincoln that it's a day people play tricks in each other. He thought about that for a while and then went on his way. A couple of days later he told me he knew what trick he would do for "Trick Day." I asked what his trick was. He jumped up in the air, spun around and landed on his behind! I had to laugh because his interpretation of playing tricks on people was actually doing a trick for people. What a stud!

Hiking

Lincoln had been asking if we could hike to the top of the cinder cone volcano in Hurricane.  I kept telling him when it got a little warmer in the morning we would do it.  Well, the time came and we had a few weeks of nice warmth before it would turn scorching hot so we decided to go!  David's mom decided to come along.  We had a great time!  We walked and walked and walked, and it was STEEP!  Lincoln did great!  He did not complain at all.  Jill kept saying how impressed she was that he was doing so well without being carried or whining at all.  What a stud!

Fishing Time!

At Father's And Sons this summer Lincoln went fishing for the first time.  He loved it so much!  They had a great time.

Preschool Graduation

Lincoln graduated from preschool!  He loved his preschool so much.  His teacher, Miss Chris, was fabulous and he made some great friends.  Lincoln learned a lot in preschool and we are so proud of him and all of his hard work.  Great job, Lincoln!

Cruise Baby!

 As part of our 10 year anniversary, David and I decided we would go on a cruise to celebrate. 

Our hotel was really nice.  We stayed in Ft. Lauderdale for a couple of days before our cruise started.  This is a view from our room. 

Outside our hotel were all of these really cool trees with the roots shooting into the ground.

Lincoln enjoyed taking a little dip in the pool outside.  It was really warm!

Once we were finally on our cruise ship and in our cabin, Lincoln could not contain his excitement any longer.  He was so happy to finally be able to being our cruise.

We just enjoyed our first day at sea by hanging out on the ship.  We took in the sight of the beautiful ocean, spent some time in the pools and hot tub and used the miniature golf course on the ship.

Dinner was a lot of fun too!  Lincoln loved this dessert of ice cream with a chocolate bird on top.  Along the entire time of the cruise people would comment on how well behaved, polite and handsome Lincoln is.  Of course I was a proud mama. 

After the events of the night we headed back to the cabin and got some good sleep.  In the morning we woke up bright and early to this beautiful sunrise.  We got ready and headed down to get off at our first port, Nassau, Bahamas.

We could not wait to start our adventure in the Bahamas and swim with dolphins!

Once we got off the ship we boarded a small ferry that took us to another island so we could swim with dolphins and play on the beach. 

The beautiful, Paradise Island!

Swimming with the dolphins was the highlight of our trip.  Lincoln and I loved getting in the water with Andy to touch, dance with, hug, and learn more about Andy.  Lincoln even got a kiss from Andy the Dolphin. 

Watching the dolphins swim around was so relaxing and enjoyable.  We loved watching them splash and play in the water.

The scenery was so beautiful I could not quit taking pictures.

We had a great time playing in the crystal clear ocean water.

We had a great time spending our day on Nassau.  Soon it was time to head back to the ship for us to set sail for the night on to our next destination.

Dinner was always really fun.  The food was okay, but our waiter and the entertainment was really fun.  One night Lincoln got up and danced with the waiters to one of his favorite songs.  Everyone loved it.  That moment is definitely at the top of my list of favorite moments from the cruise. 

Lots of great photo opportunities were everywhere.  We had such a great time.  We wanted to document all of it!

 Lincoln loved lounging on the chairs during the day.  So did I!

Every time we came back to our room for the night there was a cute little towel animal waiting for us.  We were very impressed at the creative poses the towels were positioned in each day.

At night they played movies on the pool deck.  One night they showed ET.  I really like that movie so we pulled up some chairs, snuggled up in a blanket and watched the movie.  It was really fun!  Lincoln really liked the movie as well.

Our next port is Half Moon Cay.  That beach was definitely my favorite stop.  They had a special sand wheelchair on the island that David was able to use to help him get to the beach easier.  It was so nice!  The sand was as white and as soft as baby powder.  The beach was beautiful.  Half Moon Cay is a private island owned by the cruise line.  The beach was not crowded and the only people on the island were from our ship.  It was BEAUTIFUL!  I could have stayed on that island for a very long time.  We had a lot of fun playing in the sand, swimming in the water and snorkeling to find interesting fish.

After our stay on Half Moon Cay we headed back to the ship and enjoyed our evening.  The next day was a day at sea.  We had a lot of fun hanging out on the ship swimming, watching commedians, eating ice cream and playing mini golf. 

Our final port on the cruise was Grand Turk.  We had a great time playing on the beach and hanging out on the island.

The island had a great area right by the port with a fun pool and area to hang out with shops and food to eat.

We had a great time on our cruise.  We loved every minute and are hoping to have the opportunity to go again.