A few weeks ago, we headed to Parowan to visit and to attend our little niece's baby blessing. Her name is Brooklyn and she is so sweet. What a content baby! She never cries and she is happy to sit in her swing for hours at a time. Kathi is so blessed to have a happy baby because those two other boys definitely monopolize most of her time. We had a great time visiting the fam. It was a little bit bitter sweet though because it was the last time we will all be together until Christmas. Dan and Tori are moving to St. Louis for medical school. We will miss them so much! I am proud of them, but also very sad to see them go. St. Louis is SO much farther than Ogden. :(


One of the things Lincoln likes these days is to sit on David's lap. He's always enjoyed it, but lately, he LOVES it! He'll even sit while David does the boring cross word puzzle. YUCK! When David puts his arm around Linc to take him off his lap, Lincoln just pushes his hand away because he wants to stay with his daddy. How sweet is that?

Another of Lincoln's faves is to sit in/under/on things. If there is something on the floor, he will definitely sit on it. Books, blankets, toys, mom...it doesn't matter what. He'll find a way to plant his little bum on it.

Another of Lincoln's joys is when I build forts for him. I drag some chairs into the living room and drape blankets over them. He thinks it's so cool to sit under the blankets and play with his toys. He just loves to peek under the blanket to say BOO!


Our 4th of July was so much fun! We headed to Parowan to hang with the fam and escape the freakishly hot weather. We had a great time. We started the day with a parade, followed by some races and Popsicles at the park. It was so much fun to see some friends at the park and catch up on the haps. Everyone has kids! I remember drill teaming and hanging out with all my friends just like it was last week! CRAZY!

After the park, we went back to the house and our cousins set up their new skim boarding slip-n-slide thingy. It was awesome, but kinda scary. Thank goodness that David didn't snap any shots of me attempting the thing. It was not a pretty sight.



We laid down some landscaping plastic and ran the hose on it for the babies to play on. Lincoln could have played on that stuff for hours! He had so much fun and he definitely wore himself out! He slept so well that night. What a great day.

Short Update

Well, the kidney transplant went well. It has been one week and both boys are out of the hospital and doing well. Michael is back home and Jack is still in Salt Lake for follow-up appointments. Our family is quite relieved and grateful that all is well.

Lincoln is walking more and more every day. Better late than never right? He thinks he can't take a step without holding my hand though.

Prank Caller

So today, I had a somewhat embarrassing moment. I was letting Lincoln play with the phone because sometimes it is the only way to get him to chill out if he is worked up. I noticed that the timer on the phone was counting so I pushed END and laid the phone back down. Immediately following, the phone rang. I picked it up and the voice on the other end said, "who is this?" I responded by giving my name. Then the voice said, "This is Brooke with 911 and we just received a call from your house." I explained that Lincoln must have accidentally dialed the number and that I was sorry. She asked if I was able to speak freely and I assured her that everything was fine and hung up. A few minutes later, there was a ring at our door and when I answered, I was embarrassed to find the chief of police, who happens to be our neighbor, standing at our door. He came to make sure everything was OK. I was a little embarrassed. Lesson learned! Lincoln will not be playing with the phone anymore! At least it's a good story to tell Lincoln when he is older.

I'm Back!

I realize it's been a while since I've posted. When Dan moved out, he took his laptop with him. We don't get a connection on our computer because it's too old. Now I can only blog when I go to the in-law's house. :(

Although it's been a while since I've posted, not much has happened. Tori and Dan came to see us for a day a few weeks ago. We went to Zion. The plan was to hike Angel's Landing, but it was raining and we didn't want to slip and fall to our deaths so we just drove around and looked at the scenery. I was glad that they came to see us. They are moving to Pittsburgh in a couple of months and I we are going to miss them a lot.

We finally got Lincoln's hair cut. It was hard to do, but I am so glad we did. I didn't think it was possible for him to look any cuter, but he does! I love his new doo.


Before the cut.

After the cut.

Jack (David's brother) is getting a kidney transplant this month. We are all really nervous, but anxious for it to happen. The donor is going to be Michael, another brother. Out of all the boys, Mike turned out to be the best match. The surgery is supposed to happen on the 24th, but we are hoping that it can be sooner. We are praying for the best outcome possible. I think David's mom is ready to pull her hair out because of all she goes through with her kids. Poor lady!

I had my first session of lap swimming today. I did lots better than I thought I would do. Today I swam over 1/2 a mile. At the end of last summer, I could only do a few more laps than I did today. I figured for my first time this year, I did quite well. I hope to get to a mile by the end of the summer.

I hope to be able to post a little more often. I miss my time blogging.