Memphis Visit May 2012

We made a trip out to Memphis for Robyn's graduation and Jaxon's blessing! It was a fun filled family week that is for sure!! It was a full house with 12 people at my parent's home and of course my brothers family of 6 visiting frequently...but oh so much fun it was. We got there with about an hour to shower, get ready and get over to the school for the graduation. It was packed with tons of people, but it was good to be there.

Lincoln made a new friend...sort of. He and Roxy shared lots of food during our stay, but that's about it. Other than that Roxy is Roxy and is very territorial. Linc enjoyed throwing food down from his high chair or holding it out so Roxy could jump up and get it. Roxy was a little bad and snapped at Linc's foot when he got close to her while she was eating. Even after that he still shared food with her. Linc is very forgiving!

Linc had a great time with his cousins! Zoli and Linc loved the piano. They were so sweet together. Zoli sat at the piano and then patted the seat next to him for Linc to sit up there. Linc got up there and they both played the piano like best buds. It is one of my favorite moments ever...

The boys seemed to get a bit restless so they planned a fishing trip...as usual Dave did lots of research and they all went out and got their fishing licenses and poles. They spent the whole day out on the lake and came home very successful! Dave ended up catching the biggest fish (a catfish) and we were so proud of him. Mike and Mikie caught lots of fish and they all had a wonderful time.

 They got home around 9pm and then cleaned and gutted all the fish. It was pretty gross! Everyone was impressed with Mikie's extensive knowledge about everything. Apparently he was the leader in all their fishing adventures. Way to go Mikie!!

We had a great time. There were a couple parties and plenty of celebrations. I got some good relax time and family time. Linc enjoyed exploring with Dave in the backyard/forest and had a fun time again on the zip line. When it was time to go home we started packing up the car and Linc helped daddy pack up. Dave even called him upstairs to help him get some clothes from under the bed. He explained to him what he needed to do (Dave was going to lift up the bed and Linc would pull out the clothes) and Linc did just that. After we were almost finished packing up the car Linc must have remembered that he wanted to take something from grandmas house. He ran to one of the rooms, grabbed a big bag of balls and started dragging it out to the car. It was the cutest thing. He would pick it up and carry it and then take a break and then pick it up again. Lucky for Linc grandma thought it was so cute that she let him take those balls all the way to the car and take them home! Thanks again grandma...Linc has played with them everyday since. Unfortunately, mommy is the one that usually has to clean them up, but it is totally worth it.

The ride home wasn't too bad but we did have to make a food/play stop. Linc appreciated the break and to be honest so did I! It was good to get out and walk for a while and stretch the legs. Linc is such a good road trip guy. I think he only got upset once. He got his first little toy and loved it. I loved the way he would stretch his legs out and put them on the door, so cute. We made it home safe and had a wonderful trip!