Couch nap....

So we have been transitioning from 2 naps to 1 nap and I will admit some days are more difficult than others, but for the most part Linc is doing really well. The other day I totally thought it was going to be a 2 nap day so I put Linc down in his crib...after about 20 minutes I realized it wasn't going to be. I brought him down from his room and we played for about a half an hour. I needed to talk to my mom about something so I called her and Linc laid down right by me on the floor. I moved him up to the couch and he crawled on top of a pillow. I started lightly scratching his back and he stayed perfectly still. Seriously, he would not move at all! It was almost like he was thinking 'if i move she will stop so I better be completely still'. I kept scratching his back and checking his eyes, which he kept wide open. After about 30 minutes I noticed his eyes starting to slowly close and then eventually close completely. I kept scratching his back just to make sure he was asleep and soon enough I left him on the couch. It was so sweet...and a memory I will always cherish.

Linc's First Easter Egg Coloring...

On Friday we went to Kelly's house and colored some Easter eggs...I wasn't sure if Linc was going to do any since he is only 15 months, but he ended up dying an egg and enjoyed it! Of course he wanted to grab the container with the dye, but I gave him an egg and asked him to put it in the bowl, which he did...along with his hand. He held it in there and pulled the egg out a couple times and then he dropped it in and left it. I wrote his name on the egg before we dyed it so he had a little surprise once we took it out. He enjoyed it, but was satisfied with dying one egg...next year we will do some more.

Busy Crafting Weekend

This is just some of what I have been doing this past week. The temple and I am a child of God block I made for my primary girl that got baptized. I am so proud of how they turned out...I painted and sanded them all by myself!

I finally finished the growth chart, I just need to hang it up some place. We decided that we will measure our kids every 6 months...I'll show an updated pic when I hang it and mark Linc's measurements on it. Dave and I are even going to put our height on there, too.

The last one (Christ quote) I just finished yesterday. I have been wanted to do something with that saying on it and when I went down to the basement and found the piece of wood I thought...perfect!! I like the way it turned out.

The other thing I did this past week was sew myself a skirt! It is the skirt I used for our Easter pictures. I get the CD back sometime in the next couple days so I will post pictures from that later.

I have been really busy with projects and other things...including starting my own business! I have enjoyed my time here in Nebraska and have been keeping myself plenty busy when I am not with Lincoln (because of naps and sleeping time), which makes time go by sooo fast! I can't believe I am already 26 weeks pregnant...time sure is flying by. More on my new business and pregnancy later. It's already 1am, Dave should be home from the library soon and I need to get to bed...

Lincoln Children's Museum

 Today we decided to go to the children's museum...we have a membership and Dave wanted to go with us for the first time so we planned for today. It was really neat and Linc had fun, although he was tired. Next time I'll take him in the morning instead of the early evening. They had plenty for the kids to do...there was a section for the farm stuff and they  had this cool apple tree that you could stick the apples on it and then when it says time to harvest the magnets turn off and all the apples fall from the trees...pretty cool! Dave and Linc went inside the tractor that simulated corn husking or something like that.

 Lincoln of course loved the Huskers area that had an area for football and another area for volleyball...the two biggest sports out here. Linc wasn't a big fan of the helmet, but we got a good shot of him. He enjoyed the volleyball since it was a bit bouncy.

 We went for a ride into space and let Linc navigate through the space shuttle. There was even a little space guy picture spot, which I thought was cute.

 They have a specific place for ages 0-3 where there are tons of sensory motor development toys and exploring areas. Linc was a bit hesitant to walk over the plexi-glass, but he did it. He loves going up and down the stairs like a big person and will do it whenever he gets the chance!

I think the favorite of the day was the fire truck and police motorcycle area. My two guys saved the day! It was fun and there is so much more that we didn't get pictures of...not to mention the water area that will open for summer! Linc and I will have plenty more visits to the museum and the zoo (which opens next Saturday), so stay tuned for plenty more pictures...

April 2012 Conference Weekend

Conference weekend was wonderful as usual! I always love the talks, especially the ones about parenthood and children. Linc woke me up Saturday morning so we got right to it...continuing our spring conference tradition I made omelets and smoothies. Linc ate his entire omelet and drank his whole smoothie! We also enjoyed all of ours. We enjoyed conference and got some things done while we listened. After second session we went to get tacos from the taco truck (which is our new Nebraska tradition since Dave doesn't go out to dinner). They were soooo good! I think the last time we had them was last conference and let's just say that was too long! Dave enjoyed his Priesthood session and ended up staying until like almost midnight talking with some of the guys from our ward...was I worried, YES! He wasn't answering his phone and I kept hoping that he wasn't hurt.

Sunday morning I got up and right away started making my delicious raspberry sweet rolls...oh how I love those delicious rolls. I also cut up some fruit to munch on throughout the day. Dave took Linc on a short walk (it was pretty hot) and then they played for a little in the back yard. We enjoyed our rolls and watched conference. Linc was up for the whole morning session! We debated keeping him up until the second session started, but he didn't make it. Dave put him down to take his nap half way through the session breaks. I was already starting to cook. Dave found a bunch of recipes that he wanted to try so we did...somehow they were mostly all fried, except the mozzarella sticks, which we baked. We had: fried zucchini, onion rings, fried green beans, mozza sticks, and jalapeno poppers. We made them all from scratch and boy were they delicious! We kept going back and forth on which was our favorite...I don't know if we ever came to a final decision. When Linc got up from his nap he enjoyed some of the delicious food, too. Dave even gave him a jalapeno popper, which he loved...he didn't react to the spice at all! That must be from my side...hehe.

That evening, I went to one of my primary girl's baptism. She was so happy that people were there to support her and I am so glad I went. Dave stayed home with Linc so that he could put him to sleep...although when I got back he was wide awake! The first thing Dave says to me is "Linc took two baths today." I had already given him one and apparently Dave gave him another after I left. I seriously could not stop laughing when Dave told me what happened. So...I guess Linc was crying in his crib (or just standing and blabbering, I can't remember) so Dave goes up to see what is going on. What he finds next is not for those with a weak stomach.

Somehow (I still blame the way the diaper was put on...Dave says Linc reached inside his diaper, which has never happened) Lincoln's poopy pebbles from him diaper escaped and he had thrown them around, smeared them on his crib, sheet, and blanket, and thrown some on the floor. The way Dave made it sound would have meant that Linc had like 20 pounds or more to throw around, but we all know Dave can get exaggerate a bit when telling crazy stories like this. Apparently, it got everywhere and Dave had to clean it all up! I just laughed and said "april fools", to which he asked if it was really poop. I continued to laugh and said yes it was, but it was Linc's first April fools trick that he played on his daddy!!! Something like that could only happen to Dave...oh and Dave tried to get me with a couple things, but to his disappointment they did not work!

Let's just say, it was a conference weekend to remember!!

A night on the town...

So, last Friday night we went downtown to this place that makes homemade ice cream. It was delicious! We both had ours on a homemade waffle cone, which was Linc's favorite part of all! Dave got a chocolate flavor and peach pie and I had a toffee flavor and vanilla. Linc of course had it all! We found this weird statue guy outside so I had the guys sit by him and take a picture. Linc wasn't too sure about him, but he took the picture anyway.

After that we walked around downtown for a bit ( I guess to try to make us feel better about eating all that ice cream). It was a nice evening. Before heading back to the car we went to the train depot that has a bunch of train cars lined up. We snagged some belly pics and then some fun pics of Linc...we were asking him to smile and the above is the result. He is such a sweetie pie!!

It was a fun night and a great way to end Dave's spring break...he actually didn't have much of a break since he pretty much studied the entire week!

Husker Baseball

Dave and Linc went to their first Husker baseball game! They have actually been to two games so far this season. I was able to get some things done or rest while the boys were out so it worked well for all of us! They had plenty of fun. Linc of course doesn't actually watch the game, but enjoys playing and running around the entire time. They have these cool huge baseballs in front of the stadium and Linc really liked them...when we all go we will get some pics of him sitting on top of the baseball!