pre-christmas pics!

i know you are all feigning for some pics of lincoln since it's apparently been 20 days since i posted last. here's an update on the linkers...he's standing on his own after using help to get up for about 30-60 seconds. he can even bounce a little. we just got him some instruments and he's totally into the egg shakers and spoons! the other night all three of us had an instrument and we had a jam session! quite entertaining but probably very annoying for anyone listening! we need practice.

we are heading out to salinas, ca for xmas tomorrow bright and early. hope the snow doesn't cause any problems. i have never spent christmas with josh's or anyone else's family so i am very excited to do that.

here's some fun pics of this month!

Buckets of Fun!
Chubby usually runs very very quickly from Lincoln but this time they were a cohesive playing unit!
Stuffing his face with organic version of cheerios
screaming at me for the camera
attack of the baby!

we wish you all a very very very very very MERRY CHRISTmas. remember that this season isn't about buying and buying. think about it as giving and remember why we celebrate!

boxers. cats. cheerios...

bath fun!

Lincoln normally takes a bath in a baby tub but since we were at Pomme he had to take his first bath alone in a big people tub. Josh couldn't get him to stay seated. He's so into standing now that he kept pullng himself up. I'm warning you...these pics are EXTREMELY CUTE!
"i'm thinking about it"
"must...stand....up"
"life is great when you can stand!"

family cuteness

Dinner and a Murder party

we celebrated one of our small group members's birthday last week. her name happens to be Alison also. Her parents hosted a dinner and a murder party. it took place in 1995 and was our 10 year high school reunion. it was fun and very silly. we all dressed up 80's to 90's-ish. Very silly. here's the group photo. more to come hopefully.

Halloween 2007!

Halloween was really fun this year. I taught my baby & me class and all the babies dressed up. Lincoln got a bit excited about his friend Ellie who was dressed in a sheep costume. As you may know, he loves to grab furry/hairy things and pull. So during picture time he grabbed her fuzzy head and yanked her towards him. She was not happy about that. But I have to admit, it was hilarious!

Then we had a trick or treat party and it was really fun. Lots of friends came over, some dressed up, we ate lots of candy and greeted lots of trick or treaters!

Lincoln was an adorable Charlie Brown, Josh was a creepy Uncle Rico, and I was a Hawaiian lady with Cory's coconut bra! Cory dressed up as Fanny a really large fat women.

Once again...some pictures of the most amazing child I've ever known. He rocks our world. He is starting to really get going these days. Crawling's a little hap-hazard still but much more efficient. He's getting to the plant leaves now. Cory gave us a whole bunch of toys from his adolescent years (yes, my bro had toys during puberty!) and an awesome toy box, plus we got 2 trash bags full of toys from a guy Josh works with. We are stocked with more than we need. Lincoln's already got a huge set of mini legos to play with in several years! I love giving things with history to Lincoln. He really enjoyed playing with a beach ball today!
Lincoln loves his new mobility ability!
True vegetarian at heart aka animal lover!
Lincoln's best friend, Reed...we love him so much too!
First time on a playground swing...he laughed the whole time!
Daddy loves that little man who's going to grow up and be a big guy like him...wow, mindboggling! I now understand why moms still think of their kids as babies. Lincoln's not going to want me to squish him with kisses in 20 years but have no doubts, I will still do it! I love that little man sooooooooooooooooooooo much!

driving already & the pumpkin patch

random pics of lincoln and friends!

lincoln is a smidge away from crawling. he is now able to get on all fours and rock back and forth. when he moves he just swings his arm out and belly flops on the floor. he's getting there...probably this weekend or something. stay posted.

eating grass

hot tubin' already

hahah...lincoln's a fan of the hot tub already!

peaches, peaches, peaches, and some plums too!

lincoln has spent the past two days discovering peaches. he hasn't eaten them yet but it's serious business when it comes to figuring out their slimy texture.


archie likes to help lincoln with his discoveries!

Lincoln's developmental breakthrough

Lincoln had an amazing developmental breakthrough this evening. I know that it's not really that exciting but to me it is so I have to post it! He was standing with the help of our friend Renee. He was leaning forward and got down on the floor on all fours into crawling position AND held it there for a minute or so. SO EXCITING (to me!) Here's some adorable pics of the amazing event. Yay!


p.s. lincoln loves bananas!

pause to love

i just wanna pause for a moment and revel in the life that is mine. despite some ridiculously shitty things that have happened in the past year, my life is pretty freaking awesome. here's an update on the awesomeness of my life:

- my husband is the coolest and sexiest and i love him more everyday
- my baby is the most beautiful ever and i love him more everyday
- i (finally) have lots of colorado friends (again!) and love every one of them
- i am dedicating my life to loving all of you and because of that my life keeps getting better and better.
- colorado is a beautiful state and while i never thought i'd be back here raising a family i am finding that it is a wonderful place to be because of all the wonderful people in this state.
- i love being surrounded by those that i love in other states and countries. i've always wanted every single person i loved to be here with me but now i realize that i want them to geographically surround me. josh and i have stopped caring about money and we are going to live to love = which means travel to see all of you as much as possible.
- i feel closer to my in-laws and am so very thankful for them (guess what...i love them, too!)
- my relationship with my dad has improved ten fold. i'm so happy to have my dad back.

sounds like i'm in love with a lot of things, huh? well, it's true I am. ever since philip died i've been even more in tune with the necessity to love everybody and tell them that. so if i haven't told you that i love you...i do.

in honor of my mom (who died 1 year ago of uterine cancer) i'm going to get a tattoo. thats right folks...a tattoo. doesn't sound like sweet little alison? well think again. it's going to say "amor onmia vincit" (translation: love conquers all) and i'm gonna get it on my forearm in order to remind me that i NEED to love everyone i meet and foster the relationships i do have. my bro plans to get something similar to honor my mom too! he's an awesome guy and i think i'm in denial about him moving to l.a. in a few months.

forget all the b.s. that consumes your life and dedicate your time to what matters most...relationships. learn to love everyone!

love you.

what an amazing little boy!