lincoln is an official toddler!

josh and i are in complete disbelief that lincoln is actually one year old! we are so excited for this next year. we absolutely love watching him discover life!

his official birthday was wed, march 19th. it was a pretty low key day. i treated myself to two new nursing bras and some tulips...hey, i deserve it...I pushed that 9 lb-er out without pain meds in 23 minutes after 12 hours of labor! that night we took him to Target to pick out a toy or two. however, he ended up being most interested in a lemon and the shopping cart. he liked to try to eat the lemon and carry it around or push the cart down the aisles. we realized we needed to make an executive decision for him. so we chose a car for him to ride on and push buttons, a drum/cymbal set, and a "mr mischief" t-shirt! he's figured out how to mount and dismount the car but not how to push himself forward.

yesterday we had a birthday party for him. tons of our friends who have loved on him for the past year showed up to celebrate! we had tons of fun eating cake and opening presents. here are some pics that our gracious friend, steph, took! (thanks steph)