Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Summer's Here

The last day of school has come and gone!
Jackson had a great year in 1st grade! 
I'm so proud of how hard he worked this year!

 Lincoln had a good year too!
Where did my baby go?

Ms. Ari and Lincoln

We created our bucket list and are ready for some summer fun!!

Monday, June 6, 2016

#hartzeveryday2016 Week 22

Day 148: Love all of Jackson's artwork he brought home today! He had the best art teacher this year!

Day 149: So fun watching my boy swim! He swam the 50 free with the 9&10 year olds and took 4th, and two 1st places and PR's in back and butterfly!

Day 150: Fun times with our Sunday school class this afternoon!

Day 151: Another fun day in the sun! We have the best neighbors!

Day 152: Working on his letters and spelling his name!

Day 153: Jackson and I are reading James and the Giant Peach so we can go see the play together later this month!

Day 154: Fun last day together!

Monday, May 30, 2016

#hartzeveryday2016 Week 21

Day 141: This pretty much sums them up!
 Lincoln licking the bowl, and Jackson savoring every bite!

Day 142: We're super proud of our swimmer!!
He had 5 great races today. 1st in breast, 2nd in back, free, and 2 team relays.

Day 143: My first "swim" of the season with my boys!

Day 144: Glad I decided to tag along on their fishing adventure!

Day 145: Day 1 of swim lessons for Lincoln, and he only cried for about half of it! I'll take it, little victories!

Day 146: He does so well (for a 3 year old) tagging along to swim practice and meets! We played tag and he read his Bible to me while we waited for Jackson to be done.

Day 147: Friends over on a school night means summertime is near! 4 more days!

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Paw Patrol Party

When your birthday falls on a swim meet day, we celebrate with donuts for breakfast under the tent!

My little guy is three!
We sang Happy Birthday several times on his birthday and celebrate with dinner out at BJ's.

Sunday afternoon we had his birthday party at our house.
He has been talking about his Paw Patrol party for at least 3 months!

This boy has my heart!

Aunt Midge made him an awesome Paw Patrol cake.
He loved it!!

"I'm big now!"

We had Pawperroni Pizza, Pawato chips, Chew sticks, Toilet water, and cake. :)

Life group friends! Lincoln loves these kids!


Of course Titus was there too!


Despite the rain, the kids still swam and had a great time.

I love seeing the excitement in Lincoln's face and the happiness of celebrating him with his friends! Such a fun day for my little guy!

Monday, May 23, 2016

#hartzeveryday2016 Week 20

Day 134: Birthday celebration at school, lunch with Jackson, and a new washing machine make for a great Friday!

 Day 135: Birthday dinner and pizookie! We love Lincoln!

Day 136: We celebrated Lincoln with a Paw Patrol Party today!

Day 137: The boys went fishing while I was at a meeting.

And Praise the Lord for Jackson saving his brother's life in the pool!

Day 138: Two things I loved about today:
1. Getting to drop Lincoln off at school
2. Jackson's love for reading...he has been waiting for his book to arrive

Day 139: Snack after school under our patio covering!
Love these boys!

Day 140: Doggy paddling all by himself!
After our scare on Monday, we decided to buy him a puddle jumper!

Friday, May 20, 2016

Lincoln is THREE

 My baby boy is 3!! Love him to the moon and back!
Weight: 33 lbs (64%)
Height: 38 inches (58%)
Clothing size: 2T for shorts and 3T for shirts
Shoe size: 9

Sleep: 1-2 hour nap each day, sleep through the night but still like to get up early.
Bathroom: You are completely potty trained. 
Food: You love to snack! You love fruit, yogurt, granola bars, goldfish.
Favorite meal: Pancakes and waffles, spaghetti with garlic bread
Favorite restaurant: Chick-fil-a
Talking: What don't you say? The things out of your mouth crack me up. I need to do a better job writing it all down. Right now, I love when you say "Yeah, sure!" and get excited to do what ever we just asked.
Letters and Numbers: You know some letters. You know and can identify the letter L with no problem. You can sing the ABC's song and count to 10 easily.
Playtime: You love to play and be rough. You are getting better at playing with other friends. You love to play in your kitchen, with your trucks, outside at the park, in the sandbox, with puzzles, and on the iPad.
Personality: You are the sweetest little boy with a feisty spirit and the best laugh and smile. You also make everyone else laugh and smile. You know what you want and do not back down or give in. You tell stories and do the funniest things! You are determined and love trying to keep up with your brother.


Lincoln,
Happy 3rd Birthday sweet boy! You are full of personality. You are silly, sweet, stubborn, persistent, loving, gentle, rough, and full of ideas! You love to be outside and watching movies. Your favorite things are swimming, bike rides, and playing at the park. Your favorite shows are Mickey and Paw Patrol. You love snacks and are getting better at eating your dinner. You can sing your ABC's and count to 10 (skipping 4 everynow and then). You know your shapes, colors, and some of your letters. You know L for Lincoln and the letters for your friends' names at school. You are fully potty trained and have been for a while!! You love your brother. I love when you guys play nice together. It is my prayer that you will be the best of friends that encourage and pray for one another. You love to sing and read books. You want things your way and don't easily let things go. You will always be my miracle boy and the picture of God's faithfulness. I pray daily that you will walk with your Lord and have a personal relationship with him. You know 2 verses and say them each morning on the way to school. I love listening to you pray each night and say "Love you Jesus".
I'm excited to watch you learn and grow this week! I love you sweet boy!
Love you more! Not possible! Possible!
Love, Mommy

Thursday, May 19, 2016

Mother's Day 2016

So blessed to be called Mommy by these boys!

Love!

My Jackson

My Lincoln

My boys love me well!

Loved my handwritten notes from all 3 of them. 

 They spoiled me well!

Great day spent with my boys!

 They even cooked me dinner!
What a great day! I'm a lucky lady!