Braxxton Joshua!

Two weeks ago today I finally became an auntie...and couldn't love that little peanut more!  We had anxiously been awaiting his arrival ever since they shared the news.  Braxxton Joshua is one lucky baby with 2 of the best parents and lots of others loving on him.  Lincoln loves talking about Braxxton, but seems to have no interest when he's actually in the same room.  I'm sure it won't be long before those 2 will be into trouble!

 Meeting little Braxxton for the first time!

 Such a little peanut!

 Aunt and Uncle :)

 Proud parents..

 Grandpa & Grandma with their two grandsons

 Lincoln reading to his cousin Braxxton.

 He sleeps...all the time (something Lincoln never caught on to)!

 Big yawn!

 Wide awake, love those little eyes!

 My sisters and I

June Recap

June flew by way too fast, needless to say I didn't get around to updating the blog much...at all.  We spent a majority of the month at the pool, riding bike, watching baseball and softball games, and spending weekends at the lake.  I even finished 3 books, and am started on my 4th!  

At the end of the month, Lincoln had to say goodbye to one of his daycare ladies, Brenda.  She recently decided to make a change and take on more hours at the local preschool.  As we are very excited and happy for her, we are going to miss her like crazy!  Lincoln adored her and her family, and will always have a special place in his heart for "Benda".  He will be starting his new daycare this coming week, someone I have heard equally great things about!

Here is a June recap!

 Summer Celebration 2012- After Troy's WOW (Wellness on Wheels) bike ride

 Play on the inflatables during Summer Celebration

 He loved it!

 Petting zoo...another hit!

 Watching the parade...hot, tired, and intrigued!

One of many "prizes" from the parade.

 Amber and Josh came up for a day to boat with us, we were hoping to put her into labor...but no luck :)

Camp fire

 Jumping off the boat, he is much braver now...almost too brave!

 Troy and I on the boat

Our little fish!



Shower fun!

I had been looking forward to throwing Amber a baby shower ever since she told us she was expecting...finally, school was out and we could start planning!  Court, my mom, and I had so much fun looking for ideas and putting this all together.  It was a fun morning for a momma-to-be who deserved nothing less!  We can't wait to meet baby Mork and watch you two become parents!

 Fun colors!

 Love these flowers.

 Motorcycle diaper cake...easy and fun to make too!

 With our mom.

 The beautiful mother-to-be!

 

Delicious food

 

Quiche

 Baby picture game.

 So many great gifts!

 Technically 38 now...or something like that :)

The Holiday

The past week has been a busy one, so here's a little recap...

Troy, Lincoln & I got to spend a long and fun weekend at Okoboji with Troy's family.  It wasn't the best weather, but we managed to have an enjoyable vacation anyway.  Lincoln on the other hand had a mind of his own...(typical).  Friday night rolled around and we got to blow up his "big boy" bed...aka: single blow up mattress with awesome dinosaur sheets.  He thought it was pretty cool, until he had to sleep on it.  Lincoln had other plans.  After several hours of crying and battling, he fell asleep (with us) only to wake up again...and again...and again.  Eventually he was awake for the day at about 5:30 am.  It was worse than having a newborn, he must not have gotten the memo of vacation.  The next couple nights slowly got better.  Needless to say we were more exhausted than he was. 

We spent many hours golfing with plastic clubs, browsing around the shops, relaxing, watching "Monkey George" and Lion King, getting a pedicure, and of course boating.  This became the dreaded "B" word.  Lincoln LOVED boating.  In fact he threw a fit at 6 in the morning when he wanted to go boat and everyone else was sleeping.  As the weekend went on we began referring to the boat as the "B" word...to avoid the tantrums :)

All things fun came to a halt for me when my tooth began to hurt.  Who would have thought a little tooth could cause so much pain?!  In fact, I would compare this pain to child birth...except without the epidural and happy ending of a sweet little babe.  After many tries of pain relievers, Orajel, and a few tears later...we decided to give a dentist a try.  Luckily this sweet man came in on a Sunday afternoon, over a holiday weekend mind you, to help me out.  Turns out I had an abscess.  With the help of my sister-in-law (who got to run the suction hose), a quick dental fix, and some drugs...I was mostly pain free for the rest of the weekend.  Phew.  Four days later, I had a root canal and problem fixed...I hope!

Enough with the rambling...here's some pictures of the weekend (well, mostly of Saturday).

 Cheeto fingers, only at the lake is he lucky enough to eat Cheetos for supper.

 Uncle John & Lincoln on the golf cart

 Mowing the neighbor's lawn...so thoughtful :)

 Working on vacation

 Me and my little babe!

 Had to have a hand on his life jacket all the time...he was too brave for my liking!

 Loving it!

 Lincoln & daddy taking the boat out for it's last ride...this weekend Troy's dad bought a new one!

My sister-in-law, Andrea & I enjoying an evening boat ride

 

Mother's Day Weekend

Mother's Day Weekend was busy as usual, but lots of fun.  My weekend to work happened to fall last weekend which put a damper in the beautiful weekend- oh well!  Sunday we got to attend church with my family...Lincoln again was adamant about sitting in "chuch" instead of going to the nursery.  As usual, it lasted about 15 minutes (which is considered somewhat successful in our book).  We enjoyed dinner with my lovely mother and family, got a quick nap in for the little man and went on to spend the evening with Troy's parents.  I loved spending the day with all the wonderful moms in my life...and of course with my own little love bug. 

 Lincoln and I took on a little craft for the "gammas".

 He thought it was pretty neat that he even got to try his hand at painting, even though it only last about 15 minutes.  :)

 Smiling or not, it's a miracle we get him to look at the camera.

 The end product: Mother's Day gifts for Lincoln's "gammas"

And boy does he love his grandmas!

 My 3rd Mother's Day with this handsome little boy...three!?  Couldn't be happier to be his mommy!

 Grandma Schut and Lincoln

 Grandma Smit and Lincoln

 And the best gift from Lincoln & Troy...a vase of Lincoln's sweet face and some gorgeous flowers waiting for me after work! :)