A Good Reminder

This hasn't happened to me (thankfully!) but I have seen it happen so often - people leave mean/catty/critical anonymous comments (even not-so-anonymous) on someone else's blog or website. The person gets so discouraged and it really affects them. I thought this little video was a good reminder of why we need to be nicer to each other, even on the internet. Just because we can't see the person to whom our words are directed doesn't mean our words don't affect them. Let's build each other up, right?

found here

365 Days: Week 12

I got my camera back from the service center this past Monday. Thank heaven! I'm so happy to be reunited with and have never been more grateful for it. You only have to suffer through one poor quality picture this week. 

I gave Scooter a badly needed haircut before church. I hate cutting his hair and I have no idea what I'm doing and it always looks very imperfect when I'm done. When we started dating he told me that he never pays for his haircuts and that I would have to learn how to do it. His brother came over and showed me how to do it and I've been doing it ever since. It is so weird how his hair looks blond on his head but brown on the floor.

We fed Lincoln solids for his first time. It was absolutely hilarious and so much fun! He made tons of faces but he wanted more. At times he was both pushing the spoon away and grabbing it to put it into his mouth. It must be so weird to be a baby experiencing everything for the first time.

Yes, this is a picture of a movie screen. I went to see The Hunger Games with some girlfriends. This was the best shot I could get without distracting the people around me. Did my friends think I was weird for taking a picture of the screen in the middle of the movie? Yes, yes they did. I wasn't even sure if I was zoomed in or out, so you get a picture of just part of Clove. 

A common sight in our house. Scooter just ran to Home Depot for "a couple of things" and came back with the car stuffed. We LOVE our little Pontiac Vibe. It seems small and gets good gas mileage, but we have always been able to fit anything we want into it. We've even been able to fit this many boards plus Lincoln, Scooter, and me all in it quite comfortably. 

Lincoln has been loving his high chair. We sit him in it all the time now, even when he is not eating. We just give him a couple toys (or clementines) to play with. He loves to be high enough to see what is going on above the counters and sitting next to us while we are eating dinner. It makes him seem like such a big boy!

We have been loving the gorgeous summer-like weather. I think that spring is just gorgeous here in Kansas. There are SO many flowering trees. They are indigenous to the area and grow naturally all over the place. These purple blossoms are my favorite. You can see a least some hint of these blossoms literally anywhere you look right now. I love how on some trees the blossoms grow right out of the big limbs of the tree, no branches needed. It's like the tree was so excited to be beautiful that it ran out of places to put all the blooms.

Scooter had a racquetball tournament again this weekend. I love going to support him during these events. Lincoln even likes going and watching all the people and matches. Scooter always really enjoys himself and it is fun for all of us. 

Could this really happen?

I found this video of what Microsoft might look like in 2019. I had to share. It was exciting, intimidating, and incredible. Do you think it could happen?

Video found here.

I Didn't Expect

I didn't expect that teaching my baby to eat solids would make me fall head over heels in love with him all over again. Hard core. Like get-giddy-to-see-him infatuation. Why didn't anyone warn me about this? I seriously am addicted to him - it's like an illness. After he goes to bed at night I miss him so much that I have to watch videos and look at pictures to get my fix before I go to bed. Who wouldn't want to though, seriously?

Yeah, maybe I feel a little choked up when I see these pictures, but that's normal, right?

I wrote lots more about how perfect he is and realized it was way gushy and overboard so I reigned myself in, but it was really hard. He couldn't be a better baby. We're so blessed.

Cool stuff I found last week but forgot to post

This article about motherhood was funny and so true!

This love story made me cry a little a lot.

This artist's project reminds me that I really do love contemporary art.

Here are two awesome ideas for making Ikea furniture more snazzy. Find them here and here. Why didn't I think of that?

This video made me want to say something nice.

These photos taken for the Berlin Philharmonic are amazing!

What a fun idea for kids.

This article makes me want to teach Lincoln another language. I think it's too late for me...

Sweet Potatoes?

We finally decided to feed Lincoln solids for the first time. I had no idea it was going to be so funny! All day today we are still chuckling over it. We sure love this kid and think he couldn't be any cuter. He fills our home with laughter and happiness!

Warning: This video is really long. So long that we had to cut then end of it off because YouTube wouldn't allow it's length. We filmed it for our families and for us and we would watch it many times even if it was a hour long. Please don't feel obligated to watch the entire thing. I apologize in advance for the incessant snapping of my camera and for my cackling laugh. Do you feel stupid watching movies of yourself, or is it just me?

365 Days: Week 11

I looked out the window and what did I see? Popcorn popping on the apricot tree! Spring has brought me such a nice surprise, popcorn popping right before my eyes. 

I discovered a really extensive network of walking paths right by our house. I can't imagine how we have lived here for so long without knowing about it. I've been exploring them for days now and have never found an end. 

It rained all day so we stayed indoors. We confirmed something that we have been suspecting for a while - it isn't safe to leave Lincoln in his bouncer anymore...

It was raining all day but the tree in between our yard and our neighbors yard is finally in bloom.

Still raining. Look at that sky! For those of you that think I live in the middle of a pancake flat place look again (even though it is hard to see because of the poor picture quality) - you can see the road dip and rise over four hills!

We decided to start doing some preliminary planning for our master bathroom remodel. We went to The Tile Shop to get some ideas. They have examples of probably 20 different bathrooms, so it is fun to look around. 

It was almost indescribably beautiful today so we tried to spend as much time outside as we could while still doing some house projects inside. I don't know why we even bothered to bring a stroller on our walk because Lincoln just wanted to be carried by his daddy the entire time. Those two are absolutely infatuated with each other!