name this scene

You never quite know the impact the movies you watch have on your kids until you see this kind of scene reenacted. Can you guess what movie it's from and the characters they boys are playing???

and he's off!

Once he figured this walking thing out, Lincoln hasn't looked back! He's a bit wobbly--perhaps because of the two fused toes on his right foot--but it hasn't slowed him down much. Occasionally he'll fall flat on his face and wail for my help, but that's what mommy's are for, right?

rogers ride

We have LOVED the nice weather and try to get outside at every opportunity. We got a bike trailer for the boys and it’s been a blast hauling them around in it. It’s a bit of a tight squeeze for them, but the trailer is more streamlined and maneuverable, so it’s worth it (at least for me!). It’s nice that we live within biking distance to most places like the library, stores, Jed’s work, church, and many of our friends and ward members.

isaac's preschool program

We were the token doting parents at Ike's preschool program! He loved his teacher, Miss Patti.

turtle in the mailbox

Ike and Link are starting to play so well together! It's not uncommon for me to hear them busting a gut together in the other room about their crazy antics.

"more"

I'm attempting to teach Lincoln baby signs. So far he knows the signs associated with food! Here he is doing "more."

utah vacation

We had a fantastic trip to Utah! First and foremost, we met our newest niece/cousin, Anika and enjoyed our time spent with Lisa and family.

We had a blast going to parks and we watched Suzy while Lisa and baby bonded. We also had fun with Aunt Shella and Avery!

Thanks to Kimmie and Kristen for letting us crash at their homes. Isaac and Brandon were nearly inseparable. We had a great time at the zoo! The kids had their faces painted (Isaac was a rhino, Brandon a spider, and Suzy a butterfly), Lincoln was mesmerized by a bald eagle, and I almost got eaten by a lion!

Lincoln and Avery are little pals! They shared a swing and held hands (on their own!) in their car seats. In the last two pics you can see Avery even tackling Lincoln!

We had a wonderful time with family and friends. I reunited with some high school buddies, Renee, Cassie, and Leanne. They are beautiful and their kids so cute!

On our way home we visited the new Dinosaur museum in Vernal. It was awesome!

mr. three-teeth

Lincoln is a busy explorer and adventurer and angel boy! He watches Isaac and giggles at his big brother's crazy antics. He has a funny little mullet that I call his "swirly curl." He has started to protest baby food and now only wants to eat what we're eating. He often sticks his tongue in his left cheek or out the side of his mouth. He's a little bumpkin with just his three teeth--the one on top growing in a bit crookedly. He's turning one this week!

welcome to the world, Anika Alice Smith!

Introducing Anika Alice Smith, new to this world on April 28, 2008, weighing in at 7 pounds 8 ounces. We can't wait to meet you!!! Congrats Lisa and Jer! (Pictured in the last one is my sister Michelle)

my birthday

My birthday this year was made so special by my Boys! Jed made me quiche in the morning and took work off early for us to hike along Dinosaur Ridge. Partway up the trail Isaac complained of a tummyache, but we brushed the comment aside since he often complains of imaginary ailments. After the picturesque hike--on a ridge that straddles the edge of Denver with awesome views from both sides--the boys took me to what they thought was a Korean restaurant. It turned out to be Vietnamese, but we opted to dine there anyway in honor of Kristen who will be visiting there this summer. Moments after we bit into our dinner, Isaac upchucked all over the place! He was serious about that tummyache after all. The remainder of the evening was spent at home, kids in bed, relaxing together over oriental take-out. :) Thanks to the Boys for the camping gear, Mom for the necklace from Malaysia, Shell for the beautiful skirt, Lisa for the exercise clothes, Sher for the CDs and lipgloss, Jed and Kristen for a surprise to come, and everyone else for cards and calls. It was nice to be remembered!

my pixie 'do

This post is painfully overdue but is mostly for my sisters and friends who haven't seen my now-not-so-new-anymore haircut. And a confession accompanies it: THIS is at last the hairdo I have been coveting for myself! It took me over a year to get the guts to go this short, but now that it's here I love it! (Though you might not like it, I do, so there.) And I'm verily afraid I'll never go back to long and laborious locks ever again. Do you think it makes me look like a boy? No matter, I think I have moved beyond using hair as a security blanket and have at last found a hairstyle that feels like me. Less-than-a-minute to style yet still styled, it's perfect for my low maintenance ways. Somehow, though, I can't forget Evelyn Young, who years ago warned me never to shear my locks. I'm sorry, Evelyn, but not really!

the FedEx Man!

Move over Superman, Spider-Man, and even the cutie new Christian-Bale-Batman: a new superhero is here, and he is living in my house! It is the FedEx Man! That is Ike's new self-proclaimed identity, anyway. If I say, "Isaac, come here," he quickly fires back, "No, I'm not Isaac, I'm the FedEx Man!" The FedEx Man surreptitiously fills used postal packages with little treasures: hand-written notes, artwork, or favorite books, then he places the packages in nooks and crannies around the house for Mom or Dad. This ritual goes on at least a bajillion times a day, and the obsession extends to the mail. He'll wait in anticipation all day--peering out the window from time to time--and is ecstatic when anything arrives. The FedEx man also enjoys planning and creating cards and packages for friends and family (except as those require ACTUAL postage, there are understandably fewer :). Sometimes it can be tiring feigning elation when the FedEx man brings YET another package, but then I stop and remind myself what it manifests about the good-hearted nature of my little preschooler: how he's always thinking of others and rejoices in their happiness. I hope he never loses that.