Cute Boys

Jack is either the big helper or the enemy to his little brother... depends on the moment. Here's a "big helper" moment when he thought Lincoln might want his pacifier.

All ready for church, and checking out his big brother!


I was sweeping and mopping the dining room and kitchen, and turned around to see this cutie had climbed up onto the chair, and onto my cushion.

This is what I get for asking a 20-month old to go get some toilet paper so I can wipe his nose.

Lincoln's first smile on camera, even though it's a horrible picture.

4th of July Fun

We stayed at home for the 4th of July, and set off our own fireworks around 8:45, even though it was still light out. Jack thought the fireworks were pretty awesome, especially the ones that made noise. Here are my boys outside after dinner on the 4th. What a handsome group!

It was a little chilly, so we all bundled up and headed outside for some sweet fireworks. Jack's face was priceless most of the time!

I love the "hands on the knees" pose.

Here he is digging for the next firework he wants to do. Lincoln was nice enough to hold off his colic until after we came inside.

After Jack went to bed, Doug, Lincoln and I sat out on the deck to watch the fireworks of all the different cities. It's a fantastic view, even though the majority of the fireworks are so tiny because we're so far away. Hope everyone else had a great 4th!

Doug and Jack's Camping Trip

Doug took Jack on a camping trip for his mom's family's reunion on July 3rd. Doug was really excited to take his Vanagon on its first overnight trip. Looks like they had fun! Here were some of my favorite pics from it.

Lincoln's Baby Pics

One of our friends in our ward has a photography business, and we had her do Lincoln's baby pictures. From what I've seen so far, they've turned out amazing! Here are a few that she's posted on her blog so far.

He was pretty fussy the first time we took them, so we had to reschedule. And at the end of the second shoot, he peed ALL over my shirt. I guess that meant he was done. You can check out a couple of other pictures of Lincoln and her other work here. I highly recommend her! She's taking some family pictures of us on Thursday. I'm excited to see how those turn out!

Happy Birthday, Kevin!

Doug's family celebrated his dad's birthday this weekend. We went to Cassidy's house for burgers and angel food cake. Cassidy and Bryce have two dogs, and one is a mastiff. Here's Atlas peeking under the garage door and pawing at Jack. Jack was all too willing to touch their noses until that paw flew at him. Then he had to think twice about getting near them.

Here he is deciding whether or not to pet that huge beast!

Our two cuties with their grandpa Nelson

Doug's aunt Karel and Lincoln

Lincoln all tuckered out

Tribute to Michael Jackson

I turned on some of my MJ favorites today, and Jack was really excited to dance to them! I accidentally cut this clip off a little short, so I missed him falling at the end.

And I couldn't resist including this one because of the pose he strikes at the end.

Let's face it... Michael Jackson was quite a bizarre man, but he had some rockin' tunes.

Playing Outside and Father's Day

It's all about boys at our house! Here's Jack with his bag of outside goodies that his aunt Amy made for him. It's got bubbles, a little shovel and rake, sidewalk chalk, a spray bottle, and some wipes. The spray bottle is his favorite!

Here he is getting daddy with it.

Happy Father's Day, Doug!

You're such an awesome father and husband, and I'm so glad we were able to spend Father's Day with you. You have two beautiful boys that love you so much. It just melts my heart to see you with them. Love you, babe!

We spent Father's Day at Doug's grandpa's house this year in Payson. He has a bunch of rundown vehicles on his property that Jack enjoyed checking out. Here he is driving the tractor...Driving the truck...Driving the school bus...Meanwhile...This is the only picture I've managed to take so far with both boys. Jack doesn't really enjoy sitting by his brother yet.And the most recent pictures of Lincoln...

Life With Two Kids

Things have been awesome here at home since Lincoln arrived! I've had so much help, I have been spoiled. We got home on a Wednesday, and Doug took that whole week off. My parents came the next Saturday, and I'm not sure what I would have done without them here! I have said hello and goodbye to nursing already, which is another story. And I'm sure only a select few of you probably wish to hear about, anyway.

Don't you just love those little birdie legs?

Jack and Lincoln happened to be wearing Utes attire when Doug got home, and we thought a few snapshots of all the boys in Utes stuff was appropriate! Gotta love Jack's shyness in this pic.

Jack is slowly warming up to Lincoln

My mom and dad with Lincoln (I miss you guys already!)

Lincoln has been doing a lot of sleeping


Lincoln's first bath after his umbilical cord fell off


Doug made "Juicy Lucy" burgers he saw on TV. It's two hamburger patties with blue cheese stuffed between them. They're SO good! They put our buns to shame.

Aunt Amy came through on Saturday night with her kids and brought Jack his first set of Lego's. They're a hit!

Still trying to recover. This little guy sure makes the pain go away!

My dad drove home Wednesday afternoon, and my mom drove home with my sister and her kids on Sunday. It was hard to say goodbye since she's been waiting on us hand and foot since she arrived. We had Doug with us the rest of Sunday, and I was on my own yesterday for the first time. WOW, this is hard work!

More Pics From Hospital

Here are some other pics from at the hospital I thought were worth sharing...

Lincoln, Kevin (Doug's dad), Jack, and Carl (Doug's grandpa)

Gwen (Doug's mom) helping Jack hold Lincoln for the first time (this was the closest Jack allowed Lincoln to get to him while at the hospital, and it was a miracle we were quick enough with the camera on this one)

Here I am doing a couple laps around the nursery the night before we left

Here's where Doug slept while at the hospital

Lincoln's going-home outfit we bought for him turned out to be just a little small in the legs!

Harley Shop

The Saturday before Lincoln was born, we took Jack to the Harley Davidson store in Lindon. He makes a "vroom vroom" noise whenever he sees motorcycles, so we figured he'd love to see all of them. His favorite was when all the bikers would go in and out of the parking lot, revving their engines.