I have a camera again!!! Putting up the Christmas Tree

Ok so I know I haven't blogged in a LONG LONG time but I am back!! In March I lost my camera :( which I am still so sad about. So, for an early Christmas present this year Sheridan got me a camera on Black Friday!! It's not as nice as my old camera but I am SO happy!!! So, hopefully my posts will be more regular again.

Black Friday was a lot of fun. Sheridan and I stayed up until 12:30 and then had to get up at 2:30am again to start shopping! We went to Kohls first because they opened at 3am, but the line was too long (plus we got there a little late at about 3:30) so we decided just to head to Target and get in line. We got there at about 3:35 and the line was already almost a mile long!! Once the doors opened I beelined it to the back of the store (electronics) to get the camera I wanted that was on sale. We also picked up some jammies for Lincoln and a fake Christmas tree (more on the tree in a minute). After Target we went to Burlington Coat Factory -- I love this store!! You can find the best deals, especially on baby items. Clothes there are usually a third of the price of what you would pay at Kohls or Target. We got Lincoln two super cute outfits ($12 for a collared shirt, jeans AND jacket set), some new shoes, etc. I scored and got a new pair of jeans, a new coat, new running shoes, decorations for the tree, etc.

So we got home at about noon and Lincoln and Sheridan took a little nap (I ended up running back to Kohls to pick up a shirt for our family pictures the next day). At 2:30 we watched the Auburn/Alabama game -- it was a crazy game!! It got Sheridan all excited. We had ham leftovers from Thanksgiving and then watched the Oregon/New Mexico game at 7:30 -- another exciting game!! Then finally at 10:15 the Boise State/Nevada game came on. Boise State lost in the last few minutes of overtime, partly because their kicker missed two crucial kicks. This was a really sad evening at our house :( About a year and a half ago Sheridan's best friend from high school and college unexpectedly passed away. Steve was the ultimate Boise State football fan. He never missed a game and even traveled to the Tostitos Fiesta bowl to watch Boise State play! After Steve died, Sheridan always felt like Steve was watching over the Boise State football team. Boise State hadn't lost a single game since Steve passed away. Sheridan carried on Steve's legacy by always wearing Steve's Borah High School football shirt underneath his Boise State shirt every game day. In a strange way, Sheridan felt like Steve was still with him each Saturday when Boise State played and won. Sheridan knew that Boise State would eventually lose, but regardless, it was still a tough loss.

Here are some pictures documenting the day!!

Here is the Christmas Tree that we got at Target (fake). It was a great deal -- only $30 (regularly $60) and came prelit. I was so excited because I thought it was the perfect height for the window seat where Lincoln couldn't grab the ornaments or knock the tree down. Whoops!! It was just a few inches too tall!! Oh well.....we just have a squished Christmas tree this year :)
Here is Lincoln playing with his toys while I was getting the tree set up. Of course he is not smiling -- he never smiles when we pull the camera out!!!! :)

Pulling the tree out of the box and getting it all set up! I also just got this Scensty hat and I love it!!

We got these cute ornaments at Burlington for only $9.99! BUT I started to hang them on the tree and there were no hooks! Bummer! So, I fixed the problem by finding some of our fishing line from our bag of fishing gear and made little loops of fishing line to go through the ornaments :)

Sheridan passed out and taking a nap in between college football games

Before the game

Penny Jane Designs

I have a good friend who just opened up her own Etsy store! She makes posters and her designs are so cute. Cathy and I were actually running partners for a few weeks and then I broke my toe so we are taking a break for a while. I would love it for you to check out her store! The website is www.etsy.com/shop/caty99

ps - sorry I haven't been posting much lately. As you know, I lost my camera a few months back and just haven't been taking many pictures. I know I could post without pictures, but it's not as fun! :)

Lincoln's First Piano Lesson!

Lincoln is 6 months old now and he is so curious about everything! He loves touching, feeling, and tasting everything he can get his little hands on. So, yesterday I thought he might like the piano. Oh my goodness it was so cute! He loved the fact that he could hit a button and make a noise all on his own. Here are a few pictures and a cute video at the bottom.

Look Mom I can play the piano!

Love this video!

Lost My Camera

Sorry for the lack of posting lately...while on my trip to Idaho I lost my camera! I am so devastated about this and am still hoping it will pop up. Anyways...I have pulled out the video camera so will have some video clips up soon.

Our Cute Son at 5 Months!

He is sitting up now all by himself!! He does best when we prop him with the Boppy but can do it all on his own too.

Last weekend it was so beautiful we decided to head to downtown DC. We decided to visit the Natural History museum - so cool! Anyone who has young kids or even no kids would love this museum! Here is the huge elephant in the main lobby.

JAWS!!!! Inside the Jaws of a giant great white shark!! :)

Creepy

Then we ventured over to the dinosaur side...

Outdoors Ice Skating Rink infront of the National Archives

I love this little guy!! He is so happy and smiley all the time now!!

Playing with his new front two teeth He is obsessed with his tongue these days!

It was so beautiful outside!! There were runners EVERYWHERE and it really made me miss it!! I need to get my butt back into gear if I am going to run the Marine Corps Marathon in October!

Look at those blue skies!

Lincoln and Dad in their matching polo shirts!! Love this picture. What a deal, got this polo at Children's Place for $2.50!

Lincoln Sitting Up!

Here are some fun videos of Lincoln sitting up all on his own! It was a beautiful 65 degree day yesterday and we had just gotten back from a nice long 2-hour walk! :) Darn, I just watched the video and for some reason it keeps uploading funny. The sound is a little bit off of the video and it appears as though the video is "sped up" or faster than it originally was filmed. Oh well, you can still see him sitting up even if the sound is off :)

Mom's Group Potluck

Here is a picture of Lincoln on the day he turned 5 months! I can't believe it has been 5 months already!!! We love this little guy sooo much.
Last week we had a potluck at one of the houses from my moms group. It was so much fun! Everyone brought either an appetizer or a dessert and we had a great time. Here are a few photos.

Lincoln was really tired and slept through the first hour. He loved this rocker!!

Look at those chubby cheeks! :) Lincoln LOVES standing up (while you help him) and I was able to get a few shots of him standing all on his own in the corner of the couch!

There were about 15 moms there and Lincoln had a great time playing with this little girl, Harper! She is about two weeks older than Lincoln (isn't it funny how we count by weeks when they are this young??) :)

Love this one! What a flirt ;)

Leah had this toy at her house and Lincoln was mesmorized by it!

It had Spanish and English and went through colors and numbers

Lincoln (5 months) with Maddey (6 months)

This was so funny! We tried to get a picture of all the babies who were awake. Everyone did pretty good except for Lincoln. He screamed the ENTIRE time!!!

We were cracking up:)