Memorial Day in Carriere...

Lincoln and I went to see Nana & Poppy this weekend while Ash went to a wedding in Ohio. We had a great time. We joked that we hardly left the house the whole weekend except to go to dinner Friday night and once to the store ...but those to me are the best kinds of weekends with family. They live on several acres so there was much room to run, so Lincoln was in heaven. Friday night we went out for catfish and it was so yummy. It was so rainy this weekend, so we spent most of our time inside or on the porch playing. We did get in the pool for a few minutes on Saturday afternoon. Lincoln didn't like it much because it was still pretty cold, so he stood on the side and played catch with Poppy and the beach ball!

In between rain showers Lincoln took the opportunity to run as much as he could. This kid ...ran, ran, and ran some more! I have the pictures to prove it! ha






Lincoln helped Poppy with the yard work, too! Nana cut the grass with the riding mower, Poppy weedeated, Lincoln helped carry off the grass and I ...well, I watched and took pictures! :) I had the most important job, I supervised! haha!



Lincoln and I played hide & go seek. All the trees everywhere made for great hiding spots for Lincoln!


The trees were great for peeling bark too!


Poppy and Lincoln fed the birds and blew lots of bubbles, too!



And Lincoln even enjoyed a little time in the rain ...catching rain drops on his tongue and jumping in puddles!



And if all of that didn't sound like great enough, I saved the best for last! JANET's RED BEANS AND RICE!!! Oh my! It was by far my favorite part of the trip! She makes the best ones and even shared her secrets and gave me a little cooking class! :)

We had a great time and are looking forward to our next trip down to visit!

Hide-and-go-seek...

Lincoln woke up from his nap in the best little mood ...that is not always the case! But yesterday he was so sweet and so loving! He wanted to play hide and go seek right away! I have realized that playing this game with a 2 year old is by far the best age. They are still at that age where when you say, "Where are you" that they will still giggle, like as long as you can't see them, you won't be able to hear them either! And that you won't find them even if they hide in the same spot over and over! ha! I absolutely love that and it makes me smile so big! We had the best time playing! I even managed to get a few pics of it too! (Ha-imagine that!)

Funny faces ...some dirty, some clean and even a few devilish ones

Here are some recent pictures of Lincoln that I thought were sweet and wanted to share! He's such a crazy kid with some of the greatest little expressions...

Yummy chocolate ice cream cone face...


Clean, bath tub faces...






Devilish faces...



Hope you all found them as amusing as I do! Maybe its just because I'm mom! :) ha!

Weekend full of celebrating...

This past weekend was not only Mother's Day, but Monday was our 4th wedding anniversary! We had a busy weekend! Friday night Ash and I ended up going out on a date to celebrate our anniversary. We had a great time. We had dinner at Bhan Thai and then headed to our hookah lounge for a few hours to have coffee and just relax! It was a great night!

Saturday we had a family, lazy day at the house ... a much needed one! It was nice to all just be together for the day. On Sunday, we went to Sitty & Sedo's for a Mother's Day cookout. We had a great time. Everyone was there, except Iymon, he had to work, but we did get to visit with his new bride, Samia! Lincoln and Layah spent most of their time running around in the backyard in the wet grass ....yuck! They didn't seem bothered by it one bit, they were having a blast!








Layah and Lincoln even helped Ash and Sedo with the grilling! :)



And after our yummy dinner, Sedo, Lincoln and Layah sure did enjoy their cupcakes! :)




I had a wonderful Mother's Day & Anniversary weekend!

Our Cinco de Mayo...

Lincoln and I had a good Cinco de Mayo. We were both tired of the rain and excited to get out of the house. We even got several visits from our little squirrel friends this morning when we put out the bird seed! We haven't had many visits in the last few days! (Lincoln loves getting to feed the birds and squirrels ....thank you Ganny again for the bird feeder! :)

With the rain gone today, we knew we should make a run for the park! So we did! We had a great time running around and are now just waiting for a few weeks when we can enjoy the sprinkler park.

After the park, we picked up Molly and headed to eat an early dinner at On The Border. Molly was feeling margarita's and Lincoln and I were really feeling chips and cheese dip! I wasn't planning on doing anything festive for dinner, but Molly called and invited us! I'm glad she did, we really enjoyed ourselves! Thanks, Mo!

Lincoln took a really late nap because we were gone most of the day. He slept for almost 4 hours and then woke up wanting a late night snack! We had some popcorn! He figured out a new way to eat and enjoy it ...it's so funny how imaginative kids can be! Nothing like eating popcorn with a shovel:) Silly kid!



Well, it's been a long and busy day and I'm drained, so good night! Hope everyone had a safe and happy Cinco de Mayo!

Layah's birthday party...

Layah had her birthday party at the skating rink. The kids had a great time, but no one did much skating! There was a great play area and game area that kept them all busy. The tall slide seemed to be the biggest hit of the night!

The Toddler-Cave...

Lincoln officially has two rooms in this house that belong to HIM! :) We finally got the playroom functioning and he is loving his new space! And we are loving his new space and the fact that we are no longer tripping over toys in the den! He spends more time in his playroom then he does in his bedroom now. Wonder if I can convince him to sleep on the futon and let me turn his bedroom into a crafts room???? Hmmm ....that might be pushing my luck! :) Let me know what you think of his new space...



And none of this could have been done without the help of my trusty carpenters ...Ash and Lincoln! I managed to capture a few pictures while they were busy at work! :)