insta-update vol. 19

excited about: buying PINK for a baby niece coming in August.

looking forward to: a tropical vacation next month

dreading the: 5 1/2 hour flight with my "lap child."

disappointed with: my two dead strawberry plants. 

obsessed with: fresh costco pears. 

 

lipstick/romper

 

weaning linc from his daily IV drip of whole milk

 

not napping/ first dentist visit

 

from mr sorensen/ pre-bed dance party

Oh these two babies of mine...I could drink them up. Even last week when I sent Jazz a text at 9 am that said, "FYI after dinner tonight I am OUT," I still want to smoosh their cheeks. They are so cute together- Isabelle makes Lincoln laugh so much and she is (mostly) careful to include him but OH MAN when he steals something of hers she screams NO NO NO WINC. It's my favorite.

And matching shorty pirate pajamas? Too much.

weekend in a nutshell.

Isabelle's cast is off. She was so good, even when they were using a saw to remove the cast, she was like eh no big deal I do this all the time. Now she is in a sling on and off for awhile, since it is technically still broken (if left in a cast too long, the elbow loses mobility. who knew.) We just have to be EXTRA careful that she doesn't fall again and re-break whatever has healed. The doc was like "Oh yeah just no jumping or climbing, hopping, running, swimming for about a month." I was all uhhhh yeah she is three. What is she supposed to do.

She wanted dad to hold her hand, and me to hold her foot. Seriously kid did you even know I birthed you? Cmon.

Also, we planted a garden! This makes us officially grown up, I think. Jazz build some raised beds out of redwood and we hauled dirt in- planted strawberries, zucchini, and like a bazillion tomatoes for Jazz. Seriously I think he picked at least four different kinds.

please don't die.

The kids "helped" for awhile, and then my mom came and got them for the afternoon which was AMAZING and we could not have finished all that we did without her. It surprises me actually that I care about our yard at all. I am not a yard person. I do not enjoy dirt or the different insects found in dirt. I don't like being hot and I don't like being dirty. But for some reason this year I feel some sense of responsibility maintaining our yard. Now its like a challenge for me to keep stuff alive and not growing all secret-garden style. Jazz taught me how to use an edger and I even mowed the lawn. (It only took like four hundred pulls to get the things started. Shoulder = still sore.) Determination is my middle name. My second middle name, after Lovescookies.

Izzie planted some starter seeds. Lincoln mostly ate dirt.

Also-Also. We went to a shooting range on Friday night for a date. Jazz didn't know where we were going or what we were doing and for once I actually surprised him! He usually guesses right away and totally blows any element of surprise. It was Cool April Nights here in town, which is this huge car show and everybody goes except us because it just isn't our thing. Anyway, we had the place to ourselves which was nice because I've never even held a weapon like that before. Was kind of weird? Like I handed her my ID, she handed me a 9 mm glock, and some other gun (?) a box of ammo, two sets of headphones (earmuffs?), and sent us through the door to lane number 5. I was actually a little surprised there was no fanfare or rules or like hey don't shoot anyone kind of a thing. I think the lady took pity on me (and was super bored) and came in to show me how to hold each gun and how to stand and how to aim.

I was SUPER glad no one was there because it was kind of scary! Also fun, but also kind of scary. I was a little nervous the whole time, just because guns are kind of a big deal and you hear about accidents all the time (also- non accidents). After firing those two guns, we also shot a 357 revolver  (correct me Jazz, I can't remember) and that one had a bigger kick, but nothing too damaging. Guns are loud. And they have actual fire...just like the movies. I can see how they cause major trauma to human bodies. It was an interesting learning experience for me. Fun/Scary. 80/20... 60/40.

Neon is so IN right now.

Finally, Lincoln looked a teeny bit Samoan for church on Sunday. White shirt and tie + sandals.

pretend his shorts are a lava-lava.

And that is our weekend in a nutshell.

shave and a hair cut.

Oh man. Lincoln is SO MUCH FUN. He is so independent and so opinionated. He wants to be included in everything you are doing. He is sneaky and trixy and looks at me with a mischief written all over his face.

He did have a mullet though.

So Lanece fixed it for us.

I know I already posted this but its just too cute, post hair cut.

Last Sunday after Bennett's baby blessing, Lincoln was exhausted. It was past time for his nap and as soon as he got home he fell asleep. Literally, he fell asleep on the changing pad as I was taking off his Sunday clothes. So tired. I took advantage of this and cuddled him for a minute before laying him to sleep in his crib. Sweetie pie. 

And last night, he had a rare solo bubble bath. Sometimes I forget to take pictures of Lincoln, not because I don't want to, but because my hands are full and I'm trying to keep everyone alive. I have a billion pictures of Isabelle in the tub, but not as many of Lincoln. 

Lincoln, show me your tongue.

His escape.

Other things I want to write down and remember about 15-month old Lincoln

     -He says mama, dada, MA for Madilyn (sorry Iz), nana for banana, yes and no

     -He signs "more". We are working on please and thank you and all done. 

     -He would rather drink milk than anything. I'm trying to drop his "snack" milk bottles.

     -Waves at everything. Moon, airplane, people, TV, pretend dog, whatever.

     -Can climb on the couch and coffee table. Can climb on anything actually.

     -Still rear facing in the car

     -Wearing size 18 month or 18-24 months, size five diapers, size 4 shoe

     -Sleeps from 8-7 ish. Takes one good nap a day, starting at 1 pm.

     -Is totally attached to my dad. LOVES him. Is always looking for him.

     -Always wants what Izzie has. Doesn't matter what it is, or if he already has the exact same thing.

     -LOVES to dance. Dances in the car! He bops is head back and forth. The best is when we turn on Shaun the Sheep, and he seriously spins in circles and waves his arms for the whole intro. Gets super excited. Future musician I think....

     

baby bennett

Remember when we had that baby shower? And I said I was excited for that new baby smell and cozy soft snuggles?

Bennett Scott Sumsion was born March 29th.

9 pounds of chipman/sumsion/eliason goodness.

Isabelle holding Bennett for the first time.

Sooooo basically I've been sneaking some of this:

and this:

and this:

Though Lincoln was not pleased when my arms were holding a baby that wasn't him. Major fit.

Ohhhh I love snuggling new babies! I'd like to thank Scott and JaNae for having baby Bennett so I could get my baby fix. Thanks guys, that was awfully nice of you. Congratulations on this beautiful addition to your (our) family. xo.

insta-update vol. 18

how do you solve a problem like maria

  

supposed to be napping/the boys are back in town

 

target makes it better/ found the diaper tabs

 

broken elbows deserve ice cream/sympathy broken arm

 

typical boy/easter sunday

you know, capes.

 

nom nom nom/never gets old

 

baby bennett/ new cousin

 

baby hair cut/ what naps are for

Trampoline hair

 

morning juice/ seeing the fish

 

special cast bag/ start them young

oh hey summer, there you are.

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