Lately

Here is just a photo dump...Enjoy

New Years Eve Miracle

So my dad called me earlier today and told me that his and Darla's flights got canceled. Apparently there is a huge snowstorm coming through tonight and tomorrow so they canceled all flights in the area. My dad got a reimbursement and we just sat around mopping. Sad that we wouldn't get to see them for a year. (August to August)

Then we found some cheap flights to Utah. Thus our little family is going to Utah Thursday...thats in 2 days! We've been running around like crazy getting everything put together. I am so excited!!!

It's a New Year's Miracle!

Lincoln's First Christmas

Christmas with a baby is so fun! We spent most of the day on skype with different families. We got to see Clayne, Melanie and Mark open up their gifts. Then we skyped with Dad & Darla at Grandma Ann's house. It was fun to see everyone. After that I skyped with the Hansen family while Ryan skyped with his family again. We ended the day skyping with the whole Davidson Clan. The best skype call ( no offense to anyone else) was with Sister Marie Davidson who is serving a LDS Mission in the Philippines. This was her first time seeing Linc. It was so wonderful. 

Now for the pictures.

 Our cute little tree. Notice that Linc had already gotten into his gift. He kicked it open in a few places.

The first gift of the day was a pack of socks. 

Next was a total surprise. I thought long and hard about this gift. It was a splurge but it was well worth it. I'm pretty sure Ryan has already got his money's worth out of it. 

Thats right it's an Ipad Mini. Ryan never saw it coming! 

Linc's favorite gifts had to be the wrapping paper. He has a handful of it in every picture. 

Scent IQ...thank goodness for that eh?

Lincoln made out like a bandit. 

He loved the wrapping paper. I had to keep a sharp eye so he didn't eat any.

Ok maybe his favorite gift was this set of Oballs. He loves holding his Oball and won't let go. 

Before Marie called us we had dinner with our neighbors, the Tuckers. I love our little community. We all adopt each other so no one is every without family here. It's amazing!

The first half of Marie's call was just voice since her web cam wasn't working. I was very content with just hearing her voice but when she finally got her camera working it was glorious!

Marie is still Marie. Always pulling faces. 

Linc loved seeing her. I can't wait for next summer when she gets home and gets to throw Linc around. 

Our Christmas was very low key and wonderful! 

We are looking forward to spending some time with Dad and Darla later this week. They fly in tomorrow and will spend the weekend with us. I miss them so much.

Lincoln @ 5 Months

We love this kid! I can't believe he is growing up so fast. I feel like I say that in all these monthly posts. 

Highlights from 5 months:

tried rice cereal (not a success)

tried bananas (liked more then cereal)

loves his toes

laughs at Daddy

talks when he gets tired

sleeps through the night!!!!

rolls from tummy to back & back to tummy

takes 3 good naps every day

loves "hanging out" with the family each Sunday

got qualified for a Physical Therapist

saw Aunt Marie for the first time on Christmas

Linc at 5 months:

Height: 26 inches

Weight: 14 lbs.

I Heard the Bells On Christmas Day

This week has flown by.

Monday Ryan had an in class final. Afterward they had a pizza party and Linc and I were invited. It was fun to show off the little man. Several of the girls are baby hungry and loved holding him. I loved getting to know some of the students Ryan will be working with for the next 5 years.

Tuesday was my birthday. I turned 26...not 27 as my dear dad thought. We went and saw Frozen at the earliest show time since Linc came too. Linc did great. He watched for a little bit, ate and then fell asleep. After the movie Ryan had to leave to study. He went to the community center's study room so he was close by but isolated. After dinner he went to study some more. Well he actually lied and went to the mall and got me some beautiful earrings. I told him not to get me anything since he bought me an expensive diaper bag earlier when it was on sale. I was excited about the earrings though. I love surprises. My aunt Deanna sent me a cookie bouquet and I got several cards in the mail. Darla sent me an amazing blanket. I'm not a huge blanket person mostly because they just sit around the house but this one is amazing. It is so soft. I love it. I also got to skype with my cousin Kela who shares my birthday. It was fun to see and talk to her. I can't believe how mature she sounded. I love sharing my day with her, she is one of the nicest and silly-est girls I know.

Wednesday Ryan worked hard on finals.

Thursday Ryan finished up his finals.

Friday I worked all day long. I volunteered to take another girl's shift since she had to deal with some personal issues. It was good to get the hours but hard to be away from Linc all day.

Saturday we went to the ND bookstore for story time. This week Father Jenkins, the President of ND, read a story about Jesus that was adorable.

 After story-time we got to met Santa. He was a wonderfully jolly man and the pictures were only a $5 donation to a great charity so I felt more then willing to pay it.  Lincoln did great with Santa. He was mostly confused as to why we were all staring at him. He hasn't entered the clingy stage yet so we're grateful.

I can't believe that Christmas is almost here. Its weird to not have any major plans. We're just excited to stay home and be together. Also the skype call to Marie sounds like a fun idea ;) 

Hopefully during this break we can get some fun family time in. I'm excited to show Dad and Darla around. I am so grateful I haven't been homesick, I am very prone to it. I guess its because where ever Ryan is is home to me now. But I still miss my family a ton. I am so grateful that they make time every week to video chat with us and that they are going to brave the weather to come visit. 

I will be posting Linc's 5 month post tomorrow or Tuesday after we get his weight taken. I can't believe how big he is. In Marie's weekly email I posted the following pictures as a comparison. 

Linc at 1 month.

Linc at 5 months. 

It's crazy how fast they grow up.