Easter Pics

My girlfriend Janel took these for fun and because she's fabulous. Love my little guy!

Daddy's 2nd Half

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Glenn ran his second half marathon over St. Patricks day week and he did awesome! A personal record for him of 1:37. 

Lincoln and I were there to cheer him on in the cold weather and early start time. 

So proud of Glenn and all this running has gotten me motivated too. We go on family runs whenever we can. Lincoln seems to enjoy the ride although he falls asleep almost every time. We all ran a 10k last weekend!

I'm excited to cheer Glenn on in NYC in November when he runs his first marathon!

Sunset Cruise

On Sunday night while we were in Costa Rica, the entire wedding group (approx. 80 people) went on a sunset catamaran cruise. It was a little stressful with a walking toddler and only ropes on the edge of the boat, but it was naptime so Lincoln spent most of the time in the ergo.

He did love the nets at the front of the boat though. Kept under close supervision my many many adults.

What's down there buddy?

The catamaran was a lot of fun (and an open bar!) turned into one of the scariest moments of my life though when Lincoln choked on some food and started to turn blue. Luckily grandma smacked and squeezed it out of him in a manner of seconds and two nurses were standing by just in case. It shook both of us up quite a bit- enough that even the bride brought me a drink to calm my nerves. Learn the infant Heimlich! You never know when you will need it!

Hi handsome!

The sunset was beautiful and Lincoln was sleeping peacefully in my arms.

I love vacation!

Water Baby

From the minute we got to the resort in Costa Rica, Lincoln was running towards the water. He went swimming in his clothes more than a few times. Luckily, the pool was very kid friendly and had a completely shaded kid pool as well as shallow sections in the sun.

Lincoln even had a little friend, Kinley, that he played with every day.

Having Gramma and Papa in Costa Rica with us was WONDERFUL! Thank you thank you thank you for coming! It was nice to have an two extra pairs of hands to watch L in the water (or grab a beer).

The Flamingo Beach resort was right across from the beach so we got to see beautiful Pacific sunsets each evening.

 Just having an afternoon beer with the guys!

 I love my little family as much as I love L's tiny sunglasses! When is our next vacation?

Gramma and Papa, you're invited too!

First Annual LincFest

We celebrated Lincoln's first birthday the weekend after his birthday. I had so much fun planning it! I wanted our little rockstar's day to be lots of fun. I made his invite from a picture that my sister in law took and then added the text and printed them for 10 cents each!

I made a lot of the decorations with my Cricut machine and scrapbooking supplies. Lincoln did not partake in the Lincfest Stout, but many of the attendees enjoyed it. :)

We had several of Lincoln's friends over as well as a few neighbors and Lincoln's Mimi and great mimi were there too!

Lincoln loved his cake and once we showed him out to get a bite out and he put it in his mouth, he didn't move his hand away from his mouth. He just kept shoving and shoving!

His car was a big hit with all his friends, too!

He did a good job with his cake. I didn't even think about the fact that I didn't put a bib on him or cover the floor. He didn't make too big of a mess. He never took a nap that afternoon before his party but I'm sure the sugar kept him going cause he wasn't too crabby surprisingly.

Hard to believe our little rockstar is one already. The time went by so fast and now we have a full blow toddler!

Thanks for coming to my party, Mimi!

Lincoln's Birthday Present

I pulled this guy out of my neighbor's trash when Lincoln was 5 or 6 months old. I took Stella for a walk before work, saw it and on my way out of the neighborhood, tossed it in the back of my car. My neighbor saw me do it and said, "Oh good, I was hoping someone would take it!"

So it wasn't weird. Ok, a little weird.

Fast forward 6 months and I finally pulled it out of the corner of the basement. Scrubbed it down, taped off the wheels and steering wheel and then put a layer of primer on it. I used spray paint designed for plastic. I used an entire can of primer on the coupe.

After the primer, I spray the center of the car with white spray paint. After it drieed, I taped off the racing stripes. I used one piece of tape to space the stripes, then two more for the stripes themselves. Then I removed the center stripe.

Next, I painted the blue. I probably should have painted the seat next, but I was excited to get the blue on.

After the blue, I tape off the bottom and spray painted it with some leftover silver paint. I had used it to paint some hinges in the master bathroom. Next, I used Zinser primer (not designed for plastic, but a very adhesive primer so I figured it would work) to paint the interior. I painted the roof, the inside of the doors and the trunk.

 I forgot to take a picture of the next part, but I taped off the seat and dashboard and painted it with black spray paint.

 Next, I peeled off the stripes so I could work on the license plate and grill. I made a stencil for the "ABE 01" part and used stickers for the virginia and JAN 14 part. Once I took off the stripes, I noticed my tape didn't do the best job so I went back over the stripes with the zinser primer and a foam brush. I added a few details with my paint pens - a red stripe around the interior and a silver grill design and silver hubcaps.

I probably spent about $40 on tape and spray paint. I know a new one isn't much more, but little man LOVES it!

He and his lady friend can fit in it together! This was at the end of his birthday party- can you tell he is TIRED?

He hasn't quite gotten the hang of pushing with his feet, but he stands on the seat and lets Glenn or I push him. He loves crawling in it and putting toys in the trunk.

Happy Birthday, Lincoln!