Martha Mets!

Like Father, like Son!

Yesterday as we were eating dinner, Lincoln dropped some corn on his lap and was having a hard time picking it up off his lap when he said with some frustration, Martha Mets!

Zach and I both did a double take and asked each other--Did you just hear what I heard?!

It makes sense, Lincoln ADORES his father. ADORES him! He's always tagging along behind him when he's home, so of course he would pick up his father's quirky expletives.

New Arrival

After seven (7) months of research, Nikki finally let me treat myself to a new toy, as depicted below. It is a 2010 Specialized Roubaix Expert (58 cm) road bike. Thanks to my mom and a number of other individuals that have inspired me, the bike should carry me to work and back a few times/week. Nikki has made comments as to how it will make me fit and help me grow BIG muscles. I hope she doesn't have her hopes up toooooo high. Hopefully this will be another reason for mom to come visit more often. As you can see from the photo, Lincoln is every bit as excited as I am.

Also, I am convinced the little girl below is the absolute cutest thing on the planet. I have been wrestling with whether I am prejudice, or she is in fact as precious as I think she is. She melts my heart almost every time I get to spend time with her.

Newport Coast

We just returned from another great weekend of memory-making. My parents were generous enough to invite us to stay in their villa at Newport Coast this past weekend.
We spent most of our time at the beach (Laguna) and the pool. My brother Darrin and his family were also there this year, which was great for Lincoln as he adores his older cousin Tana. This year, Lincoln didn't hate the sand as much, and was warming up to the water, which itself was pretty warm.

We...
Explored tide pools with 'dary dabs' (or "scary crabs" in Lincoln-ese).
Rode waves on boogy boards
Built and knocked down sand castles
Sampled beach sand (well, Gwen and Aiden did)
Were fortunate enough to avoid a sting ray in the surf (I guess three others were not so lucky)
Got a little sunburned
Met new people
Enjoyed the ocean breeze
Lost a little sleep (What vacation with babies and toddlers is complete without this?)
Went on walks around the resort
Played in the pool
Enjoyed some spontaneous visitors (our family friend Julie and her kids as well as my oldest brother Eric's family)
Watched a phenomenal BYU/Oklahoma game (believe it or not-it was actually Zach's idea to watch it. By the end of the game all the adults had been cheering so loud that the kids had had to go to another, quieter room.)
Ate out at The Old Spaghetti Factory on Balboa Island and ended up leaving with a sleeping child in every adult's arms- too much fun and sun.






Left early Sunday morning to make it back in time for me to fulfill my duties in my calling.






It's easy to forget how much fun the beach is! This is what pictures and blogs are for!