Private Time

Ok ok, I've put it off long enough! It's time we go private on the blog. So if anyone even reads it, send me your email and I'll add ya on, if not, no harm done:) Thanks!

Scariest Blog Award:)

K I think it is so funny that our blog is the dark and twisty one! I look at others and they are bright and sunshine with lots of bows and ribbons. We love red and black, but the more I look at it, it's just too dark. I'll make mine cute one day, I'm just too lazy to mess with it. So until then, whatever!

Oh and thank you so much creator of Baby Einstein! We love you in this household! I swear Lincoln is so funny watching that! He's eyes are glued the whole time! It's only like 20 or so min long, so no harm done once a day! Plus, I got a huge surprise Tuesday night after work! I got home and there was a Baby Einstein dvd collection book sitting there on the coffee table! I freaked out! There are 26 dvds in it! Thank you so much Mike! I don't know who's going to love them more... me, Mike, or Linc!

He just stares while he's watching his show.

Every time the little blonde girls come on he freaks out and giggles. I love it!

I've been wanting to watch the Star Wars series for so long now! The library had them so we've been watching them together. It's been fun! I'm a Star Wars freak! Thanks for watching them with me Mikey! It's one of my favorite things in life is to sit and cuddle with my sweetie.

So Mike left on Monday evening for a job and came home Tuesday morning! It was the fastest job yet! I was so excited! I had to work Tues, so he got to play with Marlene and her girls for the evening. They went to the park; it looked fun. The stake just started co-ed softball so Mike took some friends with him and played with them. He said it was way fun. I want to play so bad! Hopefully some days will work out! I'm so glad he got to go! Later that night at 11pm, seriously, Mike's friends, Brandon and Ryan, came over and we had a BBQ. It was fun, but we were so tired later! And this was the first night we've ever had trouble getting Lincoln to bed. Weird. (Yes I know we've been spoiled) He screamed and screamed! Maybe teething?? I don't know...


Ha ha! Lincoln! You look like a girl!!

Marlene and Linc

Linc's "big sisters" a couple times a week, Janae and Addyson

I love how they adore him!

Marlene said that Linc just loved the wood chips he's sitting in; he thought it was the coolest thing.

Playing

First of all... Congratulations to Scott and Christine! They are engaged! I'm so so so darn excited to get another sister! And she is such a sweet girl! I couldn't have picked a better girl for him! The date is November 7. (And it's a plus, we get to go to St G again before Christmas!) We just can't be happier for them!! :)

And Lincoln too!!! ;-)

It's been such a great week. Mike had to go into the shop Monday morning, but other than that he's been home since last Friday, yea!! We've had so much fun with him. I had to work a bunch last weekend so Mikey got to play with Lincoln a lot. So this week me and Linc are trying to let Mike go play as much as he can so he can get a little break before going back to work.

My parents got us a grill for a graduation gift. I love it! So we've been eating more meat lately. Finally! I'm not the best cook, so Mike hardly ever gets protein. I'm trying to do better. For "home teaching" we had my friend Toni, her brother, and little Grant over for hamburgers. I had to go visiting teaching in between, but later we all went to the ten pm show. Nathan, her husband, got to make it too! (With both Mike's and Nathan's schedule, we hardly ever get to hang out all together at once.) We saw The Dark Knight. So good! I was impressed! Man I was so tired the next morning though! I had to work at 7am, but it was definitely worth it.

I finally got out the highchair. We'd been using the little green chair we have, but it's time for the big one. Linc looks tiny in it! And thank you so much to the girls at IMC hospital for getting it for us! Especially LaRee!

Mike has been out shooting, fishing, whatever he can do while he's off. It's been good for him. So Thursday Linc and I went to Utah to pick up some steaks at Sizzler. Tenille is the GM there and we got a great deal. Thank you so much! We hung out there for a while and chatted, then went over the Tyson and Danielle's for bit to see them and little Cade. He is getting so big! He's only 2 months younger than Linc. I'm so happy Linc is going to have a friend to play with! It was good to see them.

Aunt Tenille with Linc. K and he could so be her little boy! Everyone there thought so. I think it's crazy! (Sorry bout the cut-off! My camera is lame, but it still gets the job done, whatever.)

I can't believe how fast Cade grew! He was so so small last time I saw him. He's almost caught up to Linc.

Lincoln loves babies! He was just laughing and giggling when he saw Cade. We set them down by each other and Linc attacked!!

We stayed the night at my parents house that night. They are at the Indian Wars this week, but the twins were there. It's been fun. You can never go to Utah without eating at Costa Vida or Cafe Rio (same thing basically). So me, Linc and the twins went to CV (my fav of the two!) and it was delicious! We just sat around and chatted all day back at the house; it was pretty fun to get to spend time with them. Anna played with Linc while I laid out in the beautiful sun, then brought him out so he could play in water a bit. My little brother Ty (he's 13) just bought himself a huge pool, I love it!

Mike went camping that Thursday night with his friends and pulled an all nighter fishing. He came home, slept for a while, then went out again shooting this time. I'm so glad he has friends he can go out and play with all the time. When Mikey is happy, I'm happy:) I love it here in Green River and love all the friends we have made. I wouldn't mind raising our kids here in this sleepy little town.

Aunt Kimi and Linc

Aunt Anna and Linc

Silly Linky! Just loves to eat those piggies!

Anna and Linc

Mommy and Linc playing in the pool...

Lincoln is getting so fun! I'm liking this stage much more. He can finally sit up without any help for a long time. I love it because it keeps him entertained for a while. Yea! It's so funny; he rolls around all over the place and when comes to something like the wall or his highchair or whatever, he keeps trying to roll into it. He gets so frustrated! He comes away with battle scars. It's just so funny that he doesn't think to roll the other way yet. When Toni came over she was like "What did you do to him!?" He's so silly!

He hates his vegies! I've tried all of them now, nope! Especially not sweet potatoes! I make him eat them, but he's not a fan. No fruit until you like vegies, sorry Lincoln! And I know he doesn't know what he's saying, but he says "Da da, da da, da da..." all the time now. It's so darn cute!

One of many "battle scars;" he'll learn:)

We are loving being Lincoln's Daddy and Mommy:)

We miss you Daddy!

Our Lincoln

We have had a fun little week for the most part. Me and Linc have been running lots of errands, taking walks, going to meetings, all kinds of stuff. I was going to complain, but nobody wants to here that! It's been fun with my little man. We just sure miss our Mikey! He came home Tuesday night. Yea! But only for the night and lunch the next day and needed to go back to the site. "I'm so glad when Daddy comes home!" Hopefully he'll be home tomorrow. It's a good thing he likes his job. When Mike is happy, we are happy:)

I've been busy trying to get things ready for girl's camp with the girls in my unit. I'm getting excited for it! Although I'm a very clean person; we'll see how the whole camping thing goes! At least I won't have a little man attached to my hip. No offense Linc! Tuesday night before Mike came home we went to a girl's night at Marlene's. It was way fun! We need them more often. I always ramble when it gets this late! But this is becoming my favorite time to stay up and do whatever I want to do all by myself. All week I've been going to bed after midnight. I'm way tired in the morning, but it's definitely worth it.

I'm so grateful he's such a happy little guy!

Yes he's still in his pajamas! I'm that kind of mom sometimes!

Lincoln's Physical Therapist and a family cousellor lady came to our house today. It was nice to not have to go to the center for a change. They worked with Lincoln a little while and checked out his head. It is getting better. Yea! I'm hoping one day it's going to be a perfect shape again and he wont resent us the rest of his life for having a misshapen head. We didn't know! Sorry Linc!

Peek-a-boo! He got stuck under the blanket while we was rolling around.

Upside Down Hello!!

6 Month Check Up

Flying, Drooling Linky!

My sweet little Mikey. He is just crazy w/work. He came home Thursday night about 10:30 then went to the shop at 8am. One of his co-workers had a BBQ at his house in Rock Springs, so me and Linc went and picked him up and went to that for a few hours (which by the way was delicious! It's definitely time I learn how to cook!) then we dropped him back at the shop. He got home a little after 3am! Busy Busy! I had to work today until 3pm, so him and Linc got to spend some good time together. By about 2pm, he got called out to Colorado again. He took Linc to the shop w/him and I picked him up on the way home. Anyways! I just feel so bad for him. Hopefully he'll get some nice time to be lazy and do absolutely nothing on his next days off, if he gets them. We sure do love you Daddy and miss you very much!

He loves to see that cute little baby in the mirror! (And Hello! I can wash my mirror every once in a while! Ah!)


Me and Linc had a pretty busy week too. You can tell by the look of the house that I haven't been around much. It's not acceptable! I've worked 3 days this week, not too bad. For Enrichment we went to the splash park here in GR. It was way fun to go and hang out in the sun. My friend Marlene has been wonderful w/Linc while I'm at work. I am so grateful for her! She took him w/her after the park while I ran off to work. I hope he's on his best behavior for her!:-I

Lincoln happy at the park

Friday was Lincoln's 6 month check-up. He weighs 16lbs 1oz, a little less than 50%. I was really surprised because I think he's such a chunk! Maybe it's just because his head is huge, it's more than 75%. And he's 27", also 75%. They say he's a tall skinny baby. After the Dr, we went to a Water Park in RS w/some friends. I'm so excited for Lincoln to get bigger so he can play!

Me and Lincoln had some fun tonight. We got to play w/my friend's little kids while their parents were at the movies. Since Mike left today I thought it would be fun to have them over. The little girl is 5 and an excellent cleaner! She was so funny; she came into the house and started cleaning away. We scrubbed and scrubbed and had so much fun. I don't know if I should be embarrassed or what if a 5 yr old notices how messy it is!! I hope my kids will be like that! :)

Happy 4th!

Ok, so first of all, I just have to say... "I'm done pumping!" A little too personal for some but I don't care! Wahoo! I went exactly 6 months on the dot. We stocked up in the freezer so Linc is still getting the good stuff. A huge accomplishment for me. It feels so good to have my body back. And drink Dr Pepper again! (Yes my name is Raquel and I am an addict.) Anyways, wahoo!

If anyone really does read this rubbish you can totally skip through because obviously I was very tired and rambled forever!

We had a fun little extended weekend here. Mikey made it home Tuesday night. We got to hang out and watch movies together and just be best friends again. I sure do love him. He had to go into work on Wed till noon, then we went out to eat then somehow I convinced him to come to our lame little mall we have in Rock Springs. I bought 7 shirts for $25! Good day:) I went to a YW activity later while Mikey and Linc got some good Daddy/Son time in. Thurs we hung out around the house being lazy bums until we needed to leave to go to UT. Another good day:)

Haha! It was so funny I just couldn't help it! Lincoln had puked all over the blanket, but I hadn't realized until he rolled all over in it! I had to take a picture. Mike said it was rude, but I just had to! Silly Lincoln! He didn't mind:)

We went to Ty's Posse thing for Cherry Days. It's like a mini rodeo. It was bloody hot! I felt so so white trash holding Linc w/only his diaper on! But when I looked around, we totally fit in. I was born country, and country's what I love! False. It was fun to watch Ty ride Star and do his stuff. He did a very good job; me and Mike were impressed. Lincoln got to stay behind and play w/Grandma and Grandpa while me and Mike went to Golden Spike to play softball w/Daniel again. I am so out of shape for sports, and not good anymore! But it was fun:) We made it back home after 10:30p and Linc was still up and just loving the dogs! He is so funny! We hung out for a bit w/Dan and his girlfriend (she is a cutie), the twins, Ty and Mom just chatting; it was pretty fun. Oh, and just P.S. Don't make brownies w/rancid oil! It tasted like a Dutch Oven! Disgusting!

Mike was SO happy to be there:)

It was Linc's first time on a horse. Yeah!

Grandpa, Linc and Uncle Ty

He's gonna be just like his Grandpa...

Smooch!

Lincoln thinks dogs are the funniest things and was laughing so hard. But...Peanut and Baley do not like him at all.

Just hangin out

Ty and Peanut

Baley loves Mike! She wouldn't even budge for me.

He was just going to town chewing on that milk jug

We all got up bright and early and went to Riverton at Uncle Danny's for the Phister Phamily Reunion on my dad's father's side. It was pretty fun to see people I haven't seen in a while, and that Mike had never met after 3 years of being together. He is so funny; he does not like to meet people! I think it's cute:) We hung out and did whatever. I played some volleyball w/a bunch of my cousins and sisters and had a blast. Lincoln was such a good little boy! We are so blessed to have him. He didn't whine or cry at all. We sure do love him! We left to go to the airport to pick up Grandma and Grandpa Goodman from St G and brought them home w/us. The party just never ends:)

Mommy and Linc

I laid him down on the grass while we ate and he didn't mind at all. I was surprised. He grabbed a fist full of it and just hung out. There were misty sprays above him. He was way relaxed.

Grandma and Linc relaxing in the shade

Our cousins Sarah(mine) and Jason(Mike's) were there too. Their little boy Noah and Lincoln were too cute together!

HI!!

"Daddy save me! He's gonna eat me!"
(Man, Linc is so pale next to him!)

Hi Daddy!


Well, we really enjoyed having G & G Goodman here in our home w/us. It's always so much fun when they are around. We got in some Canasta (Hand and Foot to other people), w/out Mike and I know he was just so sad he didn't play! We play way too much! We watch a bunch of movies, did pizza, went out to eat, went to church, and just hung out and were lazy and loved every minute! Me and Susan also went shopping and she got me lots of cute cute clothes for my graduation. Thank you so much I love it. When I got home, Gary had gotten Mike an early birthday present. They are the sweetest! It was a gun safe. I'm sure it was because Grandma was so nervous w/his guns just lying around on the floor. Which by the way, I'm not sure it I mentioned, Mikey bought some new guns and is just loving them. While the girls were shopping, the boys went shooting. Typical:)

On the way home to Wyoming. Linc was excited to see his G & G Goodman

K this was way too funny! Me and Susan decided to feed him Peas for the first time. It looks like he got his mom's taste buds! He was gagging and spitting it out and being so dramatic; I loved it!

Ha ha! Even though Mommy hates her vegies you still have to eat them sweetie! Sorry! (and yes I eventually did try them later and they are nasty!)

Grandma and Lincoln (in an outfit she bought him)

This little piggy went to market...

Grandpa and Linc

Sad. On the way back to the airport to go home

:)

Happy Birthday today Gary!!! We ate at Ihop then drove them to the airport in RS. It was a wonderful weekend w/them! I hope you had a great birthday forgotten Father-in-Law:)

Me and Mikey laid out in the beautiful sun today while our sweet little boy took a long long nap. He knows exactly when we need him! I love love love that Mike loves the sun and tanning as much as I do; seriously, sometimes even more! It's one of my favorite things to do w/him. And it was way past due for us, we are starting to look like Lincoln...PALE. But of course the weekend had to end sometime. Mike left on a job about an hour after we came back inside. I miss you sweet Mikey, but it's so worth it when I see you again for the first time!

Me and Lincoln ran some errands, cleaned this messy house, and hung out. We watched High School Musical for the first time. Yes, I am lame. After all this running around and seeing everyone, it's actually kind of nice to get to hold my own baby again and have it be just me and him. I've missed him. But that's ok! He was so so lucky to be able to see both of his wonderful Grandparents in one weekend! He loved it!

He's our big boy:)

Oh, and Happy Half Birthday to me and Lincoln on the 3rd and 4th! Yes Daddy, we are celebrating it! I'm just sorry we missed yours:) Lincoln turned 6 months on the 4th. I have such a big boy! It's crazy!

Lincoln just started to roll over across the room before we left on Thurs. He's so proud of himself. He wants to crawl but just can't quite figure it out; it's so cute to watch. But he can definitely take his time on that; this house is not baby safe yet! He's doing very well at sitting up. Not mastered, but soon. Lincoln. You are such a cute little kid! Me and your daddy just love you so much and love that you are in our little family. I hope we can always be there for you. We love your fun personality and hope you continue to be happy w/life. I'm giving you all the smooches I can get in now before the day comes when you wont let me anymore. We love you.

K so another novel! Sorry again for the rambling, it's way late...