Free Range on Fairview

Shane took the camera hunting for the next week and a half so here I am without new adorable pictures of Lincoln's rolls on his thighs and forearms (not even in normal places for fat rolls!) so I shall post an awkward story instead. I was at Fred Meyer the other day doing some grocery shopping. My town is fairly small and I always go to this specific store because I know the lay out and I think it is cheaper than Safeway and SuperOne. Since that is like the hot spot of Ellensburg I see a lot of the same people working there when I am there like every week. One of the guys that works there had a daughter in swim lessons with Dylan so I met him a while ago. Anyway I said Hi yesterday and he came up and said "I know you don't know me from Adam but I'm a little concerned." I looked at him a little awkward because I didn't know if he was going to joke around about how often I am in there or something. "I've known you for a little while now and since you&#

As I was getting ready to have my beloved first cup of coffee this morning, I reached up for my favorite mug, the one with the chip. I have a set of four plain white mugs that I got in a set back when I moved into my first apartment. Nothing too exciting, but somehow that one little chip gives it so much more character and the other ones. Most people get rid of things once an imperfection is found. Luckily God loves us all, even the ones with a chip.

First of all I figured I should do one for myself and I figured out I am basically a quarter away from getting my AA when I left college (yeah I know what a dummy right?). Anyway I applied for financial aid on Monday and if that all works out, I'm going to try to finish my classes online for winter quarter. Here is a picture of Lincoln helping me out. Next are a few pictures of mr Lincoln sucking his thumb, moving his hands/head towards objects and toys, sticking out his tongue, laughing and gripping things with his hands. He is also teething and gets frustrated since he still can't really control his hands to get to his mouth. Another huge step is that he can roll to his side. He favors rolling to his left but I saw today that he can do it both ways. Also his belly button is working towards being an innie :)

Had a strange realization last night. Newborns and teenagers have much more in common than I realized. That's all I will say about that. Well this is our 3rd (2nd full) week of school and it seems like we are starting to get into a sort of schedule now, thankfully. Getting up at 6 is a little crazy but if I have any plans I have to shower then. It also helps the day start better. I make the kids and Shane's lunches and usually try to have a hot breakfast ready too. Hopefully it really does help them stay focused longer like I've read. The last few weeks for me have been crazy busy but it looks like things will finally be settling down. I've got the baby napping (in his own bed!) trying to catch up on the house. Feeling like I finally have a little extra time on my hands I'm thinking about revamping the kitchen. I've had the red since I was out on my own but I might try to kind of blend it with the rest of the house and take it a little calmer with some greens. W

Lincoln is sure worn out from his 2 month check up. 3 shots and one really good peeing all over the doctor's wall and we got out of there. At 10.5 weeks he is weighing in at 14lbs 12.3oz, almost a whopping 15 pounds and is 24inches long. He is in the 75% for length and width, no wonder he cries at night, he must be growing constantly. He is also officially teething and has two little white poky teeth that are trying to get out. The doctor doesn't think they will come out any time too soon, but they are there and hopefully won't come out too quick. I don't think mommy will like that too much. After getting his shots he wasn't too happy but passed out on the drive home, took a little nap in his car seat, ate a little more and is now napping in bed giving me a little time to eat lunch and hopefully grab a cat nap as well. Here's a random shot: I took this picture of Liko and Tom enjoying a meal together. I can't feed Tom cat food while Liko is outside so I'

Both of the older kids started school today! Danielle is a Junior this year and drove herself to school this morning. She has Health, English, Adv. Biology, Mixed Media Art, and Math. She is also thinking about joining the year book team or whatever you call it. Dylan is a Kinder-kid and I dropped him off. Luckily the teacher planned on parents staying around and we got to see a little of what the day is going to be like including story time and the Pledge of Allegiance.. His teacher is Mrs. O (Overland) and she seems like a great match for Dylan. Man those kids sure have a lot of energy. It sounds like he is going to learn some Spanish too since there are a couple of kids in his class that don't know much English yet. Dylan sits at the blue table and is right between two girls (everyone is boy girl boy girl). The class has 26 kids and exactly half are boys. Hopefully he makes some good friends :) His teacher also made care packages for the parents including a cute little note, kle