9 Month Formal Pictures

Even though there might not be as many pictures of Lincoln growing up, there's still the commemorative 9 month professional pictures.

Cooperation is the key word when trying to get pictures of a 9 month old and a 3 year old. Lincoln was pretty happy taking this picture.

And Violet was absolutely stunning in her picture. I can't believe how old she looks.

But getting that perfect smile from both kids at the same time just wasn't going to happen this time. Cutest kids ever!

Lincoln - 9 Months

This little guy turned 9 months old.

Each day is a new adventure having an older sister like Violet.

Girls Night Out - Pauline's Birthday

I have several friends from high school that I still see. We decided to gather at Texas Roadhouse for Pauline's birthday. About 20 people showed up for dinner. This many people would usually give me anxiety waiting for everyone to order, the food to arrive, blah, blah, blah. But the time just flew by trying to catch up with some girls I hadn't seen for several years. Old friends are fun because they know your childhood plus the aches and pains of growing old.

Since I brought the birthday girl, I was one of the last to leave. This is just a handful of the people that stayed late. We may be getting old, but we still like cake and balloons.

Snap Chat

I now have a new form of social media to keep me entertained.

It's called Snap Chat. Melissa was showing me how to make characters out of the pictures.

I need a life!

Sunshine "Shimmer"

Violet is obsessed with My Little Pony. She know the names of all the characters and gets mad when you don't know their names. She tells you the name using her 3 year old speech and wants you to repeat it. I thought she was telling me Sunshine Glimmer. I kept repeating "Sunshine Glimmer" and she kept telling me no. I even tried "Sunshine Glitter." That, too, was wrong. I finally grabbed my phone and looked it up. She was saying "Sunshine Shimmer". 

But like all 3 year olds, her attention span only runs about 5 minutes before we have to change activities. She wasn't too happy with Lincoln sitting in one of her chairs. She's trying to learn to share, but it's hard!

Lincoln's Crawling

It finally happened and I was there to see it.

Lincoln finally crawled. It's really funny because he crawls about 3 paces forward, then 4 paces back to sit up. But he eventually gets to where he wants to go. Time to start baby proofing the house again.

Great Barrier Reef Badge

I'm not sure how but I received another badge from Fitbit.

The Great Barrier Reef Badge commemorates walking the equivalent of 1,600 miles. I'd probably have more badges by now if I took more interest in my exercise program. I'm kind of in a slump right now but I'm hoping to turn things around. Maybe I could just walk to Florida!