Lately

Lately...

Lincoln and his toy room in the background. Kind of messy, whoops!

Last week I put Lauren in this adorable yellow dress. I love it. She wasn't too happy about the photo shoot, though. Like many babies, she looooves to be held, a lot! It is amazing how she can cry and cry, but as soon as you pick her up, she  is in heaven!

This picture was taken when Lauren was two weeks old. Her hair is a light brown/reddish color. 

Uncle Jeremy (who currently lives in Miami) came to Minneapolis for a business trip. We were happy to see him for a visit. He got to hold Lauren and it was great to catch up with him. He brought a seashell from Florida that Lincoln's cousin, Kayla, wanted to give Lincoln. What a cool gift! Thanks Kayla!

 For Thanksgiving, we headed to Wisconsin, the closest place where family lives! yes, we even left for the long car ride when Lauren was only eight days old. Why not?! My mom has started this tradition of swinging with the grandkids and sings a special song to them. Lincoln loooves this. Not sure why he gave this face in this picture! Guess he didn't want it taken!! He must have found this cute hat in the basement. Rosalie his cousin and Jared (kids of Kelsey and Ken) were there too. It was great to reconnect with them and we had a great time. We all got sick with the stomach flu but it made the trip complete! The car ride to Wisconsin was amazingly easy (we only stopped once!) but on the way back (we all had the flu, except for Lauren) was so rough. I can not tell you how many times we stopped, how many bodily fluid messes we cleaned up, and how many hours of crying we heard. Boy, were we glad to be home!

Lincoln on the changing table giving a great "cheese." He has been learning to be a better big brother every day and we are so proud of him. It has been hard at times to share the attention, but he is getting better.