A haircut for Lincoln and a few tears from his mama

I knew eventually the day would come when we would have to cut Lincoln's hair. I've dreaded it. He's had long hair ever since I can remember. We decided to trim it up at first. Shoulder length is just waaaayyyy too long. So, we trimmed it up, and it ended up being really poofy. He has so much new curl in the back. It didn't look right; not like it usually does when we trim it up. So, after a lot of thought (seriously, A LOT), we decided to hack it off. He LOVES it! I am so glad. I was worried about him not liking it. I shed a few tears, but I'm getting used to it. I don't know what it is. I could change my girls' hair in a second, but I'm so sentimental about my boy. I cried his first day of Kindergarten, and it never even phased me dropping my girls off for Kindergarten. I can't imagine how it will be when he goes on his mission and gets married.

Some favorites from Cancun 2009

3 weeks of laziness is my kind of vacation...We went to Wet n Wild. Hence, the wristbands. The kids had a contest to see who could wear their shredded, torn up wristband the longest. Of course, Blake won. She had hers on until after Christmas, I think.

Diddy wore her favorite Hello Kitty floaties EVERYWHERE. Nana had to buy her another set of beach toys, 'cause Papa let the wave take her watering can. The watering can is most important, and she was very upset. Bad Papa :) and then at the end of the trip, he confessed that he used her new watering can to unclog the toilet so he wouldn't have to call hotel maintenance??? PAPA!!! Sick.

We had some HUGE waves this time. It's hard to tell, but they are pretty far out in the ocean. My kids are all really strong swimmers, but even Lincoln wouldn't go out without a life jacket.

Lincoln had that "beach hair" surfer look the whole time. Loved it.

The kids spent lots of time on the laptop playing Club Penguin by the pool.

Papa always got stuck being the equipment manager, but he didn't mind.

We had the WORST layover EVER in Mexico City. 12 hours, and that is not the cleanest airport. I felt like soaking everything in Purel by the time we got out of there.

Robby refused to go to sleep. He felt like he had to protect us all. Awe. He said he was worried something would happen to one of the kids. He stayed awake the whole time. Carol brought 2 air mattresses and we laid them out in the food court. The kids slept a little, but security kicked us out in the middle of the night :( The stores were all closed, and there was nobody around. We weren't hurting anything. The poor kids were soooo tired.

I can't believe the trip we've been planning for 2 years is already over. It will be a while before we can vacation again. The baby will be here in about 6 weeks or so. And who really wants to take 5 kids and a newborn on vacation??? Only crazy people, I think.

Another proud parenting moment

Seriously, I wonder what my kid's primary teachers think we teach them at home. Lincoln brought this little book mark home on Sunday. It's hard to read. It says, "I like to play Wii. I like big butts and I cannot lie." Nice.

Oh, I have lots to post...

...but every time I log onto my downstairs computer (where all my pics are), my husband is logged on remotely from his office. He is working on two major computer programs. Grrrrrr! So, no pictures, yet again.

I have the same New Year's resolution as all the other moms in the blogging world. Take more pictures of everyday life. I am not going to put the pressure on myself to do 365 pictures, but I am definitely going to get my camera out more often.

So, here's what's been happening this week. We have all had the stinkin' stomach flu!!!! Some break. I had at least 3 kids home at once everyday this week, when they were all supposed to go back to school. We are feeling much better now, and settling into our old routine. After having 7 weeks off school, I thought it would be really hard to get back into the flow, but we seemed to fall right back into everything really easily. Thank heavens. Time for some structure.

On another note, the baby is now the size of a butternut squash, in case you were wondering :)

The placenta moved. No more previa. Thank goodness. I was stressing about having another C-section; the worst experience of my whole life. Glad we are out of the woods on that one. I am not nearly as big as I usually am, so I am still feeling pretty comfortable. Hope that lasts until the end. I have the worst heartburn EVER though. I swear my stomach is in my esophagus. I dread eating, and I have to sleep sitting up. Lovely. Other than that, I feel really good. The kids have been so helpful, and I think we have finally agreed on a name (except Lincoln & Taylor hate it). Can't please everybody. I am going to wait until he's born to post his name. Sorry. What if we change our minds?

Oh, and can someone please tell my husband to let me have the computer, so I can finally start editing some pictures? Love you, honey!

Brainwashed

Jim has totally brainwashed our kids. If you ask them why they're so cute, they say, "'Cause of my dad." If you asked them who "borned" them, they'll say, "My dad." He was helping Brooklyn with a talk in Primary a couple of months ago, and he snuck in, "I love my dad the most." Lincoln made this card for Jim & me at church a couple weeks ago. I had to laugh, because that was not the message I expected when I opened it. So not fair. Moms get no love :)