Six Months Old

Three Months Old

I really wish I could freeze time. This little guy is growing way too fast! You are such a sweet baby, Corbin.

January Winter Weather

This isn't your typical winter weather! We enjoyed a beautiful day at Bluff Landing on the Verdigris River. Kayaking and grilling burgers.

Sweet Baby Corbin

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Easter Weekend

What a great Easter Weekend! We colored Easter Eggs, had a birthday dinner for Darin and spent Easter Sunday with our family. At two and a half, Lincoln is so interested in everything we are doing and wants to be a part of it all. He had a blast coloring easter eggs with Darin. He's still a little clumsy, so we had to hover over him to avoid any spills. He loved hunting Easter Eggs but was easily distracted by what was in them!

Kayak Trip...Take Two

Lucky for the guys, the waters were back to normal and perfect for the kayak trip on Wednesday. I opted to stay back with the girls and take in some shopping. Lincoln thought sleeping sounded better than shopping. I just love the beautiful weather of Hawaii. You just want to sit outside all day long.

Extreme Kayaking...no thanks!

Yesterday we attempted to kayak to Cook's Monument. The ocean looked like a professional surfers dream. I'm pretty sure Darin would have still attempted to go had there not been three others against him. They tried again today and it was a success. I opted to stay back and hang with the girls.

Last night we ate dinner at a great little shack next to the Marina called Bite Me! Great Fish Tacos. We got to watch them hoist up a 350 pound blue marlin caught on one of the boats. Pretty cool.

I just love this Hawaii weather...I ran in shorts for the first time since October. Because in Hawaii its always shorts weather! And shorts weather feels that much sweeter when there is a blizzard back home. Sorry Folks!

We've been having fun over the past few days...playing at the beach, driving up to the volcano and visiting the town of Hilo. We spent most of Thursday afternoon at the beach playing in the sand. Darin built sandcastles for Lincoln and buried him up to his chest in the sand. Lincoln had a blast. Before digging our toes in the sand, Lloyd and Darin grilled burgers at a nearby picnic tables overlooking the beach. It was a beautiful day!

We left the Condo Friday morning and headed towards Hilo. Along the way we drove up to the top of Mauna Kea where there are several observatories. It was a chilly 48 degrees, which sounds warm compared to the below freezing temperatures they are having back in Oklahoma. After a quick look, I was ready to get back to sea level and the 80 degree temps! We were advised not to take Lincoln to the top to avoid altitude sickness. Nesi and Connie were kind enough to stay at the visitors lodge and do some entertaining.

We made our way on over to Hilo and had a picnic lunch in the beautiful bay. After checking into the hotel, we took the jeep on a scenic drive and did a small hike to see some waterfalls. For dinner, we took Darin's advice and ate at Ocean Sushi....it was good enough to take his advice again!

Saturday we made a visit to the Hilo farmer's market and drove through Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. It was a fun day with a long drive home. Everyone was exhausted by the time we got home. Tomorrow holds new adventures!

From this........ to this!

After two days of travel, we have made it to Hawai'i! We left Tulsa and headed to Dallas Monday evening, running away from the blizzard in Oklahoma. We nearly got stuck in our hotel Tuesday morning because the hotel shuttles and cabs were having a problem driving through the ice. How terrible to be stuck this close to the airport! Luckily, another hotel shuttle was able to pick us up and get us to the airport. Of 9 flights from Dallas to LA we were the only flight that made it out. We landed in Hawai'i at 9:30 Tuesday night (which was 1:30am our body time). Lincoln did such a great job on both flights...he slept close to the entire time on each flight. This 80 degree weather sure beats the single temps we left behind!

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Christmas 2010

I realize I have skipped a few months since I last posted on the Blog. Blogging is something I really WANT to do but rarely find the time to actually do it. But it's a new year, a new day and I'm going to give it a try once again....
We had a really great Christmas with nearly ALL of our family. David, Anna and Alice were not able to make it from Sweden. Alice will be welcoming a new baby brother in early February...probably not the best idea to put mom on a plane for 12+ hours this close to her due date.

Over the Holiday, we celebrated Christmas 6 different times, spent 6 nights away from home and slept in 3 different beds. Lincoln was such a great sport through our travels and had a great time playing with all of his cousins. Oh yes, and Santa was good to him too! In fact, he opened so many gifts he had to lay down to finish the job.

Happy Birthday Lincoln!

Dear Lincoln-
Having you as a part of our life for the past year has been nothing but FUN, FUN, FUN! You make us smile and laugh everyday. I had so much fun planning your first birthday party. It was a huge blowout! There were nearly 50 people that came to help you celebrate. It was a very special day! Thanks for being such as sweet little boy. We love you!

We Love October...

October was very busy and very exciting! I had my first haircut (some might say it was long overdue). We went to visit the Pumpkin Patch in Tahlequah with my cousins Riley and Ty and Nana and I picked out a pumpkin that was just my size. And, we went to the OSU homecoming festivities. But the most exciting thing about October....my BIRTHDAY!!

Camping over Labor Day

In September, we met up with the Fredrickson's once again for some camping over Labor Day Weekend. We had lots of fun visiting the Children's Science Museum and strolling along the Riverwalk in OKC. Mom and Dad took off to the first football game of the season and I stayed back with Bailey and Alexis and took a little trip to the zoo.

Home At Last

After going and going and going...we are finally staying home for a few weekends in August. We had a great time in Sweden. I really liked being with Alice, but I didn't quite understand that grabbing her in the face isn't really a good way to make a friend. While we were in Sweden we did lots of great things; walked around Old Town Stockholm, which is all cobblestone streets so that made my stroller ride really fun; took a short boat ride on Uncle David's boat and a little longer ride on a ferry boat to the island of Sand Hahm. We also went out to the country and spent the night at the Summer cottage, which Anna's dad built over 30 years ago.

When we returned from Sweden, mommy started taking me to do all kinds of different activities. We've been doing story time at the library, mommy and me gymnastics and I think we are going to try a new music class. Summer has been super fun, but I am ready for some cooler weather around here!

We went to Clay Center, Kansas for a family reunion on the Moden's side over the 4th of July. It's always fun when the whole family gets together, there are kids everywhere, great food and lots of games being played.

Mommy and I also took a little trip to Tyler, Texas to visit our friends, The Williams. It was my first plane ride and mommy says I did really well-good thing since I'm going to be making an overseas flight at the end of this month. We are flying to Sweden to visit Uncle David, Aunt Anna and Cousin Alice. We are all really excited about our visit to Sweden.