Olivia

My cousin Amy just had a baby...they named her Olivia & she is so cute. I'm excited for her & Marcus and I know that their daughter Bailey will love having a sister. Olivia is totally crying in this picture...I'm not sure that she likes me yet! :)

Valentines Day

I am finally posting about Valentines Day! I am way behind. This year Linc & I actually didn't do anything to celebrate...I know, so sad. He had to work that night and then we kind of forgot to celebrate that weekend. Maybe next year will be better. :) I did get some really cute valentines from some kids in my ward. My mom went all out and gave us this really cute Valentine's Day gift with our favorite treats and gift cards to Walmart and QT. Free gas & groceries...yeah! It made my day! :)

Lincoln made a vision board for us to hang in our bedroom and put pictures of our goals on. We saw it on Oprah & liked the idea. Yes, Lincoln likes Oprah even though he'll never admit it. I thought the board looked pretty cool!

We haven't had anything really different or new happen lately, but here are some great people I've been around lately...

Ashley Young's birthday was last week! Happy birthday
Ashley! You are an AMAZING girl with a HUGE heart.
You are so much fun, so positive and SO service oriented.
Thanks for being such a fabulous person!

I was able to babysit my mom's next-door neighbor Maggie today.
She is hilarous! I love her enthusiasm and I love how into singing and dancing she is. She had a couple friends over to keep me company too. We had a lot of fun together!



McKenzie and Savannah had a lemonade stand outside. McKenzie was so excited to pay her tithing last Sunday from the money she earned selling lemonade. I love seeing kids learn gospel principles that will bless them throughout their lives!

I have issues!

Ok, so it is 3:23 am, Lincoln is sleeping away and I am on the computer...AWAKE. Unfortunately, this isn't the first night this has happened, or even the 10th night this has happened. So...I need advice!!! Have any of you had a hard time sleeping & if so, did you find a cure? I have tried Benadryl & Tylenol PM...the Tylenol helps more, but not as much as you would think. And I don't like the medicine hangover feeling I have in the morning from it. Just a random fact...did you know that Benadryl and Unisom are the EXACT same thing? Pretty crazy, since they charge way more for Unisom! I felt guilty for taking medicine to fall asleep, until my bishop told me that he takes cough medicine to fall asleep. :) They gave me Ambien after I had Jackson, and I turned into a freak. I was hallucinating and Lincoln almost called 911. Hmm, that actually is a pretty funny story. I'll have to tell it sometime! ANYWAY, I would like to find a more natural approach to sleeping. Does anyone have any ideas? I am clueless!

IT'S BACK!!!

That's right! Lost Season 4 started last week and I am so excited about it. I know, it's weird that I am blogging about a tv show. I don't know what it is about this show but it completely captivates me. The writers and directors are geniuses! It is insane how perfectly detailed this show is and how every little thing has some hidden meaning. I'm telling you...it's crazy!
On a funny note...I am perfectly honest with Lincoln about the dreams I've had about Jack. Well, just one dream. In my dream I met Jack & he took me for a helicopter ride. I fell in love with him and so I went to Lincoln (in my dream of course) & asked if he would mind if I married Jack and he could marry Jack's wife (his ex-wife in the show). Just switch spouses, you know? It was pretty hilarious. When I told Lincoln about the dream, he asked who played his ex-wife. I told him & he said that that would have been fine if we had traded, because apparently Lincoln really liked that girl when she played on the tv show Ed. So those are our dark secrets. It's good I haven't had another dream about Jack, because Lincoln might not let me keep watching the show. :) Ha ha!

President Hinckley

These are two of my favorite pictures of President Hinckley. He & his wife are just the cutest couple ever! I hope Lincoln & I are half as cute as them when we are old! :) I also love this picture of President Hinckley and President Bush. It's really cool to see the leader of our church and the leader of our country together like that. I am so excited that President Hinckley has been reunited with his wife. He lived such a great life! I really look up to him and his example of optimism and persistence. What a wonderful man! I will miss hearing his powerful testimony.

Boards with Vinyl Lettering

"Sorry little darlin, hope I didn't dent your 'do." -Link Larkin to Tracy Turnblad

You gotta love that quote! My sister Megan had a Hairspray party for her birthday last weekend. I had the privilege of helping teach all the girls a dance from the movie & then judging a dance contest. There were over 20 12-year-old girls there...it was pretty crazy to say the least! I love the movie Hairspray...it's a classic! Lincoln refuses to watch it & has told me multiple times since we've been married that he is not going to let our kids watch musicals.
Over my dead body! What's wrong with the guy?




Some of the girls...don't you love their 60's outfits?!











And Miss Hairspray is...Courtney!

Edna Turnblad

Believe it or not, we had a special appearance by Edna Turnblad...also known as...my dad. For those of you who don't know him, these picture will probably disturb you. For those who do, you'll laugh your head off!

Happy Birthday Megan!

All of us call my sister Megan "Teeny" but she isn't so teeny anymore! She got baptized when Lincoln & I were dating, and now she is 12 & in Young Women's! I really can't believe she is so old! I love Megan for lots of reasons, but here are just a few of them: She always tells me she loves me, she is excited when I come over, she is nice to everyone, she has such a strong testimony & tries so hard to do what is right, she is independent, she is so talented-she has an awesome voice & is great at the violin, and so many other things. I love you Meg! Happy Birthday!

61st Ward Reunion

Here we are in action! We had a little 61st ward reunion with some friends from my old ward. First we went to dinner at Red Robin. Congrats to Mike Allred who is ENGAGED! We got to meet his fiance Brittany...she is awesome & we are so excited for them! After dinner we went to Jeff & Candice Arnett's house and played Rock Band & ate pazookies. We had a great time & missed the other kids from 61st ward who weren't there!

Happy New Year!

I know, I know...I am a little late in posting this. I lost my battery charger for my camera & just barely found it. Anyway...Lincoln & I spent New Years this year at the family cabin up in Pine. Linc's parents were there, which was awesome because we didn't get to see them on Christmas. Our good friends, Steve & Erica, also came up with their 2 girls. It was a great New Years!

Katelyn turned 4 on New Years Eve! Happy birthday Katelyn!!!













We love Steve & Erica's girls...and they love Lincoln! It makes me jealous. Kids like him so much more than they like me! :)
We bought TONS of junk to kick off the New Year. We played Rock Band and just hung out. I have to say, Lincoln & I were not the most exciting on New Years Eve. He had gone 36 hours without any sleep so he was exhausted. I was on painkillers because I had been in the ER the day before with a ruptured cyst. Luckily they were understanding! :)
Erica & I were downstairs talking to Linc's parents & heard Steve singing at the top of his lungs. We go upstairs to see what is going on, and Steve has the microphone in his sweatshirt and is playing the guitar at the same time. Linc is jamming out to the drums. I guess you had to be there, but it was quite hilarious!
We played Settlers of Catan...if you haven't played this game, I highly recommend it!!! Oh, & I can't forget Steve's Steven Seagal energy drinks. Only at Walmart!
I told you we were tired & drugged...we definitely look like it! I told Lincoln that he had to stay up until midnight or I would be really mad at him. What a nice husband I have! :)

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE! My New Years Resolutions are #1-No dessert for the whole year! Yes, I know that I am crazy, but just watch...I will do it! I've done a pretty dang good job at it for the last 15 days...& counting! #2- Go to the temple more. Bad things happen to me when I am planning on going to the temple. I hate it! I remember in YW I was going to do baptisms for the dead...I got in a huge fight with my mom, didn't feel well, & then part of the mirror fell off & landed on the bridge of my nose. And I still went, crying and with a bump on my nose. I guess I've just got to go no matter what!