The Dish

Monday, July 28, 2008

Lincoln is 7 months old!

Lincoln Daniel

6 months old
June 17, 2008

Tatum Sue
6 months old
May 4, 2006

Tatum & Lincoln
June 2008

Lincoln continues to be such a sweet little charmer, he really is a little flirt and all smiles.
He loves to eat. I hope this means that he won't be picky like his sister or his daddy.
He is trying to crawl but not quite there yet (which is fine with us).
He loves Riggins.
He loves to be outside.
He takes great naps.
He babbles incessantly and he has started testing his boundaries with Tatum and her toys. I love to see them together and he brings such joy to our family.

Vines Family Beach Week 2008

I cannot tell you how much I look forward to 'Beach Week'. With the family growing like it is, it is hard for everyone to coordinate schedules but somehow we manage at least one day to snap the annual grandkids picture. This year we also added the great-grandkid picture which was a feat in and of itself. Try getting 5 kids under the age of 3 to smile for a picture, we tried and that's all I can say.

I can't say that Ben loves the beach, but he does love the weather and he loves playing with Tatum. He loves to go deep sea fishing (which unfortunately was canceled this year) and just relaxing with the family.

I LOVE the beach. I would move there if I could. I love the sun. I love seeing Tatum so happy. I love the family dinners. I love the overcast mornings.

Tatum loved everything about the beach. She loved the sand, shells, birds, uncles and cousins willing to play with her, daddy getting her into the ocean and her 'beachhouse bed'.

Lincoln seemed indifferent about it. He at one point had a mouthful of sand and wasn't bothered at all. Most days he fell asleep in the beach tent.

Thank you once again Vines Family for another fabulous week!

This is just a few things we brought to the beach

Oh .... just a few more

We finally got to meet Peyton

Ashley & Holly

The Boys

The Girls

Picture Day

Beauty sleep

Tyler & Tatum

The Grandkids

An attempt to get the babies to smile!

The Great-grandkids

On the pier

Daddy & Tatum

The Grandpas

Could he be any cuter?

At the bonfire
Lincoln & Peyton

Mmmmmm!

Tatum's first S'more with Pa

Hide 'n' Seek

Lincoln's idea of vacation

On the way home from Downtown Disney

They didn't last 5 minutes on the drive home

Another beautiful day at the beach

Tatum wasn't the only one benefiting from this pool (as seen here with Brian)

Tyler & Tatum on the way to the SD Wild Animal Park

Todd & Lincoln at the Wild Animal Park

Leaving the Park

Tatum & Lincoln in their 'Fish Fry' Outfits

Proof the PaPa D came to the beach

She cried when it was time to go, our week ended all too soon!

Sunday, June 15, 2008

Here a just a few reasons we love our daddy....

He really believes that chocolate chip cookies are a 'cure-all'

He has a great smile

He is an original

He is not afraid to stand out in a crowd

He reads to me

He is very patient (and accommodating)

He teaches me

He's adventurous

He loves his family

He looks good with a shaved head

All the kids love him and always seem to gravitate to him

He shares his hobbies

He loves punk rock

He helps me not to be scared and he loves candy

He's athletic

...very athletic

He's artistic

He protects me

He supports me

He likes to cook dinner
Knows all the words to "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse" and " Little Einstein's"
He buys mommy flowers
He showers in the front bathroom so the rest of us can sleep longer
He cleans up the dog poop
He saves mommy the last bite of a shared dessert
He is a diligent home teacher
He teaches amazing gospel doctrine lessons
He is creative
He works hard
He studies hard

He is my mommy's best friend

He likes to nap