First Snow/ First shoulder ride

Our first snow storm in Oregon. I left work at 3:30 and didn't get home until 6:30. It is only a 10 mile drive, but the roads were covered in ice so it was slow going. Here is the view from our front door.
Lincoln's 1st shoulder ride. He is wearing his bukaroo outfit Great G&G Bacon got him. The socks look like cowboy boots.

As for the botty... a horse shoe!

Merry Christmas

Grandma Mitchell came out over finals week to help us out while Jason was extra busy finishing up his semester at school. We had so much fun with her.

Every Chirstmas in Portland a organization called Chrismas Ships decorate their boats for Christmas and sail around the harbor. It was one of the coolest things that I have ever seen at Christmas time. We counted 25 boats in all!!



Here is Lincoln all bundled up to watch the boats. Please note the added mittens Mom found since our last winter outing. He was our little lobster.


Santa brought Lincoln's present from Grammy and Grandpa Bacon a little early. Still a little overwhelming, but Lincoln loves his new jungle friends.


Christmas morning...Lincoln didn't really get what was going on, but he sure was cozy in his "Baby's 1st Christmas Jammies."



Favorite gift of all... John Deere cowboy boots from Uncle Al and Aunt Lora. As you can see the boots also grabed the attention of Oliver.


Thanks for the Santa hat Tanner and Staci. Lincoln really appriciates all your seasonal givings!


Jason and I felt so blessed this Christmas to be together as a family. It was definatly hard not to be around our families. Thank you to everyone who made this Christmas feel so special. Lincoln was a little spoiled by all of his Aunts, Uncles, Great Aunts and Uncles, Grandparents and Great - Grandparents! We hope your season was as merry and bright as ours was.