Bike Riding!

Lincoln has finally mastered the art of "riding a bike" - Now we can legitimately use the phrase "Its like riding a bike".  We started working on riding the bike with out training wheels back in March, but then he received a Razor Scooter for his birthday and lost interest in his bike. We decided this week it was time to learn how to ride for real!

I took him to the park gave him a couple of refresher coaching tips, told him to say to himself "I believe in me" and pushed him down the little grassy hill. I could hear him yelling at the top of his lungs over and over "I believe in me". He made it all the way down the hill and up the sidewalk around the park before falling over. He tried over and over again and in half an hour he had it under control.  The next day he learned how to start and stop all by himself, so no push from me to get started and stopping by using the breaks instead of falling over. We are SOO SOO proud of him.

 The first pictures are his early attempts at learning to ride back in March.

 Bike Riding Success

Kindergarten Musical

 On May 21st  Lincoln had his "Kindergarten Musical" where the entire kindergarten performed all the songs they had learned through out the year in music class It was awesome to see Lincoln surrounded by his friends obviously enjoying the environment. His teacher Miss Bruce served cookies and milk and awarded him and his classmates on their accomplishments throughout the year. Lincoln received the "Wonderful Writer" award. Meaning that he is always creative in his pictures and accompanying sentences. We are so proud of all his hard work this year.

I can't believe kindergarten is over! 

 This is Lincoln's classroom and a very cool shot of him running to get his award.

Lincoln and Miss Shawnie Bruce.

All Tied Up

The only pair of shoes he has with laces are this church shoes. We don't really think about learning to tie shoes except on Sunday's when we are trying to get out the door on time for our Service.  We are so proud of Lincoln for learning to tie his shoes in about 10 minutes.

6 Year old Stats & Favorites

Age 6

47 lbs

43.5 inches

Lincoln's Favorites:

Sport: Football

Movie: Star Wars Episode I

Food:Cheese Pizza

Color: Black

Teacher: Ms. Bruce

Snack: Strawberry Nutrigrain Bar

Vacation:North Pole w/Grandma & Grandpa Bullen

Superhero: Batman

Ice Cream: Chocolate ice cream w/chocolate chips & strawberry & chocolate syrup

Restaurant: Village Inn

Candy: Hershey Bar

Toy: Nintendo DSi

Vehicle: Monster Truck - "Brutus"

Book: Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone

Drink: Soda

Fruit: Peaches

Vegetable: Carrots

Dinner: Enchiladas

Dessert: Brownies

At the Park: Monkey Bars

Animal: Cheeta

Dinosaur: Velociraptor

Cartoon: Batman

Go on a Mission to: Washington DC

When I grow up I want to be a: Policeman

 

 

Guess who lost their 1st tooth?

Lincoln has had a loose tooth for over a month, Saturday April 6th while biting into an apple it came almost completely out, with a little help from Shawn it came completely out.  The tooth fairy visited and left 4 quarters.

Fasting

Linc: Hey Mom, know what I'm fasting for today?

Monica: What?

Linc: Dinner!

And...we have our topic for tomorrow night's FHE.

Lincoln Logic

Tonight I was on the way home from running some errands with the boys when Linc and I somehow started talking about how you earn money for the work you do. I gave him an example of how he gets 50 cents when he takes out the trash each week. I explained that when I work, I'm earning money in the same way. He asked me how many "cents" I made for working. Knowing it might be difficult for him to understand my salary, I just said, "Well, I make a lot more cents but I use it to buy food, and clothes, and pay for our house and cars, and to do fun things with our family. Without skipping a beat he stopped me and said "Dad, that doesn't matter to me because, whatever, I'm just a kid!"