The Kohlmans

Every year, my dad plants a "little bit" of sweet corn. Of course, a "little bit" to a farmer is quite a lot to everyone else. I spent a day and a half picking, shucking, washing, cutting, cooking, and freezing - oh, and eating, of course - corn with Daniel, Megan, my mom, Brad, and Lincoln. Lincoln wasn't much help with the picking, shucking, washing, cutting (for obvious reasons, like we didn't get him a knife), or cooking... But the kid has the "eating" part down! After he learned how to hold it, of course. And now we have a freezer full of corn!

We love apples and homemade applesauce at our house! (We also love cheesin' with daddy.)

Yesterday, after a couple of late nights, we put Lincoln to bed a little earlier than normal, thinking he would fall right asleep. Most naps and nights, we can just lay him down in bed and he goes to sleep on his own (sometimes after a little chatter). But last night he was having a little trouble, so I went in to rock him. He kept trying to grab my mouth to be silly, so I held his hand until he was relaxed. Then I let go. Right away, he grabbed my hand, moved it back to the right spot, and slid his palm against my fingers. I smiled, thinking how rare it is for him to want to be close and still. I'll admit, I tested him once, twice more to see if he would reach for my hand again. And he did. Once, twice more. Already, Lincoln has grown up. We look at him often and, with a sigh, note that he's no longer a baby.  He's a little boy. And that's how it should be. Babies are supposed to grow into toddlers, toddlers to preschoolers, and on and on. It's great fun t...

We haven't spent as much time in the water this summer as I would have liked, but so far Lincoln seems to have a hot/cold relationship with swimming. Sometimes he loves it, sometimes he doesn't want anything to do with it. Sometimes, though, he can't decide how he feels and wants to get in and out and in and out. We went to a Water Babies class at the Y for the month of June. It was okay, just a lot of getting used to the water. Lincoln loved when he got to splash and walk around in the shallow area before and after class (independently), but during class, when he had to rely on me to hold and move him, he was pretty cranky. We also got to swim for a while on the 4th of July at Barb and Jeff's neighbor's pool. With me, he was in and out all the time and pretty whiny. Maybe he remembered Water Babies?! Once he got into Uncle Justin's arms, he was happy as a lark! Lincoln wasn't too sure about Jordan, though, so this didn't l...

The happiest meal of the day!

We started the 4th on the farm at lunchtime with some of my family, then headed up to Brad's mom and dad's for supper and some explosions.

It's been a pretty busy month around here... story time, swim lessons, days at Penny's, time with both sets of grandparents, harvest, a trip to Missouri, plus all that every day life! Here's a little bit about what Lincoln's been up to (besides the large and obvious and already-posted events). We got out his t-ball set (birthday gift from Aunt Leah). He had some fun swinging and even hit the ball once without any help from daddy. But, hands-down, the best part about t-ball? ...putting the ball back on the tee where it belongs, of course. This kid does enjoy order and organization. One rainy day we made oobleck and had some fun. After finding a doll at Grandma's house, Lincoln has really taken an interest in babies. He loves to hold, rock, and "love" his babies. At home, we have Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls; Andy's his favorite. He has a pretty extensive vocabulary, especially when it comes to animal sounds! He also ...