Well I thought I’d join the blogging world in posting a tribute to the World’s Best Dad!

Truly, you’ve never seen a prouder daddy! I mean come on, Link was born on his dad’s birthday, and he shares the same name. Though we’re told Link looks much like his mamma, he gets most of his personality from Daddy.

This weekend, Miles took Lincoln to an overnight Fathers and Sons campout. Link was by far the youngest child there. This act alone says much about Miles as a father. He’s willing, loving, fun, and has a great attitude. It was so sweet to see them the next day. I could tell they had literally bonded over night.

In this video there is a segment that reminds me so much of Miles and Lincoln. It’s when the father is sleeping outside with his infant son (his only son) waiting to go fishing in the morning. Definitely a tear jerker. Definitely worth watching!

I too thoroughly enjoyed myself with the boys gone. I can’t tell you how long it’s been since I was alone overnight in my own house. Even when we didn’t have Link, I think Miles only left me once for a school interview. I went out for sushi for the first time with a good friend who doesn’t have any kiddos of her own yet. It was so nice! However, one night was plenty! I was very anxious to see them the next day!

It’s official! We survived the first year of Link’s life! It’s all down hill from here, right?! Though this year has been littered with many trials and difficulties it also held some of my life’s most meaningful moments!

Lincoln is such a joy, and it’s an honor to be his mother. We are growing and developing together. Things he’s learned this year include: smiling, laughing, sitting, crawling, standing, talking, and soon to be walking. Things I’ve learned this year include: smiling more, finding just the right spot to tickle, sitting still just holding my boy, playing on the floor, getting on my knees and asking for the Lord’s help, and taking one day at a time. And until now, I never knew I could love so much.

Here are just a few recent photos of the one-year-old.

Eating with Daddy. He always wants to eat our food. But who could blame him!? Please forgive the unkempt hair!

At playgroup with his good buddy Benji.

After finishing off a small In-N-Out fry.

We have high hopes for Link becoming and In-N-Out employee. Yummmm, family discount.

So these pictures already look dated. Does that mean we are getting old? The world was in that limbo stage between digital and film when we hired our photographer. We went with film because the photographer was cheaper. We were happy with how the photos turned out but some quality was lost when we had them scanned.

Aren’t we hot?!? No wonder Link is such a cutie

Anywhoo. Yes, we have been married for four years. Phew. Can’t believe we made it! tehehe. No really, it’s been a blast. I remember thinking soon after we had gotten hitched, that marriage was just so much more FUN than I had expected.

Another thing I remember was something our sealer told us after the wedding ceremony (one of the two things I remember about the sealing. It’s all a big blur now) was something to the effect of “if you think you love each other now, just wait.” That profound statement is proving true. I love Miles more now, though I didn’t think it was possible then. Love must be exponential. I know it’s eternal. It just gets bigger and better.

Easter Egg Hunt

On Saturday we attended an Easter egg hunt hosted by an awesome couple from our church. They voluntarily put on the hunt every Easter and even save and store the plastic eggs to reuse every year. I’m guessing there were nearly a hundred people at the park. We had a very good time. Link successfully found two eggs—one for each hand. Mommy and Daddy enjoyed eating the chocolate!

Easter Dinner

Then on Sunday we invited a few couples over for Easter dinner. Last year at the time we were visiting some friends in New York. We were invited to eat Easter dinner with some people from their ward. We enjoyed ourselves so much we wanted to recreate something like it in our home.

We enjoyed a ham dinner with rolls, salad, “resurrection” potatoes (instead of funeral potatoes. Lilly and Clark are so clever!) and “empty tomb” sweet rolls for dessert (those Biesingers are so creative). The sweet rolls were so fun! They were hollow in the middle and were made by wrapping dough around a marshmallow. While cooking the marshmallow melts making the rolls, sweet, sticky, yummy, and hollow. I’ll have to remember that for next year! I wish I would have taken a picture!

After dinner we dyed eggs. Everyone embraced their creative genius. I made my magnum opus.

Stacey should just give up on the PhD and become an egg designer. Miles won the Nastiest Egg award. He dipped his egg in every color, shell-less. Looks appetizing eh? Lilly spent her night talking about geography while she created her version of the earth, if it were shaped like an egg. And Clark made a pretty blue egg.

The newlyweds just stared dreamily into each others’ eyes and successfully dyed their eggs one-handed. The other hand was busy holding hands! : )

Ok, ok, on a more serious note. I really, really enjoyed Easter this year. Not because of the entertaining activities, but because I felt I spent much more time than usual pondering and expressing gratitude for my Savior.