And We Have a Crawler

The past few months have been full of vacations, concerts, wedding planning, wedding parties, friends, family, oh - and working there in-between (my favorite part of summer for sure)...and unfortunately, blogging has not been my forte. But I got a hold of some pictures tonight (some dating back to the vacation I found from the 4th of July) that I wanted to share about the above-mentioned events. If you read my blog, you know I'm a picture fanatic. Always have a camera in hand. :)
In updates, LINCOLN IS CRAWLING EVERYWHERE!!! And standing up (including in his crib - banging on the outside when he doesn't want to be in there), cruising down the couch, and balancing better and better on his own each day - I truly think those little independent steps are right around the corner. He definitely has some independence in his little bones. This has become much more evident in the past week. But with all these new changes come baby-proofing and, yes, disciplining. Sad day. Now the hard part of parenting begins (and never ends). :)
Here are some pics from the beach on the 4th:

And the Coldplay concert with our good friends Jody and Michael. I didn't get many pictures there b/c I was too mesmerized (stupid excuse, I know - but it's true).

Saturday, a bunch of us girls went to the lake for a pre-bachelorette party, and then this past Sunday we spent in the Fort for church, lunch and Amy's wedding shower! It was so great to see people I literally haven't seen in ages!

Amy with mom and her future mother-in-law:

Last night we had our Home Fellowship Group over to our house for dinner and games. Mr. Lincoln LOVES playing with kids when they come over (except he's in the stage where he likes to pull noses, ears, hair, etc...).
Less than 2 weeks until Amy and Nathan's wedding!!!! I'm getting so excited for them! Stephen Sbanotto and I are doing a couple of duets during the ceremony...hopefully that goes well. and we'll be lighting up the 'ole Fort the night before the wedding for old times sake - now that should be interesting.