Farewell to the Mullet

Farewell to the hair. Today was another snow day. Another day with no school for Bentonville. Another day with my husband. Fabulous. But today - even in the ridiculously low temperatures, we got stir crazy and made our way to Fayetteville to eat lunch at Chili's and pick up the family portraits we've had at Hobby Lobby the past week getting custom framed (which look fabulous, by the way, and do wonders for the appearance of our dull walls).
Tonight, JBU played MANU (where Jason played) and I really wanted to go watch the game with him but did not want to get Lincoln out in this nasty cold again. So we decided to have Miss Ariane come babysit - who also happens to be a fantastic hair stylist - and hit her up for a double whammy: cut the baby mullet and watch the baby. :) So yes - Lincoln got his first haircut tonight. He did great. Was squirmy, but manageable. Here are some pictures of the event.


Lincoln's a hit among the lady's and I think he was scared this cut was going to be a damper on his moves.

Ha. He's looking at me like "Mom, seriously, is this necessary??" Don't worry. He got fruit snacks for his good sportsmanship.

And I'll leave you with a picture form this morning cause he was all smiles.

Gymnastics Fun

Today, before the next winter storm hits, Lincoln and I ventured out to Fayetteville to meet up with Aunt Amy. You see, my sister's forever been an incredible gymnast and jokes about turning Lincoln into one. So we went up to her gym before classes started and let the little guy cut loose - he was a FAN. He loved the big dance room with the loud dance music playing (no surprise there), but I think his favorite part was the foam pit. Amy would pick him up and jump into it and his face would light up! Amy was impressed with his ability to maneuver through the foam...she said a lot of the 4 year olds have a hard time doing it. We have a strong little fella. Here are some pictures:


He had to take a drink break half way through... Might I add, he fell asleep within seconds of being in the car. :)

Noah's "Nursery"

I have truly enjoyed seeing all my pregnant blogger friends' beautifully decorated nurseries for the little ones with all the intricate details...so now, without further ado, allow me to present you with a never-before-seen exclusive peek into the meticulously designed nursery of Baby Noah:

That's right folks. That's it. And it's location is none other than the beautiful, serene setting of our bedroom corner - Jason's side. My sweet husband took time last night to re-arrange our furniture in our bedroom instead of watching JBU play (thanks baby for indulging in my nesting instincts that were haywire last night!). Granted, Noah in the bedroom is completely temporary being that I do not sleep when there is a baby in the room, but when you're breastfeeding throughout the night, sleeping is minimal at best anyway and I'd like to save the trip of going to another room to get the hungry man.

SOOOO, for now, here's your little room, Noah. Your daddy thinks you're getting the shaft. :) At least you have a nice pretty blanket with your name on it (even if all the burp cloths I washed yesterday and put in your "dresser" there, have your brother's name on them). But hey - your little brother would KILL to get to sleep this close to mommy and daddy so consider yourself lucky.

35 Weeks with Noah!

Because of the snow that keeps lurking around these corners, I have gotten the pleasure of enjoying my husband way more than I am used to as a basketball coach in the peak of season - it has been FABULOUS. He told me this is how it would feel if he was an NBA coach. I could get used to that so I think I'll help him put a resume together pronto for the Celtics, maybe??
I had another doc appointment for Noah this afternoon and Jason got to accompany because of - remember, the snow? Yes. Fabulous. We got another great report: Noah was very active, is in the head-down, ready-to-bust-out position, I've gained a total of 25 pounds thus far with 4 weeks to go, and my blood pressure still remains low (I usually have extremely low BP, so when I'm pregnant it's actually normal). And since I'm at 35 weeks, you know what that means???!!! After next Wednesday, if i were to go into labor - no one's stopping it. :)

Just Because They're Too Cute

My sister took these at a recent Bentonville game...Papa and Uncle Na-Na teaching the little man how to play.
Better be careful Uncle Na-Na...daddy might not be so keep on the kicking sports :)

Allow Me To Introduce...

The Playroom.
Our living room has been slowly turning into a toy room - something I did not mind pre-birthday, but post-Christmas...? Something had to be done. Every night before I went to bed was spent picking up and organizing toys neatly in the living room, getting them ready to be destroyed all over again the next day, and as they multiplied, the "neatness" became a near impossible task. So I talked my ever-so-sweet husband into helping me clear out the furniture of our guest bedroom last week in preparation to turn it into a playroom. And after some re-arranging, a few small purchases (one from a gift card we have had since our WEDDING), we now successfully have a playroom at the McMahan house and NO TOYS in the living room.
So some might be wondering..."that's great and all, but where is baby Noah's room going to be next month?" Poor Noah. He's not getting a nursery. Thanks to the McMahan's, there is a pack and play/bassinet/changing table all-in-one combo on it's way to our house that was purchased last week. I have a nice little nook carved out in our room where it will start (until either he's sleeping through the night or I don't sleep at all cause he's in there - which ever comes first)...and then it will be moved to another nook I have envisioned (after some re-arranging) to the playroom. I hope he's a flexible fella and isn't scared by not having his personal nursery. Eventually, him and Lincoln will share a room...even if we have extra bedrooms. That's the plan! Here are some pictures of the playroom (which, might I add, Lincoln full-heartedly approves!):

Happy New Year!!!

Happy New Year!!! I think last night at one point (it was somewhere around 10:00 or so) Jason and I looked at each other and said "Man, we're old." So our New Year's have changed a bit from the first one we had together 3 years ago right before we got engaged, but I don't think either of us mind the changes much. Last night Bentonville finished up a tournament in Missouri, and after it was over, the Matchell's joined us at our house for an impromptu celebration (impromptu because none of us even realized it was New Year's Eve and made plans at the game). We made dinner together, engaged in a little dance party with the kiddos, played, took baths, changed into PJ's, ate cookies, watched some sports in the background, and called it a night around 10:00pm. The plan thereafter was that Brandon and Bethany were going to come over after their movie and play games throughout the night. However, when they called after their movie, Jason and I felt like we had been run over by semi's (my excuse was almost 9 months pregnant...not sure what his was), and took a raincheck for our final evening plans. Yeah. Pretty sad. But nonetheless, we had a blast with friends and laid in bed together (mind you, 10:30) discussing all the good things God had blessed us with this year. Some at the top of the list included:
- The privilege of watching and raising a hilarious son
- Finding out we were pregnant with Baby Noah`
- Jason getting hired as the Bentonville coach, which leads to the next one
- Me getting to be a stay-at-home mamma!
- A fabulously long vacation in Destin this summer with my parents
- Building new friendships
- My sister marrying one of my best friends :)
- White Christmas
- Benny coming home after being gone for 4 months!
- The great basketball season last year with the Panthers!
- Getting to know Ogi (Jason's parent's foreign exchange student)

And I'll leave you with one of my latest works-in-progress: The Toy Room. Yes, toys in the living room were starting to make me a tad insane, so Jason worked with me this past week to clean out our spare bedroom and begin turning it into a toy room. Here are some pictures below: It was tried and tested last night with Lincoln and the Matchell kids. Jakin came up to me at one point and thanked me for the room. ha. :) Plans still included another big shelf (that I am about to go pick up) and some art on the walls (probably some Andy Warhol pictures I have no where to put anymore).

And how sweet is this picture! Mikaiah and Lincoln cuddled up with Jason toward the end of the evening. Precious.