Lincoln Bujao

Lincoln Bujao (pronounced Be-Joan). Since this is our family journal, I absolutely must document this. Lincoln's full name is Lincoln Reginaldo Cano, so what the heck is Bujao. Well, I will tell you. This is our little guys nickname, given to him by his big brother. It is so funny cause Bujao in Portugese means little, chubby boy. Thiago started calling Lincoln this when he was about 6 weeks, he was starting to get these cute little chubby cheeks and all. Not a whole lot, just once in a while he would say "Hi, my little Bujao".

The name stuck with Carson. If you ask Carson what his baby brothers name is he will tell you Lincoln Bujao or just Bujao. Isn't it funny how nicknames come about, he used to be our baby "Yinkin" and now he is our little Bujao. Wonder how long we will call him that, for now that is what he goes by.

HOT Date!

With my incredibly handsome and dashing almost 4 year old!! What a pair we make, right?? Me and Cars met up with Jen and Lance to go see the Monsters vs. Aliens movie Saturday night. Well, originally it was supposed to be just the 4 of us. However Ash and my mom decided they couldn't miss out on the fun, so we all went.



Do you see the excitement. Doesn't take much to entertain these kids. Give them some popcorn, candy and a dark theater and they are good to go.


Bestest of buds...so glad they have got each other.


Mac and cheese at Wingers for my boy afterwards. Great date little buddy, one of my best!!!

Gardner Village

What did me and the kids do on the first 80 degrees day of the year......




We put on our shorts and flipflops and headed to Gardner Village with my family. It was a perfect day, the weather was so beautiful and the kids were all on their best behavior. There wasn't a whole lot of people there so we just strolled around, taking our time. The kids loved all the flowers and water and ducks and all the other fun sights to see. It is a great place with lots of oppurtunity to take pictures, so have fun cause I took alot.



Look at this handsome little man, Carson could have stayed in this spot all day. We all know this kid LOVES water, he was absolutely loving it.



In one of the little shops, there was a little play room for kids. It was set up like a little house with a kitchen, table, couch, ironing board etc. My mom walked in first and saw it and turned around and said "Uh-oh, don't let Carson see this". Too late, he saw and he loved. Took us about a half hour to get him out of there. Luckily Ash was in there buying bows and headbands for Elle, and she was taking her sweet time. It worked out.



I know I say this every time, but its true. Lincoln was a perfect little baby all day long. He is just a very easy going kind of kid. Both my kids are, they get that from their dad. Certainly not their mom.





More water pictures. Notice my mom holding on to Lance and Carson's wrists. By this point they both had gotten a little to close to the water. Lance lost a shoe in the pond (we found it) and Carson partially fell in. Luckily he was wearing shorts though. Silly boys!



Lincoln bug gettin some love from Ash! How do you like that glob of drool hanging down.





Carson with the tulips I told him NOT to pick. He is a great listener.


Finish the day off with some nice cold treats. Kiddies got icecream and us girls headed to the bakery. YUM!!

Great Weekend

Do you ever have some weekends that are better than others. Our's was super great, maybe it was that glorious sun shining and the perfect weather. I am almost positive that had something to do with it. We started out, by going out with our good friend Adam and the Kusuda's Friday night. We missed John and Monica, but still had a great time. These are Thiago's best buddies since High School and we just love getting together with them. So thanks friends for the fun night..


Saturday was my definition of a perfect day. Seriously could not have been better. Thiago and I did some serious yard work, and I do mean serious. The yard always has some major freshening up to do, after the cold winter months. We pulled weeds, tried out our new edger, mowed, weed-eated, sprayed our shrubs and trees for bugs, squirted out our driveway, killed the weeds growing in the cracks around the edge of our house, pretty much just about everything. It was so fabulous, and it looks pretty dang good too.


Yeah for our new edger, LOVE it. So clean and precise. Thiago wasn't quite up to mowing the lawn with his knee and all. So many thanks to good ol' Reggie for helping us out there. Very much appreciated.


You have no idea how good it felt to get my hands in dirt again. I know, I know I must be crazy, but I totally enjoy yardwork. I love the feeling of accomplishment at the end, and especially how clean and pretty it makes our yard look. Can't wait to plant my flowers, 3 weeks and counting.


Carson had a great time getting reaquainted with all his outside toys.



And hanging out with his little friend Noah, I am so glad cause we have quite a few little ones near our house. On both sides of us and right across the street, Carson has quite a few little friends available.


I am so glad I had Lincoln when I did. He is old enough now, where I feel comfortable having him outside with us. Also my yard is a lot of work for me and I spend a TON of time out there, so I am happy that the newness of baby #2 has worn off. We are all in a good routine, and he was absolutely perfect all day long.


I swear all I do is look at that little smile and it just warms me up. Who needs the actual sunshine, when you have got a little Lincoln around!





8 hours later, and we headed on into the house. Carson went straight to the bathtub. Dirty, dirty...I even stripped him down in our garage cause this kid was a mess. These are just some cute pictures of the 2 of them that night. Nobody can get Lincoln to smile the way his big brother can. So sweet..




We had a little family movie night later on. Popped popcorn, candy, drinks, pizza. What more could you ask for. Cars picked the movie, what other than "BOLT". Its new and therefor that is his number one choice lately. Cute movie...


Lincoln wanting in on those KitKats...lets start on cereal first, okay buddy!


Nothing better than being out working hard together with my honey. Sun shining, babies laughing, lawn mower going. Then coming in, settling down for a fun night together. Good times!

1, 2, 3, 4 and now 5

Months that is, 5 months. Little bug is 5 months old tomorrow. I know I say this all the time, but how is that possible. Seriously, seems like just yesterday I was meeting him for the first time and now he is a bouncing, laughing, happy baby boy. Lets take a look back shall we, on his first 5 months....


1 day old...


1 week old...


1 month old...


2 months old...


3 months old...


4 months old...


and TA-DA, here is his cute, little self at 5 months old. Oooh, I can't get enough of that little face.


As the 17th of every month rolls around, I stop and think about the day he was born. The 3rd best day of my life. Of course my wedding, and Carsy's day are numbers 1 and 2. Isn't it crazy how we have known them really for such a short amount of time, yet we can't remember what life was like before them. I can't imagine him not being here or being a part of our family. I love the little guy so very much, both of my boys!! I feel so blessed to be the one that they call mom, the one who can soothe their every fear, the one who gets to dry those baby tears. The one who holds them close every night, who gets to kiss those sweet cheeks. The one who gets to spend every second, of every day raising them. The one who gets them for all eternity. Love my sweet boys, I swear every time I look at them I feel like my heart is about to burst. It is a love like I have never known, my heart literally hurts cause it loves them so much. Oh gosh, their truly is no other love like that of a mothers. Runs deep, forever and ever.