One Special Day

The countdown is on until baby boy number two decides to show up and we wanted to make sure we spent some quality time with Lincoln before he embarks on the new and important role of big brother. Because of this, we planned a day where we got to do all of the things Lincoln likes to do! In addition, we threw in a few little surprises along the way.

Our day started out with a special breakfast of cinnamon rolls, hot cocoa, eggs and bacon. In hindsight, so much sugar on a day packed full of so many events might not have been the best idea, but Lincoln loved every bit of cream cheese frosting on that cinnamon roll so it was worth it!

After breakfast we all got ready for the day and for our first stop, Mobius! Lincoln, like most little ones, absolutely loves the children's museum and science center so we knew that this was a must stop location for our day. It was an easy one too, since we already have the year long membership. We spent a good hour and half playing and enjoying ourselves, before heading upstairs in the mall so he could pick out a brand new toy!

We did our best to try and persuade him to get anything besides another construction truck, but he was adamant on an excavator, so with yet another construction truck toy in tow, we headed to our next big stop!

We had told Lincoln we were going to take him to a movie, but what we didn't realize was that he associates all movies in the theater with the one in the mall because that's where Nana took him. After some tears and some serious convincing that we were indeed going to take him to a movie, we headed up to the Garland Theater to see Ferdinand! The movie was cute and Lincoln made it through the whole thing with some coaxing.

After the movie was over we headed home for a much needed nap (for both Lincoln and mama). Our naps came just in time because after a morning full of activities, Lincoln was about to lose it. Sleep solves all things though (at least in my opinion) and after our nap, we all woke up to play for a bit at the house before heading out to our last stop!

We made reservations for dinner at ShoGun, a hibachi style restaurant, that we thought Lincoln would love. We were right! While the fire scared him just a bit, it was honestly the longest I've seen him successfully sit at the table for dinner. The chef kept his attention the entire time and I think he enjoyed the show right along with the food!

After dinner, we headed home to spend the evening, relaxing and playing and getting ready for bed. Lincoln may or may not remember this day, but it sure was fun treating him to a few of his favorite things and some extra special surprises before he's no longer the only little man in our lives.