Adventures of the McGrath's

new blog

2008-08-27T13:31:00.002-04:00

i'm moving on to a new blog. i just needed a change in my life. (because having two babies and starting a new job just wasn't enough....yea right).

my new blog

-xo-

is it?

2008-06-25T14:24:00.004-04:00

is what lincoln would be asking about this blog since it seems to have disappeared.

we are still here. just very, very busy. and having lots of summer fun.

i am embarrassed that its been almost two entire months since i last wrote anything. i've had good intentions. i've wrote many a blog in my head. and i've even been formatting pictures to post. i just never seem to get around to it. once again, i shall try to be more diligent. but given the choice, wouldn't you rather be hanging out with these boys than typing away??

i'll try to write again soon. right now the linco-bean is up in his bed, crying (he literally woke up from his nap the second i started typing this....he knows). i have lots of cute stories, lots of milestones (half of us are a whole year older since i last posted), and of course, endless pictures that will make your hearts melt and your mouths drool- like the boy above.

the incredible egg

2008-05-04T20:06:00.008-04:00

happy birthday to craigie-eggie!!!

craigie is my favoritest brother in the whole world. (okay, fine...and my only brother). but he is the greatest. he's super fun & silly & just an all around great kid. (he's been living in brooklyn for just over a year now, and we miss him terribly).

i've always envied his position as the "funny bone" of the family - (craig is super funny for those that have never hung out with him), his ability to eat any & every thing and not gain a single ounce, and the dirty 'stash he sported for a brief period.

you can tell craig & i were definitely cut from the same cloth (besides looking alike). craig & i both could spend countless hours watching movies....which we did (and still do). and we both would get in trouble for "spending too much time in our rooms and not with the family" (me with a book, craig prolly hacking someone's computer). and of course, our fondness for our blankies (and if you catch either of us at the right moment, you still might see the tongue sticking out and the dazed, blankie-look in our eyes).

one of my favorite craigie-bonding moments was when he was working for an insurance company and had to drive around and take pictures of the insured houses. one sunny, fall day i went with him and we drove around genesee county in his little pick up, just talking & enjoying the fall day. (i was also secretly plotting how i could get him to drive past "mr. mcgrath's" house without him becoming suspicious - only cer & lyx knew about the crush at that time).

and marla, lyndsay and i will always remember little craigie coming into our room (yes, the 3 of us shared a room at one point) every morning when we were little, in his little tighty whiteys, scratching his tush, and saying good morning.

love you to pieces mitchell craig pierce memorial the second. have a wonderful, happy birthday!!

excuse me, could we have our hair back?

2008-05-03T14:42:00.004-04:00

caitlin was going through her baby book today and found the hair from her first hair cut, which made me think about lincoln's first hair cut. (i did post this picture in April of '07 when the hair cut happened, but i don't believe i ever shared the following story).

we decided it was finally time to trim up lincoln's mullet and so he got his very first hair cut. (yes, that's cait cutting his hair...i have no hair-cutting skills) me, trying to be a good little mother, saved some of the clippings and put them in an envelope; i then set the envelope on the desk in our room, to be put in lincoln's baby book later. well, a few days later, i was looking for the envelope and couldn't find it, so i asked mike if he had moved it....which he had. but, not only did he just move it, he used it! he thought it was just an empty, blank envelope, so he mailed a check to a high speed dealer whom he had bought a part from! so this guy got his check, and my baby's first hair clippings!! (and it was a substantial amount of hair, no matter what michael may say, so this guy definitely had to have noticed when he pulled his check out!). i will also admit that i did get a tad upset at mike for this, and he offered to actually call the guy and tell him to save the hair & envelope!!! (i did decline...how awkward would that have been?). clippings from lincoln's next hair cut did get saved, in another envelope, clearly marked that it was lincoln's hair and not to mail it out. i get a good laugh every time i think about it.

every super hero needs a goldfish

2008-05-01T20:57:00.006-04:00

and an animal cracker

Happy Birthday Justin!

2008-04-23T09:48:00.003-04:00

Today is Justin's birthday. He gets to celebrate over in Ireland - lucky duck! We hope he has a great Irish birthday (even though he's French!).

Lincoln wanted to send some birthday greetings to his Uncle Jo-Jo:

(I had to put both cause they're both soo cute!)

And, Marla & Justin saw a celebrity at the JFK airport on their way to Ireland!! I'm so jealous - I've never had a celeb-siting. I'm not saying who it is, you'll have to wait till Marla gets home & blogs about it - don't want to take away from her exciting post-to-be. She didn't get her picture with them though...I think she should have (she does have a pic though)!

Anyhow - happy birthday Justin! We'll eat some red velvet cake in honor of you! And happy secretary's day to all the secretaries (yea, I know they're all called administrative professionals now, but that's way too long of a name). Give yourselves a pat on the back! (I could technically be considered Mike's secretary for his dental tool repair business - I hope he remembers his secretary today! Maybe he should take her out to dinner or something...I won't hold my breath.)

linc-bits

2008-04-16T17:29:00.002-04:00

(linc-bits: not to be confused with timbits, which are tim horton's version of munchkins. and now i want some - munchkins, not timbits - dunkin donuts has much better donuts than timmy ho's.)

1. yesterday lincoln woke up from his nap and was up in his crib yelling, "daddy, mike, daddy, mike".

2. today lincoln woke up from his nap and was up in his crib talking. then he sneezed. then he said, "bess you zincoln". (which is how he pronounces his name most of the time, i think he's part german).

(finally got this on video & am getting around to posting it)

too cute:

(and for those that think linc doesn't cry or scream or throw fits)

too naughty:

happy one month

2008-04-10T15:31:00.011-04:00

today malacai is one month! and we've survived thus far! i think we'll make it after all. it's actually getting easier each week. and cai is still a great baby. and we've had a couple 5-6 hour stretches at night, so we're starting to get a bit more sleep. (although we're not fully recovered...example: yesterday i told mike it was malacai's one month birthday...i really thought yesterday was today!)

even being a whole month old, we're still undecided as to who (or is it whom?) he looks like. some say he looks like mom, some say like dad. i'm hoping that he will decide to look like his dad, as linc is already a carbon copy pierce (looking exactly like manda or craig depending on who you ask). although kathie did say that mike must have weak genes because none of his first 3 kids have looked like him...so cai might lose out (or luck out) and be another mommy-look-alike.

in honor of cai's one month birthday, i'm finally posting delivery pictures. just kidding...that'd be gross...and we don't really have any that are too gross anyhow, because that'd be, well, gross. anyhow, i'm posting some newborn pictures, finally.

i think this could be malacai's first smile...and we hadn't even left the hospital yet! what a happy guy!
pucker up baby!
cai meeting his favorite sister
cai meeting his favorite oldest brother
cai meeting mimi
cai meeting pops
a goopy-eyed cai meeting auntie gingy
cai meets nana and his favorite older brother
lincoln is quite excited to be a big brother
or maybe it's just going to be very exasperating
he's the cutest big brother (don't worry zac, you're the cutest biggest brother!)
malacai very excited about getting to go home
the going home outfit - not the jail bird outfit as our pastor referred to it as
i had to throw this in. this was on the white board in the delivery room. i found it extremely funny...every time i looked at that wall i laughed (one time to the point of crying)! and i'm not really sure why...might have been some side effects of the epidural.
he loves his little brother (could they look any different??? who is that indian baby?!)
best buds for life (hopefully more of the photo shoot pics will be posted before too long)

sidenote:: i have started typing linc instead of cai about a million times. and we frequently call him linc. poor kid, he will be very confused. (get used to it kid...i just started answering to marla because people called me that so much, too much work to correct them).

Happy Birthday Gramma!

2008-04-02T13:16:00.003-04:00

(This was supposed to be posted yesterday, but we had no power all day, sorry it's a day late Gram!)

We just wanted to wish Gramma/Great-Gramma Meema a very happy birthday!! Today she is 90 years old!! What a milestone! She is one incredible lady, and we are so blessed that she is a part of our lives. We really miss her while she is down in Florida and can't wait till she's back home. And Malacai can't wait to actually meet her and have his great-grandma rock him & sing to him!

Here's some birthday wishes from Lincoln:

too much sleep does not exist in my world

2008-03-20T10:22:00.005-04:00

I'm taking time out of my sleep-deprived, toddler-chasing, non-stop nursing, endless diaper-changing schedule to share three things. (Sorry it's not pictures, I know that's what you'd rather see posted).

1. My family is slowly turning Mike & I (and Lincoln) into Sabres fans. Andy & Lyndsay and Justin & Marla are all quite into the Sabres. And we've hosted a few Sabres parties here at our house since we have currently have cable and get the hockey station. So last night Mike & I were alone flipping through the channels and lo & behold, a game was on. So we stopped to check the score. Continued flipping. Mike goes back to Sabres game. A while later I'm in the bathroom brushing my teeth, and hear the announcer screaming about another goal, so I leave the bathroom while brushing my teeth to go watch the replay. What?! Who am I? Then I think I even sputtered an "awesome" around my toothpaste garble. And Lincoln is always pointing at the TV saying "hockey"; and every sport that he sees on TV he says "hockey!". Before you know it, we'll be arranging our schedule around the Sabres games.

2. Last night Mike was sharing a story with me and this is what he said: "I tried putting a size 1 diaper on Zac earlier today and it didn't fit." In my head I'm thinking, did he just say Zac? So I say what. He proceeded to tell me this two more times, not even noticing that he was telling me he was trying to put a diaper on ZAC! I laughed, very hard. (To clarify things for the confused, Malacai wears a size 1 diaper, Lincoln a size 4 and Zac does not wear diapers - that we know of. We had been hanging out with Zac & Angela earlier that evening and Mike seems to always call Lincoln Zac after we've hung out with them).

3. I love how Lincoln says Malacai. It's the cutest. I'll try and get it on video.

Lincoln's "Cookie" Has Arrived!!

2008-03-19T13:53:00.004-04:00

Introducing the newest addition to the McGrath Clan:

Malacai Mitchell McGrath
March 10, 2008 7:32pm
9 lb. 2 oz.
22"

Everyone is doing well. Cai seems to be a content little guy as of now. (Let's hope it stays that way). Mom is very glad to not be preggers anymore.

More pics soon...now I seriously have no time for blogging, will do my best.

Silly Videos

2008-02-05T14:09:00.000-05:00

So here are a couple of videos of Lincoln that make me laugh. This first one is of him dancing...he loves to dance, especially to phone ringers. His favorite ringer on my phone is for Marla, (or Marmo as Linc calls her), it's an old school song by RunDMC - "It's Tricky". We played the song for him on the computer so he could dance to it.

This next video is Lincoln practicing his animal, and I guess people, sounds.

and i miss my mom

2008-01-29T13:30:00.000-05:00

(yes i also miss my dad - that's just a quote from a saves the day song)

my parents are out touring asia right now. japan, china, cambodia, thailand...the list goes on & on. they've been gone for 2 1/2 weeks - and will return in another 3 weeks or so. we've missed them very much. linc says "mimi, pop" at least once a day. they've been having a great time though - we've gotten to talk to them a few times via the computer (don't we love technology?). my mom is keeping a blog on their adventures and taking some great photos. for some reason, this happens to be my favorite.

i love the expressions on their faces...and i love the hats! it's dad with our japanese brother, hiro, who lived with my parents last year while he was going to gcc.

you can check out my mom's blog if you'd care to (she has a link to her fabulous pictures on her blog).

i cannot believe this weather! it's january 29th and it's 45.9º on my front porch right now. it looks like this out my back door:

poopy brown snow - melting away.

this is how it should look:

(well - i guess it may be pushing it to ask for a creek in my back yard)

and we should be doing fun things, like sledding & building snowmen. and i want to snow shoe!

we gave lyndsay & andy cross country skis for christmas - i think that jinxed us. and also mike put up that snow fence in our backyard to keep the drifts out of our driveway - that jinxed us too.

it's supposed to snow in january in new york. this guy is so ready for some snow-fun. the only thing to do to make up for this obnoxious weather is to grill - mights well get something outta this, right?

Yumm-eee

2008-01-23T13:42:00.000-05:00

I have the best siblings in the world. This past weekend Marla & Lyndsay and their hubbies went to NYC to visit Craig. I was supposed to be joining them on this trip and had been looking forward to my one last adventure before baby #2 came. However, I was unable to go because I can't walk/stand/do anything pretty much without becoming crippled with back pain. So a weekend of doing nothing but walking around the city was not going to happen. I had really been looking forward to, seeing Craigie-eggie of course, and also getting some super yummy cupcakes that have been all the rage lately. On Monday night I received a special cupcake delivery all the way from NYC!!! And not just one cupcake....but five!!

Bliss! (Yes, I know there are only 4 pictured...I got hungry)

And I had to include this super cute picture of my boys. Lincoln loves his daddy!

wiped out from the wipe out

2008-01-17T14:41:00.000-05:00

*this is an old photo...don't panic*

i was just looking through old pictures that i formatted for the blog but never posted and thought i should share lincoln's first major wipe out. he fell off a step and landed on his face, on cement. we won't mention who was watching him at the time. it happened back in september, i think. and it had to happen, of course, a few hours before his doctor's check up. i thought they were gunna call social services on me. and for those that haven't seen him for many moons, he has fully recovered, not even a scar.

and now for a creepy story. last night, mike, lincoln and i were in the living room hanging out. the tv was off and had been off for a couple hours, when all of a sudden the screen flickered. it was just for a second, but mike & i both saw it! how creep-sauce! i've seen too many scary movies.

eegads...

2008-01-14T20:25:00.000-05:00

so i guess i need to make my new year's resolution to update the blog at least once a month. i'm getting bad at this. i'm just so exhausted all the time. i know, excuses, excuses. we had a great thanksgiving, christmas & new year though. maybe i'll do old recaps and show some photos sometime (don't hold your breath).

my project last night was organizing our silverware & utensil drawers (i know, we lead a very exciting life). mike made me a new silverware tray and i love it!! it inspired me to clean out a couple other drawers as well (i got to take one entire box of utensils to salva's today!). my "nesting" has begun...i want to clean out & get rid of everything. organizing brings me great joy...i am a nerd.

here are my newly organized kitchen drawers:

the new, many slots, silverware tray.
i know this doesn't seem very impressive, but if you had seen a before picture...and i love the new contact paper we put down.
again, huge improvement from the before.

Falling For You

2007-11-30T14:58:00.000-05:00

Seeing how December is pretty much here, and we've already had our first snowfall (and people already have their Christmas decorations up!), I figured I needed to hop to it with my fall post.
We think fall is the best time of year. Lots of colors. Crisp air. Pumpkins. Hot apple cider. Mmm...doesn't get any better. Except for maybe camping in the ADKS or Vermont in the fall (which Mike & I did get to do [ADKS]...hooray for grandparents that watch the kiddies, what would we do without them?!).
Mike & Linc have spent lots of time outside, enjoying the season. I think that's Lincoln's favorite thing, playing outside with his daddy. I love watching the two of them play & laugh together.
These are some pictures Mike has taken of Lincoln enjoying the fall season. (Yes, I realize it's more than "some", it's quite a lot actually, but have you seen our boy? How can you just choose one or two photos?! I just can't get enough of his sweet, sweet face!)

Okay Dad, I'm ready for my cheesy fall pictures!
This is fun.
This is exciting!
I love fall!
C'mon, enough.
Really, enough.
Up, up!

Lincoln going green.

Favorite thing ever, riding the lawn mower! (Or tractor as Lincoln calls it)

(Sorry about the black lines, but I do not feel like editing the photos again)

1+1+1=3 Boys

2007-11-29T13:45:00.000-05:00

(For those that haven't heard yet)

Caitlin can rest assured in her position as the favorite daughter...it's another boy. Cait & I are sad we won't be able to buy cute little dresses and other wonderful girlie things, but Lincoln will have a best friend for life that he can beat up on...er, play with.

I'm amazed that Cait will be able to say, "I have 3 brothers". Having only one, it just seems like so many.

The baby has been going by the name of Cookie; when you ask Lincoln what he wants to name his little brother, he replies "Cookie". The real name shall remain a secret until d-day.

Linc-Chi-Chi

2007-10-31T21:09:00.000-04:00

Trick or treat!
(We weren't sure if this was an accident or not, but it made for a great spooky photo)
This was Lincoln's first year out trick or treating. He got lots of candy for mom & dad, er, himself. A lot of people thought he was a mouse, not a monkey...and I must admit, that it did look quite a bit like a mouse. But he was still super cute.

I'm ready Mimi, let's go!

First stop!
Yea...free candy!!
Sorting the loot
Monkey in the middle

Cider & Donut

2007-10-28T14:30:00.000-04:00

Every year Gramma & Grampa Bannister host the Cider & Donut Party. It is a yummy event, filled with lots of delicious treats, including, some cider & donuts! Lincoln got to see his second cousins, Aaron & Charlie, and his newest second cousin, Amelia. The boys all wore their halloween costumes and of course, posed nicely for some pictures. (Who can blame them though, every time we try to do a photo op, there's a least 5 cameras going off!).

Two monkeys and a dinosaur

Aaron thought Lincoln might feel more comfortable with his hat off...

Or maybe Charlie would like his hat off.

And the winner is...

2007-10-08T09:45:00.000-04:00

Ladies & gentlemen,
boys & girls...

The votes are in,
the polls are closed...

And the winner is...
(drum roll, please)

THE MONKEY!

The monkey won by a huge landslide!

Votes:(we had some votes given by email & in person)

Monkey - 16
Bear - 2
Tiger - 2
Lion - 1
Penguin - 0
So Lincoln will be a monkey. Thanks for all your comments!
Lincoln-the-monkey pictures coming soon!

Halloween Costume

2007-10-04T16:32:00.000-04:00

Halloween is quickly approaching. We thought we had a costume all set for Lincoln, but even though it said it was a 2T, it didn't fit (too small)! So now we must quickly get another. And guess what?! You can vote for your favorite!! Below are 5 costumes that you can vote on, and the one that gets the most votes is what Lincoln will wear!

(To insure a timely delivery of the costume, all votes must be in by October 7th, 12pm, EST. So leave your comment with your vote, pronto!)
We have labeled each photo for those that have trouble identifying animals.
B is for Bear
M is for Monkey
P is for Penguin
L is for Lion
T is for Tiger

Michigan Vacation

2007-09-28T16:55:00.000-04:00

Here's some pictures from the Pierce family vacation we took in July. It was our first time going to the great north of Michigan; we stayed in a cottage on Lake Michigan. We were right in between the towns of Charlevoix & Petoskey, both super cute towns.

The cottage we stayed in.

We went and walked the sand dunes on Lake Michigan...it was hot!

Our very intellectual & informative tour guide leads the way.

Our tour guide explaining sand; we thought until that point we were walking on dirt.

The easy life.

Yet so tiring.

Meet the dunnies.

Enjoying drinks around Petoskey.

Lincoln learning about gravity and consequences.

Craig enjoying the peace & quiet that so eludes him in the big apple.

Lincoln spotted a very cute ladybug in the grass.

Lincoln enjoyed finding random objects to sit on.

I want some chocolate now!!

Much better.

The cottage Linc wanted to stay in.

There were supposedly elk in the area, so went a lookin'...

Lincoln thought he saw an elk...

It was just Uncle Justin though.

The closet we came to wildlife...just as good as an elk, right?

Our favorite family activity on vaca, mini golf!

We stopped at a casino for lunch, because we heard there was a great buffet. We decided to try out the slot machines too. Dad desperately tried to get us to leave, so we told him to "just hit this button" & we'd go. And what do you know...a winner!!! (A whopping $6.25)

Must See TV

2007-09-18T19:12:00.000-04:00

Okay, it's not TV, but these are some must see videos.

This first video is of Lincoln attempting to eat some venison. He seems to be following in the footsteps of Auntie Marla and going the vegetarian route. We have a hard time getting him to eat any meat; and he really wasn't fond of the venison. This piece was chewed for about 10 minutes.

Everyone says that Lincoln looks a lot like his Uncle Craigie. If that holds true, Linc might have some real issues looking in the mirror as he gets older. He was frightened of the self portrait that Craig did that's hanging in Grammie & Poppie's basement.

Lincoln's Big News...

2007-09-05T11:11:00.000-04:00

Yes folks, it's true. We've broken the blog silence with this big news. Lincoln will become a big brother in March. He is so very excited about it. (Not really for those of you that didn't catch the sarcasm, he has no idea why we've been parading him around in this silly tee shirt).
This is why there have been no posts for a very long time. The postee has not been feeling well, and computer time became a low priority. But alas, I am starting to function more normally, and hopefully will be able to start posting more regularly. We've still managed to do a few fun things this summer, so I will be backtracking and filling you in on some of our fun.
The other big news in the McGrath clan is that our house is a lot quieter now. We've sadly taken Caitlin out to Minnesota where she is attending U of M. We know she'll do great out there, and Aunt Kathie & Uncle Dave will take great care of her, we just wish she wasn't so far away.
Zac is still living in an apartment in Batavia and still working at Continental Auto Parts.
Lincoln started walking (sometime in July) and keeps us quite busy running around after him.
I guess that's all the current news for now. We'll (hopefully) keep your posted!

Silly Boys

2007-07-08T14:03:00.000-04:00

Trying to be the tallest...

Lucky day!

2007-07-07T19:07:00.000-04:00

We went to Rachel's (Manda's cousin) wedding on this lucky 7.7.7 day! Beautiful day, beautiful couple!

Auntie Lyndsay :: matron of honor.

Ribbit!! Rumor has it a frog gave Rachel the giggles.

Mr. & Mrs. Parton...so beautiful!

Uncle Craigie, eat this gold fish!(Lincoln entertained himself by feeding Craig goldfish)

Lincoln & Charlie...the rebel rousers too rowdy to sit during the whole wedding.

I Love My Sister

2007-07-06T13:50:00.000-04:00

You are the greatest big sister!

Kissies for Caitiedid

The Papas

2007-07-05T13:43:00.000-04:00

Lincoln with Papa McGrath...learning all about fashionable suspenders.

Lincoln with Poppie Pierce...learning how to correctly wear a baseball mit.

Lincoln with Papa Williams...learning that the fire is "hot"!

Happy 4th!

2007-07-04T13:11:00.000-04:00

Happy Independence Day! I am excited & ready for all the fun!

Lincoln and his cousin Aaron in their matching hats!(We miss Charlie)

Rachel is sooo excited to be at the pond!

Busted!!Grampa was not supposed to be feeding the dog (according to Gramma!)

Aunt Jan after the egg toss...at least it's better than egg in the eye!

Lincoln checking out the champion frog from the frog race.

Aww...the patriotic couples.

We love are 'chothers.

I love this 4 wheeler!!

Vroom, vroom!

Faster Auntie Marla, faster!

And the nite ended with a nice firework display,which Lincoln enjoyed; he yelled "boom" and "gung"at the fireworks!

Pool Boy

2007-07-03T16:27:00.000-04:00

Summer is in full swing, and Lincoln has dove in.

He's not quite sure about the big pool. He can't feel anything under his feet, scary!

Save me daddy...get me out now!

Lincoln, does however, love his little pool that Grammie got him. Filling it could even be more fun than swimming in it!

Oops, getting a little carried away.

I mean business now... Carefully measuring out the water and making sure it makes it into the pool.

Much easier...should have done this from the beginning.

Who is that handsome kid swimming beneath me?And how can he stay under so long?

Wahoo! Super swimmer! I love my pool!

Splish Splash

2007-07-02T16:19:00.000-04:00

Such a cute 'tush. One day, he will love that everyone saw this!

Hmm..doesn't quite taste as good as it looks.

Do I have anything on my face?

Someone has outgrown the baby tub.

Truly a Pierce

2007-07-01T16:15:00.000-04:00

At Pierce family gatherings we have sat around talking about ice cream. Telling tales of childhood ice cream memories. We truly, madly, deeply love our ice cream. And Lincoln is following in the Pierce footsteps.

Cousins

2007-06-30T16:11:00.000-04:00

Congrats girlies!!

Today was the graduation party for Caitlin & Tori. This is literally the only picture we have of the day because we so busy playing hosts! It was a fun day!

Chopstix

2007-06-29T10:46:00.000-04:00

Lincoln has been working hard at mastering the chopsticks
so he can impress his Uncle Hiro when he visits him in Japan.

Or maybe he'll just impress Hiro with his drumming!

Mohawk

2007-06-27T10:40:00.000-04:00

Linc's cousins decided he needed a new look.

Not for the faint of heart....

2007-06-26T10:34:00.000-04:00

Just move on to the next post if you're easily grossed out.
This is how we found Lincoln upon waking from a nap.

Clean up sure was fun!

Eighteen Already

2007-06-24T15:16:00.000-04:00

She's Done!

2007-06-23T15:02:00.000-04:00

No more pencils, no more books, no more teacher's dirty looks...

Caitlin graduated from high school!! 3rd in her class!

The Graduate
Getting a scholarship
Daddy's so proud of his little girl!
We love Cait-t-did!

The graduate with her proud grandparents!
Silly kids
So proud of the little sis!
Cait & the boys

Budding Artist

2007-06-22T16:41:00.001-04:00

Lincoln did his first painting! One day, it will be worth millions!

This is pretty fun...I get to be messy!

Cool, this stuff makes my dad's nose green.
I wonder if my hand will look like this forever?

Admiring the fine work of art.

The Masterpiece!

Hanging Tough

2007-06-21T16:37:00.000-04:00

Zac & Angela thought I'd look pretty tough with a earring.

Or maybe a nose ring would be better.

Father's Day Hike

2007-06-20T16:22:00.000-04:00

We went on a hike for Father's Day. First we walked through a creek to a waterfall, then we had to climb our way out!

We all fought to get this cozy seat instead of
having to hike, Linc won...lucky Linc!

The waterfall.

Linc & Daddy enjoying the falls.

Poppie's got my back.

Soaking my feet...it was a tough trip up!!

The climb out. Yes, Mike had to do this with
Lincoln on his back!! Linc held on to the
straps for dear life.

Birthday Party

2007-06-19T15:55:00.000-04:00

We had a big birthday celebration here this past
Saturday for Lincoln, Caitlin & Kailey.

We're not quite sure who Linclon is, but we ate his cake anyhow.

Linc loved the frosting!!
He couldn't believe he was allowed to stick
his fingers in the cake and no one was yelling at him!

I love my big brother!

Denae, Lincoln, Caitlin
Something was amazing the three of them.

Linc loves his new tot size camping chair!

Lots & lots of presents for me!!

Birthday Videos

2007-06-19T15:50:00.000-04:00

Cake on my toes!!!

Yummy...frosting!

Faker

2007-06-18T15:32:00.000-04:00

This clip shows Lincoln fake sneezing...he does a really good job of it.
He also discovered his shadow & waves at it.

You Tube Videos

2007-06-18T15:30:00.000-04:00

You can check out more video clips on our You Tube channel:

the mcgrath clan channel

You can subscribe to it if you'd like
and they'll let you know when we put new videos on.

More Zac

2007-06-17T12:33:00.000-04:00

We enjoyed a nice dinner out with Zac, Angela, Bev and Friend again.
This time was Chinese night!

Zac thoroughly enjoying the camera spot light.

Zac with Gramma & Papa.

Linc's fortune cookie stated: "Watch out for men in red shirts"

Enjoying a day at Grammie's

2007-06-16T12:28:00.000-04:00

I love to go to Grammie's every Monday.

I can sit on the front porch and watch all the cars go by.

Or go out back and swing on her really nice tire swing!

Ready, Set, Swim

2007-06-15T12:22:00.000-04:00

Lincoln got a life jacket so he could go kayaking with us.
He seems to be really excited about it.

First Steps...

2007-06-14T12:18:00.000-04:00

Lincoln took his first steps on May 26th!
We even got to document it on film...how good are we?!
(He has since become quite a pro at doing the
"take a couple steps, fall in your arms" walk)

Happy Birthday Baby

2007-06-13T09:36:00.000-04:00

I'm one!!!

Lincoln and his birthday buddy, Anna.

Cousins

2007-06-08T09:22:00.000-04:00

Lincoln got to see his (second) cousins, Aaron & Charlie, this past weekend. They just love sitting still and posing for pictures!

Little Red Wagon

2007-06-06T10:27:00.000-04:00

The Lazy Days of Summer Are Here...

2007-06-05T11:05:00.000-04:00

Happy Birthday

2007-06-04T22:00:00.000-04:00

Happy Birthday to Mike!

(We'll be nice & not share how old he is today)

We love him!!

Pizza Nite

2007-06-03T16:48:00.000-04:00

Gramma & Papa Williams are back from Florida!! The family went out to dinner at Fullerino's (where Caitlin works!). And we even got Zac & his girlfriend, Angela, to join us!

Zac & Angela

Zac & Lincoln making silly faces at each other

Zac showing Gramma his high-tech skills

The Office

2007-05-22T12:07:00.000-04:00

Just hanging out in Uncle Justin's office.

A Real Bobble Head...

2007-05-21T15:23:00.000-04:00

He's even entertaining in his sleep...

Dance Around The World With Me

2007-05-18T11:05:00.001-04:00

Caitlin had her prom last weekend. Isn't she beautiful?!

(See, not all posts are about Lincoln)

The Big Apple

2007-05-15T10:43:00.000-04:00

Mike, Manda & Lincoln recently went to NYC...

the first time for all three!!

Linc loved all the people and cars. He waved at every person and every car that he went past. Which pretty much means, he waved the entire time.

Lincoln is also thinking about making a move to the big city:

Some Cute Donkeys

2007-05-15T10:40:00.000-04:00

While Lincoln visited Aunt Robin, he saw some very cute donkeys.

Lincoln wasn't sure who he should pet....or which one would bite.

Letchworth

2007-05-08T14:21:00.000-04:00

Lincoln took his first trip to Letchworth State Park.

Daddy's ears make nice handles.

Farm Living...

2007-05-01T11:12:00.000-04:00

Lincoln took a trip to Uncle Roger's farm and got to see lots of animals.

Lincoln being taste tested by a cow - he passed.

Linc being a farmer.

Pigs say oink.

Horses say neigh.

Linc taste testing the hay - now a staple in his diet.

Helpful Linc

2007-04-28T11:20:00.000-04:00

Lincoln is very willing to help out with chores around the house. He loves to do dishes & filing for Daddy.

Toybox Diving

2007-04-27T11:59:00.000-04:00

Lately Lincoln has a new hobby. Toybox diving. We're not sure why he keeps doing it as it seems quite painful, but it must be more fun than it looks. (We have yet to capture the actual dive on film, but at least you can see the "landing").

Which is the real Linc?

2007-04-27T11:53:00.000-04:00

Lincoln being a goof:

Lincoln being serious:

Bathtime Photo Ops...

2007-04-18T16:21:00.000-04:00

This is perhaps the best photo yet of Lincoln. Classic Linc face.

Kiki likes to be the lifeguard on duty while Linc is bathing. She's so helpful...whatever would we do without her?!

Video

2007-04-18T15:48:00.000-04:00

Here's a clip of Lincoln really enjoying bathtime. He splashed some water and mommy said "whoa", which he thought was extremely funny...and then continued thinking was funny every time mommy said it (or at least pretending too).

Music Man...

2007-04-17T09:48:00.000-04:00

Lincoln is a boy of many talents...

Fishies...

2007-04-11T10:45:00.000-04:00

Lincoln went to his first fish hatchery. (His Dad's trying to get him reeled in early...or hooked on fishing early). ☺

We also stopped for some hamburgers & cokes. Lincoln drank out of a straw for the first time!

(Uncle Dave should be proud of Linc drinking Coke!)

Hoppy Easter!!

2007-04-08T12:01:00.000-04:00

First Haircut

2007-04-05T11:04:00.000-04:00

Cait thought that Lincoln's mullet needed to go. So she trimmed up the back.

Lincoln gave her a nice tip.

Poor Baby

2007-04-04T21:13:00.000-04:00

Lincoln's fifth tooth is coming in...

it hurts!

Modeling...

2007-04-04T10:08:00.000-04:00

Lincoln has been enjoying the nice bout of weather we've had. He loves to be outdoors. We can always count on taking him outside to calm him down if he's having a fit (I know, Lincoln have a fit, never!). He loves his little swing out back (although it leaves his clothes all black). His mom however likes to pose him for modeling pictures.

A New Site

2007-03-18T20:32:00.000-04:00

So we're starting this blog to keep you all updated on our lives; well mostly on Lincoln's life, with a little of the rest of us thrown in here and there. Our old family website (http://www.themcgrathfam.com/) will no longer be after April, so you'll have to just settle for this for pictures. (But now you have the added bonus of having the stories to go with the pictures...and you can add insightful comments!).

Enjoy & happy reading!