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I have created a new home for all things Lincoln related.... Come visit at Our Lincoln Log! This site will still be here for non-Lincoln related posts...mostly whatever Lucas chooses to write about. Please add the new link to your bookmarks, RSS… more »

Hi all. I am part of a mom's group that is currently hosting an auction to benefit one of our members. As you may or may not know, I used a midwife at the birth of my son, Lincoln. We were lucky enough to have our insurance cover most of the fees, but… more »

Today, Lincoln is 7 weeks old! That is just crazy! I haven't posted any pictures of him for awhile, so I have just a few to share today. I was playing around with iPhoto, so you get to see my attempt to be artsy in the first photo... Shiny baby:… more »

I spend a lot of time online reading reviews of baby products/ideas/techniques on blogs, review boards, forums, message boards, etc. I thought since pretty much everything we try with Lincoln is a new experience, I might as well document what we like an… more »

Kelly said I should write a post. I reluctantly agreed, even though I prefer to take our readers for granted. All three of you. For granted. Work has been crazy busy. I've got a software bug that I can't get to the bottom of. I know what you're t… more »

If you know us, you likely know that we live in the Houston area. Actually, we live in League City, which is a Houston suburb around Clear Lake. You may have heard of Clear Lake today, because it seems like every news station has someone there. In fac… more »

Tropical Storm Edouard is threatening to become a hurricane before hitting Texas Tuesday morning. I am threatening to sleep in and not go to work. We'll see who wins that battle Nature! By the way, what is with that name? Who spells Edouard like th… more »

So, it seems the first big storm of the season is heading towards the Gulf of Mexico. At the moment, it is called Tropical Storm Dolly, but they are saying there's a chance it could be Hurricane Dolly by tomorrow. The path seems to be taking it to sout… more »

A seed has been planted. A seed that will grow and mature and take the world by storm. Chances are that it will eventually steal your job and probably your woman too. Is this some miracle plant that can be cultivated in the most thirsty of rain-de… more »

Last week I went to a conference in Pasadena, California for a project that I am working on. I was flying into the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, picking up a car, and driving to my hotel. Being unfamiliar with the area, I of course turn to Google Maps.… more »

Today we woke up without the aid of an alarm clock and made it to breakfast by 9am. If you know us, you know that this is quite a feat. Again we gorged on a full Irish breakfast in Ballyboy House's formal dining room, which was quite literally filled f… more »

After showers and another big breakfast, we walked down the road from the B&B to purchase bus and ferry tickets to visit the Aran Islands, of the western coast of Ireland. By the way, it was really great having the huge breakfasts. For one, the foo… more »

We began our first full day in Galway with another giant Irish breakfast. Then we walked to the city center and hit up the visitor center for some information about taking a ferry to the Aran Islands. Then it was back to the car for a day trip to the f… more »

When we decided to visit Ireland, it didn't occur to us that our visit was going to coincide with St. Patrick's Day. This turned out to be a fortunate coincidence and catalyst to our newest travel brainchild: visit countries/cities that tend to be asso… more »

As Kelly promised, here is a post about the first day (really two days) of our trip to Ireland. We left on Saturday, March 15 and flew from Houston to Chicago, Chicago to NYC, and NYC to Dublin, arriving on the morning of Sunday, March 16 in Ireland.… more »

The Wards are back state side after a week across the pond in Ireland. To come: a series of posts chronicling our trip, complete with pictures, commentary, unwarranted opinions, and a glimpse into the Irish cuisine (black pudding included). In other… more »

Today is my dad's birthday--today meaning February 28th. This post inadvertently got saved and posted on the wrong date. He celebrated the big day by taking a long over due vacation to Arizona, then returning home to celebrate at home by taking a nice… more »

It's been a while since I last posted. I just checked and the last time was November 29th. In that post is a picture of Wembley that I encourage you to look at. Kelly did a real nice job pixelating Wembley's "sensitive area." About the Grammy's. K… more »

Hello. I have started a new blog to detail all my goings-on in the kitchen. You can find it here. Don't worry, this blog will still be updated (yes, we do in fact still update this blog...), but all food related stories will be in the "other" blog.… more »

Today is my mom's birthday! She is not 23, but she does look like it =] Happy Birthday, Mom! more »

Hello friends!On Friday, we leave for Chicago for five days in our grand quest to visit America's largest cities before we die. Do you live in Chicago? Do you live close to Chicago? Tell us some awesome places to visit or maybe we will visit you! Yay… more »

Lucas and I went to the Jenny Lewis concert last Friday. Opening bands were Whispertown 2000 and Willy Mason, both of whom we've seen open before. The concert was held at the Bluebird theater in Denver, which we have learned used to be an adult movie h… more »

On Saturday, Kelly and I returned to Rocky Mountain National Park to once again try our hand at snowshoeing. Our first time, we took a ranger guided snowshoe tour. This time we ventured out on our own, attempting to move slightly faster than the "speed… more »

I once told Jared that if I were rich, I would clone dinosaurs and then build robot dinosaurs and force them to fight for my own entertainment. I think that is where this comes from. What follows is a real and true dream I had the night of January 23… more »

I'm only 25! Could I really be an old man already? Two days ago, Kelly and I were folding some laundry. One moment I'm standing there laying my serious folding skills on some poor sap of a shirt, the next I'm hurt. Making a move to put a shirt away,… more »