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Lincoln has been really talking up a storm lately, but no one is ever around to hear it. So, we caught a bit on video (after finishing some cookies):

Oof, it's been exactly a month since our last update. Well, we've been in Washington for a week now, and really enjoy the weather. People around here think it's too hot, but they have no idea. Here's our trip with Kate to the beach about 10 minutes away:

But the best reason for coming was seeing Naomi's sister, Emily, sealed to her husband Steven and their adorable 5-month old, Ethan. Here's us at the temple:

and afterwards at Azteca with the rest of the family and a few friends:

It was pretty cool because we actually had all 6 Allan kids there for the first time since Naomi and I were married 4 years ago. Thanks so much to all who came (especially Joseph :) ). We've had a wonderful time here and are sad to leave tomorrow.

I know it seems cruel, but honestly, he enjoys it just as much as I do. And it's just too funny to deprive the world of:

Just in case you didn't believe me when I said I was going to graduate school, they mailed me some proof today (it's a Masters of Science in Computer Science, if you can't quite read it):

It's very relieving to finally be finished with school, but at the same time, it's a rather new feeling. All my life, I've had this huge goal of graduating from college that kind of guided my life at a very high level. Now that's over, and I don't have a good concrete goal in clear vision. I'm just working and growing a family and paying off a house; it's enjoyable, but I fear it will get stagnant too quickly.

Okay, enough babbling. I think my next great personal mission in life (excluding family or spiritual goals, those come first by default) is to really turn some of my projects into serious ventures that could possibly take over as our main source of income. I really feel they have the potential (especially AggData, which now gets almost 15,000 visits a month), but I just need to give them the proper attention. Good thing I have such helpful sisters-in-law!

We just wanted to wish all the mother's in our life a Happy Mother's Day. Lincoln had a special message for one we weren't able to be near, but love all the same:

We love you Moms!!

If you haven't noticed yet, we use Smugmug for all of our photos, and now all of our video clips. It's a pay service (we pay ~$60 a year), but it's totally worth every penny. I love having video there, but it's all been using quicktime so far, so it's not as easy to share, and I usually just use Youtube instead. Well, now Smugmug has it's own flash player, so I can embed our videos at much better quality. Here's one from our recent trip to the zoo:

Oh, and if you want to sign up for smugmug, if you use the coupon code "6xl5vlPDdH0No" you can save 5 bucks.

Lincoln is now two, so he decided to learn a bunch of new tricks to keep up his bumps and bruises. Check it out:

Just a note... Naomi changed her blog address. If you didn't know she had a blog, it's where she shares things she does, like recipes and sewing and other projects. Go see how cool my wife is!!

Naomi's Blog

Last week I took a morning off of work and we went to the Ft. Worth Zoo on half-price Wednesday. We went about the same time last year, and we wanted to see how much more Lincoln would enjoy it. We also wanted to get some pictures that were similar to last years, to get a good comparison. Here's the best example

March 2007 (Lincoln had just turned 1)

April 2008 (Lincoln had just turned 2)

It's crazy how much he's grown this last year. Here are some more links to pictures and videos:
Photo Gallery | Photo Slideshow | Video Gallery