August - Clapping & First Haircut

Pretend this was posted at the end of August 2013!

August passed by in a blur, but there were some exciting milestones for us during the month.

Andrew learned to clap in the beginning of the month. Of course, the first time we got it on camera, he was clapping to the Hot Dog dance on the Mickey Mouse show. This continues to be his favorite show on TV and our life-saver on those fussy evenings when nothing seems to make him happy between daycare and bed time!!

Andrew also got his first haircut during August. The Butlers hosted all of the Sohasky sisters and families at their house for a pool party so Aunt Carolyn cut Andrew's hair. He had quite the mullet prior to the cut, and he didn't seemed phased that his aunt was very close to his head with a pair of scissors.

The Butler's pool party was also Andrew's first real experience in a pool. He tolerated it, but I would not be surprised if he prefers to be a "land mammal" like his father =)

Back To Blogging

So Andrew is now 22 months old, and I am one year behind on the blog updates. That is the story of my life! I am going to make a valiant effort to get caught up this month and get back to blogging going forward so that everyone can be up to date on the activities in the Johnson household!

Meguiar's Bed & Breakfast Part 2 of 2

Pretend this post was also from July :)

In the beginning of July, Aunt Rita, Lizzie, Liza & Edie came for a visit. I was able to take the week off, so Andrew and I were able to spend a lot of time with them while they were in town. It was so much fun watching the three kids interact with each other.

I love when people visit from out of town as it forces me to explore the city. One afternoon we took Liza to Millenium Park, and she absolutely loved the beach and the splash pad. I am sure we will be visiting that park often when Andrew is older. We also took Liza to a Whitecaps baseball game. She had a ball, and so did we!

While the cousins were visiting, we had a photo shoot with Erin Alies Photography. Below are some of the great pictures she was able to capture of the kids!

Meguiar Bed & Breakfast Part 1 of 2

So once again, I am going to try to get caught back up with the blogging. I originally drafted this one back in the fall and never posted it.  You can pretend this one was posted around the beginning of July.

Mom and Mike's house turned into the Meguiar's Bed & Breakfast during the end of June and beginning of July.

The first visitors were Jason, Bonnie & Georgia. It was so much fun to spend some time with them and see G & Andrew together!

This picture is of G in Andrew's "BMW." We had so much fun visiting with her for a few days. She is such a sweet girl (though I'm not sure how, considering who her father is!!)

The second set of visitors was Aunt Rita, Lizzie, Liza & Edie. We had a great time while they were here exploring Grand Rapids. See next post Meguiar Bed & Breakfast part 2.

NASCAR Race and Visit from Logan

Pretend this post was from the weekends of June16 & 23...not because that is when I started writing this post but because that is when these events took place :)

The weekend of June 16 really doesn't have anything to do with Andrew or the nature of this blog, but it was a lot of fun, so I feel it deserves a mention and some pictures!

As many of you know, my husband has become a diehard NASCAR fan, that's right...I said NASCAR! The weekend of June 16, the races were at Michigan International Speedway, so we deemed it appropriate to gather our friends, rent a bus, drink a little (or a lot...depends on who you are referring to) and pretend to be rednecks for a day.  Except we do not do NASCAR redneck style, we do it right...full hospitality, meet and greet with celebrities (if you actually know who they are...if not, you say things like "Ohhhh, you are on TV, right??," up close and personal with the cars and teams, etc. It was a blast, and I think we turned a few people into NASCAR fans that weekend!

The following weekend, we had a visit from the Friedleins, including Andrew's buddy Logan. I am so lucky in the fact that within a few months of Andrew's birth, my cousin and three of my friends also had babies. This has been incredibly helpful for those "Is this normal?" or "Am I doing the right thing?" questions!! Anyhow, the weekend of the 23rd, the Friedlein's brought Logan for a visit. He and Andrew had a great time playing and wore themselves out while Lindsey and I went for a walk.

The walk was exhausting!!

 Stink eye!!

 

 

Visit to Memphis

Pretend this was in early June as that is when I started writing this post and saved it to drafts :)

Last weekend, Andrew and I took a trip to Memphis to visit the family. I was terrified to fly with him by myself, but he was a rockstar. On the flight from GR to Detroit, he was awake and socializing with the people sitting around us, and on the flight from Detroit to Memphis, he sacked out and slept from 10 minutes before take-off until 10 minutes before landing. He was a bit fussier on the flights home, but he ended up sleeping through most of them.

We had such a great time visiting with the family and especially seeing his cousins!