Andy, Becca, Brady, Alex, & Anna Johnson: July 2011

Friday, July 29, 2011

One is just not enough...

His arms can carry three, so that's how many Alex needs!

My helper

My big boy is such a good helper with his sister. Brady is really "into" holding Anna again. He wants to hold her and help do things for her all the time. He just looks so old in this picture!

I can hardly believe that Anna is 4 months old already! She is 23.5 inches long and 11 lbs. 11 oz. Still our little peanut! Anna has really been enjoying time on the floor lately. She loves to lay and play with her rattles and be pulled up to sitting. She is getting pretty close to rolling over too!

I cannot get enough of that smile!

Anna is getting lots stronger. She is getting better at pushing herself up when she is on her tummy.

She tires of tummy time pretty quickly still. Just taking a little rest and chewing on her hands.

At four months, she found her feet!

My sleeping beauty. She always pulls at the little pillow on her papasan seat and in her swing when she sleeps. One of Anna's little "things."

My mom recently got the kids the Clifford characters. Here is Anna having a little chat/look at all of her new friends!

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Fair Fun

We enjoyed a fun night at the Northern Wisconsin State Fair last night with Andy's parents. It was a warm one, but the boys had a blast.

Enjoying a little snuggle while waiting for daddy to bring us some dinner.

Grandma got some snuggle time with Anna in the heat while she fed her a bottle.

Brady was dying to get to the rides. Dinner just could not end fast enough for him. His first ride choice was the race cars. He remembered this ride from last year as it was his favorite then.

Alex was just tall enough for the little kid rides this year. He really enjoyed riding the cars with his big brother. Too hard to look at the camera though, there was just so much going on!

The little hill on the motorcycle ride got him giggling every time!

Both boys were excited about riding the big semi-trucks.

Anna was such a trooper! She was a happy girl in the heat and even slept through about half of our time there. Amazing to me given how loud it was between all the rides, people, and bands that were playing.

Brady's prize of the night - a REAL lightsaber!

Big night for our big boy - he was tall enough this year to ride his first roller coaster. Granted, it was a kid one, but still a roller coaster none the less. He really wanted Andy to ride it with him. They got a front row seat.

Andy...a ham like usual...

Brady thought it was so funny that Andy put up his hands going down the little hill and shouted on the dips and turns. He made it really fun for Brady's first ride. Thanks for being a trooper, daddy!

We took the boys on the carousel. Just not the fair without a carousel ride!

Alex enjoying his first snow cone with grandpa.

Andy played a baseball pitching game and won Alex a giant bat that he really wanted. The look on his face says it all about the size of this thing.

Yep, it's bigger than he is!

Diane and I enjoyed our annual funnel cake. Good thing we had all our boys to share them with!

Brady's little legs were getting pretty tired by the end of the night. Andy gave him a shoulder ride for a good long while. What a great dad, sweaty, but great!

The boys really enjoyed seeing all the animals. The highlight was definitely seeing and petting the horses.

We finished off the night by looking at some of the biggest tractors that John Deere makes. Brady thought it was pretty fun to climb up the huge steps to take a peek inside this one. It was another great year at the fair!

Playing in the Rain

We had rain forecasted for several days in a row at the end of this past week and the boys were dying to put on those boots and get out to play in it! Friday we had a nice gentle, warm summer rain that was perfect for playing in. Brady was thrilled to use his umbrella and Alex was just happy to be outside - rain or shine!

Brady didn't last too terribly long. About 10 minutes and he was done. Alex got the umbrella then. He wasn't too sure about it at first.

But then thought it was really fun. I love this picture of him!

As if the rain wasn't enough, he then decided to splash around in the water table some too. It was tough coming in...there were lots of tears after almost an hour in the rain...but when the lightning began it was time to come in. He sure had lots of fun!

Brady's Find

While doing laundry the other day, Brady rummaged through the clean clothes in the dryer and found his daddy's softball socks. He thought it was a great find so he put them on and said he was "off to his game." I took these pictures and then texted them to Andy so he could see what Brady was up to. They are so long on him that they look like tights!

Showing off the socks. Nice look, huh?

Alex Lately

Alex continues to make us smile. These are a few random pictures of what he's been up to this past week.

Blue mouths are always fun after eating popsicles!

Blankie capes make a rainy day a little more fun!

Yep, still love playing in the laundry basket. The best part is that he closes the closet door and then sits in the dark and giggles and talks to himself. It's precious!

Fun at the Pool

Recently Andy's mom and I took the kids to the pool for a day of fun in the sun. The boys were thrilled to go. We packed up a picnic and swam. The boys had a ton of fun and were thoroughly worn out by the time we got home.

This was Anna's first trip to the pool. Seeing as I needed my arms to help out with the boys in the water, I decided to strap Anna on me in her Snuggly and in we went. She did really well - actually slept most of the time.

Thanks Grandma Schwartzhoff for my cute first swimsuit!

Action City

Almost daily Brady asks...or should I say begs...to go to Action City. This past weekend my parents snatched the boys for a few hours and took them there for an early afternoon of fun. It's hard to beat pizza, mini golf, mini bowling, basketball, skeeball, and rides with grandma and grandpa!

Brady was thrilled to get to go mini golfing there for the first time.