Baby Girl is Here!!!

We are so happy that our baby girl is finally here! Lilly Marie Johnson was born on August 25th at 11:42am! She was 8lbs 7oz and measured 19 1/2 inches long. She is amazing and we are so in love with her!!!



Finn was excited to see his baby sister and calls her "Yilly". He didn't quite know what to think when he saw that Mama was "in a bed" in the hospital. He wanted to hold Lilly and brought her a balloon. He still thinks that she should be able to walk and keeps telling us to "put her down so she can stand."





Sweet, sweet little girl!





Lilly didn't want to sleep much during our two nights at the hospital but she did love it when they wrapped her in this cozy swaddle sack!

At the Ball Field!

A couple weeks ago we went to a T-Bones game for the first time...enjoyed it much more than the Royals, especially with the kiddos! Finn was most excited about seeing "Sizzle" the mascot - even got to give him a high five (didn't have the camera!)- and that is all he could talk about for days afterward!




The kids got to pick out a treat, and Finn chose cotton candy which he wanted nothing to do with after the first bite!





Now, I must return to my nesting while Finn is taking a nap (thank you, Lord!!!). Only 3 more weeks until we get to meet Baby Sister and we cannot wait!

A few 4th Pics

Thought this was a sweet pic of Finn with his sparkler on the 4th -- first sparkler ever and he loved it! We had a fun 4th at Gram's house - dinner & fireworks, which finished right before the rain started! He loved all of the fireworks and now every time he hears a loud noise he says "I heard fireworks!"

Now off to get something done while he naps...more pics later (and I'll post some of our trip home).

Blueberry Patch

I have a lot of pictures I want to share and I am finally through uploading them all, but it takes forever to go through them because there are SO many! So, my posts are not necessarily going to be in chronological order, but you can still get an idea of what we've been up to so far this summer! A few weeks ago we went to the Blueberry Patch and picked. I didn't get as many as I wanted but we ended up with almost 9 pounds that I froze to get us through part of the winter! Blueberries are Finn's favorite! Mommy's too! When we tell people about picking he loves to say "Mama said, No more EATING!".

Keepin' Cool!

It has been a HOT summer so far in KC! Yesterday we had a super fun playdate at the Crown Center fountains! It was our first time going there to play in the water. Finn was a little timid at first...


...but after about 15 minutes he got the idea...



and had an absolute blast!!!



He is a water boy for sure!



When the fountains would stop he would run off to the edge and start clapping like mad - every time - and then run back in when they started up again!



Hannah relaxing in the shade.



Had lunch at Fritz's afterwards - the trains never get old! And then off to the Clifford exhibit!

Today is another hot one, we spent the morning at the pool after music class, but I forgot my camera! Didn't even realize it until we got home! More summer pics to come soon!

Snackin'

One of Finn's favorite snacks and so very easy.

Fill cup 1/2 full with yogurt (we used Stonyfield Farm's organic Yo-Baby yogurt).
Add layer of blueberries and strawberries.
Fill remainder of cup with yogurt and top with more berries!

Mmmmm, Mmmm! (Especially good when served in cute Halloween tumbler!)

Yogurt and berries are two of the only things he will eat lately! He's gotten very stubborn about what he will and will not eat!

if you're happy and you know it...

...clap your hands...

...if you're happy and you know it, beat your chest...



...if you're happy and you know it, laugh out loud...



...if you're happy and you know it, tickle Daddy...



...if you're happy and you know it, rub your belly...



...if you're happy and you know it, twirl around...



...if you're happy and you know it, SHOW IT!!!