August fun!

August is coming to an end - so I thought I'd loop all our fun August happenings together.

As of August 12th, I have been unable to travel more than 50 miles away from my hospital - so on the 13th, Mulu & Brian went to a Brewer game and Aaliyah and I had a girls night out. I found a shop that would paint her little fingers for $4 - Aaliyah loved every minute. She is definitely a girly-girl.

This is Aaliyah showing off the paint color she picked - the pinkest pink they had :^)




Showing them off after they were done - the nice woman even put some sparkles on over the pink polish. Aaliyah thought they were great - but did have the paint picked off of three of her fingers off by the time we got to the restaurant (about 3 blocks away).
"hanging out" at the botanical gardens near our house - we had a blast just walking and looking at the flowers and little pathways.

Another picture of Aaliyah at her dance class that she loves so much.
Mulu & Aaliyah got to go meet and play with 7 four week old puppies. This is right up at the top of what Mulu thinks is the coolest - romping around with other "little ones" that have as much energy as him!
Aaliyah - not so much. She likes the idea of dogs/puppies and likes to look at photos of them, but is very apprehensive when they get close. I couldn't believe she got into the pen with them - you can see the forced smile on her face (trying to convince herself "I'm having fun, I'm having fun") and she wouldn't put her blankie down for a second!

A slew of the puppies chasing Mulu - fun for all!
One of the puppies "playing" with Aaliyah - her face says it all!Dancing in the streets at a friend's wedding - they hired a New Orleans band that we followed. Every time we stopped to dance, Aaliyah was out of her stroller and joining in.

Summer T-ball

Mulu just finished up his summer t-ball league - which was fabulously fun for him and all who came to watch! Witnessing 4 & 5 year olds trying to negotiate a t-ball game is incredibly entertaining and should be considered a mandatory event for anyone down in the dumps.



There were no outs - everyone on the batting team each got one hit and ran one base - with everyone running home after the final batter. And the outfielders all through the ball to 1st base - no matter if the runner was there already or not.



It was pretty amazing to see how much the kids improved by the end of the 6 weeks. The last week they all new which way to run after hitting the ball!

batter up!

Wow - what a hit! He was very proud of this one - he ran all the way to first looking at us and smiling. You can see that the runner on third and the third baseman are thoroughly engaged in the happenings. :^)

Mulu running into home getting a high 5 from his coach.

funny, funny guy . . .

Quick funny story for you.

On my birthday we all sat down for a great breakfast my wonderful husband had made for us. As we were visiting, Brian observed "Mulu, we need to get your haircut, you're starting to look like a hippy." A little exaggerated, but I do agree that its time for a trim.


About 20 minutes later Mulu looked across the table at me and says "Mama, your hair is getting big, you need a haircut, your starting to look like a hippo"


being 37 weeks preggers - it was probably more true than I would like to admit.

Making room for baby . . .

As many of you know I am preggers with a due date of September 9 (yes, that is only 4 weeks away - eeeeek). One of the preparations we've done while getting ready for Johnson kiddo #3 (or as we've affectionately referred to him/her as "Ziggy the zygote") Mulu & Aaliyah now share a bedroom!



We got a great deal on a slightly used bunk bed set, which was stored for a bit in the garage so the kids new something was up - but not until "THE MOVE" did they fully understand their co-habitation situation. So with the help of both sets of grandparents (Thanks so much guys) we combined sleeping areas, dressers, toys, etc into one room successfully and Mulu & Aaliyah have done just fine.



I will have to admit bedtime takes a bit longer than it has been, so lets hope we are over that phase before Mulu starts Kindergarten (which is also 4 weeks away - eeeek again).

Aaliyah's last night in her bedroom . . .

Mulu's last night in his bed & with a room to himself . . .

(this is one of his new poses he does when people are taking photos - he's got quite a repertoire, you know)

Daddy reading books for the 1st time in their new room!

need I say more?

Mulu & Aaliyah all snuggled up ready for the 1st night in their new beds & bedroom!! How exciting!