January + February

More fun things from the past couple of weeks! This finally gets me all caught up :)

Hendrix wants a bike so bad......he rides anything and everything with wheels.

SMOOOOOTHIEEEEEE

Eloise started to roll over! She doesn't do it every time, but pretty frequently rolls from her

belly to her back. She almost has her back to her belly figured out too! This was the last week in January, so almost 3 months old. I can't believe she figured it out so soon!

 Hendrix LOVES being a big brother. Lately he wants to hold Louie all the time.

He is really good at making her laugh. She totally adores him!

A friend gave us a bunch of clothes for Lou. Hendrix was helping me
go through them and found this hat and put it on all by himself. He loves it.

I just cannot get over those cheeks

We were missing Dad while he was at work all day so had to send him some pictures. It was a "work in out PJ's" kinda day for me ;)

I think I've posted about this before but Hendo LOVES to get zipped up in
a jacket, particularly this one.

Fascinated by water. Kept saying "wow! wow! whoa!"

Sometimes Eloise swings here when I'm making dinner (she hates being alone)
she wasn't content in the big swing, because she was awake and couldn't see anyone!
I grabbed this one and set it up and Hendrix immediately claimed it. Luckily Lou had
fallen asleep in the other one! Hendrix sat there, drinking his (coconut) milk, swinging himself,
while I cooked. I love this kid so much!

There was an Usborne Books & More regional training I wanted to go to in Seattle, so we decided to leave early and make a little family vacation out of it. We were going to leave Wednesday, but when we checked the weather Tuesday morning decided we would rather leave on Tuesday. We scrambled to pack and get everything done so we could get on the road! We had such a fun time! Lisa's family hadn't met Eloise yet, and it was really fun to spend time with them. My UBAM meeting went really well too!! It was a really fun week :)

Put a show on the computer to keep Hendrix occupied while we hurried
to pack. Look how he is holding his hands!!

Nana bought these shoes for Hendrix off the classifieds. They are too big for him but he
really likes them. He brought them to Dylan to put on and wore them all morning while we
packed, then wouldn't take them off when it was time to go! We decided since we would
be in the car all day anyway he could wear them. I love that he is starting to have more of
an opinion and knows what he likes! He is communicating better....but still doesn't really say real words.

We stopped in Union on our way out and saw Great Grandma and Great Grandpa.
Eloise had nothing but laughs for GGpa!

We made it! Catching a quick nap while the kids were at school.

Completely fascinated by the fire.

Eloise loved staring out into the ocean.

Johnson's have goats, chickens, and rabbits. Hendrix had
so much fun playing with his cousins and the animals!

This massive ball has just been hanging out in our car since we moved....and was
still there when we went to Washington. Hendrix liked to hold it in the car, even though
it meant he couldn't see anything any more.

Dylan was on a conference call for work so plugged in some headphones and
had some much needed snuggle time with Lou.

Had a blast at regionals! Finally met some of the girls on my team
in person. Also, got my "readers gonna read" shirt I'm pretty happy about :)

Left most the kids home and went out to eat!

On the drive home Hendrix wanted to watch a movie. Usually we just put something on
for him but don't turn on the sound and he is just fine. This time he was getting upset because
he couldn't hear it, so I put the headphones on him. This is his face when he figured out he could
hear his movie now.

Pit stop to nurse. Pulled off the road next to a field and the boys had fun chasing each other around.
It was a gorgeous day to be traveling!

Back in Oregon! Hendrix wrapped himself up in a blanket
for some Phineas and Ferb

Making tractor sounds and eating chex out of his truck

I was sitting on our bed nursing Eloise. As soon as I was done Hendrix pulled her off my lap and slowly laid back with her. He just wanted some cuddles. A couple of times I asked if he was done and if he wanted me to take her and he said "no. no. no." and waved his hand like he was pushing me away. It was so incredibly sweet. I hope they continue to nurture this relationship as they get older!

Helping sister play the Uke

Hanging out with Aunt Carly! Louie was all smiles and words and giggles until the camera came out

Hendo loves playing on the entry mat.....

Washing Louie's hair!

 Hendrix had a couple of days where he wouldn't eat anything unless I put hummus on it. I'm not sure how that happened....anyway he had a hummus banana, hummus & jam sandwich, and hummus chips. I'm glad he didn't make me put hummus in our smoothie.

He made a mess with the smoothie (usually he does alright!) and I decided it would be easier to just throw him in the tub!

Lou was so bored just waiting for Hendo to be done splashing

Hendrix wouldn't get out of the tub (seriously he loves the water!) so I let it drain.
Even after all the water was gone he still didn't want to get out!! He kept pulling
on the faucet and saying "peese! peese!"

Oh look......a hummus waffle for breakfast

Everyone had to leave for work this morning and I was working while both kids were
sleeping. The pups didn't want to be alone downstairs so came and took up the only
semi-empty floor space in my entire room.

 I was getting cabin fever so I packed up the kids and spent the afternoon at the Carlson's!

Max is not a snuggler, but he decided to let me hold him for a while! He was really good at Dominion.

We were heading to the Carlson's the next day for lunch and were just about ready to go
when Louie woke up and I needed to feed her. Hendrix asked (in his own little language)
if he could watch a show and brought me the remotes. He even pointed to which show he
wanted to watch. This Wild Kratts episode they were with wolves and Hendrix would run up to
the TV and howl with them.

After church we were changing out of our church clothes and Hendrix told
Dylan he had to go potty (he has yet to do anything in the potty....) and for some
reason Dylan thought this was a good idea. I'm not sure why he put the potty on the bed
but it was one time I was grateful Hendrix decided not to use it.