Well, I've successfully managed to let the blog go unattended for several months. It's not that there hasn't been anything going on to write about. In fact, we've been sooo busy that I cannot find time to write. But, today as Tim is out golfing and Luke is napping, I actually have some time to blog. Ok, here goes, the BIGGEST news from the Johnson household is that we are expanding! Hooray for another baby! I'm due in late May and so far the pregnancy is going smooth and the baby seems healthy. We did not find out the sex at our ultrasound so we will all be surprised come late May. We did found out with Luke and I wanted to be surprised for this baby. Tim went along, although at the end of the ultrasound, Tim asked the tech is she knew the sex and she said she did know. There was a split second of wanting to know, but I'm glad we stuck to our guns and didn't find out.
Luke is talking so much right now. It is so cute to hear him say new words and put simple phrases together. He is becoming such a big boy. While he does get a little "testy" at times (think terrible two's), he is still a sweet, laid back child. We are blessed! He is really into sports...loves football and basketball. He will even get a three point stance and wait for us to say, "down, set, hut" and will start running with a football. He loves going to Auburn basketball games. If only, all Auburn fans could be as excited about attending games as Luke. He loves going down to see Aubie. He's still a little bit afraid of him, but gets tickled at him from afar. Luke is loving Elmo and Handy Manny. Thank God for the portable DVD player that is in my car to keep him entertained to and from school in LaGrange!
Luke is talking so much right now. It is so cute to hear him say new words and put simple phrases together. He is becoming such a big boy. While he does get a little "testy" at times (think terrible two's), he is still a sweet, laid back child. We are blessed! He is really into sports...loves football and basketball. He will even get a three point stance and wait for us to say, "down, set, hut" and will start running with a football. He loves going to Auburn basketball games. If only, all Auburn fans could be as excited about attending games as Luke. He loves going down to see Aubie. He's still a little bit afraid of him, but gets tickled at him from afar. Luke is loving Elmo and Handy Manny. Thank God for the portable DVD player that is in my car to keep him entertained to and from school in LaGrange!
Here are some updates from the end of 2009:
This is embarrasing, but going all the way back to October we had a great Halloween season! I was able to meet up with some of the moms from the area and we took our kiddos to a pumpkin patch and petting farm. Luke loved the animals. This year Luke dressed up as a dinosaur/dragon...still not sure exactly what his costume was! Luke had a parade of costumes at his school and then we went trick or treating in downtown Auburn. We also hit up a few houses door to door so he could experience "real" trick or treating! :)
November
Football and tailgate season was winding down, but we did have everyone in town for the Iron Bowl. Although Auburn lost in the last few minutes of the game, we had a fun time with friends and family. Since the Iron Bowl was the Friday after Thanksgiving, we had my family come to Auburn to celebrate turkey day. I actually did the majority of the cooking (with some help from Mom) which was really fun. Heck, I even did the bird! We made a quick trip to Clanton for Thanksgiving lunch with Tim's family. As always, it's hectic, but so great to spend time with family. Another large milestone for us in November was Luke's first haircut. If you know me, I put off getting Luke's haircut as long as I could. I wanted him to still look like a little one and not a little man. However, after putting a baseball cap on him and seeing that he had a mullet, I knew it was time for a trim. So I took him to a lady in LaGrange that cuts hair on children and she did a fabulous job and was so good with Luke.
Football and tailgate season was winding down, but we did have everyone in town for the Iron Bowl. Although Auburn lost in the last few minutes of the game, we had a fun time with friends and family. Since the Iron Bowl was the Friday after Thanksgiving, we had my family come to Auburn to celebrate turkey day. I actually did the majority of the cooking (with some help from Mom) which was really fun. Heck, I even did the bird! We made a quick trip to Clanton for Thanksgiving lunch with Tim's family. As always, it's hectic, but so great to spend time with family. Another large milestone for us in November was Luke's first haircut. If you know me, I put off getting Luke's haircut as long as I could. I wanted him to still look like a little one and not a little man. However, after putting a baseball cap on him and seeing that he had a mullet, I knew it was time for a trim. So I took him to a lady in LaGrange that cuts hair on children and she did a fabulous job and was so good with Luke.
Before
During / After - God Bless that sucker for keeping him happy
December
Tim and I celebrated our 5th (yes, time flies) wedding anniversary. We went to dinner at Warehouse Bistro and went to see The Blindside. This was the first movie we have seen at the theatre since before Luke was born. We had fun decorating our house for Christmas and madly bought gifts for everyone. The Sims clan spent the holiday with us here in Auburn. It was soo nice not to have to travel two separate places to see family! Luke's BIG gift was a cozy coupe car. However, the gift he has played with the most is an $8 over the door knob basketball goal. He is obsessed! If we only knew that would have kept him entertained so long!
