Back to the mothership!

There have been a lot of changes in the Johnson household lately, one of which is me going back to work full-time.  I'm back at Dell...AGAIN!  I started last Monday and I'll be doing sales in our Large Institutions division with Government and Education accounts.  So, basically the exact same thing I did when I left 5 years ago.  My desk is actually one row over from where I sat the last time!  Since Hunter was born early, I literally left on a Friday afternoon for the weekend, had Hunter unexpectedly on Sunday and never came back, so it has kind of been like a 5 year long weekend! :) 

It has been kind of fun seeing old, familiar faces that I haven't seen in a while.  That has made the transition easier.  It's about a 15 minute commute from my garage to my desk so it will be easy for me to run home and lunch and see the boys, plus I don't have to spend a lot of time on the road commuting that I could be spending at home.  I am so thankful for the 5 years that I was able to spend at home with my boys.  I loved it but I also know this new venture will fulfill me in many different ways as well!

Spring Break

We had a pretty low key Spring Break. So much so that I kind of felt bad about not planning anything special! I guess Spring Break in preschool isn't all that big of a deal anyway....we only go 4 days a week for about 4 hours so it's not like we were craving a break. Next year I'm sure it will be a different story. :)

We played outside with friends, saw a movie, and made a trip to Chuck E. Cheese with April and Owen. Here are a few pics from our week --

Whee!! 

Coley wanted to be a part of the big kids group... 

Hunter Bear having fun. 

Duck, duck...

Goose!

Back at it!

We're baaaack!  Yes, we're still alive and well in the Johnson household.  After a 15 month hiatus, I figured it was time to get back in the blogging game.  Keeping up with a preschooler and an active baby/toddler, blogging moved way back on my list of priorities. :)  I have missed out on recording a lot of things about Cole's development that I did with Hunter.  I love that I kept track of those things with Hunter -- his words, social/physical development, what he liked to do at a particular age, etc.  I enjoy looking back on those things, not only for comparative purposes with Coley, but because you forget a lot as time marches on.  I'm going to try to be much better at updating this than I have been!

Cole turned two on February 10th!  He's fun, opinionated, sometimes shy, mostly sweet :), and VERY active.  He loves to do whatever Hunter is doing.  He's a little parrot and a copycat and I just love when they play sweet together.  "Hunter" (un-tuh!) is one of the first things he mentions when he wakes up in the morning.  He wants to know where Hunter is before we even get downstairs.  He's a pickier eater than Hunter was.  His favorite food right now is Nutella sandwiches.  His vocabulary is growing almost daily.  He loves "Melmo", balls, light sabers and Hexbugs. :)  His new fun thing is to watch Elmo in the car and now he asks for it every.single.time.  He recently went through a phase of only wanting showers but now is back on a bath kick.  He's a pretty good napper wherever we can fit it in but our schedule mostly revolves around Hunter's school and activities....such is the life of baby #2!

At his well-check, he was 33.15" (20th %) and 25 lbs, 12 oz (25th%).  He's proportionate, but still on the small side.  He may shoot up, he may hover around here....we'll see.  Hunter was very small until his 2nd birthday so maybe Cole will have a big growth spurt soon.  He had a great 2nd birthday party at our house with some animals from Tiny Tails to You joining in on the fun!

Hunter is in Pre-K.  He is at the same place he went to school last year.  It is the preschool at our church and I just love this little school.  He's in to a lot of boy things now....Star Wars, Skylanders, sticks, rocks.  He's in a Spanish class offered after school one day a week.  He just started in January and officially knows more Spanish that I do already.  He likes all sports and likes playing outside.  He likes learning about bugs, birds, and astronomy.  He got a Wii for Christmas and we like playing Just Dance together.  His favorite dinner requests are spaghetti and meatballs, curried spaghetti and lasagna.  He has fallen asleep to the CD story version of "The Polar Express" every night before bedtime for the last year and a half.

Here are a few recent pics:

 Coley at his party.

 Elmo cake!  Made by yours truly. :)

New tradition -- we chopped down our own tree at the Elgin Christmas Tree Farm.

Our 2014 "snow" day.

Bubbles! 

Mmm....lemons!

Our first trip to Dell Children's -- croup with possible walking pneumonia. :( 2/14

AJ and I are both doing well.  He is busy with work and I am always busy with Junior League, teaching Sunday School and staying involved in Hunter's school.  Drop us a line in the comments and say "hi" if you're reading!