Just a regular Tuesday....

It was just a "regular Tuesday" morning....Blakeley had her "school pictures", so I put her hair in pigtails. And we might have been a little rushed, and maybe a little late...

But then, something happened that made us even later....can you guess what happened?

My daughter decided to do her business - TWICE- causing us to have to stop and have two diaper changed in 15 minutes! This little one ran towards me to get away from the smell...but for some reason it kept following her! ;)

When Blakeley got home from daycare - she decided that she needed to help clean up all the mess she makes EVERY DAY!

Except, she wasn't sure why it wasn't working....

And then Mickey started singing the "Hot Dog" dance and she needed to take a break...

Then, she decided to read a book before bed...

Since purple is her favorite, she was reading "Purplicious".

Happy Tuesday!!

Guess What???

OMG - do you know what happened to me today??

I got a slide to keep at my house!


I am having the BEST time!!! (Thanks Aunt Amy and Libbi!)

I have a hard time following the "rules" of not going up the slide....

I LOVE looking out the hole on the side....and SMILING!!

I'm not sure sometimes which way is the best to go down....

Mommy tricked me into sliding down the correct way....

So of course I pouted and played "dead fish"....

And, I had to make my sad face....

But don't worry - I got over it really quickly!!!!

To all my wonderful cousins - feel free to come over and play anytime!!!

Chick-fil-A and a good bath...

As many of you know from Facebook, Blakeley has developed a terrible diaper rash - AGAIN! Thursday night was full of tears as she did not want anyone touching her bottom, and even did not want to take a bath! Bath time is usually a very happy time, and last night it was not.

I received a lot of great advice from friends on didn't remedies I could try to help soothe my sweet baby girl. (Thanks y'all!) But this morning I decided I didn't want to waste money on something that may not work - so I called the doctor and asked if they could call anything in for me, and luckily they did!

Knowing that Blakeley had a rough day (and rough for her still involves tons of hugs and smiles - just some tears at changing time) I decided I would pick her up early and bring her to Colorguard practice with me - which was not super smart because it is still blazing hot! But she honestly loved walking around and dancing to the band's music. After practice we stopped by Chick-fil-a, because let's face it - Chick-fil-a might as well be like the modern day chicken noodle soup, it can heal the soul. And as you can see below, it slowly started working its goodness...

So sleepy, but this fry is sooooo good! Yum-o!

Nuggets and fries work like a charm!

Then we had to take a bath (b/c we got really sweaty outside) - and this time I remembered to not put any bubbles, but baking soda instead. She still didn't want to sit down like last night...

And there were some small tears....

but then Mommy worked really hard to get a smile...

And sometimes, Mommy is really good at making someone smile....

And someone is really good at splashing!!

SINGING!!!

LAUGHING!!!!!!!!!!!

Then we came back downstairs and had some "naked, let the bottom breathe time."





Someone LOVES naked time!


And this is how we ended the night! Happy with clothes and diaper on

what's new?

I know I don't blog a ton, but I did want to give an update of what is new with Miss Blakeley Grace!

Literally every day, her personality comes out more and more. She "talks" all the time, and has even started trying to repeat words when we ask her to. This past weekend, Blakeley said Mimzy and Buddy for the first time, which sounded more like "Mimmy" and "Buh- ee" (and I know this just melted Buddy and Mimzy's hearts!) Blakeley also says "pop pop" for Hop Hop. And every day when Blakeley comes and goes from day care she tells every one "Hey" and "Bye Bye".


It is especially sweet when Blakeley starts "reading" a book to herself. The teacher in me is thrilled that she loves books - just like Mommy and Daddy.

I hope y'all have a great week!!

My "Toddler" Girl

Justin and I are really starting to realize that our "Baby Girl" is no longer a baby anymore - she is a full on TODDLER! Blakeley has been walking for a little over a month now, but that is not the only trait she has of being a toddler. Here are some of her toddler activities.

Blakeley will get frustrated when she cannot communicate what she wants, which sometimes results in a full on mini meltdown (last about 5 seconds). To be honest, even the meltdowns are cute (at this moment) b/c she does this fake cry, and squats down with her face down on towards the floor (bottom in the air). It is all very dramatic. I know when we are in public and this happens it won't be cute, but right now it is because its just another addition to her personality!






Blakeley can also give KISSES! Half of the time it is just her making the sound "mmmmm" while she puts her face on yours...but sometimes it is a wet, open mouth onto your FACE kiss!! You have to be careful with the wet ones!



Blakeley gets into EVERYTHING!! You will find the most random little things lying around our house (socks, bibs, magazines, maracas - thanks to Aunt Missie) because someone will pick it up and then leave it wherever she is. One of Blakeley's favorite things to walk around with is her clothes. Don't ask me why, but she loves to go into her laundry basket and grab two things out - one for each hand and just walk around. And many times she is walking around with her clothes in her hands but NOTHING on her body! ( I do have naked pictures of her walking around with her clothes, but I don't want the sickos to see it).




She also loves to throw things (not far) but she can throw it with some force! :) Most of her bath time is spent throwing her toys out while I try to block her throws - which funny enough, CRACKS HER UP!



And one last thing that has made Blakeley seem more like a toddler is that she has started at the Buford Daycare this year. And let me tell you she LOVES it! When I walk in with her in the morning, I sit her down while I sign her in, and she has started just walking straight back into her room (with Hop Hop of course!) Blakeley loves to say "Hey" to everyone she sees (she is a morning person just like her Daddy!) People ask me if it makes me sad that she does that and honestly it doesn't. It makes me happy to know that she can adjust so well, and that she loves her teachers and friends!





But no matter what, Blakeley will always have the nickname "Baby Girl" from her Mommy and Daddy. Or at least until she decides she is a big girl - maybe then she might tell us she wants to be called Blake!

The Life and Times of Blakeley's hair

Blakeley was born with a full head of dark brown hair

After a few weeks, it started falling out...and everyone said, "She looks just like her dadd!" (hm...I wonder what they mean) ;)



We had to use headbands to put bows on her head because there wasn't enough hair to attach the bows to! :)





Finally, around 9 months she had just enough to attach a bow...but just barely.





At 11 months, we could wear a bow no problem!










And mommy is especially happy now at 13 months, we can wear PIGTAILS!!!

Summer catch up

So I haven't blogged at all since June and a lot of wonderful and fun things have happened in the Johnson household!


First, Blakeley started walking on July 4th! It started with just two little steps, and over the next 3 weeks she is a master! Thankfully, she is not running yet...

Justin and I were also able to go on a little vacation to Mexico!! We planned it perfectly that my mom and step-dad (Nana and Grandaddy) and Justin's parents (Buddy and Mimzy) each watched Blakeley two nights while we were gone. It was a little stressful leaving her for so many days, but the quality time Justin and I spend together was much needed. It's easy to forget that before Blakeley we only had each other, and that God wants us to put each other before our children. (So basically, God wanted us to go to Mexico - j/k! ) :)








The highlight of the trip (besides me getting to read 2 whole books while we were gone) was having the opportunity to help release baby sea turtles into the ocean. The resort we stayed at helps protect the sea turtles, and eggs. On Friday, we found out that anyone who came to the beach at 6:00 p.m. could help release a baby sea turtle. We actually had to wait until about 7:30 but it was sooooo worth it!









I'm so thankful the time that Justin and I got to spend together this summer! Our life is very busy during the school year, and so we try our very best to take advantage of us both being teachers and getting away!