Minnesota Trip Part 2: Children's Museum and 10 months old

While in Minnesota we had a (somewhat) successful trip to the children's museum. Evelyn enjoyed...

Crawling up the ramp,

Playing with the bells,

Listening to the animal sounds (well, mostly trying to grab and eat the buttons),

and twirling the fish around.

Less enjoyable were the ladybug puppet,

The big window,

and the water table.

I think the museum will be a bigger hit in years to come (and when someone doesn't have 2 top teeth cutting). 

We didn't bring Snoopy, but Evelyn did celebrate 10 months old at her Aunt and Uncle's house!

Minnesota Trip, Part 1

Last week we took a road trip to visit Auntie Tessa and Uncle Dave in St. Paul, MN. Evelyn was a trooper on the long car ride (thank goodness for a steady supply of Cheerios!)

Here are some pictures from the trip...

 Cutest navigator ever!

Magnus--the gentle giant

One of Evelyn's favorite activities at the Johnson household was playing on this chair. 

We spent Sunday afternoon walking around Minnehaha Park

 More Minnesota updates to come...

What is this stuff?

While on our trip to Minnesota, this city baby made a new discovery: nature!

Grass!

Sticks!

Leaves!

Check out this grass-crawling action...

Swinging!

We FINALLY got Evelyn to a playground for her very first swing ride. I predict we will be making many return visits this spring and summer.

Here are some pictures from a little photo shoot we had earlier this week:

Look at those swollen top gums! We are hoping to get some more teeth soon.

Enough already!

The Destroyer

Evelyn has a new favorite game: knocking down block towers...

She also had her 9 month checkup this week. She is now 20lbs 11.5oz and 28.5 inches long.
Evelyn also has her first set of ear infections :( She gets both pro- and antibiotics: gotta kill those bad bacteria, but put back in some good ones to keep the tummy happy!

Other than that, we are enjoying our first week of spring break, and trying to get out and enjoy the beautiful weather!

Pulling up

Peek a boo! Here comes Evelyn...

Quick safety check: you have to clear these tricky corners...

And she's up!

Woo Hoo!

9 months old

Wow, 9 months!!

It was kind of a rough photo shoot. 

As you can see, Evelyn is definitely mobile. Check this out:

Yes, that is a dog bone. It was the first thing she crawled to get. Other favorite targets include the drill case, the camera, and the fireplace. Toys? Mom and Dad? Not so much. 

Here's another new trick...

She's only managed to do this once on her own, so far. We'll keep you posted on our little mover :)