21 MONTHS!

Hanley is almost 22 months old and I am just now posting his 21 month post.  Life has been busier than ever around here with packing and moving, work, friends Wedding's and busy weekends. It's pretty sad that it took Cody and I getting sick for us to actually slow down.

At 21 Months...

-I recently mentioned how much I love our bedtime routine before we tuck him in for bed.  Well, Hanley has switched things up and started tucking us in! It is so funny. He forcefully demands that we lay on our belly so he can place a 'baby' over each of us. Then he pats us on the back and says "Night Night Mommy. Night Night Daddy." Then as soon as we close our eyes and pretend to snore, he takes the babies away from us, lays down himself and pretends to snore.  I can't even describe how cute it is.

-Our neighbor girl gave Hanley a bunch of her old toy dinosaurs.  He loves them. So, of course we had to take him to Discover the Dinosaurs at the Portland Expo Center last weekend.  We were certain he would love it but we had some reservations when we walked in and heard how loud was inside.  Cody reluctantly paid the parking fee and the inflated ticket fee and we entered. There were about 10 scenes, each dinosaur scene was complete with a backdrop, sound effects (LOUD sound effects), motion, special lighting and even a fog machine. I packed Hanley around in the Ergo and we made a couple loops around making sure to look at each exhibit closely and read up on each species (I learned a lot about dinosaurs!). Hanley seemed to enjoy it but we had other plans the rest of the day so we decided it was time to go. As soon as we walked out the doors, Hanley pointed toward the doors and said "in".  Apparently, he wasn't ready to go. So, we went back in.  I explained to him that we would go around "1 more time then go bye-bye". This time, he directed us around.  He pointed to each exhibit in the order he wanted to see them.  So, we saw each exhibit one last time then headed out (which Hanley was okay with because we prepared him in advance that we were going bye-bye).  Cody was underwhelmed with the experience but we both agreed that Hanley really enjoyed it....and thats all that matters.

-The next day we met up with my cousin Melissa and her family for a fun day! We went out to lunch and then to Rosse Posse Acres. It was our first time so Melissa showed us the ropes. She scheduled the tour where we got to learn a lot about the elk farm then meet the elk themselves. After the tour, the kids got to check out the petting zoo then play on the playground.

-My brother Mark bought his first home! So, Hanley and I made a quick trip to Eugene to check it out.  It's a perfect house for him.

-Cody was in Quincy, WA for work the day that Hanley and I drove down to Eugene to check out Marks house.  Earlier that week, Cody said "Watch....watch our dream house come on the market the day both of us are out of town." And....that is exactly what happened! I got a text from Cody at 9 am Friday morning when I was half way to Eugene.  "THE" house popped up on the market first thing Friday morning.  As soon as I got to Eugene, I called our Realtor. Cody and I both rushed home Friday evening to look at the house and place our offer right away. There was no messing around. We were going to get this house....and we did! So, the packing began...

-Hanley has been Daddy's little buddy lately.  Whether Cody is mowing the lawn, pulling weeds or fixing something, Hanley is right there next to him and the action.