The Johnson Family, Est. 2003

Since its been so long.....

2010-08-22T14:03:00.001-07:00

I will just sum up the last couple months with a little preview... followed by ALOT of pictures :)

-May: Started out normal (as normal as life is at 8 months pregnant!). My sisters, Mom and Andrea gave me the best shower with amazing food, friends and gifts! I even got a FUN surprise visit when Suzanne showed up totally unexpected! It was such fun :) Three days after my shower and 4 weeks early, Miss Ella Mae Johnson decided to make her entrance, and a grand one that is! After emergency gallbladder surgery and a horrific (to say the least) labor and delivery, I gave birth to my beautiful, perfect baby girl on 5/14/2010! For being 4 weeks early she did great! She was born on a Friday and we got to go home on Sunday.. that seems like a short stay you ask? NO.. Mommy had been in the hospital since the Tuesday before, so I was ready to go home!!!!

- June: Was a pretty chilled out month, I got to be home with the kids so that was wonderful! We made a little trip to Vegas to see Grandma and Grandpa Johnson, Aunt Leslie and family, and Joey and Andrea.. they all got to meet Ella for the first time! It was a fun trip.. we got to swim with the Motts and hang out with family, and even have fight night with Les and her family... quick and fun! Jeff also started summer school this month.. needless to say, NEVER AGAIN will anyone in this house do summer school :) This month, we also got Ellas newborn pictures and family pictures done.. I think both turned out great!!!

-July: 3rd, we wer able to go to Trevors baptism in Vegas and while we were there, we blessed ella at the same time. It was so fun to have the whole family there, including the Johnson's to share our day! That night, we joined in on fight night at Leslie and Brads and ate lots of good food and enjoyed lots of good company! On the 4th of July, we went to the parade and had a BBQ and fireworks that night, nothing too grand, but fun enough for us! On the 20th of July, I went back to work part time.. Its been hard, but such is life, right??!

-August: has brought us HOT weather and lots of summer days by the pool! We swim almost everyday! We celebrate my parents birthdays this month. I am so grateful for them and their presence in my kids life! I am so fortunate to have aging parents in good health! I dont know what my kids would do without them.. or me too for that matter! Jeff and I start back at school this next week.. He is continuing his nursing and I am headed for the dental Hygiene program.. it will be a long road to hoe, but in the end I am assured it will be worth it!

One last thing... I want to take a little space and focus on my little precious boy... JJ is the BOMB! I love this kid with all of my heart, in fact, my heart is overfilled with love when I look at him. So much attention has been on Ella these last couple months, and this kid has just joined in on the love and attention towards her! He has not showed one ounce of jealousy towards her, he loves her as much as I do I think! He is so protective and loving and thinks the world of her.. He is such a special spirit, and I just marvel at the fact that Heavenly Father found me worthy to care for and raise him. I can only hope I do this kid justice, he is truely one in a million!!!!

As for my Ella girl.. I never thought I would want a girl. And then I saw her! She is my whole world! I cannot remember life without her, everytime I look at her I am floored at her beauty.. her big eyes, her sweet lips and her HUGE spirit! She was surely sent straight from the loving arms of our Heavenly Father! I cannot wait to see who she becomes, I know she has one awesome big brother to help her along the way!!

Thats all for now.. I would really like to see myself get better at posting, I really want this to be a journal for my children one day to look back on and see all of the fun ( and not so fun )things our family has done! Followed are all the pictures that go along with the above :) Enjoy!

I just love that kid up there :)

Precious Ella's newborn pictures...

Heres our {cUtE} family!

Yummy cupcakes, courtesy of Andrea Mott..

And that's my ol' big eyes up top :)

Cute Mom :).... and Old friends (the best kind to have!)

Ellas Blessing... July 3, 2010

Las Vegas, Nevada!

Need a Doc? HERES YOUR GUY!

Dr. Clark has delivered both my kids and I love this guy a ton.

I mean, A TON!!! He is thebomb.com!

Ella Mae Johnson, about 2 minutes old!!!

I {hEaRt} this little guy!

And her too....

PeAcE OuT!! And.... HaPpY SuMmER!!!!

Daddys little patriot.. and as daddy would say:

JOIN, OR DIE!!!

{tHe EnD}

Ella Mae Johnson

2010-03-02T21:56:00.000-08:00

Doesnt it just have a special ring to it? We think so. Ella Mae Johnson is the name of the newest edition we will welcome around June 2, 2010 (Or May if she loves her mama!!). I wanted to put it in writing to make it official, and I think this will do the trick. There is a sweet story behind this name, how it came about, and why I think it has a 'special' ring to it...

Back in January, Jeff and I were up in the air about names... we could NOT agree on anything! For my birthday in Jan, Joey and Andrea came up to play for the weekend. Of course while here, Andrea and I were playing on the computer and started talking about names... what they want to name their next one (which better happen soon.. we need our kids close together in age :)), to what we were going to name this one... We were saying every name in the book... Brooklyn, Brinley, Rikki, blah blah blah. I was stuck on the middle name of Mae after my momma. Her middle name is Mae, so I wanted that to be for her... All of a sudden, it just rolled off Andreas tounge and it was decided instantly. Ella Mae Johnson.

This baby girl is a pretty special little bond between the motts and us :) Joey and Andrea were here visiting for Jeffs bday when I peed on the stick and found out she was on her way! Then, they were here when we chose her name, and even had a part in it :)

After we had decided for sure what her name was, I took it to mom and dad.. At first I got a little stink face from Mom, becuase she HATES her middle name, but I dont care.. And she wasnt too sure on Ella.. but it grew on them quick :) While I was there, my dad told me the story of my grandmother (his mom). Her name was Alice Ella Campbell. Her whole life, she wanted nothing more than a grand baby named after her. Dad said NO ONE was going to name their daughter Alice, and no one ever named their daugheters Ella. The closest she got to her wish was my sister Lisa, whos name is Alicia (the spanish Alice).So Grandma died before I was even born, with no Alice. And no Ella.

So, unknowingly, this new baby girl will have a namesake of two generations of beatiful, strong women. Her Great Grandma Campbell, and her Grandma Campbell.

Now, you tell me that name doesnt have a special ring to it :)

We can't wait to meet you little miss Ella Mae!

It's A GIRL!!!

2010-01-25T12:33:00.000-08:00

So, most everyone already knows that A) I am preggo and B) Shes a GIRL! But, I still, for my family's memory, want to make sure I document all about this pregnancy...

Its been a rough one so far! I am 20 weeks and still puking. Still tired. Still nauseated all the time. And pretty much feel like I am stuck in my first trimester :) But, I have resorted to the fact that every pregnancy is different, and this one will just be hard! It is OK though becuase Im sure that cute and precious little face will make it all worth it...

Now, on to the fact that 'she' is, in fact, a girl.. I have to say I am really more excited than I thought I would be. I always saw myself as the mom of all boys, so I never really thought about what it would be like to have a girl. Being a girl myself, you would think I would be comfortable with having one! But contrary to what you might have thought, I am scared to death! I really dont know why, but having a daughter is so crazy! I am so excited, though.. I was actually REALLY excited when the ultra sound tech said "ITS A GIRL!"

This will be such a fun adventure, and I am SO excited to see Jeff with a little girl.. plus I can't wait to see what she looks like.. will she look like daddy? me? her big brother? Hopefully her big brother.. he is beautiful!

Speaking of JJ, he is going to be such a good big brother! We still havent quite conviced him that she is a girl, but he will soon find out that he is not having a brother!! And by the way.....

JJ IS POTTY TRAINED!!!!!!!!!!!!

We are SO proud if him.. He has been a tough one and really stubborn about it, but one day he woke up and he decided that he wanted to be a big boy and not wear pull ups anymore, so he just did it! We went and bought him some awesome spiderman and Trandformers undies, and away he grew :( He still wears pull ups and night, which he is not happy about at all, so we have to comprimise and put his underwear OVER the pull ups.. I told him one day he will be able to wear big boy undies at night time, but not until he can wake up at night and go potty. Needless to say, we are very proud of our big boy!!

Jeff is officially a college student. He is at school 5 days and week and works 40 hrs (AND MORE) a week, and he is in Young Mens! He is one busy boy ;) We are so proud of him and what is he sarificing for our family. He is such a good example to our kids and neices and nephews and even the boys at church. Those boys LOVE him and I think he feels the same!

I finally got a calling. I am over the womens sports in the ward. So that has me pretty busy two or three nights a week. I also recently got my hours cut at work, which has turned to be a blessing. It has taken a lot of stress off of me, and I feel like I have time to actually be a momma and a wifee :)

All in all we are doing so good.. BUSY, but good! We are just trying to keep up with day to day life and still remember that being with each other as a family is the most important thing, so we are really making an effort to have weekly Family Home Evening, JJ is finally old enough (HES OUR BIG SUNBEAM NOW!!) to know what a lesson is, and I think it is a really good thing for our family right now with how hectic our schedules are. Thats all for now...Happy Blogging!

A Long Time Comin'......

2009-12-14T20:34:00.000-08:00

I really cant believe how long it has been since I have updated our blog.. But today is the day! We have been up to so much since Sept. I will attempt to play catch up through photos! I will start here with the most recent happenings...

We went to my parents ward party and got to see Santa! JJ was so cute, I was so proud of how brave he was and went right up to Santa and told him exactly what he wanted for Christmas, which actually turned out to be a funny story...
So, JJ sits on Santa's lap and tells him that he wants a Transformer for Christmas, as usual, Santa just nods his head and tells him to be a really good boy. Well, that is just not good enough for this cute son of mine.. He gets off Santa's lap and stands there. Santa tells him to get his candy cane and have a Merry Christmas, and JJ says (with his hand reached out) "I SAID I wanted a Transformer, where is it?" We left the room and he said "Mom, I asked Santa to give me a transformer and he didnt even give it to me!" I think we need to explain this Christmas thing a little more in detail!!

This is a true JJ photo op. Always the ham of the party!

I am so bugged that this picture turned out sideways because I SO wanted you to enjoy the beatiful tree.. (and the little boy in the corner picking his nose!!) It has become an obsession. Like Im talking OCD... his nose begins to bleed before he stops!!!!!

This is our cute little stocking shelf. I was just a little proud in how cute I made it, so, for your enjoyment.....

This is how JJ watches TV. He gets all situated on the coffee table and the says "Hey mom, come cover me up!"

Thanksgiving this year was SO MUCH FUN! We got to spend it with the entire (well almost) family! We were left without the company of Ronny and Sherry and fam, which was a big bummer, but we got to enjoy the 5 of us siblings together! Ricky, Robin and kids came out from Oklahoma with the three little ones. We had Jason and Ricky and Michelle. Robert, Tonya and kids, Leslie Brad Zoe and Trevor, and of course Lisa Shane and kids.. and us four. And of course Mom and Dad. It was such a fun weekend, I am so grateful for the family I have been blessed with, and wish I could be with them all a WHOLE lot more!

Here is JJ playing in the leaves Uncle Shane was raking on Thanksgiving Day....

For Halloween this year, we got to go down and spend it with Les and Brad and their family. We had such a good time, and it was a fun thing to do something different and spend a holiday down there with them. JJ was Batman and Kyli was a fairy bat. They had so much fun. We got to go around Les and Brad's neighborhood, and the kids got some major loot! JJ ate his candy for two weeks! While we were down, we also got to have a homemade breakfast with Joey, Andrea and Jackson. Courtesy of Joey the cook! Man it was amazing, I will forever crave those potatoes Joey! After we went trick or treating, we were treated to dinner by Ed and Terrie with the Johnson Clan at Chapala, and my was it was the perfect ending to such a great weekend with family! We got home pretty late, and this little guy was out the whole time!

About a month or so ago, we had a big mishap in our home.. One evening JJ was being a little naughty (I know, can you believe it??). He got himself into a little trouble and stomped upstairs in a huff, slammed his bedroom door, and locked it. About 2.5 seconds later, we heard a roof crashing thud and ran upstaiars as fast as we could. At that point, all I could hear was blood curdling screams and JJ pleading for me to get him out and help him (every mothers WORST nightmare). We were stuck and couldnt get it! As soon as we rounded up a comb and got into the room, we found that his 80 pound dresser on top of him and all I could see was his left hand trying to get free. Between the screams and the cries, Jeff lifted the dresser just enough so I could get him out. The first thing I checked were for teeth and blood. Everything seemed in place, so we moved on to comforting him! He was so shaken up and scared. Thank God he was OK and nothing major happened to him, it could have turned out so much worse. He looked pretty beat up and had blood blisters on his little face and arms where the drawers pinched him. He sported a black eye and some bumps for a couple days, but all was ok...

For Jeffs birthday in October, Joey and Andrea and Jackson came up for some par-tay-n.. This one turned out to be an interesting one! We went to Sushi on Friday night ( FABULOUS!) and then went to a haunted house for Jeffs bday, we had such a blast. It was the scariest haunted house ever, Andrea was out of control scared I thought at one point she may have peed her pants! On Friday, we met up with Kim Bryan and kiddos and visited Staheli Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch. Tons of fun, the boys had to much fun and JJ got to ride a horse for the first time! Then Friday night, Andrea and I decided to make some spooky halloween cakes and treats for Jeff bday party and Trentons baptism the next day. Were were talking about how we had been feeling lately and she said "lenzi you are so pregnant..lets go get a test!" So Joey and Jeff went to Lins and came home bearing pee sticks. Wouldnt ya know, I peed on that stick and it told me I was prego! We went to the dr about a week later and low and behold we are due June 9,2010 with little Johnson number 2!!!! It was fun cause everyone was there at the baptism when I got to tell them what I got Jeff for his birthday!

I just thought this pumpkin looke like a butt. Enjoy.

Betcha cant guess who my family thinks is the village idiot!

Kim, me and Andrea :)

The one and only time in Andrea's life she has looke huge! hahahaha :)

Me and my little guy! I cant believe he will be 3 years old on Saturday. He is growing so fast! He has taught me so much, mostly patience! I truely would be a lost soul with out this guy.. he truely is my moon and my stars.. Im beginning to wonder how I will handle two of 'em though!

This is some cute shelf decor me and Andrea just whipped out like pros :) I think its fabulous, so I thought you might like it too :)

So, hands down my pop is the bomb. He made this for us! It is a mule strap nailed on to a gun holder. A little leather to bind the name board that he carved himself and wa-laa.. you have an awesome original masterpiece! I love it :) I have letters and a big christmas BELIEVE star hanging from it right now. Something I will love and treasure for a long time :)

This is about all I remember for now.. Of course, so much more has happened in the time since I last posted. But, you cant win em all :) I really hope to keep this blog up to date better, I really hope to have a record for my family to look back on and remember all our fun family memories! We hope everyone has a happy holiday season and a very Merry Christmas!!!!!!!

So much to blog...So little time!

2009-09-28T11:31:00.000-07:00

Where in the world has the time gone?? I just had to take the time (at work, of course) to just do a post.. a small update! No pictures today as I am doing this in my spare time at work, but lots to tell...

We are official members of our new ward, and its only been two weeks and we already love it! We have been so warmly welcomed and invited...so warm that Jeff already got a calling haha... (I will get one now that I am teasing him, I know it).. He got called to be the varsity coach in young men's to the 14-15 year old boys. I think he will be so awesome at this new calling, and lucky for him the guy over him is a HUGE scout, so they have some pretty adventurous stuff planned! He will be teaching once a month on Sundays, which I think will be GREAT for him. The only sad part is now I lose my Sunday School partner in crime..but then again, who knows how long I will be going to Sunday School with my new calling Jeff is convinced I am getting next Sunday!

WE SOLD OUR HOUSE!!! WAHOO!!! It ended up being a short sale of course. It was about 60K less that we owed. Yes, that is how much we lost in ONE YEAR. In 2008 we bought the house with equity, YES I said WITH EQUITY! It was a long hard road of 5 sale fall thru's. Just when we were about to give up, the Lord answered our prayers with a motivated cash buyer. We closed in less than a week from the offer!

We have done some fun stuff lately, so I will try and sum it all up...

In August, we went on a hike in Zions with my brother and sister in law. It was tons of fun, the kids came along too. We had ice cream in the park and ate at a creepy restaurant in Virgin, UT... Once in a lifetime experience that was :)

For Peach Days this year we were graced with the presence of Joey and Andrea and Jack for a FUN filled weekend of food and late night games ( including Andreas major CHEATING on Scattergories!!) Haha Love ya girl! We had SO much fun with them and cant wait till they come up again next weekend for Jeff's big b-day weekend and plates full of Sushi :)
PS.. Andrea, I am STILL waiting for pictures, I will give you till the weekend, then I am gonna kick your butt hehe....

Jeff turns the big 3-3 on Octover 10th... We are planning and fun dinner out and maybe a little party bbq for him on Monday the 12th... We are also going to visit the Staheli Farms Pumpkin Patch with the kiddos.. And if plans go our way we will celebrate with our awesome friends. And maybe even a shopping trip to Downeast Basics home store, just for you Andrea! I want some cute cheap home decorations :)

October 15-18, Jeff gets to go on a vacation with his dad and brother to California to see my nephew graduate Marine boot camp. It will be an awesome trip for them. They are taking dad to their home town of Yucaipa, Ca. and just coasting the highway together. Jeff is so excited to spend some quality time with them and just have a fun boys weekend. Me on the other hand will be starting my second round of HCG, and be home all alone with the little man....

Speaking of HCG, I just finished a 25 day round and lost 20 pounds! I can't wait till the next round so I can get skinny for the Holidays.. only to get chunky again on mamas Thanksgiving stuffing! Really, it was a challenging diet, but I endured and it was so worth it!

Now, for the most important thing yet.... And update on my little man JJ..

He is truly the best thing that has ever happened to me.. I do not know what I would do without him in my life, he is my reason for living! Here are some things about JJ at 2 years and 10 months ( YES, he will be 3 in two months!!!)

- He is obsessed with Transformers and Coraline
- He is the funniest kid I have ever met, really I have never been around a funnier kid. No joke!
- He has a bit of a potty mouth and seems to like the word b-hole. I cannot figure out where he heard it from. Its a little embarassing to admit, but it friggin' hilarious cause he doesn't say the word he actually says "B-Hole".. Really??? Who taught this kid!
- He loves evening walks with mom and dad, I think its his favorite time of day.
- He is going to be Batman for Halloween, his choice.
- He loves mac'n'cheese.
- He loves his mommy... But he LOVES his daddy. Just the way daddy thinks it should be.
- He loves to mow the lawn on the tractor with papa.
- He only goes to nursery because they have tractors. Which is ok with me.
- Everytime we see a tractor, he yells "Mommy, there's a tractor! Im gonna drive a tractor when I be a Farm" (Meaning he wants to be a farmer).
- He loves to play at Lisa's and Gama's and Gampa's while mommy works.
- He comes into mommy and daddy's bed every night at 3am. But goes to bed in his own bed like a big boy at bedtime.
- He has no bed time, he stays up every night with mommy and daddy watching movies and eating popcorn :)
- He is the light of everyones life around him, this kid has so much love given to him, he will be filled up forever.
- He gives the best hugs and kisses and gives so much love! He has the sweetest lips and LOVES to just cuddle.
- He self declares proudly that " I am mommy's baby, but I am daddy's bog boy"

What would I do without this kid?!?! Someday we hope for number two..but for now, I just relish in the moments I have with this little guy!

Thats all for now.. I will be back very soon with some pictures to go with all our fun things that have been going on ( HINT HINT Andrea!)....

Dear Blog,

2009-08-11T11:07:00.001-07:00

We are alive. We still exist. We are sorry for neglecting you. We really do love you. We are sorry. We haven't not visited you for lack of blog worthy stories, we just can't manage our time very well. We will be back soon. With lots of pictures. We will give you the attention you deserve again very soon, we promise. We will never neglect you again.

Love,
The Johnson Family.

Farwell....

2009-06-25T15:49:00.000-07:00

To the man who brought us Thriller and, along with it, THE most popular song of the 80's.. To the wierdo who swore his white kids were really his "biological' children.. To the man who was born black and then died white... To the worlds best dancer, and the recipient of the "Millenium" award ( who, by the way, will be the only winner of that one in our lifetime!)... To the man who sang and performed the worlds most popular music..To the man who can be identified before the 2nd note of any on of his songs... To the wierdee who hung his kids over a balcony and dressed them all, as well as himself, in the most popular middle eastern fashions... To the man who loved children (which, usually got him into a little trouble)... To the man who was born with a nose, and died without one.. To the man who started the "having a little man next to you hold your umbrella" trend ( P. Diddy thanks you for that one)... and last but not least...

To the King Of Pop.....
Rest in Peace!

A Shout Out......

2009-06-18T22:21:00.000-07:00

To the cute, sassy, dancin', drama-clubbin', funny, creative, silly, kind, smart, sweet, and awesomest niece in the world........
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

I cannot believe how time flies! It seems like yesterday I graduated high school, and 12 days later you were born!! It has been 9 years already?!?!?

You are such a good girl Zoe! I love to hear from your Mom how sweet and good you are! You are SUCH a good big sister, and I love to see pictures and hear stories about how sweet and caring you are! We are all so happy to call you ours :) I hope you always remember how much you are loved by all of us who can't be there to see you everyday, and especially on your special day. I want you to know that you are such a special part of our family!!!!!

To all of us from Utah.................. ( but especially me :)...........

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!!!!
XOXOXOXXOXOXOXO

I Love You.. Love Aunt Lenzi

Just some happenings...

2009-06-17T10:04:00.000-07:00

So there are a couple things I have to report....

1. JEFF GOT A JOB! Wahoo :) He is working at a Rehabilitation and Senior Care Center called Kolob. I think he will really like it there, and it is a good place to be when you want to go to shool for Nursing because they offer tuition reimbursment!

2. Jeff passed his state exams for his CNA and he is now officially certified!.. Now onto LPN!

3. There is an awesome preschool here in town and the teacher has decided to start a 3 year old class this Fall. Even though JJ won't be 3 until December, she has agreed to take him and I am SO excited for him, I think he will do so good, and have so much fun! I am really excited for him to be around other kids and be more social.

4. We are also in potty training mode! Not very many accidents, only 2 in 3 days :) He looks so dang cute in his little boxer briefs. Dad wont let him wear briefs, he says they are girly and look like panties haha.. I will get some pics of him in his cute boxers, he is so proud of them and loves to wear them! He still has yet to do numero dos, but he has been promised a HUGE present from Grandma and Grandpa, and a pool in our new backyard from mom and dad... Wouldn't that make you dookie?!?!?!!?

Thats about all for the fun stuff.. Here are a couple pics from our recent park pic-nic.... This kid is so dang handsome.. Hes gonna be a heartbreaker!

Cute family photo op :)

Daddy swingin his boy.. doesn't he look excited?
This one's for you Les.. Here is the new blonde coif.. and the bangs I braved :) O, ps.. Brad, I am smiling in this one.. No mug shot this time :)
I was just staring at him... I was hoping I could capture the perfect handsomness and preciousness through the lens! I love this boy...

A Little Bit of Everything....

2009-05-30T22:35:00.000-07:00

I will begin with a moment to capture the very essence of our Memorial Day camping weekend.................

We had so much fun camping! We went to a place called Oak Grove.. GORGEOUS!!!!! If anyone wants to come camping in these parts.. call me for directions, you will find no better place... ( except for Deer Haven... right Central Stake girls???!!?!?!) Camping is just in my blood... for me it is a place to really relax and just come back off my high from the everyday chaos. Every time I get the opportunity to camp, my mind races back to girls camp days! I love to do it, and what better person to do it with than this sexy man :)
Ok this was a bad shot... sorry you have to witness this.

Here is our little family the very last night. You can see on our faces and you can probably smell the stinch oozing from your moniter right now!
Makin smores!

Kolbey needed some supermodels to photograph, we just couldnt say no and dissapoint.
Reall though.. On a serious note.. How sexy and cute is this man!!?!? My life is truley not complete without him.....
and him too....

I love this little man..... He was SO much fun to take camping, it was his first trip, and boy did he have a blast!!

I was trying to take a nap and Jeff was camera happy... So I Played along!
So did he.....
This was the first day, can't you see how nice and clean we are.. and look my makeup is still on! ( NO I don't wear makeup to camp, I had to work that morning, and went straight to camp when I got off!!!)
How could you not wanna kiss all over that face??????
He had NO FEAR of bugs out in the wild... but you get him back to the big city, and he thinks a fly may kill him :)
So, Camping was a total blast! We had a ton of fun with Lisa and Shane and the kids, and can't wait to do it again!

Moving on to some random things we have been up to lately.. And when I say 'we'... I mean this guy...

Who 'paints' his toes.....
Packs himself to move... REAL hard worker this one is....
Puckers for the camera.....
Models the latest haloween fashions......
Loves to put on mascara......
And eat peanut butter......

Who lOvEs to wear his daddys hat......
And mow the lawn.....
And visit the Temple with daddy.....

Who LoVeS to blow bubbles with his awesom Buzz Lightyear Bubble Machine....

And who LoVes him some Batman.....

And the little one who can steal my heart.....
Just by smiling.........
And just being.........

Just a little note...

2009-05-22T13:19:00.000-07:00

We are alive and well.. We just moved this last weekend, it was an interesting experience becuase our A/C went out the first night, in a brand new condo!!!! So that didnt get fixed until tuesday night.. Interesting weekend! We are still up in the air with where everything is, so I am wearing the same pair of pants every day :)

We get to go camping this weekend for Memorial Day, we are so excited to get away for a couple days! Plus, its a perfect vacation for people who are in the middle of moving and dont know where their clothes are, we can just wear the same outfit everyday!!

There hasnt been any grand news to share, or grand events that we have attended.. we have been visiting the local splash pad here almost every day and JJ LOVES it! I think it will definatly be our summer event.. We have also been BBQing a lot lately, I love summer BBQ's at dusk! Other than that we have just been working and moving!

No pictures today, I am posting this at work (naughty, I know!) But I will have a fun post when we get back from camping with some fun pics.. I have some pretty funny pics of JJ being a little menace, they make me smile!

Until then, everybody have a fuin Memorial Day weekend and... Happy Blogging!

Easter, Bathroom remodel and some randoms..

2009-04-06T09:13:00.000-07:00

Happy late Easter! I have so much to blog about its not even funny... I will start with a really funny picture of JJ in his hat and scarf Grandma Johnson made for him at Christmas. Jeff said that he looks like Ralphies little brother from Christmas story haha! Lots of pictures follow, so I will blog about those when you get there....

Here is a couple of our quick snapshots after church on Easter. JJ looked so cute in his little vest and shirt, I probably should have devoted more time to doing pictures, but it was Easter.. we wanted Easter dinner!!

We decided to color Easter eggs before church on Sunday, we don't have church until 1 and Jeff wasnt able to do the hunt with us on Saturday becasue he was at work, so we did a little coloring and hunt with just the three of us....

How stinkin' cute is this picture???!! I love his little facial expression in it!

These are the pictures from Saturday night before Easter at Grandma and Grandpa Campbell's house.. He was loving the hunting, but the chocolate even MORE! If you notice in all these pics, there are hardly any eggs in his basket... It's because everytime he found an egg, he would open it and eat the candy inside and then ditch the empty egg... SMART kid!

JJ LOVES LOVES LOVES to help 'Gampa" with any task possible! JJ was 'holding' the hammer for Grandpa while he was fixing the TV stand.. I just thought this was a cute pic!
JJ LOVES to wear his daddys hat! Anytime he can get a hold of one, it goes right on top of his head :)
Daddy's little shadow.. He was mowin the lawn and JJ had to get his hand in there somehow!
I dont' know how many of you participated on Earth Day, but there was an hour of time that everyone decided worldwide to go without power for one whole hour. We decided to participate, so we turned off all the lights inside and out, fired up the BBQ and had a candlelight dinner on the front porch! It was a really good time and makes a really fun memory for us to have.

TADA! Here follows the infamous bathroom remodel.. It is FINALLY DONE!!! With the exception of the baseboards. They still need to be purchased and cut.. but hey cut me some slack....

Here are the slate floors.. with the addition of my bright pink toes!

The view from the hallway.....

I didnt purposly go for the beachy theme, it just kind of evolved and I love it! I decided to go really spa-like and add some river rock to the sink!

So.. thats the bathroom... And now, for the classic 2 year old moment.... JJ decided that it would be fun to smash gum into his hair, and he is lucky that he is a boy cause mama didnt even mess with the peanut butter to get it out.....

We just shaved it.. How cute is this baby?!?!?!?!
And last but not least... We are moving. Not far. We are staying in our little town, we have just decided that the best answer for our situation is to move. Jeff is almost done with his CNA course, and he will soon be starting school full time. This will only leave time for him to work part time. Our income will not support our lifestyle as it is today, so we are going to have to make some sacrifices, and one of those is to move to a smaller and cheaper place so that there is less stress for Jeff and I, and he can concentrate on school! That's all for tonight.... Happy Blogging!

Our life in a nutshell...

2009-03-04T23:24:00.000-08:00

WE ARE BUSY!!!!!! I am seriously the worst blogger ever! I don't know how I let 2 months get away from me! I have so many pictures I need to update, but I figure I'll just bag it and start from here... But, since I have no pictures for this post, I will update you in words how that last two months have gone.

- Between work, home, being mommy, being wifey and supporting a husband who works full time, goes to school part time and is Assistant Scout leader.. I have lost my marbles!

- Does that mean I have to have a clean house too???

- I have no idea how I get so busy that I have found no time to blog.. SHAME!

- I got my 6 month raise at work.. wahoo!

- JJ is getting bigger and bigger before my eyes.. I am amazed by him every day

- Jeff started his CNA class this week. He says it seems quite overwhelming, but he will do just fine. In fact, he passed four tests todayWahoo!!!

-JJ is starting to suffer major seperation anxiety. At this point I thought it would get easier, but it seems to be going the opposite.

- My bday in January was good, I got the whole day off to spend with JJ and we went out and had a nice dinner

- Valentines Day this year marked the BEST one ever.. I got Jeff and Ipod, and he got me an Ihome for my Ipod touch.. They have both been the best presents ever!

- March 1st was our 6th wedding anniversary.. I am stunned and proud!

- Did I mention that my little baby is getting huge! I just can't get over how smart he is and how much he teaches me every day. Mostly patience.

- I learned this past month about the precious nature of life while watching a dear friend lose his mother. I hate funerals. And I hate people I love in pain.

- I am jealous and proud that Jeff is so dedicated to his schooling and the gym!

- I am learning to love my calling in the nursery. Learning, I said.

- I love my ward family

- I appreciate the way Jeff and I have made it through this economic crisis unscathed, although I can't say I hold much faith it will stay that way!

- I LOVE my support system!

- We got a new car!

- I finally organized my pantry.

- Jeff is getting Lasik this Friday, yippee for a quick trip to Salt Lake! (And a BAD wife who will shop while her man recovers in the hotel room!)

- I need to go to bed. The alarm will sound in 6 hrs and I have yet to dry my hair

Happy blogging! And I will not let 2 months go by again without blogging.. Don't lie, I know you are wiping the sweat off your brow in relief!

Bath time, Before & After, and our Holiday weekend....

2009-01-19T21:45:00.000-08:00

The holiday weekend has been SO nice! I had (most) Saturay off, Sunday and today! Its been so nice being home with JJ and feeling like being just a mom and nothing else has been awesome! We started off the weekend with some UFC fight night at our house with friends. It wasn't that great because Rich Franklin lost and that didn't make me happy, he got totally jipped.. But that's a story for another day! Moving on to Sunday, I must admit, I REALLY was not in the mood for church. You know when you have those days when your so uncomfortable in your dress and your hot and just hate sitting there! If it wasnt for having the lesson in Nursery, I woulda ditched! We had some friends invite us to the park and a BBQ, which made it even that much harder to go.. But in the end, I was glad I did, it was a nice meeting. After church, my niece Kolbey invited us to be with her when she reciever her Patriarcle blessing. It was a sweet blessing and such a spiritual experience to be there. Thanks Kolbs for including us in your VERY special day! The rest of Sunday kind of flew by since we have the crappy time (1-4)!

Today, I had the bug to redecorate a place in my home I have been itching to do... Pictures will follow! My sister and brother in law and kids also came up today and visited. We had a yummy lunch prepared by mom, of course :), and just kind of hung out. It was nice to catch up and visit. JJ loved Jax the dog! Aunt Leslie let him hold the leash and take him for a walk, he was in doggy heaven! I hope everyone had a GREAT 3 day weekend :) Happy blogging....

I just thought this was a cute pic to share! JJ is LOVIN him some bubbles lately!

So. here follows my weekend project. I decided that I was so done with the orange on one of my main walls.. Don't let the pic fool you, I DID NOT have neon orange on my walls! It was more of a deep rustic, but I was tired of not using my awsome armoire for something more.. beautiful. Not just movies and books.... So.. I went to the local thrift stores and DI.....

BEFORE

And.. AFTER!

I found all this white china at DI and LOVED the idea of displaying it! I also give credit to a blog I follow religiously "JOYS OF HOME". You can see the link on my page. She has pretty much decorated her whole home with thrifty buys, and I love her creativity. I have to admit, I stole the empty picture frame idea from her. I love it so much, I am really starting to like the ecclectic and more odd sense of style, like thrift store mis matched furniture for my home, which means I have some MAJOR redecorating to do :) My taste has changed and I am on the journey to change it.. I also changed up the wall color to a muted oatmeal. I did this little change for... sit down.... $16.00!!!!! I am going to try and find some tall white vases to put on the little tables on the side and stick some black rustic stick in... SOOO.. waddaya think?!?!

My recipe for 'crack'

2009-01-12T20:39:00.001-08:00

Accalaids to Shawna, who has officially named my blog! I have been asked by many to post the recipe for these babies.. It has been very flattering having everyone telling me how yummy these cinnamon rolls are.. I took a basic recipe and a very confusing and involoved recipe and married them together to create these bad boys.. Once you make them, you will never go back. They will be requested at every party, dinner, sunday night treat, and pretty much any other time there is a reason to eat your weight in sugar. Enjoy

Maple Cinnamon Rolls

Ingredients (dough):
1 quart Whole milk
1 cup Vegetable oil
1 cup Sugar
2 pkgs. Active dry yeast
9 cups All purpose flour
1 heaping tsp. Baking powder
1 scant (just less than full) tsp. baking soda
1 heaping Tbs. Salt

Ingredients (filling)
1 1/2 - 2 cups Melted butter
1 cup Sugar
Cinammon

Ingredients (Icing)
1 bag Powdered sugar (2 Lb. bag)
2 tsp Maple flavoring
1/2 cup Whole milk
1/4 cup Melted butter
1/4 cup brewed coffee**
** I use 2 oz of Stirling's brand flavor syrup. You can find it in specialty stores. If you don't have access to the syrup, you can always visit your local coffee shop and ask if you can purchase 2 oz. of "coffee royal" flavoring. All the flavor, none of the coffee!
1/8 tsp salt

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large stew pot, combine 1 qt. milk, 1 cup vegetable oil and 1 cup sugar. Sclad the mixture, heating just before boiling point. Revmove from heat and let sit 45 min - 1 hr. When the mixture is luke warm, NOT HOT, sprinkle 2 pkgs (2 Tbls.) Active dry yeast. Let the yeast sit for a minute and get moist. Then add 8 cups of the flour. Stir mixture together and let sit for atleast 1 hour.
Aftter 1 hour, the dough will have raised. Now add 1 more cup of flour, 1 heaping tsp. baking powder and 1 'scant' tsp. baking soda and 1 heapinf Tbl. salt.
Stir the mixture together. At this point you can either make the cinnamon rolls or put the dough in the fridge for up to two days.

When you are ready to make the rolls:

Sprinkle surface of counter with flour. Take HALF of the dough and roll into a rectangle shape. Drizzle 1 1/2 - 2 cups of melted butter, then 1 cup of sugar. Followed by a generous amount of cinnamon.. Pile it on baby!
Starting at the opposite end, roll the dough tightly towards you. Some of the mixture will probably seep out, but its ok. Pinch the seam of the roll to seal it.
Spray pans with non stick cooking spray. (Half of my dough takes up about 3- 9x13 pans). Cut the roll into 3/4 - 1 inch thick rolls and place in pan. Repeat the process with the other half of the dough.
Let the rolls sit 20-30 mintues to rise, and then bake at 400 degrees for 15-17 mintues.

While the rolls are baking, make the icing:
In a mixing bowl, add your powdered sugar. To this add 2 tsp. maple flavoring, 1/2 cup Milk, 1/4 cup melted butter, 1/4 cup brewed coffe (Or coffee flavored syrup) and 1/8 tsp salt. Wisk together for a thick creamy YUMMY icing!

When the rolls are LIGHT golden brown, take them out of the oven. As soon as you take them out, drizzle your maple icing over the cinammon rolls and enjoy! I perfer just a drizzle of the icing, too much is overpowering. Its totally up to you and your own individual taste :)

I hope someone makes these so you can give me some feedback on how they turned out!

New Years Eve 2008

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So this year was pretty low key for us, we decided to stay home with the kids and have movie night! Of course, we had to start our festivities off the night before with a little of this...

And of course, New Years Eve cannot exist without soma this....

And who can watch a movie without this yummy stuff... mmmmm
Then, we popped in a little of this guy....

And, of course, what kid can watch a movie without this purty???

A tent is not a true tent without 25 pillows and 25 blankets... and popcorn!!!
While the kids were enjoying their viewing pleasure.. Mom cracked the whip on these darlings..

I just had to give you a shot of this.. Is it hormones, or does everyone else eat Oreo Cakesters while they are baking homemade cinnamon rolls????

The kiddos enjoying some tent time.. Man I make one helluva' tent, if I do say so myself!

As the ball dropped.. Dad had already dropped! I guess we wore him out! Doesn't he look cute with gingerbread men wrapped around his neck keeping him all cozy and warm?

At this point, these cinamon rolls were becoming a bit time consuming.......

But in the end.... nothing made New Years Eve Day better than these homemade maple icing babies waiting for me in the mornin'!

They were enjoyed by all.... I was warned to never bring them to my friends house again... she said they were kinda like crack.. just calling her name from the kitchen counter.. That's the best compliment I ever got on my cookin!

I hope everyone had a safe and happy new year! I hope that this year brings nothing but happiness and blessings to you all!! I wish for you, my family and dear friends, prosperity, joy, wealth beyond measure ( and I don't mean the bling bling kind), pure happiness and peace. I know we all have our rough days, and living in this economic time can be challenging, and at times, feel impossible. But I have a true testimony that we will all make it through this. I am a firm believer that that which does not kill you, only makes you stronger! For some, it is harder than for others, but I believe we all feel the trying times on our own levels. Let this year be the best.. and for hell's sake, can someone actually keep their new years resolution to "LOSE WEIGHT" so I dont' have to!?!!?
There are so many things I want to accomplish this year, some more personal than others, and I will spare you the details! My number one resoultion that I really hope to keep is to keep in touch better with all my family and friends, make my relationships closer, and surround myself with people that bring the best in me out...
Happy New Year to all... and to all a GOOD NIGHT!

Finally...Our Christmas Festivities!

2008-12-30T21:57:00.000-08:00

This year Christmas was perfect! We started off the festivities by putting up Christmas lights on our house. This is the first year we have ever done them, and it really made me feel like we were "home" for the first time since we have been married! On Christmas Eve, we had our annual "go to Grandma and Grandpa's" night.. The kids all got jammies and blankets.. SURPRISE! This year was especially fun because Grandma and Grandpa decided to get individual gifts for each grandchild and child instead of family gifts..They got Jeff and I a start on our food storage and gave us two months worth for four people, they also gave us the chart of what to buy every month to keep building it! We really loved that, we have been wanting to start it so bad, and they really gave us a head start! I can't believe how much they got for everyone, remember, thats 6 married kids and twenty somethin' grandkids! Thanks mom and dad, we LOVE you! After we opened gifts, Lisa I and the kids decorated sugar cookie ornaments. It was a fun night, and we didn't get home until about 10 pm.. we came home and really didn't do much, just the normal get showered and ready for bed and JJ was down for the Christmas morning count....

JJ was VERY excited to open gifts on Cristmas Eve, he was 'helping' grandpa hand them all out :)

We drew names this year, as we do every year, and Spencer drew JJ.. He was SO excited to buy JJ a gift, and as you can see, JJ was So excited that Spencer drew his name.. he LOVES Spencer!

Here we are making our sugar cookie ornaments... you know none of them got to the tree.. wierd.

JJ creating his masterpiece..
You can see in this picture that JJ was eating the decorations as I was putting them on.. this child is not crafty.. AT ALL!
Here is our finished green... snowman.

Christmas morning was so nice because we slept in until 9 oclock! JJ's not to the age yet where he wakes us up at all hours of the morning.. thank goodness! We had a good time opening presents with our little guy, it was just us three this year and it was very chill..just the way I like it!
Can you see Jeff holding JJ's arms down... it's cause we couldn't keep him away from the presents, and I needed a Chrsitmas morning photo op before he was touchin those presents!

The first present was opened, and you can see that I have no others until he is playing with the toys.. There was no taking pictures during that time as I was containing JJ's excitement and catching the paper as he flung it in the air for 30 straight minutes.... Down below is the ultimate Tool Bench gift, that he is in love with! He wouldnt stop playing with it, it was so fun because 'Santa' and I put it together on Christmas Eve, and brought it out all put together, it was so fun to play the fun part of the parent! He got so many presents, I can't even start, besides the fact that his birthday was 6 days ago.. This kids got it knocked!

Do you like that in the background there are still presents to be opened? Once he saw this, it was over... Until the Nerf gun got opened, then EVERYTHING else was invisible!
I totally LOVE this picture because I love the swirlie in his hair from sleeping.. that is the classic Christmas morning hair do!

Here is mom ( looking gorgeous if I do say so myslef, in her makeup from the day before) holding her loot.. Santa brought me an Ipod touch! I LOVE IT!! It is so fun.. Jeff got me some pretty rocking presents this year, I hope my gifts to him compared...

Here he is, holding the big one.. I got him a Giants team jacket and a Giants sweatshirt with flannel jammie pants.. He loves them :)

All in all, we had an awesome day, and I was SO sad to see it leave...but there is always next year, right???!?!?!
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE!!!!

Dear Syd...

2008-12-29T11:47:00.001-08:00

I tag you.
Are you happy?

BABY TAG....

2008-12-24T18:50:00.000-08:00

1-Where were you when you first found out you were pregnant? In my bathroom at home.
2-Who was with you? Niesha and Jeff
3- How did you find out that you were pregnant? I took a test becausemy mom tols me that she knew I was pregnant after she went with me to a dr. appt. She said she listened to me explain to the dr how I felt and she said "girl, you just told that dr you were pregnant, now go home and take a test!"
4- What was your first reaction to finding out you were pregnant? Excitment
5- Who was the first person you told? I called my mom and sisters.. Of course Jeff already knew.. and Niesha!
6- Did you plan to get pregnant? Yes
7- Did you tell everyone else right away? Yes and No.. we told most of our inner circle, but I waited until after the first heartbeat and ultra sounds just to make sure everything was ok
8-Was everybody happy for you? Totally.
9- Did you go out and celebrate? No, we just talked about our plans non stop
10- Did you want to find out the sex? Yep. We found out as soon as we could
11- What was the sex? He's a boy!
12-Did anyone throw you a baby shower? Yep.. My mom and sisters and some of my friends.
13- If yes, who? I just told you!
14- Did you get any outfits at the baby shower that you just knew you weren't going to put on your baby?Bahaha! Doesnt EVERBODY!?!?
15- How much weight did you gain? Well I lost 18 lbs my first trimester, then in the next two, I added 23 pounds, so I guess technically I gained 5 lbs haha
16- Did you lose all of the weight that you gained? All but skin! Thank God for an awesome hubby who was so willing to purchase some nip and tuck! haha
17- Did you get a lot of stretch marks?Not a ton... just the typical ones around my belly and hips.. but they got cut off, my next ones when I have another will be there forever!
18- What did you crave the most?I didn't crave anything much.. I was so sickened by smells, everything stunk!
19- Did you crave anything crazy? Not at all.. boring tag eh?!
20- Who or what got on your nerves the most?Everything always gets on my nerves, pregnancy didn't change a thing!
21- Were you married at the time? YES
22- Did you have any complications during your pregnancy? Not one, I was VERY lucky!
23- Where were you when you went into labor? At home after the appt to get my membranes stripped for the UMPTEENTH time!
24- Did your water break? Nope the nurse had to break it
25- Who drove you to the hospital? Jeff
26- Did you go early or late? Early. my due date was the 30th or something, I had him on the 19th...
27- Who was in the room with you when you gave birth? Just me, Jeff and the nurses and Dr... that's kind of a private sacred moment to me, that I just wanted to share with my husband!
28- How long were you in labor for? Labor.. 19 Hrs... Delivery about 30 minutes
29- Did you have any drugs for the pain? An epidural.. hello I AINT superwoman haha... It was AWESOME!!
30-Did you go Natural or have a c-section? All Vag baby! haha and not ONE stitch if I do say so myself.. K that was a little TMI hahaha
31- What was your first reaction after giving birth? I asked if his huge bump on top of his head would go away.. then I kissed him and smiled for the camera :)
32- How big was the baby(s)?8 lbs 4 oz.. and 19 1/2 inches long
33- Did your Husband cry? Um. No.
34- What did you name the baby(s)? Jeffery James Johnson
35- Does his name have any significant meaning?Jeffery is daddys name.. James is granpas middle name.
36- Did you have any visitors? my mom and dad and sister
37- Did the baby(s) have any complications? Nope just a massive bump on his head from the doc pulling him out a little funny! It was gone by the next morning :)
38- How old is your baby today? He just turned 2 last Friday
39- When is the next one(s) coming? Hopefully sooner than later....
40-If you could, would you do it all over again?Hells yes! He is my MAN I love him more than the whole stinkin universe... and then some :)
NOW I TAG Andrea and Rickell ( Just pick a kid to talk about Rickell LOL)

Overload.....

2008-12-21T20:02:00.001-08:00

Well, it is update overload time! SO much has gone on since I last posted! We had and awesome and yummy Thanksgiving, and we have spent the last four weeks remodeling our bathroom which is NOT done yet, and planning JJ's big birthday party, which went off with a bang! We had such a good time, I hope everyone who came did too! We did a barnyard animal theme, I think it turned out really cute. We ended up having to have the party at the church because it was so cold we couldn't have it outside like we had originally planned! My camera took a dive and I just had to go purchase a new one, which sounds like fun, but it really wasnt becasue I couldn't get the awesome Sony that I had, I had to downgrade a little, but it's ok! Becuase of my lack of camera, I couldnt take pictures of the fun snow storm we had here in Utah! It was absolutly beautiful and JJ loved it! We have so much going on, I can't even blog it all, my thoughts are TOTALLY jumbled! On an end note, I want to thank all you guys who took the time to come and share JJ's fun day with us! Les and Brad and the kiddos came, Joey, Andrea and Jackson, Kim and Dax and Emily, Connor and Wyatt and my in laws all took the trip from Vegas to come up here! We love all of you guys a ton and are so thankful to have family and friends like you.. Love all your guts!

Here is JJ with all the loot! This kid has Christmas in 4 days! And we always feel bad for poeple with birthdays so close to Christmas.. not anymore! This kid has an obsession with tools.. and he got plenty of them! Notice in the background, we hadnt even opened any other presents and he already had his drill and tool belt on! He got so many awesome gifts, and he loves every single one! My back living room is filled with them all.. He got tools, puzzles, tractors, and the coolest little cash register with money that he totally loves.. he thinks he is rich and walks around the house with the money in his pocket! He got a cute bowling set and baseball set... and the cutest little jacket that he rocked for church today! He also got a beautiful blanket that was specially made for him, it was so thoughtful and so much appreciated! He also got the cutest remote controlled tractor that plays music and he seriously hits the button 5 million times a day and does a little dance! This kid totally made out like a bandit! We are so overwhelmed by the love that everyone showed us and JJ and are so grateful for everyone in our lives!

Just a side note on this pic.... Grandpa and Grandma got him a John Deere tractor and hat, as you can see below.. He has to wear the hat when he works with his tools. He seriously will not play with the tools until his John Deere hat is on.. I think he gets that from Grandpa! My child has officially become a Utah hick.. he wears John Deere! hahaha
He was drilling the hair I was cutting off of Aunt Leslie's hair.. Jeff took aim at the perfect John Deere shirtless buttcrack Kodak moment!

Jeff and I got JJ his first Radio Flyer tricycle for the Big 2! He LOVES it, and is already getting the hang of peddling!

Wow.. Im lookin pretty hot in the background eh?! Here he is opening up his John Deere tractor and hat from Grandma and Grandpa!
Here is the awesome blanket that Rickell had made for him by her very talented mom.. It is gorgeous! Thanks a ton Rickell!
Here is cute Chloe enjoying her sandwich! She is so stinking darling!
Here is handsome Maverick ( aka JJ's BFF!) coloring away! He was so cute in his studly little hat!
Here is cousin Kolbey face painting for all the kids.. This is JJ getting a pink pig on his cheek!
Here is the cupcake cake I did... I thought I got acloser up, but I didn't! I got a cupcake stand and did orange and yellow frosting with barnyard candles.. There were pigs, cows, tractors, sheep and red barns!
On Friday, JJ's actualy bday, I brought him home a little cake form the store, and, well.. you can see how he felt about it!

Just a quick shot from Thanksgiving, it was raining like a TON and I let him go out and play in the rain... isnt that every kids pastime?! Everyone have a MERRY CHRISTMAS! We love you all and wish you the very BEST!!!

The latest events...

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Here's a little list of the things our family has been up to lately..
- Work, work and more work for the both of us :)
- Trying to spend as much quality family time that we can
- Re-modeling our hall bathroom
- Hanging out at street ball basketball games (see pics below)
- Attempting to keep in tradition with having atleast 2 date nights a month (we actually succeeded this month!)
- Having an (almost) 2 year old, who thinks it is already time to go through the TERRIBLE twos!
- Jeff got to go down to Vegas to take Kyli fishing at Lake Mead for the day fishing on the boat for her birthday.
- Lenzi is very busy getting JJ's birthday party all planned, it is of course 6 days before Christmas!
- We are both excited to go shopping on BLACK FRIDAY! We are excited because this is the first year we get to go together and actually spend the day shopppin' and hopefully get all of our Christmas shopping done, YEA RIGHT!

Here are a few pictures of our latest happeinings.. Enjoy!

JJ " fickin" his tractor.. don't worry, Dad was on close watch letting him use the real screwdriver!

JJ and Dad "fickin" his tractor together, JJ thought it was extra cool Dad was wearing his real workin' gloves :)
Isn't she a beaut?! Man, you don't realize how ghetto your house looks until you tear it apart and take a picture!
Hey, I have a joke... Once there was a boy and a girl who decided to remodel their bathroom in November. They both say that the bathroom will be all pretty and remodeled before Christmas! HAHA ( That was the punch line!)
Jeff and I had the opportunity to go and see a street ball basketball game. I don't know how many of you are familiar with these guys, you can see them play on ESPN playing for And1 (the shoe brand), they don't play professional ball, but they play the whole game doing tricks and some of the things they can do are amazing! Jeff's work sponsered the game here in St George, so we got to go sit on the front row and see it close up!
Here is Jeff and I with "Hot Sauce". All of the players have names that they use when they play!
Jeff and "Spyda" after the game
Jeff has this little scooter on the lot and JJ loves to ride it with Dad! He had the best time rising around the lot with him.
These are just some courtesy photos of the present JJ made for me the other day. What makes this present so thoughtful is that about 10 min before this picture, I had his room flawlessly clean, then I had to go take a shower to get ready for work. If you look closely, you can see JJ with a tube of lotion. Enough said.

An official apology to the "LOSERS" of the world....

2008-11-19T13:05:00.000-08:00

So... as you can see, yesterday was a pretty rough day. Let me rewind a little bit and tell you how my day was brightened after the sun had already gone down.....

I drove up from work around 6:30 pm.. I walked into the house, still sick to my stomach that someone had stolen my purse, and also feeling a little stressed at the list of calls I had to make to fix my stolen wallett problem..I decided to go straight into my bedroom and change into warm comfies so that I could be comfortable for the night. I geared my hair stuff up, ready to do Rickell's hair (which turned out fabulous, if I do say so myself). I started digging into my clean laundry (NO, I hadnt folded it yet ok?!) and I see this oddly familiar looking blue and red plaid fabric..............

IT WAS MY FREAKING PURSE.........................

At this point, I don't even want to tell anyone because as you can see from my last post, I was not very kind about losers who steal! HAHA Well, I am here to say I AM AN IDIOT!
How, do you ask, did my purse end up in my laundry basket??? Well, once I saw the purse, I instantly remembered......

Rewind to Monday night..
I drove up from work, and even though I previously stated that I left my purse in the car, I LIED! I remember now that Jeff and I had decided on the phone on the way home to NOT go out to dinner, so that meant I would not have left my purse in the car to go change, I actually drove up from work and remembered that there were clothes in the dryer that I had put in before work, so I grabbed my purse and threw it in the laundry basket, picked up the laundry basket and threw my clothes in.. Low and behold, the purse was there the whole time!
So, in answer of your comment Les, I would have loved that call last night, I was in a great mood!
Although, my kid did still lock himself in his room, and I had to ruin his door and break the casings around it..as if my bathroom in the middle of a remodel doesn't look ghetto enough!

This world houses some SERIOUS losers...

2008-11-18T11:49:00.000-08:00

Why? Do you ask, well let me get you up to speed.... I guess I am so nieve to what losers we live around. Do you all agree that it takes a serious loser to sneak up onto ones personal property (ie car port) and open up that persons vehicle to STEAL their purse????

Well, that's exactly what the ***ing loser decided to do at my house last night. Here's the scoop.

Last night, I drove up from work around 6:30 pm. I decided I would leave my purse in the car (which was in the dark car port, and there was also no sunlight left to be seen). Me, being the idiot that I am, left my purse in the car because I was going to just run into the house and change really quick because we had decided to go grab a bite to eat for dinner. Once I got into the house, we had changed our minds and decided to stay in and cook dinner so that we could work on the bathroom remodel. Not even thinking that I had left everything in the car. We got busy cooking and cleaning, that the purse being in the car became a distant memory.

By the time we finished clearing out the bathroom, and getting JJ out of his bedroom that he locked himself in by breaking the door AND the casings around it ( that's a post for another day), we realized it was 10 oclock and JJ hadnt even had a bath yet! So, we hurried and got everyone showered and ready for bed. So... by this time it was 11:30, and we hit the sack. Fast forward...

This morning about 10:45, JJ and I were all ready to head out to the doctor to get some antibiotics for his booger nose and cough.... I looked for my purse in the house and remembered at that moment that I had left it in the car, so......

As I walked out to the car and opened the door, I looked at the seat, and my stomach dropped. NO PURSE. So after the doctor, where I had no checkbook or Insurance card, I drove straight to work.. blocked the debit cards, called the temple ( my recommend was in my wallett), called all three credit bearus ( My SSN card was in there, stupid, I know)... and now I get to go buy a new license, file a police report, and pull out my hair.

Did I mention we are remodeling our bathroom, and now have a broken childs door and baseboard... and I am officially done on my soap box. I am so pissed today. Happy blogging.

Family Pictures 2008!

2008-11-12T22:00:00.000-08:00

We chose today to be our family picture day for 2008! We woke up early and drove about 5 minutes to a little town outside of Hurricane called Toquerville. There is a subdivision called Cholla Creek, and it has the most beautiful little pic nic park running along a stream. We got there all dressed and ready just a little after 9 am, it turned out to be the best time of day for the sun in that specific area. Here are a select few from the photo shoot... There is actually one homework assignment that goes along with this post.. We are in limbo about which picture to be 'the one' for this years Christmas card, so I will number the first three pics and everyone cast their vote! I will let you know next week which pic took the cake! (Not to sway ANY votes, but I (the mom, and bottom line decision maker) am particularly partial to PHOTO NUMERO #2)... I'm just sayin'..........

PHOTO #1

PHOTO #2

PHOTO #3

Is that not the cutest friggin baby in the WORLD!? OK, I know what you're thinking, he doesn't look like a baby.. But,he is.. he's MY BABY :)

The two most handsome boys this side o the Mississippi! Ok, well actually , just the two most handsome boys, period!

RANDOM!!! Below is the funniest picture EVER.. Don't let the brightness fool you, this picture was taken at 2 AM in the pitch black of night... I used my night vision on my camera and the flash of course.. Look at how he is sleeping! He is TOTALLY knocked out.. Slept through the night! Hilarious Eh?!

I am so happy for the Holidays to be upon us! It's time for fun memories, and awesome blogging! I can't wait to see everyone start getting in the spirit of the Holidays!! Todays family picture's really made me feel like they are here, we always do our pictures at this time of year, and I look at them each year and see my little family grow, both physically and spiritually. I see every year more love in the eyes of my precious hubby for both JJ and I, and I see that same growth exuded in mine as well. I didn't want to get sappy, but I just love to look at still photos of my little family, especially my precious baby boy. Time flies, and I am reminded of that every time I see little moments caught in photos! I hope everyone takes advantage of this time of year to reflect on the same! It is the time of year to be THANKFUL for our MANY MANY blessings! Today I got to see mine captured forever! Happy blogging.....

Tagged by Shawna..

2008-11-11T18:34:00.000-08:00

So, I was tagged by Shawna to post the 4th picture in the 4th album on my computer :) I am happy to report this is the ACTUAL 4th picture in the 4th album! Now I tag Leslie, Lisa and Melissa!

Cookies. Rain. Guitar Hero. supermodel-esque photo shoot..

2008-11-09T19:23:00.000-08:00

Tonight we decided to make oatmeal chocolate chip cookies! It was a rainy and cold day here... just a perfect day for movies and cookies.. with a little milk of course! Due to the graphic pictures below, I just want you to remember that we are sane (for the most part), and well fit people to be raising an innocent child, and living among society!! It was fun to spend some time together... baking and watching Iron Man! It was JJ's first time mixing cookies. He had a fun time, but obviously, as you will see below, probably not as much fun as mom and dad :) We also played Guitar Hero.. but we rocked out so hard core, the pictures were deemed too graphic by blogger.com Haha. Really I just didn't get any pictures, but the first excuse sounded way more rock star. PS... I dyed my hair dark last week, Jeff loves it way more than the blonde so I thought.. WHY NOT!?!?!

I threw this decent picture in the mix just so that you could all see that our faces didn't get stuck from taking idiotic pictures for an hour. Really, it was an hour.

Happy Halloween!!!

2008-11-01T12:43:00.000-07:00

Well, to start off, here are a couple pics from this morning that made me happy! JJ got to mow the lawn with grandpa.. No two things make this kid happier... Grandpa and a tractor. So, you can guess that he was pretty much in heaven!

We had a fun Halloween week this year, lots of pictures follow to make up for all this time with picturless postings :) Hope everyone had a happy and fun Halloween.... we sure did!

Here is my little girraffe.. He didn't like the hat part, so this is the extent of the costume that you get! He really did look cute, and he LOVED trick or treating! Every house we went to he would actually say "trick-or-treat" and "thank you", I thought he would be more shy, but I guess I was wrong! This kid will do anything for candy :)

These are our pictures from Staheli Farms pumpkin patch and petting farm. We had to go at night, so the tractor rides weren't going, but we had a good time anyway!

Daddy and his boy on the John Deer tractor tricycle... I should have snapped a shot of the fit he threw when we took him off the thing to go home....

There was a big pile of dirt with tractors in it for kids to play in... I wonder where JJ was????

You guessed it!

This was his face when we told him that if he smiled for one more picture, he could go back and ride the John Deere tricycle... Have you ever seen such excitment in a face??!!?!

Here is our little family picture..." hmm.. where is my pocket? " Jeff says!

Here below is JJ being convinced by his dad to pet the baby Lamb.. and as you can see by the little finger sloooowly going in for the pet, daddy succeeded at the convincing game

Dad had to, yet again below, convvince JJ to pet the daddy sheep.. and again, above, JJ caved, petting the big sheep.. this kid caves into peer pressure like no one I have ever known!

JJ once again giving us a cheesy smile, we used 'just smile one more time and you can ride the

tricycle again!' trick...

This is at the entrance of the farms... this was the moment the John Deere tricycle was spotted. Damn bike, it is really taking over this post!!!

Pumpkin carving night! JJ was lovin diggin out the insides of the pumpkin... Here are some fun pictures from our night!

Some quick random pictures..... JJ thinks that he fits in this chair... He is so freakin cute!

JJ LOVES his grandpa... and I am pretty sure the feeling is reciprocated.. I am so glad that JJ has his grandma and grandpa close, I hope he has years and years of more memories to make with them!!

I dig this picture, I can't believe how big my little guy is getting.. It seems like he was born yesterday!

Well we have had a fun October.. and I hope that the rest of the holidays are just as fun for us! Hope everyone had as much fun as we did! Happy blogging!

We're still hoppin...

2008-10-27T16:22:00.000-07:00

Hey folks. We are here. No my internet is not down. I am just lazy. I mean busy. Really I am just so busy that I end up being lazy by the time I should be doing things I like, like for instance.. scrapbooking, blogging...etc.. instead, when I get that golden opportunity to do those things, I just decide being lazy sounds better! No major update, still no camera charger, so no pictures! We are, however, pumpkin carving and building a gingerbread haunted mansion this week, and visiting the local Staheli Farms pumpkin patch and corn maze, so I guess I should get on that camera charger.. O and Halloween, wow, I really NEED that dang camera to be charged! This weekend I have major party plans to make this blog all shiny and new, with new fun halloween pics! Have a good week, and a fun Halloween!!

How Time Flies....

2008-10-02T13:05:00.000-07:00

I can't even believe it has been almost two weeks since my last post, it seems like I did it yesterday! Time really does fly when you are working everyday, and the time I do have, I find suddenly so precious and I want to dedicate it all to my two men! No pictures today, besides not having any good ones, I have lost my camera charger! I am so stressed, I think I left it in the hotel in Salt Lake and I will just have to cave and order a new one from Sony... I am not happy! Owell..
So, JJ is doing MARVELOUS at his new babysitters! I am sooooo relieved, it feels so great to know that he is happy there.. He is so secure and I can tell he loves it there! His sitters name is Shawna and her little boys name is Maverick.. JJ has a Spiderman backpack that we bought especially for Mavericks.. So all the time at home, he will grab his backpack and bring it to me and say " Shada..Magick" (That is how he says their names!).. It makes me feel good knowing that he loves her already! He only goes on Wed, Thurs and Fridays, so the time in between is long for him not to see his little friend! Since day one, he has taken his nap so easy for her, she said that now he will just go to his backpack and ask for his blankie and binkie, and he will walk with her to 'help' her put Maverick to bed and then he walks straight to the couch, lays down and goes to sleep!! I am so grateful, words cannot express. I know that she loves JJ and he loves her, she tells me all the time how proud I should be for having such a well behaved child, I want to cry just typing this post! She tells me all the time how easy he is and polite and obedient.. it just leaves me to wonder.... WHY OH WHY is he not so perfect for momma and dada at home?!?! HAHA... Owell, I guess that's just the nature of the beast!
Well, enough about how perfect my son is (haha)... That is all for today.. hopefully I will see you again soon.. with pictures. I gotta go call Sony.

Salt Lake trip...A day in the shop with Grandpa, and DIY home decor pics!

2008-09-22T22:47:00.000-07:00

So, this is a very long post with lots of fun pictures! First, we went to Salt Lake two weeks ago and visited Temple Square and Hogle Zoo. It was so much fun to get away for a couple days and just hang out and not have to be anywhere! While we were up there, we met some friends and did some shopping at the Gateway and ate some delicious sushi for dinner! Just a side note, JJ does NOT like the Hibachi grill, the fire freaked him the heck out! All in all, it was a really fun and relaxing trip! I threw a couple pictures of JJ with Grandpa Campbell just out of the wood shop! JJ loves to be with his grandpa, whether its on the porch swing or sittin on the table in the wood shop "helping" grandpa build things! I love the pictures of these two hams.. And, last but not least, tonight I finished my latest HGTV inspirational project (haha).. I am an HGTV freak, and I think that I actually have the same ability as the designers to do the same things! Well, I decided I wanted to paint my fireplace brick wall.... I haven't put the decorations up on the brick yet.. but you guys can be honest and tell me what you think! I think it actually turned out pretty cool looking... I'm satisfied!
This coming week is going to be a busy one.. JJ has his very first day of "daycare" on Wed ( Pray for me!!!), and on Saturday, we are going to Vegas just to stay the night and spend Sunday with Jeff's family, they are all so excited to see JJ and it should be a nice little getaway! Atleast for a day!

We left for Salt Lake at 9 p.m. on Saturday, we figured it would be best so that JJ could just go to sleep..... It seemed like a spectacular idea, until , after sleeping for 4 straight hours, when we got to the hotel, JJ wouldn't go back to sleep until 4 a.m! So, next time we take a trip, it will be in the broad daylight..............
But, he does look stinkin' CUTE in his Hulk jammies! I love this kid..
Heres daddy and JJ on the train ride at the zoo.... look at his fake smile! hehe
Me and my little man... I was trying to get JJ to give a funny cheezy face too, but instead I just ended up looking like an idiot!
JJ in his new alligator hat! I think it was a little too big.....
Daddy and JJ throwing pennies into the reflection pool at Temple Square
I tried for a cute pic.... isn't my husband sexy??!! haha

Daddy and JJ sitting in the gorillas lap, after this picture was done, we decided to have some fun with the gorilla... JJ was looking at us like we were nuts!!!! Jeff posing in true form! hahaha typical man :) I don't even have anything to say.

He is practicing for when he is a model!

JJ and mommy at the giraffes... well if mommy wasn't standing in front of them, you could see them... this picture was taken at the end of our VERY long zoo trip.... do you like the red sweaty face! It was freakin hot in Salt Lake that weekend!!!

I thought this was a cool picture... The week after we left, there was a story on the news that one of these two elephants dies later that weekend! I'm not sure which one, but how sad!
I totally dig this hippo picture! You can get so close to them.....
Just hanging out in the cave under the elephants and hippos
Here's JJ givin us the good ol' cheezy face! He loved the snake and didn't want to leave it!
We put JJ on the back of the lions, at first he freaked out cause he thought they were real, it was so funny! But once he was on, he had no intentions of getting off, needless to say, the camera got turned off for momma to open up a can of whoop.... well, you get it.. he threw a catastrphic fit after having to dismount the gold lion!

Ahhhhh... a long day at the zoo ended! How funny is it that he totally fell asleep with his legs crossed!

JJ and his "Gampa" after a long hard day workin in the shop! These two are definetly peas in a pod!

How dirty can a kid get?!?!

Here it is, my painted fireplace! Ignore, please the 70's orange tile that is the hearth! I have some extra kitchen tiles that will be replacing that beautiful tile.... O sad day to see it go. But, back to fireplace.....
What do ya think.. success??? I think I am totally diggin' it.... Onto another project.......

Good news... And then some more news.....

2008-09-19T17:44:00.000-07:00

No pictures this time, I am a slacker and still haven't downloaded my pictures from Salt Lake yet! We had a really good time up there, but I will post all about that trip this weekend when I get my pictures downloaded! Onto other news....

I GOT A JOB!!!! Wa-FREAKIN- hooo! I started at a credit union here in Hurricane last week and I already totally love it! I really like all the people that I work with, and it's nice also becuase I already know most of the memebers being that it's a small town and I have lived here forever! This job comes as such a blessing, and at such a great time for us! I have great hours and JJ doesn't have to be in a daycare! I found a local girl here who has a boy the same age as JJ and she needed some extra money so she will be taking care of him 3 days a week.. I work from noon until about 630 every night, it's so awesome because JJ and I still get to be together all morning and he will have his day all alone with daddy on Mondays, and grandma and grandpa on Tuesdays, and then he will get his social life on playin with a new friend Wed, Thurs and Friday!I also will be working occasional Saturdays..but thats what nieces and nephews are for right?? FREE LABOR! I am also really excited because this girl who is watching JJ is involved with a mommy and me group and she asked me if she could take JJ, so he will be doing fun stuff like the library and the park, and even doing little learning activities! Our prayers have really been answered! O and I was originally looking for full time, but I was able to take this job part time because I still get 30+ hours a week, and I don't have to travel to St. George everyday and pay full time daycare, and I get more time with my little man.. AND it is the best pay I have been offered, and it's two blocks from my house! There is also a ton of teller tier levels to advance to and get pay raises twice a year..So can you tell I am so excited?! Onto some other news.....

We got a letter in the mail today, well Jeff got a letter (haha)... It was from Purgatory Correctional Facility where Jeff has been trying to get on as a Correctional Officer, he passed all of his tests and background checks (phew.. just kidding)... But the letter said that they are not expanding this year due to the economy, so they aren't hiring new recruits :( Jeff is totally bummed, and I am too, but I hope that he knows how SUPER proud we are of him for working so hard at passing all of his tests, and doing so well on them.. There is still hope though, he is in the stack as passed and ready to hire, so when it is time to recruit, it will be his turn! Until then, he is going to try and get on in Mesquite, which would suck because that would be commuting through the gorge everyday, but you do what you gotta do! And, he says, if all else fails, we wait patiently and be grateful that he has a great job with awesome benefits now... plus he will just ask for a raise! haha

JJ is doing fantabulous! Not much going on with him besides growing like a little weed! He is adjusting to our new schedule great, and next week will be his very first time with the new sitter... wish me luck!!!! I will be back very soon with some fun pictures of our Salt Lake trip.. They come with a fun story of our very interesting trip! See ya'll lata!

Could you resist this face...Cuz I can't!!!!

2008-09-06T12:59:00.000-07:00

Is that not the cutest pucker you have ever seen!!???! This is JJ's new way of telling you that he wants a kiss! He will call your name and pucker, you then have to walk to where he is at and give him the kiss... haha! This kid is a stinkin' ham and a handful! He just brightens every part of my day, and makes everything so funny :) He is also into "knuckles".. he no longer will give hi-fives, he wants to hit knuckles! And it is so funny, because he will walk up to complete strangers and hold his little fist up and say "knuckles!".. Hilarious!

I just wanted to post a little update, and I thought I would make a little note of the things we have been up to in our home....

1. I have been scrapbooking the heck outta myself! I am a soon to be Stampin' Up! demonstrater, and I am preparing for my very first class.. we are making greeting cards, and cutting enough out for up to 20 people to have every little piece is..well.. tedious at times! But I absolutley love it!

2. I still haven't found a full time job yet, still working part time, but we are convinced that there is a plan for us, we just have to be patient!

3. We had Emily up for Labor Day weekend, and it was so fun! We had such a good time just being, well, LAZY! We watched movies, made hawaiin haystacks and painted toenails.. and of course, caught a movie! It was an awesome change in the daily grind, we really enjoyed having her here, and hope she comes a lot more!

4. JJ is just growing like a weed.. and I am already getting ready to start planning his bday party for dec.. I know it seems early, but with all the holidays around his birthday, I want to give everyone heads up on the invites, and I want it to be one fun party! So, you all prepare to be in Utah in December, cause we are having the funnest barnyard party in town!

5. Last, but certainly not least, we are leaving to Salt Lake this afternoon, and we are so excited! We havent had a vacation, much less a mini-one, like the one we are about to take, in almost 2 years! We are going to be there until Tuesday night! We are going to the Zoo and all the fun normal family things you do in Salt Lake.. and of course, SHOP! Wahoo.. Im excited! Until next Wednesday... Have fun..Happy blogging.. And love everyone tons!

Fun!

2008-08-28T22:10:00.000-07:00

I got this idea from Carla, and I thought it was so fun! So... I did it :) If you want to do it, just go to google images and type in your answer. Pick a pic you like and upload it! Enjoy!

Age:
Favorite color
Favorite flower
Favorite vacation spot ( Seattle!)
Dream vacation

Favorite food
Where I grew up:Where I live:

Past love

Favorite treat:

Favorite animal:

First name:

Middle name: (Marie!)
Last name:

What I'm doing right now:

Once upon a time....

2008-08-24T16:23:00.000-07:00

There was a little boy and his mommy. The little boy's mommy decided that it had been a long, super hyper day filled with boy, so... The mommy decided she needed a time out from all the mayhem, since her little boy was becoming so..well..boy! Mommy thought that if she offered said little boy a yummy treat, she could sit him in his high chair, and have a short, yet quiet, moment of HGTV. About 5 minutes went by, and mommy thought " He should be done with his treat by now, I will go get him all washed up, and we will watch Nemo together, and have a little more quiet time" (haha, I know).. So, mommy pried herself off the comfy chair, and into the kitchen she went to get her little man outta the high chair. Low and behold, this is what she found..... Words cannot express the smile that came across the mommy's face! I guess this is what she gets for thinking chocolate pudding was a good idea for a "quiet time snack!".. So much for thought!
He gave up on the spoon, and went straight in for the kill!
I LOVE this cheesy face! This is the face he gives when he thinks he is in trouble (and he's usually right!) But this time he was wrong.. how could any momma get mad at this face!!!!

Just a thought......

2008-08-21T19:07:00.000-07:00

Is it just me recently becoming so accustomed, or is really true.....

The harder you try, the more effort you put in, and the more obedient you become..... The harder, and more often, you fall and have to try and get up????????

It's like, cut me some slack here! Don't misread what I am trying to say here, I really am not a negative person (or so I thought)! But it's like they say... "count your blessings".. OK, so I have done that OVER and OVER, believe me, I know I have many! But is it human to just wonder....
"OK, I do have many many things to be gratful for, but it would be nice to just catch a tiny break" I talked to my sister about this, and when I sit back and think about it, we have really been caught some pretty cool little breaks lately, which I am SO grateful for, but it just seems like for every one break we catch, we get 100 more obsticles! I keep telling myself, this is all just a test, I know that in the end, we will be blessed tremendously, if only we are obedient to the cause! But, in the meantime, my human ( and ever so imperfect) mind leaves me wondering if it's true.....

The harder you try, the more effort you put in, and the more obedient you become..... The harder , and more often, you fall and have to try and get up????????

An update of some happenins'

2008-08-15T15:45:00.000-07:00

I'm here to update! First off, before the plethora of random pics I have downloaded for your enjoyment, let's update... I spent last weekend in Vegas, and had a blast with the girls! Thanks Andrea, Emily and Kim for the fun night at Cheescake Factory! I think we spent more time outside flappin our jaws then we did inside eating! Love you girls :) A big shout out to my sister Leslie and her family for letting me crash at their pad while I was there, and especially to Trevor for giving up his bed! I had a great time getting away all alone and getting to see my family and friends :) Now, onto the photo gallery, I haven't uploaded pics in forever, so brace yourself...

I LOVE this picture of my JJ.. How cute are those dimples! Kyli made him a baseball Build-A-Bear and brought it up when she came for a visit. Of course, he was more interested in the box... but he loved it!

We were able to spend a night out with some of the family, my brother in law Shane had a work party at the new Washington City Center ( Awesome new facility, finally somewhere to have fun with the kids!) . Here are some pics of how much my son LOVES chocolate.. Look at him enjoy that bite! This is directly after the swallow... does he look like hes in heaven! He be lovin' him some cholocate!
This is kinda random, but this is his new favorite thing to do! I just go up to the copy shop and get big squares of butcher paper and tape it to the floor, and hand out the crayons! We have had some mishaps with the tile.. and crayons. You can imagine, but Mr. Clean Magic Eraser..is magic!

Ok, so yesterday, JJ REFUSED to take a nap, which was pretty irritating, but whatever. So I got him ready for bed earlier than usual, and he always watches story time before bed (Little Einsteins Movies), well last night, he was being more quiet than usual during story time, so I crept in.. and this is what I found! His little head was bobbin up and down, it was so stinkin' cute! I LOVE this baby!

Like two days earlier, JJ again would NOT take a nap! So, these were taken around 6:30 p.m. while he was supposed to be watching Nemo... Again, he was being way quiet, and Jeff and I decided to have some fun with it. No, we don't have a life, to answer your question!

Much of our time has been taken up by this... Our yard was a nightmare when we bought the house! There were huge tall ugly 25 year old hedges surrounding the yard, you couldn't even see the house. So, we took a couple months, a good friend with a tractor to take out 4 ft' roots, lots of new sprinkler heads from being pulled up with the back-hoe ( the roots were wrapped around the pipes!!)..and were still not done, but it's looking MUCH better! p.s.... ignore these two yahooos.
The thick pad of dirt was just ONE area where the bushes were pulled out! What a mess!!!
We spent 24th of July hangin out at home in Hurricane... We went to the park and had some dogs and burgers and let JJ play some games.. here are a few cute pics...
Gosh, I just wanna eat those cheeks! He be lovin' him some cheesburger!
Me and my little pig! This baby just brings so much happiness to my life, I can't even imagine what my life would have been like without him!!!
To sum it all up... not too much excitement has been goin on, just the norm! But Jeff did pass his physical today for the county! Yea!! One more step, we are so excited... Now he just needs to get hired!!! O yea, and still no job in my court.. Happy Blogging!!

how cool is this!

2008-08-06T12:20:00.000-07:00

Vegas or BUST!

2008-08-02T21:11:00.000-07:00

Hey all! This is going to be a pretty boring blog, cause nothing exciting has been happenin lately! Jeff finally turned in his application to the Sheriff's Office, jeez they ask you about everything and you have to turn in with it everything but your left leg! No secrets here!!

Other than that, its been a quiet week.. I am, however, very excited about August 9 and 10..because I get to go down to Vegas for the weekend all ALONE with no kiddies or hubby (love ya babe) !! I already reserved Emily to tame some mane for a sista..holla! And all you girlies down there in the big LV... we are having a girls night at Cheescake Factory! So, I hope that all you guys can come and we can have some fun times :)

Oh yea, and little JJ learned a new word. "shut-up".. Thank you Toy Story :)

That's all for now folks! Hopefully my next blog is funner... And I'll have pics next time ( I left my charger at my mommas, so i can't download pics!)

Happy Blogging

P.O.S.T

2008-07-23T12:45:00.000-07:00

My title is not the kind of post you are all thinking of, my fellow bloggers! My title stands for Police Officer Selection Test... and my husband just passed it today!! YEA!!

I am so proud of him! He has passed his GED and this POST test all within one month! Hes been studying so hard, and still working his butt off at work! I love him :)

Now if I could just get a frickin job, then he could actually turn in his application! All in good time :)
Just wanted to post a happy moment for us!

Pity.Guilt.Shame....and then some (well, a lot) of tears. Let me explain...

2008-07-17T21:34:00.000-07:00

This has been an emotionally rough week. Well, month. I will explain this blog title as best as I can, but I promise, as I type, the tears keep flowing!

1. PITY: Besides the fact that for the first time in my married life, I actually need a job.. and can't get one. My poor husband can't start the application process with the County until I have a JOB. SO, here I sit, one month later and still nothing. Secondly, for some reason, recently, I have been having an especially hard time with the social aspect of my life. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE LOVE LOVE living here in this beautiful place, and I ADORE all of the great friends I have made here in the last 8 years, I truly treasure them. However, I still just don't have much of a social life, and I have never attained the strong bonds of friendship here that I had my whole life living home in Las Vegas. I have spent the last 8 years missing the first 19! I have never known anything my whole life other than Las Vegas..Chevy Chase... Central Stake.. 23rd ward...You guys on here! (Most of you, anyway!)....Girls Camp...LVHS!...RHS ( sorry my LVHS peeps, I did go to Rancho in 9th grade, I gotta represent!)..I could go on forever, but I wont! Anyways, that is the 2nd part of the pity I have been experiencing. Thirdly, and most importantly.. today was a VERY bad day with little JJ.. All day I was honery, snappy, frustrated and angry. JJ was in the bad mood of all bad moods, and I found myself today in just a huge pile of pity!
2. GUILT: I wanted to get proof of how off the charts JJ was today, so I attempted to bust out the camcorder and start rolling footage of how bratty and mean and angry he was all day.. he woke up that way today! As I get out the camcorder and try to fast forward to make sure I don't record over anything, I come across the taping of JJ's first birthday party. In the high chair, cake and all! I got lost for a moment in how much I love this kid...then back to the "pity pit" as I like to call it...
3. SHAME: Because of my bad day, I decided to escape into blogging for a while. Im sure most of you know about the blog "A Daily Scoop", (www.adailyscoop.blogspot.com) about baby Camille and her tragic recent death at the same age as JJ. I have been following this mother's inspirational words! I decided to visit her blog first, hoping I can read her post for the day and be uplifted! Well, I sure found what I was asking for.... In comes the.....
4. TEARS..and more TEARS!: I get to the blog, and what is the very most recent post?? It is a video that Stephanie ( The mother of baby Camille) had posted. The video is 2 min and 8 seconds of a beatiful lullaby that she and her husband sang to their precious baby as she died in the hospital. The song is sung by mom and dad, as a video of baby Camille's first birthday party is rolling. High chair, cake and all. Sound familiar? ( See #2 above!). Here are the tears...

I just spent my whole day feeling sorry for myself, being angry at my precious baby for, well, being a baby! I was frustrated, snappy, and annoyed. All because he was in a bad mood, or he kept bringing me book after book after book, or because the repetetive sound of "mama" two cagillion trillion times made me want to pull my hair out. I could have spent today being grateful that I have my 19 month old here to annoy me, or want me to read to him, and even better yet to repeat my name over and over just out of infinate love for me! I watched as much of the video as I could until I quietly crept into the shower, only to spend the next 20 minutes in a steamy shower sobbing, tears and boogers flowing down my face with the water. ( sorry, the boogers might have been too much info!) I decided to blog this monumental moment. They say that the most improtant lessons learned in life, come by in quiet and humble ways.
I think today, I learned the most important lesson of all. The lesson of Gratefulness.Humility.Love.

I don't think for one second that these events were accidental. I know for surety that the Lord had a huge part in today. The good Man upstairs taught me a lesson today that I will never forget. Just as I thought the spirit had no chance of touching me on such a bad day, He sneeks in. Just as I thought He didn't listen to my quiet pleadings for greatfulness, humility and love, he enters in and patiently and lovingly, reminds me of exactly what He has blessed me with.

I love you, my little JJ !

Mandy's challenge...

2008-07-12T12:39:00.000-07:00

So, I will take Mandy's memory challenge....

Here are the rules.....

1. Comment this post telling me a memory you have of me... even if you know me very well, or not so well...
2. If you comment with a memory, I will assume you are playing the game and you will post a memory challenge and then I can comment on yours!

Happy blogging!

An update......

2008-07-07T21:40:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone... It's been a while since I have visited the blogging world! A lot has been going on in our little family, so here goes!

1. I am SOO proud of my husband because last Saturday he took the GED test and passed with flying colors! He is so excited, and now feels like there are so many more options open for him! He is totally excited to start the road to law enforcment and cannot wait until he can quit his job and do what he has always wanted to do! Yea...GO JEFF!

2. Being the idiot that I am, I thought that it would be a good idea to rock my child to sleep with a bottle every night since the day he was born, and as of late, I really put on my stupid hat and thought that instead of feeding him a bottle while rocking him back to sleep in the middle of the night (Yes, my 18 month old does not yet sleep through the night, lucky me, I know), I would just bring him into bed with us until he fell back asleep and put him back into his crib until morning.....Well, just as I was beggining to think this was a good idea, I realized that every night at 4:30 AM he was waking up and expecting to be brought into bed with mom and dad. In comes "THE CONTROLLED CRYING METHOD"... Thank God for Supernanny.com! So.......

3. Since putting this method to use ( you do a strict nightly routine, no bottles to sleep!, and you put them in the crib awake).. it has actually started working! After only three LOOOONG days and nights ( you use the method for naps to!).. Here is our new nightly schedule..

8:30 p.m bottle time.. he gets his bottle just like a normal drink, as soon as he is done with his bottle....
8:45 p.m into the bath.. this method calls for 5-10 min baths and NO TOYS!
9:00 p.m. Story time for 15 mintues
9:15 Into the crib and we say good night!
Then you go into the room every 10 minutes to let them know you are there and walk out of the room... you do this every 10 mintues until they are alseep!

The first night, he cried for 1 hr and 47 min, and I went in the room 11 times until he fell asleep
The second night, he cried for 45 minutes and I went in the room 4 times.
The third night, he cried for 20 minutes, I went in the room twice and...
TONIGHT... he cried for 10 mintues and I only went in once!!!
YEA FOR SUPERNANNY!!!!
O, yes and funny enough....he no longer wakes up in the middle of the night! My sleeping life is back :)

4. I got to go to Vegas and see my niece get baptized.. love ya Zoe! We had such a good time seeing family and friends, and just taking a nice day trip back home was nice!

5. Since my hubby will be taking a pretty big pay cut going to train and get on with the County as a corrections officer, I will be taking on full time work again. No luck finding a job yet, but I will surely need some moral support having to take my little man to day care! He has never been away from me, who knows, maybe it will be good for the both of us!

Until next blog!

Tattoos

2008-06-26T11:39:00.000-07:00

Today was a funny morning in our home! Let me start with last night first, so that todays story makes sense! For some of you that don't know, my hubby has tattoos on both of his arms and also on his chest, and last night he got out of the shower, and for the first time, JJ showed and intrest in his tattoos. I don't really think he has ever even noticed them! So, last night, daddy had to give JJ a lesson on what they were called :) So, JJ learned a new word.."tattoo" and he says it SO cute! So, moving onto our funny morning.......

JJ was reading and playing in his bedroom, while I took a potty break. As I came out of the bathroom, I heard a scary sound that all you moms will recognize...It was the eery sound of silence! Usually the first predictor that something may be going terribly wrong! So, I shout out "JJ!" for about 2 minutes and couldnt find him, which for a mom, seems like 2 hours! A tense and whopping 2 minutes later, I found JJ in the corner of his room... He looked at me and said, "Dada", I said "Dadas at work"... Then I saw it... all over his arms, chest and legs...PEN! I looked at him and said "JJ! What are you doing writing all over yourself?!?!" and he said.... brace yourself............ "TATTOO!!"

Here is what I found.....

Belated Father's Day!

2008-06-16T13:58:00.000-07:00

It's a day late, but you know what they say..better late than never! I just wanted to wish my wonderful husband a happy fathers day! As well as my own dad :) I love my husband SOO much I couldn't have chosen a better father or husband.. he is such a good daddy I love to see him with little JJ and to see how proud he is that his son carries his name is the cutest thing! I see so much of him in my little Jeff and it makes me so happy. Babe, you have given us such a great life, and you continue to do so! I am so proud of you for all that you do for us! You are the best, and I hope you always remember how much you mean to us! And to my dad.. I love you so much and it makes my heart happy to see how much you love my son, and how much he loves you! You are the best dad EVER! Love you both!!

Grandpa and his 'buckaroo'...these two love each other SOO much! I love to see my baby with his 'gampa'!

Baseball Pics...

2008-06-13T09:47:00.000-07:00

I decided that it would be really cute to do some pictures of JJ and Jeff for Father's Day, andsince Jeff's favorite thing is baseball... what better idea than baseball pictures! So, we went to the high school baseball field and here's what we got.........

This is going to be the one that I get blown up to 11x20 and in black and white for Jeff's office at work! I absolutely LOVE this picture!

So, I really don't love this picture of me, but it was the only one with all three of us actually looking at the camera! And by the way, yes I DO posses a right index finger, I have no idea what I was doing..............

Goose egg and decorations....

2008-06-01T17:33:00.000-07:00

So, it's random post time! I have a couple things to talk about so.... First of all, I have this friggin awesome recipe for all you summer pasta salad lovers! (I happen to be one of 'em, so this is my new favorite!) So here's the recipe..write it down and MAKE IT! You will become addicted... Second, I have a few pictures of JJ's recent fall off of a mattress..yes it left quite the goose egg, the pictures don't do it justice! And last but not least, I have posted some pictures of my new house and two areas that I am super proud of! We painted our whole house brown, with the exception of one wall in the living room that we painted burnt orange, and a half wall in JJ's room the same orange... So check em out and let me know what you think! Sorry this blog is REALLY long, I hope you stopped by my page with a little time to spare!!!

YUMMY SUMMER PASTA SALAD

6-8 Chicken breast halves, cooked and cut into bite size pieces
(I use a whole rotisseri chicken from costco all cut up, its the best!)
1- 12 oz bag cooked bowtie pasta
2 C mayo
1/4 C sugar
1/2 tsp. ginger (No more than this, or the taste gets too strong)
1 bunch green onions
4-5 celery ribs, finely chopped
2-3 green apples, finely chopped
Red seedless grapes (As many as you like)
2 small cans mandarine oranges, drained
1- 20 oz. can pineapple tidbits, drained ( I leave a little juice so the apples don't turn brown, and it gives the salad a more moist consistancy)
Sliced almonds or pecans (Optional) I don't use the nuts myself, I like a more summery fruity taste, and I think the nuts make it more..well nutty!

In a large bowl, combine all ingredients except pasta. I always put the pineapple in first so that when I cut the apples into the bowl, they don't turn brown! I cut all the fruits and veggies by hand, but as I was typing this, I thought you could probably use a food processor and chop them in there! It would save a lot of hand muscle!
After everything is in, add the COOLED and DRIED pasta to the mix. Having the pasta cool and dry is important so that the sauce sticks really well! Cool, and enjoy!

So, thats the recipe..everyone let me know how you like it! And let me know if any of you add or take away anything to make it a little different or even better! (which is nearly impossible!) Here are the pictures I told you about.....

Yes, that is my SON with a PINK friggin' binkie!
This pic really doesn't give the gooser justice!

Here is my orange wall in my front room...with a black armoire and a black shelf! Waddya think??? Heres a close up.................. It's really not as bright orange as these make it look! Our house is a little dark and all of the other walls being brown make it darker, so I did NOT paint my walls neon orange, I swear!
And heres JJs wall.. I have yet to get the 6 inch white chair rail up... so just bear with the lack of a 'finished product' picture! This is the close up, and this next one shows his bookshelf underneath....

On top of his armoire, I put the name sign that Grandpa Campbell made little JJ, he calls him his little buckaroo, so I think this name sign will be something that will always be special too JJ!

This is just a random wall that I put a shelf that I found at DI up! I painted the little dogs and doghouse, and added a poem with JJ and "Gampa" (thats what JJ calls him) that I scrapbooked and framed.

So this is the end of the longest post in history..sorry to keep you, but I had to get it all in!

Memorial Day

2008-05-28T11:34:00.000-07:00

Memorial Day weekend we decided to spend some of it up in Parowan with Joey& Andrea and cute baby Jackson and Kim & Bryan and cute baby Dax! We had such a good time with them grillin yummy hamburgers (that I grilled all myself!) and watchin the UFC fights! We spent some time riding 4 wheelers together and just had a really good time getting away from reality and having a fun weekend with them! It was such a fun thing to be with Kim and Andrea and see our kids together! It's crazy how time has flown by and that we are all mommys and have the three cutest boys in the whole world! Im so happy that we are a part of each others lives and I hope we never let it go, like we have so many times since high school! I love em too much to let em outta my sight! So to you Kim and Andrea, I hope you know that I will forever be here, so I hope your OK with that :) Thanks so much guys for the fun weekend and I hope it was our first of many!! Love you!

Me, JJ, Kim, Dax, Andrea and Jackson! How cute are those babies?!?! And us three hotties aren't too bad either! haha

You can see that Dax was STOKED for this one.....

Daddy and JJ gettin ready for the big ride!

Just back from the ride.. JJ LOVED being on the 4-wheeler!

Our official family pic for Memorial Day 2008!!
K tell me this picture isn't the cutest gay couple on earth gettin ready for their "man" ride.. Hold onto Joey tight Jeff.. and and don't let your purse fall off your back! Haha.. They look way too happy to be riding with each other!!!!!! Love you boys :)

Baby JJ just as happy as a lark sitting in the middle of an unpaved, dead end road eating rocks and getting filthy!
Joey, Andrea, Jackson and JJ chillin in the grass... JJ decided to join them, and made himself comfy!

Dax and JJ perfectly content and entertained in the road eatin rocks!

Jackson just would not look up for any pictures little stinky! He was not wanting to work the camera! This was the best I could do, and even JJ didn't want to look up in this one!

Daddy's Little Helper!

2008-05-22T18:55:00.000-07:00

I have a son that is, well, ALL boy, and loves nothing more than being outside! He loves when it's time for doing yard work with daddy. Two weekends ago, while we were moving, Jeff decided to do the final yardwork before leaving the old house and, of course, had his little side kick to help him "water" the lawn! You should have seen the fit little JJ would throw every time we took the running hose away and told him it was time to go inside, it was hilarious! Oh, and by the way, if you read my "Cheezy Face" blog, you will notice that he has taken cheezy face very seriously..and now he puts it on EVERY time you take his picture! It's his new pose!!
Helpin' daddy "water" the lawn!

In comes the cheezy face!!!

This was the moment right after he got the hose back.. the face about three seconds before this one was much more..um.. angry! You can see the pure happiness of gettin his hose back, and not having to go inside!

Full on CHEEZY FACE!

This is my most priceless picture. It shows me pure joy and happiness in my little man's face! He loves his daddy! And his daddy LOVES his boy!

This post is gonna suck because.....

2008-05-08T16:06:00.000-07:00

Im moving! And I just wanted to blog really quick just to let all know that I am still alive! Even though Im sure I am SO important to you all that you were actually wondering where I was! haha... Anywho, I am in the middle of moving, painting, moving..and painting. Oh and my one and a half year old is making it even more intersting than it already is! Love Yall and I will get back to this blogging world when my life stops spinning SO FAST!

Oh yea and Im stressed that The Hills finale is on Monday...what am I gonna watch at midnight on TiVo until it comes back on???!?!?! And then AI is almost done! What's a girl to do......

Quick blog.... I need a "middle of the day vent session"

2008-04-28T15:31:00.001-07:00

Just a quick blog today to, well, vent... I should have known this would be a frustrating day.. just by the way it started!

1. First, I got called out of my hour turbo kick class at the gym right in the middle by my hubby. If you have ever bought a house, you know that usually two days before you are supposed to close, the bank calls with some outrageous condition... One of course that you have to do THAT DAY. Well, our one and only condition before the bank would let us close, was to pay off the one and only loan that we have.... today. Ok, let me pull that out of my sweaty gym pants I am wearing ( remember, I was called out of class for this request!)...
2. Finally got the condition from the bank taken care of. Its lunch time now. What a fun day so far, right???
3. As per my daily routine.. It is noon now, and that means NAP TIME for JJ. So at THREE OCLOCK ( yes, three hours later)... hes asleep. That wasn't an annoying three hours or anything.
4. Now, I get to figure out how I can let the baby sleep... and pick Kyli up from school at the same time. Thought for a spilt second "Hes ok alseep, as long as I hurry". Nevermind. Bad idea. (yes I know, your thinking I should be crowned mother of the year). Have to call mom. Can you come watch him while I run get Kyli. Sure! she says.. Mom rocks!
5. Kyli gets home from school. Feels like the day may get long from here on out. Decided to clean out her backpack. Bad idea, considering the above ( 1-4) day I have already had.
6. Deicide to clean out back pack anyways. Find some stuff. Like three parent letters I should have recieved, O, a week ago. Found some " missing math assignments". That explains the D. Wow, now your really thinking " Mother of the year". I tell her, your almost 11 now, I can't move your hand and make you do things anymore when I'm not there, you have to do it. Hopefully one day that sinks in.
7. Its the end of the school year, I think I am slacking. Kyli is moving back to Vegas with her mom and I think I am just tired from this last year. Been pretty emotional and hard. Had my first born.. 4 weeks later, welcomed my second. She was 10. And in school. This year will be interesting, I thought. It's hard to take out 9 years of a child being raised a complete OPPOSITE way than I would ever raise my children, and try and change it in a matter of a year. Hence the reason that Kyli is moving back to Vegas. I gave it all I have. You cannot be more than you are, and I keep telling myself I am not a bad person, I am just only one person. I can't take the place of a mother.
8. So, I blogged. And let it all out.. I know build a bridge and get over it! O.. One more thing.. I need some advise. ANYONE HELP...........
9. I am the Ward Activity Days leader for the 10-11 year old girls. I have a partner who has basically told me in a round about way that she just doesnt have the time to do this. So, I am on my own, with 14 girls once a week..with a 17 month old baby. In a small house! Up until this week, I have just tried to be creative and have something fun for the girls to do.... But now, I am at a standstill. I can't find a website, book, anything that can give me some ideas.... So, If any of you are in primary, or have been, or are just creative...HELP!

OK Im done. I feel better! Thanks for reading. Im sure you all feel much better about your day now!!!!! MUAH!

ChEeZzY FaCe!!!!!

2008-04-27T20:09:00.000-07:00

So, a couple of days ago, me being me, got a little bored and decided to do something funny.. It had been a long morning of gym workouts and laundry, so by the time lunch came, I needed a well deserved ( I think!) break! As I was feeding JJ his lunch, I started making funny faces at him to make him laugh... as I was making these faces, I wondered to myself " I wonder if I could teach him to make a specific face on demand", so........ I made a squishy face and a cheesy smile, shrugged my shoulders, and told him to "Make a cheesy face!!"... He just laughed for the first couple times I made the face and told him to make it, probably thinking I was an idiot.. but after 3 or 4 times, he started to make the face when I said "Make a cheesy face!" So, I then decided this face has got to be caught on camera! So here are the three pictures... The first two were making the attempt to capture it..but finally, with picture number three, you can see the full on, on demand "CHEEZY FACE!"........... Now, every time you tell him to make a cheesy face, he puts all of his energy ( as you will see in picture number three) into in, and makes the funniest, cutest face ever!

Attempt number one.......

Almost!!!.............................

And there it is.. The full on, squishy face, cheesy smile, shrugged shoulder, Cheezy Face!

Tagged AGAIN..by Carla this time!!

2008-04-23T14:56:00.000-07:00

Well, Carla thanks for taggin me, I think these tags are kinda fun.. you can learn alot about family and friends that you never knew!

· A attached or Single: attached
· B best friend: My cutest husband ever.. JEFF!
· C cake or cookies: Cookies, chocolate chip to be exact
· D day of choice: Sunday. Church, mac n cheese, and nap time!
· E essential item: chapstick and mascara
· F favorite color: It's different everyday.. always between pink, brown and teal
· G gummy bears or worms: Neither, I don't like when things get stuck in my teeth
· H hometown:Las Vegas
· I indulgences: Cheesecake
· J January or July: January.. hello its my birthday month!
· K kids: 2.. Jeffery ( JJ) 17 months and step-daughter Kyli is 10
· L life is incomplete without: my family..and chapstick
· M money spent too often on: clothes for the kids, clothes for ourselves and COSTCO!
· N number of siblings: 2 sisters, 3 brothers
· O oranges or apples: oranges
· P phobias or fears: cockroaches
· Q quotes: Keep your words sweet.. cause you never know when you will have to eat them...
· R reason to smile every morning: My little JJ saying "mama" into the monitor
· S season: fall.. Amen Carla!
· T tag three friends: I pick... Kim, Mandy and (sorry again Andrea!), Andrea!
· U unknown fact about me: I cannot sleep in silence. I have to have my nature machine blarin'!
· V very favorite store: Target..but American Eagle.com comes in a CLOSE second!
· W worst habit: Everything annoys me.. haha
· X eXciting news: We get to move into our new house in less than a week!
· Y your favorite food: Italian
· Z zodiac: Aquarius

First Trip to Mcdonalds Playland....

2008-04-18T21:13:00.000-07:00

So today, little Jeff made his first trip to McDonalds playland! I know, hes 16 months old and you're thinking.. "Poor kid, he's never been inside a McDonalds??"... Well, let me say this was sure not his first time eating MickeyD's, it was just his first official time inside of it! So, he did super good eating his nuggets and fries and his very own juice box!! He was not a fan of the playland though, which surpirses me because he usually loves new things and exploring, but he was not havin the slide into the balls! Plus, I think the older kids kind of scared him ( we all know how loud that place is with all those big kids!) So, instead he and I just chilled at the table and he took in all the sights of the painted wall of Ronald McDonald and friends..and also made every sound of every animal that happened to be painted next to Ronald McDonald and friends!! So I took a couple snapshots of what a big boy my little baby has become! My how time flies......

TAGGED

2008-04-16T22:10:00.000-07:00

Tagged
Thanks Leslie...for tagging me! So, enjoy finding out what a FUN and intersting person I am.. haha. That was a joke!

1. Jobs I've had:Wow. This list is gonna be long. Daycare teacher. Foot Locker ( I was the hot chick in the ref outfit! haha). Waitress. Loan Office Manager. Cosmetologist. And, in aggreance with Leslie... the best one.. Im a mama!

2. All the places I have lived: Las Vegas, Utah, then Las Vegas, then Utah.

3. 4 favorite movies: Tombstone ( we have great taste Les!), Juno, Sweet Home Alabama and 40 year old virgin ( yes, its rated "R".. but I have to say sorry.. it's the funniest movie EVER!

4. 4 favorite foods: Pork Salad from Durangos ( all St. Georgians will know what Im talkin about!), my mamas potatoe salad, fried macaroni balls from Cheescake Factory, and anything from Olive Garden :)

5. 4 weird things about me: I hate the feel of cotton so I have to lick my Q-tips before I clean my ears (OK seriously Les, it has to be hereditary... cause I do the same thing!!), I hate to go pee.. so I hold it until it is no longer physically possible to keep it in! I shave my arms.. and I have to sleep with a nature machine on at night because I can't stand silence ( my poor husband!)

6. 4 favorite shows: Desperate Housewives, American Idol, anything on HGTV or TLC, and The Hills..

7. Places I'd love to go: Europe, New York City, Bahamas, and an Alaskan Cruise

Now I'd LOVE to tag you... Andrea! All you gotta do is copy and paste this list into a new blog.. and tell us all about you!

Mommy and me!

2008-04-16T11:42:00.000-07:00

Well, becuase my husband is the doll that he is and works so hard to support our family, he is NEVER available for family pictures! So, I took it upon myself, along with Aunt Lisa, to get some pictures taken of me and my little man.. I couldn't bear the thought of not capturing him at this precious and FUN age! So... enjoy :)

Official...

2008-04-15T16:26:00.000-07:00

It is official! I have entered the blogging world.. Now keep checkin us Johnson's out because tonight I am DETERMINED to work on my page and make it all pretty and personalized... Thanks to my wonderful sis Leslie, atleast I have one! So, now into the blogging world I enter.....

2008-04-09T10:03:00.000-07:00

Ok! Thanks to my sister Leslie my family now has a blog! She is actually typing this (to help me get started) and she is awesome! (Hee hee) Check back often. I'll get things posted as often as I can!