The Johnson Family

Where have we been?

2010-01-25T21:23:00.000-08:00

Where oh where have the Johnsons been?

It is hard to say where we have been, but I know I haven't been blogging. I always check my facebook account, but I have let the blog fall behind. I am going to try and do a better job in keeping our blog current. I am so impressed with the mommies that keep everything current. My word for 2009 was simplify and it is going to continue to be the word for 2010. However, I can still keep the blog!

What has been happening in our home? Well, Carter is almost 2 and you all know what happens when a child hits 2. He is doing pretty well for the most part, but he is so different than his brother. However, Carter is potty trained. He is in underwear full time except for nap and bedtime. He usually wakes up from a nap dry, but I am not ready to test it. I don't think he is developmentally ready to tell me that he needs to go, so I just tell him to go make "PeePee bubbles." He loves to stand up and pee in the toilet. He is aim is great also! He also goes at school, which is a huge step!

Cameron loves his new preschool. He is learning all about the rainforest, which is a subject we love. He is also a dinosaur fanatic! I can't believe all the dinosaurs he can name and information he has learned about dinosars from a few books and a show. He always asks, "What species do you want to be?" before we get into the hot tub each evening.

Bryan has been hired back to the airport. They were nice enough to create a new position that puts him in as a supervisor. It is just a label though. He works with some close friends and doesn't like the idea of being the boss. I think he is doing s wonderful job of balancing his new job, fire department stuff (Tuesday and Friday nights), and us. We are still number 1 on his list!

Me: I am just doing the mommy thing and working part time. I just started Zumba and love it! It is a great work out and soooo much fun! I am trying to get my butt back in shape, but it hurts!

Here are a few pictures from our weekend. We went to visit my grandma in Beaverton. We decided to take the train because Stanwood just opened a station. We walked to the station and had a fantastic trip!

Random Holiday Pictures

2010-01-05T21:21:00.001-08:00

I can't believe the holiday season is over! We have had a lot of fun, but have been incredibly busy. Here are a few snippets of our busy life over the past few weeks.

The boys camped in our living Christmas Night. We enjoyed our new tent!

Cameron and Beth both have the family cheeks. Beth is our cousin from San Diego. We enjoyed hanging out with her!

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We threw Bryan's mom a 65th birthday party. About 100 people came, we had a live band, and Bryan was a little intoxicated.

We took a kid/dog hike a few days after Christmas.

The Johnson Cousins after opening presents on Christmas morning.

Santa Train

2009-11-29T18:21:00.000-08:00

We spent the day with friends and traveled on the Santa Train to see "Santa!" (of course) The kids had a lot of fun playing with their friends, riding on the train, playing around the trains, eating cookies, and seeing Santa. Cameron asked Santa for Optimus Prime (transformer), Bubmblebee transformer, and these crazy penguins from a store in Snohomish. When Carter was asked he said "ummmmm" and then said "Boo" after we left Santa's lap. Boo is actually Boog from the Movie "Open Season". Carter doesn't watch much t.v. but he is obsessed with this Boog character. Hopefully Santa can find and deliver these much needed toys.

Santa and his helpers gave the boys a caboose, so we came home and painted the caboose. Now we are letting them dry, but the boys keep checking to see if they are ready for wheels.

We also went and had lunch at a Mexican restaurant nearby. When they saw all the kids in our group they gave us our own private room. It was perfect! The kids played hide and seek while we all chatted. It was the best restaurant experience ever!

This felt like the first official day of the holiday season! Our next stop is the Christmas tree!

2009-11-17T20:29:00.000-08:00

Well, I am not sure why I have been off of my blog page recently. I guess life has been sooo busy and my ideas of simplifying our life included cutting out our blog page. I will try to be better at posting pictures and include this blog back into my schedule.

Here are a few highlights of the past month. This is one of the Endelman Llamas.

Carter loves this hat that his brother bought for him at the circus. Crazy kid!

Fun on the trampline.

I am sure Cameron will never want to be a cute halloween character again.

My mom was also in the Halloween spirit and came as the witch from Hansel and Gretal. None of the kids had heard of that story. I guess we are all getting a little old.

Cameron at the Endelman pumpkin farm.

Our family!

Our little giraffe!

Motorhome

2009-10-12T21:04:00.000-07:00

Does anyone want to rent our beloved motorhome?

We lost our motorhome, Norm, a few weeks ago due to an unexplained fire. The fire was extremely hot and burnt everything. We had many fun memories with Norm, but will now be asking for a tent for Christmas.

2009-09-18T13:52:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures from the past weekend. I walked 6o miles for breast cancer! It was an amazing experience and I look forward to do it again next year. It isn't easy walking 60 miles or raising $2300, but it was so worth the work. I hope to get a few more members to add to the team next year. Let me know if you are intereted!

Nice picture of me! I am genetically picture challenged. This is what we looked like after 60 miles!

This "Tit Stop" was on top of Capital Hill. There were so many supporters along the way, and Capital Hill was especially excited to cheer us on.

I got to carry the flag for a few miles.

Here is camp! There were over 1000 tents! It was amazing!

This is the first day at 21 miles! The sign says 1 mile left, but we actually had 2!

Children's Museum

2009-08-18T22:00:00.000-07:00

We had a great day at the Children's Museum with the Auckland Family.

Andrew in the Fire Engine.
The kids playing in the city bus.

Carter loved the drum.

Cameron looked so much like his daddy when he was playing with this toy.

Fishing

2009-08-18T21:57:00.000-07:00

Cameron recently snagged his first fish. He likes to say it was a marlin, but I am sad to say it looks more like a perch. Bryan plans on taking him Salmon fishing this weekend. Hopefully he will catch something we can keep.

Secret Place

2009-08-06T17:59:00.001-07:00

I have discovered a very special place by my home that many people have yet to discover. The beach is comparable to a Washington Coast ocean beach, and the trail makes you feel like you are in a different land. Usually we share this place with only a few other families at a time and everyone can have their own special place. At low tide you can walk way out and play in the little pools that have formed in the sand(Today was low tide day). At high tide you can play on the driftwood and build forts. When the tide is exactly in the middle you can wade out about 200 yards before the water gets deep. The boys and I have been spending a lot of time here the past few weeks. I like to call it my secret place and I hope others do not discover it.

Today we shared our place with Rachel, Thomas, Anne, Andrew and Kate. We had a lot of fun with our friends.

We would love to share our place with others, but you must promise not let our secret out. Call us to make a playdate and we will take you on an adventure that is close to our home.

Bear Lake

2009-07-26T21:04:00.000-07:00

We decided to have an adventure this weekend and took the boys on their first backpacking trip. Bryan became a Sherpa and hiked 4 sleeping bags, 4 sleeping mats , a tent, clothes and food up to Bear Lake (I had Carter and a few other items.). It is a 2 mile hike that we read about in our Hiking With Children book. Cameron was a great hiker and also carried a pack. We also made our dog, Jelly, carry a pack. She was in charge of poopy diapers. Our adventure was successful! We only had a slight thunder storm, but other than that things went quite smoothly. Oh, the bugs were really bad but we found creative ways to swish them away.

Our group: The Endelmans, Underwoods and Johnsons

(The Connors hiked in with us but left before dinner.)

Our Family

The boys enjoying breakfast.

Gearing up to hike out.

Carter was exhausted from the difficult hike.

Daddy's In Charge

2009-07-24T21:05:00.000-07:00

Bryan was in charge of the boys this morning while I took a shower and shaved my legs. I rarely get to do this event on my own, so I was looking forward to my few moments of peace. Bryan decided to give the boys a bath. Carter was the first one out, so Bryan dressed him and then went to go and get clothes for Cameron. While he was getting Cameron's clothes the little guy jumped back into the tub. I guess he felt he was still dirty! Poor Bryan!

Pierce Lakehouse

2009-07-12T13:18:00.001-07:00

We spent a few days at the Pierce's Lakehouse on Summit Lake this week. We had a lot of fun playing in the water and hiking. Here are a few pictures of our mini vacation.

Intense Ride!

Bryan is in a Sumo Suit! I think it is a suicide suit, but of course bryan loves to be dragged behind the boat.

This old lady still has what it takes.

My handsome boys.

Staying Cool

2009-07-02T16:16:00.000-07:00

How do we stay cool on a hot day?

Popcicles.

Shade.

Friends at the Forest Park water playground.

Watermelon.

Pool.

Cold Pool.

Slip n Slide.

Any other suggestions?

2009-06-23T12:59:00.000-07:00

We went camping to Lincoln Rock State Park over Father's Day weekend. It is a yearly trip we take with a few of our friends. We had a lot of fun playing at the campground and playing in the water. On Father's Day Bryan and I took the boys for a 12 mile bike ride on the River trail in Wenatchee. It was a lot of fun! I have decided that I need to focus on taking pictures that include the entire family. Most of my pictures from this trip were of Carter, but who couldn't resist this cute little baby boy! He is 16 months today! My baby!!

Carter wanted to ride scooters and bikes with the other kids. He would try so hard to put a helmet on and then find something to ride.

Happy Father's Day Bryan!

The boys loved the bubble machine!

Carter is trying to figure out how to skip rocks like dad. He tried many times.

I like the bubbles in this picture.

We hope everyone had a great Father's Day!

Boy's Weekend

2009-06-11T21:22:00.000-07:00

Cameron had his first real boys weekend with the Johnson boys. He went to Colville for three days with his dad, Uncle Jason, Uncle Steve, Grandpa Johnson, Cousin Conner and Cousin Hayes. The goal was to hook up with Bryan's grandpa who lives in Colville. They camped on his property in the motorhome and tents. The 4 year olds, Cameron and Hayes, learned how to take part in a peeing contest. I guess it is a Johnson Family tradition. Thank god they never had a girl!

Nobody in the family ever plays with guns unless they go and visit the farm in Colville. I guess it is a great place to shoot.

Here is a 4 generation photo of all the Johnson Boys. Hopefully Carter and Cousin Noah can join the boys next year.

I guess Cameron still has the cheeks he had when he was 6 months old. He is really funny about noises, so wearing these helped him around guns. He even shot the bb gun, but didn't like grandpa's shotgun.

Here is Great Grandpa Harley withhis great grandsons.

What did I do while the boys were gone for 3 days? I enjoyed my time playing with Carter. I love the age of 15 months. He was a lot of fun and we did a lot of long walks. Carter really missed his brother, and was so happy when he returned home.

Carter now has the flu and we are praying no one else in the family gets it. We thought it was over and then 24 hours later it came back. I am on my third outfit of the day, and Carter is in his 6th! Poor baby.

Happy Birthday Cameron

2009-06-04T13:31:00.000-07:00

Happy 4th Birthday Cameron!

Cameron enjoyed a party with a few buddies at Jungle Playland and a small BBQ with his grandparents. It turned out to be perfect for Cameron.

Graduation

2009-05-28T22:41:00.001-07:00

Since January Bryan has had class every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Each class session had a start time, but I never knew when he would be home. He would often come home to everyone sound asleep. He spent his other nights home trying to study as he played with the boys and tried to reassure his wife. I might sound like I am whining, but I am just realizing that I made it through this grueling schedule and I didn't go crazy (you might think differently). Bryan graduated tonight! He was chosen to be a guest speaker because he is one of the class leaders (old guy).

Now what? He starts EMT school June 22nd and it will end in September. He will have class every Monday and Friday. The schedule is a little better, but he will be required to do a lot more studying. When he finishes EMT school he will be able to work and get paid by North County, however, he will be considered a Part Time employee and will not be making very much money. We hope that he will eventually become a full time Fire Fighter for Paine Field (or North County). That would be an ideal situation for us! If he gets hired by Paine Field they will be sending him to North Bend Fire Academy for 10 weeks! I might go crazy if that happens.

Fire Fighter Dad

2009-05-05T21:38:00.000-07:00

Bryan has passed all of his FireFighter 1 courses! Yeah, he is a Fire Fighter! He was nominated the class leader by the Chief and will be delivering a speech on graduation night. He also gained his Wild Fire Card and these are pictures of him finishing his water rescue class. Bryan is playing the victim and is in the basket. He spent the entire day in the water at Kyak Point.

Carter loved filling his bucket with rocks. I tried to get him to watch his dad, but he wasn't interested.

The boys shared a few goldfish together.

Bryan and his crew coming in for a break.

Relaxing after a day at the beach. I love this picture!

Bryan will begin his EMT training this June. It should last a few months. He will begin a shift with North County soon, but having his EMT degree will make him more marketable. We are very proud of his dedication!

P.S. The Kangaroo Farm is in Arlington. We would love to go again with some friends. They also had lemurs, llamas, turkeys, peacocks, and a biting pony. Those are the animals Cameron keeps talkinga about.

Busy Cameron

2009-04-29T20:23:00.000-07:00

Cameron has been busy visiting the Kangaroo farm and fishing. He now has an imaginary kangaroo that he talks to and carries in his front pouch. They often go outside and bouce.

No fish!! The boys were skunked!

Easter At The Zoo

2009-04-15T10:19:00.000-07:00

We spent Easter Day at the zoo. The weather was rainy, but the animals were awake! We saw more animals than we have ever seen before. There were only a handful of families at the zoo, so we pretty much had each exhibit to ourselves. We each had our favorites:

Cameron: Lions (They were sleeping, so we can't figure out why these were his favorite.)

Carter: Toucans (Noisy)

Bryan: Jaguar (He was awake at the glass.)

Rebecca: Gorillas (There was a 5 month old baby.)

The boys looking at the otters.

Carter stayed warm and dry!

Carter used his Easter money to ride the Carasoul. He loved it!

This was in the Rainforest Exihibit. Cameron called it the carwash, and the boys ran back and forth. We were the only ones in the exhibit, so we could get a little wild when we wanted too.

Cameron loved this little elephant.

We hope everyone had a happy Easter!

Only a 3 year old!

2009-04-04T14:07:00.000-07:00

I thought I would share this funny story about a conversation Bryan had with Cameron. They have a dentist appointment at the end of the month, and this will be Cameron's 2nd appointment, but he didn't get much done his first visit. Bryan talks to him every night about what the dentist will be doing to his teeth. A few nights ago they discussed flouride. Bryan told him that the dentist was going to paint chocolate, bubble gum, grape, or strawberry flavors on his teeth. When Bryan asked him what flavor he was going to choose, he was very quiet for a long time and thought about his reponse. He finally said "Dad, do they have goat?"

Johnson Dinner

2009-03-31T13:50:00.000-07:00

We had a Johnson dinner on sunday and tried to take some family photos. The weather was nice so we tried to get outside and pretend it was summer. I can't wait to feel the warmth of the sun! This family picture turned out really well. Jason was on good behavior and all the kids are looking at the camera. It was tough because the camera was on a tripod and the little ones didn't understand to look at it.

Carter showed the family his new walking skills. He wasn't so sure of the pavement.

The kids 4 and under dined on Mac and Cheese. Carter ate more than all three of the bigger boys combined!

I thought I needed a nice picture with my mother in law. Don't we look cute!

Oh, this is our new dog! She is a little camera shy, so I will work on getting a better picture. I know she looks just like Jenna, but her name is Jelly. We weren't really looking for a new dog, but I new that if one came our way I wanted a female between the ages of 2-5. Jelly is a 4 year old flat coated retriever (female) and she needed a new home. Colbie fell instantly in love with her and Sylvester also likes her. She has a calm personality and seems to love her new home. She needs to lose about 15 pounds, but I think she is a good fit for our family.

Carter is Walking!

2009-03-19T20:09:00.000-07:00

Carter started officially walking today! He has made it a point of standing up and walking to his destination instead of crawling. Cameron has been helping his brother learn this new skill. You will notice that Cameron is having a little bit of a nose difficulty today (I think he might have allergies like his daddy.)

Daddy's Day

2009-03-04T19:38:00.001-08:00

Bryan has a stay at home day every other Wednesday, and he usually takes the boys somewhere fun. The past few times he has hooked up with Alexa, our sister in law, and her two boys, Hayes and Noah. They look like a crazy couple with 4 kids. I guess they get a lot of funny looks. They have ventured to the Seattle Flight museum, Everett Children's Musuem, and today they went to Jungle Playland.

Cameron and Hayes on the slide.

Noah relaxing.

Carter having fun playing in the balls! I guess this was everyone's favorite place.

I wonder where they will venture off next time. Any suggestions?

Happy Birthday Carter!

2009-02-24T20:49:00.000-08:00

Carter turned 1 yesterday! I can't believe my little baby is

already 1 years old
He had his own sugary cupcake. This was a mistake
because he woke up many times that night.

Carter received the cozy coupe from his Grandma and Grandpa Johnson.

He hasn't left this toy since he received it. He likes to get in the car and then out

and then back in. I am hoping this car will entertain him this summer so I can

get some yard work done.

Here is a list for those of you who don't know Carter very well.

1. His best friend is his brother.

2. He is a daddy's boy.

3. His hair is hard to tame. I can only slick it down for a period of time.

4. He says: mamma, dadda, dod (dog), Kee (kitty), ahh dun (all done), uh oh, nigh nigh (sleepy time), and num num (hungry).

5. He has decided he doesn't like bottles anymore. I guess he is a good boy for doing that so easily.

6. He loves to wrestle with his dad and brother. I can't watch because the flips scare me.

7. He loves to hot tub.

8. He likes to immitate sounds: buzzers, horns and whistles.

9. He took 3 steps yesterday.

10. He hasn't slept through the night yet.

11. He will go to sleep if you just lay him down in the crib.

12. He can cry extra loud at 2:30 in the morning.

13. He is very social.

14. He laughs and squeals a lot.

15. I am not sure why I thought it would be hard to love another baby. I can't imagine our lives without him. He is a perfect fit into our crazy home.

If you haven't met Carter yet, I hope you get to real soon. He is growing up so fast!

Should I be concerned?

2009-02-19T20:14:00.000-08:00

I want to get other mommy opinions on Carter. He turns one this Monday, but has been refusing a bottle for the last 24 hours. He also just went to bed without his binky! Why is he growing up so fast? I am a little worried about the bottle. I just stopped breast feeding about 3 weeks ago and he has always been happy with formula. He is not cranky but when I try to give him a bottle he just pushes it away. Do you think I should be concerned?

Valentine Day Hike

2009-02-15T17:31:00.000-08:00

We finally had Bryan home for a full Saturday. He did not have Fire Fighting training, so we decided to hike with our good friends the Underwoods.
Colbie always loves to chew logs. We think she is part beaver. Her gums bleed but she is so happy shredding logs. She spent about 15 minutes destroying this log.

Carter had fun hanging out in the backpack.

We stopped and had lunch. It was a great way to spend Valentine's Day!

Another Beautiful Day!

2009-02-11T20:33:00.000-08:00

A cold and beautiful Day in the Northwest! 43 degrees and sunny! I love it!

Sunny Day

2009-02-03T21:18:00.000-08:00

We finally had a decent day to play outside for awhile. Cameron hadn't been on his "digger" since Fall. Carter loves the swing! He holds his breath each time he swings down and then giggles as the swing takes him up.

I haven't been blogging lately because Facebook has been consuming a lot of my time. I just started and it is a little addicting. I have piles of papers to organize and a check book to balance, but what fun would that be! I would rather facebook.

A Mini Vacation

2009-01-22T10:07:00.000-08:00

We spent the weekend at one of the most beautiful places in the world: Orcas Island. The weather was sunny and warm. It was so nice to relax with friends (Perrys and Connors) and have some quality family time. Bryan joined the North County Fire Department and our family time is what we have to sacrafice for the next few months. He has training on Monday and Wednesday evenings and all day Saturday. This lasts until May and then he has a few weeks off before EMT training starts. He is busy!! We are trying to be patient and understanding while he has to work so hard.

This is the view from a lookout at Moran State Park on Orcas Island. We had so much fun hiking and snacking this lookout. You must visit the San Juan Islands if you have never been there. Beautiful!

Favorite Pictures of 2008

2009-01-01T22:41:00.000-08:00

Of Course we have so many pictures that we love from 2008, but here are a few of my favorites. I never seem to take a good picture, but Bryan and I had this picture taken 5 days before Carter was born. We went to Ocean Shores in February with the Aucklands. It brings back so many great memories! This particular picture was taken in the fort that the boys built. My contractions were about 20 minutes apart at this point, but we were determined to get our last weekend in before the baby came.

Doesn't our sensitive little Cameron look tough! Cameron did such a great job in becoming a big brother this year! He loves his little brother and they are already best friends!

Here is our happy 2008 addtion to our family. He loves to hold his toes and balance on his bottom. Maybe it was the few yoga classes I did while pregnant. Carter is always happy!

This is my all time favorite picture of Bryan. It was taken minutes after Carter was born, and I don't think I have ever seen Bryan so happy! This picture will always be one of my favorites.

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-24T08:56:00.000-08:00

The snow is melting a bit here in Stanwood but we figure it is going to take quite a while to melt off the 2'+ we got up here. We had to dig out almost everything, including the hot tub!

Bryan was able to clear us a path to the tub though so we had to enjoy the warm pool a bit. We turned it up to 103 just to make it nice and toasty warm.

We want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and we hope you all have a great 2009!

2008-12-20T21:57:00.000-08:00

Bryan took a drive this morning to take some pictures of the valley. Here are my two favorite photos from his journey. Do you think he should be a professional? We have been seeing a lot of eagles the past few days. We hope everyone is staying warm!

2008-12-18T21:10:00.000-08:00

We have so much snow! We measured this morning and it was at 12 inches, however much of the snow has settled. We think we have around 15 inches! We have spent most of the day sledding. Cameron loves it! He is such a trooper hiking up the hill, and his comments are so cute as he zooms down the hill. He likes to say "Move it, move it!" from Madagascar. We have been sledding on the hill right in front of our house. It is a great hill to sled on, but this afternoon the sad truck came by and ruined all of our fun. It just started to snow again this evening, so hopefully it will cover up the sand so we can have some more fun tomorrow.

The cat even loves the snow. He keeps going in and out. When he is outside he is hiking around in the snow. We always knew we had a strange cat!
I know there is a way to fix these photos, but I am too tired to try. I am getting ready to go to bed and read my new book Twilight. If you haven't read the book yet, then I suggest you get on board with the rest of the population. It is so good!

Oh, I almost forgot to tell you about all of our excitement. It is a really bad sign when you come home to neighbors in your garage and water flooding your driveway. Luckily our neighbors have our house key because they heard a hissing sound coming from our garage. An insulated pipe broke and water went everywhere! Our garage is packed and Bryan has his office in there. Luckily the damage was small and Bryan was able to fix the pipe. What fun!!!

Christmas Tree Hunting

2008-12-09T21:39:00.000-08:00

We spent Sunday with the Perrys and Connors. Our first stop was to find a tree at the Fish Creek Tree Farm. Of course the weather was great all day until we decided to get out and cut our tree. We were probably only at the tree farm for 20 minutes. Everyone found a tree fast, and then we were on our way back to our house for a lasagne dinner. Cameron wanted to choose the tree. The tree he found was about 18 inches high. Maybe next year Cameron! At our house we had kids running everywhere, but we had a lot of fun. After dinner we packed the group up and headed for the Lights of Christmas. The highlight was to see Santa. Cameron wanted to know if Santa was a good guy or a bad guy. Once I told him he was a good guy he happily went over and sat on his lap. Carter on the other hand did not like Santa. Hopefully Santa understands and will still bring him something for Christmas. We also did a group pictures with all the kids: Caedan, Cameron, Kyla, Olivia and Carter. I am not sure how pleased Santa was, but he was a good sport about the crying babies. This is our 2nd year getting a tree with this group. Hopefully it will be our tradition in the years to come.

2008-11-23T17:03:00.000-08:00

We had part 1 of Jenna's memorial today at Kyle and Rachel's cabin on Whidbey Island. She loved the cabin, and was always so happy to frolic in the bushes. We spread some of her ashes over the bank onto the bushes. Her dog pack was present and also our close friends. We plan on spreading the rest of her ashes at the monument at the Stanwood Tree Farm this spring. We love and miss our Jenna.

2008-11-05T19:06:00.000-08:00

Here is part of our trick or treating group: Hunter-Ninja, Gracie: Major Cutie, Cameron: Mountain Dog, and Carter: puppy. We also had 6 other kids join our group.

For Bryan's 35th birthday part we carved pumpkins at Grandma and Grandpa Johnson's house. We had lots of fun!

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You will have to enjoy two pictures of grandpa with his rotozip because I cannot figure out how to erase the other image!

Here is our precious blue eyed lost puppy.

We hope everyone had a wonderful month of October. I promise to blog again real soon!

2008-10-15T21:16:00.000-07:00

Carter will be 8 months old next week! I can't believe how quickly they grow and change. He doesn't even look like the crazy haired baby we brought home from the hospital. He is loving daycare and always has a smile for everyone. We are sure that he will be crawiling soon and we are warning Cameron that he better get ready. Bryan believes that Carter will be giving his brother a beat down on a daily basis. Our poor sensitive Cameron is going to have to learn to stand up for himself.

2008-09-30T20:39:00.000-07:00

We successfully survived Disneyland! It was a little different pushing a stroller and having to focus on our children, but we had a lot of fun! Carter loved the parades and also went on many rides. Carter also kept to his regular schedule. He took both of his naps in the stroller and always went to bed around 8:30. He even slept through the firework show. Cameron also did a great job, but we made a mistake and took him on the Pirates of the Carribean first. It really scared him, so it took him about 24 hours to get back into the rides. California Adventure was a lot of fun! The lines were short and they offer a lot of unique rides. We are glad to be home and look forward to a relaxing fall. (Did I say relaxing? Since when do the Johnsons relax?)

2008-09-17T21:21:00.000-07:00

Bryan finally arrived home 5 days ago, and I am finally recovering and able to get back to the computer. Life was crazy last week! Carter and Cameron were both sick! Carter had a 4 day fever and also had his first two teeth break the surface. Cameron was sassy and had many great tantrums! I just had to laugh, but it put me through the test. I was so tired at one point I had forgotten where I placed Carter. I only had this brain fart for about a minute, but I finally found him on the couch. Yikes! I felt like I was an open wound and the boys were salt shakers. They kept taking turns pouring salt into my wounds. To top it off, Carter cried all the way to the airport. Thankfully we only had to go to Bellingham to get Bryan. They have been happy boys ever since their dad arrived! Their colds are gone and their sweet personalities are back. I am never going to be a single mom for that duration again. I thought of this quote the entire week: "Motherhood is like being pecked to death by chickens."

Now life is great and I am done complaining about my week. We are leaving for Disneyland next week! Cameron is so excited. I think his real excitement centers around the jumbo jet!

2008-09-07T15:49:00.000-07:00

Bryan is away for 6 days in Las Vegas at the ABC Kids Show. Here is a photo of him with our mosquito model. (Should I be worried?) The mosquito is for our Roonbug line, and was sent by Insect Shield (The company we are partnering up with.) This is also our first time going to a kids only market. We have always targeted the outdoor market, so I guess we will see what happens.

While Bryan is in Las Vegas, I am home with the boys. Carter has a 102 fever, runny nose and just popped his two bottom teeth. Cameron has a runny nose, sneezes and now a cough. Needless to say I am a little tired. I have to work tomorrow and thankfully my wonderful mother in law is coming up to take care of our boys. We are counting down the days for daddy to return. Keep me in your prayers.

First Day of School

2008-09-02T21:15:00.000-07:00

Cameron had his first day of preschool, Carter had his first day of "baby school", and I had my first day of teaching! We are all so tired. It was a rough day for the boys. Cameron was really excited when they first arrived. He even introduced his daddy to his friends. However, he didn't realize that his dad would be leaving hm there. He spent much of the day crying or being comforted by Carter. He wasn't allowed to cry if he went into Carter's room. Cameron also didn't use the bathroom the entire day! Carter didn't want to take a bottle and they forgot to give him his binky! I on the other hand had to tame 27 third graders. What a day! Being a stay at home mom sounds really good tonight.

2008-08-28T21:01:00.000-07:00

Gracie turned 10 and we celebrated her birthday at our home. I can't believe our little Gracie is already in the double digits! She will be entering the 5th grade this year.

2008-08-27T17:33:00.001-07:00

I hope that everyone finally found our blog. I am so sorry about the mix up on the address. I need your help Kim!

Here is a photo taken today of Cameron in his Puddle Jumper jacket. The company is from New Zealand and they are carrying some of our clothes. Doesn't Cameron look so old in this picture! He will be starting preschool on Tuesday!

2008-08-26T22:39:00.000-07:00

Carter and Colbie love each other! Actually, I think it just may be Carter that is in love with Colbie, but she tries to humor him.

2008-08-26T22:36:00.000-07:00

Here is a better picture of Cameron. He loves having his picture taken.

2008-08-26T22:34:00.000-07:00

This is Cameron, and he is now 3 years old. He loves his spiderman scooter!

2008-08-26T22:25:00.000-07:00

This is Carter, our newest family member. He is now 6 months old and a very happy baby.

Our first day of blogging

2008-08-26T22:20:00.000-07:00

The Johnsons are finally starting a blog site (from much pressure from Kim and Darlene). I guess it is the thing to be doing, and we were told that others would read our sight. So I am giving it a try. If I can get this sight running then I am going to make one for Roonwear, but right now you can view Roonwear at www.roonwear.com. Make sure you check out our website and sign up for our newsletter.