Where have we been?

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

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

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!

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

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.

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

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.