Busy Cameron

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

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!

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

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!

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

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!

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!