More pictures to come

My internet is being silly so more updates will have to come later. I'm too tired to be patient enough to try uploading the pictures a third time.

Baby Blessing

We had a great turn out at Alivia's baby blessing. It was a beautiful day and so fun to have family here. We blessed her after church on the stage because all of the rooms were filled with another ward. Darren gave a beautiful blessing and Alivia slept most of the time. Her dress was given to her by her Great Grandma Goodall and the white blanket was made by her Grandma Goodall. She looked so gorgeous! We celebrated with food afterwards of course. Thank you to everyone that helped prepare, setup, take down and bring food! I couldn't have done it without everyone's help! The kitchen in the church was FREEZING cold while preparing food but we all survived.

Johnson family Fun

Well, I haven't posted in awhile because I've been super busy but had to show off some of the cute pictures we've taken in the last few months. Alivia is getting so big and strong. She rolled over from her tummy to her back a few weeks ago. I couldn't believe it! We've been showing off our cute babies to grandparents and friends. We also went on a fun horse carriage ride to see the elk in Logan. That was a fun little trip!

Alivia Pictures

Just thought I would post some pictures of just Alivia. She is growing so fast. She's already out of her newborn clothes:(

She doesn't really care for the flash on our camera:
Now she's really mad that we keep taking pictures of her!

She always straightens her fingers when she's mad. I hate to listen to babies cry but I also think these are such fun faces!

Oh! Alivia loves to be held in the wrap! She would sleep all day if I left her in it and I love to have her all cuddled up to me. So precious!!

I just love how she looks in purple. It's a good color on her!

Yellow (sheets) isn't really a good color on her but I thought this picture was so cute. Her little lips form the shape of a sideways heart.

Bath time! This was before we had a girly towel and so she had to use Ammons. I think she looks a lot like Ammon in this picture when I compare him in the same towel but she definatley has her own look too!

We love our beautiful Alivia! She will be 2 months old on the 21st! It's going by way too quickly! We are going to bless her on January 17th in our ward at 12:30. Friends and family are welcome!

Skeeter and Buzz

Alivia with the Smiths

Auntie Tanya, Calvin and Uncle Ryan with Alivia for the first time. We had a great time at your house! Thanks for letting us stay!

2009 Highlights

2009 picture highlights. In order these pictures start from the left and go down.
Ammon started doing push ups in April, crawling and pulling himself up on things in April, first swing ride in June. Darren went to Texas in July and I got to see Ammon's first steps. He learned how to use the T.V. controller and I had to remember not to pick him up so much with my growing belly. 2nd Halloween Ammon was a dinosaur and a Milk Bottle (picture not included). Ammon turned 1 and we had a great party with family. He continues to laugh all the time as you can see! Ammon learned to say 'more' and 'please' in sign language in September. Alivia was born in November and she is so beautiful! Ammon had his first bubble bath in December and didn't like it.

Iron Chef

Our Iron Chef competition was so much fun! To see the details, click here.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!!

Buddies for life! Playing in the back yard. It was chilly but they didn't care.

First Bubble bath ever. Ammon was freaking out when I put them in. He was trying to take the bubbles off his hand and arms and kept getting more on. A few minutes after the picture they were both screaming!
Have you ever seen so many presents! I couldn't believe it! The room looked very magical with the lights turned off and the Christmas tree shinning.
Christmas Eve dinner was Hawaiian haystackes and sparkling cider. It was delicious!
Delicious pumpkin cookies. They stacked these up like a cake and served them to me for my birthday. Thank you everyone for making my birthday special! I got lots of kitchen items from mom (which I really needed), some homemade slippers from Tanya (which are so warm and comfy) and my grandmas funnel (wahoo! I have never had a funnel).

The Johnson family had an awesome Christmas this year. We spent it in Spokane Washington with my family in Tanya and Ryan's new home. It is a beautiful place and there was plenty of room for everyone. Chilly but beautiful! Our road trip up and back were gorgeous with clear roads the entire way and no snow storms. We were very blessed! We were showered with gifts and spoiled by Santa Claus! We played the Wii and had an Iron Chef competition, took pictures of screaming children in their Christmas attire and had a wonderful Christmas Eve dinner. We also got to take a special package to a family and got up at 4:30 a.m. to open presents so that Ryan could go to work at 5. The one thing we missed out on was doing the Nativity scene. It would have been so fun with the 4 kids! Unfortunately Krista and Jaylie bug had to leave early Christmas morning but we enjoyed seeing them. Skeeter and Buzz had a great time playing together and became real good buddies. They even played together in nursery on Sunday. Calvin learned to say Ammon and taught Ammon to say MoMa. We had a great time and feel so very blessed! Auntie Tessa was the biggest help with the kids and I was so grateful she was there to help! She took Alivia for me one evening and let me sleep until 6 a.m.! It was the best present I could have received. Although I love my babies and love holding them all night long, I also love to sleep!!!!
We are looking forward to the blessings of a New Year and can't wait to accomplish our goals. Thank you to all of our friends and family members for blessing our lives and for supporting us in all we do. We are so grateful for our Savior Jesus Christ and his atoning sacrifice for us!

Cut My Chub

So, my work is starting a 'Cut My Chub' competition starting January 4th. I'm really excited to start eating better and planning more 'activity' in my life. It will have only been 6 weeks since I had Alivia when I start so I will have to start off slowly but it will be nice to have some motivation. My sister Tanya stalked me up with a bunch of Weight Watchers tips and a food scale that I'm excited about. I will post a 'before' picture on the 4th and then an 'after' picture on the last day, March 26th. Wish me luck! I will need all that I can get to win the competition!