The Johnson Family

Once A Year

2011-09-28T17:10:00.003-04:00

I admit have more then neglected my blog lately but what a better way to get started again then now. One year later and here are the first day of school pictures from this year. Davis and Jane have grown so much!

Davis is started 2nd grade and turning eight this fall.

Jane is almost two going on 16, she is a handful.

1st Day of School and 1st Steps

2010-09-08T18:18:00.005-04:00

While Tanner was in AZ for 4 days Jane managed two milestones with in 24 hours of Tanner being gone. Jane said her first "dada" and she took her first steps. Luckily I got the steps on video(which I cant show because I am in my pj's and Davis for some reason is dancing in the background in his underwear) but Tanner got to see it. Davis started school on Tuesday. He now rides the bus and is not as exited about it as I am. We are really looking forward to this year and know he will have a great one.

Boys of Summer

2010-09-08T18:08:00.004-04:00

This summer my sister Brett sent her two of her amazing sons out to see me. And I was good to them. They thought the train was cool at first but after a few days of train and subway they decided it wasn't as cool as they thought. Here we are waiting at the Tuckahoe train station.

We had a great time at the MET and a not so fun time waiting for Tanner to pick us up.

They loved central park. Trevor more that Mich.

I even took them to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. It was a beautiful day.

We even took them to the beach. I absolutely loved their visit and cant wait for next years.

Arizona July 2010

2010-09-08T18:02:00.002-04:00

Lance and Eden at the City of Mesa diving meet. Lance came in 1st place and Eden did great too. I was so excited to see them. I miss things like this when I am in NY Jane got stuck under Grandma's chair several times. But she looked so cute doing it.

My Dad loves his granddaughts and they love pink apperently.

Brandon and Ashley welcomed their baby boy Nash while we where there. I miss him already.

T-Ball Summer 2010

2010-09-08T17:56:00.003-04:00

Davis did T-ball this year. It was so fun to watch him. He did a great job and I am thinking Little League next year

New Home and a Growning Jane

2010-06-18T11:01:00.001-04:00

Loose a tooth gain a tooth

2010-04-15T13:52:00.004-04:00

Davis may have lost two teeth but Jane gained them.

Fat and Happy

2010-02-22T15:17:00.002-05:00

Jane is now 4 1/2 mths old now and is wonderful. She is so fun now that she is smiling and laughing and sleep through the night. She is putting on weight and the cutest rolls.

With all the snow and cold I have had to get creative to keep Davis from driving me nuts. We made a chocolate cookie house for Valentine's Day and Davis and his friend Connor got to decorate with candy. It was a lot of work and Brett made fun of me but when she came to visit and needed a late night snack, what did she attack? That's right, my cookie house!

We took Jane out in the snow to play for the first time. She loved it. She would put her face to the sky and laugh when the snow hit it. We didn't keep her out for long but Davis spent all afternoon playing in the snow. Tanner and Davis packed the snow into our steps to the backyard and made a pretty decent run for Davis to sled down. Tanner and I had to test it out too.

Here is my most recent picture of Davis and Jane. Davis was sick and Jane was just happy. Davis was happy too but he always is.

Thanksmas in AZ

2009-12-17T14:38:00.004-05:00

We got back from our fun filled visit to AZ yesterday and I have been no stop trying to get everything unpacked, cleaned up and ready for Christmas. We had a great time on our visit. Davis got a ton of presents and to make it easier to pack he got to open them too. Our family was great about giving him some extra attention and not to mention some spoiling too (but it's once a year so totally acceptable). Here he is with his spiderman from Tara. He was so excited he had to buckle him up and ride next to him in the car.

Now that I have a girl I was able to get a four generation picture with my daughter, me, mother and grandmother.

We also had a chance to bless Jane while we were there. Tanner and I were both emotional as we looked around the room to see our families there to support and participate. We were very grateful for that experience.

Here is my mom and Jane taking a nap.

We also were so excited to see our friends Ben and Sarah again and meet there new baby girl Maya.

We had babies everywhere! Ben and Sarah had a baby, Rob and Lachelle's baby Chloe is only 6 days younger than Jane and Matt and Tara had Matti while we where there too. We went to visit Tara after she got home from the hospital. I love this picture of Tara, Matti, Tanner and Jane.

Michelle bonded with Jane. We think that Jane and Michelle are kindred spirits.

My family had new family photo's. Warrens girls loved taking turns holding Jane and they each had to get their pictures taken while doing so.

It was so fun to see Chloe and Jane together. I hope they can be close friends as well as cousins as they grow up although I think that might be a bit hard since we are NY and she is AZ.

We are so happy Tara and Matti are doing well. Tanner and I were very relieved to see them both healthy.

Baby Jane

2009-11-19T10:26:00.004-05:00

Jane Dee Johnson was born Oct 8th at 1:47 pm in Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville, NY. She was 8 lbs 3 oz. and perfect! We love having her as part of our family.

We all love taking naps with her.....

Even if we don't know we are.

Big and Bigger

2009-08-30T14:55:00.003-04:00

Well, what can I say. Life has been pretty boring for us here in NY lately. Davis had a great time in AZ. He was busy doing something everyday but now he is home where life is slow and he dosent have a hand full of kids to play with at his beckon call. We did manage to get him registered for school and he is very excited to start on Sept. 8th. As you can see even with our boring existence Davis dose find creative ways to entertain him self.

He is a picture of my big belly! 33 weeks and counting. I have been sick the past few days and not doing much other than taking it easy. I am starting to get sick of being pregnant but I know it's not much longer and then I when baby Jane is crying and I cant sleep I will look back fondly on my current situation.

Tanner is going through the "we are having another baby" stresses. He is working very hard and although it can get lonely when he is late getting home I am lucky to have a husband that dose work so hard for us.

I'm Sorry So Sorry

2009-07-30T09:25:00.002-04:00

I know I haven't updated this in a really long time. Since our move I cant find the charger for our camera and I feel I need to post pictures along with my updates. Since I have some extra time on my hand for the next week I am going on a search for all things missing.
In the mean time here is a family update:
Davis is currently in Arizona through next week (hence the free time). Tanner and I seem to be missing him way more than he misses us.
Tanner and I are going to visit some friends in PA this weekend though so at least we get to go somewhere too.
I am feeling very pregnant and this little girl likes to get really active around 11:30 every night while I am trying to sleep. My mom was in town this last weekend picking up Davis and we had a fun time doing some shopping for her and going through all the cloths Brett sent. Thanks again Brett.
Next post I promise to have a picture of my big prego self so my loving family can comment. They promised to be nice. We will see.

Still Spring But It Feels Like Summer

2009-04-26T16:13:00.002-04:00

This weekend has been amazing. After a long (too long) winter the temp sored to the upper 80's and we were outside. Davis and Greta played in the sprinklers for a good hour. Davis also helped Inga do some gardening. We are all so excited to be wearing shorts! Davis and I have really been enjoying our park picnic lunches after is half days at schools. Tanner has become accustomed to the cold NY weather and is already complaining about the heat. Other than that we are happy and healthy. Life's Good.

I know it's been a long time.......

2009-04-07T10:14:00.002-04:00

I know I have been really bad about updating my blog but I haven't been feeling well lately. I am just coming out of my first trimester (yes I am pregnant) and starting to get back to the living. We are very excited! The baby is due Oct. 14th. Davis came with us to my first ultrasound appointment on Saturday. He was bored after the first 5 minutes but seeing the baby I think made it real for him. He has also become very protective of me. If I bump my elbow he has to check it out and give me a kiss. He brings me pillows to make sure I am comfortable and the one I really don't mind is that he opens doors for me.
I haven't taken any pictures lately either so I don't have any to post. Lansan came to visit us a few weeks ago and Tanner took pictures but I don't have then on my computer. Easter is in a few days and I am sure I will get some great ones of Davis to post next week.

Tasha's Visit and Cleveland

2009-01-21T10:27:00.002-05:00

Tasha came to NY for a girl get-a-way with some of her friends. Tanner, Davis and I snuck in a quick visit with her too. Davis was supper excited to see her. It was so cold though we didn't know what to do. Her friends had never seen Grand Central and Davis wanted pizza so we figured that we would kill to birds with one stone. Davis loves Two Boots Pizza on the dinning concourse.

I think my son can only take a good picture when some one is distracting him.

Seriously, look at him every picture he has a goofy look on his face.

Tanner also got to go to Cleavland on some business last week and he is supper excited to take Davis and me back to see his old mission. I think this summer we will try to do a long weekend and get Tanner back for a real visit.

Other than that we have been super cold and can't wait for spring. Fun stuff.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

2009-01-01T12:49:00.005-05:00

December has been great! We got our first good snow storm and went sledding for the first time too. We had a great time. Tanner and I are amazed how having the appropriate snow attire makes a difference. Growing up we just doubled up on socks and sweatshirt and froze when ever we got the change to play in the snow, which wasn't often. Let me just say, SNOW BOOTS! We all stayed toasty warm.

I couldn't keep Davis out of the snow. He had a blast playing in the backyard during the storm.

Christmas was really nice too. Christmas Eve we went caroling. Davis was good for the first 30mins and then broke down on the way home. Christmas morning was fun too. We thought he would be so excited about his new bike but I think the Star Wars light blaster overshadowed everything else.

We are very excited about the New Year. We are actually making resolutions. Not only are we making them but we are writing them down were we can see them everyday and we are actually going to work on them. Hello 2009!

Thanksgiving and Arizona

2008-12-17T14:40:00.006-05:00

For Thanksgiving my parents were able to visit us. We had a great time with them here. They got to spend all morning at the MET and later that day we meet them at the Cloisters. Brinn and Alex spent Thanksgiving morning with us playing football in the back yard and thanks to Inga we had a very tasty dinner.

The day after Thanksgiving we attempted to shop. I think the look on Davis's face sums up the experience.

One week after Tanner, Davis and I, thanks to Brett, were able to fly home for a week. It was the first time we have been back since we moved last Feb. We had a "Christmas Dinner" with the Bodine side and "Christmas Eve Dinner" with the Johnson side. We tried to spend time with everyone but I think we could have used another week. I kepted forgetting to grab my camera we ever we went somewhere but I did mange to get a picture of us helping Michelle decorate her balconey

In NY we only have a shower so one upside was that Davis got to have bath time again. He loved it and is so sad to be back taking showers again. Thanks to everyone for making our trip home so great.

Birthdays and First Snow

2008-11-20T16:18:00.004-05:00

Davis and my birthday are less then a week apart. So needless to say we has a very busy few weekends. For my birthday we went into the city for dinner. We all had a great night. Even Connor did he was just deep in thought for the picture. I had a great birthday and thanks everyone the phone calls and presents.The next weekend was Davis birthday party. We had 20 kids show up and let me tell you it was crazy. Davis and his friends had a great time though. Tanner and I on the other had have decided that his next "friend party" wont be until he is 8!

We are missing four in this picture. This is the best we could do! You try getting this many kids to sit still during a birthday party.

Tanner and Greta were in charge of games. They were so worn out by the end of the party. Greta was a great help. She worked really hard setting up and cleaning up. We took her out for pizza after the party for a thank you. Everyone should have a Greta for help.

This morning we had our first snow. Davis was very excited to wear his boots and walk to school in the snow. I all melted by lunch but even so it's just too cold for me. The only good thing I can think of right now about the cold weather is Mallomars. They only sell them in the winter and I am addicted. For those of you who know me I hate store bought cookies but these are definitely the exception. I am going to gain some poundage if I cant moderate myself.

Happy Halloween

2008-11-03T14:44:00.002-05:00

For those of you who know Inga you know that Halloween is her favorite holiday. She turns her super long driveway in to a "Haunted House" and we all dress up and scare the kids. We had a great time. Not all of us were scary though. Davis was the Iron Giant. Tanner made his costume and I think he did a great job. Here is a picture of the Trick or Treater's before they headed out.

Here is Davis with some of his school friends before the big parade.

Davis in full glory. I did make the shoes so I get to take some of the credit, right?

Tanner in I dressed up too. I was a scary fairy and Tanner was a grave digger/Igor. Tanner had the most kids crying. He was super ugly if I do say so my self.

Benton Brook Farm

2008-10-12T16:24:00.004-04:00

This Saturday we got to go to Benton Brook Farm. The Dargers in our ward own it and invited a bunch of people up for a "Family Day in the Country". It is in Massachusetts about 2 hours away. We brought our friend from the ward with us too. Robert Fuerer is and artist and goes to school in Purchase. Tanner and him get along great. Rob had to paint four paintings for homework and as you can see he had some great scenery for motivation. Here he is painting some wood sheds. You should check out his web site to see how amazing he is http://www.robertfuerer.com/.
The whole area was like something out of a movie. It was so beautiful I couldn't believe a place like this actually exist. With Fall the colors were so bright.
On the property they still find old farm equipment or what Jennifer Darger calls her treasures. Tanner was excited when we found an old cement mixer in the woods while exploring.
They have several shacks on Farm and they make exploring all the more fun.

They recently built a barn and I would have taken more pictures of it but my camera battery died. It sound hokey but we square danced in the barn after dinner it was so much fun

I want to live on a farm in Massachusetts now. Tanners thinking the idea isn't so bad either.

FALL

2008-10-07T09:43:00.004-04:00

Fall is here. This week it has been in the 60's and the leafs are starting to change. Davis and I are freezing (I know, just wait for winter). We are having a great time though. A few weeks ago when it was still in the 80's Davis had a play date with a girl in his class. She is kind of a tomboy and they got along great. He is going to go to her house this week. I think play dates are a glorified babysitting trade but we are going along with it any way. Davis also had his first day of full kindergarten yesterday too as well as his first field trip. They went to the Greenbrough Nature Center and made apple cider.
Last week we went to Sagamore Hill http://www.nps.gov/sahi/. Sagamore Hill was the home of Theodore Roosevelt and it was amazing. It is almost 80% original including all the furnishings and the grounds are picturesque. This is not the original windmill but they had one just like it to pump water into the house.
This is in the front yard. I though the tree trunk look like and elephant foot. It was cool OK!
Need I say more. We were just following directions.

Just through those trees is the Sound. Sagamore Hill is by Oyster Bay Long Island.
This Saturday we are going to the Darger's Farm in MA. They are a family in our ward that invited everyone for a big "Day in the Country" Its in the Berkshires so I am really looking forward to it. I will take losts of pictures and Mom I promise I will be better at updating my blog.

Vacation and 1st Day of School

2008-09-03T10:36:00.006-04:00

It finally came! After waiting all summer we got our week at the beach! Our trip to Hilton Head was amazing. We has such a great time. On the way down we stopped in DC since Tanner and I have never had the chance. We saw all the sights along The Mall, several of the Smithsonian's and the Nation Archives which had a display of an original Magna Carta. Tanner and I were very excited Davis was supper bored.

The beach was amazing. The water was warm and Davis loved playing in the sand. He also loved the pool. Here he is ready to test out some flippers.

I think this is the tannest our family has ever been. We spent almost all day every day out side in the water. Thank goodness for SPF 60 we even found SPF 80 that we started to use after Tanner and Davis got a little burnt. What can I say when you are pasty as we are you have to be careful and pack on the sunscreen.

Davis had his first day of school today. I think I was more excited than him. Tanner went in to work late and we walked him to school together. His teacher was very nice and he made lots of friends even though he doesn't remember their names yet.

He is getting so big!!!!

Been Busy But Still Boring

2008-07-29T18:03:00.009-04:00

We have been busy lately but nothing really exciting. Tanner has been working really hard and is learning his way around town really well. He is all over Manhattan and I am afraid he is going to know the city better than me any day now. I had him make a list of the projects he is working on and they are as follows:
Stuyvesant Town
Beth Israel Medical Center
Julliard School Costume Shop
"New" Yankee Stadium Monument Park
WNYC radio studio Manhattan
Cruise terminal Piers 88 Thru 94 (Bikeway)
ING Direct Café Vornado
Rockefeller University -
CRC Newtown Creek water Treatment plant
78th Street (Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Personal Offices
He is getting very busy and I am really starting to miss him in the evenings. I shouldn't complain though. In AZ he didn't get home untill 10:00 or 11:00 now he is usually home by 7:00 or 8:00.

Davis is now official registered for school. He will be going to Greenacres Elementary School starting Sept. 3. We know who his teacher is and we have a list of the kids in his class. 9 Boys and 11 girls. Today we went to Target to get his supplies. He picked a Batman backpack and loaded it up with markers, crayons, colored pencils and everything else kindergartners need. His school is a really cool building. It was built in 1917. He has also discovered XBOX. He loves to play Star Wars Lego's and Sonic the Hedgehog.

I gave a talk in sacrament meeting on Sunday. I hate talking in church. I don't know why but I get all stress out. It was really nice though that when I looked into the congregation I knew the people there. I almost started to laugh when I saw Tara D. giving me a big smile and wave.

Dad's Visit and The 4th Of July

2008-07-07T09:18:00.005-04:00

I am getting really bad at updating my blog. I guess I am starting to get more of a life and don't hang out on the computer as much as I did when we first moved here. I am making friends and Davis is getting play dates. My weeks are getting more and more full.
Last month we got a visit from my dad. He went to Puerto Rico for work and had an "extended layover" in NY. We had so much fun. We got to go to the Bronx Zoo. It was an amazing day! Cool but not cold, low humidity and just plan gorgeous. We spent all day there and we still didn't make it to see everything. The Zoo is huge.

As you can see Davis was attached to his grandpa's hip the entire day. The Bronx Zoo has a butterfly exhibit. You go into a tent and are literally surrounded by butterfly's. Davis was not very impressed.
Dad, Davis and I also made it to the Museum of Natural History. I think it might be my dad's favorite place on earth. Every time he come to NYC that is were he wants to go. Davis had already been there with Matt and Tara and wasn't so impressed but loved being with Grandpa.
The 4th of July was a great day also. We spent the morning tring to clean up and doing some yard work. We also tried to tie-dye some shirts red and blue but if you look at Davis's shirt they turned out more purple and pink. Good thing I only did Davis's blue. After and few chores Brad and Inga took us to the pool. Davis is almost swimming. He can move through the water he just has a hard time coming up for breaths while he is swimming. Tanner, Greta and I took turns working with him. I thought he would get tired and quit but I had to practically fish him out of the water. When we got home we meet up with some friends and took a picnic over to where they were supposed to have fireworks. Even though it was not raining the cancelled the fireworks but making the best of the situation we stayed and had our picnic anyway. We ate, played wiffle ball and thanks to Jan lit sparklers and had a great time.
Barrett had a great time with the Sparklers too. I love Barrett he's great entertainment.

May and the Big 30

2008-06-01T17:43:00.008-04:00

My Mom and Grandma have come and gone. Besides some rain, the Flu and some minor annoyances we had a pretty good time. We went up to Boston to visit Jared (a cousin on my mom's side) and his family. We got to the Met. and even got to see Warren and Lance too. It was great to see my mother grandmother, brother and nephew all in the same room at the same time. It's really loved that even though Warren was in NY for only a couple of days and had a really tight scheduale he still fit in a few hours to come see me. Family is something I really miss being in NY. It was really fun have them here and Davis loved it too.

Last weekend was Tanner 30th birthday!!!!!!!!! I was worried that we wouldn't have anything fun to do on his birthday because Tanner hates to make plans but it worked out really well. We slept in late, then went to the lake with Brad and Inga. We had a great time.

Davis loves being on the water and sporting his new sun glasses.

We were all pretty tired on the drive home. All the kids fell asleep in the back seat.

After we got back from the lake Brad and Inga took us to dinner at the club. Just when we thought we couldn't stuff another thing in our mouths we had birthday pie. Thanks Brandon for the recipe!
This next week we are going to see about getting Davis registered for school. The cut off date out here is Dec. 31st. He is very excited about school and I am too. He is driving me nuts and we have to work at finding things for him to do so that he doesn't get board. I also get the pleasure of teaching his primary class now. I am the CTR 5 Teacher. I actually really like it and my class is the best behaved one. Its great!

Church Clean, Mothers Day and YouTube

2008-05-12T10:36:00.003-04:00

Tanner and I were in charge of the Church Spring Clean this past Saturday. We were worried we would not get enough help since we had a lot to do but our ward totally came through. We had tons of people show up. We got all the gardening out side done as well as the deep cleaning inside. I was very proud of my self yesterday sitting in Sacrament knowing that I helped polish all of the pews we were sitting in. The church looked great. Thanks everyone!
After the clean up we came back to the house to find a great outdoor carnival the elementary school was throwing down at the park. Davis had a great time and even did some art projects with Greta.

Mothers Day was a great time as well. Tanner let me got shopping for some new cloths and made me breakfast Sunday morning. Church was great too. Davis slept through all three hours. He may have missed Primary but he was in a great mood when he woke up. We had a great dinner and then after we were stuffed we decided to have a family wiffle ball game. We don't keep score since we don't have enough players to really have a team but we make fun of each other and still manage to be quite competitive. Davis started to get the hang of bating. He was so cute. He insisted on wearing his cowboy boots. It reminded me of when I was about his age and we would go watch my dad's games and wear our cowboy boots.

After our super exciting ball game there was nothing else we could do but put Barrett in Drag and lip sing to a Culture Club song and put it on Youtube. I know we are huge nerds but we had fun. We even got Tanner involved! Oh, you will have to pause my playlist at the bottom other wise you get two songs playing at once.

My mom and grandma DeYoung are coming to visit me today. So I am sure I will have some great pic's next post. Life's good!

Spring Has Sprung

2008-04-28T11:00:00.005-04:00

Spring is here and I am beyond excited. Friday Davis had a play date. We went to the park and on the way home I took these pictures. It was 76 degrees and beautiful.

I few months ago I took a picture of the drive way covered in snow so I took another one to show what is looks like now.

I can not get over how nice it is to be out side. We are outside all the time. I am even getting somewhat of a tan. I know it is sad that I had to move to NY from AZ to get some color in my skin.

OK So in April

2008-04-16T10:51:00.003-04:00

I know it has been a while but we have had Internet problems and I kept getting kicked off every time I tried to update this blog. So since my last post we have had a few exciting things happen. The last weekend in March we all went down to Maryland to support Greta in her first of the season soft ball tournament. It was suppose to be warmer and we were all excited but just before we left a cold front moved in and I swear we had to watch the game in 30 degree weather. I was freezing. Brad and Tanner found a Wall mart and bought a big box of hand warmers and even a few small space heaters for the girls. As you can see though Inga and I did find a way to stay warm.

We also had Tara and Matt come out to see us. Well really it was for her surgeries but we so happy to see her no matter the reason. Davis and I got go to the Museum of Natural History with them. Davis was so excited to see Tara he wouldn't let her out of his sight. He had to hold her hand the whole time.

Tanner got a new calling. He is Cube Scout Master and the ward found out we have a truck so we are now fully in charge of the Huge Spring Clean of the building. There is only one other member in our ward that has a truck and he is the designated mover. The clean up also includes the gardens outside. Luckily we have a garden designer in the ward that we are conspiring to enlist. I still do not have a calling but that is not new to me. Usually Tanner gets a couple before they realize I am part of the ward too.

I am how ever helping out a woman in the ward that has 1 three year old and 3(yes triplets)2 year old's. I am going to watch her kids for a few hours every week so she can breath.

The weather is starting to warm up. We have even been hitting the low 70's and upper 60's. Everything is starting to bloom. The Cherry Blossems are in full glory and the trees are showing green. It's so exciting to get up every morning and see what's popped up overnight. I love it!

Happy Easter!

2008-03-24T11:53:00.004-04:00

We had a nice Easter this year. We slept in and when we did wake up Davis found his Easter basket with lots of fun little things inside. Brad was nice enough to make up waffles before church and church was even nice. We had some great talks and lessons. After church we stay for a baptism of a little girl whose parents are friends with Brad and Inga. Her little brother is Davis's age and the play really well together. After the baptism it was time to hunt for eggs. It is still pretty cold out side, I think the high was in the 40's, but we had fun as you can see. Even Greta and Connor got to hunt for eggs. I think it was because Inga put a five dollar bill in two eggs.

It was a great day although when i checked out Lachelle's blog and saw all my nieces and nephews, the green grass, and short sleeves. Well, I missed it. Love you all.

Bite of Home

2008-03-20T09:16:00.003-04:00

Last week Inga and I took Davis to the Bruce Museum. They had an exhibit on robots we thought Davis would love to see. They had all sorts of hands on things the kids (and mom's) could play with. Davis and I competed with a robot to find the right keys for a set of three locks. Davis got a little help from Inga.

If any of you don't know my son is a total Transformer's fan. He could hardly contain him self when we turned the corner to find huge Optimums Prime.

Later that night Tanner took me on our first real date since we got here. We went to the City to check out a place his friend from work told him about. It ended up being a jazz bar totally cool but we don't like jazz and we don't drink. So being super hungry we decided to walk around just a bit and see if we could find something to eat. We went to a Mexican place that had no idea what type of Mexican food they served. We walked past a few pubs and Italian places and then just when we where about to give up and head back to one the pubs for a burger we saw a red neon chilly. We had to check it out since we have been deprived to good Mexican food since we arrived. Anyway the restaurant was Los Dos Molino's! Yes, the very same one as in our very own Mesa. We were shocked when we got inside and found AZ licence plates, Kachina Dolls, PHX suns and ASU stuff on the walls. The owner is the cousin of the owners in Mesa. It so made our day and our date. In NY everyone has a "guy" or a "place" so now we have our own "place".

Lunch With Dad

2008-03-05T15:05:00.004-05:00

Today Davis and I got to go have lunch with Tanner. He was so excited I didn't even have to tell him to put his shoes on. When it was time to leave Davis not only had his shoes on but his jacket too. Tanner works in Mt. Vernon which is not the nicest place. Aside from crazy guy that tapped on my window while stopped at a red light we arrived without incident. It is a maze though to get in and out so I will admit that it was a good idea Tanner got the GPS but dont tell him I said so.
We are going to try to take a family trip into the city this Saturday and go the Museum of Natural History. Things get a bit crazy on the weekends but hopefully it will work out. I figure if we make a list of the things we want to see in NYC and pick a few a month we should get to know the city pretty well and see a bunch of cool things. Wish us luck.

Snow Play

2008-02-29T10:54:00.000-05:00

So it snowed! This was our truck when we woke up. Since the roads where bad we decided to take advatage to the winter white wonderland and go sleding. Whoo!!!

This was the drive way. Greta and Davis where all about eating snow but she did show him how to make a snow angel.

Davis loved it even though he was wareing a pair of Inga's pink shoes. Conner's old ski bib that was way to big and a pair of Greta's gloves he was a trooper. I was suprised how well he could walk.

We Made It

2008-02-19T08:08:00.000-05:00

Well actually we made it last week but it took this long to get my computer up and going and I have to say I have felt a bit disconnected without it. We have been very busy getting situated and trying to find our way around. Last week Tanner got conveniently lost next to a Best Buy where they conveniently had a GPS that he needed to purchase to find his way home. Davis is adjusting a lot better then i thought he would. He loves his tent and he loves to watch movies up in Connor's room and he loves to play with Greta.

Yesterday we got to go into Connecticut for a little day trip. It was in the upper fifties and bit foggy but we played on the beach for a bit and then went to an aquarium/museum. Davis loved it. He got touch (well I touched but he watched) some cool sea creators, and got to see a fish just like Dori from Finding Nemo and a big turtle and some sharks too. We all had a great time

See me at the beach. Bad picture of me but you get the idea of the fog. Looks a bit different then the beaches I am used to but it was really cool. There were all these little islands just off the coast and with the fog it was quite a view.

Here is Davis being the captain of his ship at the park.

And last but not least, Connor, Davis and Greta.

MOVING

2008-01-17T12:24:00.001-05:00

I know I have been supperbad at keeping up with my blog but i have been supperbusy. But since we are moving to NY at the beginning of next month i was threated with bodily harm if i dont update it more often. So i promise I will after we move. Sorry you will just have to wait or you can always just call me and i will tell you all about it. Wish us luck!

2007-11-13T16:38:00.001-05:00

We had a great trip to NY this Halloween. The Weather was awesome and Brad and Inga Showed us a great time.

Here is Davis and Tanner in Central Park.

And Ok this isn't NY but it is my 28th Birthday. Happy Birthday to me. It was right after we got back so i threw it in there

And here is the group of us eating at Walter's the best hot dogs ever!!!!!!!!

Even More Spider Man

2007-09-03T14:55:00.000-04:00

A few weeks ago Davis went over to my moms house so play with Steven (Brett's little boy). Since it is still 110 degrees out side they played in the sprinklers and hose. Davis ran around like a mad man and had a great time when he got home I notice under is right eye was a little red. I wasn't sure what happen so i have him Tylenol and Benydril and sent him to bed when he woke up this is what he looked like.

I took him to the Doctors that day and he told the Doctor that a spider bit him and he was going to be spiderman. The Doctor just thought that was hilarious. I was a bit nervous. Luckily, everything was fine and his eye is now pretty much back to normal but we still cant get a real answer out of him and it didn't help when we went to my parents house Sunday night for dinner and they had bought him a spider man costume

Peter Pan

2007-08-16T11:36:00.000-04:00

Ever since I can remember I have not been in a rush to grow. I have always been content to let time set it's own pace and been happy with it. I didn't carry a purse until I was in my 20's, I was excited about getting my license at 16 but it wasn't something I just couldn't wait for, I was not in a rush to get married (although I did get married when I was young) like many of my friends (they got married right out of high school) and I did panic when I became a mother less than a week after I turned 24 (that was just way to young for me). Yesterday was my Mom's 58th Birthday and it reminded me that I would be turning 28 in a few months and my heart skipped a beat. I know that 30 is still two years away and that 30 is not old but I still felt a bit of panic. My son will be starting Kindergarten next year and I cant denie that I am an adult now. I even get called "mam" at the grocery store by the bag boy. Time seams to have sped up and I don't like. Days feel like hours, weeks feel like days and years feel months and I don't like it!

Anyway my mom's birthday was fun. We all went to Don Jose's for dinner and then back to the parents for cake. It was nice to have us all together and everyone got along. At my parents Tanner and my Grandma Bodine sat next to each other on the couch. They are so fun together. Tanner and my Grandma could talk for hours with each other and I love it. She is very special to me and she was sad when I got married because she thought being married would take my spunk away. She was so wrong and now when we are out with her I can barely get a word in edgewise between the two of them.

I haven't posted a picture in a while so here is one from Tuesday. Davis being obsessed with Super Hero's is dressed in his Spiderman PJ's but building towers to jump over them as Superman. He enlisted my mom to help in this death defying feat when she was over for a quick visit.

Car Friday

2007-08-06T10:06:00.000-04:00

I think everyone had car problems on Friday. At 5:30 we got a call from my mom. My Dad was stranded on the 202 just past the airport in the car pool lane. His battery was going bad and had to be jump earlier in the day. Don't ask me why he didn't say in the right lane but my Dad is a man. Any way Tanner and I hopped in the truck and came to his rescue. It's nice to have a truck to help people move and rescue men the their 50's from the busy freeway. Any way we also found out that day the Brian (Brett's husband) got a flat tire and Rob was in a minor accident. We are pretty grateful no one was hurt and since things seam to come in three's we think the danger has passed.

Rain is Pouring

2007-07-26T10:25:00.000-04:00

So I try to get out of the house a few times a week so that I don't go insane and so Davis can remember what the sky looks like. But because I work in the morning by the time we can do anything it is the hottest time of the day so yesterday Brett and I decided to meet at Carsen Pool. We got a good 40 Min's in before we got rained out. I love that it is raining but i must say it is a bit of a double edge sword. The temp goes down but when it is till in the low 100's and the humidity is at 74% it's still miserable. I can wait for fall and my trip to NY.

I did finish the last Harry Potter book. Tanner couldn't take it that I knew what happened and he didn't so he bought the book on CD and listens to it on his hour long commute everyday. Yesterday he came home and shut himself away in the office to keep listening to it. He keeps running his theories by me and then wont let me tell him if he is right or wrong. It is driving me nuts but I have been really good about keeping my mouth shut and not spoiling it for him.

Davis is loving staying at home with me and I love it too. Although sometimes when Tanner gets home I cant wait to hide so I can have some alone time. He is still way into Superman but is expanding to other superhero's. Tanner downloaded a bunch of superhero cartoons online so he now likes Batman, The Fantastic Four, Spiderman and numerous others. He is such a boy.

4th O' July

2007-07-06T12:21:00.000-04:00

In one word the 4th was "HOT". And I do mean that literally. It was 116 degrees! So what do you do in Arizona when you don't have a pool and need to stay cool.....we go to the movies. We saw Transformers. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. I thought it would be really bad and I guess with expectations like that there was only one way to go. I actually liked it. After the movie we went to eat with the Johnson Family and we had a very nice time with Lancen, Michelle, Mom and Dad. Michelle was kind enough to drive us around and bring us home also. She found this really cool site that you upload your picture to and it tells you what celebrity you look like. Davis looked like Katie Holmes. Lets just hope he doesn't fall for anyone with the last name Cruise and we are on the alert for words like Zeno being the latest addition to his vocabulary. We had great fun with that. What can I say we are easily amused. Tanner passed out before the fireworks even had a chance to start but Davis and I were lucky and could see them from our condo complex. All in all it was a nice easy going day.

Take Your Wife To Work Day

2007-06-25T10:45:00.000-04:00

Since Tanner has been working so much lately and he had to go into work on Saturday he decided to take me with him. We were up at 4:00 am and dropped Davis off at his Aunt Michelle's on the way out to BFE (seriously, it was way far out on the west side of the valley). I have to admit I would have been board if not for the little nap i took in the truck

Details

2007-06-20T10:50:00.000-04:00

Ok, so I was asked for details about my new job. I work for a company called LifeLock. They are an identity theft protection company and i take calls for them from my home. It's great because I don't have to leave Davis with my mom anymore, I can go to work in my PJ's and my house is always clean!
Tanner is still working with Pulte as a superintendent and is really enjoying his job. He is working what seams like 24 hours a day but he is working hard and learning a lot. He really likes the multiple aspects of his job. He is constantly doing something different. He can be doing desk work in the morning and walking a job sight in the afternoon. He is definitely not bored.
Davis is a normal three year old, so he is soooo not normal. He is really fun though. Last night Lance (Warren's oldest) was baptized. My mom gave the talk about the Holy Ghost. During her talk Davis leaned over and told me "me and the Holy Ghost are going to get our capes on and go flying because he is cool". He is still going through a Superman faze.
Tanner and I have a new Church calling. We are the CTR 6 teachers. There are 12 children on the roll! So far the most we have had at a time has been 9. By the end of Primary I am ready but Tanner loves it. The kids are so cute and whenever they don't really know an answer they always fall back on "Jesus" or change the subject completely and talk about a new toy or how their big brother got in trouble that morning. I love kids. They are a consent source of amusement.

Superman

2007-06-11T12:37:00.000-04:00

Tanner and I have been very busy. I started a new stay at home job and it has been a bit difficult getting Davis in the routine and teaching him that he needs to be quite when mommy is on the phone. Davis is doing great though. He is cute and knows it so we are a bit concerned about that. He is going through a Superman thing right now above is one of his lovely outfits he put together for me one morning.

Easter

2007-04-10T16:09:00.000-04:00

Ok! So maybe my blogg will be updated more like once a month.
We had a great and eventfull Easter. Rob and Lachelle Blessed Ellie (i forgot my camera but she was way cute) then we went to Tanner's parents for an Easter Egg Hunt and then it was off to my parents for dinner. Davis had a great time hunting for eggs with his cousins Karli and Daymon. They were all so good and had a blast together. It was so nice outside also. After the hunt we all stayed out side to enjoy the nice weather.

Where to Start

2007-03-01T15:49:00.000-05:00

Behold the whole new world of Blog. Finally time to jump on the band waggon. At least i will have my own record of the Johnson Family even if no one else sees it. And i will try to update it at least once a week. Wish me luck