Yeah... that's my husband.

So every year on Easter morning, my uncle Craig who directs the institute choir puts on "He is Jesus Christ", which is an amazing program about the Savior. Its sung in front of the Boise temple early in the morning just as the sun rises. I begged Johnny to try out for a solo (he did it back in the day), so that I could record him. You know posterity and all that, YEAH RIGHT I wanted to show him off! Hee hee! But really, can you imagine seeing your dad or grandpa sing this way? It will be sweet. Anyway, I don't have to talk it up much, just take a looksie. And remember, hes all mine. :) p.s. Listen all the way to the end for the amazing finish.

Funny Kids

So, I work as a nanny. I've been watching the same kids for almost 3 years. I pretty much feel like a mom and like I have 2 kids ( when I have only one it will be cake!). Anyway, they are the sweetest, cutest kids ever. Yesterday I was browsing through old pictures and videos and came across this little treasure. It is actually from about a year ago. First let me tell you a little about the 3 year old (2 in the video) girl Ella that I watch. She is the spunkiest, huskiest,HYSTERICAL little girl ( I hope I have one just like her). So, without further ado... Ella. (p.s. Sam had been working on rolling over and had been really frustrated, and as soon as I turned on the camera he started crying. He wasn't just laying there crying forever, I swear!)



For just a little insight she also recently aquired two imaginery friends named "Johnson" and "Coeman". NO IDEA where she came up with these people, but she works with these guys. Sometimes building houses, and sometimes at Home Depot. She runs around talking with them all day, it is hysterical. She can't wait until Livia moves back so they can play and swim together! And Sam is walking all over the place and ready to wrestle with Gavin. Hurry up guys! These are recent pictures of the little rascals.

Old News...

I found out I was pregnant a few days before Valentine's day and I kept it a secret from Johnny until then. It was HARD! I filled baby food jars (cleaned out ones) with all of Johnny's favorite Valentine candies. He loved it and was really excited. I walked him in and had him close his eyes. When I said open he gasped and said "Really?" It was fun.

Guess what?!

No, Johnny is not pregnant, but I am! Wahoo! We are really excited. We went to the doctor last Tuesday and heard the heart beat, it was awesome. I'm almost 4 months along, which means about 2 weeks ago I started feeling like I've got a little more bounce in my step. I was pretty sick for the first 3 months, it was no fun. Luckily I have a husband who is willing to: rub my back (or head if I have a headache), run to the store if I feel like I need something to eat that we don't have, get me countless bowls of cold cereal(usually cheerios or rice crispies), switch me sides of the bed, and wait on me hand and foot. That has truly made this first trimester bearable (it was really bad for a while). Anyway, we are so EXCITED to add a little person to our family. We're due OCTOBER 7th!

Uncle Dave's 40th Bash!

Last month my dad's youngest brother (uncle Dave), turned 40. We had to make it awesome. His birthday actually fell on a Sunday, so the plan was for him to go out to dinner with all the brothers and sisters on Saturday, and then on Sunday everyone would come over for his birthday. At least that's what he thought. The real plan was while Dave was out to dinner some of the cousins were to go to grandmas to get the place all decked out for a huge suprise party. It went off without a hitch.

Also, earlier that day some of the cousins went bowling with Dave. He had a blast. My mom made the biggest birthday cake ever! Just look at the picture. Six layers of cake, and all different flavors! It was definitely a crowd-pleaser. Johnny and I made a DVD of Dave's life set to his favorite theme show music. I must say that it was pretty cool. He sang all the words to all the songs while he watched and mimicked his faces in the pictures (of himself). We love our uncle Dave!

Road Trip

A few weeks ago we went with my family down to Utah for my cousins Greg's homecoming from his mission. This is the cousin who found out that his sister died, and that his mother has terminal cancer; all while serving his mission. And he never came home early. Pretty inspirational. He gave an amazing talk Saturday night ,and again on Sunday. I just keep learning from this family,and I'm so lucky that they're part of mine!

Me, Johnny, Erika and Riley stayed at my cousin Darci's house. We had so much fun! We don't get to see them often so it was fun to chat and play games, and eat ice cream and fudge! Thanks guys!