Belly Shot - 33 weeks

Christmas

Isaac is really liking the Christmas decorations. I put up a string of lights in his room around his window, and every morning he asks me to plug it in. We got a live tree, which I was a little nervous about, but he hasn't tried to pull it over yet. Whew! Most of the ornaments are on the top half, out of his reach, but there are about 5 that I put on the bottom for him to play with. I also bought him a Little People Nativity. The first day he played with the packaging. The second day he threw all the figures down the stairs. The third day I arranged them all on the coffee table, and they've basically stayed there since. He plays with them a little each day, sometimes putting a police man on the top in place of the angel, or carting the camel (his favorite) off to some remote hiding spot in the kitchen or bedroom. But mostly they stay there and just get played with. It's so fun to have a toddler at Christmas!

Last week for our date night we went to see A Christmas Carol at the Hale Theater (really great community theater). My brother is performing in it this year in the men's chorus, which plays a significant role throughout. It was so fun to see him, the play was fabulous, and the audience was star-studded (Elder Holland and his family came :). What a wonderful way to start the month. Dickens gives us a lot of food for thought with that story. I'm so grateful for the mercy extended to us through our Savior, Jesus Christ, and hope that I can recognize and repent of my Bah Humbug attitudes and take advantage of each day to feel my Savior's love and extend it to others.

October

A Johnson Family Reunion was held near Prescott, Arizona, in mid-Octber. Walt's dad and four of Walt's five siblings and their families were able to make it. We rented a big cabin and all stayed together there for several days. FUN!!

October was Isaac's first trick-or-treating Halloween. We just took him to a few houses, but he sure got the hang of taking candy and putting it in his bag. Luckily he was satisfied with one sucker the entire night and forgot he had any other candy. Mom scored the chocolate, and the last people to our door got the rest. I was going for Peter Pan, but he looked more like Robin Hood. That works, too. :)



We celebrated Walt's October birthday by surprising him with a night at a cabin near Brighton Ski Resort. My sister and her husband and my brother and his wife came, too, so it was a party! We had so much fun, and I brought the sled along so Walt could take Isaac sledding. They both loved it!

Design Help

I haven't updated the background and colors on my blog in a while, and now I can't figure out how to change font colors. I used to go to "Layout", and I can no longer find that option. Any help?

Belly shot - 20 weeks

This shirt doesn't show off my belly very well (or maybe I just feel more pregnant than I look?), but several people have asked for a belly shot, so here you go! :)

Ultrasound results. Drumrull, please........

It's ANOTHER BOY!!!!!!

Which totally blew my theory that the weird hormonal differences this time around indicated a girl. But I'm SOOOOO excited! It'll be so fun to have two little boys close together. I hope they grow up to be great friends. Yay!!

Congrats to you few good guessers out there. :)

Adventures

The weather has been beautiful the past week or two, by which I mean cooler. Cooler temperatures means I'm much more excited to be out and about. I tend to wilt pretty fast in the heat. On Labor Day we enjoyed family activities including jogging, doing yardwork, going to an extended family barbeque, and driving to Cascade Springs to walk on the trails there. Isaac ate it up. Today he and I went to a park and fed ducks for his first time and threw leaves in the river to watch them get carried downstream. He squealed in delight, and I had one of those times of total contentment. Life is so good.

Last week we went to Story Time at the library, which was also a first. Isaac loved the songs, but preferred to push his stroller around when it came time for the story. Afterward he got to meet one of the puppets in person, and the puppet even let Isaac tug on everything attached to it's face. I also took him to the Thanksgiving Point Farm, where he preferred pushing his stroller around to doing almost anything else except for pushing OTHER people's strollers around. But I did get a really cute picture of him looking at the baby chicks. He loves anything with wheels and/or a motor. It's so fun watching him explore and learn.

Here are a few pictures from our adventures. It is awesome being a mom.