Big Milestones!

My brother, Aaron and my baby boy, Logan have birthdays that are a day apart. They both happened to be celebrating some pretty big milestones (turning 1 and 30) so we decided to combine their birthdays and have one big celebration with the family! (Thanks to Whitney, my sister-in-law, for baking the cake).
Here are the birthday boys!!
Logan's attempts at eating his cake. He eventually warmed up to it.

Opening presents....
Loves the Football, much to his Daddy's excitement.
My brother, Aaron, thought Kamryn's doll was sort of freaky and started taking pictures that included the doll....and now, much to my chagrin, I have to agree that it is a bit "Chucky" like.



A video of some cake eatin' by Logan (with a cheering section from his Uncle Dave) and a salute to the deliciousness of the cake from Michael (a cousin).

Off to the Zoo

Jason and I thought it would be fun to take the kids to the L.A. Zoo and Logan's birthday was a good excuse to make it happen. Not that we needed an excuse....Anyway, we got there before it opened and the kids were getting antsy to get inside. We were grateful we got there when we did, because when we left, there was a line to get into the parking lot that was backed up all the way to the off ramp onto the freeway. The majority of the parking lot was closed for construction and it wasn't pretty, so we're glad we avoided it. Nothing but good times at the zoo.....
Yes, the flamingos were that exciting! (check out the video if you don't believe me)

Checking out the zebra....Kamryn's favorite zoo animal.


Oh, and maybe one tantrum following this picture that was taken of Kamryn on the camel. It wasn't pretty.
Crazy Flamingos....Kamryn couldn't get enough of them.

A year to remember!

This little boy is the light of my life. Sounds cheesy, but he has been a blessing to this family in soo many ways. We had to wait just a little bit longer than we wanted to finally be given a second child but he was worth the small wait.
If I could describe Logan in one word, it would be "sensitive." Notice the tears in the above picture. You take something away, he gets upset...you say "no" to him or get a little firm, he gives you that sad look. Yet, behind that sensitivity he is all boy. He loves to climb and move and he even grooves to a catchy beat. His favorite thing is to hold any ball and walk around with it everywhere. He loves golf balls, footballs, etc...and will crawl or walk around with one in each hand. He also loves to put things in his mouth....and then keep them there. He's walking pretty well now, and his new trick is to kick a ball with his feet. I think soccer is on the horizon.
He's still small and lean, but he is as cute as they come and we love him to death. Happy Birthday to our "Bubba!"
On his birthday, we kept it simple and took the kids out for some "chicken stars" at Carls Jr. The real action is to come later!

Sometimes I feel left out of the pictures since I'm the one always taking them, so here is me trying to make myself feel better by being lame!

New Tricks

My little daredevil!
This was exciting to see! Now I don't have to stand at the swings for hours pushing her! :)

Easter Morning

I'm a little disappointed with how these pictures turned out, but I still had to post them or else we'd have nothing to prove to the world that we indeed have Easter baskets and all that jazz.


Kamryn isn't the best at looking for things, so she needs a lot of help, but it's still entertaining to watch. :)

Easter Egg Coloring!

Aren't they pretty!? Good times were had by all!

Kamryn....the artist!

This is one of Kamryn's favorite activities. Drawing on her notepad. She's actually pretty good for only being 3. She likes to draw princesses, with tiara and all, and she is starting to teach herself to write letters too. I hope she gets her Grandma Johnson's talent when it comes to drawing/art, etc... because I definitely lack in that area.

Hangin' with the Kids

It was my attempt to video Logan, but instead I got some cute video of Kamryn. You can't help but smile.

Logan at 10 months

"He's a heart breaker...."
Logan is our sensitive child, but also makes himself heard. He likes to let you know when he is upset or happy with loud squawks and screams. He is saying "Dada", "Mama" when he cries, and I swear he said "hot" the other day, but I'm probably imagining it since I can't get him to say it again. He finally has two bottom teeth which he loves to feel with his tongue. He loves to pull himself up and then let go and see how long he can stand by himself. He hasn't taken his first steps yet, but I don't think they are too far away. He's growing up FAST!

#1, Animal Style, no tomato with a rootbeer please.....

Me?? Making a Mess??? No......

Rewind....

These are a couple random pictures taken back at Christmas time that were on Jason's phone. This first one cracks me up because Kamryn was trying to take off with the Baby Jesus.


This one above was so cute I had to post it. Do they even look like siblings??

Somebody's gettin' married...

I also was able to attend the wedding of a close friend of mine. It was a beautiful day for a wedding and my friend looked gorgeous! I was glad I was able to be there to witness such a special moment in her life. It was a colorful reception with yummy food thanks to In-n-Out catering! Double Double Animal style, thank you very much. Or should I say, thank Rosie and Ben very much. It was a fun reception and it was fun catching up with friends I hadn't seen in a while. Oh, and I would be ungrateful if I didn't thank my brother and my sister-in-law for watching the kids! They did an awesome job and Kamryn couldn't stop talking about her Uncle Aaron and Aunt Whitney on the drive back home. :-)

Happy Birthday!

We celebrated my niece's one year birthday a week ago and I just had to show her off. Isn't she cute! Happy Birthday cutie!! :-)