25 Weeks pregnant

I have not really talked about being pregnant, well I am! I have been feeling really good, so I am pretty fortunate. Just the normal tired and it is no fun that I can't sleep at night on my tummy so I toss and turn in lots of different directions and drive Jeremy crazy! :) I flip at night so my feet are at his head and my head is at his feet. I don't know why I do this when I am pregnant, but I do.

We found out we are having a girl! We found out on June 8th which is also Jeremy and I's 4th Wedding Anniversary, so it was a special treat!
We decided 90% that we are going to name the little princess
Lucelia ______ Johnson
The middle name is up for debate still. We were strongly considering Autumn as the first name but Jeremy was looking through names and we came upon Lucelia and both fell in love with it.

Once again as with Xander, I like the 2nd half of the name and will call her Celia. But I love her full name as well.

Little Lucelia we are so excited to meet you! Xander talks to you, he tells me to lift my shirt so he can say hi to the baby and tell the baby to keep growing stronger and bigger!

The Johnson family is very happy. We feel so blessed with the opportunity to have another little addition to our family.

Happy Fathers Day

When I met Jeremy, he was already a Dad. Not something I ever imagined but I was just turning 29 and was mature and so seeing my future husband father children was an assurance for me.

He wanted more children, with me, which is another reason why I love him and by watching him with his, I knew that I was getting a good man who loves his children.

Xander and Jeremy are getting to be good buddies.
He tells everyone that he is going to go shooting with his Daddy and Daddy Loves him.

Happy Fathers Day to a Great Dad!

And because he is such a good one, I went down to King Soopers got his favorite thing copied on Rice paper and made him a CAKE!

Yes us crazy Johnsons ate a Cake with a picture of a DEAD FISH on it!

It did not taste "Fishy" at all!

Grand Lake

This Past weekend we packed up the Car and headed to the Mountains again. We took a two hour drive to Grand Lake, Granby Lake area just outside Wonderful Winter Park where I spent a week every year as a kid skiing and staying at our friend's the Holiday's cabin.

I love the area. Jeremy took the kids up to Adams Falls, which was the first part of the backpacking adventure we took last year. It was a bit rainy, so Xander had to wear his "Rain Coat" which once he had on, had to tell everyone that we passed on the trail, that he had his "Rain Coat on" Everyone of course stopped and made a fuss at what a cute little guy he was!

He is getting quite good at the funny faces and I have a feeling most pictures are going to include funny face pictures now.

I did not get any pictures of the kids and Jeremy fishing, but they did try, they were skunked though. We did "CATCH" a picture of a Moose, heading up the road to some cabins.

And We did "CATCH" a bite of some of the best Mountain Pizza around at Beau Joes in Idaho Springs. And Xander of course had to shoot the guns while we were there.

It was another nice "Vacation" Weekend!

Sunday Picnic

My Boy and I chillin on the Rock

Roasting on the GRILL! Red-neck Style BABY!

Eating hotdogs Red-Neck Style

Xander eats them that way all the time anyway so no big whoop for him!

The short little jaunt from the car to spot was a lot better then the hike up the road to the lake.
It was a beautiful day for a picnic!

Funny Faces

So since we came home Saturday night, already had "Subs" for the Primary class on Sunday, we decided to still go ahead with the Weenie Roast and more Marshmellow roasting that was supposed to happen on Sunday.

Jeremy picked a spot called Brainered (SP) Lake that had picnic spots with Fire Rings so we could do a roast. We headed up there only to find out that the road was closed to get right to the lake due to construction. We unloaded everything and started to walk when we realized it would be a 2 mile trek and we were only carrying our fishing stuff and so we would have to carry our fishing stuff, turnaround and hike back down to get the food and then turn around and do it all over again to get the stuff home.

Luckily on the way up, I saw a spot along the River, that had BBQ Grills, not exactly fire pit to sit around but we could still roast, so we headed back down the mountain to still have a picnic. We didn't get to fish, but it was Sunday anyway, so it was ok.

So these are our Funny Faces because it turned out to be quite a funny day, because things were forgot at home.

Buns for the Hot Dogs and Crackers for the S'mores.
Our curse for skipping church and having a picnic
on Sunday.

More Camping

These are some more images from our Camp spot and our Day at Lake Estes with Cousins. Xander is always sticking his hands in his pockets. I love the image his Aunt Laural took of him and the cute little smirk he is making. Miles his cousin is about the same height as Xander and he is just a little over 1 years old. He is going to be one tall boy.

We made the most yummerific dinner the first night we got up there. Tin Foil Dinners, with Meat, Potatoes, Mushrooms, fresh green beans and Cream of Mushroom soup. They turned out divine! We then had S'mores with Strawberry Marshmellows and Almond Butter, Not as good as Nutella but Jeremy wanted to try something different so it wasn't bad.

I was worried about Xander tripping into the fire, him sleeping in the tent with the kids, and not in a pack 'n' play in our tent as he did last year, and worried about him getting cold.

But he did great! Makenzee and Dylan put him in the Middle of them and he was as snug as a bug in a rug :)

It was a really nice trip. Although we did come home one day early, because I had a terrible head cold, but alas it worked out to our advantage because we headed back up to the mountains the next day. :)

Summer Fun

It is always fun when Cousins get together! Jeremy's family is a Fishing family so Emily, Aaron and little Miles and Laural, Teygan and Kiari met us up in Estes Park, while we were camping at RMNP! Despite being all stuffy from a head cold. (I never get sick) why sick on the fun trip! Ugh! We all had a great time!

There is just something about Dirt, Water, Sun, and Family that makes me happy and content.
I am glad we were able to get away and enjoy God's Beauty for a couple of days.

Memorial Day Weekend

It was a Non-Stop Cousin party and Xander was in Heaven to be with all his cousins. "My cousins, my cousins," is what he said all weekend long. Natalee came with Steve and family to run the Boulder Bolder. It was so much fun to have the kids here and cook good food and PLAY!

Jeremy of course made yummy food for Breakfast and Dinner. I love his homemade pizza and he did yummy chicken and Steak and of course the classic Hamburgers and Hotdogs.

Jeff , Jami and Family, came on Sunday and Monday and it was a BLAST! I love that family so much. There kids are so sweet and such good examples to Xander! I love being with them.

I am a little bummed that I was not able to participate in the Bolder Boulder festivities but it was still a nice Memorial day weekend none the less. I am very excited to be able to have another baby! I am glad I am 1/2 way there. I can't wait to add another little addition to our family.

I am so blessed to have sweet Xander and just like I did with him, I wonder what this new little one will be like. We will see.

A neat experience

I am not afraid to admit, that I am a "Mama's Girl" and a "Daddy's Girl". I love my parents, I am blessed to have some very, very good ones. I know that I am 34 and live at home with them again, and I will admit, I am having lots of fun. I think I understand cultures where families do live with each other a little better then I used too. It sure is nice to have extra hands to cook, clean and pay attention to your children (child). I know that sometimes it is easy to become offended when you think someone is trying to parent "Your" child or tell you what to do. But lucky for Jeremy and I, we don't get offended very easily and I like the way my brothers and sisters turned out, so my parents must have done something right, so I welcome the advice and realize that my parents want the same for my children as they did for theirs.

I am not saying that I want to live here forever and Jeremy and I are very excited to be back in our little home as quickly as we can, but I am going to treasure this experience and learn as much as I can.

My Mom and I have been reading the scriptures together. We have been reading 8 pages a day most days for the last couple of months, and I know why we are supposed to. It does make you feel better, want to be better and generally make you happy. We have started in the New Testament and I am really enjoying it. Our Goal is to read all the standard works in a year, and according to an institute guy, that came to speak in our ward, by reading 8 pages a day, we can do it!

Hunger and Thirst after Righteousness. For some reason, in my life at the present, I am spiritually hungry. I think partly because my parents house is like a Deseret Book. They have so many really good Church Books in the house that I have been able to enjoy. I read "Reflections on Sister Marjorie Hinkley" awhile back and that was a really good parenting book. It is not written as a parenting book, but so many of the examples that people gave about her, was how she parented. She is a really good example to me and I hope to be like her with my children.

I was also able to go to the Temple today. My parents work at the Temple and I was blessed to see both of them. The Temple is such a busy place on Saturdays that I was not sure I would see them. I saw my Mom right when I walked in and then I went to my session and when it came time to go through the veil, I could hear my Dad's voice and even though I could not see him, I knew that it was him, and I asked the Temple Worker if I could wait and go through the veil with him. It was a special experience because he did not know it was me, till the end! He said he is concentrating so hard on the words, right now, because they are new workers, he did not know it was me. But it was a special experience when he saw that it was me.

My husband is also very wonderful. While I got to go to the Temple, he spent the Whole day putting in an Air Conditioner for my brother Jeff's family. I am amazed at his willingness to help and serve those around him. He made Dinner for everyone the whole Memorial Day Weekend while my Sister Natalee was in Town. Homemade Pizza, Chicken, Hamburgers and Hotdogs, Grilled Steak, oh yeah, and yummy Breakfast in the Morning.

I am feeling very blessed today.

Life is good.