Just Breathe: Welcome to the Future

Monday, February 15, 2010

Welcome to the Future

I've been getting it soundly from my favorite missionary Aunt, and her pleas to be kept up to date have finally struck a chord, the guilt becoming too much and now I am back to attempt a much better year of blogging. I will not try to recap the past few months in any detail but quickly, here it is...Owen turned 1 on December 17th and is already growing up too quickly. We celebrated Porter's 5th birthday on January 21st with a day at Chuck E Cheese (his favorite place of COURSE) and yesterday, February 14th, Morgan and I celebrated our 7th Wedding Anniversary. We just returned from a very relaxing trip to Maui followed immediately by a fun (work!!!)- filled trip to Snowmass where we skiied, hot-tubbed and were treated to lovely dinners each night. I missed my little boys so much that it almost hurt and we are sooooo happy to be home after such a nice break from reality.

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Here's some recent pictures of us and our rugrats...

Thanksgiving 2009

Owen and Morgan having a Thanksgiving day snooze...

Porter and Seth helping Daddy rake the leaves...so helpful!!

Talking with yet another Santa- always an experience.

Owen's 1st Birthday! Opening his gifts with the help of a dozen cousins.

Birthday cake time! Happy Birthday little guy!

Christmas morning- seriously, it's not showing, but we had a GREAT day!

Porter's 5th Birthday at Chuck E Cheese

Maui, 'the white dinner' for Morgans work...

It was sooooo Beautiful!!!

Hanging out with my cousin, Trevor Meyring, his wife, Lisa and their baby Brennan.

6 comments:

Matt and Tiana said...: Love the update and LOVE that you got to go to Maui and see Trevor. Your boys are adorable too!; February 15, 2010 at 11:08 PM
Linnae said...: I'm so jealous you got to see Trevor and the baby! Looks like you had a wonderful time! :); February 16, 2010 at 3:23 PM
honey said...: AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for the fix; February 17, 2010 at 4:57 PM
Sweet Tweets Boutique said...: I.am.JEALOUS!!!! How fun for you guys, and you look sooo beautiful! I'm glad you are going to update more, I love seeing you and your family! I love the "white" theme too! Gives me an idea for my next party. Our blog is www.ilovemps.blogspot.com

love your guts!!
Andra; February 19, 2010 at 10:23 PM
The Wolfs said...: I( am so excited that you posted pictures of you and your cute fam and especially of Maui! Love it oh so jealous! Good to see you in living color ha ha love ya b; March 22, 2010 at 3:12 PM
Debbie said...: Sop glad you finally updated so we can catch up on your life. You look so beautiful and happy and that makes me happy. You deserve the best ever. Love the white dinner. What was the trip for? Glad you had a chance to relax a bit. Your family is so darling. I was just going through pictures of when you kids were young. I just finished scanning them and will post them soon. Would love to see you next time you visit G & G. Call me.; March 26, 2010 at 10:23 PM

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Johnson Ranch

Ok, so while not precisely a RANCH- sometimes it feels as though we're raising a small herd of livestock.... and we like it that way. I think our precise variety of livestock changes on a daily basis: yesterday, definitely a bunch of cattle considering the amount of crap I was dished; last week at Grandma's house we were a bunch of turkeys- busy, but benign; today they were a pack of puppies- totally bouncing and adorable.

Morgan, of course, is our Ranch foreman. He makes sure that everything is running smoothly and that bills are being paid and collected on- we couldn't ask for a better overseer. He stays busy "bringing home the bacon" as Porter would say- that's where Daddy goes everyday by the way- he goes to work so he can 'bring home the bacon'- and a very important job it is too.

I am the maintenance man- or woman rather... person? I make sure that everyone is 1) Clean... as in, clean clothes, faces and hands presentable, and (to the point of obsession almost) hair must be done...'even little boys need their hair done' is my motto 2) Well Fed... judging by the cheeks on the one and the tummy on the other- I'm pretty sure I am magnifying my calling, and 3) as Happy as it is possible to be with 4 or more battles of will going on simultaneously. Anyway, I have the good fortune to enjoy every joyous, and incredibly non-joyous moment of each day with our beautiful boys and with just 18 months difference in age- we have heaps of both....Now Owen, on the other hand...heaven on earth. Seriously, I'm sorry for every other parent out there because I was blessed with the BEST baby and although I have no claim on his goodness I certainly enjoy it every second of the day!!

Somedays I feel like I could float away. Everything is so perfect and everyone is so happy- I think I could die of happiness. Other days I can't believe the words I want to, and occasionally do- sling at people. Everything is chaotic and I just want to run away. Then comes the quiet of night when everyone is still for a minute (and asleep!!! yeah!) and I wonder how I would feel if it was all taken away from me... So, instead of holding my breath and dying of happines- and instead of jumping out the window on those crazy days, I remind myself to Just Breathe.

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