Brian and Kira Johnson

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Monday, June 15, 2009

Happy Birthday Brian! Whoo hoo! 24 Years Old! We celebrated on Sunday so we could spoil him all day long instead of just in the morning. We had his favorite breakfast (home-made Egg McMuffins), went to church, spent the afternoon together, opened presents, and had a few friends over that night for cake, ice-cream and games. His favorite present this year was a penny collecting book. As he's out working he finds change all the time and has found some pretty old pennies. So now he can start a collection. Then on Tuesday night we went out to see a movie, and it was so fun to just have a couple of hours away from the house. Thanks Heather for watching Bracken!

Happy Birthday Handsome! Bracken and I love you.

Sunday, June 7, 2009

Swimming with Daddy

Our pool is open early enough that Brian can go swim with us sometimes before he goes to work. Bracken loves having his Daddy around, and Brian has fun pulling Bracken around like a little boat, and laughing at him for being so chubby that he floats.

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Hi Grandmas!

Here are lots of pictures of me so you can see how much I'm changing.

Bracken is growing! He's 13 pounds now and is looking like he sure gets enough to eat. He takes 3 to 4 one hour naps every day which is when I get things done.

He loves being outside. He'll just lay on his blanket with his arms above his head and feel the sunshine and the wind. If he's fussy he cheers up when we walk out the front door. We go on at least three walks a day, usually more.

You can see how much weight he's been gaining. He looks like a tubbo there, with a double chin and everything.

Just woke up! This is one of my favorite times of the day. He'll sit and coo and wiggle and "talk" to us for 30-45 minutes.

Here is Bracken with his jumper. He really likes the zebra toy that's higher up on the strap and will sit and just look at it for minutes at a time. I was so excited for him to get the jumper, and so when he just cried the first time I put him in it I was pretty sad. But now he likes being in there for a few minutes at a time. He likes being upright so he can see everything, he just doesn't like that I don't stay right by him when he's in it.

Bracken fell asleep on our walk. He's so precious! I used to just leave him in his carseat so he'd keep napping, but I've found if he's in his carseat but we're not moving he wakes up. So I have to take him out of his carseat and put him in his bassinet so he'll get a good nap.

Playing with Daddy before Brian goes to work. Bracken is always happier when he is upright so he can see what is going on. He loves playing with Brian. Playing "beehive," "garbage truck," and getting roared at. He thinks Brian is the best.

Our couch has a nice little nook in between the cushions that holds Bracken so he can sit up and see what's going on.

Uncle Ryan (with his i-pod, gotta love it!)

Uncle Tyson. Tyson is so attentive and cute with Bracken. During the three days we were there before we flew to Minneapolis, Tyson hardly let Bracken out of his sight.

Baseball Kids: Bre and Bracken in their baseball outfits (Check out Bracken's shoes!)

Bracken has discovered his hands and is often either holding them both tightly in front of him, or trying to devour them.

Video of Bracken in his jumper.

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Planes, Poop, Cars and Keys

We made it to Minnesota! Bracken was great on the airplane. He was really happy and only fussed a little bit. I was so glad to have my sling, I don't know how I would have gotten through security and onto the airplane with all my stuff if I hadn't been able to use both my hands. The only funny thing was that he had three blowouts. One in between flights and one on each plane ride. It was pretty funny because on the first plane as I was changing him we hit some pretty good turbulence and it threw me against the wall and he was rolling around on the changing table smiling and thinking it was great fun. I was just trying to keep him safe, me upright, and keep all the poopy clothes from falling on the floor. It was an adventure! If he'd had one more blowout he would have been in just a diaper and a blanket, he used every outfit I'd brought on the plane.

The day I was supposed to be finishing packing for our move I ran an errand to Wal-Mart and when I got back to the car I realized I'd locked my keys in the car. I was outside Wal-Mart, Bracken was screaming his head off and wanted to eat, and Brian had just started his last final so I couldn't get ahold of him. I thought we had a spare underneath the car but I guess it fell off, so I'm sure I looked like a sorry sight with a screaming

baby in the carseat, grease up to my shoulder from trying to get the key, and road dirt and grease on my hands and knees from being on the ground. I finally gave up and just called a friend for help. Thankfully she happened to be at Wal-Mart too and she came and saved us. Since I was also locked out of our house, I hung out with her for two hours until Brian got out of his test. So that was our adventure for the day, and we didn't finish packing until late that night. But those are the things we laugh about later, right?

Anyway, Minneapolis is beautiful, and we like our new house. We're in a townhouse instead of an apartment which is nice. We even have our own little yard, which is great for Bracken. He loves being outside. There's lots of fun parks around, and a walking trail through some woods that go around a lake right next to our house, so I'll have places to walk.

Brian's working hard all day and I miss him. Especially after having him home so much this year. I'm so grateful for Sunday's when he's home all day! He's getting back in the groove of selling and doing well.

So that's all we've been up to. Happy Mother's day to all you ladies!

Bracken is quite the talker. At least he likes to pretend!