#4, You Are Lucky #4

My friend Melina tagged me...open your 4th picture file, post the 4th picture and embellish.


Here it is. Lucky #4, is my husband holding our 4th child Wes a few minutes after he was born. I love how Jeff's head is turned looking into that sweet puffy face. He always holds our babies and talks to them just as the picture was captured.

Jeff was supposed to work that night. He did drive me to the hospital, checked me in and left me with my mom to "progress." He went downstairs to get my things (most important camera included) and to make sure his ER shift was covered. Later he proudly sauntered upstairs, without my things and CAMERA just in time for the nurse to tell me that that the time had come. (Just in case I did not know!) Wes' birth was crazy soooo fast, and completely N-A-T-U-R-A-L (a.k.a I ran out of time, I am still thinking to myself never do that again(without serious drugs), and I am glad I survived---along with the man that impregnated me and forgot the camera in the car)!! Let me not forget that Wes was 110% worth it. Can't imagine my life with out him. I love him and my amazing hilarious husband so, so much!

I tag Jill, Saunja, Caprice and Megan

Me, Talking to Myself After Church.....

Take a Chill (it really wasn't that bad after they fell asleep in sacrament)
Crack a Pepsi (Diet Pepsi that is)
And Refresh Everything!!! (Along with a little chocolate---So So Sorry W.of W.)

Enjoy our favorite Super Bowl Commercial and figure out what I might be talking about!

Way to go Pepsuber! I am relaxed!

Happy Birthday Whitney!

Today our girl turned 7....7 whole years. How very fast time flies.

Whitney is such a joy to have in our home. I am so glad my only girl is just like her. She keeps us happy with her pleasant disposition. She is always coming up with ways to serve, help or love everyone around her. She constantly has a project that keeps her hands and mind busy. She is very creative and loves being a girl. She is a peacemaker in our home and an amazing sister to her brothers. She has such a warm caring heart and wants everyone to be happy. We are so glad that she is ours. We love her so much. Happy Birthday Whitty!

Don...I mean Barack!

As we enjoyed our Authentic Mexican 6" flour tortillas tonight I thought HEY......I thought good ole Barack was from Hawaii? Maybe posing as a Mexican Tortilla Boy helped his campaign. Don Pancho may need to find another poster boy or at least give our government some sweet moola for Mr. Obama's advertising. I like your sombrero-----AAARRRREEEEBBBBAAA!

The Johnson Way

....of entertaining the 2 year old "baby"! The excitement and wonder lasted about 4.5 minutes! Not bad, not bad at all! Pretty ingenious way of using the crib mobile one more time before it finds itself in the DI! (If I do say so myself.)

Congrats!

Walker received his Bear Award tonight at pack meeting. We are very proud of his hard work! He has an amazing cub scout leader, his mom, who thinks life is pretty great with him around. His scout shirt is becoming very colorful with all of his segment patches-they will now be spilling over onto the second row! We are blessed to have such a great 9 year old!

It has been one of those days that I need "THE BLOG" to vent express some frustration with normal life. However today my title would not fit into the "Fun at Park" or "My life is just rainbows and butterflies" or "My kids are the greatest on the planet" category!

Granted, I DO have amazing kids, I am blessed and I am not so lazy as to never take my kids to the park. But let's face it! I am not perfect, my husband is so not perfect, and my kids are just kids! Catastrophe did not happen today, no one was hurt, abused or sent to bed without their Cheerios and banana dinner. The kids went to bed happily after bedtime stories. I am just a tired worn out Mom that has experienced Groundhog Day once again and need to sleep like a baby and be rejuvenated for another! So with that in mind, here is my grumpy--oh, I mean, real life happens---post for the day. Included is a list that needs to be accomplished tomorrow---preferably before the monsters awake!

I need to embrace the fact that I am not the FUN PARENT, but the pick up these things (for the 10th time), get homework done, please practice your piano/violin, I am going crazy, quit beating him up, did you get your room clean?, no you cant eat junk--eat your dinner PARENT!

I need to PAY UP the dollar I owe to Walker for a few 4 letter words that have been muttered the last few days. (Not really bad 4 letters, but 4 letters none the less!) Uhhhhhhhhhhh.

I need to finish sweeping the cracker crumbs out of MY bed with a smile on my face and decide MY room is OK to be the family's free for all, or keep it dead bolted when the animals/kids get home from school. (even though the rule of the house is no eating unless your bum is on a kitchen stool--in the kitchen of course)

I need to enjoy my front and family rooms being disguised as the dirty storage rooms. The construction zone in the basement will soon smell like fresh paint and new carpet. Walker & Whit will have their own space, we will have a toy room, my garage will no longer look like a tornado hit and everything in this whole entire house will have it's place or be in the DI! Yipee!

I need to be thankful that the 3 spills that Wes awarded me with today on the carpet were only mini marshmallows and water! (It was not red punch, barf or poo!)

Thank you for the vent, I feel better already and good night!