tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40703103275158358782024-03-05T01:01:45.675-05:00johnSONsOccasional update on the lives of Ben, Jen, Dax, Jacy, Eli, and AliceAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03456000309659331947noreply@blogger.comBlogger153125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070310327515835878.post-27442760407098447712013-01-09T21:46:00.001-05:002013-02-01T09:48:38.256-05:00Angry BirdsHere are all four of our angry birds. The mall kiosk where I found the shirts didn't have baby sizes, so Alice got one from amazon.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03456000309659331947noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070310327515835878.post-42009658340694575442012-11-30T11:28:00.001-05:002012-11-30T11:28:15.941-05:00Knoxville for Labor Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We went to visit Jen's sister and her family, the Butlers, in Knoxville. Mom flew down with Alice and Eli. Dad drove with Dax and Jacy and stopped at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky on the way.
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Now that it is cooling off, it's good to remember some of the good times we had over the summer. Or maybe I'm just looking for an excuse to explain why these pictures are so late getting onto the blog.<br />
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Celebrating the lack of mosquitoes this year by sleeping out in the very exposed fort.</div>
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Like my friend Marshall and I used to say: "God made dirt, so dirt don't hurt."</div>
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The Roar on the River power boat races.</div>
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I took Dax and Jacy to California for a few days of playing on the beach, the San Diego Zoo, and just hanging out with the Clarks. They had a blast, and I didn't hate it either. And yes, Jacy did perform a tactile inspection to determine the gender of the polar bear, don't worry, she's a doctor.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03456000309659331947noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070310327515835878.post-15205347271887864722012-06-18T14:29:00.001-05:002012-06-18T14:31:39.976-05:00Alice Kaye Johnson<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Alice Kaye Johnson<br />
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19 inches<br />
Mom and baby both did great!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03456000309659331947noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070310327515835878.post-10959266468028138012012-05-22T08:12:00.000-05:002012-05-22T08:14:46.453-05:00Kalahari Water ParkWe took a little three day two night vacation to The Kalahari Water Park in Sandusky, OH. It's the largest indoor water park in the US. It was a lot of fun. My week of vacation was during the week of our anniversary, so we upgraded to the two room suite. Dax and Jacy got the beds, Eli was stuck on the floor, and we had our own room. We bought a package that included the room, water park, meals, and video game tokens. I'd say it might be the perfect family vacation with young kids.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thanksgiving in Knoxville, TN with the Butlers. We went for a hike in the Smoky Mountains.
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Jacy's Fourth Birthday Party:
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Jacy's Dance Recital:
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Eli's Second Birthday:
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I'll try to keep up on it better, sorry Maga.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03456000309659331947noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070310327515835878.post-79042741317948739082012-01-30T16:04:00.001-05:002012-01-30T16:05:58.609-05:00It's A Girl<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrtIEELZ1r85WXtsAVilbt0nN08Q9kV-f6IX1dEprU3oew8I1pMT5yf35EQN8wroz0INDsNVfLN3P5yBsWuNNqZHszxfa9vA6tDAnIPsZs-e5F-upw7Hbf1BIPLkIyImGXl8dB5wpw-X4/s1600/scan0001.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrtIEELZ1r85WXtsAVilbt0nN08Q9kV-f6IX1dEprU3oew8I1pMT5yf35EQN8wroz0INDsNVfLN3P5yBsWuNNqZHszxfa9vA6tDAnIPsZs-e5F-upw7Hbf1BIPLkIyImGXl8dB5wpw-X4/s320/scan0001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703534247637601314" /></a><br />Due the beggining of July, which means the middle of June, to Jen.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03456000309659331947noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070310327515835878.post-91659685870107723302012-01-18T11:34:00.006-05:002012-01-18T12:12:35.166-05:00Detroit Auto Show<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcvxFiYeXdYjG2Kq-hYz-cD2_dGCkqGE7a4ytuaiVcvOBsFpuURRrhzsano1t3PGON2pYYZUYzizJcjZWEzXBGyIkGk0-wpBGPZ2WWvQ8AgUT16ANjm3Zhf99XC6W0SQn2Qqx4CS0Xw3k/s1600/026.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcvxFiYeXdYjG2Kq-hYz-cD2_dGCkqGE7a4ytuaiVcvOBsFpuURRrhzsano1t3PGON2pYYZUYzizJcjZWEzXBGyIkGk0-wpBGPZ2WWvQ8AgUT16ANjm3Zhf99XC6W0SQn2Qqx4CS0Xw3k/s320/026.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699012863703687106" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qPFblcz1xmaX4G92j8_SQq6YIZwNq6Ao_NQTshzqraTGjIXqXgFy4ZmMAIhJNIIF5fArWhaqtA_TnviOdlSZkk0pbheb7j0lt0SkRX9FL6i9KXaIPdicTDnlNcRgQm-FsHSPtu4yasE/s1600/021.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qPFblcz1xmaX4G92j8_SQq6YIZwNq6Ao_NQTshzqraTGjIXqXgFy4ZmMAIhJNIIF5fArWhaqtA_TnviOdlSZkk0pbheb7j0lt0SkRX9FL6i9KXaIPdicTDnlNcRgQm-FsHSPtu4yasE/s320/021.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699012856364081906" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihrxwaPQHMf1s9OxzSKG9pC7x_9-kTUc2kmSJ_joBh0tDqzEG-x2o9J487-TNPrNhFc1KM_gmAefOym6XFvkL0U0WQoVXq6giOdI2PlmVht21GNL7irFWYg5zRehfOVplTgO41AdBrsVs/s1600/018.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihrxwaPQHMf1s9OxzSKG9pC7x_9-kTUc2kmSJ_joBh0tDqzEG-x2o9J487-TNPrNhFc1KM_gmAefOym6XFvkL0U0WQoVXq6giOdI2PlmVht21GNL7irFWYg5zRehfOVplTgO41AdBrsVs/s320/018.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699012848987006994" /></a><br />We took the kids downtown to the Detroit Auto Show. We got to take a ride in a fully electric Nissan Leaf, see lots of cool new cars (we spent most of our time looking at the mini-vans), and were bummed when they told us that the kids were too short to ride up in the Ford Cloud Experience. Jacy's favorite part was the Kia interactive dancing with the Soul Hamsters. The boys didn't get as into it. I just loved that she really dances like nobody is watching, even though there were hundreds of people all over the place.<br /><iframe width="354" height="180" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/yahQJgMuG9Q" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03456000309659331947noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070310327515835878.post-31512391357842492292012-01-16T16:08:00.005-05:002012-01-16T16:18:36.685-05:00Skiing<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVJSo6LQkXWZCjQD7kGB2vZuxBlQwEMZEGvpnCTyhpOYIm5c3hBTbInwI7mDThmQhGaJj88p7whdp9cts4whUCDkaUyEZMlWFs5vGg8vBKrW1LOa3Q1653pLzGO4mvrHYEUPTSUSKcl3s/s1600/IMG_4190.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVJSo6LQkXWZCjQD7kGB2vZuxBlQwEMZEGvpnCTyhpOYIm5c3hBTbInwI7mDThmQhGaJj88p7whdp9cts4whUCDkaUyEZMlWFs5vGg8vBKrW1LOa3Q1653pLzGO4mvrHYEUPTSUSKcl3s/s320/IMG_4190.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698340782080443986" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRcFxl05dlVmnxmMSjwdHqlDomGpd9ycbdRdUlbQ40ojFri9CJQUQTs-sj5GsT_cvdlI85v0hXb9aTTRC6MmkolHqap7EMyYiRmYO6q5wU_DMTZ5Sw6cpxFKQj5FYgF8HzTpftNDIHzKI/s1600/IMG_4183.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRcFxl05dlVmnxmMSjwdHqlDomGpd9ycbdRdUlbQ40ojFri9CJQUQTs-sj5GsT_cvdlI85v0hXb9aTTRC6MmkolHqap7EMyYiRmYO6q5wU_DMTZ5Sw6cpxFKQj5FYgF8HzTpftNDIHzKI/s320/IMG_4183.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698340786117012834" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip2p2huARkUzuKFkiBDNdWNvC5ir9XF5KSRShsGZ6kUEl5IFXXKs9HcLMNmK55edMU-VjZiggH-8wpBec8uTwPDKT1mCvwFbTrGU3Wlwet4dXPxBFW0cbMp_7FdeRFxvaWOZRcvPbVcDU/s1600/IMG_4180.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip2p2huARkUzuKFkiBDNdWNvC5ir9XF5KSRShsGZ6kUEl5IFXXKs9HcLMNmK55edMU-VjZiggH-8wpBec8uTwPDKT1mCvwFbTrGU3Wlwet4dXPxBFW0cbMp_7FdeRFxvaWOZRcvPbVcDU/s320/IMG_4180.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698340779414641490" /></a><br />Dax and I ran out to Utah for a couple of days, and Dax hit the slopes for his first time. He did pretty well the second half of our half day after I figured out that his left boot wasn't on quite right and was probably putting a lot of pressure on his shin, oops.<br /><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Tu6FPp30LtI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03456000309659331947noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070310327515835878.post-18734979597851264052011-12-23T17:04:00.002-05:002011-12-23T17:25:55.870-05:00Hawaii<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6SwbtOvOYguMtwLwIXwtsrttER6CVahcWpfMF4rLHmxMxePOLWoDz-TOKfqLUJnGXzkfbG1eu4lMDDzMcGSvu4flHA9fSOg9UOWCbThEWO-x6dGp3vm9WL2frHoT__7asvfFSQAQDvY/s1600/IMAG0200.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6SwbtOvOYguMtwLwIXwtsrttER6CVahcWpfMF4rLHmxMxePOLWoDz-TOKfqLUJnGXzkfbG1eu4lMDDzMcGSvu4flHA9fSOg9UOWCbThEWO-x6dGp3vm9WL2frHoT__7asvfFSQAQDvY/s320/IMAG0200.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689453553754991634" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0o3CmSwmdaVwDnhumF8AeWn_hDZi_C_VRbRrpVxnO-0oDoB7QKqEy6xrlDKdzfVfJv81iVLHzyP756CpIS15ejccQp1bGdFRO3hSBVDkC5HHT8LO8uIQtqJgvxNugHrSTjrsXGJV8EY/s1600/IMAG0202.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0o3CmSwmdaVwDnhumF8AeWn_hDZi_C_VRbRrpVxnO-0oDoB7QKqEy6xrlDKdzfVfJv81iVLHzyP756CpIS15ejccQp1bGdFRO3hSBVDkC5HHT8LO8uIQtqJgvxNugHrSTjrsXGJV8EY/s320/IMAG0202.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689453547419643730" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDsrdhQpHn04yEm7WU6GCGvNxSZNy8IGIFNBZBtJBKj-inUinwGS9JnZgVYUASWXg_SAEg6pzF-OxbdO3ZdPcimILB-2J3hQQX5XtssOHPVK6Fm8QFAmb5t-yKPDtKNnvuU1hXbwYBRSU/s1600/IMAG0194.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDsrdhQpHn04yEm7WU6GCGvNxSZNy8IGIFNBZBtJBKj-inUinwGS9JnZgVYUASWXg_SAEg6pzF-OxbdO3ZdPcimILB-2J3hQQX5XtssOHPVK6Fm8QFAmb5t-yKPDtKNnvuU1hXbwYBRSU/s320/IMAG0194.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689453540415776450" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLvNwyFvBCx9Jtt-smiDTd_5lDoDOr-0vlefjZTpwAuDkxeiN91waHSee23u1tAPrzfp5TYK3XFOrX8fnHOBaarnz2l8dmuohF3MDfRZgDW9IUj1nEfoRlVVcIDpzOOqYGB8P7bzHS0vY/s1600/IMAG0192.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLvNwyFvBCx9Jtt-smiDTd_5lDoDOr-0vlefjZTpwAuDkxeiN91waHSee23u1tAPrzfp5TYK3XFOrX8fnHOBaarnz2l8dmuohF3MDfRZgDW9IUj1nEfoRlVVcIDpzOOqYGB8P7bzHS0vY/s320/IMAG0192.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689453532701058546" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlteDLj7PYCJDcREf9um1t7AY-HLc_UXAaCRS7JahFiv2gmU_-mRswPvCe-pz1IyhoUlk8uJe7wq0GxWQNGp-y5J0PdDLKGeCw7WbsqqAQdE0JvmkNHtwjsbLgReQLmHr7qSla9kGSc-4/s1600/IMAG0188.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlteDLj7PYCJDcREf9um1t7AY-HLc_UXAaCRS7JahFiv2gmU_-mRswPvCe-pz1IyhoUlk8uJe7wq0GxWQNGp-y5J0PdDLKGeCw7WbsqqAQdE0JvmkNHtwjsbLgReQLmHr7qSla9kGSc-4/s320/IMAG0188.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689453531795055954" /></a><br />We had a great trip to Hawaii last week. Thanks to the Clarks for letting us crash their trip. And thanks to Celeste for tending our kids. We have amazing families.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03456000309659331947noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070310327515835878.post-25887671548096309872011-09-25T09:01:00.003-05:002011-09-25T09:03:12.382-05:00Family Flight<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2B8iVdXB20Fiizs7yOXiZHPfmy6cd42DVzspnp9IEpeqNrC1B_XqUC61E1_3tgO1TUyEWVTCvdhdPcfuJcN8AT1Q2QoDfiNrCnapBQY1KPUmaVPgMayU50BSr9HAXC6hOGjzwDcr3ows/s1600/IMGP0003.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2B8iVdXB20Fiizs7yOXiZHPfmy6cd42DVzspnp9IEpeqNrC1B_XqUC61E1_3tgO1TUyEWVTCvdhdPcfuJcN8AT1Q2QoDfiNrCnapBQY1KPUmaVPgMayU50BSr9HAXC6hOGjzwDcr3ows/s320/IMGP0003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656297497179783522" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOUuyRdxFoTz0rPWDjUPV5RRKr662zocohsu9JYDqdCEqHMmIhc_yHwyZ2-aYQWyvVrCc5mRtTnYmPGpXUl3R_argPuP2gr3p88zPqIt-QXaFiJovmRn9n8U_0OPAeF8gaI49sHsnGfRk/s1600/IMGP0006.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOUuyRdxFoTz0rPWDjUPV5RRKr662zocohsu9JYDqdCEqHMmIhc_yHwyZ2-aYQWyvVrCc5mRtTnYmPGpXUl3R_argPuP2gr3p88zPqIt-QXaFiJovmRn9n8U_0OPAeF8gaI49sHsnGfRk/s320/IMGP0006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656297381285114994" /></a><br />My family got to travel to Knoxville on the plane that I was flying. After spending the night with me in my hotel, they got to spend the weekend with Jen's sister Emily and her family.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03456000309659331947noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070310327515835878.post-22853388357130382322011-07-18T13:30:00.003-05:002011-07-18T13:49:35.079-05:00Camping<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsThVsRvL_p6kwOY0iOOcAR491MxszawBUgMQDlxh8PFuXfdohyphenhyphen2Uj8-9Ee1U7jthhLcMFXCHDbAS13KV00UeoddchUf3H8r68E1gqVaDGlOetgp_l0drHTVrIDCqnp74om5yRBV3R-lA/s1600/IMAG0088.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsThVsRvL_p6kwOY0iOOcAR491MxszawBUgMQDlxh8PFuXfdohyphenhyphen2Uj8-9Ee1U7jthhLcMFXCHDbAS13KV00UeoddchUf3H8r68E1gqVaDGlOetgp_l0drHTVrIDCqnp74om5yRBV3R-lA/s320/IMAG0088.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630763956821881458" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQp4ROWXbTSvwZypS-5pnB0COhvT1TA0cjToWMVGsBWH_vZOaMcKjFO7TlezYqdi9h9Qt9la4tK7sTN41k68LA1qqIUkIWvuqJghSfPWqE9IOPsgYBwm-yCkCE3NEPshX3o1KEdAbioCc/s1600/IMAG0086.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQp4ROWXbTSvwZypS-5pnB0COhvT1TA0cjToWMVGsBWH_vZOaMcKjFO7TlezYqdi9h9Qt9la4tK7sTN41k68LA1qqIUkIWvuqJghSfPWqE9IOPsgYBwm-yCkCE3NEPshX3o1KEdAbioCc/s320/IMAG0086.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630763947877060210" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7iCwjCTxlBk51Yig3RwU7yUYDu5ve14GIgJ9d9i-Is7T9dT0fHjbUAM_prgRM_9Lm9gSQ_DnWlh6nPxo3LQEO1096XSppGhV-rzh8KFg4r0xMYLbL7eYAN2rDbnPo-7FxUZwwA4OorRg/s1600/IMAG0085.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7iCwjCTxlBk51Yig3RwU7yUYDu5ve14GIgJ9d9i-Is7T9dT0fHjbUAM_prgRM_9Lm9gSQ_DnWlh6nPxo3LQEO1096XSppGhV-rzh8KFg4r0xMYLbL7eYAN2rDbnPo-7FxUZwwA4OorRg/s320/IMAG0085.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630763944632074146" /></a><br /><iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/k0hp91a3os4?hl=en&fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/We1fxdhxh0o?hl=en&fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/zRGCX_pgy7E?hl=en&fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03456000309659331947noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070310327515835878.post-40576658617143641712011-07-18T13:29:00.001-05:002011-07-18T13:29:54.666-05:00Playing at the Park<iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/bZFhd9k0mis?hl=en&fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/b-tn4YbpKrw?hl=en&fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/UDpa8PB0knE?hl=en&fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/U9Zn1h6suzk?hl=en&fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03456000309659331947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070310327515835878.post-55654403236979731312011-04-11T13:31:00.002-05:002011-04-11T13:36:27.905-05:00Videos of the Kids<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8Xu1oofWQh8?hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8Xu1oofWQh8?hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/NCNQUwf3TlY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/T7o_Ot7X1KM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03456000309659331947noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070310327515835878.post-55452667094907792412011-01-23T13:03:00.004-05:002011-01-23T14:27:51.652-05:00The Miracle Worker<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udF_dWYQwZI">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udF_dWYQwZI</a><br /><br />Okay, so Nana has been hard at work helping us to beautify our home. Here are the before and after vidoes of the place. It has been an amazing transformation! Words that I would have used to describe our living room before Nana's help: Cold, old, uninviting, awkward, nauseating. Now the words that come to mind: Warm, friendly, cheerful, bright, happy, cozy. Nana, we love your guts! You really have a gift!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqDEU-b5bQU">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqDEU-b5bQU</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03456000309659331947noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070310327515835878.post-34805919820726676562010-12-30T08:59:00.012-05:002010-12-30T09:07:58.252-05:00Photo Shoot<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FCq7ldIA0pzxOthe5-1OoctRAyEAnnGCNZdQT3KZE_JbuB4Uj0LKATqSUpVTwwCEjtLhjxDTSTxzZxUD2qWydMIeL8LpoLQzmL3Fvz23fPuhvqcYU-L6VyUzcpSB044m8JWt1yJmMPI/s1600/0097.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556476708553557874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FCq7ldIA0pzxOthe5-1OoctRAyEAnnGCNZdQT3KZE_JbuB4Uj0LKATqSUpVTwwCEjtLhjxDTSTxzZxUD2qWydMIeL8LpoLQzmL3Fvz23fPuhvqcYU-L6VyUzcpSB044m8JWt1yJmMPI/s320/0097.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7SnfUuVkkblzuL5ssQgeu3f6U-PWy8QaV1y29TuEZ26PGCIuqjtcjzNgQBXYNQDdhq1S6YpYSEDPPCb325cUK4QAv8DwoXV7O_U_1SkAY1sLrMNtlAa7Q17yCuMbxHm0Gk53sZyl5aVg/s1600/0083.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; 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Time for a little update on our blog.......I know you've all been so anxious! The last three months have been just like the rest of our lives........CRAZY! We decided that we had outgrown our townhouse after Eli was born, and we started looking for new housing options quite awhile ago. We found a nice little house much closer to many of our friends in Michigan that we moved into a few weeks ago. That makes move #7 for us. If we have to move again in less than 3 years, I will literally set fire to everything we own in protest - mark my words! I can't express adequately how difficult it was for me to mentally wrap my head around this move. The very thoughts of packing up a box made me want to hurl. It took Ben actually taping together the first box, putting it in front of me, and practically holding my hand while I put in an object to get me through it. Fortunately for us all, we did it, and not without a lot of help. God bless the Elders Quorum and the willing members of it to spend hours helping to do the painful grunt work of assiting people move! Another nice aspect of this move was our ability to fly for free. I was able to drop off the kids in Utah while I flew back to be with Ben on his days off to pack up and move our things. I believe it was a much less traumatic experience for them than it otherwise would have been had they been with us during the whole process. Now that the move is behind us, I am happy to say that the house has turned out to be just what we needed. I had my doubts. I am not above admitting that I am extremely vain and have been spoiled to live in places throughout my life that are nice, clean, and new. This is my first experience living in a place that is maybe not AS clean, not AS nice, and not AS new. The townhouse we came from was only a few years old, and we were the first ones to live in it....nice, new, clean appliances, carpet, paint, hardwood, 2 1/2 baths......ahhhhhh, that's my kind of place. Our new house is older, kind of smells funny (like a cabin), and only has ONE BATHROOM!!! The trade off is that the new house has a fenced in yard that you can see from the kitchen, a playscape for the kids, an extra bedroom, and.......(drumroll)............A BASEMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It has a partially-finished, fairly large basement that has become a fantastic playroom for the kids, and I can't tell you the euphoria that I feel when the kids are running around in my face while I am making dinner or working, and I can look at them and say, "Go downstairs!" It makes me giddy just thinking about it. I HATED not being able to send the kids anywhere to play in the townhouse. Sooo, even though I had to sacrifice some of my vanity, I am going to admit that this house is much healthier for all of us. Ben knew this all along, and he tried to convince me of it. He maintains that he is "always right," which we all know is not true, but he is usually right in making big decisions, and he was definitely right about this one. Sorry I doubted you honey. :)<br /><br />That is our biggest news by far. Hope you are all enjoying the Christmas season this year! Here are some pictures from the past three months. Daxton had his fifth birthday (we had the party in our garage in the townhouse). Elijah is almost crawling. Jacy turns 3 in just a few days. We took the kids to see Santa, and they really enjoyed it. Jacy was a little hesitant and didn't want to get too close. Elijah just goes along with anything. Daxton is much more aware this year of Christmas and what it is all about. He composed a letter to Santa and asked for a "red kar," an "unbrelu," and a "choo choo chran." I enjoy the fact that he has simple requests, not brand specific or lavish. He's a sweet boy with a good heart, and very practical. Just like his dad.<br /><br />We hope that all of our friends and family have a wonderful Christmas this year! We have some exciting trips/celebrations in our near future, which may necessitate a blog posting before another six months go by.....time permitting. We love you all!<br /><br />Love,<br /><br />The Johnsons<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKO3RNfncGZHdwpqnCS5bSlqstSiq0MBOkbGOiWnAwj81vGPcNIcTsOTjtjDQ4LEiqHhf9TOQVUC7Nn5eBmkgJDELbc3Xxvti-ouuzxTo37e6RxZumWWc-IHqmiVFh-zJxhPlZId9bZhA/s1600/040.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547166641692974642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKO3RNfncGZHdwpqnCS5bSlqstSiq0MBOkbGOiWnAwj81vGPcNIcTsOTjtjDQ4LEiqHhf9TOQVUC7Nn5eBmkgJDELbc3Xxvti-ouuzxTo37e6RxZumWWc-IHqmiVFh-zJxhPlZId9bZhA/s320/040.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6OWznhQ5Wx1ulToghnp1TCmfewHevIjIwM9rVuQgtQLImfDeh_v9WOKkjFv3jMZPhn9l64R_W0qBoAb38wXprPpdIXCfzRWoszh-WIkaugUmmD3VxFMUJeIQseyM07MPTj2bZtdlH3zs/s1600/038.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547166377064987458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6OWznhQ5Wx1ulToghnp1TCmfewHevIjIwM9rVuQgtQLImfDeh_v9WOKkjFv3jMZPhn9l64R_W0qBoAb38wXprPpdIXCfzRWoszh-WIkaugUmmD3VxFMUJeIQseyM07MPTj2bZtdlH3zs/s320/038.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm6-d1nf_j_VNeRFbu-kAqGJqgzyMPNQ0sQaHs3hEpS7yv6ZsThtXXzjZPHhx41BBwiijlw8bIG590ARtLjXDbavhHfRgXZP1OnffNK4mPEi3cPH4pmOhyphenhyphen4qlo2LCJH4eAGDdSHL6TXgI/s1600/047.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; 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HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512771128567032034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLiIJEwLksAdEbBbd5GYoVc2N3qWK4W35sQAjQFj3nHJIRuSRjKMw5uzmxf5LNm6xRfh5fog_Q-Dh_1K_e2PmygvyUwFu_n987hb6pgR_1IjWHjDDqUZSgJn7WHhxfICbNYvIk5CbzMKM/s320/007.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-4Hplck7DSaZ-oIJ3nzroGa3f52cKQz3LgbjtzAyDJmjt3CVVfdO3QIotft23gMcLu71Pjd4DsTeLoGkdaFH8zR8ggkWpt8gbYSb2a_AjmYuibyB-RPzdgaawg1Wd4s9_tL-as_GLqA/s1600/006.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512770943474197282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-4Hplck7DSaZ-oIJ3nzroGa3f52cKQz3LgbjtzAyDJmjt3CVVfdO3QIotft23gMcLu71Pjd4DsTeLoGkdaFH8zR8ggkWpt8gbYSb2a_AjmYuibyB-RPzdgaawg1Wd4s9_tL-as_GLqA/s320/006.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-HXdKEn8LUy6wVmjrAB2JE2d7W4H-nYAzd-T4F8nNLPCqNeSHw6Sgk4O1IzwLXlbjmFG2APF24XqtDh8CYHb0Yo-os1t7oMa-qaBtjjwfBvrnObMnxSnAx9azD2jehrrf8mIExWea3yI/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512770811806557986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-HXdKEn8LUy6wVmjrAB2JE2d7W4H-nYAzd-T4F8nNLPCqNeSHw6Sgk4O1IzwLXlbjmFG2APF24XqtDh8CYHb0Yo-os1t7oMa-qaBtjjwfBvrnObMnxSnAx9azD2jehrrf8mIExWea3yI/s320/001.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>I have a confession to make.......I hate blogging. Not because I don't enjoy keeping in touch with friends/family, and not because I don't feel that it's a good way to accomplish that, but because I feel guilt for not keeping it updated and for not posting the latest pictures of my kids and funny stories to share. Our lives have been changing too often for me to keep up with the blogging business; so, I've come to a conclusion. Our blog is now going to be updated biannually. Twice a year. Summer and Christmas. That's my plan. Take it or leave it. Sorry to disappoint!<br /><br />Hence, the summer update for 2010: Since my last post, Ben was recalled by the airline that he had been furloughed from, and after an intense, frustration-filled decision-making process we determined that we would give the industry one more go. Let me assure you it was not an easy decision. If you know of anyone who is contemplating becoming a pilot who doesn't plan on staying single and sterile, refer them to us, and we will do our best to persuade them to do anything else. That being said, it doesn't take long for anyone who knows Ben to see that he is infinitely happier in the sky than on the ground. The major drawback to Ben's return to the sky was that we had to nix our house. Poof.......there goes my dream. Maybe someday, right? For now I guess we will stay in our crowded, occasionally smokey, yardless townhouse. Am I painting a less-than-enthusiastic picture? Well, let's just say it hasn't been easy for me to make the mental switch from preparing to move into more comfortable circumstances to just staying put for awhile, especially with the ever-present, ominous threat of being furlouged again and left to our own resources to figure out what to do in an economically-depressed region of the country (not that I'm bitter). :) On a more optimistic note, it is fun to see my Ben dressed up in his pilot uniform (what woman is not attracted to a man in uniform, seriously?) with a smile on his face and a spring in his step that was just not there when he was headed off to change tires every day for the past several months. I guess that makes it worth it.<br />The kids and I are gearing up for some major changes in our routine starting this fall - perhaps the greatest of which will be Daxton starting full-day Kindergarten. This has been giving me severe anxiety. I honestly feel like I am sending my little lamb off to the slaughter. Fortunately for us all, he is genuinely excited about school and is anticipating starting next Tuesday. I just pray he keeps that attitude up. I have so many hesitations about this whole process. My memories of elementary school are less than positive (you're not surprised, are you?). I am seriously considering having one of our medical student friends out here prescribe me some valium so that I can make it through the day on Tuesday. I've never seriously considered home schooling for a variety of reasons, and I still don't feel like it is a good option for us, but I may change my tune depending on the outcome of this year for Daxton. Maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised? Maybe.<br />Other changes on our horizon involve me going back to school part-time from home to finish up that degree that I never received from BYU. I did some investigating this summer and found out that I am 7 classes away from graduating from BYU with my MFHD degree, and that I can do at least 4 of those classes online. I am thrilled about this and am working out a schedule so that I can start getting these classes finished asap. With my schedule already as crazy as it is working essentially 3/4 time, taking care of the kids full-time, and taking school classes now as well, there is really going to be little time for anything else.<br />Well, that's the update for the summer of 2010. Stay tuned for our Christmas update with new pictures of the kids and the exciting developments of our lives. At the rate we like to switch things up, we'll probably be living in another country by then. :) Happy Fall to all!<br /><br />Love, The Johnsons</div></div></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03456000309659331947noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070310327515835878.post-69736091784150659372010-06-30T19:07:00.007-05:002010-06-30T19:21:54.026-05:00LIFE<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5bPJGHCzlvXNcLQgZDoljH79IC3lwE5txcwOTC8ejxqoyzWH_U33ZlNMcLtaK357pen6YELWgXh4yK-bftJxqMuKOjFk-Y56WLepNpQvZl3ZBdkrwfIkzQ1D1rkkuRLN05tn09YEhj0/s1600/059.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488725085419850898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5bPJGHCzlvXNcLQgZDoljH79IC3lwE5txcwOTC8ejxqoyzWH_U33ZlNMcLtaK357pen6YELWgXh4yK-bftJxqMuKOjFk-Y56WLepNpQvZl3ZBdkrwfIkzQ1D1rkkuRLN05tn09YEhj0/s320/059.jpg" /></a> Life continues to move forward for the Johnson family. I think I'll have to give quarterly updates on our blog, because that's how often I am actually finding time to sit down and make posts. Today we have an exciting announcement....we are officially homeowners, sort of, again!!! We have decided that Michigan is going to be our permanent homebase for the next several years, and we have purchased a home that has yet to be built, but should be finished and ready for us to move in sometime at the end of October/beginning of November!!! We are very excited about this. We have moved 6 times now, and four of those moves have been cross-country. Sooo, I can't begin to express how nice it is going to feel to settle for a few years, and with the added luxury of settling in our own, custom-built home. :) Excited! So, here are a few pictures of what we have been doing. We've had a lot of visitors lately, and we have even more coming out soon - which the kids are LOVING! 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Unfortunately, it was terrible weather - freezing cold with that bitter, cutting midwest wind and intermittnet spells of rain and hail. Ben tells me that the kids still had a great time, and the pictures would attest to that. It was WONDERFUL to have the kids away for a few hours while I got to do whatever I wanted around the house with only Eli to worry about. When they returned back home, Jacy ran up the stairs and blurted out, "We haf a present for you!" I wasn't really sure what she was talking about, so I played along and said, "Really? What did you get me?" To which she responded, "Cookie fowers!" Daxton let out a big sigh and reprimanded Jacy because she had just revealed the Mother's Day surprise that Ben had picked up on the way home from seeing Thomas that he had been instructing them not to tell me about the whole way home. Really, it was so cute to see how excited Jacy was about it, even if it was just because she wanted some of my cookies. I LOVE cookie bouquets in all their high-calorie, high-fat, sugar-overloaded, frosting glory. Anyway, thanks honey! It has been a wonderful Mother's Day weekend/day! Happy Mother's Day to all!!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03456000309659331947noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070310327515835878.post-38059110120675886292010-04-11T12:58:00.005-05:002010-04-11T13:34:49.544-05:00Which one is which?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvt6-Fq15GnBgfiWRFRGym4tzUlk8bw_CbYfeu6wFHx2FJc9xl_WRCbxBYBbfbegJPRakQ_J0Vd5j-2KVqjekusaYjHX_hRrp17u4ZhybtpiWtQqN3KZxPvTKGma28fkKdjF86Fr_Gvjk/s1600/12+028.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvt6-Fq15GnBgfiWRFRGym4tzUlk8bw_CbYfeu6wFHx2FJc9xl_WRCbxBYBbfbegJPRakQ_J0Vd5j-2KVqjekusaYjHX_hRrp17u4ZhybtpiWtQqN3KZxPvTKGma28fkKdjF86Fr_Gvjk/s320/12+028.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458950069188097058" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNKAAp5mE8xHKziFagGta5rxsXakUNUKGkFBd-YDpQHrQGoOXvjmgVE7-2uKVC2E2piJQVSKmZf8lTOESyA0uzEmHXzWKfsuC2GPmgwWcNxKZijMg6XOuiB9FdhWHwZN-3Rvr59UmIx7Y/s1600/2005-10-18+107.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNKAAp5mE8xHKziFagGta5rxsXakUNUKGkFBd-YDpQHrQGoOXvjmgVE7-2uKVC2E2piJQVSKmZf8lTOESyA0uzEmHXzWKfsuC2GPmgwWcNxKZijMg6XOuiB9FdhWHwZN-3Rvr59UmIx7Y/s320/2005-10-18+107.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458949269775684242" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXTU-fntQqKFLb2rlZEfwgjTLz_prYVouVteTX9G_YEcja9MAmMAiTYZnHr0CXaq1l7kYZuF6luODzHdN4LboBn9nhJxJ8v4OUVp8PSaQJK312Do5g9_Jgw2V_0mC9nkeZu-ZQo3Y9K4/s1600/039.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXTU-fntQqKFLb2rlZEfwgjTLz_prYVouVteTX9G_YEcja9MAmMAiTYZnHr0CXaq1l7kYZuF6luODzHdN4LboBn9nhJxJ8v4OUVp8PSaQJK312Do5g9_Jgw2V_0mC9nkeZu-ZQo3Y9K4/s320/039.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458948741084407890" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03456000309659331947noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070310327515835878.post-21011800566624003982010-04-09T13:36:00.003-05:002010-04-09T14:59:32.140-05:00The Story.....So, now that I've posted some pictures, I'll share the rest of the story. First, I want to offer my apologies to anyone who has had to be around me for the past 37 weeks and 4 days. Let me just say, first and foremost, I am eternally grateful for the opportunity that I have had three times now to conceive and give birth to my children. I consider this one of the greatest blessings of my life; however, for me pregnancy is a means to an end, and a means that is extremely hard for me to endure without complaint. When it is over and I start looking back at the way that I cope with my pregnancies, I just want to apologize profusely to everyone for my miserable demeanor and all-too-often vocalized anxieties. Anyway, the good news is that I have never struggled with post-partum depression. In fact, it's quite the opposite. I have post-partum euphoria. Since we arrived home from the hospital last night, I haven't been able to quit expressing my elation at being able to bend over, breathe, shave my legs, share my lap with Daxton and Jacy, sleep on my stomach, etc. The list goes on and on. <br /> So, for the play-by-play, if you're interested, I've been diagnosed three times now as having babies that are LGA (large for gestational age), and as such, my doctor had offered me a scheduled induction at 37 weeks to avoid needing a C-section for a ten-pound baby. Of course, I jumped at the chance to take him up on this offer (the sooner the better in my opinion). So, I had been scheuled to be induced on the 7th of April as soon as the results from an amniocentesis indcated that the baby was mature. Nana flew out to be with us in the evening on the 6th, and my body decided to go into labor that night, which was very convenient because we could leave the kids and head to the hospital without majorly inconveniencing any neighbors in the middle of the night. So, Ben and I headed to the hospital at 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning. I was really hoping that my being in labor naturally would allow me to bypass the amniocentesis, but due to the failure of my contractions to progress my dilation, I had to go through with the amniocentesis early Wednesday morning. It wasn't a very pleasant experience, but at that point, I was about ready to find the nearest sharp object to take matters into my own hands, so I was willing to let them do whatever they wanted to do to me so long as it resulted in the expulsion of my baby from my body. The amnio went well, and my doctor gave the okay to start the induction at about 1:00 p.m. So, the pitocin was started, and soon after the epidural was administered (heaven!), and by 7:40 p.m. we were ready to push....., well, I guess <strong>I</strong> was ready to push. I pride myself on being a good pusher, and this is because I have no trouble whatsoever on focusing every fiber of my being into getting rid of the object of my discontent, not to mention the joy and anticipation of meeting the new little addition to our family and receiving that inital wave of relief when you see that they have all the right parts in all the right places and are healthy and alive. SO, it was literally two intense pushes, and Eli was out. Happy day! It's all downhill after that. I've been on "cloud 9" ever since. Eli is a beautiful baby, and I am in love with him for sure. So far, he's extremely mellow, and although it's only been half a day around the other two kids, I think he'll fit in just fine. I feel extremely blessed and extremely grateful, and now that I'm rid of the pregnancy doldrums, maybe there will be more to read on our blog!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03456000309659331947noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070310327515835878.post-85189961750197017202010-04-09T13:18:00.009-05:002010-04-09T13:34:03.838-05:00Elijah Seth Johnson 4/7/2010<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2En-qkF2gI8miraorfz_QlqkaVxNjdXiNu7U977w8Tsm3ORrcci8i9F7xrObrqFrDdUywhMnkb9LIjMbZvubTP5XXOPLNYEf5DA-tvKagFx7cj1BcUHaYmU5Qa85f-_mVYKORoEMIdDY/s1600/046.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2En-qkF2gI8miraorfz_QlqkaVxNjdXiNu7U977w8Tsm3ORrcci8i9F7xrObrqFrDdUywhMnkb9LIjMbZvubTP5XXOPLNYEf5DA-tvKagFx7cj1BcUHaYmU5Qa85f-_mVYKORoEMIdDY/s320/046.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458207808878178370" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_DQkRaw2dZyg_7uD-IMQAi45fS8f1YF1jFQZxnn5ho2K-89d49N9jQaQ6h0r6SsMVwNzkeXBzLNBcz1BtFpDtQkhV90XwS2pnMp1G2usyitLfaXlpLkfaY0cXPiHnJs02kuzd1SYpPU/s1600/043.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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