Tagged!

So I've been tagged by Jamie. I think I have done a pretty good job of avoiding being tagged until now. I will give it a shot, but beware I am not the most interesting person in the world. Get to know me with "four."

Four Jobs I've Held:
*Taco Time (my first job at age 14)
*K-mart
*Discover Card
*Cyprus Credit Union

Four Movies I Could Watch Over and Over:
*007 Casino Royale
*Bourne (any of them)
*Harry Potter (any of them)
*Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Four TV Shows I Like:
*Survivor
*Pushing Daisy's (when it was on)
*The Biggest Loser
*24 (which has been a while)

Four Items I Couldn't Live Without Each Day:
*my cell phone
*a rice bag (does wonders for sinus headaches)
*baby wipes
*caffeine

Four Places I'd Rather Be:
*Disneyland
*New York/Connecticut (my old stomping grounds)
*taking a nap
*the beach

Four Things I do almost everyday without fail:
*laundry (at least a batch a day, usually more)
*unload/load the dishwasher
*complain about all the shoes scattered throughout the house
*get loves from Emma

Four of my favorite foods:
*chocolate
*Cafe Rio
*sushi (good sushi, not the cheap stinky kind)
*summer tomatoes

Four items I wish I had right now:
*patio furniture
*a scrapbook room
*a clean house
*a babysitter
(I don't ask for much, huh?)

Four things on my "to do list" right now:
*finish the laundry
*pick up my allergy meds at the pharmacy
*purchase tomato baskets
*sign the kids up for swimming lessons

Four people I am tagging:
*Mom
*Stephanie
*Jenn
*Melinda
(And, Cari, if you ever get your blog up and running!)

A Green Thumb!

Or, should I say an ORANGE thumb? I took Erin with me to WalMart the other day to get some potting soil for the back yard. We planted a few tomato plants last week and I wanted to fill in the rest with flowers. So, since Erin was with me, we came home with all orange flowers for the back yard! It's funny because I find myself loving orange now too. What 3 year old loves orange? Mine. And she loved it all the same when she was two. She worked so hard to get our yard looking great for the summer. She had no idea I was taking pictures. In fact, she didn't know I was even outside with her. She was very busy placing all her new flowers where she wanted them planted. It was very serious stuff. Man, I love her!

Happy Birthday, Mom and Lyns!

May 26th is my mom's birthday and twenty five years ago, my little sister was born on the same day! I wanted to say "HAPPY DAY" to both of them. Mom and Dad have been out of town (playing like people get to play when they are empty nester's - no jealous feelings here!). And, often their day lands on Memorial Day, as it did this year. So, even though mom was gone, we had Lynsee, Devin and Cari come over for a birthday bbq. Being the holiday, everyone had the day off work and school. Good times! It rained all day and was kind of cold. We ended up eating inside and then playing UNO and Guitar Hero. It was rather entertaining, none the less. We called mom later and sang Happy Birthday over the phone. It was pretty cute because Erin sang her heart out. She loves grandma B more than anything and she loves the Birthday song! Here's to another awesome year to mom and Lyns!

A New Life

Welcome, Cameron Steven Johnson! Our baby cousin was born on Monday, May 18, 2008. He is so precious. I took the kids over to see him yesterday and now that is all they talk about. Erin asks about every five minutes if we can go see him again. Congratulations to Ben, Stephanie and Noah. He is beautiful!

Preschool Graduation

Erin started preschool in February this year at Miss Katie's. She was only a part of the class for a few months, but it was amazing to see her change in so little time. She still has two more years before kindergarten so she will be returning in the fall to Miss Katie's Preschool. So, she didn't actually graduate, but she participated along with all the kids. Erin is very much a Mommy's girl. She and I get to spend all day together during the weeks while the big kids are at school and dad is at work. We love our time together! She makes me not want any more kids because she loves being my baby. As much as I want her to stay little forever, I love to see her learn and grow. Next year, her cousin Noah, will be in her class at Miss Katie's. She is so excited! Thanks again to Katie Peterson! We love you!

Disneyland Vacation 2008

I apologize if my slide shows are a bit much! I can't help it. I LOVE DISNEYLAND! I got a new camera (nothing special, just a new digital) with a 2gb memory card. So, knowing that I had like 1400 pictures available on my camera, I went nuts. Not that I don't anyway. In eight days, I took 336 photos! Wow! Isn't that amazing? I love watching the slide shows over and over again. It was such a great vacation. We went with my brother, Joel, and his family. It was great because our kids are all the best of friends (as are us big kids, too). One of the funnest things about our trip was how it all started! The kids didn't know when we were leaving. They all knew a Disneyland Vacation was coming up, but they had no idea when. We played it up for a few months; making them earn spending money, slowly buying things for the trip (stroller, cooler, etc), and dragging out the packing process so it wasn't too obvious. On Friday, May 2, Jamie and I checked the kids out of school early and then we met in South Jordan to carpool down. The adrenaline didn't wear off for a long while. It was great! They were all so excited! I didn't think we would be able to pull it off. Josh is very observant and too smart for his own good. I thought he'd figure it out. But, he didn't.

This trip was the longest vacation we have had as a family. It's our third time to Disneyland, but we have never stayed as long as we did this time. We got to see so much. Five days in the Parks, Sea World, the beach, Crab Cooker, and lots of walking. I love California. It was a little cooler there than we had hoped for, but it was nice to not have it so hot on our Park days.

So now that we are home, we can't help but start planning our next Disney Vacation! We love it. Maybe next time we will go to Florida!

Soccer Season

I love soccer season! And, wow! Look at that keeper! So Josh has decided to go for it! He has tested the keeper position a little in the past, but was always so good offensively that he never got to stay in the keeper box for the whole game. This season provided many opportunities for him to prove his talent defensively. Though I didn't keep track, I think the average saves per game so far is like 28! No U9 goal keeper should have to have that many saves every game! Where are the defensive players? Anyway, that's another story. Bottom line, Josh is the keeper for West United this year and is loving it. And, as long as the weather isn't horrible (which it is most of the time), I love watching him play.