"I'll race ya..."

Sunday night we all went to Johnsons to celebrate the June birthdays. It seems like it's not often enough that we are all together! I think it takes an hour to actually drive away once we start saying goodbye. This is after all the parents had taken stuff out to the car and the kids were supposed to be getting there themselves... then someone says, "I'll race ya to those bricks and back.." Before you know it, all grandkids are lined up at the sidewalk ready to go (and not to the car). It is so much fun to watch them together! Aiden, Hanah, Erin and Noah were all born within one year (so, yes, we have four three year olds at one time). It's great to watch them all try to be "big" like the other kids! It always gets even more entertaining to watch the dad's try to catch the kids after their patience have long run out! I don't think any of the Johnson boys can run like they used to!

Getting Organized part II

The bottom photo is a picture from Becky Higgins blog. Every once in a while, she posts her latest organizing project. This was one that seemed easy enough.. not like the pantry that took me over a week to complete. She talks about a "cleaner" look with using the same colored hangers. And, I'm sure you all remember ROYGBIV (aka Roy G. Biv) from elementary days. The ole rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. You remember? Well this is how she suggests doing your shirts (adding in black, grey, tan, brown).

So, yesterday I organized my closet. The first two pictures are of my shirts. And it really was a fairly easy project. I didn't have to spend any money because I just switched out all the hangers with ones I had. All of Jer's clothes are on black and mine on white. So if you are looking for a quick project that makes a big difference - this was a good one!

Girl's Night Out!

Last Friday, I had a "Girl's Night Out" with some friends from our ward. Emma couldn't figure out why, if it was called "girl's night out," she wasn't invited. She said if it's just for mom's, we should have called it "Mom's Night Out" or "Ladies Night Out." So, I decided to go have some time with her before I left for my night. I took her to get a pedicure. It was so much fun! She giggled through the whole thing. "It tickles, Mom!" I had to take pictures! She couldn't quite reach the water with her feet without slumping down in her chair. I think Tommy (the guy doing the pedicure) thought it was pretty entertaining, too.

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!