Happy Birthday To Me...

 These beautiful flowers are from my awesome friend Char...

These beautiful flowers were a sweet surprise from Kendra...

 Mickie didn't know which cake was my favorite...

so she got one of each... vanilla and chocolate!

 Lowell singing Happy Birthday... (he did a little gig too!)

 New bedspread...

 Matching pillows...

 My favorite flowers... pansies... and they are purple too...

 Me and my amazing cake...

My awesome Mom...

 The birthday girl...

 My beautiful Aunt Peggy...

 My daddy-0...

 My sweet someday daughter, Kendra...

My Babycakes...

 It looks amazing!

Work was met with lots of Happy Birthday wishes as well as emails, phone calls and texts from family and friends.  When I first arrived at work there was a beautiful vase of flowers along with a Coke and a sweet card from Kendra. The night before Josh made an excuse about he forgot to sign his time card so Shawn called him to get it signed (didn't sound like Josh at all) but since it was my birthday the next day I figured I wouldn't bug him too much about it... Kendra met him there and that was when she left the flowers for me so I would have them first thing in the morning. Mickie didn't know which kind of cake was my favorite so she bought both... Lowell sang and did a cute little tap dance for me and then Mickie and I cut the cake and we ended up having pink teeth from the frosting

Then it was off to dinner. Aunt Peggy invited all of us to go to The Coppermill for dinner to celebrate my birthday... (I know... I am a very lucky girl) then back to her house for treat time and games (our family favorite pastime). We played Uno and Catch Phrase... then had cake and ice cream.  My mom knows how much I love lilacs and pansies (especially the purple ones) so my cake was perfect.  The last "thing" I have in my house that was my "former life" was my bedspread... I found one that I really liked and showed Josh... who in turn with my mom and dad surprised me with it for my birthday... It's purple... shocker I know... but it looks so pretty with my furniture! It also has a valence for my windows too!  Thanks everyone for making this birthday such a special one!  I do love each and everyone of you!

Happy Mom's Day...

 Cover for my new iPhone...

 

My new outfit...

 New sign post ~ specially made by mom and dad

Now mom and I need to get busy on the signs...

 My mom and her new outfit...

 Mom and I and the cake Josh made us...

 My sweet boy... the camera hog!

Finally after 5 different shots... we got a good one of us!

Since my birthday is so close to Mother's Day we decided just to make it a simple day with just the 4 of us... Josh and I made Spaghetti along with his awesome garlic bread. We played Uno and Garbage (it's been forever since we played those 2 games) I bought pretty new spring Uno cards and was quickly veto'd to the "normal" ones again! We ate Josh's confetti cake with the pretty spring sprinkles for treat time!

2nd Rainbow of the Year...

I love where I live... I get to witness more rainbows than anyone I know. They always seem to come out at about the same spot each and every time.  The first one of the year was while Kendra and I were making our chocolate covered pretzels and then this one on Monday, April 25th.  I know I have said that "Why would anyone want the pot of gold when they could have the rainbow"... but about this time in my life... I have to admit I would take the pot of gold in a heartbeat!

 

Happy Easter...

 

My favorite....

 Josh was bugging Grandma...everyone has a cute smile...

Mom and dad had all of the gang up for Easter dinner... (Saturday worked out better for all of us... so we celebrated a day early!)  We didn't do the "color coordination" for pictures... but we all looked pretty good together... except Josh's red shorts (sorry son... you knew I had to say something)... so my favorites are the ones the you can't see them as much.  After a super delicious dinner of ham... cheesy potatoes... green salad... and yum~yum salad we took pictures and played games... for treat time mom mad 2 pies... apple and lemon... what a great Easter family get-together!

Dying Easter Eggs...

Scott Allen - Jeff Allen ~ Tana Campbell ~ Josh ~ Kendra

The last couple of years Josh and Kendra have dyed Easter eggs

with Jeff and Scott Allen.  Jeff and Scott have been friends since

elementary school and have remained friends ever since!

General Conference Pictures...

Ever wonder how photographers get those great shots at LDS General Conference... check out my friend Eli Lucero's blog to see how...

Swimming... Anyone?

With all of the snow ~ rain ~ sleet ~ hail and all of the other weather that Mother Nature has sent to Logan this past week... this is the beginning of the Johnson Swimming Hole.  This picture is taken from my deck looking at my neighbors backyard... our property line is where the wood stick is on the middle left of the picture. Thank goodness my house is built up a little higher... looks like our neighborhood could be in for some flooding when spring finally does arrive!

Happy Birthday Aunt Peggy...

 The Birthday Dinner

 Dad and mom

 Josh and Kendra

 Dad with his matching earrings

 Josh... just being... Josh

 Oh Yoda....

 Notice the peas in his mouth... 2 were later put into

this nose... what a kid!

 Notice the squiggles in the upper right corner...

it looks like Aunt Peggy is 95

 My Aunt Peggy...isn't she pretty!

My Aunt Peggy had her hip replaced the first of March and we hadn't got together for family time since Valentines... so we thought we could throw Aunt Peggy a surprise party! She was surprised! What would a party be with the hats and confetti... Josh made his Chicken Alfredo a la Josh... along with his famous garlic bread! We played a new game called Catch Phrase and had a great evening! We all got a laugh at the squiggles on Aunt Peggy's cake... it looks like a "95".  We all know that's not true...she's only 39!

Happy Birthday Aunt Peggy.... We Love you!