A family yard day...

Our first 70 degree day came along and we had the bug to work outside. It ended up being "clean out the waterfall" day.

#1 used some mud to look like a professional NFL player. He's going to play football for the first time in September.

These are what we call "Pake Toes" in our family. Like fat little sausages. I hate my feet. Notice the mud, though? I was working hard!

#2 excited about using the pooper scooper. This dog does not like to poop in the pasture like her predecessors. The joy of the pooper scooper wore of quickly.

An Apology to my Parents

I now know why parents are saints...all soccer/baseball/football/whatever parents. I swear that the coldest time of year in Idaho isn't Winter; it's soccer season. Just imagine 40 some degrees with gusting winds. You can see the people bundled up in the pictures. You can also see how terrible these pictures are. You wanna know why? Because I thankfully had the excuse of a five-month old baby to take myself (and said child, along with BO2) to the car in order to avoid frostbite. Thank goodness my camera has a 10x zoom, cuz I used it. Now that you know the conditions in which they were taken, not too bad, huh? Now mind you, my parents didn't have to watch any outdoor recreational sports in a cold climate...but I still appreciate the effort that it was. So thanks Mom & Dad...
And on another note, well, really a confession of sorts; I don't have better pictures because I only remembered to take my camera to the last game! Gasp! I wasn't raised in a picture-happy family (like some people I know...er, Grammy!) The only real picture taking that went on around my family was when Grandpa cut our heads off with the Polaroid on Holidays. So it's a real battle to not only remember to take the camera along, but to use the darn thing.
Enough about me, :), on to BO1 and this soccer thing! He played great this year. It was really fun to see some of the basic skills "click" with him. He particularly enjoyed playing defender and did a great job. He is very aggressive getting after the ball. Maybe he'll take after his dad and play goalie! The second picture is a great shot of him staying limber during the game...and also the excellent coach. Pic #3...self explanatory...it was cold!

Warm Baby

Last weekend was beautiful! In the 50's and sunny...so it was a bit of a yard clean-up day. Thanks to Aunt Amy we had a nice warm fleece suit to keep #3 toasty in while we did some spring cleaning outside! Isn't he cute?

Spring Fever in Idaho!

We've got it. You gotta love Idaho...we have snow three weeks later it's 75F and the boys are in the pool! Garrett's been trying his hand at bike riding without his training wheels. Not too good yet; but mostly because he only tries a couple of times before he gets frustrated and stomps off! Oh, childhood is so rough! You can see Caleb enjoying the warm weather sporting his new spring wardrobe choice--no shirt, no shoes, no problem (at our house anyway!) I'm expecting cooler temperatures any minute. We've had record highs for this time of year, but until it cools again I'm going to enjoy it!

The boys have a new little sister!

After a much anticipated arrival, we announce the birth of Goaty Johnson. AKA Miss Pim or Whitey. Although she is not human, we may as well have had a baby. The mother rejected her (Animals are soo dumb) so we are having to bottle feed her. But she is so cute! She follows you around like a dog. She walked with me to the mailbox the other day! She's going to think she's a person instead of a goat pretty soon. In case you were wondering, we're registered at D&B Supply and Target. (Just kidding! Ha, get it? Kidding! I crack myself up!)

Within Two Weeks...

You gott love this...two weeks ago we had snow...kinda hard to see in the picture. But we had a good amount of it. And last weekend it was in the 70's and Garrett decided to go swimming. We had drained the pool to clean it (yuck!) and as we filled it back up the boys had a blast. It still looks a bit "Pondy" here, but he enjoyed the warmth of the well water and the perfect weather. We're expecting 70 degree temps for the next 5 days and you'll hear no complaints from any of us!