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We have spirit…

October 27, 2011 in Ava Marie, Holidays, Twins | Leave a comment

Yes we do! We have spirit; how about you? The Johnson’s are getting into the Halloween spirit. (It is so fun when the kids are little, but mom could cross this holiday off the list anytime!) Here is a sneak preview of what the girls will be for Halloween. Last year, Ava ATTEMPTED to be a pink poodle. We tried everything in our power to get that girl into costume. We didn’t succeed but for a 1/2 hour of trick-or-treating. When asked this year what she wanted to be, she said a kitty cat. Ok…no problem. Then, she saw the pink poodle hanging in her closet. Ava got so excited and wanted to try it on right away (is this the same child?) So, she wants to be a pink poodle again for Halloween. Hey, mom has no problem with that…no costume buying!

And, the twins…well, I am sure we could have gotten creative. However, mom has a serious obsession with cupcakes. (That was the theme of their birthday party a couple of weeks ago.) So, we found some warm (Yes, we live in Nebraska–you never know what the weather will do.) costumes. So, they will be our little cupcakes that they are.

We will be craving pumpkins this weekend, so be sure to check back for pictures. Ava will get a kick out of it! Daddy even found Minnie and Mickey (latest obsession) patterns!

Our little pink poodle...

Our baked little cupcakes...

Halloween 2011

And…it is official.

October 27, 2011 in Twins | Leave a comment

We now have three toddlers in the house. We aren’t quite sure how we are here already or fully understand the work, energy, and love that went on this year. But, Aubree and Annelise are full spirited one year olds.  They each got their one year check up last week. They are healthy, growing little buggers that momma and dada are so blessed to have. We have been transitioning onto whole milk in the last two weeks. They have been doing great, although bedtime has had its issues. We aren’t quite in our milk coma when we lay down. But, the girls each have their own special highlights:

Aubree

  • We have three and half teeth! The fourth upper right tooth is coming in.
  • We are over 22 lbs and a little soft marshmellow that mommy likes to squeeze!
  • We can crawl circles round you and stand on our two feet really well. We should be walking in about a month (yikes)!
  • We like to put the telephone to our ear and try to say, Hi!
  • We can try to give you a kiss (it is her tongue sticking out, which turns out to be a very wet kiss!)
  • If you ask her where the ball is, Aubree will go find the ball anywhere in the house for you.
  • We can do touchdown, “more”, “good job”, “yay”, and high five in sign language.
  • We like to shake our tail feather…ask her to shaky her booty!
  • We climb up and down the stairs very well!

Annelise

  • We have four teeth…those 5th and 6th ones are causing us problems!
  • We are very solid and sturdy…over 23 pounds. (She is going to be our athlete!)
  • We can crawl around and around…and stand very well on our feet. We, too, will be walking very soon! (Can you imagine all three!)
  • When asked what a doggie says…we try grunting twice for, “woof, woof”.
  • We like to point at everything and try to make the sound, “what’s that”.
  • If you ask her “where did xx go?”, Annelise puts her hands out in an asking fashion.
  • We can do touchdown, “more”, “good job”, ”yay”, high five and wave in sign language. 
  • We like to dance and CLIMB everything. She thinks she is so funny when she is really high!

Here are some pictures of when we tried to attempt 1 year photos:

Annelise Christian

Aubree Eve

Our two peas in a pod...

Little (Big) Birthday Girls

It Rained Cupcakes…Twice!

October 12, 2011 in Events, Twins | Leave a comment

Wow…as we write this, we are humbled by what our family has become. We are also humbled by what this year has taught us. It is unbelievable that we have reached this milestone in the Johnson household! On October 13, Aubree and Annelise will turn 1. We can’t even describe all the feelings that we feel. If you think it was adventurous having three children under the age of 2 in our household, just wait…the fun has just began. We are about to have 3 toddlers on the loose on Edna Street!

This past weekend, we were very blessed to have both sides of the family in town for a major celebration. As always, we parents try to make things even and fair. It was a cupcake celebration to the fullest extent…just like Ava had! There was only one person missing from our bunch, Auntie Autumn in London. But, have no fear…we Skyped her in! (As our parents say: “isn’t that technology now days amazing!”) There was cake, delicious food, Cupcake wine  (for the adults, yes they make it, and yes, we needed it!), presents galore, a NE football game, and most of all family and love!

And, we can’t have Aubree and Annelise steal all the spotlight. It was a big celebration weekend on many levels. Auntie Kelli got engaged the night before the party! Congrats Auntie Kelli and Uncle Dave…it is going to be an amazing year! (PS…for those that follow this blog…yes this is weird for our children to comprehend and get straight. There is Poppa Chris and Uncle Chris on the same side and now their will be Grandpi Dave and Uncle Dave on the same side. The Aunties are in love with people that have the same name as their dads!)

Here is a gallery of pictures of the festivities. We have inserted comments to set the stage…

3 Little Pumpkins Made Their Way to the Patch

October 3, 2011 in Ava Marie, Holidays, Twins | Leave a comment

Okay…so we have three kiddos under the age of 2. One side of parenting says they are too little for these types of experiences and the other side of parenthood says, you have to do these kinds of experiences…no matter what the age. For those of you that don’t live in the area, Vala’s Pumpkin Patch is like a Disney World of pumpkin patches. It’s a pumpkin patch on steroids. It is the type of place you say you will bring your kids to when they are older, as they will remember it, it is expensive, and it is exhausting.

Don’t get us wrong…we have brought little ones to the pumpkin patches before. We took Ava when she was 9 months old. And, we took all three girls last year…Ava was not even two and the twins were 8 days old. But, typically, we go to a pretty simple place. With our family…there are napping schedules, food schedules, and chaos is some degree. We got our arm twisted to go, because our neighborhood association was having an event out there. So, we thought…hey, why not. And, we got to meet some more of our fun neighbors.

Let’s just say…we had a great time, but as usual, things didn’t go according to plan for us. They never do. That is why you have to be flexible. We didn’t even leave with a pumpkin. But, we left with smiles. We are going to go for our pumpkin adventure at Poppa’s house in the coming weeks. Here are a few photos of the little pumpkins enjoying the fall weather.

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