Sunday, July 18, 2010

Family Home Evening with the video camera!

So for family home evening we decided to do some videos and commercials; we had a blast! I think the kids enjoy being in front of a camera quite a bit... the acting may not be the greatest, but we had a lot of fun making them! Enjoy!

Welch's Grape Juice


Reese's Commercial


York Peppermint Patty Commercial


Snickers Commercial


Butterfinger Commercial


The Case of the Missing Popsicle



I hope you enjoyed our FHE!!!!!!

Thursday, March 4, 2010

PUPPIES!


River had her puppies!
9 pups total: 3 females, 6 males. 

We've loved having these puppies. They're so cute and it has been fun to watch them grow up. The puppy stage is so enjoyable! They'll be 6 weeks old on monday... and ready to go home with their owners. We only have two pups left.... YEAH!

Check out our blog:
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Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Kaelin and Blake's NEW BABY!


It's official... Kaelin had her baby this morning at around 1:30am! --A healthy baby boy they named Rodney Alexander (He will go by Alexander). The Jones family is growing! Hooray for cousins! My boys will have a BOY to play with! I can't wait to see their little one in a couple of weeks. Way to go, guys!

Monday, January 25, 2010

Puppy Videos!

Here are some Videos of our new little puppies and their awesome mamma!
Enjoy

PUPPIES!

The puppies are here! RIver had her litter this morning and the official count is NINE! --6 males and 3 females. We cannot be more excited to have these little pups here! River's a great mama and is very protective of her pups right now, so we didn't take too many photos. As she eases we'll take more picts and maybe a video or two. =) Our boys are super excited about the new puppies and can't wait until they can play.

Sunday, January 17, 2010

PUPPIES!!!! Comming soon!

Fly Rod the River Dog = Mamma

Our puppies are almost here!  I got a whelping box made and river has moved in!  We will be having puppies soon!  They boys are very excited (they are going to have a hard time each time we sell one)  :(

River is such a good dog, and I just keep liking her more and more, she is a sweet dog!  She is going to be a great mamma!

If anyone knows anyone looking for a Lab puppy with an excellent pedigree... :)

hodgepodge!!!

Happy Birthday!
Natalie's sister Cambrie has her birthday the day before mine so when she came to visit we had a little party!  We look good!  Happy Birthday to us!

Aliya is the cutest thing I have ever seen!  
She is always so sweet and constantly smiles!



Ethan... Ethan... Ethan...

Nat and the boys started making our family snow people... they got themselves done, but ran out of snow before snow Aliya and snow daddy could join the ranks... they are cute though!

Saturday, January 9, 2010

My Darling Kiddos

Aliya with all her chunk. This is the best documentation we have of her cheeks as a newborn! 
I don't even have words.... =) Ethan makes me smile.
My handsome men.


I can't get over how much I'm enjoying my kids right now. I've fallen in love again with being a mom! After seeing these pictures, can you blame me?

Aliya Kay

One very proud and excited daddy!

Yeah for the ladies of the family! The Johnson trend has been broken! (for those of you who don't know, Casey's siblings have all only had girls and we only had boys. We were the first to have both. It took grandchild #13, Miss Aliya,  to break the trend.)

Less than one hour old. 10lbs 1 oz in all its glory!
(do you like her BSU Orange bow?! I picked it out... it was the only bow with thicker ribbon so it matched her size best. I think it brought the Broncos good luck this season!)

Casey's parents live close enough that they were able to come to the hospital the next day. My parents and sisters came that weekend. It was great to have everyone be able to meet Aliya and be excited with us in her first week of life! (Mom and Dad-- I need some of the picture of you both with Aliya. I wasn't running the camera that weekend and I don't have any shots with you guys, yet.)
Weldon Johnson and Aliya
Linda Johnson holding Aliya

Going home. This was the only girl outfit we owned at the time. =) Now she has quite an assortment... Thank you to everyone who helped us stock her wardrobe!

Baby Girl-- At last!


Hello, Everyone!

I know that many of you must have been DYING to see our new little lady! Aliya Kay Johnson was born into our family on October 19th, 2009. With a full head of black hair and the sweetest glow of 'girl'ness, she weighed in at 10 lbs 1 oz (she had to have a head  start to keep up with the boys, I suppose) and was 21 1/2 inches long. She's our biggest baby yet, and the easiest, too. She only recently learned how to cry and even now, it's soft and not really an official cry. 

I just adore this little girl! I wondered whether it really would feel different to have a girl, and it does. She radiates Sweet. Oh, how I LOVE her! Casey very quickly became a fan of pink and bows. In fact, he went to the store and bought spools and spools of ribbon to make bows for her hair. Most of the bows she wears were made by her daddy. It didn't take much at all to get her wrapped around his finger. 

The boys also love their new sister. It took a while to convince Kade that she is a sister, not a brother, but after a few months of reminding him I think he's finally beginning to grasp the idea of gender. --Although, he still asks me if he can have  a baby in his tummy when he grows up. =) Ethan loved Aliya from the start and is always eager to help with her binki and to get her diapers. I was worried that he would be really jealous of her and dislike having a baby, but he's her biggest fan. I will admit that he went through some attention withdrawals and got a little whiny (we're still working on the whining part) but I'm attributing some of that to his glorious age of 2. One of my favorite parts of having our boys old enough to talk and understand the concept of having a new sibling is that they have given her a pet name: "Baby Lila" (pronounced leelah). Casey and I can't help but call her that sometimes because it's just too cute! Overall, the boys have been loving and proud big brothers... Sometimes they do 'love' a little too much and smother her with their hugs and kisses so I have to remind them to give her some space. =) Amazingly, Aliya is very tolerant to having little faces in her face all the time and only rarely does she whimper that she's been 'loved' enough.

Aliya has been smiling for a few weeks, now. Her smile softens my heart. She's such a darling! And I was privileged to be the first one to get her to giggle. I wish you could hear her little feminine voice, it's so soft and girly. --Definitely different from the boys.

Here are some pictures of our Lady Bug:
(yes, I have oodles of nicknames for her. I can't help it!)


Aliya-- five days old.

~Our boys were sick for a few days after Aliya was born so they weren't able to see her until they were better. Thank you Jennie and Angie for watching and taking care of my sick kids. It broke my heart that I couldn't be there and it was such a comfort to know that they were well cared for!

Aunt Angie helping Ethan hold Aliya

Kade's first time holding Aliya

the boys reading books with Aliya. I came across them "reading" to her and showing her the pictures. This made me a very proud mom.

Flower Girl-- just a couple weeks old

My grandparents were able to come see Aliya before they left for their mission to South America. Due to some visa difficulties, they left and came back until Brazil reopens. My Grandpa is coming to stay with us for a night next week. --I know my grandma is wishing she could be here to hold Aliya, too!

Great Grandma and Grandpa Jones with the Klan

Lila in her lady bug dress

One of the MANY pictures of Kade holding Aliya. He's always asking to hold her and "take a picture"

Ethan "holding" Aliya... she doesn't look very comfy, but Ethan always wants his turn, too.

Aliya's Smile

Tummy Time... And yes, her nails are painted. Rianne did this for her when we were home in Moses Lake for Christmas. I can't bring myself to take it off, it's so cute.