The BIG update!

So I guess I'll start at the beginning...we moved just before Christmas and made it safe and sound in Edson. We spent Christmas eve and day with David's parents and family. This is a pic of us Christmas morning before opening the gifts.


Then we headed down south to Cardston to have our second Christmas with my parents. The boys of course spent a lot of time on the quad with Papa A.


We also were at my parents for new years. We didn't do anything big, in fact David and I actually went to bed early New years eve. What party poopers we are. But we celebrated with the kids mid afternoon. They loved wearing the party hats and blowing the noise makers.

Pretty soon it was Xanders birthday. Xander turned 2 January 11th. We didn't have anything big for him, just his family, some cake and presents. He seemed pretty happy with that.

Yummy....Birthday cake. Aidan even helped Xander blow out the candles.

He got a bunch of balls and cars and stuff and of course since we are now back in Canada David thought it was appropriate to get him a hockey stick and puck (soft of course).

David tired after all of the birthday festivities. hee hee

David's parents have this stool that is a bear and the kids loved to play with it and pretend to ride it. Here is Hailee taking her turn. It was hilarious and she loved it!

Mullet man! hee hee. This is David's dad's winter hat but when we put it on Xander it looked like he had a mullet. LOVE IT!!!

Snowman #1. It's Aidan if you couldn't tell.

Snowman #2...aka Xander.

The boys playing outside in the snow. This was after a buttload of snow fell sometime mid January. The boys weren't to happy about being cold at first but they sure love playing out in the snow now. Especially since I bundle them up to the point they almost can't move!

For valentines the boys helped me make cookies...and of course enjoyed eating them too!

This was soo cute...Aidan and Hailee were being quite so I came downstairs to check on them and here they were reading books. What cuties!

Aidan getting ready for a snowmobile ride. The helmet was so heavy he could barely hold his head up.

The boys well....being boys. They have done this a few times, emptied the kleenex box. I guess it could have been worse right??

Hailee having fun in "the box". She is such a busy body that sometimes she just kept getting into trouble. So we had a big box with toys we'd put her in and she'd play in it and have a great time.

Little spike! hee hee

My sister Dallas and I spent a weekend at a crop at pigeon lake. We had a great time staying up late scrapbooking and creating some fun stuff.

We had a great time and look forward to next years retreat! Thanks Dash!

Bathing beauty. Such a pretty girl!
The Kids playing on the stairs before church.
Aidan kissing the baby belly...yep I'm sure showing now!
And last but not least the BELLY!!

So there you have it. We are now moved into our new place too. I am still unpacking some stuff and as soon as our place is all set up and looks presentable I'll take some pics to post on here. I should be all done unpacking by next week so make sure to keep stopping in to see pics of our new place. We love it here! But we sure do miss all of you down south. Thanks for stopping by!

GUESS WHAT??

So the votes are in and most my family and friends guessed wrong. We found out via ultrasound last Friday (February 29th) that we are expecting another baby boy and he will be due on or around July 31st. So there you have it people! We are super excited and can't wait to meet the little guy.

Also, sorry about the lack of photos on our blog, but we are still living with David's parents and can't upload pics onto their computer. We should be in our new place next week and we have scheduled our internet to be set up next Wednesday (March 12), so after that be expecting a butt load of pics, because our camera is loaded with tons since December!!! Thanks again for all of you who have been keeping in touch with us. We miss you all!

A couple of Tags!

What A Mighty Fine Man!


My friend Heather tagged everyone on her blog to answer these questions and I thought it was only fitting for Valentines Day afterall. And I challenge everyone who reads this to do it too!

All about my man...
What is his name? David W. Johnston
How long have you been married? Just over 5 years
How long did you date? Counting his mission...3 years
How old is he? 27
Who eats more? Right now we can probably eat the same...but normally he does.
Who is taller? he is by almost a foot
Who sings better? No comparison...he does!
Who is smarter? He is!
Whose temper is worse? Mine...although he has his moments too.
Who does the laundry? Me...he's suppose to put it away but I still do that to.
Who does the dishes? We both do
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Looking at the bed I'm on the right
Who pays the bills? I use to until I was late on a bill and then he wanted the responsibility! YIPPIE!!
Who mows the lawn? We don't have a lawn to mow...but I'm sure he'd be the one to do it.
Who cooks dinner? Me...but he's a great cook to. And he does ALL of the baking.
Who drives when you are together? 99% of the time he does...especially in the winter!
Who is more stubborn? We both are, but I'm probably more stubborn then him.
Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? Usually David..he hates tension and will do anything to resolve it...even if it was my fault in the first place. What a guy!
Whose parents do you see the most? Definately his! We're living with them right now for crying out loud! They usually would come to visit us the most too anyways!
Who proposed? I threatened to, but he pulled it off before I did.
Who has more friends? Probably me
Who has more siblings? It's even, we both have 3
Who wears the pants? I'd like to think I do and I'm sure he likes to think he does to, but I think in reality we share the pants.

Happy Valentines day Sweetheart!! I love you very much and am so grateful to have you as my husband, best friend, father of my children and eternal companion!!

LOVE YOU DAVID!!!!

Momma Tag

So I thought this was soo stinkin cute that even though I wasn't tagged I wanted to do this. My friend Jessica did this, what a proud mom she is. What better thing to talk about or answer questions about than being a mom! I tag everyone that reads this and is a mom to do this! Have fun!

Typical time of wake-up: between 7 and 8am...lately it's been 8 since my hubby is such a doll and gets up with the boys until he goes to work! Love you David!!
How long you have been a momma: Over 3 years
How many times have you been a new mom: 3 going on 4 times.... every kid is a new and wonderful challenge and a great learning experience!
How old were you when you became a mom: almost 23
Favorite Kids show: hmmm I find them all annoying but the boys favorite right now is Thomas (the train)
Least Favorite Kids show: All of them...the boys least favorite is Handy Manny...they freak out if I don't change the channel when it comes on! :)
Favorite chore: I actually like vacuuming and doing laundry
Least favorite chore: cleaning the tub and toilet!
Meal you cook most often: I cook something different every night for a whole month...so nothing comes to mind.
Kids favorite meal: Aidan is hot dogs (yum :P) and Xander is Peanut butter and Jam Sandwiches...Hailee eats anything you put in front of her!
5 things that make you smile when you are being a mom: 1. Hearing my kids laugh.
2. Seeing my kids smile. 3. When Aidan sticks up for Xander when Xander is in trouble! 4. When my kids tell me they love me! 5. When my kids give me hugs, kisses and snuggle!
Favorite thing your husband does with your kids: Plays and wrestles with them...he gets them laughing so hard all the time!
Last time you went out with no kids: Last night, I'm acheivement days leader and I had an activity.
If you could take your kids anywhere where would it be: Out camping....when it's warmer of course. They love being outside and so do David and I!
Favorite pastime/activity with kids: Anything outside.
1 thing you said you would never do when you were a mom: Never tell my child that I hate them or disown them, and never miss out on any special occasion in their life!
If you had an afternoon to yourself what would you do? Can you say SPA!!!!
1 thing you do that your mom did & now you do: Pin and tickle them to death...make bows for Hailee.
Favorite quality of your own mom: Held the best parties for us. Smoothered us with kisses.
Favorite kids book: Goodnight Moon
Best advice for a new mom: Talk to other new moms, don't be afraid to ask questions.
Scariest or most heartbreaking moment as a mom: Every time a kid fell down the stairs...yep every one of them fell! Probably the most scariest moment was when Aidan got really ill and we thought he had apendicitis and we spent most of the day and night in the ER with him...It SUCKS when you have a sick kid and can't fix them or take away their pain!
Most joyful moment as a mom: Every time I gave birth to my three beautiful babies! And I look forward to doing that one last time!
Last time your child told you they love you: A few hours ago! They say it a lot!
Last time you said I love you to your kid(s): A few hours ago. I say it a lot too!

Baby it's Cold Outside!!! BRRRR!!!

This one is for all of you people out there that are at a warmer climate than us. This morning we woke up to -42 Degree Celsius weather. That's right my friends, you spit and it freezes before it hits the ground weather! But do you think that would shut down anything....no way! We're Canadain's afterall, skin made of leather...and now I know why! We listened to the radio to see what was closed and pretty much everything was still open, only the playschool was closed for today and the buses weren't running (they probably couldn't start!). But kids were expected to still get to school and people are still expected to go to work. I can't even believe that our van actually started this morning for David! Yep, he even went to work. CRAZY!! I even heard them say on the radio, "if you do plan on going out today, make sure all exposed skin is covered. If you start to feel numbness or see white starting to form on skin those are signs of frostbite and please seek immediate medical attention." YIKES!!! Our front door was even frozen shut! Only in Canada baby. I'll be enjoying my warm pj's all day thankyou very much!

Just thought you all should know....

So I'm sure a lot of you know this already, and if you don't well SURPRISE!! We are pregnant with baby #4. That's right folks, we are almost done! The news seemed to be spreading quick and I've been getting a lot of email asking whether or not we were expecting, so I thought I'd just get it all out in the open now. So now you all know! We found out actually before moving up here to Canada, american Thanksgiving weekend. I still haven't been to a doctor yet (waiting to get under Alberta Health Care) and I'm not entirely sure when I got pregnant so I'm not entirely sure when the due date is. My guess would be end of July?? So I'll have to update you all when i know for sure. There you have it...our big news. Have a nice day! :)

Finally an update!!

Pictures are courtesy of Laurie....we couldn't figure out how to download our pics onto David's parents computer....hey at least you get to see something right! :)

The loot!
The kids opening gifts (that includes the big kid in the middle :) )

At grama and papa's new house

Hello all family and friends. I know it has been a while since most of you have heard from us but we have obviously been busy with the move, then Christmas, going to visit G&G Albiston and then coming back to Edson. Needless to say we are all a little sick of the van. So we are safe and sound here in Edson at G&G Johnston's home. Thank you again Claudia and Alvin for letting us over take your house for a while. :)

We arrived in Edson late December 22nd. The next day was sunday and to my surprise I neglected to leave out some sunday clothes, so our first sunday here I was branded as the rebel wearing my good old jeans! David was a sweetheart and wore his jeans too, just so I wouldn't feel too out of place. At least our kids were in their cute sunday attire! :) Then we had to unload our stuff into the storage unit, go through some boxes to get the things we may need for the next month or so and then I had to dig out the presents to wrap. Christmas has never crept up on us as quick as it did this year! It was a great Christmas and we were happy to celebrate it with family. The kids were spoiled, of course, and are loving all of their new toys.

The 28th David and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary in style....on the road AGAIN. This time we were driving down to see my parents and have yet another wonderful Christmas with them. I think the kids really liked having two Christmas's...can ya blame them. We were certainly spoiled this year. We had a great visit with my parents and were even able to see Ken and Jessica and I got a surprise visit from one of my bestest friends Beth! We celebrated the new year in style too. We watched a movie with my parents and at 10pm called it a night and had our own little horra a little early. I know....big party poopers! We needed the sleep though, with all of the changes going on our kids have been lacking in the sleep department. Oh and Hailee has been teething so even our best little sleeper has been keeping us up every night!

On January 1st we headed back up north to Edmonton, had a wonderful dinner with David's parents and his sister Laurie and stayed the night there so we could check out David's parents new house that they are building (hence the last few pics). It's a pretty sweet house....lots of room for the grandkids to run around in.

Now we are back in Edson and trying to get life organized....lots of boring paperwork that I'll spare details about. We are loving it here so far and have already met a really nice couple that David went to school with and we will be having supper with them in the next week or so. David starts his internship tomorrow morning and is really excited about it. We may have also found a place to live too. So things are looking up for us. We are really grateful though that David's parents were sweet enough to let us live with them and we will be forever grateful for that! The kids love waking up and seeing papa and grama J. It's really cute!

Over all we are loving it here. It's pretty fun getting use to the Canadian way again. The cold weather is one thing (even though it's actually a pretty mild winter), we all got a nasty cold and are just getting over it. That and the fact that it doesn't get light out until 8am in the morning! That can screw a persons schedule up thats for sure!

So there it is...the update. We miss all of you back in the states and hope all is well with you. I will try to keep you all updated on things but I apologize in advance if the updates are not as frequent as they use to be. Once we REALLY get settled down in our own place I will be more diligent with the blog. Thanks for stopping by and if you want to stay in contact with us we check our email more frequently then we do this blog. Love ya all and miss ya all!