Wedding Post! {January 26th 2013}

 This is Max's Aunt Elise, she was our next door neighbor for years and then she moved to the other side of town. Small world!

 We had our ceremony in my parents living room with just a handful of family members. It was intimate and just perfect.

 Getting ready and waiting in my old bedroom.

 Grandma and her gang

 The boys didn't stay still for long...

 Isn't he HANDSOME?!

 Sarah played our love song on the guitar

 Dad and I

 Like I said, they didn't sit still for long. Haha good thing none of us cared, we love them to death!

 "I do!"

 We love Grandpa Doc

 Finally, our little family of four!

 My brothers couldn't be here so we had them on webcam the whole time. Here I am showing them the cake, haha!

 Mom, Patti, and whoever else helped, did a fabulous job with the food!

 Emily did our beautiful cake! I loved it, she did an awesome job, especially on such short notice!

 Mom got to break out her china. It was perfect for the occasion!

 It is dang near impossible to get both the boys looking at the camera at the same time

 One of my favorite shots of Jack

 Jayme, Max's sister and our photographer, took the sweet pictures with a polaroid. Aren't they awesome?!

 I need lipstick. Oh well :)

 Thank you everyone who came! 

Tuesday is Supposed to be A Productive Day...

My baby (can I still call him that?!) has been making leaps and bounds in growing up. I get so excited but it breaks my heart at the same time!
Lately he has been absolutely crazy about Play Doh, cherry tomatoes, strawberries, beef, fruit snacks, his big brother Jack, and his amazing step dad. He kinda does a little happy dance when he sees any one of these things, it's adorable!
He has started helping out with the little things, like putting toys away, putting clothes in the hamper, he has almost mastered dressing and undressing himself, and he has become so affectionate, I love it!
When we first moved here, he didn't handle the change very well and wasn't sleeping well. Now he sleeps like a champ, and has settled in wonderfully. He is still pretty clingy but he has toned it down a lot.
It has been a month and a half since I married my soul mate and it has been so incredible. It has been the best decision I've ever made. Max is such an amazing husband, he makes me feel like a queen!
Easter is right around the corner and (hopefully) summer will follow shortly. We have a big #2 birthday to plan!! So excited!! Play Doh theme? Maybe!

Hello! March

I am glad we had wedding-planning-flurries in our lives in January because that whole month was so dark and cold with the inversion we never saw blue skies.
February was much nicer to us, temperatures above freezing during the day, and clear skies most days. We still couldn't go out much but at least when we did, it was beautiful.
Hey March, let's talk. I would really appreciate it if you melted off all our snow before April gets here with flowers. Sound good? Ok.

We hit the pool again yesterday. The first time we went it was Max, Jack, and I and we had a good time except it was a Saturday and PACKED. Jack got shoved down a slide pretty hard and that was it for him for the day. Then we went last weekend with Jackson and I wasn't feeling very good so I didn't get in. Well, Jackson wanted nothing to do with the water so he hung out with me on the sidelines. Yesterday was much more successful. Just Jackson and I, and it was "Toddler Time" at the pool so not so many people and no bullies. :) It was frustrating he didn't like the pool, he LOVED it last summer! This is the kid that literally jumped in the first day I ever brought him to the Logan pool. It felt like we were starting over from the beginning again. By the end of Toddler Time he seemed to have caught up though.
Lately Jackson hasn't been sleeping great or eating very well. When he does eat, he scarfs down fruit snacks, cherry tomatoes (I'm not complaining), goldfish, and bread. Last night he ate his dinner like a champ! I told him he could have more bread if he ate more of his dinner and he did just that and didn't whine at all! Then I told him if he finished his dinner he could have some frozen yogurt. Guess who got frozen yogurt for dessert!?
Jack and Jackson are becoming close friends. Whenever they are together it is so fun seeing the two of them play. Jack is the sweetest kid, and such a good big brother. He never complains about Jackson, he is always looking for new things to do with him. Max bought the boys a small basketball hoop to hang in their bedroom and both boys love it! Jackson has picked up on kicking and throwing balls (check out my FB videos).

Jackson's language still isn't great, but it is improving. I can tell he understands me, and he can make lots of different sounds, he is so close, we just need more practice. Although his tantrums are really improving. I think we started the Terrible-Twos have started early. :(

Valentine's Day (oops it's late)

This picture is of Jackson coloring his valentines. He didn't past long, he is still figuring out what all the hype is with coloring.
Speaking of coloring, having a five year old around has reminded me how much I LOVE coloring haha!
Valentine's Day was pretty low key here, as we are still freshly newly weds and we are still on cloud nine. I woke up to a beautiful love note written on my bathroom mirror that is still up, I cant seem to wipe it off. :) I gave Max a homemade card with a love note in it and we exchanged sweets.
Life has been good, we have been getting use to the new dynamics of a step family with driving back forth to pick up and drop off our kids, parenting as step parents, and making the most of our time together.
Looking back, I had no idea I would ever be in this position, with having to deal with exes on a regular basis, living in Vernal, having two kids at just 23, and most exciting of all, being married to such an incredible man. There is not a day that goes by that I don't have to pinch myself and think "how did I get this amazing man?!" Plus he treats me like a gem!
Happy late Valentine's Day!

It's Alive!

This is my washing machine. No, I didn't put it there, it moved itself 8-10 inches away from the wall. This is a regular occurrence.
Apparently there are several washers in our complex with minds of their own, revolting against their masters. Our landlord has informed us a technician will be out soon to fix or replace it.
In the meanwhile, we will be doing our best to stay out of his way.

Just another Wednesday

My ring has come! The weekend before the wedding we went into Jerrick's and customized a ring. We were about to pick out a ring for max and he said something like, "by the way, can you have these done by Saturday?" The jeweler's jaw hit the floor! He made a quick call and told us they were going to rush it and have it fine the day before the wedding.
The day of the wedding came and they told us one of the sapphires broke so we could take the display model of one of my favorite rings and they would ship it to us ASAP. Well a week and a half later it finally showed up! I can't stop looking at it, I love it!
Aside from this event, we have been enjoying the warmer weather (yay for mid-20's!), we have all but 2-3 boxes unpacked, Jackson has had a few rough nights, but has finally settled in and is back to his happy, sassy, giggly self. He eats better for max than me, and signs better for him too!
I went to a Relief Society activity tonight and enjoyed making some new friends. Turns out we aren't the only newlyweds in our ward :)
The other shot is of Jackson's fingers coming under the door, he couldn't wait a moment longer for me to finish in the bathroom, lol.
We are planning a trip back to Logan soon, should be nice to see familiar faces again!

It's Official!

To our family and friends,

I would like to officially announce that I got married on January 26th. Max
Johnson and I grew up on the same street. We both left the ward, got
married, each had a son, got divorced and moved back to our parents' ward.
We got to know each other through the ward and once my divorce was finalized
we began dating. It didn't take long for us and all our family to realize
that we were meant for each other. Max got a job here in vernal and we
decided to get married. We spent about 2 weeks packing, moving, and planning
a small wedding. Our wedding was at my parents house, with a handful of
immediate family. Unfortunately my brothers could not come, but they were
able to join us via webcam.

Thank you for everyone's understanding and support. We are loving the fresh
start here in vernal and miss providence dearly.

Sincerely,

Kelsey Marble Johnson