Similar Posts
Happy Birthday Blake!
Dear Blake, Today is your first birthday! I know it’s cliché, but it seems like just yesterday you were a squishy, red-faced newborn laying in my arms. From the moment you were born you have brought such joy and happiness into my life. When you were a newborn, I loved just holding you close and…
Quick Las Vegas trip
About 1/2 way through December we realized we were a couple hundred points short of earning our Southwest companion pass for next year. We called to ask what our options were and they told us the only thing we could do was get on a plane. So, that’s what we did! Rusty had a voucher…
Ahhhh…..
Josh has taken to saying Ahhhhh everytime you give him a hug, or when he sees a cute animal, or when you give him his blanket. It is pretty darn cute. So, he has a favorite little blanket that he always sleeps with and whenever he sees it he says, “ahhhhh.” The other day I…
Hike to Twin Peaks and Gold Rush Tour
On the last day of Carlie and Nat’s visit we started our day with an early morning hike to Twin Peaks. The fog has been pretty thick in the mornings so we weren’t sure what we would see at the top. We were pleasantly surprised at how good the view was! Not surprisingly, it was…
Blake’s First Stitches
From Rusty’s journal: I just wanted to record the miracle that happened from the time that Blake hurt his chin to the time that he got stitches. The boys and I were at my softball game. Tara and Halle were at a practice for the Temple Cultural Celebration. Blake and Josh were at the playground…
Colorado Springs Thanksgiving
For the first time in many, many years, we didn’t host Thanksgiving. Instead, we went down to to Colorado Springs and spent the holiday with Brett and Kami and some of the Johnson family. It was such a fun time. Kami was an amazing host and it was really fun to get to know some…

