Myah's 7th Birthday!

I can't believe my "little one" is now 7. Since she is such a mommy's girl, she will probably always be my baby, even with this new one on the way. Today she was reading a book about a polar bear raised by a man named Thomas. She told me that the favorite place for this polar bear to be was near Thomas. Knowing the answer, I asked her where her favorite place to be was, and she smiled and said, "next to mom!"
Myah is so full of life and spunk. She is always wanting to try different things and is so brave to adventure out. She is finishing up her acting class next week, which she has done throughout the year, with dance, and now she wants to move on to Kung Fu- or be a Jedi. But really we are going to sign her up in Karate in the fall.
Even with her energenic personality, she is the top student in her class and LOVES school. I am so proud of you Myah and I love you SO Much!!!

The Gift of Life!!!

Here she is, at almost 25 weeks.... our little Baby Ceiba. This is only her nickname, the Ceiba Tree is the national tree of Guatemala and means the beginning of life.. very suitiable for this little one.

It's been 7 years since I've been pregnant, but I haven't forgotten how wonderful it is to have a little human growing inside. I don't think there can be a greater gift from God.

Jory is SO excited and has been such a wonderful help and stress relief to me. I am looking forward to sharing the labor, and parenting experience with him.

Ally and Myah can't wait either. Myah talks to her all the time and has to check my belly size everyday. They were amazed by the 3D ultrasound when Baby Ceiba was closing and opening her tiny little hand. I am looking forward to seeing Ally and Myah bond with this baby, I know they will be the best big sisters!

What a miracle!! but still we have to wait for about 15 weeks to hold this one in our arms. :-)

Easter In Moab

Another fun vacation to Moab, as the Johner Jeeping Easter tradition continues. This year instead of Jory's big jeep, we bought a 4 wheeler which ended up to be a blast!! Myah is the brave one on the 4 wheeler and kept getting mad at me for not taking the big hills, Ally on the other hand rode with me for the first, then felt more comfortable with Jory. WHAT?! I know, I am a good driver!

It was really good to see all of Jory's family again, who we haven't seen since August. The kids couldn't wait for this trip and Ally and Myah had began their packing about 2 months ago. It's amazing how well Ally and Myah get along with their Johner cousins.

Despite the rain and mud, we had a a blast!!!

Me and Myah enjoying the view. She made it this year!!!
Jory and his winning Carin- totaling 19!!!


Ally and her friend Bella!

Out on our 4 wheeling ride!!!

All the kids, Kyler, Chevy, Keegan, Dyami, Bodie, Savanna, Ally, Myah and Tate.

1st Vacation of the Year

We have been working hard outside getting the yard cleaned up, aerated, and fertilized- as well as tilling a place for our vegtable garden. We also have managed to clean out the spare bedroom and sell some stuff on KSL to make room for the little one on the way.

We were all anxious to get out of Utah and do something fun. So off to Ft. Collins, CO and Cheyenne WY for a weekend of fun with all my brothers and sisters. Jory, the girls and I, stayed with my brother Ryan and his wife Tiff at the clubhouse they manage. It was just like being in a resort!!! Thanks again you guys!!!

Saturday night all 7 kids went over to my other brothers house, Steve and his wife Becca, to be tended by a sixteen year old neighbor girl. We gave my 14 year old nephew a hard time about having a cute babysitter over- but obviously he didn't mind and didn't make other arrangements. The adults went to see Jerry Seinfeld Live, which was a lot of fun! Although most of us had seen him perform in Vegas, we were still laughing the whole show. My youngest brother spent 20 minutes of the show in the bathroom, a little bit of Deja-Vu.

Sunday we spent the day at the park and swimming again. We were all a little sunburned from the beautiful weather that day. Myah lost her second tooth, and discovered that the tooth fairy always comes no matter where you loose your tooth.

Monday was our trip home, which took a lot longer than we wanted due to the snow storm that closed I-80 from Cheyenne to Laramie. We left at 10am and got home at 8pm. A long day!

We didn't stay long, but long enough to feel like we got away! Thanks to all my siblings for making it a fun weekend.

Sledding Fun!!!!

We finally made it out sledding this year, after purchasing sleds on New Years Day, and then virtually having all the snow melt out from under us. We went to Glassman Park in South Ogden on President Day. The nice thing about the park was the easy access, with the hill being directly off the road and the hill faced East, so it hadn't melted completely away.

Ally and Myah were so excited to sled down the hill they both dove head first down the hill without a sled as soon as we pulled up. After strategically picking a line down the hill, avoiding the jump previously made by some other kids, the girls took there first runs down the hill. Ally loved the round sled the most, until she wiped out a couple times and knocked the wind out of her. Myah liked sledding with Chris or myself for the most part. Both girls were getting pretty tired from walking back up the hill, although both seemed to gain energy when they would help other kids with there sleds.

After sledding down the steep hill for an hour or so the girls were anxious to head over to the other side of the park to sled the less steep but longer hill. We had a contest to see who could make it the farthest, with Myah winning hands down. Eventually Ally and Myah together beat her record. As the girls were sledding and adjusting the run for maximum distance, Chris and I made a snow man that was about 6 1/2 feet tall. Chris gathered sticks and leaves to make the snowman whole.

All in all it was a beautiful day and we all had our coats off by the end of the 2nd hour.

Jory and the Wall

Just to clear my own record of having anything to do with Jory's recent trips to the ER, I thought I would tell the real story of Jory's forehead. Believe me, I would claim it if I did it, it's a good one!!!

The scar, about a quarter inch to the left of the seven stitches, happened at the first of November. Jory had got up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. Since men can not aim in the dark, he turned the light on, took care of his business and then walked out of the bathroom turning the light off on his way out. Now because his eyes were adjusting to the dark, he couldn't see a thing. I suddenly wake up to a huge WHACK!! sound. Jory flipped on the light and said he had just walked directly into the door frame of our bedroom. I took one look and saw a huge gash on his left eyebrow. He was not too happy about getting up and going to the ER. There they merely glued it together and sent him on his way.

The Wall 1, Jory 0.

So about a week ago, the girls were getting ready for bed . I was downstairs cleaning up a little and trying to make the bedtime routine from dragging out too long. Jory was upstairs cleaning up a bit too. He took Ally's shoes that were left upstairs, and while standing at the top stair, he bent around the corner and threw them all the way to the basement. I was mad because the shoes almost hit me. Then I hear WHACK!!! and Jory cuss. I didn't know what was going on. I run upstairs to see Jory with a bigger gash on his eyebrow, this one longer and deeper. Apparently he turned after he threw the shoes and whacked his head on the sharp corner there.

The Wall 2, Jory 0.

We were hoping he could just go to a clinic to have it taken care of, but after a wild goose chase to find one open, he ended up back in the ER with 7 stiches this time.

Now I am in the market for a helmet for him, or a house with rounded corners. I love you Babe!!

Ice Skating

As soon as the first snow fall hit, Ally and Myah have been begging us to go ice skating. We went last year and had a blast, so naturally, the girls insisted on going again. We were finally able to go at the end of January. This time both girls were able to go out on their own. Myah fell more than anyone there I think, but that didn't stop her from getting back up and trying again. Both Aly and Myah's legs were bruised up from falling, and Myah's little bum check was scarlet red from falling on it so many times. They had a blast.

Jory and I had fun skating together, blending in with all the little lovers that were skating around the rink together. It really was a chessy sight, but hey why not be cliche too? :-)