Easter 2011

Jackson and I spent Easter at my Mom's house this year because C.J. got an awesome deal on a trip to Hawaii that he took with some guys from work. I know you are all thinking what a kind, loving, wonderful wife I must be to let my husband spend a whole week in paradise and leave me and our 2 1/2 month old son home. Well it is true! What can I say..... Ha! I'm just kidding. He really did get a good deal on the trip and it was just too soon to take little Jackson on such a long trip so it became a guy trip.

It was really fun to spend the week with my Mom, Dad and Kelly. I liked not having to stay at home alone. We were able to just hang out and Tim and Ashli even came to play and have a sleepover. Grandpa even got to help bath Jackson. It was so cute. I wish I had a picture of it.

Here we are Easter morning

This is what the Easter Bunny brought Jackson and I. Jackson just loved his BYU onesies and I loved having See's Candy! Unfortunately I think that is what made Jackson cry for the next 24 hours so I wasn't able to finish my chocolates. I was very sad.
When we went to get C.J. from the airport on Saturday, I dressed Jackson in his BYU onesie. C.J. was so excited to see his son in blue! After Jackson spit up all over his onesie though C.J. decided to make things even and dressed him in a Utah one.

C.J. did Easter for us before he left on his trip. I was so excited because I got a video camera! I have been wanting one for a while and my sweet Hubby got it for me. I am so lucky that my husband spoils me and takes such good care of me!

Jackson got Cars pajamas, toy cars, play phone and teether toys. I know he will love it all when he can play with his new toys.

These next pictures are just some of my cute Little Boy

I love these next two because it shows how chunky he is getting. I love his fat cheeks, fat legs, the cute dimples on his fat little hands, his cute bum and his growing belly!

I think he has cute lips too. I was trying to get a picture of him blowing bubbles, but I never could get a good one.

Cute Grandpa Johnson just loves his favorite grandson. Shhh...... don't tell the other kids Jackson is his favorite!

Red/White Game

Yesterday was a great day, first warm non-rainy day we have had in a while. I was able to do some yard work, hang outside most the day, and even watch some football. This is what greeted us as we arrived to the stadium. Pretty excited about this. The home schedule this year is going to be a lot of fun.

The logo is already on the field as well!
The only touchdown of the day. The Red team won 7 to 0. Needless to say the Utes won.
It was nice just sitting in the sun and watching football.
Cayman and our neighbor Luke enjoyed playing at the game.
Go Utes!

Blessing Day

On April 10th C.J. blessed our Little Jackson. It was a perfect day and C.J. did an amazing job. I wouldn't have changed one thing. Jackson is always so good and hardly ever cries. We were worried that the one time we really didn't want him to cry, he was going to. We didn't hear a peep out of him. My baby is perfect! After sacrament, we came to our house for delicious food and to spend time with our families.

Poor Connie wanted a nice picture with all the grandkids. I have never heard so much crying and screaming before! It made me laugh so hard that the kids were having none of it.

Needless to say, she didn't get one

Cottrell Family

Johnson Family

My niece Cayman and Jackson

Grandpa Terry, Grandma Jane, Jackson and Wyatt

My niece Brooke and me

My brother Scotty. This is what we all wanted to do after we ate.

C.J. and Timmy

Me and Scott

Kyle, Timmy, Ashli, Beckett

My nephews Jed and Jake

Timmy's little boy Beckett just loves Jackson and is so fascinated with him. He spent probably 15 minutes just staring at him and loving him. It was so cute. As the time went on he got more brave and wanted to hold him and hug him. Before he would just stare from a safe distance.

2 Months

Our Little Jackson is now two months old! I can't believe how fast time is going by. I enjoy Jackson more and more each day. He is changing so much. He goes to bed between 10:00 and 10:30 pm and only wakes up one time to eat in the night. Usually around 3 or 4 and then sleeps until 7.

Jackson has started "talking." It is so fun to hear him make the cutest noises. I will talk to him and it is like he is answering me. I wish I knew what he was saying. He probably thinks I am just crazy when I talk to him. Some of the noises he makes really does sound like cooing. When I have read that babies coo, I thought that they don't really do that. But it is the cutest sound. He makes this screeching noise that sounds like it comes from his throat. I don't know how to describe it, but it makes me laugh every time he does it.

He smiles a ton now too. He recognizes my voice and will smile when I talk to him. He does it with C.J. as well. It is so cute! He has two dimples that you can see only when he smiles or is crying. I love them!

When Jackson was born he looked like he had gray eyes. Now they look blue. My sister Kelly keeps saying that Jackson is going to have blue eyes. C.J. has brown and I have brownish green eyes. I guess we have to keep waiting to see what they really end up being.

Jackson loves his bath time. He is always so content just sitting in the tub, he stares at himself in the mirror. The only bad thing is, he gets really upset when we have to dress him. He usually whimpers and then it turns into a full fledged scream. It makes me so sad.

He has had the baby acne and cradle cap pretty bad all over his head and it is finally clearing up! I am so excited. I know it never bothered Jackson, but it bothered me and I felt so bad for him. Of course he has been cute through it all, but I am glad that it is clearing up.

Jackson used to get the hiccups ALL the time. At first he would get them after almost every feeding and we couldn't lay him down while he had them because he would spit up. Now he gets them maybe every other day. I am so glad he doesn't get them as often. He is just so little and his whole body convulses when he gets them.

We went to the doctor on the April 7th, here are his new stats:

Weight: 12 lbs. 3.6 oz.

Height: 22 3/4 inches

Head: 15.35 inches

Within seconds he went from this:
to this...
and back to this. It was the funniest thing. Oh I just love him!


He always smells so good after he has a bath! He is getting chubby!

I have been trying to get a really good picture of Jackson smiling so I can show off his cute dimples, but every time I take a picture I miss it. Here are some of my attempts.

1942.81 Miles Later......

That isn't the exact amount of miles traveled in a week, but it is pretty darn close. We decided it would be fun to go to California to my cousin Amy's wedding. My Mom and Kelly went in my Mom's car and C.J., Jackson and me in ours. We left on Thursday March 24 and drove to my sister Jodi's house in Vegas. Jackson slept all the way to Cedar City before we needed to stop and feed him. He was sooo good! We ate dinner while I fed him at Cafe Rio and then we continued our way to my sisters house to spend the night. We were able to hang out with them for a little bit before heading off to bed. We got up and Jodi joined our caravan. We stopped in Barstow to feed Jackson and then continued on our way to our hotel. Jackson once again slept the entire time and we had to wake him up to feed him.

My Cute Cousin Amy and I
Here is Amy and Chris coming out of the Newport Temple. I was able to go to the sealing while C.J. stayed with Jackson outside. It was an amazing sealing. The sealer did a wonderful job. It is a blessing to be able to go to sealings to be reminded of the importance of going to the temple and the blessings we can receive.

This is my cousin Emily's daughter Heidi and Jackson

We took pictures while we waited for Amy and Chris to come out


The reception was beautiful and the food was delicious! It was so fun seeing all the cousins on my Mom's side. We don't get together nearly enough. We always have so much fun. We are a loud bunch when we are together. We kept getting in trouble in the waiting room at the temple because we were too loud.
Amy and Chris doing their first dance
My cousin Kallen's daughter London. Everyone says that we look alike. I have to say we are pretty darn cute!

We were able to go to Downtown Disney while we were there. It was a lot of fun and I was so sad that we didn't get to go into the park. Next time for sure! Here are a couple pictures of us in the Lego Store.

Phew...... Stinky

Our wonderful friends Spenny and Nellie came and hung out with C.J. while I was in the temple. After taking pictures at the temple we were able to go to lunch with them. We miss them so much. Whenever we go visit California we miss it and wonder why we moved.
Logan, Jackson and Nellie
Nellie and Jackson
Logan and Jackson

Saturday night we stayed at my Aunt Renee's house. C.J. and I headed off to bed while everyone stayed up and had fun. Having a baby makes you tired... I feel old. Sunday we got up and had to go to our favorite restaurant before we headed home. We went to Los Golondrinas and I had an amazing carnitas burrito. Really people, if you are ever in Laguna Niguel please go there. You will never be the same. After stuffing ourselves, we headed back to Jodi's. We only had to stop in Baker so Jackson could eat. It was nice to have plenty of time to relax on Sunday with the cute Yates Family. I haven't seen them for so long and it was fun to spend time with them. And they were so excited to meet Little Jackson for the first time!
Brock, Jodi, Madison, Morgan and Doug
Sydnee and Payden
Brock and Luci
Morgan, Haley, My Mom and Jackson

We got home Monday from California and while we were gone my Dad's brother Dennis died from very poor health. So on Tuesday I headed to Star Valley, Wyoming with my Mom, Kelly and Tim to go to the funeral. I fed Jackson at Tim's house and then he made it the whole way without needing to be fed. I seriously have the best baby ever. Wednesday morning we went to the viewing and the funeral. My cousin Shane talked, he is the Sheriff of Star Valley and has gotten to know Uncle Dennis well since living there. He gave a great talk and I learned a lot of things about my Uncle. My cousin Annette gave the his life history. My Uncle scared my when I was younger. He seemed so mean and ornery. But as I got older, I wasn't scared of him anymore and I would go talk to him and give him a hug. I learned that throughout his life he was an extremely generous man and was always thinking of others. He loved his family very much and was a very sweet man despite the rough edges on the outside.

They have about 10 feet of snow still up there and it was freezing!! When we went to the cemetery, we were lucky enough to park right next to the plot so I left Jackson in the car and stood right outside it so I could hear my Dad give the dedication prayer and watch the Army do their salute.
After the Graveside Dedication, we went back to the church and had lunch. Here is a couple pictures of my cute Cousins. I just love them all. It was so fun to spend time with my family on both sides in one week.
Kelly, Tricia Tate, LaRae Schreiber, Annette Cassity, Jamie Hudson, Liz Hall

Me, Misty Sanderson, Holly, Becky Taylor
Randy Tate, Brandon Southwick, Kirk Johnson, Blake Johnson, Scott Johnson, Shane Johnson

We headed home after the lunch and once again Jackson was perfect. He made it all the way to my mom's house. I fed him and finished the drive home. I have been so blessed with such a good baby. He was perfect this week and especially for being in his car seat for so many hours. He made the two trips so much better and more enjoyable for me.