Twins
The “Big Trip”
Every year, my family gathers somewhere and spends a week together. My mom and dad, my brother, his wife and four daughters, and my household. It’s the annual “Johnson Family” vacation tradition and I love it. This year I requested, and everyone agreed, for us to vacation somewhere with snow so that [...]
4 years young
Exactly four years ago from this very moment I had my first glimpse of the little boys who would forever change my life, forever change me.
After a birthday party surrounded by family, I am overcome with joyful emotion, tears gliding down my cheeks as I consider who Forest and Logan are as individuals [...]
Birthday Count Down
Today is the beginning of a crazy few days ahead. The boys turn four years old on Sunday and both mine and Brad’s parents are flying in from the west coast to celebrate with us. A whirlwind of families, dinners, presents, ice cream cake and otherwise spoiling two wonderful little boys with lots [...]
Happy Halloween!
Logan was a scary skeleton and Forest was a scary (but oh so cuddly) dragon. They had a wonderful time getting dressed up and making it around the street trick or treating. They were little pros at the Halloween thing!
Logan loved his makeup and costume so much he kept running to look at [...]
Self Portrait #1
One of my blog friends, Laura, is many things including but not limited to: mother of twins, runner, career woman, and photographer. She did a post today encouraging more pictures of ourselves and suggested Friday’s for these images. My fancy camera is on loan right now to a friend who is expecting a [...]
You Say Goodbye and I Say Hello
It’s been a week now since Forest said good bye to naps (Logan gave them up about 6 months ago) and I find myself with no official child free break during my day. Surprisingly, the timing seems to be very nice because the boys are so good about playing with each other that I find [...]
Giving in to Greatness
This morning I was trying to engage the boys in some art activities. As tends to happen, Logan got really into it but Forest quickly grew frustrated and/or bored. Instead of walking away from the table though, Forest started using the things on the table to make bridges. Pieces of paper previously cut [...]
Special Friends
We’ve had a whirlwind past few weeks with Brad’s parents visiting, Flipside (the regional Burningman event) and then a short visit from old friends Bob and Gyee. Bob and I went to high school together in Germany back in the late 80’s – early 90’s and through a lot of time and shared experiences [...]
Exploring
A few weeks ago, before the central Texas heat really kicked in, we took a spontaneous trip down to the Lady Bird Wildflower Center with the boys. We all had so much fun exploring all the quiet nooks and crannies, so carefully laid out and tended with loving care for our enjoyment.
We let the boys [...]
Not Giving Up
We approach age 3 1/2 years old with a fine example of how different twins can be. One boy is completely potty trained and the other still refuses to do his duty in the potty. I am always torn about when to put a foot down and pressure the little guy and when [...]
