Justin, Tracy, Braeden and Camden

Finally an update

2011-02-21T07:53:00.000-08:00

As you can tell, I am not very good at keeping up with the whole blogging thing since it has been over a year since I posted anything. However, I finally decided to give a quick update on what is going on with us and post a few pictures that we have taken over the past few months. Justin and I just bought a house last month and are all moved in and getting situated. We bought a house in Gilbert, AZ and are liking the area. It is definitely nice to have space after living in apartments for so long. It makes life much easier for both the kids and I to have room to move around. I posted a few pictures of our new house as well.

Braeden just turned 3 in December and Camden is now 16 months and keep me very busy. We are expecting our 3rd child in about 8 weeks and it is a girl this time around. We weren't planning on having 3 so close together and came as a big surprise to us when we found out, but are getting excited to have a new addition to our family. Life is definitely going to be very chaotic and exhausting with 3 kids 3 years old and under. I am just ready to not be pregnant for a very long time since I have been for the past 3 years. The kids are doing great, this pregnancy has been flying by, and we are all doing well.

Updated pictures

2010-02-07T21:24:00.000-08:00

I am finally getting around to putting a few new pictures of our family up on the blog. I just don't have as much free time anymore to spend doing this, but I thought it was time to do an update. Justin and I thought we were going to be moving to Las Vegas for the past few months, but things fell through so it looks like we are staying in Arizona for a while longer. We are looking to buy a house in Gilbert, AZ but haven't quite found one yet. Justin and I are both playing in tennis leagues now and are enjoying the beautiful weather here. We are doing well and just enjoying our 2 little boys. Here are some pictures from Christmas in Utah and Camden's baby blessing. We had planned to bless him in Utah so many family members could be there, but Justin got sick on the blessing day so we couldn't do it. We finally got Camden blessed today, although we weren't able to have any family around for it. Camden is now 3 months old.

Camden Robert Johnson/Halloween

2009-11-03T15:45:00.000-08:00

It has been a long time since I have updated our blog, so I thought it was about time. We welcomed a new addition to our family on October 30, 2009. His name is Camden Robert Johnson and he weighed 8 lbs and was 20 inches in length. My labor and delivery went very smoothly and was pretty easy especially compared to my first. I was released from the hospital the next day on Halloween. My parents are here visiting for a couple of weeks to help out which has been really nice. They are leaving to serve a family history mission in Salt Lake City at the end of this month. Since I had just gotten home from the hospital on Halloween and wasn't up for doing much, Justin and my dad dressed Braeden up in his cowboy costume and took him to our stake Trunk or Treat. We are all doing well and are so excited to have Camden in our lives.

4th of July in Santa Monica

2009-07-07T21:14:00.001-07:00

We went to Santa Monica, California for a little vacation and to visit Justin's cousins over the 4th of July weekend. We had fun at the beach and were able to see a few of the Los Angeles sites. We definitely enjoyed being outside in the beautiful weather. Braeden loves being outside and wants to be out all day, but it is kind of hard to be out too much in the summer heat of Phoenix. It was kind of depressing coming back to the heat, but I guess we will survive. I am 6 months pregnant now and feeling good. I am already counting down the weeks until the baby comes. (only 16 more weeks of being pregnant) Yeah!

Baby Boy!

2009-06-03T10:29:00.001-07:00

I just wanted to let everyone know that we had our ultrasound yesterday and we are having another boy. We have no idea what we are going to name him as I had only been thinking of girls' names so we will have to start thinking of boys names' now. Anyways, we are very excited and think it will be fun to have 2 little boys so close in age.

Memorial Day Weekend

2009-05-25T20:54:00.000-07:00

We took a little road trip up to Sedona, Arizona for Memorial Day Weekend. We always hear about how pretty it is, so we decided to check it out for ourselves. It was a lot cooler there so we definitely enjoyed having a break from the brutal heat of Phoenix. We enjoyed the beautiful scenery and Braeden had a blast being outside and climbing up the rocks on various trails.

Update

2009-05-07T18:28:00.001-07:00

As you can tell I am not very good at updating our blog, but I thought it was about time for an update and some current pictures of our family. We are still living in Phoenix, AZ. Braeden is 17 months now and doing great. I get lots of exercise chasing after him all the time. We are also expecting our second child in the fall. I am 4 months pregnant and feeling good now that the morning sickness is over. We have got to see a lot of family over the past couple of months and are looking forward to going to Utah in June to spend some more time with family.

Christmas

2009-01-13T15:19:00.000-08:00

Justin and I stayed in Arizona for the Christmas Holidays. My parents came in town along with my brother Blake and his wife Kayla who live in Las Vegas. After Christmas, Braeden and I flew with my parents to Tulsa, Oklahoma to visit my sister and her family. My sister just had her 4th child so we went out there for the baby's blessing. We had a wonderful time being able to spend time with my family for the holidays.

Thanksgiving

2008-12-04T22:09:00.000-08:00

Justin's parents spent Thanksgiving with us this year in Arizona. They stayed with us for two weeks. We enjoyed Christmas shopping, going for walks in the nice weather, and playing our favorite card game called "hand and foot." It was fun seeing them and spending time with them. We were also able to celebrate Braeden's 1 year birthday while they with us. Braeden had his first taste of chocolate cake and loved it.

Braeden

2008-12-01T21:17:00.000-08:00

These pictures were taken when Braeden was 9 months old, but I didn't have a scanner to scan them in so I am finally getting them put up now. I am not that great at keeping our blog updated,but I am trying to do better. Anyways, Braeden is now 1 year old and is doing great. I can't believe 1 whole year has gone by. We just have so much fun with him and watching him do new things all the time. He is not quite walking yet, but probably will be anyday now. His favorite thing to do right now is pull everything out of the pantry and everything off of the shelves.

Mexican Riviera Cruise

2008-10-30T20:54:00.000-07:00

Justin and I went on a 7 day cruise to the Mexican Riviera which included stops in Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan, and Puerto Vallarta. My parents came out to Arizona to watch our little boy, Braeden, for us while we enjoyed our vacation. Our favorite excursion was in Puerto Vallarta where we were taken by boat to a isolated jungle, then rode in a military vehicle into the Sierra Madre Mountains, then a mule ride to the very top. Then we began a series of ziplines 250 ft off the ground and rappelled down 2 waterfalls. It was definitely an adventure and was so much fun. We had a great time on our cruise, and enjoyed relaxing and doing many activities, but we definitely missed our little boy.

Eating in the formal dining room. The food was good all week long, but we were sick of eating after the week was over. After a week of 7 course meals, you can definitely get sick of food.

In Cabo San Lucas we took a boat out to Los Arcos. We walked around the downtown area and even stopped to hold the cute iguanas.

In Mazatlan, we took an open taxi around the whole area to see the main sites. We saw the cliff divers, the historic Cathedral, the main city area and the beautiful coastline. We definitely got a feel for the Mexian culture.

Las Vegas

2008-10-05T16:50:00.001-07:00

Utah

2008-09-01T09:59:00.001-07:00

Justin and Tracy 4-wheeling in Spanish Fork, Utah.

Braeden and his two cousins who are all about the same age.

Braeden at his Grandparents home in Utah. He is 9 months old now.

Hiking the Y in Provo, Utah with Justin's dad.

Our family

2008-06-14T17:40:00.001-07:00

Here are some different pictures of our family. Our son, Braeden, is now 6 months old. I can't believe how big he is getting and how fast time is flying by. Justin and I love being parents and spending time together with him.

Camelback Mountain

2008-06-14T17:25:00.000-07:00

May 2008

Justin and I decided to hike Camelback Mountain. We took his parents one time while they were visiting and then the next week my parents came out and we took them. The hike was more intense than we thought so we took Braeden with us to a certain point and then left him with our parents while we hiked the rest of the way. When you get to the top there is a beautiful view of Phoenix, AZ.

Utah

2008-06-14T16:43:00.000-07:00

April 2008

We went to Utah to visit Justin's family. It was definitely a change of weather for us with the cold and snow. We haven't been in cold weather much for many years since we lived in Texas and now Arizona.

Indian Wells, CA

2008-06-14T16:31:00.000-07:00

March 2008

Justin and I drove to Indian Wells, CA for the Pacific Life Open tennis tournament. We are both big tennis fans so we decided to take the opportunity of living so close to the tournament. We met Justin's parents there and enjoyed the week together watching tennis.

Grand Canyon

2008-06-14T16:16:00.000-07:00

May 2008

Since we live so close to the Grand Canyon we decided to take a drive up there with my parents to view the amazing scenery. A cold front had come through that day so it was very chilly walking around the canyon.