Picture Update!

Photo 1- Dad and baby looking angry at mummy
Photo 2- Uncle Aaron hanging out with Oliver (they're twins:))
Photo 3- Oliver deep in conversation with Dad
Photo 4- Dad reading Ollie a goodnight book
Photo 5- Getting ready to go out in the New Hampshire winter cold
Photo 6- Oliver playing with Gavin (he flew out from Utah then drove up from Barrington to see us!)
Photo 7- Having fun in his swing
Photo 8- Eating his blankie

It's been a while!

I haven't updated in so long! My theory is that because Shane has been home the past few weeks I haven't been able to get onto the computer because of a certain gaming-crazy hubby. Also the battery died on the camera so we haven't been taking many pictures and the ones we have are stuck on the camera! That is why we have been posting more videos lately.
To update on the whole Subway situation: We're still waiting to be approved. We were denied and then corrected what we were denied for so we REapplied and hopefully by the end of next week we will hear something. It seems doubtful because there is so much paperpushing that goes on at headquarters. In the mean time Shane has been able to get his job back at Wal-Mart which is such a blessing. He is there right now which is why I have a chance to update. I'm going to miss him being around all the time, but in the same breath I have to say he was driving me NUTTY! All the wives out there will attest to this. When Dad is home less gets done by myself but then he goes into overdrive. He was running the dishwasher and washing machine every day! I usually do the dishwasher every three days and the laundry once a week! I think he was going to stir crazy and needed something to do, but it just made me feel like the lazy one!

I had my birthday on Thursday. It was a fantastic day. I started out the day getting a massage at the Common Man Inn and Spa in Plymouth. It was a leftover present from Christmas but I'm glad I used it this day!
It was an hour and a half long treatment. The first half hour they massaged in exfoliating cream. Then you soak in a tub for 20 minutes (got kinda boring) and the treatment is finished with a 40 minute long massage with body milk. It was completely luxurious. I loved it so much. Shane said that I was glowing afterwards, and I felt like it. Shane made me bruch when we got home. We had scrambled eggs and sausage. It was De-LISH. We were too full to have dinner that night so we went over to mom and dads for cake and presents. It was a chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting and butterfinger crumbled on top. YUM. For pressies I got The Big Book of Appetizers, a "burberry" scripture case, scrapbooking materials (thats right, Ariane, mom's converting me too!), an InsideOut CD, and the Children's Songbook CD. My favorite gift, though, was a game called Speak It Not. It is like Taboo but with Mormon words. It is super fun. Cote's and Orton's better be prepared to play it at the Johnson New Years Eve Party!
Oliver has begun teething. He is drooling everywhere and constantly chewing on his fingers. Today I am picking up a teething ring for him.

I only have on picture. It is from FHE a couple of weeks ago. We made german apple pie. It was awesome! Just make sure you use apples that soften easily.

Our Musical Prodigy

Pacifier Confusion!

Not sure why but our little boy likes to suck on his own lips. He's a silly little man.

Photo update

sleepy boy

















I was trying to make him just look like a head. I don't think it worked.









Tummy Time!













Playing with his Valentine's heart from Dad








Stuffed sausage!















Chunky Monkey!

Happy Valentines Day!

We celebrated Valentines Day last night to avoid the crowds of couples that may not appreciate a crying baby or me nursing right next to them:) Shane got home when I was still at my parents. When I got home I was greeted with a dozen roses and a big heart box of chocolates. Oliver was also greeted with a little heart box. It was extremely cute.

At 6pm we went out to (of course) the Italian Farmhouse. We had a gift card from Shane's mom from Christmas that we were able to use, or else we wouldn't have been able to afford to go out to eat, so we were very grateful for that. We were not the only ones with the pre-Valentines Day idea. We were seated next to a couple that brought their 10 month old baby. He was very cute, laughing and waving at us through the meal. For appetizers we had fried raviolis and an eggplant and portabello dish. They were both so delish. We had to take turns eating while the other one held the baby standing up, because he'd whine if we didn't. We didn't mind, though. For a main course Shane had fettuccine alfredo and I had straw and hay which is fettuccine carbonara. Shane fed me my meal while I nursed Oliver. It was very sweet of him. We both had leftovers of our main meals, they were so rich! To finish we each had a piece of peanut butter pie. I would have gotten pumpkin cheesecake, but Shane refused to share his pie, so I got my own. What I think was cool was that our bill was exactly 36 cents less than the gift card! Perfect!

We had the leftovers for lunch today.

Mmmmm home cooked meals!

On Saturday we went over to Shane's parent's for dinner. Irene made delicious steak florentine with sweet potatoes, squash, carrots, and baked potatoes. We also had an asian salad and for dessert we had boston creme pie (my fave) and chocolate creme pie. It was an awesome meal. Oliver must have thought so too because he rolled over twice for them! Yesterday mom made stuffed shells for me. They were delish...free food definitely beats living in Scotland:-D

Last night Shane gave the opening prayer at the Stake Priesthood meeting. After the meeting the Stake President approached him and said "If you keep giving prayers like that, you're in line to be a stake patriarch someday!" It was a major compliment.

Hopefully we'll get some video on here tonight.