Easter and Other Stuff

Today is Easter and because it is Sunday I am at work. We celebrated Easter yesterday though and just when I thought THIS Easter would be without snow (because it fell later in the month), we did our Easter egg hunt in the the snow flurries. B didn't really know what to do, but he does follow instructions, so Mike put the eggs in obvious areas and we pointed to them and told him to put them in his basket and he did. He even got a little excited about it too. It was really cute. Once we got inside I shook the eggs the let him know there was a treat inside (puffs) and he got excited and ate all of them. Glad I took out the chocolate last minute, he just didn't need that too. Later in the day we had Easter Lunch/Dinner at my Mom's house. It was nice getting the whole family together again. Last time we did that was Christmas. B had fun with his cousins, especially Nene (Delanie). Her and Summer played with him the most, they kept saying how adorable he was, haha. Cute.

Mike and I just recently got back from a little get away to San Francisco and Napa Valley. We had a good time. I will say we didn't do as much relaxing as I would have liked, but we did squeeze in a lot of activities. We went to a Giants game, took a ferry to Napa, rode the Napa Valley Wine train, went wine tasting and karaoking, rode bikes in downtown Napa, met up with my friend for dinner and drinks, walked ALL around San Fran, and took a ferry tour of the bay which included the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz. Exhausting but fun. We sure missed B, but it sounds like he had fun with Nana and Grandma. He did well for them.

Now for a little vent...

Yes, we are trying for a sibling for B. We have been for 6 months. If you ask if we have been "really trying" the answer is still yes. Will I tell you if and when I get pregnant...yes. Just going to say it has been frustrating at times and I knew it would be slightly more difficult for us to get pregnant, but I do have faith that it will happen in His time and Mike and I will continue to do everything in our power to aide in that process. We aren't going to extremes and are not sure we even will. The option has been given to me, but am not ready to take that rode or not even sure if we will take that rode. If you tell me to relax and it will happen I might just stare at you blankly. If you ask if we just do this or that I might just stare at you some more. Don't take it personally, but we already know. Thanks for your concerns and advice (and prayers). I can't imagine the feelings of someone who has been trying for years, I hope I never get to feel that! Thanks for the vent!

So excited to go to Napa next week. I'm not a huge wine drinker ( I like my Chardonnays every once in awhile), but just excited for a vacation. We've done the beach and mountain vacations so this is a change of pace for us and I'm looking forward to it. B won't be going, obviously, so I hope he does well for the grandmas (two days with Grandma Sue and two days with Nana). His separation anxiety is still there, but it at least seems to be getting better. We will miss him though. We always look at pictures of him when we leave, even if it is to dinner, we will pull our cell phones out and scroll through pictures.

I am pleased to announce that we will be adding another Johnson boy to the family...no not me, Cari. She came in today for a scan and sure enough he fooled us all. I don't know if we were all convinced it was a girl since its been awhile for a girl or if it was Cari saying she felt different this time. Either way it looks to be a healthy little man. One more boy and we have a soft ball team (provided Dan can still hang with the boys in 15 years). So excited for another baby in the family.

Craziest weather today. Yesterday was 75 degrees, today blizzard. Weird. Glad I got the yard work done yesterday. Here is our latest project. (Its a garden)

Mike has been working hard to get our garden ready for planting (ok what ever, I did pull a bunch of rocks out of it). I think it has turned into a competition though with his Brian. I caught him texting pictures of their gardens to each other for comparison. I think its very. Every thing has to be a competition with him.