Review of 2015

2015 and Eli's first year are quickly coming to an end. So much has happened and so much has changed. And, as usual, I didn't get Christmas cards done...

THEN:

NOW:

We moved to Idaho Falls.

Eli legally and eternally became a part of our family.

Adam graduated from his doctorate program of physical therapy.

Adam got a real grown up job as a physical therapist in the hospital.
We bought a house.
We sold a car.
We bought a car.
We played a lot.

Adam has gotten stitches twice.
Eli has had a year full of firsts like first bath, first steps, first 4th of July, etc, etc, etc. Here was his first time swimming.

And his first time being eaten by a pumpkin.

We've celebrated Eli's first birthday.

Eli also met Santa, but he didn't like him very much!

And our next adventure is this:

Coming any day now!!!

Hello Again

Hello blogging world. Long time no type... Our kidlet sure keeps us busy, but he sure makes life worth it. Even when he can be frustrating, he turns things around by making me smile and laugh.

We've been having some fun as we get ready for Halloween. We went to the Mabey Pumpkin Patch in South Jordan and picked out our pumpkins.

We gave Eli some choices several times, but this is the pumpkin he kept going back to:

We also got some pie pumpkins and a big carving pumpkin.

As Adam carved, Eli liked to bite the pumpkin, play with the guts, color the outside of the pumpkin, and crawl all over the place.

 He did not, however, like being eaten by our masterpiece!

He did not, however, like being eaten by our masterpiece!

And one more thing on this picture overload. Look at what this sucker can do!

Jumpin' July

July has gone by so quickly. It is like we've jumped through it! Here's what has been happening in our neck of the woods:

1.) We bought our very first house!!!

2.) We got a new niece, Leah.

3.) Adam won a brand new grill at Texas Roadhouse.

4.) Eli went to his very first 4th of July parade and fireworks. The parade was a little noisy for him, but strangely he loved the fireworks. He tried so hard to stay awake, but didn't quite make it.

5.) Eli turned 7 months old. His two front teeth on top are coming in.

6.) Eli played in the water outside in our new yard.

7.) Eli had his first finger painting experience. He was helping his cousins make a welcome home sign for his grandparents. He loved it, until he took a bath with a blue painted Locklynn and got scared! I guess he won't be watching the Blue Man group anytime soon!

8.) We spent time in Utah with family that was visiting. There we went on a hike to Donut Falls and in the Albion Bason at Alta to see wildflowers, we played at the nickelcade, we had family pictures, had a hot dog roast, and swam at Seven Peaks. Adam and I also attended the Jordan River temple since we had a lot of eager babysitters!

Look! He stood himself up!

See the moose in the background?

9.) We've also been doing a lot of unpacking, unpacking, and unpacking! It is a slow process with Adam's work schedule and a baby that is learning to crawl and get into everything!

Johnson Family Pictures 2015

Last week we had our annual family pictures and Eli's 6 month pictures taken by Mandie Lott. We love how they turned out! Now we just aren't sure how to pick our favorites! These are only some of them:

I can't stop looking at them!