Sprinkles

There are a lot of sweets in our house and they all include lots of sprinkles. These last two days have been all about cookies and ginger bread houses. Grace, surprisingly was very good at doing the sprinkles evenly on each cookie.

Yup that is Grace bossing us around.

We invited our good friends Ty & Tatum over for ginger bread houses. The kids were not really into doing the houses very long, but they all did a good job.

Grace of course was at the table the longest, eating the fun stuff ( do you blame her) but you can also see Ty's house on the left and Tatum's house on the right.

The final product.

Can't Get Enough Of This

There is going to come a time I know that they won't love on each other like this. So here is to enjoying moments like this.

Ok Grace that is a little tight...

Emmit's Birthday Party

People came from far and near to celebrate Emmit's first birthday. It was a great afternoon, thank you to everyone who made the day so special.

Emmit getting ready for the party to start.

Of all the gifts he received the balloons were the biggest hit.

Cousin Jackson

Neighbor boy Garrett.

Brooke & Cannon taking it all in.

Emmit's friend Eli enjoying the pizza.

Cannon and Kuba

Thats my girl...

Grandpa & Grandma Diane

The tired parents of the birthday boy.

Nice job on the cake Grandma Laurie.

The Special today Red Plate getting some good use.

Oh Emmit you did not disappoint. Nice job on eating your cake. You were very entertaining.

Happy First Birthday Emmit

Happy Birthday

Emmit Keith Johnston

In your first year you have proven already that you are a survivor, a fighter, a lover, a joker, a good eater and a strong little boy.

I wish you many birthday wishes dear son, but what I wish for you the most is a lifetime of health and happiness.

Your father and I love you to the moon and back and thank our lucky stars for you. We are truly blessed to have such a perfect little baby boy.

You are the one and only ever you...
Who in the world is exactly like you...

You are a miracle...

Wonderful... marvelous... you...

On the night you were born you brought wonder and magic to the world...

The sound of your name is a magical one...

Not once had there been such eyes, such a nose, such silly, wiggly, wonderful toes...

So whenever you doubt just how special you are and you wonder who loves you, how much and how far, listen for geese honking high in the ski ( They are singing a song to remember you by) Or notice the bears asleep at the zoo. ( It's because they've been dancing all night for you!)

If the moon stays up until morning one day, or a lady bug lands and decides to stay,

or a little bird sits at your window awhile, it's becasue they're all hopping to see you smile...

For never before in a story or rhyme (not even once upon a time)

has the world ever known a you, my friend, and it never will, not ever again...

Heaven blew every trumpet and played every horn on the wonderful , marvelous night you were born...

On the night you were born, the whole world came alive with thanksgiving...

The moon stayed up till morning...

For you are wonderfully made...One night you were born,

the moon smiled with such wonder that the stars peeked in to see you

and the night wind whispered,

Life will never be the same...

You are the one and only ever you...

We love you Emmit.

Happy First Birthday.

P.S. The sweet captions under each photo come from our favorite book that was given to us on the day Emmit was born called, " On the Night you Were Born" by Nancy Tillman.

Breakfast With Santa

This past Saturday the parks and rec department put on this fabulous Breakfast with Santa event. I went with a winter wonder land theme. We served breakfast to close to 400 people. Of course we had to tell Grace she was going to Breakfast with Breakfast. She is still VERY afraid of the big man.

Mmm what to get Emmit for Christmas? A Balloon.

Emmit taking his first close look of Santa.

And of course quickly became freaked out.
You will notice there are no pictures of Grace even close to Santa this year. Just for the record Grace we tried several times, but I was afraid the people at the event were going to call CPS on me.

At least Grace likes to get dressed up for Christmas.

Good job to Josh who got both kids ready and dressed up for the event. Putting tights on Grace isn't the easiest of things.