Cute moment

Her smile is contagious!

Easter

Where are all the eggs?

Clarissa preferred the egg basket as a hat!

Easter was rather uneventful. We did have a nice dinner with the missionaries, Uncle Tag and Tyler. The highlight was watching the kids on their egg hunt. Clarissa really got into finding eggs until one of them cracked open. Once the candy started spilling out she sat down and shoved it in her mouth!

Spring Training '10

Ready for the game. This was obviously at the beginning!

Playing on a statue at a restaurant. Where are their parents?

She makes this face often. Too cute!

We had another great year at spring training in Arizona. Heather's family joined us again. We did some swimming. Tried some eateries recommended on Diner's, Drive Inn's, and Dives (eating on vacation is very important to us!) And of course, got in a Dodger game as a family and Chris and Christian made it to a game with out the crazy children and wives.

Garrett's First Day

Door to Ms. Michelle's class.

It was important that Garrett make the same pose as Ryan for his first day of school. He hand selected the batman backpack.

Garrett started preschool on March 22. He goes two days a week this year. We are so excited that PEEP had a spot for him. He loves it! Garrett is especially excited to have Ryan's teach from last year Ms. Michelle.

Swim Lessons

Garrett, Lindsey, and Ryan

Notice Garrett drowning? Thankfully, somebody eventually did because he is still with us today!

Spring break was filled with daily swim lessons at the YMCA. Ryan and Garrett are progressing but unfortunately will still need to repeat this class. We had a great time and they really liked their teacher Lindsey. Not only was she a good teach but she was their uncle Paul and Sam's friend.

Career Week

Ryan asked his Dad to come and visit his preschool class to tell them about what a cop does. He could not have been prouder to be Chris's son!

Dress Up

Clone troopers

My little princess

I can tell you what they are wearing but I not exactly sure what they are trying to be. They both have on a shirt of Chris's and are using baseball bats as light sabers.

The kids all love to dress up. Ryan and Garrett are most often found dressed up as a jedi, clone trooper, buzz, a policeman, or a baseball player (I need to take a picture of Ryan as a player, it is too funny....he pulls his jeans up high, tucks in a baseball shirt, and wears his black church belt. Not only does he look funny but he also talks with a deeper voice and will stand with his hands on his hips like he's the coach!)

Cousins

Did you notice the towel covering up Jack perfectly?

Clarissa and Jack are buddies! It is so fun to see the both of them play together. Jack makes her laugh. It is so cute to see the two of them play together.

Our photographer

We can always tell when Ryan runs off with the camera to take some pictures. Fortunately, he's not a very good criminal as he incriminates himself with a self photo every time (not to mention, he usually takes pictures around the house or yard with no one in them!)

Sweats, Sweet!

Grandma Johnson and Aunt Tami personalized the sweats for the kids for Christmas. The boys have a football along with their initials and the number where they lineup as a Johnson grandchild. Clarissa are pink, of course, with some flowers. Once again, they look like they love one another!

Family Pictures 2009

Here's are latest family picture. I just love the one of the kids. They really look like they love each other!

Moving on

We'll unfortunately December was a difficult month for our family. Chris and I went for a routine appointment to check on the baby growing in my belly and found out the heart stopped beating. It was the Monday before Christmas and surgery would have to wait till after the holiday. This rocked our world. We felt much peace soon after the news but it still took time to adjust back to the real world. Since our minds were preoccupied with the miscarriage we forgot to do some important things like TAKE PICTURES AT CHRISTMAS! Sorry kids, we will do better next year. Promise!