Dakota is ONE!!!

One year ago, another miracle came into our lives, Dakota Kale Johnston. I cannot believe our sweet Dakota is one today! It's seems like he should already be one. He has been walking for so long already. He is talking, saying, "mama, dada, papa, more, bye bye, thank you", and then of course the temper tantrums. He is a sweet cuddly baby, unlike Sadie at this age. He has had two ear infections and we are hoping he will not have to have tubes anytime soon! He loves to get his sleep and doesn't do well at all without his sleep. He loves to eat anything that will fit in his mouth, not picky at all! He is starting to play with trucks and fun little toys. He loves taking the pieces out of all his puzzles. His most favorite thing to do is play with the remote controls (not toy can possibly top this one). I would have to say that he is a mommy's boy right now, but I am sure that could change sometime soon! He loves interacting with her kids and playing with them. He also LOVES his babysitter, Mrs. Sheryl! He just grins and runs everyday we drop him off there. His motor skills seem to be very good and seem to be progressing every day. We can't wait to see what all he has done over the next year! We love him so much and wouldn't have it any other way. He is such an easy baby to take care of, just like Sadie was!!! More posts to come after all the birthday celebrations....party at home......party at nana and papa's!!!!

Beautiful day.........horrible outcome a week later!!!

Ok, so last Sunday was such a beautiful day. We loved playing outside. Sadie rode her bike and I played in the backyard with her a Dakota for a while! They do love to swing on there swingset! We look forward to the spring time coming very soon!!!




Now, for part two.............The kids were having so much fun that I decided to take some pictures! Oh, how cute they would be on the blog! It was just perfect. So Wednesday comes around and Dakota is doing this funny thing dancing and I just thought we had to capture it on video, but I couldn't find the camera. I have literally been looking for it since last Wednesday. Sadie had me convinced that Dakota had hid my camera!!!! Yesterday I cleaned their entire room from ceiling to closet, to drawers and all. NO CAMERA! It all hit me about an hour ago.......I AM MY MOTHER'S CHILD!!!! My camera was right where I left it........hanging on the swingset. Bad news is it has rained 4-7 days this week, so the camera is ruined. Looks like I will have to start selling some stuff on Craigslist to get enough money to get another one! The good news is I was able to save my pictures off of the SD Card! I know my mom is probably getting this biggest kick out of all of this! What shall I do next......?????

Sweet Savannah

My sister had class at ECU a couple weeks ago, so we were able to babysit Savannah at our house! Sadie LOVED it so much. She really didn't want to leave her side. Dakota on the other hand just wanted to constantly pat her and wanted to be sitting with me every time she was in my lap. These were sweet memories and we can't wait for Aunt Amanda to have another class sometime soon!!!

JJ's Belated Birthday!!!

Due to other things going on the day of JJ's Birthday, it was little belated. About a week later Sadie and I surprised him with his favorite chocolate cake!!! He of course loved it almost as much as Sadie! Hopefully next year won't be quite as dramatic on his special day! We do love him though!!!

Thanks!!

I just wanted to thank everyone for their encouraging words, thoughts, and prayers concerning my medical issues over the past month. I am confident that God is in control and he will protect me and my family during this time! Thanks so much for being so special to us! I love you all and will keep you updated as I receive more news!!!

Dakota is off.......

Dakota has been taking a few steps for a couple of weeks now. Yesterday he was taking several steps. Check him out! Sorry the video is a little blurry, it's with my phone and I was a little excited! We do the next one with our camera and it will be much clearer!

New Years Day Wedding!

My cousin got married on New Years Day! How cute 1-1-11! I didn't get a great picture of them, but here are a few cute ones of the crew!

New Years Eve!

Party at the Radez's! It was fun seeing friends that I haven't seen since college or their wedding!

More pictures of Savannah!

Savannah is two weeks old now! She is growing and seems to be a very happy and content baby. She loves to sleep, so mommy and daddy really hope that continues. Here are a few pictures of the kids seeing Savannah for the first time!

Savannah Brooke Lee

Yesterday my sister had her baby and I was sooooooooooooooo excited. I am now Aunt Shelley. She is absolutely beautiful and perfect. She weighed 7lbs 15 oz and she was 20 inches long. Here are a few pictures of the special day!