Sadie's Parade of Parties

Sadie turned two on May 7th and it felt like she was celebrating her birthday for two weeks. She had a party at Nana and Papa's, one at the babysitters, and one at home. It was a lot of fun seeing her excited about her birthday and seeing her tell everyone she was "2". It really is amazing to see how much a child can learn in one year. She is very smart (must have got that from jj), and we are very proud of her. Here are a few pics from all the celebrations! She absolutely loved the elmo cake that Nannie made for her!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Strawberry Patch with Papa!

I know it has been while, so here you go with a few posts of what has been going on. We have been super busy with my sister getting married in 2 weeks. Life should be a little more normalized when she is married! Although, I think nana and papa are going to have to transition back to normal life since we won't be able to afford coming to Benson every single weekend, but I know they won't miss a week of their shining star! Here are a few pictures of Sadie going with Papa to the strawberry patch. She had a blast and I think her face shows it all!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sadie loves her Papa and Nana!

Sadie got up from her nap on Sunday and one thing on her mind......finding papa. She was ready to play with Buster (papa's dog) and blow bubbles! She knew Papa would never say no to her, so here she came running. I walked outside and watched them and they were so cute. It looked like a hallmark card when I walked out. Shortly after, nana came to join the fun. These are memories that will truly last a lifetime!

Easter Was Busy!

Spring is over and boy was it lots of fun. We stayed very busy during our break, but we did enjoy lot's of time with family, friends, and even some relaxation. Sadie attended a total of five easter egg hunts this year and seemed to really enjoy them all. Here are a few pictures from Easter!

The first slideshow was the Easter Egg Hunt at Mrs. Sheryl's House. That is Sadie's babysitter for those of you who didn't know.

The next Egg Hunt would be at Papa's church! Sadie really enjoyed playing on the playground after the egg hunt! This one was a lot of fun too!

The last egg hunt was at Nana and Papa's friends house. They had this huge pig pickin for everyone to attend and the kids had an egg hunt. There was special treat after eating dinner. Mr. Jerry loaded everyone on his trailor and took them to see the goats and sheep. I seriously felt like the biggest redneck ever! Even nana rode the trailor. The kids loved seeing the animals and it was very special for Sadie. Cute pictures to follow of course!

Lastly, Sadie did have an Easter dress, but she cared absolutely nothing for it that morning. Here is her cute dress all wrinkled up and her unhappy face!

April starts off busy!

April has begun and it's already very busy. With my sister getting married, there is always something going on. This past Saturday our best friends from Raleigh came down to visit. It was wonderful spending time with them and Logan and Sadie played their little hearts out all day. They even skipped a nap.

The kids carried on their fun to an easter egg hunt at The Ellis's. This was also great to watch. Sadie had NO problem understanding how to pick up the eggs. She was actually very competitive (now who could she have gotten that from?)! Her bucket was full of eggs and she also had a lot of fun decorating eggs and eating sweets.

The evening finally ended with Amanda's second shower. This one was a Garden and Tool shower. It was also a success.

March

This month has been quite eventful. Sadie is learning lots of new things as she continues to grow. She has transitioned from her crib to a toddler bed. It is challenging at times, but she seems to be doing well over-all (even though she is sometimes still playing with toys at 10:30 p.m. in the dark)!

I also got to see my good friend Andrea at a baby shower a few weeks ago. She came down from AZ to visit her best friend Candi who is having twins. It was nice seeing her for the short time that we did!

We ended the month by having one of the many wedding showers that my sister will be having. This one was a pantry/kitchen shower. She got lot's of cool items.

Sick Baby!

This past weekend was a tough one for the Johnston's! Sadie was very sick and we had to take her to the hospital because she got dehydrated. She got lots of fluids and is much better now! Thank you so much for all your phone calls and prayers. She is not 100% yet, but she will be hopefully in the next couple of days!

Learning more and more!

Sadie has been learning to count to ten! Check it out!

Good Old Family Fun!

Our cousin Logan had his second birthday party last week. Sadie had a lot of fun that day. We started our day by going to visit my good friend Elizabeth and Logan. Sadie and Logan played in the play area at the mall while Elizabeth and I caught up. It was very exciting catching up again on what has been going on. We then went to Papa and Nana's and that was a lot of fun. Then it was time for Logan's birthday party. That was filled with lot's of excitement. Sadie loved eating the cake and really wanted to open all of Logan's gifts. One of his favorite gifts was an umbrella. It seems so simple, but he loved it. At the end of the party, the kids all got in the garage and played with the bubble blower. I must say that was one great invention. Sadie is definitely going to have to have one of these. She loved it as you will see in the pictures. We ended the day by going to "Two Cousins" and getting some good old Italian food. Sadie does love her some PIZZA!

I love helping mommy cook!

Sorry it has been so long since we blogged. Sadie loves to help me cook and of course we love sweets. Here she is helping me cook some brownies. She just sits on the countertop and watches me and waits for the mixer to turn off. She of course then says, "I'll clean it mommy", and proceeds to lick it all off. It is very cute and I am glad that she likes to sit and watch. I hope she can learn to cook from watching me, just as I did from watching my mom and others.