Softball

This spring and summer Reid is on an inter-mural softball team for BYU. He did it last year and decided with his school schedule, that this would be his outlet this summer. The season is pretty short, only four games and then playoffs (which we don't know when that actually starts), but then there is another season right after. I've been to all of the practices they've had and the games Reid could go to and will probably go to all the rest. This past game I brought the camera and got a few good pictures, if his team could only get a few good runs...

Okay, I had a few more pictures, but I cant seem to get them to post upside-right. Hopefully I can figure it out and add them later.

BABY GIRL

I'm supposed to be studying for a final but I had to put this up.

Can I call it sickness?

Let's just face it... I know I have REALLY been sucking at blogging. But on the bright side two weekends ago Reid and I did a lot of cleaning, last weekend we went to the Draper Temple Open House and back in January I found out we were pregnant!
Okay that's a really bad picture, but it says I'm pregnant. On the 10th of February I heard the heartbeat for the first time and then on March 11th, Reid and I both heard the heartbeat.
Yesterday morning (St. Patrick's Day) I felt the baby kick and had Reid's hand on my stomach all night so that he could feel it too, but no luck. Today is 15 weeks and unfortunately I still get sick, but Reid is such a sweetheart and takes care of me, his school, and work. What a guy! So that's why I haven't been writing, I felt like crap a lot. But it's getting better so hopefully I can keep everyone informed.
Here's me and the baby at 15 weeks

Winter 2009

Well last time I wrote was the most stressful week of Fall 2008. Things are going much better though. First I guess I should explain the picture. Yes ladies and gentlemen that is a Canon Rebel XS. Susie got it for her birthday. I would have used it to take a picture of it but that's a lot harder to do than you'd think. So we've pretty much only taken pictures of our cat. WAY too many. Above is B's tiger face.

Anyways This semester I'm taking 18 credits and so far handling it. I'm taking a piano class so I'm forced to learn the piano. Playing Christmas carols at my friend Jon's house inspired me to learn the piano well so I can play Christmas carols with my family.

Next I'm taking quantitative chemistry class which I'm actually enjoying because its a lot of math which I love. I'm also taking a Physics class that focuses mostly on kinetics. I like that part of physics but the part I love the most wont come till the next physics class I take which will discusses magnetism. THAT'S AWESOME!

Next up is a Doctrine and Covenants class, a Church History class (very interesting), and an American History/Government class. That class is sweet but a lot of reading. He let us choose how to reach expected learning outcomes and didn't want us to say a word about quizzes or tests. I totally agree. Testing is just a poor sampling exercise that doesn't reflect well what one has learned.

Anyways, I'm taking an easy physics lab and doing some sweet research down on a dairy farm. We are looking for genetic markers in double ovulating cows to determine how to breed cows that don't double ovulate. SWEET. Yeah I got to put my arm in a cows rearend. I pretty much loved it. I didnt really know what I was feeling for but it was still cool.

Last but not least my EMT class is sweet. I volunteer at least 8 hours a week as an EMT. Absolutely love it. Well you might not hear from me again for a while. Wish me luck. I feel like I'm going 100 miles per hour. Its a rush but if I make one wrong move, in this case get a little behind, I'll crash and burn playing catch up for the rest of the semester.

2009

It's a new year, so that means time for a new post (sorry I'm 4 days late!)
When Reid and I were home for Christmas, I remember thinking in bed that I still couldn't believe we had been married for over a year. We've spent a full calendar year with each other plus some, and what a year it has been. From trips to weddings, birth of a new niece, school, school, moving in with my sister, school work, some more school, our own wedding anniversary, holidays and more school and work, I can not say that I didn't love every minute of it. I am excited for this year, for the strengthening of friendships, yes more school, work, hopefully more trips (I don't know who else could be getting married soon though) and everything that life decides to throw at us. Bring it on!
We hope you have a wonderful and prosperous year!

Home for Chirstmas

It's the most, wonderful time, of the year...
Reid and I hadn't been home to my side since our wedding. It was nice to be home as a family and to get along with my sisters (hey, sisters will be sisters). We left Christmas Eve and got in at 8:30 pm. The flight was really smooth and relatively short. (Thanks Chelsea for taking us!) You know how when you get off the plane, before they let you take off your seat belt, they tell the current time and temperature; well, it was 0 degrees Fahrenheit.. the coldest weather Reid has ever been in. Oh and did he feel it! Once we stepped outside it truly felt like Christmas. Reid said it didn't feel like Christmas because we opened all our presents early at home. When we got home, Jon had put in Big Fish and so we watched that and went to bed, but stayed up till 1am talking to my mom. I didn't hear any reindeer though :( Christmas day finally came, we opened up a few presents and got ready to go to my Aunt Susan's house for lunch/dinner. It's always been a competition between our cousins and us as to who gets to her house first and we won! (I actually don't know if they think that they have to beat the Wiehoff's to Aunt Susan's the way we do.) Auntie Susie took a family picture of us that is below
Dinner was wonderful.. I love ham and potatoes and corn and cookies and these little cream cheese pickle ham wraps.. yum. I think i filled up on snacks before dinner as tradition. We introduced Uncle Shane to Scum. I love Christmas being able to spend time with my family. I wish Reid and I had a ton of time off to be able to go to Alabama and Georgia too.
To keep this from becoming a 900 page novel there is just one last thing I have to mention that I think Ashley and Tim are going to want to hear. Friday was girls night before my grandmother came over for dinner so what did us girls do? Well we went to the movies and saw a great movie.
Guess what I want to start to read and does somebody have the books so that I can borrow them?
We hope you had a wonderful Christmas and can't wait to see you soon!

Love,
The Johnson's

This one's for you Chelsea (and everyone else)

I already know, we have totally been slacking! What were we thinking? I feel like I am so busy at work recently (go figure with Christmas and all..) that I haven't been taking any breaks and then I get home and don't take any at home either. Plus when I want to be on the computer, Reid has been studying for his finals... and now he is DONE! I am so excited for that! He has two weeks off of school; he still has to work, but now he wont be doing a ton of homework. We did get to take a break though and have our pictures taken to make Christmas cards. I am so proud that I actually made cards this year even if all I did was take my memory card to Wal-mart and shop for an hour. By the way, thanks again Chelsea for taking them! I didn't make cards last year and decided that I had to this year. So here are some of our favorites!

I was so scared to get up on those logs because it dropped right down.

This is our actual Christmas card picture

And this is our "we're sad we don't get to be with you for Christmas" picture