And Time Keeps On Going

Labor Day weekend we had the Johnson Family Reunion. As usual I was assigned a dessert so I opted for marshmallow brownies. Emily thoroughly enjoyed the beater afterwards...
Jeff's grandpa decided to bring his Model A and give rides. Emily had never been in it before and absolutely loved it. She giggled the whole time.

Then while most of the men watched football, the kids played games. Emily's favorite was the pinata.

As previously posted, Emily started school on the 8th. That night we had a "fancy" dinner to celebrate. Last Valentine's Day we had a candlelight dinner on my china. Emily kept talking about it and asking when we were going to have a fancy dinner again. So I decided her first day of school constituted a special event and I pulled out the dishes. She was very excited - although I think a lot of that could be attributed to the fact that she got to have punch that night.

Shortly after Jeff's surgery he slipped in the shower. Other than a large red mark on his bald head, he was fine. No problems with the foot. However, the tub didn't handle the fall as well as Jeff. The next morning when I went to shower I noticed this lovely crack in the tub.
After almost two weeks of showering in Emily's bathroom we finally were able to get the crack fixed. Hallelujah! Our rejoicing was due to two reasons. 1 - it only cost us $85 to fix and 2 - we didn't have to shower in Emily's small tub any more. Our larger, jetted tub is a lot more accommodating to me and my pregnant stomach...especially since most of the time I shower with Emily.

On another note - Jeff and I also had doctor appointments in the last week. Jeff did very well his first two weeks after surgery. There was less swelling than anticipated and he was given a boot to wear. Yeah for no hot and heavy cast! And double yeah for him not having to wear the boot to bed! (He still can't put weight on it for four more weeks).

The bubba (as Emily calls him) is doing well and getting bigger. His kicks are definitely getting stronger and fortunately being aimed at my cervix less and less - unfortunately I think he's starting to discover my ribs.

One of the biggest events in the past week or so was our fall primary activity. We decided to have a carnival for the kids and it was such a big task that we've been planning it since our very first presidency meeting nine weeks ago. All the hard work and time it took was definitely worth it though when we saw the kids on Saturday. We had an awesome turn out and everything ran so smoothly. All our teachers showed up and put together and ran a game booth and we had volunteers from the ward come and help with food and crafts and anything we asked of them. I am so grateful for all of their support. And can I just say that I have an awesome presidency? I don't know what I'd do without them. They are so supportive and willing to do anything I ask them. They even put up with my pregnant insanity and the fact that I can't remember anything right now. Thanks guys!! (And a big thank you to my mom for coming and helping Emily around the carnival!)

And we even got the bishopric to participate in a pie eating contest - the winner getting a gift card to Olive Garden. The kids loved it and I got lucky with Jeff being declared the winner. (Made even better by the fact that they are having their never-ending pasta bowl right now).

This is a picture of Emily checking out all of her prizes afterwards. We had a craft table with a bunch of beads. She was taking so long we put some in a bag to bring home and do later. She spent the whole rest of the day making necklaces and playing carnival with her leftover tickets.
Saturday night we went to Jeff's parents to see Brad, Heather, Ella and baby Maggie (whom we'd never met before). Emily and Ella were so excited to see each other and had so much fun together. They laughed and screamed and ran around and couldn't get enough of each other. I sure can't wait till we live closer to each other and those girls can see each other more often. Once or twice a year just isn't enough. Brad decided to pull out the flexi-flyer and take the girls for some rides. Emily, the experienced rider, was thrilled about it and couldn't get enough. Ella, who'd never ridden before was a bit more hesitant.

Gma Holbrook sporting one of Emily's carnival prizes

Sunday while Jeff was napping and I was working on the primary program, Emily played with her beads. She is often found singing and I was fortunate enough to have the camera next to me. The first video she had no idea I was filming. The second she'd just noticed me but decided to keep singing anyway.