Here she is! We are very excited to have another girl. It will be fun to see what her looks and personality turn out to be. Luckily I have everything I need so preparation will be easy. The hard part will be getting Burke and I to agree on a name!
Last week our seminary classes in Gardner studied the book of Esther. One of my new convert friends in the ward is half Jewish. She was very excited about our class' study since Purim -the Jewish feast celebrating the heroics of Esther in reversing the death sentence on the Jews- was that same week. So with her help the Gardner seminary classes held our own Purim Feast. Purim is a masquerade party, symbolizing the fact that Esther's lineage and true mission was hid from herself and from others until just the right time. We made our masks, had pizza and brownies and learned several Jewish circle dances. To wrap up the evening we shared the wonderful video presentation made by the church of the story of Esther. We took of our masks as a symbol of our willingness to serve the lords mission here on earth. I made a fridge magnet for each of them with the meaningful scripture from Esther 4:14 on it "Who knoweth if thou comest to the kingdom for such a time as this? " It was a great evening. Thanks to Bethany and the other seminary teachers for their help. I hope you enjoy a few pictures from our celebration.
I am a member of the mothers group at the Gardner Ward. We have lots of fun getting together but most of all we like to host PARTIES!!! I helped with the Easter Egg Hunt and it was a huge success. We had cute decorations, lots of food, games, and an easter egg hunt. We had roughly 30 kids and moms. To top it all off the Easter Bunny even came and gave the kids presents. Jennah and Susanna had a blast. I hope you enjoy the pictures.
It is so exciting that my baby sister Ashley is getting Married. The Wedding will be on June 21 2008 in the Salt Lake Temple. She is marrying a great guy(or so I hear, can't wait to meet him) Daniel Olsen. He proposed on Tuesday the 18th exactly 7 months from their first date. Daniel took Ashley to dinner and then to their "spot". I'm sure it was all very romantic and Ashley, true to Craven tradition, cried. Ashley and Daniel met in the singles ward last summer when Ashley came home from her mission. Daniel is currently going to school and is also a native to South Jordan so for now they will be living close to home which makes everyone very happy....although I am rooting for the East Coast for that eventual Masters Degree:) We are very excited to have Daniel join the family. I am excited to travel to UT for the wedding 7 months pregnant and all!!! I will be coming for a whole month so it will be awesome. I hope to see many of you while I am there and get to know Daniel My new brother.
The Happy Couple
Her Gorgeous Ring
Susanna gets bigger every day, thus creating some big changes at our house!
I noticed she was having a hard time sleeping in her crib( waking up two or three times a night crying was hard to ignore) . One night I found her sitting up in the corner on her bumper in tears because she couldn't lie down. So the next night I decided she was ready for the big twin bed. We tucked her in and she was so giddy with excitement. She kept singing 'big bed, big bed". Well to our complete surprise she stayed all night and we only heard her once! She went down just as easy for her nap the next day. It has been several days now and she has not fallen out once. She loves her new bed and every morning I wake up to a cute voice calling "Mommy, Mommy get down" instead of crying.
With the big bed conquered we decided she was ready to move from her high chair to a booster chair at the table. This is very exciting for Susanna. She is learning to climb up all by herself and has so much fun joining in with the dinner time conversation. She loves to say the prayer with Jennah. She still makes a huge mess, as she likes to play with her food and refuses to drink from a sippy cup, but she is learning. I can actually keep closer tabs on her table etiquette with her sitting next to me. I hope that clean up will be less of a chore with time. I am so proud of her. To quote Jennah "Susanna is not a baby any more she is a little girl....the baby is in Mommy's tummy. "
Some times kids are so cute and silly. The right combination of sugar and exhaustion produced the following:
Hello Family and Friends,
Another month has passed us by and we are so glad it is bringing us closer to spring. I am feeling much better now that I am well into my second trimester of pregnancy. We will find out boy or girl at the end of March. We are rooting for a boy since we don't have one yet and Burke and I are completely stumped on a girl name we can both agree on. He liked Ginger (that is what you name your cat) and I favored Bridget (Burke is convinced it is a stripper name) a boy would be good.
The girls are having a lot of fun despite the cold. Some highlights are puddle stomping, Teddy Bear day at the library, art lessons from Mom, the making of a Snow Pony, and the usual run around the house with kitchen utensils making as much noise as possible while Mom is trying to talk on the phone.
We hope all of you are doing well . If any of you have blogs I don't know about send me the link. Have a lucky March .
Love,
The Johnson Family
Susanna at 22 months...
Puddles
This video clip says it all....
