Last weekend Jared and I were at Walmart and Jared succumbed and bought him the Cars movie. Brandon was elated! He carried it all around the store and then when we got home he ran around the house laughing while holding it, He could care less about actually watching it but he loves holding it.
For Christmas my mom gave him this car race track. When you put a car (or any other object) on the track it races around in a figure eight. Brandon of course thinks it is the greatest thing.Needless to say, Brandon loves cars, and anything relating to cars, and we, I am sorry to say, are feeding his little love affair. Current items in Brandon's car collection include : car sippy cup, car, shirt, sweater, and pants, car movie, three toy cars, two toy firetrucks, car race track, with two other cars, his very own real car keys, and a car calendar. 
After each article of clothing is put in he claps his hands and cheers because he is so proud of himself. I am proud of him too! 
Won't it be wonderful when he learns to clean the bathroom for me! :)
I love being able to return in the winter and reminisce. Jared and I had a good time going on a very quick snowmobile ride to visit this spot. It was much the same as it was eight years ago, bright blue skies, freshly fallen snow, swans swimming in the nearly frozen lake, and the sun shining. It was however much more cold, it was bitter, which is why we did not stay out for long.
If you look closely you can see Jared on the snowmobile.
Brandon enjoyed his first snowmobile ride with his dad very much! I think he looks so cute all bundled up in his snow suit.
Maggie even enjoys playing in the snow, she races around faster then I would have thought possible.
Maggie enjoys chasing all of the snowballs that Jared throws for her.
Brandon is still uncertain about the snow, as long as he does not have to touch it he is fine, and if he is on a machine that says vroom, he is great, just like his daddy!
One of the things I love about the cabin is that it means I can be lazy, and disgusting, which is why this is the only picture of me and I hesitate even posting this, but I do love playing in the snow with my family!
After a very fun morning we drove through a blizzard to spend the remainder of the day with my family. I love the crazy atmosphere of a large family, in a cozy living room, especially now with two toddlers. Brandon and Chandler were spoiled! My family got a wii for Christmas so we spent much of the day taking turns playing games.
Every year after the morning Christmas rush we go to Grandma Johnson's for lunch. It is so fun to see all of our family, and this year it was a special treat because everyone was there, including my cousin Andrew who is serving in the Navy, it was such a surprise to see him walk in. I love this picture of Brandon with his aunt Lindsey, I just wish is was not so fuzzy. She is such a cute aunt to her two nephews.
We were finally able to get a picture of the oldest Johnson girls with their babies. Jennifer is the oldest, and she has Logan who will be a year very soon, then there is me with Brandon who is 15 months, then Carolyn with Cassandra who is nine months, then my sister Natalie with Chandler who is 13 months.
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