Hannah's 4 Months Old

Why does time have to go by so fast? On Monday I took Hannah to the doctor for her 4 month well-check. She now weighs 15 lbs. 4 oz. and is 26 in. She was in the 75% for weight and again, off the charts for height. To put her length in perspective, she is already to long for the infant carseat carrier! Hannah has started eating solids and loves it so far. She is still such a good sleeper, but during the day she has realized that if she cries when you put her down, someone will be right there to pick her back up. Babies are smart! She has started playing with her little piggy's and it is sooo cute! She has also learned to roll from her back to her front. She is very active, I am kind of dreading the day she starts crawling and walking because I fear she will be a little busy body! She loves to talk and gets really excited when you talk back to her and when she watches her brothers run around like crazy monkeys. She is such a sweet baby and we love her to pieces!

The Party That Never Ends!

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Jakob's best buddy, Garrison, from kindergarten was moving to Oregon the day of Jakob's party and wasn't going to be able to come, they were both pretty sad about it, so we invited Garrison over on Thursday after school to have an unofficial birthday/going away party for just the two of them! As I was making cupcakes for the official party, I made a small cake for the unofficial party. Jakob has always wanted to dig into a cake with his hands and stuff his face, so I let them. You would have thought I handed them each a million dollars-they had so much fun getting all dirty and gooey from the cake! Then they had a squirt gun and water balloon fight, I took them swimming at our neighbors and we finished off the night with a sleepover! They had so much fun and we are really going to miss Garrison.

Then the official party. I was so stressed about have a party at a public pool with a bunch of kids mostly 6 and under, but it turned out really well. I think most everyone's parents stayed, so that eased the stress a ton. The kids had so much fun swimming and going down the slides-it was hard to break some of them away to eat, do presents and have cake, but somehow we managed to squeeze everything in in the 2 hours we were alotted for the party! I think Jakob had a great time with all of his friends and cousins and is already ready looking forward to next years birthday! (We did have to inform him though that next year it would just be a little family party-I am taking my sister's idea and only doing parties every other year on their even birthdays-it just gets too expensive and now we have 3 kids to do parties for-so I think it is a great idea!)

OOOUCH!

On Monday I had to take Jakob to the dentist for a check-up and cleaning, plus a couple weeks ago we notcied that his bottom big boy teeth were growing in behind his baby teeth, but yet the baby teeth weren't loose. I knew what the dentist was going to want to do, but kind hoped that he wouldn't have to, but he did--he pulled both of his bottom baby teeth out so the big ones could grow properly. Jakob has never had a cavity or any other major dental work done, so I was afraid he was going to freak out, but he was so brave and didn't even shed a tear! I couldn't believe it! (Thank goodness he didn't inherit the fear of the dentist from his mom, because I would have been balling my head off if that were me!) The dentist put his teeth is a bag and told him to leave it under his pillow, so the first thing he did when we got home was ran straight to his room. This morning he woke up to a 5 dollar bill under his pillow! I think the toothfairy must have seen how brave he was at the dentist! You are a trooper Jakob, we love ya!

Fun In The Sun

It's finally open! We took the kids to the rec. center on Saturday to go swimming. They were so excited! I think I have been asked at least 100 times since last summer when the pool was going to open again, so since it was open for the weekend we decided it would be fun to take the kids. Mason has been in swim lesson for the past 2 weeks and is almost swimming without floaties, so Wade spent alot of time in the free-swim area letting him get some good praciting in and Jakob invited his best friend Garrison along and they spent most of their time on the big slide.
This was Hannah's first visit to the pool. We where there for 3 hours and she seemed to enjoy every bit of it, luckily the water wasn't too cold or that could have changed things a bit. Her and I did take several breaks just to get out of the sun and she loved to just lay on the lounge chair like a big girl and look around at everything. It was a fun day and we look forward to the rest of the summer to spend by the pool! (I just wish that pool was in my own backyard!)

Happy 6th Birthday Jakob!

I can't believe my baby is already 6! Jakob celebrated his 6th birthday last Friday. He woke up and could not wait 1 minute to open his presents. He got a razor scooter he really wanted, a giant squirt gun, some new clothes, a car (from Hannah) and a game (from Mason). Then dad took him to Dunkin' Donuts for breakfast, he got to share cupcakes with his kindergarten class, played outside for a couple of hours with his new toys after school and then we took him to Olive Garden for dinner and met Oma and Opa there. After dinner we took him to Nielson's for some yummy icecream. Jakob had a fun-filled birthday and it's not over yet. He really wanted to have a pool party and the pool doesn't open until this Friday, so he will get to celebrate his birthday all over again, what a lucky kid! Jakob we love you so much and appreciate what a good boy and big brother you are. We hope you had the best birthday ever!

May Days

We seemed to have a lot go on this month and it's not over yet, so I thought I better catch up before I get too far behind.

At the beginning of the month we decided to take the boys fishing. We were just going to go to a pond out in Boulder City, but decided to make the trek across to town to go to Floyd Lamb State Park and I am glad we did. It is such a beautiful park and kind of makes you feel like your not in Vegas. Jakob had a blast catching fish and Mason enjoyed it for a little bit--I think he still a little too young, because he got impatient and decided chasing the geese was more fun! I met my friend Joanne there and we took the kids for a walk and went to see the peacocks, baby ducks and baby geese. It was a fun day and we look forward to going back again soon!
The Johnson family May Birthday Boys! We had our monthly FHE hosted by Johnny & Steph to celebrate Matt and Jakob's birthdays. Steph provided some yummy cakes for dessert, the adults chatted and the kids had tons of fun playing. It is always fun to get together with the family and now that we live in Henderson, our monthly FHE is usually the only time we see everyone, so I am grateful my mom insists on doing them.
We also celebrated Mother's Day with my mom that evening. She received some fun gifts from everyone and she deserved it. She is a wonderful mom and a great example to me. I love her tons and am very thankful to have her in my life!
Happy Mother's Day to me! Saturday night my hubby and kids took me out to dinner. Then on Sunday the kids gave me a Swiffer Wet Jet (don't worry-I wanted it!) and Wade gave me a giftcard to Lady Footlocker to buy some workout clothes (don't worry-I wanted that too!). After church Wade made a yummy dinner for us, packed his own lunch and headed off to work. Sunday's are kind of hard with his work schedule-so thanks for all you did for me and the lack of sleep you got because of it all-I appreciated everything and love you tons! I am so thankful for my kids and I love being a mom-even though it's the hardest job I've ever had!

Last but not least-I took Hannah to get her ears pierced! She doesn't look to happy about it in this picture, but it was the best one I could get that you could actually see the earrings. We went to Libby Lu's at the mall and the pierced both ears at the same time. She cried pretty hard for a few minutes then fell asleep and when she woke up she was back to her normal, happy little self-smiling at everyone she saw. Now she looks even more like the little princess that she is! Hopefully she won't be mad at me when she gets older for doing that to her!

Husband Tag!

I am kind of a boring person, so I really don't like doing these tag things because I feel like I never have anything interesting to say, but here you go...

1. What is his name? Steven Wade Heiselbetz, goes by Wade.
2. Who eats more? Wade does, he can down a couple of double-doubles from In-n-Out and not gain a pound, I just drive by and look at it and gain 5lbs., I don't get it!
3. Who said I love you first? I can't remember, but probably me-Wade was pretty shy!
4. Who is taller? Him-6'2".
5. Who is smarter? I think we are both pretty smart, but in very different areas, but Wade is definately always right!
6. Who is more sensitive? Me.
7. Who does the laundry? I do. Wade would probably love to help me out, but I have issues with what goes in the dryer and what doesn't, so I prefer to do it and I don't complain about it.
8. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Him.
9. Who pays the bills? Him.
10. Who cooks more? Me, but when it comes to grilling-he's the master!
11. What do you like to cook together? I would have to say BBQ. Wade does the meat and I do the sides!
12. Who is more stubborn? We both are, but he would probably say that I am more than he is.
13. Who is first to admit they are wrong? Probably him, even when he knows he's right and I am wrong, just avoid an agrument.
14. Who is more clean? Me, but he definately helps out when I ask for it.
15. Who has more siblings? Him by 1, 2 brothers, 3 sisters. I have 3 brothers and 1 sister.
16. Who wears the pants in the relationship? Him.
17. What do you like to do together? Watch movies and tv shows (Idol, Lost, Big Brother, Survior), watch Dodger games, go on vacations (when we can afford to!), and play the Wii!
18. Who eats more sweets? Definately me, I think I am addicted to them!
19. Guilty pleasures? Sports and Dr. Pepper.
20. How did you meet? We met up in Panaca (Wade's hometown) through my friend Melissa.
22. Who proposed? Wade did.
23. His best feature? His big strong arms that give me endless hugs, even when I am being a grump.
24. What is his greatest quality? He seems to know something about everything. He is very handy and can fix just about anything!

I tag Gerilyn, Lara and Meredith and anyone else who thinks this is a fun one and wants to do it!