camping in utah, and timp cave

ah, our last days in utah...

sure, make ME carry the baby up that steep trail...

miscellaneous cuteness from the past few months

with cousins!

both of these are with cousin cj...this one is my fav :)

with my cousin, maddie's, er, second-once-removed... or something... ian

me, lauren, and maddie at the tulip festival!




random... cute baby etc. :)

what are you sucking on now??

just loungin'

(ok, some of these are REALLY old)

arrrr.... pirate party!

my little brother's pirate party... a few photos i couldn't pass up sharing:

ok, by far one of my favorite photos ever... check out the look on my mom's face! if that's not scary...

fred graudates!

most of these photos explain themselves, so i'll let them tell the story. fred's the one in the white lei, if you have trouble finding him in a couple of them. he received a b.s. accounting degree, music minor. we were so proud!

commencement and the processional:

fred and will :)

afterward:








convocation the next day:

fred gets his diploma holder!

and afterward:

later that day

giggle giggle for easter!

sorry it's sideways - boo! i was taking photos and forgot to turn the camera back the other way :( still some of the cutest giggles we've ever seen.

more smiles, and drooly-drool

right brain or left?

have a look at this link. at a glance, which direction is she rotating?

if she going to the right, you're creative - if she's going to the left, you're logical.

right brain left brain test

and now, for a cool twist - stare at the girl for a bit. think of something logical (like a simple math problem), even talk about it out loud for a second. then think of something creative (blue plus yellow makes green), and watch her change directions! it's CRAZY!

i'm right brain all the way, it took me a while to even see the left direction.

i'm in love with the band two doors down

mystery jets!

need i say more?




p.s. once again, i'm very disappointed to learn that although this album is available in the U.K., you can't buy it here without paying to import it. anyone know how to buy in the U.K. store on iTunes? it always kicks me out!

let's move that down a little...

ok, i couldn't just leave a giant picture of a teenage heart throb at the top of my blog, could i? have to come up with something else.

i'm addicted to david archuleta

i'm a little embarrassed to admit it, but it's true. for some reason, i just can't stop listening, and i don't even mind it. what's the world coming to? i ask you!

inaugural joy

well, all election craziness aside, we have a new president! and i found what i thought was a really neat account of the day, by an illustrator featured in the ny times. i thought you might enjoy her illustrated story :)

christmas

i know it's a little after christmas, but OH, what a wonderful christmas it was!

my new hat

chocolate sculptures

i heart my coolest ever new toy! no matter my feet don't even touch the floor... :)

new graphic design blog

so, i've found that i have so much to say about graphic design, it's best to keep it separate. so, i've created a new blog for my business, called the designer's bag of tricks. check it out to see what i'm working on!

i'll keep this blog updated, but i'll use it more exclusively for the johnson fam. cool design for the new blog coming soon; for now i just wanted something there...

baby blessing

so i really have meant to post something before now... but it's been a crazy few weeks! thank heavens, i did finish the dress on time, and it turned out even more beautiful than i could have imagined.

row after row of pintucks, swiss embroidery, entredeux...

the blessing was beautiful, and we were thrilled to have so many friends and family come. after about 2 days of baking, weeks of sewing, hours of travel - you'd think the thing would last a little longer!

the spread - and all our wonderful family and friends!

with grandma whetten

love my daddy


with grandma johnson later that night - and i giggled for the first time!