Bunk Beds Canadian style

I totally stole this title from Brooke.. but it was too cuteWe went to the cranston gym yesterday to let the boys and Jett man Run around. They have a parachute balls rope.. it was nice to just chat with Brooke while the kids got some energy out greyson and harrison had two sides of a jump rope that they were playing tug of war with and one would run while the other tried to catch the end of the rope.. also coco was quite the headturner.. there was a little 2 year old there named alexander he kept coming up to coco and saying I like your pretty dress and petting her SO FUNNY But it gets better every time we lifted up the parachute .coco was in the middle  and they were under there kissing! Like full on the lips smooching!. And this continued for about 10 minutes. His mom was dying laughing as was I because coco seemed to enjoy it.. not how she reacts from her brothers I'm in mega trouble... this also happened

they were tired by the end and decided to napin the hockey netstypical canadians :)

Sunshine in my soul

I've always loved that song It's amazing what a little sun will do for my spirits. It's been one long winter in Calgary With amost every day in Febuary being in the negatives. So this morning there was sun in my window it felt warm and light. I opened up every single window this morning and my house has a feeling of cool dampness.. but it's fresh and it feels amazing. Such a renewing feelingnap time: I'm conquering a table and painting it yellow in celebration of the sun coming back!

Top 5 things we loved about Hawaii

1. TREES AND VEGETATION THEY ARE EVERYWHERE AND GREEN AND IT SMELLS GOOD ON EVERY CORNER YOU GO TOO! THE BANYON TREES WERE MY FAV. They reminded me of Swiss family robinson- I wanted to climb them soo bad!

don't make me leave the palm trees!
2. How colorful everything isI dress like my crazy 80s self here in bright colors and nobody thinks Im crazy!

I was super drawn to these surfboards they made me happy all week I loved the gradation 

and the color of them. Dosn't hurt that johnson looks studly.

I also loved this wall- 

And this one- there are murals everywhere- Its really cool to see artists point of view everywhere I turn.

3. The food! We ate at hard rock cafe chilis the cheesecake factory- had french crepes on the beach for breakfast, mexican probably every day. We also had the opportunity to attend a traditional Luau- we made friends with a couple from Ohio who had 3 little boys- It was a super cool experience I highly recommend it. If you ever go to Hawaii.  Entertainment while you eat- tiki torches everywhere- they give you fresh laes and The night show after is also fabulous. It was pretty awesome to see them take the smoked pig out of the ground eat out of pineapples. AND...The rice was so yummy tasted like coconut!

oh and my new fav place yogurt land! It was cute inside - and basically you can mix your own ice cream and toppings and you pay by weight which is cool that you can make your own portion sizes. I got tons of fresh pineapple on mine with chocolate cookie dough yummmmmmmm. We ate this by a little pier and we were the only ones there- it was so secluded and just refreshing/fun. We neeeeed this in calgary. I miss ice cream shops. Maybe because I worked in a dairy back home.
4. The beach - many hours of beach time doing.....nothing but playing in the waves

The waves in Waikiki are legendary. Powerful and fun- they broke my shoes!

We wrote notes back and forth to each other in the sand when one of us would go down to cool off- it was fun:)

5. Being together I think just being able to have fun together was the best part. Nothing to worry about. No kids that come before each other every day. It was super nice to stay out till 12- walk on the beach if we wanted too-sleep in- eat in peace-and cruise in our amazingly fun car! I loved just going on drives and walks at night and just talking -really that was probably my favorite part. More on our adventures tomorrow- right now I havn't slept in 24 hours and Im thoroughly exhausted and jet lagged from the flight home.note to self- never book a flight in a turbo propeller plane againI think brandon secretly likes that I squeeze his arm to death when we fly.

luck of the irish

Brandon took the 17th off as a lou day from work so we thought wed go get some important stuff done like getting Chloe's passport pictures taken and sent in so we can cross the border. Brandon and I arn't really animal people- so needless to say the only pet our kids will get is a pet rock. So we took them into petland while co co's photos were developing. The boys loved the birds- they were a little scared of the dogs- but they loved the fish and birds. It was cute to see them so intrigued.

oh harrison your pouty face ... one day a girl will like that

happy little greyson all in green

Chloe in her st patty's day outfit from grandma- I love that I can put clips in her hair! And it's all fuzzy and black!

We all wore green but Unfortunately I forgot to get in a picture. I love St Patricks day and Can't wait until the boys are bigger to celebrate it like crazy. I have always felt a love for Irish culture especially dance. Sad I have none in me-

at least not that I know of!

My favorite quote...

Thought I'd share my absolute fav quote. It makes me happy every time I read it. Kindve my motto for life.
"I believe in manicures. I believe in overdressing. I believe in primping at leisure and wearing lipstick. I believe in pink. I believe happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and... I believe in miracles." -Audrey Hepburn

I think my family and Friends know my favorite flower...

Yep I'm a tulip fan! They were bunched tightly in a round bouquet for my wedding and they remind me of spring which is my favorite season. I also love the simple clean lines to their shape. Tulips also keep growing after they've been cut. Kind've means something close to my heart. My fam and best friends all got me tulip bunches when chloe' was born. And they have been so gorgeous and fresh to have in my house! I love my family! I strategically placed them in places where if it was a hard night I could look over at them and not get so frustrated with screaming kids, or hurting incision or back pain. There is really nothing that brightens my mood than fresh flowers. I love them in my house and try to get them every chance I can.

Can't wait to start gardening! And defiantly can't wait for spring time at the farmers market!

a little shout out

To my dear friend,

I don't think you realize how amazing you are

What a good friend you are to everyone-not just me

not everyone can be a good friend- its a special gift you have

What a warm heart you have- beyond compassionate- you are full of charity

How you influence my life and so many others for the better

How you make me want to serve others and forget about myself

How you make my spirit light,

How you fill me with laughter and happiness.

I love our adventures

our talks

our dreams

our cry sessions

our inside jokes,

our no make up days,

our shopping bursts to the junkyard

Your willingness to help out at any time.

Your patience with me.

The way we say legendairy

Does

The way we can both get excited about something mundane like a log farm

How you know when I need something even when I don't say a word.

The way you do things 110%

Really there are only a handful of people like you in this world and

I'm so lucky the man knew I needed you as a friend. I love you

You are a freakin wonderful human being

Love, Breanna Jean

Favorite smells

My Favorite smells at 23 almost 24 years old.*The smell of baby chloe when she has a bath- I use cucumber melon baby wash and she smells so fresh.
*Febreze air affects- the orange/lemon citrus kind I use this on a daily basis- when you have 3 kids in diapers it's a necessity
* Noodles- I love when we go to Johnsons and can smell noodles cooking. It reminds me of Idaho and going to Brandons Grandmas house.
* I love the way dirt smells when I'm doing my front planters in the spring
* cut grass*Pine sol- reminds me of California adventures ride soarin over california- its my very fav ride at disneyland which is my fav place!
*The way the lake smells in Sundance every time we go to Johnson's- a clean fresh alive scent
*The scent of moxies- 1 means I'm out and 2 someone's cooking for me- both awesome!!!
*fresh from mexico baking vanilla- I love to bake
*my scentsy warmer has a scent called pomegranate- I love it its sweet and reminds me of being a kid and drinking cherry cool aid inthe summer.
*mr clean- means somebody aka debbie loves me and has cleaning in my house- something I've appreciated so much over the past 2 years.*Sobey's Bakery in the mornings- reminds me a Paris- I can tell when they are making bread
*clean sheets
* Southland leisure center- I love the smell of chlorine.
*BBQ's- they remind me of taking walks in the summer with brandon around cranston- we probably went every other night last year. It helped the boys go to sleep.
*And last but not least when I'm doing laundry and I pull out one of Brandon's shirts that smells like swiss army- its like a gentle reminder that he loves me and that I miss him when he's at work.

Aunt Brooke and Grandma Rock

Brandon went back to work today- so it was the first day handling the kiddos by myself after my c section. I havnt quite healed yet enough to be my normal self so Debbie had to work but before she went she brought by dinner lunch and breakfast for me- I know I'm spoiled- she also took my recycling and my laundry to fold- what a saint! Brooke volunteered to take my boys for the afternoon- I told her maybe it would work better to just take Greyson. THen I could have some one on one with Ra Ra which he desperately needs right now. Well That boy "Greyson" needed to burn off some energy and man did he do that- 6 pm the kid was asleep. Anyways they took my van and her the unit and jett went on an outing to lets play- she took some cute pictures of them together. It made me smile when she e-mailed them to me. Knowing that he was having some fun and getting out of the house. I might have to look into a family pass to this place. Apparently it's a major hit! So thanks Aunt Brooke and Grandma Debbie when you read this someday my Harrison and Greyson- you should call them and say thank you for keeping your mother sane.

I love...

People with a sense of humor
Keshia knows how much I love crushed ice chips- and I missed them from the hospital- what do I come home to yesterday a massive bag with ice from her fridge yeah its a big bagTHATS FRIENDSHIP RIGHT THERE !!!I PROBABLY LAUGHED FOR A GOOD 20 MINUTES{then went onto devour half of it}does that come with refills?We have an ice maker- but it Dosn't make crushed ice like Keshias. But really is there anything better than a glass of crushed ice?

Introducing Chloe' Rose Johnson

Where do I begin to start? You know that feeling of falling in love and how new it feels and how your heart is just full of joy. Thats how I feel this week overwhelmed with Joy and Love. She truly is my little valentines gift. I feel so loved by my family by my friends by my Father in Heaven. So extremely Blessed to be this little spirits mom. I can feel the sweetness ooze out of her. SO I guess we'll start with her name Chloe' Yes there is officially an accent mark on the end of her name because I thought it looked french and beautiful. Just like my girl. I love that I can shorten it to coco- Thats already what I've been calling her my little coco. Brandon calls her cocoroos {yes like the cereal} Her middle name Rose Brandon decided on. He decided the boys middle names and I let him decide hers- So while everyone out there thinks its just a pretty middle name there's more too it. First of all I love it because its french for pink which totally fits my girl. And since I desperately wanted a french name it made me happy he chose it. But more importantly look at these names closely...

Harrison DANE Johnson

Greyson GERE Johnson

Chloe' ROSE Johnson

anyone got it yet?

yes danger is my middle name continues

they all are now

DANGEROUS!!!

{with a little bit of different spelling}

- and if we have another baby ever their middle name will just have to be Lee.

Oh Brandon how do you come up with this stuff?

When he first told me I died laughing.

He was so worried she wouldn't have as cool of a name as the boys!

Oh don't you fret little girl. You have a cool dad. With a great sense of Humor.

Our little valentine girl complete with gorgeous booties from great Grandma Johnson and outfit from Grandma Debbie.

She was Born at 12:31 8 pounds 6 oz 19 inches long. She was born via c section- we found out she had turned from breech to unbreech minutes before my section- we decided to continue with the c section- being we were already at the hospital why not come home with a baby! I don't mind having sections she was full term and My boys were being watched.

{not that we were too excited to meet our little girl}

The first thing I thought when they peeked her around the corner was

Oh my gosh the hair!!!! It's black- there's so much and look at those thighs!

Brandon's first thoughts were she's defiantly bigger than the boys and holy cow she's hairy- so basically our minds turned the same way. My anesthesiologist calmed my nerves about my spinal I hate needles. He was funny and talked me through it. I'm grateful for amazing Drs.

My spinal gave me some serious neck pain and made me very nauseous which made me stay in recovery for a little longer. So while I was down in recovery Brandon got to bond with our little girl. He was amazed at how good she was she didn't cry or fuss just looked at him with her beautiful eyes and he fell in love automatically. He already steals her from me to cuddle. It's hard not having our designated babies this time around we have to share!

Finally we all got to be together- I got my own room this time yay!- last time I had a screaming baby and snoring mom for 4 days- it was brutal. I remember being wheeled in and seeing her and just wanting to hold her. I only had to stay 2 days and it was more of a vacation than a stay at the hospital. I loved having ice chips at my fingertips meals brought to me- even if half of them were just liquid meals- it felt nice to be so peaceful without a care in the world except loving her. Thanks to Brooke and debbie for helping us with the boys- it was so nice to have that bonding time alone with her and Brandon. Something very special I will not forget. I loved the crackers and apple juice and all my nurses were so amazing. If I could go back to school I would consider nursing. These people made my life so much easier this week and were so nice and kind. I truly just felt such a deep overwhelming almost thick feeling of love the 2 nights I was at the hospital- Full of Peace.

Heres my girl in her coming home outfit A little french crochet dress and beret.

Our coco being weighed- we guessed sizes before and I was dead on! We all thought shed be a big girl- knowing the boys being twins were 6 and 7 pounds.

Brandon looking Mcdreamy!

She's amazing I love her so much already and she's only been with me for 3 days. I'm so excited for my dear Friend Vanessa to take her pictures. So stay tuned for some more oozing cuteness. And a huge thanks to everyone who has shown us such love the past couple weeks. Really from the bottom of my heart thank you. There's nothing that tells me you love me more. I'm greatful for great friends and family for their selfless acts of service.Love,