Ok! So there are the first 3 pics of Boston! Isn't she beautiful? Oh my goodness! I am missing her SO much!! Beth sends me pics of her almost every day on the phone so I'll have to search and upload a couple more. Apparently she has QUITE the personality. She laugh while certain songs are played on the radio. I should probably get Beth some primary songs and make sure she plays those. I'm sure she'd love them. She's 4 mos. old now. I can't believe it. It seems like yesterday that she was born! Beth had to have a c-section. We found out at the last minute that Boston was breech. So when she went into labor they had to do a c-section. THEN, when they were in doing the surgery they found that her uterus was heart shaped. Not a round heart shape but an oblong heart shape. So Boston could only go on one side of it. She couldn't turn around even if she tried. The other side of the uterus was really small (since no baby went there). Beth did really well and recovered at our house. It was tight with the three of them on top of the rest of the kids, but I wouldn't give up that time with Boston for anything! I miss her unbelievably! And Beth too! We had gotten so close since she had moved to Vegas. And now she's across the country AGAIN! Ugh...

Here's a picture of Nana (Me) holding baby Boston just a few hours after she was born. Or it might be the day after...

And here's Grandpa holding her. He's a pro of course! 11 children, he should be! LOL!

There's Daddy (Chris) knowing that the sun will rise and set with this little girl! He absolutely adores her! (he adores her mommy too!) Everyone was in attendance.

The whole fam bam! Well, actually it looks like a few were missing in that pic...

Uncle Wade...

Aunt Becky...or GREAT Aunt Becky...HaHa!!

Brynleigh decided she was bored so she got into some supplies and tried them on. Lol!

Tanner

Chase

Laura

Mommy was completely enthralled (when she wasn't scratching her nose! She had a reaction to the epidural or the Morphine. I think it was the morphine...)

Here's the happy family! Poor Beth had scratched herself to death and her nose and lips were a little swollen. But she sure looks good for just having a baby! And here's the picture of the quilt I did start to finish for my beautiful grandbaby! I'm not going to lie, I was REALLY proud of myself for finishing it!! I've been SO intimidated with the quilting it. The piecing was a piece of cake. The quilting was a pain in the rear! I need a long arm quilting machine! LOL! I SO loved the colors of this quilt. The fabric is a fabric line called "Ruby" by Camille Roskelley and her mum. I met Camille when she first started her pattern designing. I worked at the bank that she banked at, and she would come in a show me her new quilts. She is so fun and cute! I loved it! And she totally inspired me to start quilting! Now if I could only finish up the other quilts that are already pieced...

I did some burp rags for Beth for her shower also. She loves zebra print so I tied that into them...

I'll post some more pics and try to catch up with the rest of the year later...(can't really beat a baby though, can you?)

Time...

I guess time has gotten away from me! It's been about 1 year and a couple of months since I posted! Crazy! So many things have happened. Good AND bad. But I'll share the good things for now. I have a new granddaughter! My oldest daughter had her first daughter on Feb. 16th, 2012. I still can't believe that I'm a grandmother! But I have to say it's one of the BEST feelings in the world! Oh my goodness, I am in LOVE with that little girl! Unfortunately, Beth and her hubby moved back to Ohio just a month and a half later. I've been mourning ever since. I guess I could tell you her name now right? LOL. It's "Boston Anne Marie Johnson". Christopher, loves the Boston Red Sox. Hence the name...lol. I actually love her name! Better than the "Charlie" that it WAS going to be! HeeHee! What else...Oh we've moved again. Little bit bigger home. One extra bedroom, loft upstairs and a pool. Man are we grateful for that pool right now. The kids are loving it. Especially when it's over 100 degrees outside. Brynleigh and Emma are little brown bunnies! And Joseph looks golden all over! Even his hair has turned golden. It's the coolest color. I'll get some pictures and get them up! I hate when I post without pics. I don't have any on my laptop and that's the one I like to post from. Brynleigh graduated from Kindergarten this year. I can't believe that I won't have any more kids to go into kindergarten. I'm going to miss having a child home with me while others are at school. What am I going to do when there are no kids at home? I need to get a hobby. Wait, I already have a hobby! I've been doing more and more sewing. Or maybe it's more and more collecting of fabric...LOL! I made Boston her very first quilt and it turned out beautiful!! I loved it SO much! I did everything on it. Pieced it, quilted it and then bound it. I was so proud of myself for finishing EVERYTHING on it. Quilting and binding it was really intimidating to me but I really wanted to make sure that I did everything on it. I wanted her to know that Grandma did the whole thing for her! Don't worry, I'll get a pic of that up too! I also did a bag a couple of weeks ago for my Mom. I've never done a real bag before and it took forever. Especially because I'm not very good at reading patterns. They bore me to tears. I had to read it word for word...ugh! Oh well, next time it'll be a lot easier right? I've already got the fabric picked out and I'm starting it tomorrow. Whoo hoo! I can't believe how much I've enjoyed the process of quilting and sewing. You'll probably see a LOT of it. Hope I don't bore you with it all. Let's see, what else? Churchwise, I'm in Primary teaching the 9 year olds. The BEST age to teach! I love it! I've been doing this for about 2 1/2 years now. I guess I'm doing something right since I'm still there right? LOL! How about something new? Tonight was the most wonderful fireside that I have EVER experienced. Sis Ardeth Kapp spoke in our stake and she is such a powerful, loving woman. You feel the truth from the moment she opens her mouth. Laura, McKenna and Emma were with me tonight and I was SO grateful to share that experience with them. Sis Kapp spoke of Obedience, and holding onto our standards. And she did it in a way that the kids could understand. With humor, love, and her amazing testimony. Sometimes there are people that you wish you could just hang out with forever. Her spirit RADIATED the spirit of Christ. Oh my goodness, I cried the whole meeting. The spirit was incredible. Sigh... Well, enough for now, I'm a little tired. :)