Alaina Grace Lambert

This is Alaina Grace Lambert. She was born on October 4, 2006. Her mom is Stephanie Johnson and her dad is Richard Lambert. She is their first baby. Alaina's name means "lovely gift from God." An interesting thing that her great grandpa Johnson noticed is that her name is spelled like his name (Alan) and when you say it, it sounds like the Spanish version of Helen, who is Alaina's great grandma. Cool, huh?

Alaina is a very vivacious, funny little girl. She makes me laugh every day! She is learning how to count. She knows her colors. She likes to run and jump on trampolines and go to the park and ride her bike outside. She absolutely loves to go to Poppy's house and chase his chickens (that is Uncle Steve for those of you who are wondering who that is). Alaina is very talkative and likes to repeat everything she hears. Her mom has had to be careful of what she says, because she never knows when it will get repeated! Alaina is also quite independent and likes to direct others on what to do and say and think. She is a natural leader.

Alaina's nickname is LaneyBug. However, somedays I think "Social Butterfly" would suit her better. She loves people, especially her cousins Ethan, Cory, Isabelle, and Baby Colton. She likes us to read her stories at bedtime. Her favorites are Dr. Seuss books. She loves going to nursery and playing with her friends at church. She worships and adores her Daddy - she loves doing the things he does and she wants to be just like him. Her favorite food is string cheese. Her favorite cartoon right now is Pink Panther. She loves to play with cars and dolls and blocks. Her favorite game to play is Hide and Seek. She likes to hide and then tell you where she is while you are looking for her.

We are so greatful she is part of our family!

Spotlights

Hey guys!



It was fun seeing some of you at Michelle's funeral. Wasn't that a beautiful day? Leon and Justin, you guys honored her so very well. It was so awesome to see that stake center full of people who loved her and her family. What a tribute to her lovely personality! I have loved reading her blog and getting to know her better. I don't know if I would have the strength and the courage that she displayed so many times. Her example has truly helped my faith; I want to be a better person because of Michelle.



I loved seeing all my cousins and their kids... but I realized that I don't see them enough. I don't know all my cousin's kids names. And, sometimes when we see each other only once a year or so, it gets a little awkard (at least for me because I am a social dork). So, I thought maybe we could use this blog thing to our advantage and spotlight ourselves, our spouses, our kids, our parents, etc.



If anybody would like to contribute to this blog, please email me (stufanu@gmail.com or stephanie.lambert@hsc.utah.edu) I would love to get email addresses from all the cousins. If you have a blog and you want a link added on here, let me know! I am willing to do the spotlights too. I can call or email interviews and post the info for everybody. Let me know what you guys think! I love you all!

Pedicures by Lacey

I'm offering to do pedicures for a low cost. This includes full treatment, and painted toenails. Please let me know if any of you are interested! Thanks.

Thank You Aunt RaeLynne

RaeLynne gave us some old flowers to 'play' with on Saturday. Boy, did we play. Thanks! They look and smell beautiful. We also have gained a greater appreciation for the talents of Aunt RaeLynne. She is fantastic and so thoughtful. We are glad she is in this family. Would anyone be interested in a card making evening?

Grenada Greetings! from Amanda

We are all doing well in Grenada. We only have 17 more days here and they we are back to the blessed US of A!! Jason is in the middle of finals and so we are all on edge and stressing but we get a welcome break from all the hair pulling with Richard and Katie coming this week. We are super excited to have them come and look forward to ending this chapter of our lives.
A quick update on all of us:
Jason...doing finals. He pretty much doesn't exist. He is gone all day every day.
Amanda.... Working hard to pack up all our stuff and get the house ready for visitors. Busy woman.
Dyson.... Learning how to read and doing and excellent job. He can read several small books and has a blast spotting words he knows all around.
Ridgedon.... Using his imagination more and more everyday. He wants to be just like his big brother but still enjoys snuggling with his mother (his mother LOVES this)
Rori.... Army crawls all the time and is even trying to crawl on hands and knees. She can pull herself up to the furniture and has taken a couple of falls. She loves to watch her brothers play and gets very upset when she is left out.

We are all doing great and look forward to seeing you all soon!

And now for something completely different

I think it is about time we had a new post here. Just a run down of everything that has been happening in the Steve Johnson family. Hayden was in Singin' in the Rain at BJH. He was Don Lockwood and did such an awesome job. We have been talking about it ever since we saw the show and keep on singing all the great songs as well. Hopefully my mom can post some pictures. Lacey is home from school and busy catching up with family and looking for a job. Good luck Lace. Carter is discovering his athletic abilities and is practicing doing some tumbling. He is really quite good although it makes me nervous. My mom's yard looks quite amazing and they are so nice to let me come and take plants from them. This week it was strawberry starts. Kenny and I have been busy with yard work. He just finished building me a gate to my fence that goes around my vege garden. It looks awesome and now I don't have to jump the fence every time I need to water or weed. We had to build the fence because last year my dog destroyed almost everything I planted. I am almost done planting everything. Just a few more rows of corn left to go. We got to Jeremiah and his family last night for Mothers day. Izzy and Cory are sure getting bigger. I wish we could see them more often. I'm not too sure what's going on with my sisters and their families but I'm sure they are doing great. I guess that means that I need to do some visiting. Well, I love you all and hope all the best to all my family.