Finding JOY in the JOURNEY...: Easter with the Johanson's

May 31, 2011

Easter with the Johanson's

Had so much fun dying Easter Eggs with the Johansons:) I think Savannah would let them adopt her if we would! LOL Heck Id let them adopt ME!

I love that Savannah has best friends right next door...

These tie-dye eggs were a little difficult to work with but very cool looking!

My sweet Brinney-Boo coloring an egg with a marker!

Katesy Lou (nickname that I just think is adorable) was just discovering the roll over and she was showing Aunty Mibi how good she's gettin!

Each girl had a different color to find (totally cute idea) so Savannah was orange.

Brinnley's eggs were in easy to find places but she would get so excited when she found one.

There was an egg hidden in the Soge plant which is very prickly and they were not having fun trying to get it...yet it didn't stop them from trying!

Couldn't get a picture with all of them looking but this was as close as I could get.

These girls are such characters!!! I just love how much fun they have together!

We had an awesoem Easter with them and am so grateful for always being included in their holiday plans. It really does feel like I have family next door and I wouldn't change it for the WORLD!

1 comment:

Janet said...: Wonderful neighbors make life the best....especially for kids!!!; 12:06 PM

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Once upon a time...

Mibi grew up in Laie and attended Kahuku High and Lee grew up in Haleiwa and Mililani and attended Mililani High. Mibi went to College at BYU-Hawaii and then served a mission in the Utah Ogden Mission before meeting the man of her dreams. After school, Lee jumped into the workforce looking for his career and eventually ended up working for Mibi's family flower shop at Turtle Bay while Mibi was serving her mission...and never thought that this job would lead him to his "Angel". We met in Septmeber of 2001 after I returned home from my mission. I came back to the flower shop to manage things for my Mom and Lee had left to pursue his education. Well a few months later, Lee's education path didn't take the direction he had hoped and instead life lead him back to Turtle Bay. The first thing he did was call Mom to get his job back and of course she said YES. So, I was Lee's boss and there was an instant friendship...it felt as if we had known each other our entire lives. We kept it strictly business for a few weeks and then one night I was gong to make a Wal-Mart run after work and called him to see if he wanted to come along. His phone was busy (the days before call waiting) and I almost gave up...but after a few more tries he picked up and from that night on we were inseperable. I think we told each other our life stories that night and we both knew then that our lives would never be the same! Over the next year, we formed a deep love and respect for each other which kept us connected through a few rough patches and across the ocean as Mibi moved back to Utah. Finally after a year of being best friends, we both realized that there is no one on earth we would rather be with than each other! We were a couple for about two years when Lee proposed to me and we tied the knot at the exact place we first met...the same hotel the flower shop was located when we worked there...TURTLE BAY. And to add to our JOY, we have a beautiful daughter Savannah (Lee's biological and Mibi's spiritual daughter ) who we just ADORE! She is so smart, funny, outgoing, a jabberbox like her Dad and just the cutest thing you have ever seen!!! We also are praying that we can give her a little brother or sister sometime in the next year or two!!! Until then we have a Doberman (Kayla) and a cat (Shadow) that we spoil rotten and of course all of our Nieces and Nephew's. It has been almost 8 years of wedded bliss and although we have had our ups and downs, each experience has made us grow more in love with each other and are still each others best friend!