Ken & Kenz

Happy Birthday to Me!

2009-02-21T19:44:00.000-08:00

Ok,ok, I know it has been FOREVER since I've blogged. I'm sorry I'm so LAME. But I decided what better occasion to bring the blogging back than my very own Birthday :)
I turned 24 yesterday and celebrated with this big fat piece of cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory. (My favorite!!)
I had a great day full of good times with friends and family. I am really so blessed to have such caring, thoughtful, kind people in my life. Thanks for everyone for making my day!

Weekend Fun

2008-11-08T18:15:00.000-08:00

We recently got together with friends/family and carved some sweet pumpkins. It was pretty intense. We might as well be professionals. I've been so proud of my spider that I still haven't thrown it away!

Yesterday we went out to dinner to Ruby River, to Gateway and then to a sweet place called Keys on Main. We were celebrating Kelsey's big birthday. We had a BLAST! We are lucky to have such good friends in our lives.

This pic needs an explanation...The three guys are such "guzzlers" that they asked the waitress if she would just start them off with four cokes each. She had to bring out their drinks on this huge platter. How embarrassing!!

Grizzly Update

2008-10-12T14:13:00.000-07:00

Well as many of you know, our sweet little Grizzly was run over by a car two weeks ago. My sweet friend Rachel took Grizz and her dog, Pixie, up to their favorite park to play. They were having a grand old time just running, wrestling and chasing rabbits. They were having so much fun, in fact, that they ran themselves right into oncoming traffic. A small sedan went right over the top of both Grizzly and Pixie, but luckily Pixie walked away unharmed. Grizz on the other hand sustained very serious internal injuries and a fracured femur. (when I say fractured I mean it was snapped in half and a piece of bone was protruding from the skin) YUCK!
We took Grizzly to the closest Vet office we could find and there they told us that he would need surgery on his interval injuries immeadiately or he would die. They told us the approximate cost and gave us a minute to discuss whether we wanted to do the surgeries or put him to sleep. Kenny said "There is NOTHING to discuss, we will do whatever it takes." What a sweety!
So at that point they transfered us up to the Cottonwood animal hospital in SLC, where a team of surgeons were awaiting us :) That was a long, scary ride. Grizzly's temperature was dangerously low from the state of shock that he was in. We had to put him down next to the vent and crank the heat up 100%. Then every so often I'd have to check on him and make sure he was still alive. Needless to say, I was a complete wreck at this point.
When we arrived the Vet, Dr. Woodworth (who I could hug and kiss everytime I see him because he was so warm and fuzzy), warned us of the very high probability that Grizz wouldn't make it through the surgery. He was so unstable at that point and anesthesia is extremely hard on little dogs. He told us that the last time he was in this exact situation, the dog passed away as soon as the medication hit his bloodstream. We then had to say our goodbyes to Grizzly, hoping that the next time we saw him he would still be alive. Needless to say, I am balling right now just thinking about it again.
So they sent us home, promising that they would call with any updates. I kind of wish we could have a recording of the two of us on that ride home. We were praying over and over and I was basically hyperventilating...Not a joke, that my face and fingers started tingeling from lack of O2. And it wasn't until this point that Kenny FINALLY let out a little bit of his emotions. That was a huge step for big bad Ken :) We were a completely out of controll! We can actually laugh about it now!
So I probably called the hospital ten time during G's surgery. Finally at about 1:30 in the morning Dr. W called to tell us that our sweet pup had survived the operation. He said that when he first opened G up he thought to himself "Oh no! There is no way I am going to be able to put him back together." He said it was the worst diaphram hernia he had ever seen. He continued by telling us that as he started working things just seemed to come together perfectly, and he was very pleased with the end result. I have no doubt that this was an answer to our prayers.
We were so relieved at this point but we had another scare when it took the G-man 5 hours to wake up from the anesthesia!! There were points when we thought he might not wake up at all. BUT HE DID! And of course we were thrilled that another prayer had been answered.
Because G had such a hard time with the anesthesia, the Dr's decided to wait three days before they would repair his femur fracture. This was a long three days! We basically lived at the hospital, only going home for an occasional shower and sleep.
On Monday they repaired his leg with four pins. The repair went well and he handled the anesthesia much better this time around. They let us take him home the next day!!!
It is so great to have him home with us again. He hobbles around, sleeps a TON, and gets LOTS of LOVE and attention from his mom and dad:)
This was one of the scariest most emotional things that we have gone through together. It has made us really think about how attatched we have allowed ourselves to get to a silly little pet. I tell everyone that I KNOW how ridiculous it is to love a dog this much, but I JUST CANNOT HELP IT!!! We feel so blessed to still have Grizz in our lives. Thanks for all the phone calls, visits, thoughts, and prayers for us. We have such great friends and family.
I better end this before it sounds like a post straight from sototallyblessed.com :) Here are some pics from the week from H..E..Double

Chillin with Grizz outside the hospital. This was awaiting his fermur repair. So beware that his leg looks freak nasty!

Banged up and bruised:(

Were our car lived for five days stright!

This all happened just hours before I was so start our annual GIRLS WEEKEND, with my mom and sisters. So sad that I missed all the fun. But they were sweet enough to stop and visit Grizz.

His home away from home.

Our backs were dead by the end of all this :)

like I said...LOTS AND LOTS of loves!

HELP!

2008-09-09T19:28:00.000-07:00

Now I am starting to realize that there are only a handful of peeps that even visit this blog site, but that is ok. For you sweet few I am in need of some serious help...
I am currently serving in the Young Woman presidency in my ward. The time has come for us to submit budgets and plan the upcoming year of weekly activities. Yea, crazy I know! So the problem is that I feel like I have used up every good idea that I have already. My fountain of creativity has run dry. I NEED SOME IDEAS!
Please gals out there... I bet 95% of you are either serving in the YW now or grew up going to YW activities every week. Even just one suggestion of something that you remember or that has worked well in your ward would help A TON! Even if I don't know you. Don't be afraid. I will love you for it forever!

Girls Camp 2008

2008-08-15T17:23:00.000-07:00

So last week was our wards Girls Camp! It was full of fun...skits,zip lines,canoeing,games,hikes,rain storms,stories by the fire,yummy food and great company! I know it sounds lame but girls camp is actually one of my favorite places to be! Here are some pics from the weeks events.
The cute girls and leaders

Relaxing

Confidence Coarse...So scary!

Just a little rain...nothing a little garbage bag couldn't handle.

Mel giving her hubbie a high five on the zip line. I think it almost dis-located her shoulder!

I LOVE these girls!

Getting ready to row row row your boat!

Games were my favorite part!

Brrrrrr!

Our skit was hilarious thanks to "Big Red"...our Hairy God Faaaather!

HAPPY CAMPERS!!!!

Thank to everyone who came and helped out. It was a blast. Till next year!!

PS Mel-thanks for being the camp photographer and letting me yoink these pics from your cute blog!

Lake Powell

2008-08-01T08:24:00.000-07:00

Ok, for all you sweeties that actually look at this disgrace of a blog...I am making you a promise here and now! I am going to be a better blogger starting today! I've been lame because my camera has been in the repair shop for weeks due to water damage. Yes friends, I nearly ruined another electronic device due to my carelessness around H20. Anyways, I think I will be able to pick it up TODAY! WAHOO! So get ready for some picture overload!
Here are the pics from Lake Powell that I promised.

Which Disney Princess are You??

2008-07-21T10:48:00.000-07:00

Kenny and I just got home from Lake Powell late last night. (Stay tuned for details and some pics) We had a blast with the Johnsons.I thought this post was fitting since I spent hours playing "Who am I- Disney" with my sweet nieces Addie and Ellie. Apparently I'm Snow White.

You Are Snow White!

Pure and trusting. You are a gentle soul who can get along with just about anyone. Everyone you meet instantly falls in love with you. How can they resist? You have a pure, lovable nature that's irresistible. Just don't trust everyone who comes across your path.

Which Disney Princess Are You?

Husband Tagged

2008-06-22T08:17:00.000-07:00

My cute friend Andrea tagged my a few weeks ago. Here is a little insight into the man I call my husband! He just happened to turn 27 last week, so while we're at it lets throw out a belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY KENNY!
Here goes:

1. What is his name? Kenny Scott

2. Who eats more? Sadly....me by far! When we go out to restaurants and he finishes eating, he will just instinctively slide his plate over to my side of the table bc he knows I am going to eat his leftovers.

3. Who said I love you first? He did. Well kind of. He was a little nervous so I think he was testing the waters to make sure I loved him back. He said "Kenz, I think I'm falling in love with you" And then I said "Good! Because I am definitely in love with you!" Then I remember he didn't stop smiling the rest of the night.

4. Who is taller? He is by a few inches.

5. Who is smarter? He would say I am, but it's not so! I know a lot about a few things, but he know a little bit about everything. Which I love!

6. Who is more sensitive? Haha! Anyone who know us both will probably chuckle a little at this question. I am hands down!!

7.Who does the laundry? Kenny does. What a stud.

8. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? If you are standing at the foot of the bed looking at it, he does. It's closer to the door-protection!

9. Who pays the bills? He does mostly.

10. Who cooks more? I do. I actually love to cook! It's the grocery shopping that I hate!

11. What meals do you cook together? BBQ's dinners. He is a master on the grill! He'll man the main coarse while I whip up some side dishes. We have been doing a lot of that lately!

12. Who is more stubborn? We are both extremely stubborn! Something we are trying to work on.

13. Who is the first to admit they're wrong? Ken. I am never wrong.

14. Who has more siblings? Me.

15. Who wears the pants in the relationship? That is an interesting question to think about. I have been sitting here pondering it for about two mins now. I think it's a tie. We work together.

16. What do you like to do together? Go on bike rides, go running, watch movies (or the dozens of TV series that we're addicted too), eat, travel, play games, and play Hide and Seek with Grizzly.

17. Who eats more sweets? One guess... ME! I think I ate my weight in peanut butter M&M's this week.

18. Guilty pleasures? We both love sleeping in.

19. How did you meet? Singles ward.

20. Who asked who out first? I think I invited him over to our apartment first. But our first official "date" was orchestrated by him...We watched Rocky 4. Enough said.

21. Who kissed who first? He kissed me first. I was so nervous!

22. Who proposed? Kenny did-up to that point, it was the happiest day of my life!

23. His best features? Hard to pick. I love his arms, back, lips, and that striking dimpled chin!

24. What is his greatest quality? He is such a heard worker! When he sets his mind to something there is no turning back. He is also quite hilarious. It was his fun sense of humor that attracted me to him in the first place. What I love the most about him is that he becomes more and more incredible the more I get to know him. Sometimes he puts off a 'tuff guy' front, but what he has to offer from the inside is nothing short of amazing! I love you Kenny!

25. Tag? Anyone who hasn't done this yet.

Our Lil Garden!

2008-06-22T08:03:00.000-07:00

So this year my cute mom got all us kids into SFG AKA Square Foot Gardening. I must admit I was a little skeptical at first. I read the book on it and the authors seemed a little fruity. BUT check out our first garden!!!

I know it seems like kinds of a weird concept, but hey IT WORKS! We planted carrots, cherry tomatoes, onions, jalapenos, cilantro, squash, broccoli, cucumbers, and of coarse lots and lots of tomatoes!! And the best part is THEY ARE ALL GROWING. Seriously this picture was taken right after I planted everything. Now I have some real growth happening. It's kinda nerdy, but we have really gotten into this whole green thumb things. Thanks again to my mama for talking us into this, and getting us started! Happy Gardening!!

Good times

2008-06-12T17:54:00.000-07:00

My friend sent me an email full of these hilarious inspirations! (Make it bigger for the full effect). I will leave you with one every once in a while. I promise they will make you smile.

Live wElle 5K

2008-06-03T19:36:00.000-07:00

A couple Saturdays ago we Ken and I ran in our first 5K of the year. It was to donate to the LivewElle foundation down in Springville. We ran it with Kenny's mom,dad, sister and brother in law. The run started at 7:30 and it was COLD! It wasn't until about mile 2.5 that I felt like I could shed a layer of clothing. Before the race started I asked Ken if he thought it would be fun to run it together. His reply was "Sure babe, I think that'd be great!". As soon as the gun shot blasted he was off like Seabiscuit! You would have thought he was in an olympic event. What can ya say...he is quite the competitor. And don't worry, I got passed by an eight year old girl.
After the race we all headed down to IHOP for a warm stack of pancacks. While we were there I fell in love with their butter pecan syrup! I pretty much drenched every inch of my breakfast in it, and have basically been craving it ever since.
Anyways, we then spent the rest of the day relaxing in the Johnson's backyard. Lots of food, family and fun. It was a great weekend!

Music?

2008-05-08T18:04:00.000-07:00

So last night when I got home from Young Womans Ken says to me "Hey babe you should go check out our blog." This is interesting to me being that Kenny usually takes very little interest in our blog.
Of coarse, being the girl that I am, I think maybe he has posted something cute or sweet about his great wife. Not even close. In fact he has added this lovely play list featuring Milli Vanilli's Girls You Know it's True.
He thought this was hilarious. For those of you who know Ken know that he always gets a bigger kick out of himself than anyone else does. One of the many things that I love about him. So until I figure out how to get this thing off, or how to add some quality tunes...I apologize.

Sunny St. George

2008-04-29T08:37:00.000-07:00

So I have been a big fat blogging loser lately! I am sorry. I guess I am a little board with it, but I am going to try to pick it up.
Last weekend Kenny and I went down to St.George with our good friends, the Rice's. We stayed in their g-ma's big, beautiful house from Friday until Sunday. I left in such a hurry that I totally forgot my camera, so I apologize for this "no pictures post".
We had a great time playing golf, tennis, laying by the pool, eating A TON, going to the movies, shopping, and just relaxing. Naomi and Cam are so easy and fun to be around. We are hoping we didn't scare them away and that we can do it again soon!

Funny Mr. Johnson....

2008-04-09T07:24:00.001-07:00

The other day I visited our blog and realized that the picture I had of us had been taken off. I knew I didn't remove it so I said "Hey babe, do you know what happened to the picture that was on our blog?" He then replied "Yeah, sorry I took it off because it made me look a lot fatter than I really am."
Hahaha!Who knew he even thought about stuff like that? I love that guy!

Icebreaker Triathlon

2008-03-30T13:54:00.001-07:00

Ken and I finished our first triathlon of the year yesterday. It was freezing cold, seriously windy, and in reverse order, but we had a great time! I will post some pictures and give you all the details (which will probably only be interesting to Emily)very soon! Until then, we will be icing our soar muscles and taking a nice Sunday nap.

3 YEARS!

2008-03-28T16:14:00.001-07:00

Last week Kenny and I celebrated our 3 YEAR ANNIVERSARY! We both work all the time, so we just made a quick trip up to the lovely Daniels Summit Lodge for the weekend. We had a great time, eating, relaxing at the spa, watching movies, and eating some more. Their fattening chicken friend steak is to dies for. I had it for breakfast and dinner! Mmmmmm!
I am so blessed to be married to Kenny! Our marriage is far from perfect but we work hard at it together, and that makes us stronger. Kenny thanks for being my best friend in the world! I love you!
Our pad.

Check out all the snow that was just outside our deck.

Eatin' din-din.

Kickin' it.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY EM!

2008-03-24T16:44:00.000-07:00

This is one of my favorite faces on the planet. Words cannot express the love that I have for Emily Waltman. She is an amazing person, and the best friend a girl could have. Currently she is living far far away in the land of London, England. I miss her dearly! I can't wait for her to visit this summer, so I can squeeze her tight and rug her cute growing belly.
Em, I know this is a day late, but I thought of you ALL day yesterday! I hope you had a wonderful birthday. I love you to pieces!

Walt Disney World!

2008-03-20T22:41:00.000-07:00

Well ladies and gents, when it comes to my blog it is either famine or flood. So grab your life jackets because I feel a storm a'comin.

Two weeks ago we went on an AMAZING vaca to the sunny state of Florida! Kenny's parents surprised us with a week-long trip with the entire family. While we were their we hit up every amusment park in existance. In fact, on one particular day Ken, Brady and I went on one coaster 12 TIMES! It was the most fun I have had in a LONG time! I cannot thank Rand and Peg enough for their generosity. I have the best inlaws in the world.

Guest Blogger

2008-03-10T23:06:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone!

While McKenzie and Kenny were in warm, sunny Florida enjoying the sun rays and happiness of Disneyworld, she left me to blog for her. I'm ok with that. You know why? Because I have some good stuff to dish about them. Now, I understand that all ya'll (readers of the Johnson blog) are friends and family with them. We are too! We (and when I mean we, I mean husband and I), will claim our connection through the ward. However, our friendship (mine and McKenzie's) didn't start there.

McKenzie and I met our freshman year, and were both ambitious enough to take Anatomy our freshman year (I know, what were we thinking? Don't worry, I dropped it three weeks into the semester). Both determined to make it into the prestigious and ever-so-competitive UVSC dental hygiene program. We took several of the prerequisites together and had many study sessions with our brains running on the sugars from Swedish Fish. I think all of you know how contagious Kenzie's cute laugh is--needless to say we weren't very quite in the library. Anyway, McKenzie obviously went onto hygiene, and I to other things...our paths never to cross until summer of 2007 when we moved into their ward. We now hold regular play dates with our cute puppies. Now, I know most of you really don't care about the Hagen and Johnson friendship. I just wanted ya'll to know who this random girl was writing and posting weird videos in their blog (since we don't really have any mutual friends).

Now to the good stuff. We were rockin' out one night and I just happened to have my video recorder. Here you go, our garage band:

and if you didn't get enough, here's more:

Looking at older posts (Valentine's Day) I get the feeling that this isn't Kenny's first time to sing like this. My question is, why hasn't he quit his day job yet?
-Rachel Hagen

Happy Valentines Day!

2008-02-15T18:21:00.000-08:00

We sure have been enjoying the festivities of Valentines around here. We went to a party, hosted by Devin and Jen, and had a blast! We had a delish mystery date dinner (so hilarious). And after the murderer was revealed it was time for some KAREOKE. As usual, it was a great time had by all. I seriously love all of Kenny's high school friends and their spouses!
Last night Ken took me out to dinner at Pizzaria 712, and then to Definately, Maybe. The foods was wonderful;if you havn't been to this cute little place yet I hightly recommend it. And I LOVED the movie! I balled like a baby. For all you girls out there it is a must see, and Ken actually gave it an 7.5 on the "chick-flick" ranking system, which is saying a lot for him.
Ken got me Hairspray and some yummy perfume that I have had my eyes on. It is called Light Blue, from Dolci and Gabbana. Everytime I where it I can't stop smelling myself.
I got him some work out shorts (red and white one for Valentines of coarse) and an appointment to get new crowns on his four front teeth. Weird, I know. But when Ken was little he got hit in the mouth with a bat. He has had crowns on his anterior teeth ever since. The last time he got them done was like 10 years ago and they are not looking so spry these days. This is something he has wanted to do forever so I suprised him with an appointment to finally get them done. Don't worry I will take some before and after pictures and post them for all you RDH's out there that actually care about this stuff!
Anywho...Yeah for Valentines Day! I LOVE you all!
Here are the cute couples from the V-day party

A Plug

2008-02-11T20:21:00.000-08:00

I just have to give a shout out to one of my new favorite stores. The reason I love REAL DEALS home decor so much is because not only is it cute as can be, it is also CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP! Leaving me more money to burn on other "needs". There is a Real Deals on Centers Street in AF, or you can find one in a cute, old Victorian style home in Springville. They are the same chain, but they are seperately owned. So they are a slightly different. I personally like the Springville store quite a bit better, but they are both great. Here are a couple pics of my lovely Real Deal purchases. And if any of you gals out there want to visit the store and need a shopping partner, I am always up for it!

This is cuter in person. The flash of my camera really brings out the ugly stuff I have hidden inside-try to ignore. It has a cute black marble top, and I am not kidding you, it was a steal of a deal!

This is the top of my cabinets. Don't mind the dust.

I don't know how to turn these dang pictures!

Sicky

2008-02-04T13:51:00.000-08:00

I am home with the stomach flu today. YUCK! Ken was up all Saturday night puking his cute little guts out as I slept soundly in our bed. As I got in bed last night I felt proud to have dodged the flu bullet. Not so fast. It hit me like a ton of bricks at about 3:30 this morning. Why is it that I am a grown, married, adult and I still cry for my mom everytime I get sick? Hmmmm. Probably not normal. Anyways, this is taking all my exertion to type this lame post so I think I might just go lay back down. Hope you all have a great week!

Lately...

2008-01-30T20:04:00.001-08:00

So for all you readers who hate long, boring posts with no pictures (Mar),you may just want to blog right past us today. Life has been extremely ordinary lately. But I promised a post, so I guess I will just take a second to tell you ten things that you may not know about our ordinary lives.

1.Kenny has been over sales in Salt Lake county since he started his job in June. This has kind of been a pain since we live in PG. A couple weeks ago we were surprised with a transfer to Utah county! We were thrilled. It has been so nice, he's been busier and it saves him SO MUCH time and gas $.
2.Work for me has been crazy busy lately. I am seeing 12 or more patients a day and I am lucky if I have time to shove some yogurt in my mouth for lunch. I love it this way though. Time just flies by! I have been having some back problems though, which makes looking in peoples mouths all day very uncomfortable. My masseuse (sp?), Anne, and I are getting to be great little pals.
3.Grizzly is more and more in love with Kenny everyday. I am totally jealous!
4.Kenny and I have become quite the gym rats. We are training to do a triathlon together in March. It has been fun to work through the winter laziness together, although we still have a long way to go before we'll be ready for the big race!
Side note for Emily: Em I have been missing you like the Dickins lately! I wish you were here to be my personal trainer again. I feel like I have forgotten how to swim, biking inside is boring as sin, and I need you to talk to me, about all the dental hygiene drama, while I am running so I can forget how bad I hate doing it! I hope your having a great time in London with your mum and sis, but I wish you were here with me! PS:Ty, I miss you too!
5.We got new ipods. They play movies. Mine only has "The Princess Bride" on it so far, but they are pretty sweet.
6.Kenny's lil brother, Brady, is coming home from his mission in a couple weeks and my little brother, Blake, is celebrating his hump day this week!
7. We went fake-baking last night because we both have pastey, pastey skin. Today we both have bright red, burnt butt checks.
8. We finally joined the 20th century and signed up for Netflix. Next to Tivo, it is my favorite thing! (yes, I know that is very sad) We are currently enjoying "The Office, season 3"
9. Our Friday and Saturday nights are usually spent with Kenny preparing his gospel doct. lesson and me working on some project for Young Womans. And that pretty much sums up why I don't have a whole lot to post about:)
10. The countdown is on...We are going to Florida in 27 DAYS!

I'm back!

2008-01-11T17:31:00.000-08:00

I say I'm back as if we have actually been somewhere. Nope, not so. I have just been a complete slacker in the blogging department, and now I am back to get my blog on. I will start by saying that we had a perfect Christmas and New Years this year. We spent lots of time with family and friends and were reminded how blessed we are. I will share a few photos of the festivities. And I promise it will not be another month before I post again!
Some of the Heiner clan showing off our ginger bread houses. Let me just say the pre-made kits are definitely the way to go. Only down fall is the candy taste like crap.

The family Christmas photo:)

I saw these boots while I was walking the streets of Park City clear back in October. I immediately FELL IN LOVE with them, but we had to say our farewells since the price tag nearly made Kenny throw up. My sweet mother in law put them on hold and went back up to get them the very next week. She surprised me with them on Christmas morning! I kid you not... I almost teared up when I saw them!

My mother in law also picked up a pair for herself and for her daughter. The Three Musketeers. Aren't they the cutest?!

My amazing mother paints all the grand kids when they are about 3 years old. Here are Sawyer, Lucas and Miles. SO CUTE!

My momma and Avery

My sister in law, Laura, and Grizzly

On New Years Eve we had a Fondue night at the Johnsons. It was DELISH! Here are our cure new pots.

The whole fam. Minus me, the photographer, and B-rad! WE MISS YOU BRADY!

Grizz sure loves his dad

2007-12-17T16:33:00.000-08:00

These two are inseparable lately. To be honest, it is kind of starting to tic me off. He used to be such a mamma's boy.

Tagged

2007-12-09T19:05:00.001-08:00

I have been tagged by Meri and Rachel and I am FINALLY getting to the goods. This might be kind of hard to think of 6 unusual things for both Ken-dog and myself, but here it goes...

McKenzie
1. When I was little I sucked my thumb for a REALLY REALLY long time. Like we are talkin' until the 3rd or 4th grade. And that would explain the 5 years of braces and head-gear that followed. Man I wish I had a picture of that to share with ya.

2. I have a very very soft spot in my heart for elderly men. It is not unusual for me start crying UNCONTROLLABLY when I see one eating alone in a restaurant, asking for money, or even just driving slowly down the highway. I don't know what it is about old men that tugs on my heart strings, but they always have and probably always will.

3. I sleep with those dorky eye masks every single night. I am tellin' ya, if you have never tried them it is pure bliss.

See how peaceful she sleeps.

4. I am a firm believer that breakfast IS MOST CERTAINLY the most important meal of the day. I will be late for work before I will miss or even rush myself through my favorite meal of the day. I also eat the same two things for b-fast every single day. (1.)Cereal with frozen blueberries when it's warm out (this works great for me bc I am not a real fan of milk ya see. This tasty treat tricks me into getting the calcium my little bones need by making the milk almost like a blueberry slushy).Mmmm Mmmm baby!
And (2.)For the cold mornings like today I go with the toasty oatmeal, also with blueberries. Real oatmeal not those nasty packets that are 80% sugar and 20%oats.

5. I grew up in the small town of Price where we really had to be creative with our activities. One of the ever so populars for us young girls was to sneak out late at night and meet at the canal swing for some swinging, swimming and skinny dipping. There really was something invigorating about swinging buck-naked by the light of the moon and then blindly dropping into the nasty brown, infested with who knows what, water. Seriously you couldn't pay me enough to get in that water now. It is a wonder none of us gals got any diseases.

6. As much as I try to fight it, I am REALLY REALLY baby hungry.

Kenny
1. When Ken was about 6 years old he went through a little stage of kleptomania. He stole a flashlight from a neighbor, toys from friends and even jewelry from his grandma. All who fell victim of his shen-nan-agans turned him in to his mom and begged her not to get mad at him! Luckily go grew out of this stage.

2.When Ken and I were dating he would call and sing to me on my voicemail. The first time he did this he sang "Just to be with you" by Mr. Big. To this day that is one of our favorite love songs.

3. Kenny kisses Grizzly and tells him he loves him when he thinks no one is watching.

4. When we get together for family parties Ken is never a part of the adult activities or conversation. He would MUCH RATHER be playing hide and go seek or tag with all of the nieces and nephews. Because of this, he is by far the favorite Uncle, but I think Ken actually enjoys these childish games more than the kidos.

5. I think that Ken was pampered just a tad more than I was growing up. And as a result of this he has some "high maintenance" ways about him. For example: he cannot let his pillows touch the ground, EVER. Not even if it is on our very own brand new carpet! (Someone out there please tell me that is not how everyone outside of the Heiner family is). His bedding must be washed at least once a week. And my personal favorite, he MUST have a certain kind of toothpaste, soap, and laundry products or "he will break out". Can I just say that this created some small moments of frustration during that first year of marriage.

6. I think that we would all laugh our heads off if we could spend a day in the life of Ken's thoughts. Let me illustrate why. This is a very typical conversation for Ken and I.

Driving along silently...

Me: What ya thinking about?
(don't kid yourself that I am hoping he is thinking about having little Johnson babies.)

Ken: Actually I was just thinking about what I would do if I was attacked by a pack of wolves and all I had to defend myself was a pocket knife. Do you think I would win?

Me: Sigh. Yeah sweety I am sure you could show 'em whose boss.

Ken: Yeah I think so. I was also thinking about who would win in a fight between a Tiger and a Lion. What do you think? Or what about a Grizzly bear or a Polar Bear? Now that could be good fight.

He could then proceed to talk like this for hours on end.

Ok, I guess it's time to do some tagging! I want to hear 6 unusual things about Jill, Marnae, Christy, Abby, Skyler and Kenya.

This is some funny stuff!

2007-12-07T16:10:00.000-08:00

If you've already seen this, then enjoy for a second time. For you new comer's, follow the link to the website below and get ready to laugh your butt off! Ken and I want to get married again so that we can perform it!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImBaVm7K6Do

A Weekend in Grand Junction

2007-11-24T15:48:00.000-08:00

Last weekend my oldest brother moved, with his wife and four kids, from Iowa City to Grand Junction Colorado! My family is thrilled. They have lived so far away for eight long years and now they are finally just a simple 4 hours away.
All the Heiner's went out to help them move into their new beautiful home. We worked, and played, and laughed a lot. We had a great time... I just might have the best family in the world. Kenny and I fell in love with Colorado and seriously want to move there in the near future. Here are some pics. Just a warning...it is kind of picture overload.

PS-I just got put into the YW presidency in my ward. I am over personal progress and might be just a tiny bit overwhelmed about it:) If any of you sweet gals have any ideas or suggestions as to how your ward works with PP I would REALLY APPRECIATE it!

Ferocious I Tell Ya

2007-11-10T09:16:00.000-08:00

For those of you who may worry about me when I am home alone...don't. I have the best watch dog in America. He spends have of his little life laying out on the balcony, just waiting for an intruder to dare approach our home. And when they do (they usually being my next-door neighbors children) Watch Out! Grizzly can growl and scowl with the best of him. He may only be 3lbs...but that is 3lbs of pure fury baby!

Goodbye Sweet October...

2007-11-04T12:47:00.001-08:00

Well folks one of my favorite months of the year has come and gone. I love everything about the month of October...the colors, smells, activities, weather, decorations. You name it, I love it. I am sad October is over but what a month it has been.

A couple weeks ago we got together with our sweet neighbor friends for a night of scares and terrors. We went to The Pie restaurant and accidentally ordered enough pizza to feed an army of hungry dieters. Oops.

After dinner we went and saw THRILLER.
I LOVE this performance, but I DON'T LOVE the scary zombies that come up from behind you and breath down your back. I swear the creatures target me. They know I cannot handle it. When I see them coming my heart immediately begins to pound, I start to sweat, and it is not unusual to witness screaming and tears from me. Yes, people, I know they are just dancers dressed up to be zombies, but my mind looses all reason in the heat of the moment.

This one would not leave me alone! I should have yanked on the dangling arm. That would have showed her:)

This is my friend Rachel and her husband Mick. As this action shot so beautifully depicts, Rachel is just as big of a baby about getting scared as I am. Haha! I love you Rach!

Ken was protecting me from this one. What a stud.

I am happy to report that we survived the night. Thanks for all the fun guys!

We carved ourselves some more mean pumpkins this year!

And last, but not least, we attended the Halloween Bash of the Year
Thanks to the best hosts we know, Devin and Jen Bird, we got together with lots of our favorite friends on Halloween night. We ate, and laughed at each others costumes, and played games, and ate some more. Good times! Here are some of the costumes from the night.

Ken was Joe Dirt and I was his Chick Brandy

Mike and Andrea as Dawg and his Wife. So Hilarious!

Devin, Jen and Paityn as Dorthy, the Wicked Witch, and...I am not really sure, but she/he sure can dance:)

Abbie and Seth as Oompa Loompas

Sean and Lynzi as a Witch and her Broom

Nancy as Rainbow Bright
I didn't get pictures of everyone... Ken's personal favorite for the night was Matt Gammell as Christopher Robins. So Funny!
What a rockin' Halloween!

Shat!!!!

2007-10-18T20:16:00.000-07:00

Shat is the title of this entry because that is the exact word that came out of my mouth just a mere 2 hours ago, when I was the victim of a re-ending car accident. There I was, just a minding my own business as I tried to find my cousin's baby shower. I was totally lost and already getting frustrated when...BAM, BANG, "SHAT"!!!!
The sweet Maxima was hit unexpectedly from the behind. Her cute little bumper smashed into oblivion. I, of coarse teared up immediately, tried to pull over through fogged up vision and attempted to get control of myself. I looked over at the evil VW Jetta that had just hit me and there were about 8 teenage boys piling out of all four doors. They looked like trouble from the start I tell ya. I walked over to them just in time to see two of them showering their black hoodies down in air-freshener.Hmmmmm. Now I am not expert, but I suspect they were smoking the marijuana cigarette. Two other cars, full of boys, then pulled over and all present (except for the driver/villain of coarse) jumped into the get-a-way vehicles and fled the scene in a flash. What do you think? Suspicious? Those dirty rascals.
I was then left, alone in the dark, with a pissed off) 17 year old boy. "Big gulps huh? Well see ya later" No, but it was totally awkward until his sweet mom and the funny female cop showed up. They were both really nice and light hearted about the whole thing and we got to be good old friends by the end of it all. We all met at Starbucks for a warm treat on our way home. Ok that part was made up.
So anyways, this is my sad sob story for the night. If anyone know of any good body-shop peeps that can give us an estimate please let me know. If not, just feel sorry for-me that is good too:)

OuCH!

By the looks of it I was the one smoking the marijuana cigarette.

Alright, alright I will stop with the saddness.

A little friendly competition

2007-10-10T20:12:00.000-07:00

Every October we rent a creepy movie and carve pumpkins together. It always turns into a "who can carve the best one" contest and let's be honest...I always win. But to my serious disgust, I think I lost this year. Don't tell Ken that I am admiting this but his little creation seriously rocked this year. Here are some picks. Who do you think won??? Dont worry it won't hurt my feelings.

Artist hard at work

Injury sustained mid-project. Judges please take this into consideration while casting your votes.

Finished Masterpieces

Don't let that smooth little grin fool ya. He was happy when I cut my finger.

May the best man win

Things that I love lately...

2007-10-07T16:54:00.000-07:00

Not a whole lot to post about this week, so I thought another list was in order.

1. Fall Decorations-Actually I love everything about Fall. By far my favorite season!
2. General Conference - Please tell me that I was not the only person who balled her eyes out during Elder Worthlins talk. I, emotionally, CANNOT handle stuff like that.
3. Clorox Bleach Wipes
4. Lunch at Kneaders-with the Revolutionaries of coarse.
5. Facials
6. Sunday game night with friends.
7. Clean sheets
8. True Religion Jeans-In regards to expensive jeans my sweet friend Mauri put it "Once you go black you will never go back." Oh how true her words have become.
9. Cheering on my best boy, Jan Jorgensen, as he dominates the BYU football field.
10. 1$ E.L.F makeup-if you have get to experience this go to eyeslipsface.com
11. New soup recipes
12. Date night with Ken
13. Doggy Lortab-Grizz got his goods removed this week. OUCH!
14. When you get a class four patient and their calculus comes off in full, complete, fingernail size masses. For those of you who don't clean teeth for a living you can equivocate this love to when you have a really bad sunburn and you start to peel. Cleaning tartar like this is like pulling off the sheetlike piece of dead skin that just goes and goes. Ahhhh.
15. Blog stocking:)
16. Buttermilk syrup-oh sweet peeps...if you don't have this recipe your life is not complete. I made German pancakes with buttermilk syrup for our conference breakfast today and it was like that "What About Bob" scene where Bill Murray say "Mmmmmmm" "Mmmmmmm" "Mmmmmmmmmmmmm" all through dinner. That was us this morning because this syrup is just that good!
Here is the recipe.

Buttermilk Syrup

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup butter
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. baking soda

Boil the sugar, buttermilk, butter, and vanilla until the sugar dissolves.

Then add the baking soda. Try to serve immediately because the backing soda will make it all foamy and bubbly, which is how you want to eat it because it's delightful. Seriously you'll want to drink this stuff.

Enjoy!

Lia Sophia Jewelry Party

2007-10-01T18:29:00.001-07:00

Happy Monday everybody! This post is meant to invite all those who visit this blog out to a Lia Sophia Jewelry party I am hosting on Thursday evening. If you have never seen this jewelry before, you will love it! You can check out there website at liasophia.com-but I this stuff is 50 times cuter in person. Anyways, I know I sent many of you invitations, but I know that there are also many of you that I missed because I started collecting addresses way too late. I think that I drove the sweet gal, who is in charge of all this, to pert near madness. She probably asked me for my guest's names and addresses 10 times before I finally just gave her all that I had. So please don't think that if you didn't receive an invitation that you aren't invited. All of my family and friends (and all of their family and friends) are more than welcome to join for a night of cheesecake, girl talk, and jewelry.

It will be held at the Pemberley Clubhouse in Pleasant Grove. Please call me if you need directions. It will begin at 7:00. And now for the very most IMPORTANT PART...there is absolutely NO PRESSURE to buy ANYTHING! I promise I could not care less if you purchase a thing! I am doing this for a free necklace that I get no matter what. Even if no one comes and it is just me that the sweet Lia Sophia gals staring at each other as we each chow down 4 pieces of cheesecake:) So NO NO NO NO pressure. I would actually just love to hug you all and see all of your sweet faces. Hooray for shopping for girl stuff!!

BIG week

2007-09-29T14:21:00.000-07:00

It has been an eventful week for the Johnson bunch. We finally finished our home improvement project of painting our kitchen cabinets. Wow! It was definitely a project, but they turned out great and we're glad we did it. I just made Ken promise that if I ever talk of doing such things again he will say "McKenzie, remember the kitchen cabinets. Repeat after me...You are not Martha Stewart and I am not Tim Taylor." Yea we will see how long that last since I am already seeing more I would like to do in our little home.

My sister had her sweet Baby Berklie last night!!!! Mom and baby are healthy and beautiful. It was so fun to bring her other daughter Reagan to the hospital to meet her little sister for the first time. She was EX STATIC! She ran down the hospital hall yelling "my baby Berklie came out! My baby Berklie came out!" It was such a fun night to be a part of. Childbirth is nothing short of a miracle.

It is Grizzly's 1st birthday today! We had big plans for him, but the FREEZING cold weather has kind of put a damper on things. Anyways it is crazy that he has been a part of our little family for that long. We love him to pieces-even though he pulled an escape and got lost for like 15 minutes today. I thought he had gone and gotten himself killed on his birthday:)

Another excitement this week was Mike and Andrea's wedding. They had the most beautiful reception in history! It totally made me want to get married again:) Congrats again you guys! We love you!

And last but certainly not least... TV's biggest premiere week! Hallah for Greys Anatomy, Dancing with the Stars, The Office, Prison Break, and Desperate Housewives. Thanks the heavens for Tivo!

BEFORE...

AFTER...This picture doesn't do it justice. It really is cute, I promise.

My mom, Reagan and Berklie

The Birthday Boy-He kind of looks like a orphan dog here because he is in suck desperate need of a groomin'.

2007-09-19T13:03:00.000-07:00

Well today is mine and Kenny's 2.5 year anniversary. Yep we have been hitched a whoppin' 30 months today. I know that is kind of a lame anniversary to be celebrating, which we really aren't doing anything out of the usual today, but I thought it to, at the least, be note worthy for our blog. So sweets...this post is for you. Thanks for the best two and a half years of my life. You are my best friend in the whole world and my life would feel empty without you in it.

10 Reason's why I love Kenny Scott...

1. He fell in love with me, flaws and all!
2. He is the HARDEST worker I have ever known.
3. This morning when he saw me for the first time, he said "Wow babe, you are looking so good today!" Important to note that I was in my frumpy, old scrubs that he has seen a million times!
4. I have NEVER NEVER NEVER heard him complain.
5. He loves our dog Grizzly-he even lets him snuggle up to him all night long.
6. He is a spiritual rock.
7. He loves his Mom and treats her well.
8. He has ENDLESS amounts of patience(except for with bad drivers..hey he can't be 100% perfect)
9. He watches Desperate Housewives and Gray's Anatomy with me.
10. He always compliments my cooking, even if it doesn't deserve it.
11. I know, I know I said this would only be a list of 10, but I just have to add one more. I love Kenny because he is a brown haired, blue eyed masterpiece! You're the sexiest thing I know!

Girls just wanna have fun...

2007-09-10T12:01:00.000-07:00

Last weekend my three sisters, our mom and I all went to Park City for our Girls Weekend! We had so much fun just shopping, eating, going to movies, laughing, and eating some more. We ate at Baja Cantina (delish!) the first night. There is a picture of my oldest sister Brittney in her birthday sombrero. Why is that whole embarrassing restaurant singing thing so funny when it is not to you?? That night we went to the late showing of Nanny Diaries (pretty cute movie). I can't tell you how long it's been since I went to the 10:00 movie. I am surprised I stayed awake the whole time. The next day we walked up and down main street, drove around and looked at beautiful homes, shopped at the outlets and ate at Ruby Tuesdays. Even though we were with each other all weekend it still took us about an hour to say good-bye and separate. I don't think we could ever run out of things to talk about. I am so lucky that my mom and sisters are also my best friends.
PS: Laura we missed you:( We have already decided that next year it's going to be Girls Weekend in Durango Colorado. So see ya there!

Fully Invested!

2007-09-02T18:30:00.000-07:00

Well many of you know that Kenny is amongst the truest of BYU football fans. I cannot even explain to you how excited he has been for the upcoming season. My mom and dad invited us to join them for the opening game yesterday. It was an all day affair as we started with a tailgate party (pictured below) with friends and family It was a toasty hot day, but we had a blast. The cougs played exceptionally well and finished victorious!! Thanks heavens for that or it would have been a LONG ride home with the Ken-Dog. :) A great start to a brand new season. Go Cougs!

Doing the wave!

My sweet Ma and Pa. Thanks again for the fun day!

Kenny's shopping spree

2007-08-29T17:35:00.000-07:00

Ok so any of you who know Ken and know how he gets when he gets low blood sugar will appreciate this story. To nights dinner was chicken fettichinii, except at about 11:00 this morning I remember that we didn't have any chicken. Ken got off work earlier than me so I called him up and asked him if he would please run to Macey's and grab us some chicken for dinner. This is what he came home with...

I probably shouldn't repeat what I said when I opened the pantry and saw all of this crap food starring back at me...Kenny quickly apologized like this. "I know I am so sorry! This is what happens when I got shopping when my blood sugar is low." Wow, boys and girls, wow!

I might be in love with a Vampire...

2007-08-28T21:05:00.000-07:00

Ok first of all sorry about the video that I tried to post of Grizzly pouncing. Apparently I was trying to stretch my skills a little to far. I have no idea how to post a video. Help anyone???

Now lets talk about how great the Twilight, New moon, and Eclipse series are...Wow! If any of you gals have not read these books yet, you need to step away from the computer, load yourself up in the car and drive down to Barns and Noble immediately! I PROMISE you will not be disappointed. I realize you may have your doubts, a book about a high school romance between a girl and a vampire may sound strange. But don't judge a book by it's bazaar story line:) Before you know it you will have yourself your own crush on Edward the vampire.

This is me, happy as a dove, as I was just beginning the new release Eclipse. Needless to say I basically finished the book that very night. I am telling you gals-delish!

Grizzly Pounce

2007-08-28T18:50:00.000-07:00

This is a little home video of Grizzly ferociously pouncing a pair of socks. He is the ruler of his little kingdom that's for sure.

2007-08-18T17:10:00.000-07:00

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I have been tagged...

2007-08-15T17:01:00.000-07:00

4 Jobs that I have had...
1.Velvet Freez Gal (VF is a sweet burger/shake shack in Price. Is was my dream job because it was all you could eat, for free! I think my boss probably lost money every time I worked)
2. Dental Assistant
3. Jacksons Hole (Cutest cloths ever!)
4. Dental Hygienist

4 Movies I could watch over and over again...
1. The American President
2. Steal Magnolias
3. The Incredibles
4. Lord of the Rings

4 Places I have lived.....
1. Price
2. Orem
3. Springville
4. PG
HOW BORING!!! I really need to get out and see the world!

4 Favorite T.V. shows...
1. Grey's Anatomy
2. The Office
3. So you think you can dance?
4. Prison Break

4 Places I have been on vacation...
1. Carribean Cruise
2. Orlando FL
3. Iowa to visit my favorite big brother
4. Dominican Republic

4 Favorite Dishes...
1. Any PASTA
2. Mexican food
3. My mother in laws Meat Pies
4. Cheesecake Factory cheesecake

4 Websites I visit daily...
1. My email
2. Blogs
3. Recipe websites
4.Shopping

4 Places I would rather be right now....
1. On a cruise
2. On a bike ride with my hubby
3. In Lake Powell
4. With my family

4 people I am tagging...
1. Mauri
2. Kolie
3. DH gals
4. Britt

FHE

2007-08-14T16:54:00.000-07:00

So last week for our little family home evening, Kenny, Grizzly and I packed up a

little dinner and headed up to our new favorite hang out. It is a little reservoir up American Fork canyon. We kind of found it on accident a few weeks ago, and now I seriously am in love with it. It is right up against the mountains and is surrounded by lush pine trees. The pictures really don't show just how beautiful this place is. Ken loves it because it is about 20 degrees cooler up there. It has a pretty little stream that runs into it and it is full of fun colorful rocks. We take off our shoes, walk up and down it and practice our throwing skills as we pick targets to try to hit with the pebbles. Grizz hates that water because it is pretty cold, or really probably just because he is a total wuss about water. I don't know what it is about this place, but the sweet peace that I feel there is hard to find in this crazy world.

BFF's

2007-08-12T11:35:00.000-07:00

The Dental Hygiene Class of 2007 had a little reunion lunch this week! After 4 long months of being apart, I got to see some of my favorite people in the world! We met at Kneaders, had ourselves a delicious lunch, and chatted for about 3 hours! It was wonderful. We stayed there forever, which was great because every time they brought out a new sample of bread I helped myself:) It was hard to say goodbye because we don't get to see each other near as often as we did in the good ol' days, and everyone is starting to scatter. So here is a shout out to The Revolution. I love you all!!!

Lagoon....It's what fun is!

2007-08-05T21:01:00.000-07:00

Ken and I went to Lagoon with some of my family yesterday. Neither of us had been for about 8 years, so we were definately due. We rode all of the "big rides" and laughed at the mullets, sweet tats and wife beaters. Lagoon sure does attract a sweet crowd. We also decided that Lagoon should change their moto from "Lagoon...it's what fun it." to "Long lines, short rides...Lagoon".

Now I am totally bashing but we actually had A TON of fun! It was a perfect way to spend a summer Saturday. Britt and Jas-thanks for planning and inviting us. We love you!

My mom and two of my sisters in line for "The Bat"

Mommas brought us a delish home made lunch!

Ahhhh... who doesn't love to bite into a juicy summer watermelon?

Ken and Jason getting ready to be catapulted 150 feet into the air. Rock on!

Go Owlz!

2007-08-04T17:02:00.001-07:00

A few weeks ago this clan all went out for a night on the town! We ate at Bajios and the hit up the Provo Owlz. It was a dang fun night, even though our team lost by one. After the game they hosted a movie night out on the field. We snuggled close to our honeys and watched a sweet little baseball flick. (I can't think of the name of it right now, but it was actually kind of cheesey). I love hanging out with Ken's friends from high school! They are so much fun. Here is a shout out to Mike and Andrea, who finally got engaged last week! Welcome to the family Andrea! We could not be more excited for you two!

The Johnson family blog!

2007-08-04T16:54:00.000-07:00

Ok so it is true. I have fought it for so long, but we have finally jumped on the blogging ban-wagon. I am not sure what I will blog about or who will care enough to check in on us, but here it is!