It's here!

I have started my creative blog people. Thanks to all and hope you all enjoy it. But remember I can't do it all alone, so participants will be needed.

My first assignment is from myself and will be a customized masthead, aka title.

http://creativejojohnson.blogspot.com/

Creative inspiration? YES PLEASE!

(note: I didn't draw the above picture)


To all of my lovely family & friends who read our family blog...

I think I am going to start my own blog, but only on the conditions of help from all of YOU. Yes, this blog will require participation which in turn will become my inspiration. I need to develop and exercise my artistic abilities. I feel it in my bones and it aches! Not only will this help myself but all of you as well. This is how I think it will work:

1. I make my blog

2. I post a theme or general idea

3. You comment and give specific requests related to that theme or idea

4. I pick one or more and create it

5. I post my completed project for all to see

and then the steps 2-5 cycle through again.

So? What do you think? Let me know and we'll see what unfolds.

Happy 1st Birthday Phaelen!

Well this is nearly a month late, but oh well. Phaelen's 1st birthday was spread out, but not in the same way Calder's was. We never really had a "sit-down" celebration, it was kind of disbursed throughout a few days. You know how schedules can be with kids...it was too late, not everyone was home, we didn't have any presents yet, we had to make the cake, etc. So we finally just did what we could when we could. Luckily, family was a little more insistant on the whole celebration thing and Phaelen had two "candle ceremonies" and a handful of presents. Thanks to all who contributed and planned better than we did! Seriously we were lucky to catch some photos.

Summer time fun

Here are some cute pictures from the summer so far. If you haven't experienced the crazy Johnson family in real life - at least you can get a glimpse through the pictures on our blog. Sorry it's been over a month!