Hangin' with Grandpa Jim!

Kathy, Tommy, & Claudia

The famous "yearly" fireplace shot (oops, without the fireplace)

Yes? Can we help you?

What do you mean, officer? What's a "license?"

More Johnson Christmas


Fun with Uncle Tommy and Wii

Hangin' with cousin Will

Sheryl Crow?

Cookin' it up with Grandma Fran

Man, you'd think they'd feed cousin Nate!

Eat your words, mama!


Aw, look! London got the eating, poohing Baby Alive for Christmas! The same one that Mommy wasn't allowed to have as a child....

Mommy remembers wanting the dolly so badly. Imagine, a dolly that really eats, drinks, and poohs! Why wouldn't her parents let her? hmmmmm.....

Big sister gets in the action and helps feed....mmmmm....bananas?

And here we're mixing up some "peas" for the baby. We soon realize that the TWO diapers she comes with is not nearly enough and mommy caves and buys a jumbo pack of real newborn diapers (cheaper than dolly diapers) to help soak up future messes...

Such a good little mommy getting baby a clean diaper. How many towels did we soak through at this point? NOW, real "mommy" sees a lightbulb go on over her head and SEES why she wasn't allowed this baby when SHE was a child! ug!!

Countdown to Christmas!


We've got the tree up!

Rollin' cookies with our friends Ms. Beth and Jessica!

(psst...you may not want the ones London iced....)

Family night gift exchange - lots of love!

"Just what I always wanted" is what London said when she opened EVERY gift! That's gratitude, for ya!

Things to be Thankful For



London colors our Thanksgiving decorations

Yahoo! Texas Grandma Visits over T-giving!

Can't beat storytime with Grandma

Yes, we are in charge of Thanksgiving dinner...or at least the rolls

mmmm...can't wait to dig into that sweet potato casserole!

Visit to the Midway


We rode the trolley to downtown, the beautiful Sante Fe Station.



A friend from church took us to tour the Midway aircraft carrier.

Of course, we spent time in the Brig. He did it; I'm innocent!

I got to ride as co-captain, or co-pilot or something, over the flight deck!

Sydney's star award


Star Award. Yay!

Sydney was recognized for Scholarship (the "S" in STAR)

Oma's Pumpkin Patch


This IS a real, operational dairy farm....so it's a little "stinky!"

waiting with my preschool buddies to start the tour

I was born to climb! I'm a monkey at heart!


Look at me go!

Sliding down Cottonseed Mountain!

Harvest Time is here again!


Daddy's cutting out the pumpkin faces that the girls drew. This is London's "angry face" (the she modeled for us) pumpkin. It ended up winning the contest in her age group!

Partial "angry face" :)


Yes, you've guessed it. I'm a rock star!


Why, it's Pippi Longstocking!

Beautiful butterfly face from the Rio Seco Carnival.

Family Fun - August '07


It's so nice to have zoo passes; we get to just go hang out at the zoo whenever we want!

Today we were thoroughly entertained by these monkeys. They were swinging and playing "pass the cute fuzzy baby monkey" forever!

Syd had to check out her "hangout!"


And just what are you looking at?

We made some fun cookie cutouts too! Our Aunt Linda had given us cookie kits this summer. We made palm trees and monkeys.

Make new friends, but keep the old


Had a wonderful visit in August from our old friends - Rob, Sandy, Kala, Kelsey, and Kariah!

Rob and London coloring

London refusing to let her new found friends leave without her!

Sydney and Kariah had such a blast! They were Sea World buddies.