Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to all our family and friends!! The Johnson family celebrated Thanksgiving again this year at Bob and Gayle's. The food was great, as always, and so was the company. Here are a few family pictures that were taken this evening.

Fort Myers!

The Johnson Family headed to Fort Myers Beach this past weekend to enjoy some warmer weather and spend time with Grandma and Grandpa McCulla. We spent most of the week swimming, shopping and relaxing. Jay also had the opportunity to go fishing in the gulf and he had a blast! He was most proud of his flounder....their fishing guide told him it was the biggest flounder he has ever seen! We were lucky to have great weather the entire time we were there....sunny and in the 80's. Unfortunately, that made it even harder to return to the frigid Iowa temperatures!

Jack loves to swim!

Having fun in the pool with Grandma and Kaiya
Jay was proud of his flounder!

Jay's catches

Jay and Barb relaxing in the pool

Kaiya and Jack walking out to the beach

Grandma, Kaiya and Jack on the beach

First family picture on the beach with Jack

Daddy and Jack walking back to the pool

Group picture at dinner

Grandma and Grandpa

Ice cream after dinner!

The Johnson Family on the giant beach chair

Grandma and Grandpa with Jack and Kaiya

The Pringle family

Family Pictures and Jack 18 months

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween to all our family and friends! The Johnson family celebrated Halloween this year with pumpkin carving (something I haven't done in over 10 years!), trick-or-treating, and spending time with family. Jack had fun watching all the kids come to the door in their costumes. We walked around to a few houses in our neighborhood so Jack could have his first trick-or-treating experience, but he is still a little too young to understand what is going on. We tried getting all the Johnson cousins together again this year, but unfortunately Ava and Tyler couldn't make it over to Grandma and Grandpa's house because of an illness. Jack still had fun playing with Joe and Abby though!

Pumpkin carving with Daddy!

Our little tiger!

He loves pumpkins!
Its hard to get pictures of Jack without his tongue sticking out!

Still happy to be surrounded by pumpkins

We had to stop by Brooklyn's house to trick-or-treat!

Jay with the kids

Grandma and Grandpa Johnson

Johnson cousins

Grandma and Grandpa McCulla

Jack is 18 months old!

My little man is 18 months old today and he is doing great! Jack is a very busy boy. He is always on the move but he rarely walks...he is always running! He still loves to climb and is often found on top of the kitchen table, end tables, and couch. The best way to describe him is 100% boy! Some of his favorite things are: Curious George, Barney, running, climbing, swimming, eating raspberries and goldfish crackers, and hitting. (He started hitting in the last few months and Mommy and Daddy are trying everything to get rid of that habit....we are hoping he will grow out of it very soon!) He is finally starting to talk and he will attempt to say just about anything we ask him to. His favorite things to say are: daddy, mama, dog, water (or "ater" as he likes to say), let's go, apple, tractor, boo-boo (also known as blankie), football, touchdown, hat, grandpa, pumpkin, and ball. It is so much fun hearing him talk and learn new things. We are having so much fun with him and we doing our best to take advantage of these last few months of him being an only child!

Jack with his beloved blankie I think he is making his motorboat noise in this picture

Stephanie's Nashville Wedding

Steph and Chris were married this past weekend in Nashville, Tennessee. It was a beautiful outdoor wedding at the Cool Springs House in Crockett Park. They could not have asked for more perfect weather....it was a sunny, fall weekend with temperatures reaching 70 degrees! Steph looked amazing in a beautiful dress made by her aunt. The wedding ceremony was flawless and all the guests had a great time at the reception. We enjoyed every part of the weekend except for the long drive back to Iowa on Sunday. Fortunately, we had Angela and Chad with us to keep us company....and to keep us entertained! We were so excited to get home on Sunday night to see Jack....3 days away from him is a long time!

Getting ready

The beautiful bride!
Buck and Princess!

The bridesmaids (notice my baby bump!)

The ceremony

Steph and Chris exchanging rings

You may kiss the bride!

All smiles!

The wedding party

Another cute couple!

Cutting the cake

On the dance floor