Sunday, April 30, 2017

Little bits...

A few last moments from April...
Drinking from "big boy cups".


Dabbing.  Thanks to the Grable kids for teaching her this move....


Muffins with Mom at Jace's school!


Outdoorsy...

Working cows...or watching everyone else work cows...


Planting season!!!



Attitude.  I probably told her she had to come inside.


Feeding Tuff.


Supper on the way to the field...lots of meals in the truck.  #farmfamilylife


Getting to hold those Easter surprise kitties...


Celebrating Grandma J's birthday...


And playing a game where you use these mouth pieces and try to talk...obviously not made for kids...


And sometimes they still fall asleep in the truck and have sweet moments like this...


Monday, April 17, 2017

Easter Fun

We spent Easter Eve at Grandma and Grandpa B's house.  Dying Easter eggs, playing, and egg hunting!

Looks like Alexis is allowed to egg hunt but not dye eggs!
Colton is 9, Jace and Kyler 7, Connor and Cassidy 3, and Alexis is about 1 1/2.



I'm with Alexis on this one.  What are those kids DOING? What is a DAB????



We sent to sunrise service at Grandma B's church...


Did you notice that? First family photo where one of us wasn't holding someone....


After church we went home and the Easter bunny had left some things outside to hunt for!  Eggs, books, games...


And this super cool sandbox digger toy!


Our little egg-hunters :)


And their dog, Angus.


 The last stop on our Easter parade was Grandma and Grandpa J's house.  The weather was perfect for kite flying and playing with cousins!



Max is almost 1, Jace is 7, Brook is 1 1/2, and Connor is 3.






Happy Easter!

Sunday, April 16, 2017

Easter Surprises...

Started Easter with Sunrise service at Grandma B's church! 

Johnson family photo!


Did you see that?  First family photo without one of us holding a kid....


And now for the Easter surprises....

This is Tuff.


It's hard work taking care of a bucket calf.  They have to be fed no matter what the weather is! 





And here is the other surprise....we suspected Pickle was going to have kittens...and the morning Jace picked her up for this picture, later that night we came home to the baby kittens.  We left school and dropped Jace off at the field, went home and Connor went outside and said, "Mom! Pickle had babies!!!"  Oh boy.


Sunday, April 9, 2017

Birthday Weekend....

Part of Jace's birthday present was tickets to the Bull Riding at the Civic Arena in Saint Joe.


We had great seats, close to the chutes, and the kids loved it.  Even when one of the straps the bull riders use flew off, in a total fluke accident, and hit a girl two rows in front of us.  I didn't look, the girl was bleeding from the head, and even the announcers said they had never seen that happen before.  WOW.  But the kids loved the bull riding!


I got to go on Jace's field trip!  We went to see "Piggy and Elephant" at the Coterie Theatre at Crown Center.  And then we had a picnic lunch, and went back to Saint Joe to roller skate...which a lot of kids had never done before!  Jace kept falling down but getting back up!  Oh, and I "Got" to ride the bus--tried getting out of it but the teachers said they needed the help.  But look who was sleeping in my lap on the way back!  These days are numbered!



When we got back to the school I noticed this on the wall--Jace says he is "good at getting in the spray tank." I'm sure he had to explain that one...but when you are a little guy and Uncle Jay and Dad need you to climb in the spray tank to get something or fix something, away you go!


And a few pictures from my birthday with some cute kiddos!