JOHNSON, Party of Six!

Monday, October 8, 2012

Workin' Cattle

You can bet round these parts any free time had is spent....workin' cattle!

This weekend was no exception. We had to move the herd from the Mabey Ranch to home then over to a near by pasture.

We all got in on the action!

These next couple pictures are of a cow/calf pair. Look how big the bull calf is...he is as big as his mother!

Good thing we all forward to weekends like these!

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

First Day of School

There's Nothing in My Bag Today

By: Author Unknown

Today I did my math and science,
I toasted bread.
I halved and quartered.
I counted, measured, used my eyes,
and ears and head.
I added and subtracted on the way,
I used a magnet, blocks, and memory tray.
I learnt about a rainbow and how to weigh.
So please don't say, anything in your bag today?

You see I'm sharing as I play.
I learned to listen and
speak clearly when I talk,
to wait my turn, and when inside to walk.
To put my thoughts into a phrase,
to guide a crayon through a maze.
To find my name and write it down,
to do it with a smile and not a frown.
To put my pasting brush away,
So please don't say, what, nothing in your bag today?

I've learnt about a snail and a worm,
remembering how to take my turn.
Helped a friend when he was stuck,
learnt that water runs off a duck.
I looked at words from left to right,
agreed to differ, not to fight.
So please don't say, did you only play today?

Ahh, the days of summer quickly came to an end! And back to school they went!

I am going to miss my time with these two beautiful little ladies.

Jeslyn started the 5th grade and has Mrs. Holbrook, which is a breath of fresh air. She really likes school and is doing well.

Jauncee is in the 2nd grade and has Mrs. Williams. She really likes her teacher and going to school, but not so much the school lunch!

This little guy is going to be really lonely without his two big sissies to entertain him all day!

August - Birthdays

The month of August in our household is FULL of Birthdays!

August 9th, we celebrated Clay turning TWO!

Two's such a special birthday for the happy times it brings,

'Cause two means

he's a big boy now

and learning brand-new things!

There are moments when I can't believe that he's been in our lives for two whole years already. Then, there are moments when I feel like he's always been with us. There are moments when he still looks like a baby. Then, there are (increasingly more) moments when he looks like such a big boy. Those 4 sentences couldn't have been more clich. Sorry.

The week prior to his birthday, I kept telling him that someone was going to have a birthday...with cake, presents & balloons. (Due to the helium shortage nationwide, I had a really hard time making good on that promise, but in the end, I was able to...phew!)I knew he wouldn't really know it was his brithday, so I was trying to get him all excited and hyped up about it. He definitely was for sure.

This kid is tractor crazy!

So naturally, it was an "All Things John Deer Birthday Party" from the cake, to the plates, napkins, cups and color coordinated balloons. And yes, I did make the cake!

Once he saw the cake, he wanted to dig right in! He does have a sweet tooth.

Waiting to get this party started, with his new-found buddy/cousin Brandon!

This little boy is so much fun. He has such a personality. I can hardly believe all the skills he has mastered...like eating perfectly with a spork (fork & spoon).

He also speaks in sentences and to date is the fastest talking kid yet!

He has a lot to say and doesn't want the girls saying it for him! :)

The party turned out to be a huge success! And the dutch-oven by Dirk was delightful!

Look at all those presents!

He LOVES his daddy and waits for him to get home so he can go out and help him!

He couldn't wait to get in the house and play with all his loot!

Jeslyn's gift to Clay was a ride on Pinto Bean, which took place the very next day.

This little boy is definitely a questing individual, with a mind of his own. We are all so blessed to have him in our family.

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The next Birthday for the month....JESLYN, she turned 11! What, Eleven? ! ?

Jeslyn had a week full of birthday starting with Thursday when she had not one, but two friends stay over for the night and to play the entire next day! A 24 hour camping excursion, a weenie roast and lastly her actual birth-date celebration! Which are when the following pictures are from!

Jeslyn's birthday fell on a Sunday this year, traditionally on Sundays we eat with Grandpa and Grandma Johnson! The same held true this day. Here the Birthday Girs is helping to make her favorite...chicken pillows!

The cake! At her request. Also made by momma, with love!

The one thing she was adamant about...she wanted to be the only one who blew out her candles. She wanted no help!

Later that evening she opened her presents.

I am certain she got everything she ever wanted! :)

Jeslyn is such a sweet girl. I can tell we are in the "tween" stages, but with a little help (gentle reminder), her emotions are manageable. She is very smart and is a great big sister!

Jeslyn has a beautiful testimony of the gospel, her faith and desire to "be", make me proud as her mother. I love her more than words could ever say!

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And lastly, we celebrated Dirk and Grandma Johnson!

With a barbeque, where once again Chef Dirk qued up the meat! I prepared the rest with a contribution of Terry's famous dutch-oven potatoes made by Annette on the stove =) Terry got busy farming...we'll let him off the hook this one time!