Abby is 2!!!

Well, not only did we send one child to kindergarten today, but Abby turned 2. It has been a big day at the Johnson house. Here are some fun things about our Abby and some pictures from our day. We're having her party on Saturday!

• She loves her food. Hence the donut (or no-no's as she calls them) breakfast today.
• She loves to get slushes at Sonic and QT.
• She loves to run everywhere.
• She loves to get in her bed with her pacis.
• She also loves to snuggle with her daddy.
• She is into mimi's right now. That is what she calls blankets. Don't know where that came from, but she is dead set on blankets being mimi's.
• She likes to wrap her baby dolls up in her mimi's. It's so precious.
• She loves shoes.
• She loves to play with her brother.
• She is quite opinionated about what she wants and doesn't want. She won't hesitate to say, "No!"
• She likes to do the motions to "Wheels on the Bus!" and "Happy and You Know It."
• She does not like creepy crawly things.
• She does not like things to be on her feet. Like grass and such.
• She likes to eat breakfast VERY soon after she wakes up. Usually she asks for Daddy and Nathan and then it's, "I eat!"
• She enjoys splashing in the bath tub and the swimming pool. She will jump off the side of the pool to Clay or I.
• She loves to push her strollers around and her shopping cart.
• She also likes purses and bags. She puts them up on her shoulder and tells us all, "Bye!" as she walks into the other room.

You are such a precious girl and such an awesome blessing to our family. God has been so gracious to share you with us. We love you Abby Leigh!!

First Day of Kindergarten!!!

Today was Nathan's first day of kindergarten!!! He had a great day being back at Discovery School. He was not thrilled to get up this morning, but once we got moving he was very excited. He was still excited when I picked him up so I think that's a good sign. There were lots of familiar faces from his class last year which is fun and lots of new friends to meet too. Between Richland Hills and ACU there are already several families in the class that we know. It's going to be a great year for him. We love you Nathan and can't wait to see all you learn! Here's one picture from the first day last year and then several others from this morning.

First day of PreK

First day of Kindergarten

Donut breakfast for Abby's bday and first day of school!

Concentrating in the classroom already!

The whole class of 16 kids!

Fun time at the Great-Grandparents

Saturday night after church we went to Clay's grandparents for a little while. Nathan apparently has learned how to drive the electric wheelchair when he's been over there without us. So he just hopped in it and started cruising around the house. Towards the end of the night he got Abby in there with him. She thought it was SO funny!

3rd Post of the Day!

Well we have made it through the first week of having to be at school from 8:30-2:30 all 3 days. We are exhausted! At least the kids and I are. I had 3 workdays this week training and getting my room ready for meet the teacher conferences. All is going well. The teacher who had my room before me left most of her stuff in great condition and ready to go. So that's been a great help. Tues and Wed Abby had no nap. So that was really fun. She went to bed at 7 last night and I had to wake her up at 7:45 this morning, while at the same time trying to drag Nathan out of bed. Next week will be easier. Nathan starts Kinder on Tues. and I only have to work 2 half days with conferences. So we can get home for Abby to nap.

I had Nathan's meet the teacher conference today. We already know his teachers because they were his PreK teachers, but it made it a little more real for him to go out and see the room and explore all the new stuff they have out in kindergarten. One of the biggest changes is that they are going to call the teachers by their last names instead of first names. Apparently that's the kindergarten way. It's going to be quite different for all of us who knew them last year. I can't believe Nathan is entering his school years already. Where did my baby boy go? He still likes to snuggle with mommy every night. So I'm going to hold onto that as long as I can!

Sweet Love!

Nathan and Abby are so precious together. They really enjoy playing together. Most times when Abby wakes up the first thing she asks is, "Where's Na-Na?" and if Abby sleeps late Nathan wants to go in there and get her. Nathan never sleeps late so we don't have to worry about what she would do if that happens. They are sweet, sweet and I can't wait to see how their bond grows with them. Here's a sweet photo. I'm not sure if she was just wanting to love her brother or if she just wanted to get his snack!

Cedar Creek Lake

This last weekend we went with our friends to their lake house at Cedar Creek Lake. It was so fun and a very relaxing way to spend our last weekend before work really got going. The kids had a great time. Tubing, swimming, and golf cart rides. It was great!

Good News!!!

Good news, everyone, I found my camera at the China Queen!!! They had misplaced it when I got there, but they knew exactly what I was talking about. It just took them a while to find it. Here's a rather lengthy slideshow of our Atlanta trip.

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