Back in the Blue and Gold!

With volleyball and football season already under our belts,

I wanted to put some new pictures up.

Faith jumped right back into it with her class. 

She really enjoys 7th grade sports...they practice everyday & she loves improving her game!

AJ had a great year in football, and as a sophomore, saw lots of playing time with JV and Varsity.

He was awarded "JV Most Valuable Teammate".  It was very unexpected and we are very proud of how far he's come.

Basketball season is now underway & we have 3 kids in 4 different levels.

AJ is playing mostly C squad and a little JV.

His game has improved immensely since last season.

Staying true to his tradition, Jason is coaching the 4th grade basketball team now that Ian is on it.

It is fun to see him out on the court again & spending time with the kids.

It's been a little more challenging as an Activities Director though.

At the home tournament, he was AD, coach and referee.

November news

I know it's not November, but when I get a chance to post, I figure it's more interesting if I break it up a little.  

Grandma Johnson came to visit for Thanksgiving & they kids got to enjoy their time with her.  It always goes way too fast!  She lives in Washington, so we usually only get to see her about once a year, but she picks right up where she left off with them.  Especially the little ones, but even the big kids "allowed" her to come to have lunch with them at the school.

Ian is in the process of correcting his under bite, which was causing him to wear away his teeth abnormally.  We are thankful that we were able to get him the treatment he needed.  He started with an expander, which was fitted on his teeth at the roof of his mouth and literally did just that...expanded his upper jaw.  This is done at this age before the jaw fuses, at which point surgery is the only option later in life.  He did well and after that came out, he got 6 braces on the top to straighten his teeth.  He will only need to wear these about a year, and we hope that he won't have to have further work done, but there is a possibility that he may outgrow the treatment and regain his strong, hereditary under bite.  We'll see how it goes, but for now, we know we are doing all we can to try to prevent any further problems down the road.

It was later...

I promised pictures of the house, hoping to be sooner than later,

 but obviously since it's been 4 months, it's definitely LATER!  

Our new house has us in the perfect location for us, right across the street from the school.  It has the layout we have been looking for and a yard that provides plenty of space for running around.

                   
                            First day of school!                                             SuzyCat settled in just fine as well.                               

When Jason's family gets together...

                    ...we need 2 tables!  

 The kids have loved having time to spend with their cousins again!

Family was the deciding factor when it came down to moving from Montgomery.

We miss our friends we made there, but are loving the memories being made 

with all the kids together again.  They have been best friends since they were born!

Grandkids at the annual Myhre lake cabin vacation

Settling in

After 2 months of hanging out at Jason's parents and filling their house with our stuff and our noise, we were finally able to get into our new home last week.  We spent a week getting it ready and then a weekend of moving our stuff in. 

This week has been lots of unpacking, not to mention school starting and getting things ready for my new job as Director of Religious Ed.  Wait!  Didn't someone in our house already have that job?  Yes, Jason had it as one of his many jobs while we were living here the last time.  Now that he has his full-time dream job, and we have our dream home, it unfortunately does not come cheaply, therefore, I was provided with the opportunity to do something part-time I am passionate about and get paid for it.  Even better is that most of it can be done at home, and what time it does require me to be away from home works with Jason's schedule. 

So as we continue to get used to our new normal and organize our belongings, we are thankful to God for all the blessings He has bestowed upon us and look forward to what this part of our journey entails for us and His plan for our lives and those around us.

Pictures to come!  Hopefully sooner than later! ;) 

Age = height?

We were walking back to the car from Faith's softball tournament...I was in front pushing the stroller, Jason was behind me and Noah was following behind him and I hear Noah, out of the blue, say, "Mommy's 44, and Daddy's still taller!" 

If you know our ages, yes, I am older than Jason, but only by 6 months, but apparently older in the eyes of a 6 year-old, must mean that you should be taller.

Although, his cousin, Charlie is a year younger than him and I am pretty sure he has outgrown Noah.

Flashbacks tickle

Often there are times when Noah will be sitting there & suddenly he will start giggling.  Of course we then have to ask him what's so funny, because there is not usually something funny going on at the time.  He will share a funny memory that makes him laugh that is a laugh completely contagious to the rest of us.  Today he did that and Ian exclaims, "flashbacks tickle!"  I thought it was an appropriate idea for Noah because he sounds like he's being tickled when he has one.  So if you ever catch him giggling at a time when nothing funny is going on, it's because flashbacks tickle Noah.

So as to not get caught plagiarizing the idea, Ian said it came from SpongeBob...of course!

Armpits

AJ came upstairs to eat today without a shirt, that doesn't happen very often, and he might not anymore either...


Noah: Why do you have hair in your armpits?
AJ: ...

Ian and Noah proceed to talk about armpit hair and their lack of it.  AJ moves over to living room chair.  Noah nonchalantly walks over towards him & tries to look at his pits.

AJ:  What are you doing???
Noah:  Can I touch it?

As he proceeds to point his finger towards AJ's armpit hair...

AJ: (surprised & exclaiming)  What the heck?  Dude! what are you doing??
Noah:  I just want to touch it!

We are all laughing hysterically now watching AJ squirm as Noah tries to tickle AJ in attempts to discover how armpit hair feels.  He eventually gets up from his chair and retreats downstairs as I wipe the tears from my eyes from laughing so hard watching the 6 year old pick on the 15 year old, which is a change of pace in this house.