Our first glimpse...

Well, Daddy & I took our first trip to Germany!  It was amazing.  So beautiful...it just made me want to run away there right now.  Unfortunately, we don't have orders yet, so who knows when we'll actually be leaving.  


The funniest part about the whole trip was that I took 2 pictures.  TWO.  Is that not the craziest thing?


So, without further ado, here they are...

When we arrived in Germany, we took a shuttle from Frankfurt to Spangdahlem.

I should tell you that I don't sleep when I'm traveling.

It is a curse.  Curse I tell you.

Anyway...

The shuttle driver saw me awake & got all excited.  

He said to grab the camera because there was some beautiful scenery coming up.

HAHAHA.

He also drove like Mario Andretti, and there were curves and hills involved.

THIS, is the picture I got.  

And then I gave up--I was way too tired to photograph anything from a moving vehicle!

Okay, part of the week involved a themed dinner.

Seriously.

I am not joking.

I will be 39 in less than 2 weeks, and I did not find this amusing.
Bringing a costume from the states to Germany?  Really?
Party pooper, I am.

Not that you can tell it from the picture...I look surprisingly happy.

Too happy, you might say.

Anyway, any guesses as to who we are?
We were the most colorful, but my favorite duo was Penny & Inspector Gadget.  They were awesome.  And she was 7 months prego, so props to her!

It was a good week.  We had some Daddy/Mommy time, which was very needed.  It also gave us some time to chat about Brad's upcoming job...it is going to be a big undertaking, so we came up with a game plan of sorts.  We caught up with some old friends, made some new ones, and saw the place we will soon call home (well, for the next 2 years anyway!).  


I better get in gear...I know everyone will be wanting updates on our big move & all the excitement. 


Until next time,
Momma J

our little swimmers

Last year, 

if you would have told me that I would be sitting at swim team practice 2 days a week,

 I would have laughed & LAUGHED!

Not that I didn't believe my girly could do it...

nope, I knew that Abby could swim.  

And that Beks wouldn't be far behind.

We just had to get past the fear.

Oh, and Coach Mary, words can definitely not describe how much we love her! 

Here is Abby getting some coaching...all smiles!  :)

And the littlest one...see those fancy strokes?!  

And a smile!

Today was a big day for Beks...

face in the water.  

Over & over!

Learning what to do when she gets water up her nose.

"It's like a sponge, Mommy.  You squeeze it.  

Oh, and you can blow it out too."

That's it from swim land...
Bloggy love, Momma J

old school

Well, I bought what I thought would be a fun Living Social Deal...

a 4-pack of tickets & skate rentals at

Skate-N-Fun Zone.

Abby has been taking ice skating lessons, so I assumed this would be a fun time.

Beks has been ice skating as well, and has done great.

Hmmm...are you getting the drift that it didn't go quite like Mommy had hoped?  :)

Abby is all cute with her *wheels*

Daddy was the only one who tore up the rink...he is our resident skater.

Being a CO boy, he grew up ice skating & literally skates circles around the rest of us.

They had a play park here.  Thank goodness!

It was much more popular with our girls than the roller skating was.

I didn't get a picture of it, but Beks would let us push her around the rink while she held on to the skater helper we rented.

I'm all laced up & ready to go.

Tell me,

why was it so much harder than I remember?

Why did I fear running some poor kid over...I sure don't remember it being so hard to stop.

Mommy & Daddy had fun, but Abby says she will, "NEVER go roller skating again.  EVER."

Here is the photo Daddy took...he mocked my roller skating skills a bit, but I was happy with the day!

No injuries for me, and I also didn't take out anyone.  Woohoo.

p.s. Mom, you'll have to answer the question about whether or not I EVER had any roller skating skills.   In my memory I did, but you know how that goes...

Bloggy love, Momma J

aren't i handsome?

Don't you think Indy dog is handsome?

Daddy wants to rip the heart bandana off of him.

Really?

At this point, being dressed up in girly things 

is sort of his hobby.

Well, maybe not HIS hobby, 

but there are a couple of girlies around here 

who smiled extra big when they saw this special Valentine's surprise

Indy's girlfriend, Ms. Jen, spoils him!

Groomed & handsome.

Let's see how long it takes him to roll around in something stinky!  :)

we have news...

I'm not a fan of writing blog posts without pictures, so I'll see what I can come up with for this one!

The big news is that we found out where our next Air Force adventure will take us...

Spangdahlem AB, Germany!!!

After mentally preparing ourselves for the possibility of being separated for a year, we received the great news that we'll be headed to Germany sometime this summer!  As for Abby, she had a huge breakdown (could have had something to do with the fact her father told her if we moved to WY she could have a horse...speculating here!), but I think she's calmed down now.  :)  I just keep showing her pictures of snow in Germany & told her she could see Cinderella's castle.  Fun times.

That's all for today!  So, make your plans to visit before the end of summer...oh, and we'd love to have you visit Germany too!

Off to bed,
Momma J

p.s. Here are some random pictures...our little kitchen helpers making hamburgers.  They like theirs extra smashed.  :)

finally...

We have 2 girlies that were BEYOND happy.

It snowed!

Total surprise.

 After rest time, there was no stopping them.

They were out the door in their regular pants before Mommy even knew what they were up to!

So cute how happy they were...not much snow, but they were going to SLED.

Oh, and let us not forget our snow dog. 

Indy LOVES the snow.

Loves.

After a wardrobe change...

someone put on one of her favorite expressions as well.

Can't you just see her as a teenager?  :)

Pure joy!

A has now decided that we better move somewhere that will have more snow than we do here in lovely VA.  We shall see...I'm sure we can take some trips to see our CO Johnson contingent to help her with her snow dreams.  We seriously need to get this girl on some skis or on a snowboard.  She is a maniac!


Bloggy love, 
Momma Johnson

Happy 2012!

Well, hello there.

I have to report that there was no injury or enormous computer issue that has kept me away from the blog.  

{SINCE HALLOWEEN!}

It's just sleep. 

 As a grown adult, I have decided it is more important to get to bed at a reasonable hour than I thought in my youth (for that matter, more important than I thought in Korea!).

So, you could say I am turning into my mother.

There are worse things!  :)

You can hold out hope that our family will be sent to some far-off land...

then, maybe I will become a regular blogger again.

So, back to the matter at hand--Happy 2012!

We are calling it 20 (twenty) 12 (twelve) by the way.

Here's to hearing from us a little more regularly?!

Love, The Johnsons

p.s. The picture is so special...GG Jane ended up making the trip to VA.  The girls were beside themselves.