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Happy St. Patty's day from us to you!

Abby is in her St. Patty's shirt

I'm wearing fun St. Patty's socks

And MJ has on a green tie...how are you celebrating today?

Christmas with Aunt Chrissy

Aunt Chrissy's family was headed to the sunny state of Florida for Christmas break so we got together on the 20th for a little Christmas fun! Here are a few pics of our evening!

Gracie greeted us with her usual good cheer and beautiful smile!

Play time on the climber

Julia hanging out in the fort...

Connor in his little fort of blankets

Dinner time at the kiddy table

Brendan LOVES to hug Abby...I'm not sure how she feels about this :)

Time to unwrap!

Pillow Pets for all!

Abby is pretty good at this!

Looks like Christmas morning will be fun for all this year!

Gobble, Gobble, Gobble!!

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!!!!


Today was a GREAT day! I am oh-so-happy to report that I not only survived my first Turkey Trot but I completed it, without walking, in just 35 minutes and 17 seconds!!! Not too bad if I do say so myself!! I had a great time with Michael, Mark and Paul...can't wait to do it again next year :)

Next we headed back to the Johnson's house for a wonderful, home cooked breakfast--mimosas, waffles, sausage, bacon, cinnamon rolls, and a little fruit. Yummy! Needless to say, I managed to eat all the calories I ran off (and then some). Good thing it's a holiday and calories don't exist today ;)

Our next stop was Gamps and Grandma D's house for a delicious turkey dinner with all the fix'ns! Yummmmmmmmmy! After dinner we played a few games with the fam, at some yummy pie/cake/brownies and colored with Abby.

Now it is time for a loooooooooonnnnnnnggggggg nap so that I can get up at 5 a.m. in order to hit Joann's at 6! Happy Turkey Day to all!

4th of July Fun

4th of July was busy and oh-so-much FUN! Here is the weekend in pictures

Parade at the McCue's:

New buddy Gus:

Hanging with Marisa and Brooke:

Seeing the sights with Daddy and Peanut too:

Then, home we went. Peanut must have been too dirty for Abby's liking:

Then it was time to go to Nana and Papa's for a visit.

Girl time!

The next day we went to Nick's house for a good meal and fire.

Mr. Philly-Phil, how are you?

Getting kind of sleepy:

Abby was ready to party and had a good time with all our friends. We stayed later than I thought we would, Abby was sleepy enough to fall asleep in her stroller and slept til we loaded her in the car LATE that night. MJ and I were able to have a drink and some s'mores with our friends...just like old times! All in all it was a GREAT weekend!

Happy Daddy's Day

Well, I hope that Michael had as much fun to day as Abby and I did!! We started the day with a little family "nap" at about 6 a.m. then Daddy opened his gifts in bed. I got MJ a grill set to make sliders and Abby got him tickets to the Tigers game (and we have been working on a little craft for Daddy too but Abby has not been cooperating....). So, after getting ready for the day in almost record time (under 1.5 hrs) we headed to MJ's parents house for a little visit. On our way we realized that we forgot food for Abby in the fridge so we had to make a little pit stop to pick up a little something for her to eat (I refuse to feed Abby a hotdog at this point in her life...Emily I know you understand my issue with this). We had a good but quick visit with Nana and Papa then headed down to the game.

In true Johnson fashion, we got there during the 2nd inning, which was a good thing because our seats did not get any shade until a little later in the game. Abby managed to make friends with the older couple in the seats behind us and with the little girl in front of us. I think she had a good time at her first Tigers game by people watching, drinking mommy's water and sitting with daddy. Here are a few pics of our day:

Family Photo

Checking out the stadium

Taking a little break in the shade

Abby's first Tigers win!!

Making memories

Peanut wouldn't miss a day at the park!

Family time

I love my dad

After a drive home and some dinner we took a ride on our new swing. Abby loved just sitting with daddy.

All in all we had a great day!

P.s. Michael, you never cease to amaze me. It is a true honor to watch you be a Daddy and I am thankful every day for the gift of you (and Abby too). Thank you for loving me and your little girl with all your heart--I couldn't imagine our lives with out you!

Easter Time

Our Easter fun started on Friday with a visit to The Village of Rochester Hills for a little visit with the Easter Bunny. Abby wasn't too sure what to think of him (neither did MJ or I--I think the Easter Bunny was not felling well, or perhaps he is getting a little old and needs to appoint an heir, because he did not look so good....) and really did not want to smile for the camera. Oh well, at least she did not cry! That is 2 for 2 if your keeping track!

Abby and the Easter Bunny

On Saturday night, MJ and I colored some eggs! I had a blast! It has been years, 8 in fact, since I colored eggs, which is hard to believe since it is one of my favorite things to do! Next year I am buying a kit for each of us along with a dozen eggs each so that I won't have to share...only problem is I don't think I could eat all of them by myself :(

Easter morning came a little too early...I got up at 6 a.m. to get ready for 9:30 mass and the rest of our day. It is amazing how long it takes to get the three of us ready to get out the door for the day! Abby did pretty well at mass. She loves when it is time to sing! She gets to "singing" and then doesn't want to stop when the song is done...you would think it is cute, but I hate being "that" family. This week wasn't too bad because there were a lot of kids at Mass so Abby wasn't the only one chatting from time to time. We did have to leave a few times in order to give Abby a chance to "let loose".

Our Family after Easter Mass

Then it was on to the Johnson's for a little Easter Brunch-yummy! We spent a few hours hanging out with Connor and Brendan and the rest of the family...Connor is getting ready for his little sister and played house with me! He was the Daddy, I was Mommy and we had lots of kids! I wish I would have taken a few pics...

Next we headed home for a little visit from Grandma D and Gramps. Abby had lots of fun playing with her Easter basket (as well as the wrapping it came in). Here are a few pics:

Abby stared in her new book as the face of the animals and loves it!

Every little girl needs a Glow Worm:

Abby also hunted for her basket from the Easter Bunny. Silly bunny hid it behind the T.V.!

Abby's First Easter Basket:

She was excited to get her hands on all the goodies:

She loved to shake her eggs filled with Jelly Beans:

Then it was time for bed! We love experiencing all these first with our little girl!