New Flooring

We finally got the wood laminate flooring and started putting it in.  We spend the whole Thanksgiving weekend getting this done...just so I could put up the tree LOL.  Scott was a great help to Dirk and we couldn't have done it without him!!

It looks great!!

Thanksgiving 2014

Thanksgiving with the Johnson Clan.  I love getting together with these girls.  The kids play so well together and just make us laugh the whole time.  This year Addysen & Lexi put on a tumbling show for us.

group shot

Love these girls

Every year we make the same things and I wouldn't change a thing :)

Aaron still hasn't graduated from the kids table LOL

crazy kids

Rock Island Meet

Our 2nd tumbling meet was in Rock Island.  We had a fun time at the meet.  Lexi likes staying after she is done to root on her cousin Addysen.  After the meet we went and ate lunch with the Link girls at Steak n Shake.  Such a fun day!!

Lexi with her medal

Our 4th place girls

Emma, Ava, and Lexi

goofy girls

Tumble a Thon 2014 for Jumpin J's

Hunter's Indian Project

Hunter had a Social Studies project in which he had to pick a tribe and do a diorama.  He choose the Iroquois tribe.  We had so much fun making this.  Of course I had to help do most of it because I didn't want him to get burned on the hot glue gun.  We even got daddy involved by having him carve a canoe.  He even made wooden paddles.  Such a good dad :)  Needless to say he got an A+ for the diorama and his verbal part of the project.

Hunting with Mommy

I started hunting last year and I love doing it.  Still haven't gotten a deer yet :(   The kids love to go and sit with me and I love the time we get to spend together making memories.  This year Lexi has went with me more because Hunter goes with Dirk.

Peanut and me heading to our spot on the 4-wheeler

Tina and Hunter came with me for the first shotgun hunt of this year

my lil bow hunter and her deer call

as you can see she reads to pass the time..among other things

she did the call and look...she already has a deer LOL

Painting Party

We organized our own private painting party.  It was so much fun and everyone really seemed to enjoy themselves.  What could be better than drinks, food, friends/family, and painting LOL.  What a bunch of budding artists :)