Easter 2014

I realized I didn't take many photos on Easter..whoops.  Here are some of the crazy kids for our Johnson Easter after church.

such pretty girls we all have!

ready to hunt some eggs

Lexi managed to lose 2 teeth on Easter!!  She got a visit from the Easter Bunny and Tooth Fairy :)

Farm Fun

The kids love going to the farm!  So much to do and it was such a nice day.  We rode 4-wheelers and made a fort out of branches.

a work in progress

Lexi and Emma searching for branches to use

found the perfect spot for the fort

Daddy and Hunter were working on tree stands so they came over to see the fort

Hunter, Emma, and Lexi

Antler Scramble

 First year doing the Antler Scramble!!  The kids look for antlers every year at the farm but his was soo much fun.  There were 100 kids and each kid had to find 3 antlers.  2 were painted on the end and 1 was not.  They got to keep the one that wasn't painted.  The kids were septerated into age groups so Dirk went with the boys and I went with Lexi.  Afterwards we went back to the barn and ate lunch and they had a drawing for prizes.  This is a must every year!  Oh and you get a t-shirt also..all for only $10.



Emma, Lexi, Hunter, Grant, & Jon



Lexi and Emma with the antlers they found

Me and my Peanut

Lexi found her first antler!!  News channel 8 is right behind Lexi following Emma.  She was excited to see herself on the news :)

Grant and Hunter with their antlers

trying to find more antlers

Allergies/Asthma

This year Lexi has dealt with alot of sinus infections and coughing.  She was waking up in the middle of the night gasping for air!  This scared the crap out of Dirk and I.  I was so worried that we wouldn't hear her so for almost a month she slept in bed with one of us and the other took the couch.  The doctor diagnosed her with Asthma and she now has 2 inhalers she uses.  Also the doctor ordered a CT of her sinuses and some blood work for allergies (which I think is triggering the asthma).  The blood work came back with a hit for 16 allergies.  They have a set number and anything over it shows as an allergy.  Some are not as high as others.  She tested for outdoor mold, cat dander, dust mites, timothy grass, sesame,milk, and several trees.  The pediatrician said she will more than likely have to have allergy shots weekly!  So off to the allergist we must go to have more allergy testing and have her asthma checked out.  I am not looking forward to this visit where she will be poked several times.  For right now it is inhalers and Zyrtec until we get answers.

Lexi having her CT scan

she was such a brave girl because the machine kinda freaked her out.  They also gave her a cd of her scans so she could see her "brain" as she calls it



the CT girls gave Lexi 2 beannie animals and then off to have blood drawn we went. Aunt Erin came to support Lexi too. She brought her a bag of goodies.  She made out like a bandit this day :)  So proud of my brave little Peanut!



Basketball

 Hunter had his first season of Basketball.  He loved every minute of it!  They all did such a good job for their first year.  Hunter even scored :)  Most of the pictures weren't that good because of so much moving so I decided to use this one.  Can't wait for next season.

Cinderella Ballet

We took the girls to see the Russian Cinderella Ballet.  They loved it!  Of course they kept commenting on the guys and how tight the pants were on their butts LOL.  Lexi kept saying "mom he isn't wearing underwear I don't think" haha.

Ele curled Lexi's hair and it looked so cute :)



Christmas Eve Service

 Christmas Eve service was nice like always.  The kids were tired but good the whole time.  Our favorite part is the end where we shut the lights off and have candles and sing "Silent Night".  After church it was home to put out milk & cookies and watch Prep & Landing before bedtime.



Lexi & Hunter (Hunter was not thrilled to be at church at 9pm or to have his picture taken)



Snow fun

It was finally warm enough for the kids to go outside and enjoy the snow.  I don't know who had more fun the kids or Daddy playing on the 4-wheeler :)

Sunday School church program

 Sunday school program at church was cute this year.  I can't believe how much all the kids have grown!

Lexi & Hunter in front of the tree at church

Lexi, Hunter, Addysen, & Ainsley

Lexi, Addysen, & Addy Courtright

School Winter Programs

 This year the kids school winter programs were not really based on Christmas or Winter.  Lexi's grade did the "Blues" and Hunter's was about Veterans.  Although they were cute it would have been nice to have a winter themed program.

Lexi before her program

Hunter before his program.  Since it was a "Veterans" themed program they were suggested to wear red,white,& blue.  He looked like a little politician :)

Lexi & Addysen at their program

New ROWVA school

The new ROWVA school is finally finished and the kids were so excited for their first day.  I tried to snap a couple pictures with my phone.

view of the new school

kids arriving at school excited (again crappy pic with phone because they wouldn't stay still)

front door (notice the news channel 8 car )

The Baker's Visit

The Baker's came for a visit!!!  The kids were so excited to see their cousins.  We all got together at Katie and Aaron's house for dinner and family time.  Let me tell you we have some cute and crazy kids!  The only picture I didn't get was the big group shot of all the kids.



playing some air hockey



Lexi & Addysen being crazy!!

more crazy kids

Ainsley being cute and eating as usual :)

(not a great pic with phone)

Aubrie & Lexi

Girl Scouts visit the Vet

For Girl Scouts the girls took a trip to the local Vets office.  It was also a special treat because Lexi got to see her cousin Aubrie visiting from Washington!!

The girls got to see all kinds of machines, animal teeth, and learn interesting things about what a vet does.

Aubrie, Addysen, & Lexi (these girls are all within months of each other but you can't tell by their height)

The girls next to a BIG dog, OSO.

Homemade dog treats for the local shelter

Lexi and I made homemade dog treats to donate to a local shelter.  We made chicken and beef flavored.  She had so much fun and it was a good way for her to do something for someone else.

she attempted this then I had to take over.  The dough was pretty tough to roll.

such a hard worker making those

so proud of our dog treats