new pictures and quick update

our own fancy nancy :)

big girl!

everyone loves the "oh face"

i know the excuse of no internet is lame, but that's all i have!
right now i am using the laptop on top of a laundry basket so it's right up next to the window so that i can scam just enough wireless power from the mcdonald's across the street!

now, the signal is weak...so let's hope i can get this done without being kicked off!
we are enjoying spring break. last weekend we were home (gladstone/cornell) for easter and this coming weekend we are going to make a quick trip to duluth to see anna, jeff, grant and henrik. laurel and grant are such good friends! i'm excited to see them together since they are both talking so much! it will be so cute to hear them chatting :)
kevin is still enjoying his job as the at-risk coordinator at the high school and i have been busy subbing. i like being home with laurel, but i will say that subbing is easier than a whole day with laurel! she is very stir crazy after a long winter and loves to be outside. i think we are going to check out a little tricycle for her one of these days.

enjoy spring!
the johnsons :)

Happy Holidays

A look at our child bed head after a morning nap. This style hair is similar to my sister's daily style, sorry sister:)

Another glance at our crazy Laurel, Like her father she loves going outside. Below: a look of a snuggled up child waiting for a fresh diaper after a bath.

Hello Everyone,

Just a couple more days and the New Year will be upon us. Looking back much has happened for the Johnson family We have almost been in our new hour for a year, much rework and a lot of demolition. Many stories, many laughs and not much sadness to remember which is a plus. This past week we spent some time over at linnea's grandmothers original house. Grandmother has recently repurchased the house in Mora, MN so we had a destination Christmas with the Nyberg's. This weekend we are in Cornell at my parents house also doing some visiting. With the snow on the ground and plenty to snowshoe with it isn't a green Christmas at all. Perhaps we will do some hiking with Laurel and have a hobo dinner or two outside. Not much else to report on. Our little daughter made out well for herself this Christmas, if another grandchild come on my side she could see the amount of presents reduce drastically. Everyone, have a safe and happy new year and may much fun and joy come your way with 2010.

Johnson's

More Pictures

Laurel has discovered the sweet cold sensation that is described with eating snow. Now if we could only move some of those feelings over to poddy training we would have ourselves on heck of a Christmas present.

Hey dad, how is that baby staying warm with nothing and I have to be bundled up like Randy from famous Christmas Story movie?

Baby? Laurel says as she continues to eat about 3 lbs of snow. It's like the gallons of juice that she sucks down aren't cutting it lately.

Holtz Hausen

This fall I took the opportunity to learn about wood stacking. A friend on mine had given me some literature on stacking wood in a way that would allow it to season in as little as three months. The task... to stack your wood in a circle which intern would help to create a chimney effect. The time... to much. The end result a sweet looking pile of wood, the holtz Hausen. Now I must give a little bit more detail about this pile. If you look at the pile, to your left while looking at the picture you notice the pile is stacked in a nice vertical manor. However on the right you will notice the that side is not so nice. Seems to be a little top heavy you say? It is... just minutes after snapping this shot, part of the pile blew out. A stupid idea this pile design you ask? I to ask the same question as I watched my wood fall to the snow. My initail thought, how to make it better for next year! :)

Three Months later

Ca mo day in the house! Laurel and I were practicing some covert operations in preparations for late night sneak outs and CPBC. She is learning, if we could only control the loud screams progress would be had.
A little bit of Chalk board time in Laurel's room keeps her busy for about 1 minute. With a child who has an attention span of nothing and wants to eat everything, the simple tasks are the hardest ones in our family.

Hello Everyone,
The Johnson family is still alive and well. The dashboard on our blog indicates that our last update was September 28Th, not that long ago eh? Life has been wonderful for us. With the Christmas upon us and a New Year just around the corner our lives have been go go go lately.
This fall I took on a new position at the High School/Jr. High school at West Iron. The position is titled At Risk. In a nut shell I deal with behavioral students and tutor. Never would I have thought that while giving my Social Studies hell in 7Th grade that I would be the one helping these students later on in life. I love every minute of it and the work in my opinion is rewarding. As for Linnea she says fairly busy with subbing in the elementary building and high school. Morning sleep is often disturbed, not with a phone call that says school is canceled due to snow but instead you need to sub. Our jobs keep us busy as well as our child.
Laurel is almost 19 months old. With sharp little beaver teeth in her mouth you don't want to mess with this child, she is her father's daughter. Chewing through the sheets,running, screaming for more popcorn, constantly on the go climbing, touching everything in sight and in general pushing mom and dad's patients it is a endless circus at our house, some of you can relate.
The winter weather has taken effect in the home town, last week bone chilling temps and now today, Sunday, bright sunny skies with 32 degrees. You just never know what to expect.
Well that is enough update, everyone just wants to see pictures.

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Love the Jonson's'

our favorite face

thank you to our friend lisa for these funny pictures :) i'm actually stealing them from her facebook page...my solution for not being able to get our pictures from the camera to the internet!

laurel continues to entertain us...this is her "oh!" face. she makes it when requested to...and also when she sees herself in the mirror :)

last night she started a new habit that is not so endearing...screaming at people for no apparent reason. she entertained the sr. high youth group for quite a while by screaming in their faces. she's not mad...just needs to be heard i guess. well...when you have to compete for attention with someone like her father you do what you have to do!

a perfect august evening in the UP

we had a lot of company this last weekend...kevin's parents, sister marsha and her husband mark, grandma carol and her friend karen, and my parents! we took advantage of the nice night and our nice friends the snows to take a pontoon boat ride on hagerman lake.