Countdown continued...

More festivities! Saturday night was the Johnson Christmas party at Mom's house. We had a 3-foot sandwich (yum!) along with lots of other yummy food. Good laughs, lots of fun, and presents too! What more could you ask for??

The Countdown Is On!

Just a couple days 'til Christmas and we've already had lots of fun things to get us in "the mood." On Saturday afternoon, we took an hour-long drive to Riverside, where Quentin's brother Chris and his family live. Chris dressed up as Santa and gave out presents to everyone. Then we were able to go on a little horse-drawn carriage ride. While we rode, little snow flurries began coming down - what a perfect way to get in the Christmas mood!

'Tis the Season...

'Tis the season for cute coats, shoveling in shorts, and making gingerbread houses at school. Enjoy the season!

Smile!

For our family portraits this year, we decided to skip the Walmart portrait studio and instead hired a neighbor who is trying to start her own "on site" portrait service business. The best thing was the fact that we had a "leisurely" hour to get whatever pictures we could. Those of you with kids know that, even if you take 100 pictures, you're lucky to get just one that looks half-decent. Anyway, we tried different settings, different poses, and even different clothes. But by the time the hour was up, all 3 girls were in tears (despite our french fry and ice cream cone bribes). After all the effort, I guess some of the pics turned out okay. Here's a few of the candid pics that were my faves. And stay tuned - a family pic will be sent out in our Christmas cards! (P.S. In case you can't tell, the last one is Kiera with big tears rolling down her cheeks).