Holiday fun with the family

Team Johnson went to the Macy's holiday display again this year. They actually did the exact same one as last year. I think it is the first time they have ever done a repeat. Figures it would be when we start going! But the kids had a blast! They were really good as we went through the displays. The theme was "A day in the life of an Elf". Cute! Once we were done, we went through the line to see Santa. We have discovered that they have the BEST Santa set up! The line moves fast because behind the velvet doors, there are multiple Santa rooms. So an Elf controls the entry, and the kids don't even realize that there are multiple rooms/Santa's. Very slick! Myles asked Santa for a few specific things, and Holly said she wanted Toys. That's easy enough! We then ate in the Skyroom at Macy's. Very yummy!

It was a great family trip!!!
Andrea

Daddy & Myles waiting to go into the holiday display

Holly was pushing the stroller while in line.

Part of the holiday display

The scenes were really amazing! I would recommend going if you can.

Myles was totally blown away by all the letters that are sent to Santa.

The kids with Mrs. Claus

Myles & Holly with Santa

More with Santa

They were really cute on his lap!

Holly waiting to go eat

Here is what you look like if you say cheese with enthusiasm!

Daddy and Myles after we ate in the Skyroom. It was really yummy!

On the way back to our car, we made a pit stop at the Gap - the kids were done and ready to go.... how do I know? Laying on the floor at the store was a good indicator!

Thanksgiving week!

Sorry that it has been so long since I've posted on the blog! What can I say... I've been slacking! :) November was a busy month at work and home seemed to always have something going on. Myles attended his first school friend birthday party - it was cute!

This holiday week has been busy as well. Myles didn't have school on Wednesday, so I decided to have Mommy & Son day. We dropped Holly off at daycare, and then Myles and I spent the whole day together. First we ran to the grocery store, and he helped me get almost all the food we needed to host Thanksgiving at our house. We then headed home so that I could have breakfast and coffee (mmm... yum!). An hour later we took off to go to the Mall of America. Myles loves that place because he loves Lego Land! That is the first place we went when we got there. He brought his wallet, and with a few dollars from me, he was able to buy a little lego set. He was thrilled! We then spent the next several hours walking around the mall. I told Myles he could eat lunch anywhere he wanted. He picked Taco Bell - not what I would have picked!

Thursday morning was house cleaning and cardio time for Erik and I. We had to get ready for the 2 days of feasting! My parents came over in the afternoon, and we served up the traditional thanksgiving meal: Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, salad, green bean casserole, dinner rolls, and wine. Yummy! We were stuffed. But did it all over again on Friday. Cardio in the morning, and then over to my Aunt & Uncles for thanksgiving #2! I have to say, the food was better on Friday! And there were added items of yams and nut pudding. I had 2nds of those! My cousin made pie, so I had that to! The kids were good and had fun playing with their 2nd cousins all evening.

Today is Saturday, and Erik took Myles to hang out again with his 2nd cousins. Tradition says the men get together at my cousin's Man Cave (aka: the garage). Holly and I are hanging out at home - to difficult to bring her to the mall with the ladies since she naps at 1:00 pm. Maybe next year!

Well, in any case, hope you had a great Thanksgiving! Enjoy the attached little video of Erik goofing around with the kids! I think they are loving every second of it!

Andrea

Trick or Treating 2009

Saturday was Halloween, and it was a blast! First thing in the morning Myles asks "When do we get to go trick or treating?". Well, it was 6:15 am, so he had a long wait till evening! But we kept them busy and soon it was time for friends to come over! We had dinner with our Neighbors Gwen & Justin & their 2 boys Mason & Preston. Next came Cory & Silvia with their daughter Isabella. Finally Aaron & Michelle came over with their 2 kids Olivia & Jonathan. We hit the trick or treating road around 6:15 pm. The kids were bouncing off the walls with excitement, so it was a relief to finally get their energy focused on what they wanted to do the entire day! A few houses down we were joined by neighbors Doug & Beth with their 2 kids Cordrey & Alexis. So we had quite the crew going around the block together! I think it took like 45 minutes to get everyone around the block. But we had a ton of fun! The only bummer thing that happened is that Holly got bit by some dog. Crazy, I know! I guess at one of the houses that the kids went to, there was this little dog. And let's just say that the dog was less than happy to see a group of kids invading his territory. So the dog zeroed in on Holly and bit her leg. Erik was up there and I was down at the end of the driveway with other parents. We kept going to the next house, but Erik was really concerned so he decided to ensure that the dog was up to date on its shots. I think the dog owner was thinking the same thing because when Erik went back they already had the shot records pulled out. Thank goodness that all is well. Holly didn't even complain about it the rest of the night.

Once we reached home, the neighbors left, but some of our friends stayed for a bit to hang out. It was so good to see everyone, and spend Halloween together! Hopefully we can do something like this again next year! (minus the dog biting incident...)

Holly - Pirate, Preston - Spiderman, Myles - Obi Wan, Mason - Clone Trooper

Here are the 2 Star Wars guys - Myles & Mason! They had such a good time trick or treating together!

Holly & Preston did a great job keeping up with the "big kids" as we went around the block.

Hmmm... Can you tell they were done with pictures and ready to get out!

Here are the two Pirates in the group - Holly & Jonathan. How cute are they!!!!

Myles and Preston pause for a picture.

Holly had fun walking around with Alexis - they looked really cute together and I had to laugh as I listened to them talking together.

Here is cutie pie Isabella all warm and cute as a Cow.

Party with the Neighbors!

Erik and I got dressed up on Friday night and went over to the Neighbors to have some Halloween fun! A big thank you to Grandma who was able to come over and babysit the kids! We had a great time hanging out and enjoyed the games. A little after 10 pm Erik and I headed back to our house. But as always, it was a blast! Thanks Gwen & Justin for inviting us!

Andrea

Don't we make a cute couple?

Erik as Captain Kirk, and Andrea as a Chamber Maid.