Swimming

Meg swam this year for the Kentwood Predators Swim Team. This was her first year of competive swimming (4 nights a week at the pool), but she did an awesome job! Her 2 specialities were backstroke and freestyle

Waiting at the blocks for it to be time for her heat

Swimmers, take your mark...

And there she goes! We are so proud of how much she improved this season!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

A surprise trip to NH of the 5 original Spead kids, plus 9 grandkids, and some spouses, as a 60th birthday present for my dad. That was one FULL house!

Check it out- Chessie's hair is long enough to french braid!

Handsome Little Man...

Which Fanco baby is which...?

Growing Up!

It amazes me almost every day how much Chessie has turned from a baby, to a toddler, and now very much a little girl. She's so cute!

Another brown-eyed monkey :-)

Finger Suckers!

Somehow, the youngest two children both ended up being middle-finger suckers. They use opposite hands though :-)

River Photo Shoot

River Photo Shoot

First Day of School!

This would be a "better late than never" post! Teddy is officially a Kindergardener now, and loving it! This picture was taken the first morning before he got on the bus. He was very proud of his Spider Man backpack from his Guppa!

Tea Party

My mother in law recently had a tea party for the girls and some of their cousins. Chessie and Anna especially had fun dressing up and drinking out of real tea cups, and Meg got to help make the little finger sandwhiches in the shape of tea pots. The girls had a great time Judi!!

Blast from the Past

So last week for spirit week, Meg had to do "blast from the past" day. She said she wanted to dress up in something REALLY OLD, like "from the 80s, or cavemen, or something". Apparantly the 80s and cavemen are only a slight time period apart in her mind! Anyway, here was her outfit- oversized shirt knotted on the hip, stretch pants, and side ponytail. Anyone remember dressing this way for school? (you know, way back with the cavemen?!)

Brady

I was informed that it's been a little while since I've posted pictures of Brady, so I thought I'd put up a few. He is 3 months old now, rolling over, smiling and laughing at his brother and sisters, and one of the most even-tempered babies of all of the kids!

 

Eating in the kitchen while the dining room is under construction

 

 

Happy Girl!

 

Our happy little man at 7 weeks :-)

Home

For those of you interested in following the restoration process on our house, We're going to be keeping a "houseblog". You can read it at http://227johnson.blogspot.com . Add it to your google reader list :-)