happy thanksgivin!

Happy thanksgivin!(as us johnsons pronounce it:) At the risk of my loved ones reading this, and seeing, before receiving..i am posting these cards that i made to send our family for thanksgiving. Were missing you all so much and we are sad to be away from loved ones (can you tell by our faces!!!) All our love and thanks for YOU today and always! What a great gift of FAMILY (this includes dear friends...j:) God has given us and we pray for you daily and thanks our Father for this incredible blessing!

sleepin in seattle...

well, we had a weekend get-a-way to the most beautiful city of seattle! my wonderful ky had a birthday and we celebrated by a mini vacation and it was well worth it. we had a great day of exploring the downtown of the city, eating delish food, shopping, and a football game! my wonderful husband appeased me and even on his weekend shopped and ate at my choice of dining. im so blessed to have married the sweetest man and celebrate another year with him as his wife!

shower power

this is my hobby. it started because i am thrifty and love to find ways to do things inexpensivly but i have an expensive taste. my fav card company is "chi chi" so i make them myself! i made this invitation for the shower. i saw the idea and found a way to make it my own (with the help of my graphic designer SV!!!) christmas cards are next...i start planning the year before:)

(striking a skinny pose!)

i LOVE a great party but i love to throw and decorate for them even more! i think party planning is in my future because there is nothing like a great shower and wedding. my mother in law and i threw this shower for jo. here are a few pics of the shower and my most wonderful in-laws!!! The bride was most certainly blushing...she was so bashful when she opened her gifts, how sweet and pure!

we had a bast...enjoy the memories!!

girls just wanna have fun

classic "roomies" picture

the sweet JA

the spunky G

the darling J

the exotic M (from a distance)

somewhere around the farmers market saturday morning

the yummiest fresh cuisine (aside from KG any creation from the home of the D's.. its the best cookin in SB!!)

I have been thinking about my sweet, sweet girlfriends and missing them like crazy! this summer we spend the weekend in beautiful Santa Barbara (one of my fav places) on M's stomping ground. We wined & dined, basked in the sun, and enjoyed a lovely breakfast of french crepes. We are all in different places now from washington, cali, texas, and india but even miles apart the friendships are still dear and though we are all in different walks of life the most important strand in our lives stays the same...our love, service, and passion for the Lord.

So here is my shout out to M, JA, G, and J. I love you and miss you and know that though we are worlds apart I know that Gods hand is on you and i cant wait for GIRLS WEEKEND 09... seattle anyone?? xoxo

check out the pics of GIRLS WEEKEND SB 08

doll baby

its been quite around here so here are a few pics with our second cousin. hes a doll baby! all he does is smile and giggle...how lucky are mom and dad! he is 5 months and super fun to watch. he even watches the football games intently with the boys...watch out! these are from the weekend when he visited great grandpa

k&k

Morning Walk

k and the blue bridge (obviously not a morning person)

my jogging path

Im a stay at home wife...strange. Ky was at training today and ive had to figure out what to do with my time. I decided to go for a walk/jog along the Columbia and it was a beautiful day to do it. I think ill make this part of my daily routine. Were so thankful for this beautiful fall weather! God is so good!

Here are some photos from my jog this morning!

welcome home!!!

mt. shasta

here are a few of our fav photos of our road trip. oregon is really beautiful and the country side looked like it was from one of my favorite childrens books... 'the ox cart man'. i couldnt help but think about you mom and how much you love those old fashioned settings. we enjoyed our trip! ky and i had alot of laughs and it was great to be back together!

here we come...

well...were here and our adventure has begun! its been a whirl wind the last few weeks but we made it and are lovin it. our new home is lovely and we feel fall all around us. its days like today we wish we could have someone follow us with a camera and catch that perfect christmas card photo with the still green grass, changing leaf color, and late autumn sun. the columbia is beautiful and yesterday ky and i walked along and took it all in. were so excited to be here and even more excited to share in this with you! we will post some of our fav pics soon but until then...

-k&k