~ 2018 Summary! ~

The Johnson's Year of 2018

-in Picture form-

January 

Aaron conducted a choir of snowmen 

Travis bought his dream truck! 

Basketball season started 

I chopped my hair off

Girls Night out! 

February

We had so. much. sickness. 

Valentines Day as a family

Weekend away to Minneapolis/Addie's first pool trip :)

Travis bought me some prescription sunglasses so I don't have
 to do an 18hr drive, balancing two pairs of glasses on my nose!

March

Trav's awesome residency threw a combine party for the
weddings and babies we'd recently had

Decided it was time to repaint our dark brown "cave."

Girls Night, painting activity 

"Spring Break" 

April

13 inch snow storm, followed by a 17 inch snow storm the
following weekend

Easter: The bunny was GRACIOUS this year! We received
a basketball hoop, soccer net, and baseball hitting net!

Maddix taught Aaron how to ride a two-wheeler!

I coached Maddix's soccer team

Took Addie and flew out to Chicago for
Colton's military graduation

Drove to Utah and had Addie blessed out there

Flew to Cali with the boys and went to the
beach and Disneyland! 

Attended the last Johnson sibling's wedding!

May

Took my final FINALS of school, ever! 

Little miss Addie turned 6 months old

We bought gear to organize our garage equipment

Maddix's first piano recital

Finally set up the trampoline Santa so graciously
got us for Christmas

June

Baseball season!!!

Trav's Father's day present

Aaron's preschool graduation

Updated our yard with a garden and trees:)

This cuties 2nd season :D

Our Almost Spartan/Near miss Tornado experience

Swim lessons

Travis's 2nd year Residency Dinner

July

This year we went to Clear Lake's 4th of July Parade

Then we did 4th of July fireworks and a BBQ with
the residency

Aaron turned 5! He had a dinosaur theme
and chose to do his party at the park

Utah Trip!!!
This was hiking in St. George

Zions National park with my trip buddy, Astrid

(We also found out we were pregnant with Baby #4)

August

Maddix rode with Gma and Gpa Johnson to Cali for
the family's beach trip; first time doing a vacation without
his mom or dad! 

Our anniversary trip to New York!

End of summer camping trip
(A massive storm rolled in, flooding the tent and forcing them
into sleeping in the truck... with the windows cracked...
so Maddix become bate for all the Mosquitos in the area)

End of our Harry Potter summer with a H.P.
Potter, hosted by our wonderful friend

Back to School!!
Maddix to 2nd grade, with Mrs. Mehmen
Aaron to Kindergarten, with Ms. Jensen

September

Work schedule aligned and Travis made it to Maddix's
piano recital

Trip to the lake with some friends

Football season began for both boys! 

Residency retreat to Clear Lake

International Talk like a Pirate Day celebration.
Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean 1

Annual Apple Day

October

Mr. Man celebrated his 8th birthday with a
Harry Potter Party
(inspired by his reading all the books over the
summer, and then watching the movies in the fall)

End of football season.
(Aaron is in the middle, gray hood)

We got a visit from "Flat Allie."

Harry Potter themed Halloween costumes

Announced baby #4

Our first murder mystery party! 

November

Little princess turned 1!!!! 

Found out we were having a girl!! 

Drove to Utah. Maddix decided he wanted to
wait and be baptized with his family present

Late night BYU game with G.Gpa Herb and
Travis to finish celebrating his baptism day

Thanksgiving Day Turkey bowl

Addie's Cake Smash Party! 

December

Christmas celebrations

Celebrated Travis's Birthday! 

Another piano Recital for this awesome guy!

Mall of America

~Christmas 2018~

Ready to "skate" into the new year!!!!

In creating this recap, I really didn't realize until now just how awesome this year was!
What a wonderful year :)