Tulip Season on Campus

Well it's my favorite time of year on Texas Tech Campus -- Tulip Season! We actually took these photos 2 weekends ago after church, but we've had some terrible wind storms and the poor tulips are gonners now... so we're so glad we went when we did! Here's an overload of photos! (You wouldn't expect anything less from me, though, right??) :)






(He's had enough pictures...) :)













(Man, it's bright!)
(And windy!)



(Too bad it was windy on this day too... the sky is more brown than blue! Still beautiful on campus, though!)


Love,
Abby, Andy, John and Wayne-Dog

Favorite Photo Friday - Snapshot #5

Well technically it's already Saturday, but I'm still up from Friday -- so I'm going to claim that this week's post is "on time." :) Last week when John encountered Wayne-Dog's food bowl, the score was: John - 1, Food bowl - 0. This week, he introduced himself to Wayne's water bowl...

John - 1, Water bowl - 0.
Then again, it may have been John - 0, Water bowl - 1 because John (and the kitchen floor -- the photo does not do this justice!) were absolutely SOAKED!!! John then proceeded to splash in the water that he was sitting in, then when he tried to crawl away he started slipping and sliding! Wish we had a video -- he looked like a newly born calf trying to walk! ha!

This little guy is just too much fun! He is constantly making us laugh and smile... such a JOY! Hope you have had a good week! Oh, and if you'd like an update on little Jacob Cole Johnson, feel free to keep up with things at: www.benanderinjohnson.blogspot.com

Love,
Abby, Andy, John and Wayne-Dog :)

Favorite Photo Friday - Snapshot #4

So this week's post is a day overdue as well, but for great reason!!! I got to spend all last night with my best friend Erin Johnson, helping her nest! There's a LOOOOONG story behind it (most of it, you can read on her blog - it's a wonderfully sweet and encouraging story, please read!), but we had to squish 9 months of "Nesting" into 24 hours! The baby they are adopting was born early due to the mother's health, and he was actually born THIS morning!!! They thought they'd have a couple months until he was born, but God had a different plan in store for their growing family! :) So in the span of less than 3 weeks, Ben and Erin Johnson went from not knowing this girl from Adam, to being blessed with the life of her baby!!! Needless to say, it's been a very hectic, emotional, stressful, and overwhelming week for them. But for the best reason in the world -- they are now parents!!!

Update on the baby -- his name is Jacob Cole Johnson, and he was born this morning at 4:42am. 3 lbs. 9 oz, with a full head of hair, and beautiful as ever! My heart is just overflowing with JOY for them!!! This has been such a long time in the making, and they are so deserving!! Little Jacob is in the NICU right now, and as of 7:45 this morning, they still haven't met him... But soon!!!

So I'll post pictures of him and more story when it's available, but for now here are the photos for this week:

Ben and Erin, the night before their lives changed forever -- with the most wonderful thing in the world, a child of their own!!!!!! :-D I made them pose for this picture last night:


For the photo of John for this week, this one is too funny! Let's just say he was in the kitchen and quiet, so I knew he was up to something! Poor Wayne-Dog can't even eat his dinner without getting tormented by his little brother! ;)
"Who, me?" :) Man, this kiddo is too much fun! Hope you have a wonderful week! God bless!

Love,
Abby, Andy, John, and Wayne-Dog :)

Catching up on Winter/Early Spring 2011

Well I've started my new blog initiative of weekly posting, but while I'm anxious to post new photos -- from Andy's Bataan Death March Memorial Marathon, John's first rodeo, and Tulip Season on Texas Tech campus -- I realize I never caught up from late winter and early spring!

So here's a complete picture OVERLOAD! John has changed SO much throughout these photos -- especially since these first few! In these photos, he ranges from 7 months old (right before Christmas) to 10 months old (around St. Patrick's Day). Here goes!

"Who me?"
Bath-time!! Isn't my monster towel (made by my Aunt Mandi Bergman) awesome??
Hanging out with my cousin Kinsey Bergman on New Year's Day -- for the Texas Tech football Bowl game:

Playin' Peek-A-Boo after bathtime:
Mama's Boys! I love hanging out with Dada and Wayne-Dog:
Best laugh EVER!

(Thank you to my Great Aunt Sharon and Great Uncle Ray for my favorite winter outfit!)
Uh-oh, Mama is ticklin' me!

Say Cheese!
Happiest Baby Ever!
A sweet one:
Rosy cheeks!
Interrupting Dada's studies -- it's what I do best!
Hanging out by my favorite window! Mom tries to clean my handprints off one side and Wayne-Dog's nose-prints off the other side... looks like me and my pup are winning so far!
Sweetheart!!
Pull-ups!

Busted! -- Dad was helping all along... I'm not that strong! (...yet!)
"Hi Mama!"
Racing with Dada:
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Kiss me, I'm Irish! (really!)
And had to throw these ones in here -- Lubbock has the absolute BEST sunsets ever! Truly a beautiful work of God's Hands!

Sorry for the whirlwind of photos, though I think I'm all caught up now! Take care and God bless!

Love,
Abby, Andy, John, and Wayne-Dog