let's partee

well, on sunday, we had our big birthday party. {how in the world do we have a 5 year old & a 2 year old??} we are still able to combine birthdays & the girls don't mind. hmmm. not sure how long that will last!!

photographic proof that grandma is in KOREA!

partee goers

food

THE birthday banner...

toot. toot. yes, that's my horn.

it is a darn cute banner! :)

speaking of cute...

we have the 2-year-old girlie...

um, really?!

and the 5-year-old girlie

ella & abby. that pretty much says it all!

what a precious little friendship.

this is funny...

abby has had her own little cake every year.

it has been a # cake up until this year.

well, mommy couldn't find one in enough time to get it to korea.

she assumed this whole princess cake was hers.

she gave ella & athena forks...

they dug in! :)

haha. mommy thought it was hilarious!

you go girl.

it's your cake & you can eat it too!!

the crazy hungry caterpillar

mommy doesn't really have skilz,

but it's still pretty cute!

one of her beautiful gifts!

our little family

where is bekah?

gifts & more gifts!

beating on elmo

that's all folks!

beks with no nap, sugar & lots of sass!

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whew.

our poor {pathetically updated} blog...

so, here goes. i am not sure where to start or what to tell you. can you tell the mommy is a bit tired? here is what we have been doing: pre-easter party, birthday #1, egg hunt, easter, & birthday #2 {accompanied by the stomach bug}. there's the whew.

we started out the festivities the sunday before easter...egg hunt & delicious lunch with our friends! windy & chilly though. oh well, it was still fun!

who needs those pesky egg holders? just drop them in there. the white sweater is a little boring.

beks.

she picked up one egg, opened it, & ate the candy. repeat. she doesn't like to stockpile & then go through them all at once. not her deal.

neither of my girls will be successful in the large hunts...they are a little too easy going!

abby & athena...good friends!

yum. here's a little seaweed with lunch. oh, and rice! are these girls in korea?

cupcakes. mmmm...

then, we did some cupcake decorating. not one of my better ideas.

{but at least it wasn't at my house! ha! j/k anastassia!}

i told the girls to press the sprinkles into the icing. grace took that very literally! :)

here are her cute little fingerprints!

going to sew. and sleep. sleep is priority tonight. we shall see.

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p.s. grandma gets here in 7 days. can't. wait. woohoo!

little monkey b turns 2

Winners of the big {HAHAHA} prizes:

everyone!

I will be sending everyone {who voted!}

a little Korean goodie...IF you provide your current mailing address.

Please send it to: thejohnsons01@yahoo.com

For you courthouse ladies, don't bother emailing me.

You will get a lovely box of goodies mailed to the office.

Good times!

Those of you that have actually lived here may choose to pass on this opportunity, that is up to you! :)

Photographing this little wild woman is not easy!

So, without further ado...

Beks in her birthday finery!

Ruffles, ribbon, cupcakes, special b-day tiara {thanks, Grandma & Pawpaw!}, and some Korean tights that have fairies on them! Fancy stuff! :)

We had a super day of celebrating!

I'll post more pictures later, but I forgot to do something {imagine that!}, so I must go finish the task!

As for the wiener...I meant winner, I will announcing the exciting news tomorrow! :)

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things that make us smile

Pretty simple really...

Sunday {while watching a little basketball}, Daddy & the girlies did some exercising.

Here, they are learning proper form.

I wish Mommy weren't so slow on the video camera...their moves were priceless!

Num Nums.

So, this is why you're supposed to take out the batteries if the kiddo sleeps with the crazy Zhu Zhu pets.

Not that she was sleeping with it...or that it is even hers!! Not sure WHAT she was doing! :) Only Beks.

Abby WARNED her not to play with it. Do you think she learned her lesson?! HA!

{no, mommy didn't have to cut it out}

p.s. We're down to 23 days on our countdown to Grandma Lene & UB...it's so cute; Abby runs over to take off part of the chain every morning. Then, she counts the remaining ones. THEN, she asks me about 400Xs a day if she has taken one off. :) Fun stuff, but it's worth it!! It's no secret...MOMMY IS EXCITED TOO!!

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voice your opinion.

Here at JFJ, we want your voice to be heard. {hahaha, not really, but I'm indecisive!}

With the uproar & varied opinions on all that is going on in the world right now, we are giving you the chance to express your opinion. This is a vital decision in our household right now. Vital. {Boy, we need to get out more!}

Which way will you vote?

Number 1:

{photo courtesy of Lil Blue Boo--as is the tutorial}

Number 2:

{okay, if you really want to vote, you need to click on the link--she has the page Copyscaped!}

Choice#2

Don't delay. Voting will be closed on Saturday (Korea time, people). Maybe I'll even find a fun gift to send one of you lucky voters. Or maybe not. I might just be saying that to entice you to vote. But then again, Korea is full of wonderful trinkets I could send you! :)

{If you vote & you want a chance to win the *possible* prize, please leave a comment with your name & email, if I don't know how to contact you!}

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bubble world. korean adventure #9,243

Sometimes,

we kidnap Daddy & take him places with us.

So, the girls & I bought tickets to a family show is Seoul called:

Bubble World

We bought a ticket for Daddy too,

and somehow, he managed to get a day off! :)

Yippee.

Off we went on our ITT adventure...

Here is Beks on the bus doing some light reading :)

The theater sign

Our crew outside...contemplating some KFC. Or not.

Daddy & Abby

Athena & Abby

Bunny Bunny even dressed up for this big day!

Mommy & Beks

It was interesting!

{as are many of the things we have done here!}

The girls loved it & some of the bubbles were amazing...if nothing else because of the sheer volume of them!

The interactive portions were fun too.

{Abby asked when we were going to go back & Daddy said, "Never." Ha.}

All & all, the day was a success & even better because we got to spend the day with Daddy.

Oh, and apology #2 to all the people on the bus who had to wait to get back on base b/c of the irresponsible person who left her wallet at home. Wonder who that loser was? :)

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