Travis and Michelle's Herd

Tylers First year poll vaulting

2009-03-21T22:42:00.000-07:00

Tyler has just started track this year and is doing outstanding. His coaches say that for a freshman he has alot of potential. He's highest is 10'6". And it is only the beginning of the season. Way to go Tyler....Your AwEsOmE!!!!

Our State Champion!!!

2009-03-21T22:31:00.000-07:00

The St Johns Wrestling team took first place this year. They all worked so hard to achieve this goal. It has been since, I think like 10 years or longer that the Wrestling team has taken first.

We are so proud of TJ, he has worked so hard this year to be a State Champion. What a great accomplishment that he will remember forever.. We love you son!!

We are headed for State

2009-02-06T19:41:00.001-08:00

Well TJ and Tyler went to regions today and TJ ended up taking 1st place and Tyler ended up taking 3rd. They both did really well I am so proud of them. St Johns ended up taking 1st place at the tournament...Way to go boys!!!!

The Results are GOOD

2009-01-25T18:22:00.000-08:00

Well I got my results back and they look good. The doctor thinks that he got all the cancer out and I should be, he said 99% clean . . . of course there is the 1%, that's left to save their butts!!! No but I love the doctor who did this he was really really awesome. What a scare but glad we got it done ASAP. This pic above is the skin grafting job he did. I am going to have a gruesome scar....war wound my kids call it.

Busy Busy am I

2009-01-15T06:16:00.000-08:00

Wow how I have been so busy. Chasing these boys around and getting my girls to the places they need to go. Wrestling is almost over with one more tournament and then region and on to state. Its been an exciting year. Tj almost didn't make weight last night at the Joe city Multi. I told him to lay off the candy and sweets but he is alot like his Mom and has a hard time passing sweets by. If we could all be like Tyler MR. HEALTH FREAK:) LOVE YA BUD.. . . He knows how to pass them by. He gets his nose down there and takes a big sniff and that does is for him. If only smell could take place of how it tastes. . .

I have also had a scare this last week that has put alot of perception of how little time we have here on earth. I went to the doc the other day and asked about a mole that I had on the back of my leg, he did a biopsy of it and it came back positive. He had me in surgery in like 5 days. They shot up a dye up my leg and took the nearest lymph node to have it biopsied to make sure it has not spread. So we are waiting on the results. I have learned this is not something to mess with and for all you that have any concerns about a mole you might have get it checked out. Never did I think I would have to go through this. The sun and I are now going to have to spend little time with each other and bye bye to the Tanning Bed :( I just want to thank all my friends that have been there for me, I love ya to death and since your reading this I really do appreciate you and all your support this last week.

More Memories

2008-12-22T18:04:00.001-08:00

Again such good friends. . .They have been buddies for a long time. . .Where the heck does time go. My baby is a senior this year and I am having the hardest and I mean HARDEST time with this. I blinked and miss where the time went. I sure do love TJ, he has the most cutest smile, he is such a hard worker and loves to do his best in whatever he puts his mind to. Not only that he is such a Cutie!!!!!I love you son more then words could ever say....I am so proud of you and all your accomplishments . . .YOU ROCK!!!!

TJ's start of Wrestling

2008-12-22T17:47:00.000-08:00

Blue Ridge Tournament

Coach Johnson and TJ (boy are they cute)

Camp Verde Tournament

The start of Wrestling is one of my most funnest times with my boys. We have been to 2 tournaments and TJ has taken first place in his weight class. And was all around wrestler for one of them. He is working very hard and has a goal to be state champion this year.

Tyler is having a hard time this year as a freshman with a 20 lb gain from last year he is in a heavier weight class and has to wrestle off a Junior for the 130 lb position. He could go down a weight but that would mean he would have to wrestle off his brother. . .In his mind he has this big brother will always win me, even though he has like 5 lb on him. But he is getting better and his goal is to bet the JR for the 130 lb position.

Thanksgiving Weekend

2008-12-02T16:18:00.001-08:00

We had such a great Thanksgiving, my Dad and his wife came down and spent the weekend with us. Tamara (my step-mom) and I cooked all night on Wednesday and then got up in the morning and finished just in time to go to the Zielers. It was a nice time with the Zieler family. We had so much good food. . . And of course after eating its football time on TV. . .Thanks so much Kristi for letting us hang out with your family. We had such a great time!!!!:)

On Saturday we headed to Flagstaff for the ST JOHNS CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL!!!! We met my brother Shane and his wife there at the game. It was such a good game of course we TOOK STATE I think the score was 42-13 (I think cant remember but know it was by a long shot). Then we stayed there in Flag for the night in a awesome motel and the kids got to see Santa. . . .Again Thanks Kristi and Jim !!!!!Love ya

Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!!!!!

A Look Back

2008-11-28T16:42:00.001-08:00

These boys have been such good friends for the past 8 + years. They have so much fun together, and keep each other laughing. I came across the picture above when they were around 8 or so. I had them pose again in the same position. I can't believe how much they have grown. I just love these boys.

Pilgrims or Nuns

2008-11-25T16:41:00.000-08:00

I have the cutest story. The other day I was taking TraChelle to school and we were passing the Catholic Church. As we were passing the church, Nun's were crossing the street. TraChelle started off by saying "Mom look at them.

"Yes TraChelle looks like they are up early. "

"Do they live in that church."

"Nope, they live in that house across the street from the church." At that time I pointed to a two story home that they lived in.

TraChelle you could tell was thinking really hard because she had this blank look on her face.

She then responded with " Mom they must have lots of rooms in that house to hold all those pilgrims.!!"

Michelle's Makeover

2008-11-22T21:32:00.000-08:00

BEFORE: Ok sorry I have to scare you all with the before picture, but I just had to do it. My hair was so destroyed. I was so stupid, ok ok I will tell you. My hair was about shoulder length and I decided that I wanted to go darker, so I put on a color and when I took it off it looked to gray to me. So I put on another color. The next day when I was doing it I just didn't like it and thought about putting in a few highlight. Well I put in more then I wanted to so the whole top was pretty blond. Well a month or so went by and I went to visit my step-mom and dad. Well she is a cosmetologist to and so I asked her if she wouldn't mind giving me a perm. . .WRONG IDEA AND I NEW IT, but I wanted something different. Well a week went by and my hair started breaking off!!!! EEEEEKKKKK I was so upset. So my friend Melissa came to the rescue. She said we could put extensions in my hair and it would hid all the broken hair. Well so far I love it, you will see the after picture below. Hopefully I look a little better. . . Ha ha ha ha....

AFTER:

I did Melissa hair too. . . She is so cute I just love her, thanks so much sis for doing my hair I love it, your the best Love ya girl. . .

FHE

2008-11-17T19:21:00.001-08:00

Clue used to be my favorite game when I was younger. I saw it last week at wal-mart and got it. So today for FHE we played it. Travis's Mom and Dad showed up last night around 1 in the morning, and so Grandma got to play this game. It was so intense because she was faking me out with the weapons and I was so close to knowing who it was, and so was she. But with Grandpa and the dang TV it was giving me such a headache. I swear he had it the loudest it would go. I couldn't think, Mary said he is getting as bad as Great Grandma with his hearing. All I knew is I wanted to get the dang game over so I could go hide out in my room WHERE IT IS QUIET!!!!!!. So to make the story shorter, Mary got a call and couldn't finish and I WON!!!! It was Mr. Mustard in the Theater with the Dumbbell. . . . . LOL

Happy Anniversary to Me!!!

2008-11-16T20:59:00.000-08:00

November 16th, was our Anniversary, and for it we spent the day in Phoenix watching our boys wrestle at a take down tournament. All day I new Travis had no idea it was our Anniversary. So I was talking to TJ and told him that I think Dad forgot what today was. And so of course TJ goes and tells his Dad.. . (I wanted to see if he would go all day and I would have just told him the next day....Yes Yes I am so mean). So we went to the mall to get a few things for Christmas and I was ready to go and Travis was in Kay's Jewelry store. Then that's when I knew TJ opened his big mouth:). At first we were just looking a some necklaces and I had picked one out. And so I was just looking around at the Diamond rings and came across this one. He asked me if I liked it and I said I did, so he asked the sales man what deal he could get. At that time I was like even if he could give you a good deal, it still would be WAY to much money.

But he went ahead and got it anyway. I was so surprised. Travis is such a tight wad. I mean when we got married and was looking at rings he told me that he only had $300 cash and that is all I could spend and that had to include that tax. . .

When we left I asked him why he did that and he told me "I should have got you something like this when we first go married".. I was so excited and I also felt really bad cuz I only got him a pair of shoes:(

It's the start of wrestling this year and I am so excited. WAY more excited then my boys, we have been taking our boys to a few tournaments before school tournaments start. This is TJ after 2 matches he is so out of shape. He had surgery on his shoulder this summer and he was still in recovery when football started. We decided that it probably would not be a good idea for him to play football with him not being able to use his arm for 3 months. So he has been doing nothing all this time. He ended up taking 2nd place for being out of shape, and Tyler took 2nd place as a freshmen against these Varsity state champions. We were really proud of them.

IT'S A GIRL

2008-11-07T17:01:00.000-08:00

YEA. . We are adding a new addtion to the Johnson Family. . .Nope not me but none other than my brother and sister in law Tyson a Wenda...We are so excited for them and I am so excited to finally be an Aunt on Travis's side of the family. We love you and cant wait for the little one to be here. I think her due date is somewhere around Feb 23rd of next year!!!! I'll post more when she gets here....

Cutest Football Player

2008-10-30T19:13:00.001-07:00

WHAT A HUNK!!!!!

Has Tyler gone MAD?

2008-10-30T19:06:00.000-07:00

HOMECOMING

2008-10-26T15:26:00.000-07:00

For TJ's date he took Mandy out coyote hunting (Like father like son LOL :)), on their first call they brought in a coyote. He was pretty excited. Then Mandy had volleyball games all day, which I don't understand why in the world the AD would schedule games on Homecoming. . . . . So after her games which ended around 4 or 5 they went out to eat in Eagar, came home and got ready for the dance. Mandy really look very pretty that night.

Travis and Brett

2008-10-26T15:19:00.001-07:00

This is Travis and our friend Brett Overson. Travis went out with him to kill a deer, unfortunately Travis never gets drawn for nothing, so it was a treat for him to have the thrill of hunting. Thanks Brett for letting him be there with you. Maybe he will draw out next year.

Spirit Week

2008-10-23T19:02:00.001-07:00

Bon Fire

This was the best one out of the week for Tyler and Alyssa it was Blast from the Past. TJ would never dress up and so I am so lucky that I finally have one that will dress up and amuse his mother. Alyssa wanted to dress up like me in the 80's so I really puffed up her hair. She was like "Mom are you sure your hair was this high"? It was fun. I enjoy Homecoming time. I will post TJ and his date when I can get some pics of them.

Tyler #12 Football Highlights

2008-10-19T09:45:00.000-07:00

TraChellie Wellies Party Fun

2008-10-18T17:55:00.000-07:00

TRACHELLE BLOWING OUT HER CANDLES

More Birthday Fun!!!

2008-10-18T17:45:00.000-07:00

Ok we have had a few birthday days these last two months. Tyler just turned 15 and we had a little party for him we even got him to eat his cake. Tyler is not a sweet eater infact he has not ate sweet in years. Thanks for giving it up for your birthday Ty.. . Love you son. . . Then we had a party for TraChelle with all of her friends. Her sister Alyssa and Alyssa's best friend Carla did the party for her, they did such a great job. Love ya both girls.. . . Hope you both had a great day for your birthday's I love you all so much. HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TYLER AND TRACHELLE!!!!!!

THE THREE STOOGES

2008-10-18T17:19:00.000-07:00

Ok these boy are such a riot. We were over helping one of our friends paint her house and it was the boys' job to go pick up all the trash around the house. Well this is what they ended up doing instead. I just love these boys. They keep me laughing, the three of them have so much creative fun. And they are very very good kids, they have some great parents. Love you boys!

Birthday's for Travis and TraChelle

2008-10-17T07:29:00.000-07:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY LOVE. . . October 13th was Travis's birthday we had some really go steak and yes Travis cooked it on his birthday. He is the steak KING. He turned 27 oh ooops I mean 37. We are getting so old or should I say he is getting old I am a whole two years younger. I sure do appreciate all that he does, Travis is a great husband, father, friend and just all around a great guy. Anyone that knows him knows that he is probably one of the most honest people you will get to know. Any he really does stand up for what he believes in. I love him alot and he sure has been an example to me even if I don't want to hear it. I love you babe your the best. I am truly blessed to have you in my life and that you have chosen me to be you wife for ETERNITY.....
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRACHELLE...Trachelle turned 7 on the 14th of October. Yes a day after her Daddy's birthday. When I was pregnant with her Travis really wanted me to have her on his birthday. I started contractions that night but had her the next day around noon. But the 14th is a day she gets to celebrate with Travis's Cousin Clay. . .Travis always gives Clay a hard time about his baby girl celebrating it on the 14th with Clay.
Uncle Tyson came over to help celebrate TraChelle's birthday, she sure does love her Uncle Ty. She kept on telling him all week that he couldn't forget her birthday. Thanks Ty for coming and being there for her, it really meant alot to her. . . :)
IS THAT HANNAH MONTANA????All TraChelle wanted for her birthday was a Hannah Montana wig and she got it.. . .

Great Grandma and Grandpa Johnson

2008-10-13T06:40:00.000-07:00

I had to post Travis's Grandparents, we love them so much. They have been so supportive throughout all our married life. They have been such examples to me and especial examples with how important family is. We have so many memories we have built with them and we will always cherish and love them. Grandma and Grandpa you are the rock that holds this Johnson Family together and we love you more then you know.

First Johnson Family Reunion

2008-10-13T06:26:00.000-07:00

Here are all of us siblings. We have not got together in a very long time. We had a family reunion this summer and it was so fun. There is nothing more fun then having all my family together. I love you all and miss you tons.
This is our first family picture. As you can see we have a new family member. My Dad got remarried to a wonderful lady, we sure have enjoyed her. She brings alot of fun to the family, we love you Tamara. In the picture we are missing my Mom and Keith, they were not able to make it this year but hopefully when we get together again they will be able to come, we missed you Mom and Keith.

The Cousins!!!

2008-10-13T06:17:00.001-07:00

TJ and little Hailey we call her Sissy

Alyssa and Hailey, this is my brothers fiancee's daughter and her name is Hailey too. We braided their hair and fluffed it out in the 80's do. .

Smile for the camera

2008-10-12T19:54:00.000-07:00

This September my baby sister got married, she looked so beautiful that day and married a great guy who will take good care of her. It was a nice wedding everyone was able to make it and we got to spend some time with each other. Its not very often we can get the whole clan together. I love you Tanna and I am so excited for you and Dave.

New Blog

2008-10-12T19:44:00.000-07:00

Ok here is go with my first blog site. I am excited to get this going. My friend Michelle has been over here giving me the 101 on blogging. She has got me really excited to be able to share with all my friends and family my new blog site and are goings on in St. Johns. I am new at this so all you die hard blogger people be patient with me. LOL