What's New with the Johnson Family?

Our biggest news is the birth of our granddaughter Iris Jane Johnson on 31 March. She shares her birthday with her Uncle Alex, which he thinks is pretty cool. Iris has been a light in our lives.

The next biggest news is that Amy graduated from Salem Hills high School in May. She spent her summer touring with the Colt Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps, headquartered in Iowa. She is now studying music at Snow College.

For Alex, the big news is that he finished driver's ed and just has to drive on the road road with an instructor before March 31 so he can get his license. He also got his first job as a Junior Sandwich Artist at Subway. He's been trying his hand at table tennis and boxing.

Laura is a junior at BYU. She is also president of the KPop Club, and she serves as the activities charis for her ward relief society. She adopted a ktten from the animal shelter and named her Scout.

Callie and Mac celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary and their 1st anniversary in their home in Saratoga Springs.

Deborah's big news is that has begun substitute teaching 1-2 times per week in our local schools. Leigh continues to teach botany classes at BYU. After 13 years in our home, he has to spend tiem fixing and replacing applicances. He also works hard taking care of the yard and chickens.

We wish there was enough space to tell you all the miracles we are enjoying in our lives--all the times when a million things are going wrong, but we coould still see God's hand; all the times when we learned valuable lessons from trials we went through; the times when we just had to go on faith. We are grateful for our friends who inspire us by pressing forward in spite of their own trials. We are so grateful for this journey we get to take, and we are so grateful that you are part of that journey. Merry Christmas to you. May you feel the Lord's love to a greater degree in your life throughout the coming year. Love, The Johnsons

Yes. It's Us!

As I write, the snow is falling outside. I can almost pretend it's Christmas, and that this is our annual family Christmas post, and I'm not behind at all. Here's a little update on us:

Our family is growing! Callie and Mac are expecting their first child within a month. She is going to be called Iris. Their other exciting news is that they are now homeowners; they bought a beautiful townhome in Saratoga Springs.

Laura, a sophomore at Brigham Young University goes to class by day to become a PE teacher, but she lives to dance after school. She is currently serving as the KPOP Club president at BYU and dances with the Golden Hour cover group. Click here to see one of their perfmormances. (Laura is the one with the plaid shirt tied around her waist)

Amy will graduate from Salem Hills High School in May. She plans to attend Snow College and major in music. Marching band has been "her life" for the past 4 years. Last summer she was a member of Battalion Drum and Bugle Corps. This fall, her high school band had a first place finish at the State competition in their division. Click to see their winning performance (Look for Amy in the front playing the marimba).

Alex is in 9th grade at Salem Jr High. He is currently working as a tech on the school play: Moana Jr. Recently, he decided to take up ping pong after watching the championships at the Tokyo Olympics.