Reunion part II

Alright, on to the actual reunion.  The boys were SO PUMPED to go fishing.  They had seriously been talking about it all week. If you weren't around the blog this time last year take a peek at this post from last years reunion and Logan fishing.  My cousin Nicole and her new husband Jimbo came to the reunion this year too.  I think they enjoyed hanging out and meeting everyone.  Here's some pics from the weekend.


The boys walking from the Old House to Grandpa's trailer...



Aunt Susan helping Jack cast his line

Nicole and her big catch...

Jimbo and Jack in a serious conversation

cupcake decorating contest

my boys on the hayride

Jack and D.O.G.

playing football

Uncle Paul squirting the boys with cold water, they were having a blast.

Grandpa and Jack eating donuts


They boys love it out there...the next week Jack asked if we were going back to the country.

Johnson Family Reunion

The first weekend in May, every year, we have a family reunion.  My Mom's side of the family.  My grandfather was born in this old house in Deadwood, TX.  The biggest city close to it is Carthage, TX if you are looking on a map.  This year my Mom and I drove up Friday morning just us girls so we could stop at all the junk shops and antique stores on the way.  When we ride with the boys they won't let us stop.We got lots of "good" stuff.

This was at the first place we stopped...

Okay!  Thanks Dear!!

Here's some stuff we got...

Mom's bird...this is made from an old tire!

An old timecard holder, Mom's gonna use it to display some of the cards she makes...that's my Mom. :)

more stuff...


Here's some awesome stuff I saw, but didn't buy...I'm not made of money y'all!
This glass was a beautiful turquoise crystal color

Vaseline glass...it glows in black light.  Groovy huh?


This is going to be a two part post...cause we did a lot of stuff that weekend!  This was just on the way up there.

My very own strong man...

Check out the latest contestant in the World's Strongest Man Competition...

Here he is doing the car lift...

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I think he's outgrown the car, just a bit!

Family Reunion in the country

So this weekend we had our annual Johnson Family Reunion in Deadwood, TX. Yes, that is really the name of the town. So Mike, Jack and I left Friday night and my parents left a little earlier with Logan. We got in very late and everyone was asleep so when we woke up the next morning around 9, I went looking for Logan. Everyone was still asleep and my grandpa was sitting at the kitchen table. He said Logan was already at the pond fishing. (the kid has been talking about fishing for 2 weeks and spent all last weekend practicing his casting in the backyard). So I get dressed to go find him and this is what I see at the pond...

Oh yea, that's my kid...the city kid, who couldn't even put all his clothes on before he took off for the "fishin hole". But as the day progresses, I start to hear more stories. The guys that were up all night manning the BBQ pit said it was way before 7 and they heard my grandpa coming up the lane on his 4 wheeler...and then they see a blonde boy running up the lane after him, waving his arms screaming and wearing only underwear and tennis shoes. Thankfully my grandpa made him go back to the trailer and put on some pants. Logan was the talk of the reunion. They all said the apple didn't fall far from that tree! They all knew he belonged to my Grandpa! lol

Oh yea, can't wait to tell the future girlfriends this story.

Both the boys had a blast though...Logan had the record for biggest fish (5 inches) for a long while, until someone caught a catfish. Here's some more pics of the fishing and other shenanigans...

Jack could barely hold the pole up...and he got mad when I tried to help him!

Ewww...gross!

Boy Meets Worm

Logan getting his "catch" off the line...yea, that's a fish. lol

We went ahead and came home Saturday night instead of Sunday morning because the news was talking about a big thunder and tornado storm sweeping through in the wee hours...

Love visiting family and getting away from the city...but definitely DON'T want to get stuck in East Texas!