Cousins

Zachariah's cousins, Susanna and Thomas, came for a visit this past week. They live in Georgia so it was fun to have them up here for a couple of days. Aunt Jennifer brought them and we had a great time going to the beach, and walking around downtown. My other cousin Kate and Uncle Scott were on a mission trip to Honduras so they couldn't be there. We missed them!

Prego Bethany

Here is my beautiful wife, Bethany, at 35 1/2 weeks. November 29th will be here before we know it. Please keep us in your prayers as we prepare for the arrival of baby J.

Z-man & his big wheel

Here is a little clip of Zachariah riding his Diego big wheel. He loves going for a ride around the church while Bethany, Dottie and I take a walk.

Grand Haven

We explored Grand Haven yesterday morning. We ate brunch at The Morning Star which was yummy! We then drove along the shore and went to the lighthouse. It was very windy but very beautiful. A perfect Fall day in MI.

New House

Well, we got our new house in MI. The market is horrible up here for a seller but great for a buyer. We still have not sold our house in AR so we are actually renting this house and will buy it no later than the end of March. This means, please pray that our AR house will sale by March 31st. I will be heading to AR in two weeks to meet the movers while they pack up our house. We will move in the new house on November 8th. We have lots of room for visitors so please come see us. We are blessed and excited to get in our house before the baby gets here on November 29th. Bethany is ready for the baby to arrive. She is already uncomfortable and having lots of back pain. We are taking one day at a time and trusting the Lord.

Visit to Spartan Land

We went to East Lansing yesterday to meet Bethany's parents for the afternoon. They took us to BabiesRUs and bought stuff for baby J. We had a great dinner at Cheddars and then went to see mommy's college. The game was going on but we decided not to go. We heard the cheering and Z got to look through the gate to see the players. He thought it was cool! We have had a nice weekend and are ready for the week.

Zeeland Pumpkin Festival

Last weekend we went to the Zeeland Pumpkin Festival with our friends Kristin and Paul (Kristin is due the same week as Bethany). Paul, Troy and I entered the pie eating contest. Z participated in his very first seed spitting contest. He did great! Troy, Paul and I are in an accountability group together. The Lord has really blessed us with some great friends so quickly. We love it up here!

Painting a Pumpkin

A couple of weeks ago, B&Z went to the Farmers Market and saw painted pumpkins. Z wanted one but they were $5. B got the bright idea of buying a small one and letting Z paint it himself. Here are a couple pics of that fun event. Aunt Julie, please notice his shirt.

Giving into peer pressure

Well, I decided to give in and start the Johnson blog. I decided this would be a great way for the grands, uncles, aunts, cousins and friends to keep up with the Johnson's (more importantly-Zachariah and baby J). I only have a couple of pics to post at the moment but I promise to do some more later. OK, so maybe I don't have any pics yet. I will have to add some when I am on the home computer. We are loving life up in Michigan. Fall has come in strong today. Cold and rainy right now but will be beautiful the next several days. We are in the process of hopefully getting a house. We'll keep you posted. I'll write more later when I can add some pics.