The Johnston Family

Friday, May 31, 2013

Junior Auxiliary

I am so honored to have been a part of the Junior Auxiliary of Vicksburg for a little over 5 years. I met many amazing women and tons of special children that otherwise I would not have met. JAV is dedicated to the children in our community. We serve a countless number of children and families each year.

Here is a picture of my Provisional Class when we started back in 2007.

I served on 3 projects throughout my 5 years. I served on Safety Town for 2 years and Camp Silvercloud for 3. I also served as Chair of a Chapter Project called INK (inspirational notes for kids).

I helped build Catfish Row Playground, served on our major fundraiser Annual Birdie, Bogey and Boogie for Kids and worked many hours in the Cookbook Office.

My mother in law is a Life Member and we attended many Fall/Spring parties together!

I also served on the Board for one year as the Corresponding Secretary. I thoroughly enjoyed my active years with JAV. I will continue to help with this wonderful organization as a Life Member!

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Dance Recital…2013

Vicksburg Dance Studio presented “Wicked: The Story of the Witches of Oz” this year. Sarah Beth did an awesome job in all 3 of her dances. She is becoming a beautiful ballerina! We are so proud of her!

Ballet…SB with McKenzie

Jazz…a few of her classmates

Tap…love the orange!

SB with a few of her favorite people!

We are so proud of you SB!! Keep up the great work!

Monday, May 27, 2013

Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day weekend started off a little rough for me. I came home from work Friday afternoon with a stomach bug. I was in the bed all day on Saturday and even missed church on Sunday morning. I was feeling better so we went to Dinnie’s house for lunch! It was a beautiful day and I enjoyed spending it with my children and our Mom’s! I even snuck in a pedicure late afternoon!

Syd Johnston Memorial Concert

The Vicksburg Orchestral Society presented the 1st Annual Syd Johnston Memorial Concert a couple of weeks ago. It was an amazing concert that brought everyone to tears! Big Syd loved the orchestra and enjoyed playing the Cello. They played a few of Big Syd’s favorite selections and Mrs. Tammy used his Cello for the performance. They even brought a bagpiper from Jackson….absolutely wonderful!

St Paul’s Choir sang Ave Maria…beautiful!

Bennett Randman from the Ms Symphony Orchestra performed several pieces…he is awesome!

Mrs. Tammy with Big Syd’s Cello…very special!

Khristopher Carmichael, bagpiper performed Highland Cathedral for the closing…amazing!!

We will look forward to next year’s performance but it sure will be hard to top this year!

Spring Break 2013

I am way behind on blogging. We went to Orange Beach during Spring Break because Syd had a work conference. I am so glad it worked out where the kids and I could go. We had a great time. We also celebrated SB’s birthday while we were there. While Syd was working I took the kids to the outlet mall, zoo and the beach.

Here are some pics from our iPhones.

Sunday, March 31, 2013

Happy Easter!

We have had a wonderful Easter weekend. We have enjoyed going to Mass, dying eggs, egg hunts and lunch with family and friends!

Happy Easter from our family to yours!

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Happy 7th Birthday SB!

My big girl celebrated her 7th birthday on the 14th! I can not believe that she is already 7 years old. SB is beautiful, outgoing, friendly and is always thinking of others. She is very social and is always wanting to try new things. The weekend before her actual birthday we had the family over for burgers and smores.