January and February found us playing lots of basketball with our homeschool team. All three of the boys were on the middle school team, which made it very convenient. Cody was a big man down under, since he is now 6 ft. 1 in. Trey and Wyatt played as guards. We had a very exciting game in the tournament where Trey stole the ball in the final 3 seconds, passed it backwards and one of our other players did a lay up to win the game. We finished third overall!!
Spring for the Johnsen's involves lots of time at East Lincoln Optimist's fields, and this year proved to be no different. Wyatt and Trey played on the 11 & 12 year old team this year, even though Trey was only 10. We chose to move him up for a little simplicity and he had no problem keeping up. They ended up playing All-Stars until mid-July, so that turned into a long season. They had a great time and I worked on my reading and baseball tan!
Sheyanne for the first time decided to play Softball. She went from being absolutely terrible to pitching, playing first base and batting third!! The boys told her she had to be good since they had a reputation to uphold at East Lincoln Optimist. No pressure or anything. LOL. She played spring, summer and fall, without a break. Cody asked her if she was planning on playing in Cuba over the winter. She made some great friends and enjoyed it very much. Her team ended up winning the fall tournament and they only lost one game by one run the whole fall season.
Cody decided his sport is basketball so he didn't play baseball this year. That was kind of sad since it was the first year he hasn't played but he was the official scorekeeper for Wyatt & Trey's team. I think I cared more about him not playing than he did. Guess he is just growing up!
July found us going to 4-H Electric Congress. Wyatt & Cody both won their way and it was in Charlotte this year. Cody was asked to give the invocation at the formal dinner and he wore a suit. He was looking very handsome, not that I am biased or anything. Turns out, he was up there because he won 1st place for the Duke Energy Territorial Award which included a plasma TV. He also won 1st place for the whole state of NC in Electricity. He was extremely honored and has a great 4-H leader, Mr. Tyson who helps him out tremendously. We also had three compete at State 4-H in Presentations and they all won a Silver in their age categories. July was a busy month for us in 4-H!
We snuck in a beach trip in August, which was fantastic. It was very restful and rejuvenating. It's always fun to get away to Hilton Head!
The fall found the boys in basketball practice, with our games beginning in November. Sheyanne played softball as I mentioned above.
We continue to home educate and that is great!! That's all we have ever known so it is our "normal." Cody is a 9th grader this year so his workload has really increased. However, he seems to enjoy the challenge. Wyatt is in the 8th grade, Trey in the 6th and Sheyanne in the 4th. I can't believe how grown they are all becoming.
The church has continued to grow beyond our dreams. We now have four services since we added a Contemporary service this fall. Our attendance average is about 670 per Sunday so that keeps Jeff extremely busy. Our life seems to rotate around church and sport activities, but I guess that is just the age.
In November, Cody turned 15 and got his permit. He is a very good driver and has been driving us around some. That is definitely a new experience and I've noticed my prayer life has increased significantly!
God has truly been good to us this year and we are excited to celebrate the birth of His Son, Jesus on Christmas Day!! May you and your family have a blessed Christmas!
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