Saturday, May 22, 2010

Family Showcase: Nile's Ballet Recital

On Saturday, May 15, 2010 Miss Nile Lael performed in her 1st Ballet performance with the North Carolina Dance Project. This was the annual dance showcase for the company. At the insistence of her Gran (Lael), Miss Nile started ballet lessons in February. Nile was supposed to perform a duet with her partner however her partner never showed up. Nile was nervous and had a bit of stage fright. But in true Johnson fashion, Nile performed beautifully and stole the show. She performed to Autumn, from Vivaldi's Four Seasons! Please enjoy some pictures below.


This is Nile and her dance partner.


Miss Nile's first Solo



Bravo Miss Nile! I wish you continued success in your dancing endeavors. Please keep the family posted on your events. A big thanks to Lael for helping me put this together.

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day

To all the Johnson's Family Mother's....Happy Mother's Day




Happy Mother's Day to Mary Eliza Johnson...Mother to Juanita, Irene, Yolande and William.

Happy Mother's Day to Jill, Paula, Lael, Jan

Happy Mother's Day to Sheryl, Dawn, Noelle, Ebony, Ivy, Moria, Nicole and Jazmine

Happy Mother's Day to the wive's of our Johnson men Gladys, Bernice, Ruth, Joann and Mieko

I hope you all enjoyed your Mother's Day.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Heaven's got Style...

On April 23, 2010 Our beloved Patriarch after several years of illness peacefully went to be with his Lord and Savior. Wiley Namar Simmons aka Uncle Namar (to most) was a man full of knowledge, charisma and style.

Although his passing came as a shock to the entire family On May 1st it united us in a way like no other! Family came from far and wide. I saw family that I hadn't seen in probably 20 years! (and you all know I'm not that old)

THIS IS THE JOHNSON FAMILY


After the funeral the family took some much needed time to catch up with each other. We walked down to central park and just chatted about life. It's great watching the babies like Nile, Nya and Ruthie mature into young women.


Later on that evening we celebrated Shelley's Birthday...


My wish is to see the family more often...let's not let a funeral be the thing to get us together again.

Until next time
-Steph