Circa 2006

Landmarks 

• August 2006: Adam and Julie met in Chicago 
• October 2007: Finally started dating 
• October 5, 2008: Engaged on Oak Street Beach 
• August 1, 2009: Tied the knot! 
• August 15, 2009: Arrived in China 
• August 17, 2009: Started teaching at SYIS 
• March 2010: Mark and Karen Johnson visited Shenyang
• April 2010: The Secret Garden 
• July 2010: Visited family in the US for three weeks
• August 2010: Adam injured his ACL; injury went untreated
• December 2010: Announced first pregnancy 
• February 2011: Treasure Island 
• May 2011: Returned to USA
• June 2011: Adam's ACL surgery 
• July 8, 2011: Willow Rose Johnson was born; 4:11 pm; 7 lb. 7 oz; 20 inches 
• August 2011: Returned to China 
• August 2011-October 2011: Pam and Emma Kang visited Shenyang 
• December 2011-January 2012: Visited family in the US 
• May 2012: Little Women 
• June 2012: Adam completes first year of graduate school 
• July 2012: Visit family in the US 
• July 8, 2012: Willow's 1st Birthday! 
• January 2013: Announced second pregnancy
• April 2013: Karen Johnson visited Shenyang 
• May 2013: Pygmalion! 
• May 22 2013: Julie, Karen, and Willow return to the US together 
• June 2013: Adam completes second round of graduate summer school 
• June 29, 2013: Adam, Julie, and Willow reunited after 6 weeks apart
• July 8, 2013: Willow's 2nd Birthday!
• September 11, 2013: The Johnsons, now a family of 4, return to Shenyang 
• November 2013: Adam graduated with a Masters of Education  from Indiana Wesleyan University 
• May-June 2014: Brad visited Shenyang 
• June-August 2014: Bonus summer in the US (unexpected, but fun visit with family!) 
• August 2014: began 6th year living and teaching in Shenyang