Shawn Johnson: 25 Things You Don’t Know About Me (‘I Buried My Olympic Medals in My Backyard’)

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Life is all about balance — and Shawn Johnson knows that better than anyone!The Olympic gymnast, 31, won individual gold on balance beam and silver for her floor routine at the 2008 Olympic Games, taking home the silver medal with the rest of Team USA women’s artistic gymnastics team for their performance in Beijing.

Since retiring from the sport in 2012, the Dancing With the Stars season 8 champion has gone on to build a brand centered on her loving family: husband Andrew East and their two children, 3-year-old daughter Drew and son Jett, who will turn 2 in July.Johnson and the former NFL star, 31, who tied the knot in 2016 after four years of dating, frequently share their sweet — and serious — family moments on social media and their YouTube channel.

The couple also run FamilyMade, which hosts a series of podcasts, including their own, all with their own refreshing take on parenting and beginning family life.“My favorite thing about running FamilyMade is that we get to celebrate and uplift families every single day,” Johnson exclusively tells Us Weekly.Fans who follow Johnson and East on social media won’t be surprised to know that the Olympic champion’s favorite place to be on both Saturday night and Sunday morning is surrounded by her loved ones.In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies“On Saturday nights, you’ll find me grilling poolside with our babies and a sports game [playing] in the background,” Johnson tells Us. “On Sundays, you’ll find me eating takeout and having a movie night with [my family].”While the Iowa native may no longer professionally pursue gymnastics, her moments of glory — Johnson’s gold on beam was one of “the proudest moments of my career,” she gushes to Us — are also never too