Johnson Family Blog

Sunday, January 09, 2011

Here are some pictures from the last few days....Valerie's mom and sister (Morgan) came to visit.

We went bowling yesterday and Riley took it upon herself to teach Charlotte how to bowl. Here they watch the ball "crawl" down the lane. Five minutes later, it hit the pins. Riley also had her first basketball game of the year which is why she is wearing her jersey. She did awesome and played some exceptional defense.

The girls enjoying a horsey ride!

The girls being consoled after the "horse" bucked them off.

Carver is always smiling.

Macie trying to sled. Unfortunately, there wasn't quite enough snow to make it work.

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Nummy!

I thought the Amaryllis was out of reach, but when I returned, I was proved wrong.

(It was much further away...he pulled it over, putting it right next to him.) - Valerie

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

The Aunts' California Adventures

The view of San Simeon from Hearst Castle

Loved this beautiful pool!

Dinner anyone?

Indoor pool

Notice the "tiny" silver candelsticks!

One of the beautiful Christmas trees

The Girls (term is used loosely!)

Not logs on the beach, but Elephant seals...come here every year.

This bull was flipping sand on his back....they can weigh 2 tons!

Sunday, December 26, 2010

A Very Merry Pittsburgh Christmas

Merry Christmas! We had a great one and enjoyed all the generous gifts we received. Thank you so much! We spent the day opening gifts, playing with toys, eating, lounging, going to the movies and talking to our wonderful families. Until next year...

I also want to share that the boys sang in Sacrament Meeting today! It was so cute and I was so excited that they wanted to. Felix was the one who initiated it, and of course Rex had to follow suite, and I sang with them to help them along. We sang, "My Heavenly Father Loves Me", and they each had a solo part in it. I wish we could have recorded it. They did so great!
Very proud!

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Saturday, December 25, 2010

Christmas In Kentucky

We had a great Christmas in Kentucky - it was even white! The first white Christmas since 2006! The girls were very excited and proclaimed - "This is the best Christmas ever." Pretty good endorsement. We agreed to let all the girls sleep in our room on the air mattress last night and that didn't turn out so well. Charlotte ended up in her own bed. Riley slept in ours, and Macie was the lone ranger on the air mattress before all was said and done. We want to thank everyone for the gifts and well wishes. This truly was the "Best Christmas Ever"!

We got the XBox w/Kinect as a family gift. Thanks Gma and Gpa for giving the girls a game. Here is Riley performing one of the songs.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Polar Express

Valerie hosted a Polar Express Party yesterday. Everyone invited was given a ticket and told to wear their jammies. We set chairs up like a train, read the story, drank hot chocolate and ate cookies, colored, and then SANTA came! Santa was excellent, real beard and everything! It was pretty fun.

Friday, December 10, 2010

Belated Birthday Photos

Here are a few pictures from Riley's 7th Birthday. She opened presents when Grandma and Grandpa were here, then she got a gift for the whole family - a basketball hoop for the backyard, so on the actual day we weren't planning much; then she had a sad meltdown a few days before her birthday about missing her "real" friends in Idaho. Of course, it broke our hearts, so we had to plan more for the big day. Todd took her out to breakfast at the Waffle House before school on Monday, then, when she got home, I took her to get a pedicure. She was sooo excited! She loved every minute of it. She even insisted on wearing flip-flops to school the next day to show them off. It was cold and pouring, but that didn't stop her!