A Summer of Fun

Summer Highlights:

* Lots of June rain, which made everything so green and beautiful.

* Swimming lessons with all our neighborhood friends.

* Melting while watching 2 hours of swimming lessons.

* Lots of swimming at Aunt Annie's pool and Park Place with the Beckstroms.

* Hanging out with Grandma Janet every Friday.

* Late night walks and bike rides.

* 4th of July "Stay"cation at the Cannon's with the whole family.

* Yummy BBQs.

* Park City with the Beckstrom Family.

*Oquirrh Mountain Temple open house.

* Lagoon- twice! Once with Aunt Pat, Gigi, Kendall, Grandma Janet, Annie, Lydia and once with our fun little family.

* Peyton, Ash and Ava going on ALL the big rides.

* Steamboat, CO dinner and Alpine Slide.

* Watching Grandma Janet on the Alpine slide and the lift going up!

* Visiting the Johnson Family in Colorado.

* Mitchell getting his hair cut.

* Summer baseball and t-ball.

* Lots of Dance performances.

* Raging Waters with the Witzel Family.

* Playing with friends.

* Summer piano group lessons.

* RELAXING!!

Spring Recap

Easter Sunday

My first big race - Salt Lake City Half Marathon

I had the world's best fans!

Ashton and Ava loved playing soccer with their friends Luke and Cooper.

We found out that Ava is a very good little soccer player

and of course stopped to pose for a quick picture.

Ash ready to stop the ball!

Peyton joined the cub scouts.


I spent 10 day in Mexico with my Grandma, two aunts, and three cousins.
Best girls trip ever!! The only thing that would have made it better is if my Mom, Annie and Jesi could have come with us.


I have the best husband! He took care of the house and kids so I could do this for 10 days. It was the most relaxing trip and so much fun to be with some of my favorite ladies.

Spending time with my amazing grandma was priceless.

We've been watching these two cuties sing and dance.

Last days of 2nd Grade

Best friends

Miss Bryant and Peyton

We've had a very busy spring but it's been really fun watching the kids grow and excel doing the activities they love. I feel so bad we didn't take any pictures of Peyton playing baseball. He did so well, especially the second half of the season. His hitting was awesome. We're so excited that summer is finally here. We just wish it would stop raining so we could hit the pool!

Our visit to Colorado-April 2009

We went to meet these little guys!

Sweet twin boys born 13 weeks early weighing just over 2lbs each. They are now 4 months old and well over 8lbs. These little guys are such a blessing to their family.

Amazing little miracles!

Handsome Ash lovin' the Castle Rock pool

Pizza and cousins- It doesn't get any better than that!Long distance BFF's!!

Crazy Mitch doing the kiddie pool Mitchie style.

March Madness

March is always a busy month around the Johnson house. We have 2 birthdays and an anniversary to celebrate, this year we added Yog for 10 days(Ben's good friend from high school), an alumni basketball tournament, baseball practice, a sick little Mitchell for most of the month, the Zoo, and a Baptism!! Here's a quick recap in photos:

This is the only thing Mitch wanted for his Birthday- a John Deere tractor and trailer.

The homemade cake turned out great!

I love this picture of Ben and Mitch.

We got in a zoo visit before it snowed again.

Peyton's first piano recital.

Peyton's big day!

I can't believe I have an 8 year old. He was so excited and cute the whole day.

Mitchell Turns 3!!

Into Everything

Spoiled by his siblings

Such a handsome Little Boy

Brothers and Best Friends

We are so excited to have a BIG 3 year old at our house. Mitch is a handful but we can't imagine our family without him, He's such a fun little guy to have around. He loves tractors and trucks, helping mom cook (he told us he wants to be a Bonsai cooker when he grows up), being outside digging in the dirt and working with his tools on anything -especially the walls which have lots of kicks to prove it. Calling him active would be an understatement, he doesn't stop moving until his head hits the pillow at night.

We love you Mitch!!

Happy 3rd Birthday!

Mitch

Thinkin' he's the coach!

It's GREAT to be 8!!

Here are 8 of my favorite things about Peyton:

1 He's a very good friend. Whenever I volunteer in his class I see first hand how much he's loved by his peers. I can tell they look up to him and admire him. He treats everyone with kindness and is very loyal. He's a leader and he doesn't even realize it!

2 He has worked so hard on his piano this past year and is doing very well because of all the practicing he does. I love that he wants to learn the piano, it's something I regret not doing myself and I admire his dedication.

3 He loved his first season of basketball and gave it his all. He was awarded defender of the week twice and his team was undefeated.

4 He lives in the moment. He really gets into what he's doing, he puts his whole heart into it and soaks it up.

5 Peyton in an excellent student. He's super smart and loves to learn new things.

6 He's an amazing big brother to Ashton, they've become best friends. I love the way they make each other laugh.

7 Peyton knows right from wrong and is usually very good about doing what's right. He sets a quite example for those around him.

8 He has a huge heart and an explosive temper. Luckily we don't see the temper very often.

(I think he secretly switched to a Utah fan after sharing a suite with these guys at a Jazz game! Don't tell his Dad)

New Bike from Mom and Dad

After his final basketball game of the season

Happy Birthday "P"!! You're a great kid and Mom and Dad love you very much. Thanks for being such a fun, bright and passionate member of our family. I know being the oldest is sometimes hard, thanks for being patient with me. You contribute so much and we love being your parents. I hope your 8Th year is one of your best. You have so much to look forward to.

Love Mom