THE JOHNSON FAMILY

January, February, and March 2011

2011-07-13T15:48:00.000-07:00

January

It has been a long winter, so to help with our winter blues we decided to take a trip to Disneyland. Steve's mom and dad and his brother and family were going to be there so we thought we better make a fast trip too!!! We took off one morning and drove straight through to California so we would be able to spend a couple days in the parks before we had to head back home to school and work.

Kylie on the swings, she wanted to ride this over and over. There wasn't a line so they let us stay on, big mistake on my part, having morning sickness plus being dizzy is not a good combination.

California cousins, Owen and Eyan with Teag

Cousins

The big 29, Yes!!! I am still in my twenties, one more year to go:(

Steve had to work on my birthday so my parents and kids surprised me with dinner and a Birthday Donut!!!

Kylie decided she wanted to play Jr. Jazz this year, she did very well and had a lot of fun!!

February

Do you recognize who this is?

Now do you?

Teagan came downstairs dressed in the picture above and asked me if I knew who he was, when I told him no he ran behind the chair and came back out as Superman, he was Clark Kent in the other picture. He is one silly boy!!!

Another trip to Disneyland

We made another trip to California in February, my mom and dad, me, Kylie, and Teag flew from Idaho and met Steve there. My parents took the kids to Knotts Berry for the first time, and they had a blast.

Kylie and Teagan

My parents were there for the first part of our trip, then they flew home and we stayed and met up with some of Steve's family at Disneyland for the rest of the week!!!

Here are the brave souls who dared to go on the Grizzly Rapids, it was Teagan's first time, he was finally tall enough to go on!!! They were soaking wet when they got off!!!

Hanging out with a little snack waiting for the rain to pass by.

Teagan, Mickey Mouse (in case you were wondering) and Kylie

Teagan watching for Kylie to come home from school

Steve's Birthday Surprise

We don't have much to post about, we really haven't had much going on the last couple months, Steve has been busy with work and Kylie and Teagan have been having fun at school!! But we were able to take a couple fun vacations and enjoy this wonderful cold weather!!!

December 2010

2011-03-27T17:17:00.000-07:00

I know I haven't been very good about updating my blog, but I have a really good excuse this time. My computer has been giving me fits and I couldn't upload any of my pictures so finally we got a new computer to help with this problem and the many other problems the computer was giving us...so hopefully I will be better. But I'm sure in another 4 months I will have another good excuse for being behind!!!

So I will start the update in December!!!

December was a fun month for us, Kylie was off track the whole month and Steve had 3 weeks off from work so we were able to have some fun. Steve did get pneumonia so that ruined some of his time off, but he was able to join in on the indoor activities.

Kylie and her best friend/cousin Halle

Christmas Morning

I didn't take a lot of pictures on Christmas morning, so we only have a couple pictures. We had a very good Christmas, Santa brought the kids what they asked for and they even got a few surprises. We were in Utah for Christmas Eve and morning but after opening up all the fun presents we got in our truck and headed north to visit family in Idaho. And of course I forgot my camera so I don't have any pictures.

Teagan and his new bike!!

Kylie and her new zhu-zhu pet

On Christmas Eve we made reservations for "The Roof "to celebrate and have some yummy dinner (yes I'm lazy and didn't want to make a big dinner so we went out). But the food was so good and It was fun to be in Temple Square Christmas Eve. After dinner we walk to Gateway and the kids were able to pick out a stuffed animal at Build a Bear, a pre-Christmas gift. Then we went home to make cookies for Santa and paint some new Christmas ornament's the kids picked out earlier in the month, and read the Christmas story. Kylie was ready to go to bed around 7:30, but we were able to talk her into staying up for a couple more hours!!!

Every year we get together with the Johnson family a couple days before Christmas. This year we celebrated at Dave and Lynnie's house. We had so much fun and ate way to much yummy food. The kids love to get together with their Johnson cousins and exchange present and play games, and of course they love getting presents from Grammy and Grandpa Johnson too!!

Teagan with his Ninja Turtle Wii game from his grandparents

Kylie and her play doh maker from her grandparents

We took the kids skiing for the first time. We went to Alta and it was probably the worst day ever to take them skiing. The wind was blowing so hard and it was snowing like crazy, needless to say the kids haven't wanted to try it again. Hopefully they will forget about this experience next skiing season!!!

Kylie and her matching doll!!!

Kylie' Big Day

2010-12-19T15:33:00.000-08:00

My baby girl turned 8 this year!!! Can I just say how weird that is, I have a 2nd grader, that really makes me feel old. Kylie is such a good girl and we are so happy to have her in our family.

December 4th, 2010 Kylie was baptized, and what made this day even more special is that she was able to be baptized with her best friend and cousin, Halle!!!

Kylie and Halle
Kylie and her daddy, we were scared we were going to have to reschedule the baptism because Steve had pneumonia and was very weak. But it all worked out and Steve was able to perform the baptism!!!

After the baptism we had a brunch at Steve's brother and sister-in-law's house. It was fun to get together with family and friends to celebrate this special day for Kylie and Halle.

Steve, Kylie, Halle, and Dave (Steve's brother)

Kylie and Halle showing us their beautiful smiles.

(Can you tell Kylie takes after me in the height department, Kylie and Halle birthdays are only 5 days apart)

After the baptism, my family, who all traveled from Idaho, decided to go to Temple Square to see the lights. Unfortunately Steve couldn't go because he was so weak from pneumonia, but the kids and I went and had a great time.

Teagan and my cousins Bergen and Declan

Grammy Lisa and Papa Bill with all the grandkids

Cooper, Hadley, Teagan, Kylie, and Sadie

Halloween

2010-11-14T16:52:00.001-08:00

I am trying to be better at posting. So I know it is December and I am just posting about Thanksgiving, but when you are so behind like I am it takes a few weeks or months to catch up. Anyway...here are my two little monsters with our pumpkins. Steve carved the scary/mad face, Teag's the happy pumpkin, mine is the pirate skull and Kylie's is an art master piece. It was a fun family night and of course my kids can't just smile a normal smile, they have to pose. But that is why I love them so much.

Teagan wanted to be a cowboy this year, and isn't he the cutest little cowboy.

Teagan and Luke the mummy (cousin) at their pre-school party.

Belle aka Kylie at her school costume parade

This year we went trick or treating with some cousins in Draper. My kids got so much candy and not the little candy bars, but full size candy bars, it was crazy. My favorite candies are smarties and tootsie rolls and out of 6 kids, with full candy baskets, there was only 1 smartie. I couldn't believe it. Whats the point of letting your kids go trick or treating if you can't take out your favorite candy. So I was a little disappointed but the kids had a blast.

Avery, Halle, Jake, Teagan, and Kylie. We are missing Cade but he was still putting on his costume.

The night was freezing so we all piled into my sister-in-law Lynnie's van and went door to door trick or treating, Teagan wouldn't get out of the van so he made Kylie take his bucket up to the door to get his treats. Good thing he has such a nice sister.

Disneyland In September

2010-11-14T16:33:00.000-08:00

Yes I know another Disneyland post...what can I say!!! But there probably won't be another one for awhile, our Annual passes expired in October and we didn't renew so who knows when we will be back. I am already craving a Monte Cristo so maybe we will go back soon...

We were able to plan a family trip to Disneyland with my side of the family. We had so much fun and love to go whenever and it's especially fun when we can go with a big group.

One of my families favorite thing to do in California Adventures is "Talking with Crush" the kids love it and every time we have gone Crush picks Teagan out of the audience to ask him a question. And every time Teag asks the same question, "Do you have a girlfriend?". It's too funny.

Teagan the mosquito!!!

Kylie in her Disneyland apparel (yes I did make that shirt, isn't it cute and Kylie too!)

Kudter, Teagan, and Kache

Cousin Misty, Aunt Nan, and me

Sari and Clair on the dumbo ride, as you can see Clair is enjoying the ride.

The Girls and Teagan

Grammy Lisa is the only person who will take Kylie on the Tea Cups, this ride makes Steve and I sick:)

Steve and Sarah doing what they do best

Teag, Kache, and Kylie

I am trying to convince Steve to go on Splash Mountain with me...we did go on and I made Steve sit in the front he got soaking wet. What a trooper!!

Snack time

Sarah, Dad, and Mom on Splash Mountain, never sit in the front on this ride ask my dad and Sarah!!

Nan and Kylie in the back. I have found that the middle is the best spot, which I make sure I get even if that means sacrificing Kylie and putting her in the front.

Kache, Kudter, Teagan, and Kylie. Teagan had so much fun cause his two buddies came, normally it's Kylie who is surrounded by her girl cousins and Teagan doesn't have anyone to play with. But don't feel to bad for Kylie, Grammy Lisa spoiled her like crazy.

Yikes, close up, not you Misty just me

Sari was a little tired so she sat in the Stucki boy's stroller and had Nan push her around.

The World of Color was amazing. We were able to go to the show twice and loved both shows, the second show we had better seats right in the middle. It is definitely a show you have to see when you go to Disneyland!!!

Well that is it, the last post of a Johnson Family Disneyland trip!!

First Day Of School

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Teagan's first day of Pre-school. He was so excited to finally be able to go to school and he is in the same class as his cousin Luke. He loves his teachers and his favorite thing at school is snack time!!!

Kylie's in 2nd grade. She started school in July at one school then we moved so she had to be the new girl again. It was a little rough at first but now that she has made some new friends she loves it.

This is Kylie at the first school on the first day!!!

Teagan's Birthday

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My little buddy turned 4 in July. Teagan is the sweetest little boy, he makes us laugh all the time and is just the happiest little guy. He wants to be like his daddy and it is so much fun to see them together. On his birthday we were in Portland and Steve had to speak at a seminar so before he started his presentation he had Teagan come up to the front of the group and everyone at the seminar sang Happy Birthday to him. He was a little scared and shy when he was up front but once he ran back to me he thought he was the coolest kid ever.

Teagan showing me how old he is

Teagan wanted to eat at Texas Roadhouse for his birthday dinner but we couldn't find one anywhere in Portland. When we finally drove back to Utah we were able to take him out for some yummy steak.

1st Birthday Cake

We went to Blackfoot so Teagan could celebrate his birthday with his Idaho cousins. Grammy Lisa threw him a pirate birthday, which he loved and he received some awesome gifts from his cousins.

Teag, Hadley, and Ceciley

Teag's Pirate Boat Cake

Grammy Lisa and Papa Bill set up a screen outside so all the kids could watch a movie outside on the trampoline later that night!!!

Cooper, Hadley, Joey, Kylie, Ceciley, and Teagan

Summer Fun

2010-11-14T15:07:00.000-08:00

So it has been awhile...but I decided I better post all the fun we had this summer. In July Steve's office sent him to Portland for the week so the kids and I thought we better tag along. We decided to drive instead of fly so we could stop in Nyssa, OR to see where Steve's mom grew up, and we were able to find the cemetery where Steve's grandparents are buried. The drive was long but we survived:) Actually the drive wasn't too bad, it was really a pretty drive once you got into Oregon. We stayed in the Portland area and while Steve was at his seminars the kids and I were able to play and shop. Steve had one day off so we took a day trip to the coast and played at Cannon Beach, we definitely want to go back to Cannon Beach for a longer vacation it was so beautiful and fun.

Nyssa, OR

Teagan struttin his stuff
While Steve worked we would go to the water fountains in downtown to cool off.

Cannon Beach in the morning, it cleared up about an hour later, the weather was perfect the entire trip.

On our drive to the coast we had to pull over and take some pictures of the scenery.

Portland Temple

DISNEYLAND

I know another Disneyland post but what can we say we love us some Disneyland!!! Steve had a week off from work and we were just going to hang out at the house. We went to the PO Box to get our mail and Steve received some free nights at any Marriott so we packed up and headed to California for a quick trip. We had a blast but we were disappointed because the Toy Story ride was closed down the entire time we were there.

Kylie and Teagan at the Playhouse Disney Show

This is the first time we have ever ridden the Monorail so we were pretty excited to be able to sit up front with the driver!!!

So I'm a little behind...

2010-07-30T08:50:00.000-07:00

I don't know if anyone has noticed but yes once again I am behind on posting. It has been a crazy busy few months with teaching the kids to cook and clean so I can lay out by the pool all day. But I finally have them trained so I think things will calm down now and I can catch up. We have had so much fun this summer and have been playing hard so I am going to post the first update and a second update in a couple days or weeks or months... :)

Before I start the update

I have to share a funny story that happened last night...

While I was driving Ky to tumble class Steve sent me a text and I started to reply back, so Kylie yelled "Stop texting while you drive" and then Teag added "Ya or you'll run red lights like dad" which has happened more often then it should!!!

New York City

2010-07-30T08:22:00.000-07:00

For our wedding anniversary Steve had to be in New York for work, so being the great husband that he is, he flew me out so we could be together. It was a blast we were able to get great tickets to Wicked, we were on the 6th row right in the center of the theater. I forgot to bring my camera to the show so I don't have any pics, Steve did get some on his phone I just haven't gotten them yet. The show was amazing and I am wanting to plan another trip to go see it again. We also explored the city and central park, and of course ate way too many good things.

Here we are in Central Park...

I forgot how big Central Park was, but the last time I went I was in high school with my family, so of course I was too cool to notice things like that!!
Cute purse Steve!!

Workin hard for my money...j/k

Another pic of Central Park.

Kylie's Spring/Summer Activities

2010-07-30T07:52:00.001-07:00

We finally signed Kylie up for soccer and softball this year. We waited so long because Kylie decides if she likes a sport by the weather. We put her in T-ball when she was 3 but she cried every game because is was too cold so we let her quit. But this year she really wanted to try again. Luckily we found an indoor soccer league which she really enjoyed and it was fun to watch her play. She was really timid at first and would back away from the ball when it started coming toward her, but by the end of the season she was getting in on all the action.

Ky loved playing softball, and for it being her first time playing she did very well. Teag and I froze at every game, and I am still trying to talk her into playing indoor sports:) Her team only lost one game and ended up taking 2nd place.
Kylie refused to play catcher when her coached asked her, but I told her to give it a try. She did and ended up loving that position, except on rainy games when the ball would hit the ground and splash mud up into her eyes.

And yes Kylie is still in tumbling class. She improves each month and it's so fun to watch all the fun little tricks she learns. The studio she goes to puts on a review at the end of the session, and Kylie always loves to perform her new learned tricks.

Snow Snow Snow

2010-04-01T09:24:00.000-07:00

You gotta love Spring Time in Utah. This is what we woke up to this morning...lots and lots of snow. Just last week the kids were playing outside in shorts and t-shirts. Of course the kids had to dig their snow clothes out of storage to have some more fun in the snow.

November and December 2009

2010-01-24T14:22:00.000-08:00

Warning, this is a very long post. When I first started I didn't think I was that behind and instead of doing 2 separate post I combined it all together. So I am apologizing now, sorry. Now that that is done with I will continue the update starting with what is new with us now...

January: We have moved back to Utah and everything is going very good. When we moved back I was nervous because Kylie was going to start a new school, and coming from a school of 230 some students and going to a school with about 1200 students it was going to be a big adjustment. She has done great, she did get lost the 2nd day and was a bit traumatized, but other then that its been a lot better then I thought it would be. She has also met up with some of the girls she played with before the move to Idaho and has made new friends in her class. Teag is doing good also, just hanging out at home with me and getting whatever he wants, which I think he enjoys very much. Steve is busy with work and watching, reading or anything else he can do to keep himself updated on BYU sports. And I have started school at BYU, and not sure on a major yet, but when I get close to graduating I will let you know!!

We also got a little Shih-tzu, his name is Dash, but don't get too attached because I just sold him yesterday. We had him for about 3 weeks and that was 3 weeks too long. He is really cute and that is why I let Steve talk me into buying him, but I have learned I am NOT a dog person. I like dogs when they belong to someone else, but not when I have to clean up after them. We sold him to a really nice woman who has another Shih-Tzu and I think he will be much happier and very spoiled. About a hour after we sold him, Steve starts talking to the kids about getting another pet, but don't worry I stopped that in a hurry!!

Bye little Dash
Don't mess with Teag when he is playing the Wii, he really gets into Mario Brothers.
December: Christmas Morning
Kylie and Teagan were a little spoiled this year, but it was a fun Christmas day!

Teag lovin his new 4-wheeler from Santa.

Kylie and her new doll, they even have matching outfit.

The grand kids minus Sadie Marie

Teag, Ceciley, Hadley, Kylie, Cooper, and Joey

Teag and Hadley are serious gamers

My mom really gets into Rock Band, it got a little scary so I had to get the kids out of the room before she hurt someone.

Christmas Eve:

Every year my family gets together for some food, fun, and well more food, but that's what happens on the holidays. We had a party at my Grandma B's house where we have dinner, then a Christmas program put on by different members of the family, after the very long program (Kylie's words not mine) the kids get to open present. It was very fun, and my kids got some pretty cool presents.

The little cousins got to put on the Nativity Story while my Grandma B. read it out of the Bible.

Kylie with her very own lotion kit. Thank you Julie very much, I owe you BIG time.

Johnson Family Christmas Party:

We were able to make the Johnson Christmas party and had so much fun. We love getting together with Steve's family. Kylie and Teag love to play with their cousins and they did plenty of that. The kids got to dress up for the Nativity Story again, and get lots of presents.

Teag and Luke with their Car's toys

Gifts from Grammy and Grandpa Johnson

The week before Christmas Steve, the kids, and I got to go to Vegas for the Vegas Bowl. While we were there Steve got 2 migraines so his trip was ruined, but luckily my mom and dad were there too, so the kids and I tagged along with them and Steve crashed in the hotel. I think he just said he had a migraine so he didn't have to go shopping with me:) So we drove 9 hours to Vegas to watch the game at the hotel, but I am kind of glad we didn't go because it was so cold outside and the wind was blowing so hard. Just before the game started I took the kids to get some dinner at a restaurant down the street and when we were walking back to the hotel a big gust a wind came sweeping through and blew Teag into the road, I had to hurry and grab him before a car hit him. It was a fun trip for me and the kids and I think Steve had fun too, minus the migraines.

A little bowling at our hotel.

December 14th:

Gingerbread houses

Kylie and Brayden's house, when they finished Brayden picked it up to take it home and it dropped and broke into pieces

Becky and Ceciley's Gingerbread house

Jeff and Erin's Gingerbread house

Neil and Joey's Gingerbread house

December 12th:

We were able to go to Utah and meet up with the Edinborough's, Brandon and Misty and their boys. It was a lot of fun, we went to the mall and did some shopping, talked with Santa to make sure he knew what the kids wanted for Christmas, go to Temple Square to see the lights, and then we went to Benihana's for dinner, Yummy, love their food.

Kashe, Kudter, and Teag

Nan, Malory, Me, Misty, and Sarah

December 7th: Kylie's school Christmas Program

I don't have many pictures of the actual program but before we left the house I wanted to get a nice picture of the kids in front of the Christmas tree, and of course Kylie stands up right away and poses perfectly and then we try to get Teag in but for some unknown reason he can't stand still and so here is proof that my son is crazy!!! And to top it off Kylie starts doing these crazy poses too. So I just have to give up...

Kylie, the little green candy cane!!!

November: Kylie's Birthday.

Oh my goodness I can't believe how big Kylie is getting, she is such a sweet, loving little girl and I can't imagine my life without her. She is always ready to help me and is so good with Teagan. Happpy Birthday Kylie Bug!!

Kylie and my cousin Patrick's birthdays are on the same day so they get to celebrate together. But as you can tell Pat is a little upset about his presents compared to the haul Kylie made!!!

I had to show off the cute little birthday treats I made for Kylie's class. They are brownie pops and are sooo good. I made Hello Kitty for the girls and Elmo for the boys.

DISNEYLAND WITH THE JOHNSONS

Yay, we are at Disneyland again. Steve's family made plans to go to Disneyland on the first of November and we didn't think we would be able to go because we just went the first of October with my family, but luckily for us Steve's work scheduled him to speak in the Anaheim area that same week, I bet you can imagine how upset we were to pack our bags and head to Southern Cali again!!!

This trip was a lot of fun because Teagan was able to go on all the rides. Usually Steve would go on the ride with Kylie first and I would wait with Teag then I would go on with Kylie with the stroller pass and Steve would wait with Teag, but this time we all got to go together, so much better!! For most of the rides you have to be 40 inches tall and Teag is only 39 1/2 inches, so being the creative parents that we are, we stuffed his shoes with fruit snacks and napkins giving him that extra 1/2 inch. He was able to go on Space Mountain, Splash Mountain, Tower of Terror, and Thunder Mountain, which he absolutly loved. I was worried he would be scared on Space Mountain because it is dark the whole ride, but he just laughed and wanted to go on it over and over again.

The Johnson crew minus a couple siblings. Hopefully next year everyone will be able to make it!!

Getting ready for the High School Musical Parade

I had to post this because I am awesome:) Look at that score isn't it beautiful!! Love the Toy Story Ride.

Teagan's first ride on the Tower of Terror!!! I was so proud of him, he didn't even cry, but he did tell us that he didn't want to go on it again!!

Teag and Luke

Kylie and her daddy waiting for the park to open.

Kylie and Teag ready for some fun!!!

The End of a very long post!!!!

Trick or Treat California Style

2009-12-08T18:46:00.001-08:00

I know I am behind on blogging but I have a good excuse, my computer hates me. It is painfully slow, so whenever I even think about updating I decide I don't want to wait around for my pictures to download. But today as I got on and realized it has been over a month I thought I better get with it and post what has been going on with the Johnsons!

So to start....Halloween day was a busy and very fun day. We started the day by catching a flight to Sunny California to visit Steve's brother Mike and his family. As you can see in the picture Teagan is very excited to get on the plane. I don't know why but whenever I take pictures Teagan always has to do some ninja pose. It must be a boy thing!!

When we landed we made our way to Steve's brother's house, and luckily for us Briana's (sister-in-law) mom invited us over for a Halloween dinner. The kids were a little nervous because we were told we were having snake for dinner, and I must say it was very good. But after they saw that the snake was really a sandwich they relaxed and chowed down.

This year Kylie wanted to be a lady bug and Teagan Mickey Mouse. Do you notice a difference from Trick-or-Treating in California compared to Idaho. My kids are in shorts and t-shirts. It was so nice not to bundle up and cover the costumes with coats and snowpants. Poor little Teagan was sweating in his costume. I think we might have to make a tradition of going to California on Halloween. The only problem I had was no one handed out Smarties or Tootsie Rolls, that is the only reason I let my kids go trick or treating is to get me those. Out of two bags full of candy we got a total of 5 tootsie rolls and 0 smarties. I couldn't believe it, but they got a ton of M&M's and snickers, I guess that will have to do.
Cousins
Eyan, Owen, Kylie, Teagan, and Tate

We had alot of fun and brought home too many treats!!

Halloween Fun

2009-10-29T14:03:00.001-07:00

I absolutely love Halloween, it is one of my favorite holidays. It is just so much fun, I love to decorate and dress up, and there are always some type of Halloween activities going on. This year it has been a very busy holiday, between family parties, school parties, ward parties, and neighbor parties we have had something to do with Halloween almost everyday the last two weeks. So much fun.

This week my family got together to carve some pumpkins at my parent's house. I usually ask Kylie what she wants me to carve on the pumpkin but this year I let her carve her own. It was a little scary, but she was able to do it with no loss of blood. I think I drove her crazy standing over her shoulder making sure everything was okay. It is hard to let my kids grow up and do things on their own.

Kylie, Joey, Papa Bill, and Brayden carving away!

The finished product
The pumpkin heads!

Kylie's school has been celebrating red ribbon week this week and each day they get to dress up. One day was crazy hair day so this is how Kylie wanted to do her hair. Doing her hair was pretty easy, but taking it out didn't go very well, let just say she has chunks of hair missing. But the important lesson is I have learned from my mistakes so hopefully it won't happen again. That is if she will let me fix her hair again.

Joey, Mrs. Walker, and Kylie
The next day was Super Hero Day
One of the Halloween parties was for the girls in activity days in my ward. The girls dressed up and looked so cute, we had a party with lots of treats and fun games.
Teagan and Hadley after their pre-school Halloween party. Teagan's costume is a little small for him. He wanted to be Mickey Mouse but the only size I could find was 24 months, so I had to get it for him. Oh well, he still is the cutest Mickey Mouse!! And of course Hads looks hot as a rock star or as she calls herself "Hannah Montana" or a "Ballerina" or whatever she is in the mood to be.

Disneyland in October

2009-10-22T08:50:00.001-07:00

October has been a crazy busy month. We have moved out of our rental house in Blackfoot and have moved in with my parents until December. They have been begging us to move in with them because we are just so much fun to be around, at least that is what I am trying to convince them of. We will be moving back to Utah after Christmas, where, we are not sure yet. I will be transferring to BYU so either back into our house in Herriman or somewhere in Utah Valley. I am sure we won't decide until the day we are moving. On to the fun stuff now, we were able to go to Disneyland again this year with my parents and sister and her family. It was a lot of fun. You might notice Steve is only in a few pictures, that is because he had to leave after a couple days of vacation to go to work. But don't feel too bad for him because he had to go to Hawaii. Poor guy, what a tough job!!! On our way home my parents dropped me off in Vegas and drove the rest of the way home with my kids, oh how I owe them big. Steve flew into Vegas and met me and we were able to go to the BYU vs. UNLV game. So even though October has been very busy it has been a fun month!!

Lake Powell

2009-09-21T20:40:00.001-07:00

We decided to do a final boating trip for the year and what better place to go than Lake Powell?? This is the second trip to powell this year, but the weather for this trip was absolutely perfect. It got up to a high of 90 during the day and down to the mid 50's at night. Over the 4th of July it was a touch Hot :) Im now having to start my anti-depressant medicine again as now it is time to Winterize the boat and put it away until next may :( Its the saddest part of the year...

This is the famous Store in the Mountain in Hanksville. No Powell trip is complete without a stop here... This is Ricky, Kylie, and Teag

Some old lady asked Morgan if she would walk her dogs for her, so Morgan was happy to help out. We all thought it was pretty funny
Teag and his blue mustache from the Gatorade. He had it the whole week
Feedin the fish at Bullfrog Marina
This is our private little cove where we set up camp. Ricky and Kylie would swim from Sunrise until sunset if they could! :)

This is a picture of some moviestar and his wife

Halls Crossing Marina Snack Break

Inside our Ski Boat on a beautiful Powell day!! What could be better than that?

Moki Steps or you can call it "Monkey Steps" like Kylie

Teag getting ready to ski it up

Katie can still rip it up on the ole' ski stick

This is some stud from the X-games

Kylie skiing double with her Daddy

Kylie was rippin it up on the kid ski, she even deep water started all by herself! After her first try she even went in and out of the wake which really made her Daddy proud :) Future star of the X games!!

Teag being Teag

Kylie loves to show off :)

First Day of School

2009-09-21T20:21:00.000-07:00

I love the first day of school, it is so exciting. Kylie started 1st grade this year and it has been so much fun. She is loving every minute of it!! It is sad to have her leave in the morning and have her gone so long, she is growing up too fast. On her first day back Teagan and I didn't know what to do with ourselves, he kept on asking me where Kylie was and asking every 30 minutes if it was time to pick her up. But now I think he likes having her gone all day, he likes having mom and dad to himself.

Teagan started pre-school this year and I was a little worried that he would cry and not like it, but he loves it, and always wants to wear his backpack around. He likes that he is a big boy and can go to school like Kylie.

Summer Fun

2009-09-21T19:40:00.000-07:00

We are so sad to say goodbye to summer, it went by too fast. Steve was real busy with work and I was going to school full time so our summer seemed to fly by. But we were able to have some fun this summer. On some of our trips to Utah I forgot to take my camera so I wasn't able to take pictures of the fun times we had. One of the trips we went to Park City to ride the Alpine Slide and Coaster and I am sure Steve was glad I didn't bring the camera so I could take a picture of him once again behind me as we raced down the slide. I think this is our third time racing and my third victory!!! We also went to Big Cottonwood Canyon and hiked down a trail to a stream, it was so pretty and I was so mad that I didn't bring my camera...I guess we will have to do it again. But any way, we had tons of fun and hopefully winter stays away for a little while...

Oh no, the trouble makers doing what they love best, eating Popsicles. Don't let them fool you by their sweet, innocent looking faces!

Hadley, Teagan, and Cooper

On one hot summer day we went to Ross Park to play in the pools. My sister and here kids plus a friend and her kids were able to come with us.

Tanner, Teagan, and Dallin splashing around in the water.
Ashlin and Kylie having some fun in the sun.

Joey, Kylie, and Ashlin

Bear Lake

2009-08-20T10:39:00.000-07:00

Every year my whole family plans a boating trip for a weekend and this year we went to Bear Lake. The weather was a little cool but we were able to have some fun. The water was so high this year and trying to find a spot on the little beach was almost impossible, but we found a nice little spot that wasn't very crowded. I didn't get any pictures but we were able to play wiffle ball and ultimate frisbee, I will have to ask around and see if anyone took some pictures of the intense games. While the adults were playing and ignoring the kids on the beach, the little kiddos got out their water toys and went to work.

Steve trying to enjoy some lunch next to the pool, what a rough life.
Teagan loved his arm wings and little green water ring, he would play in the water floating around, but when he got out of the pool he wouldn't get out of the water ring, so he would walk around the pool with it around his ankles.

Here are the 3 musketeers Kylie, Joey, and Ashlin.

Here are the brave kids ready to go on a tube ride, or they just wanted to ride in the boat but not get wet walking out to it so they got a ride on the tube...

Teagan's Birthday

2009-08-05T19:48:00.000-07:00

Happy 3rd Birthday Teagan, we had a water party at my parent's house for Teagan, which was not the best idea. He cried most of the time because he didn't want to get wet. We also had a pinata, but he didn't want to hit it, so next year I think we will have a princess party, he will enjoy that a lot better.

Teagan's fancy new bike that he loves to ride all the time.
More toys, he was a little spoiled this year.

Candy time, Teagan is standing by me crying again.

This is not at his birthday party but I had to take a picture of my two kiddos on the 4th of July.

California Here We Come!

2009-08-01T09:44:00.000-07:00

Finally my summer classes are over so I thought I better play catch up and post some of the things we have been doing this summer. At the first of June we were able to go to California to play and visit all the fun attractions. My cousin Brandon and Misty were planning to go for their son Kudter's birthday so we invited ourselves and tagged along. First we hit The San Diego Zoo, and I only have this one picture of the animals, but who wants to look at pictures of animals when you can look at pictures of my family!!
Oh wait I did get a picture of the monkeys! The three little monkeys are Kache, Kudter, and Teagan.
Lisa (my mom), Misty, and me

The next day we went to Sea World, I haven't been there since 8th grade and this was the first time for my kids. It was a lot of fun and they loved it.

Brandon, Kache, Kudter, and Misty

Steve, Teagan, Kylie, and Me

It was really hot, so Grammy Lisa bought frozen lemonade for the kids. The dolphin show had started but the kids were only interested in eating their lemonade.

Yay, we are finally at Disneyland,my favorite place ever!! I have been to Disneyland a bunch of times but this is the first time I have ever been on the canoe ride (I think, I might have when I was younger but I can't remember).

Misty loving the Matterhorn

My mom and Misty ready for the roller coaster, so happy and excited!

I love this picture my mom's face is hilarious!!

Kylie and Teagan were able to see their California cousins. Briana (sister-in-law) came with her boys to Disneyland this day and it was so fun to see them and let the kids ride rides together.

Thunder Mountain

Kylie, Teagan, and Kudter were asked to dance in the parade

It's A Small World

And of course we had to watch the High School Musical parade, this was the most important stop for Kylie!

At the end of the trip we were able to go to Newport Beach to play in the ocean!

When we first got there Teagan and Kylie took off in the water and a wave knocked Teagan over so that was the end of getting in the water for him.

But Kylie loved splashing in the ocean

I know there are a ton of pictures, but we had so much fun and wanted to capture every moment.

What's up with the Johnson Family!!!

2009-06-14T19:47:00.000-07:00

So once again I am behind on my blog, I know their are many out there who check this day after day to see what is new with the Johnson family because we are such an interesting family (so not true) and are disappointed because I never post anything...so this is for all my blog stalker out there.

Kylie's last day of Kindergarten, this is an exciting and sad day for me. She is growing up too fast and will be starting 1st grade in the fall. Which she is ready for but I don't know if I am ready for her to be gone all day. We also just found out that Becky, my sister, will be her teacher next year, so that will be nice.

Kylie had a gymnastics recital the last week of May, she has improved so much and loves to tumble. I am going to have to find a class in the summer to keep her busy so if anyone knows of gymnastic classes in the summer please let me know.

Oh Teagan, what am I going to do with you. We went to a dance recital and I made the mistake of taking Teagan with me. The next morning when I got up Kylie and Teagan were dancing in the family room and Teagan had to wear a dress, but not any dress, he had to wear the purple dress. This is what happens when you are around girls all the time.I don't know what he is doing in this picture but it was pretty funny so of course I had to take a picture. What a monkey, he is definitely entertaining

Sun Valley

2009-06-14T19:15:00.000-07:00

This post is from April, Steve had to work and I just finished 2 big test and didn't have to study for this weekend so the kids and I decided to visit my parents who happened to be in Sun Valley. It was so much fun. I have never been there and wanted to see what all the hype was about, I am now hooked on Sun Valley, I love it. So hopefully we can go back soon.

We were able to go ice skating behind the lodge, it was the first time for Teagan and Kylie. I was surprised at how well Kylie did for her first time, she was a little wobbly at first but after awhile she got the hang of it. Teagan liked it for the first couple minutes then he just wanted to play in the water of the melted ice.
Teagan is worn out and needed to take a break!!
Hooray, Papa saved the day and brought a snack for Teagan.
Kylie is getting the hang of it and loving every minute...

until she fell and bumped her head...

and now she looks like this!!

Easter Morning

2009-04-26T14:47:00.001-07:00

Happy Easter!! We had a great Easter weekend, we were able to relax and eat yummy food at my parent's house. I love having someone else make me dinner, thanks mom and dad!!

Doesn't Kylie look so excited to get her picture taken.

After taking 25 pictures, not even joking I took that many trying to get a good picture, Teagan was being silly and wouldn't smile for the camera or would do crazy smiles, so I gave up and this is the best one I found.

The Cousins, so happy to take more pictures, I guess I wasn't the only parent taking tons of pictures this morning!!

Happy Easter

2009-04-26T14:28:00.001-07:00

Every year my family gets together for the highly anticipated Easter egg hunt. The highlight of the Easter egg hunt is watching whoever hides the eggs try and remember where they hid them as kids are crying because they didn't find all their eggs. And we weren't let down this year. But of course my kids found their eggs right away, and no Becky I didn't push Joey down so Kylie could get her last egg!!

This year my aunt and uncle brought their horses to give all the kids rides. Teagan loved getting a ride with my cousin Annie. He thought it was the coolest thing ever. Kylie on the other hand disappeared when I said it was her turn.

The Easter Egg Super Seachers

All the kids are ready with their bags!! Doesn't Brayden look justs like his mom in this picture!!

I Love Spaghetti!!!

2009-03-13T20:39:00.000-07:00

Everytime we have spaghetti Steve always has to see how many noodles he can fit into his mouth and the kids think it is the funniest thing ever. So when we had spaghetti last night and Steve wasn't there Teagan had to take his place.

Your dad would be so proud!!!
Kylie was able to go to a cheerleader camp last month and perform at half time at a high school basketball game. She did a great job and had lots of fun.

Ain't No Party Like A Century Party

Woosh Woosh!!!

Nothing real exciting has been going on lately, just school and work, so there hasn't been much to blog about, but I had to post this picture because it so funny. Teagan was being really quiet so I went to check on him and he decided to dress himself for the day. He is one HOT BOY!!

Bad Blogger

2009-01-04T22:18:00.000-08:00

Sorry I am not very good at updating my blog. But I thought I better catch up before school starts again. We had a great Christmas break, Steve was off the last couple weeks of December and Kylie and I were out of school, so we enjoyed hanging out. We did go down to Las Vegas to the Las Vegas Bowl with BYU and Arizona. The trip was fun, the game not so much. We bought our tickets at the game from some guy and we didn't realize that we were sitting in the Arizona student section. It got a little crazy, but it was fun to go to the game.
I posted what has been going on with our family the last couple of months so I think I am up to date, I will try to do better in the future.

Christmas Day

2009-01-04T21:53:00.000-08:00

After all the waiting Christmas is finally here. And for the third year in a row I had to wake everyone up.

Kylie was excited to get a Barbie house and Holiday Barbie

Teagan got puzzles, a drum, and his favorite, a train set. Steve got the Seinfeld Scene It game, but I think Teagan was more excited.

I got new ski clothes

and new skis!!

After opening up all our presents we went out to my aunt's house for a delicious breakfast, went home played with all our new toys, then went out to my parent's house for some Prime Rib. It was a very busy but very fun day.

Christmas Time

2009-01-04T21:15:00.001-08:00

I love Christmas. It's one of my favorite times of the year. Not because of gifts, or finals being over, or even all the good food, okay I lied the food is important. But I love getting together with family, listening to the kids talk about Santa and what they hope he brings them on Christmas, and everyone seems to be friendlier. It's just a great time and it helps me remember what truly is important and how much I have to be thankful for. So I hope everyone had a great Christmas.

This Christmas Eve my family got together at my cousin's house. We were so lucky because Santa took a few minutes out of his busy night to stop and drop off some early Christmas presents.

Sarah, Misty, and Annie performed Alvin and the Chipmunks for everyone
Teagan and Kylie waiting to open up their Christmas P.J.'s

We were able to make it to the Johnson's Christmas Party in Utah.

Kylie's kindergarten Christmas Program

December

2009-01-04T20:36:00.001-08:00

Snowy Days

The kids were so happy to see all the snow outside and wanted to go out and play. So after hunting through all the winter clothes we found some that would work for the day. Hopefully santa brings some snow clothes that fit.

It was hard to talk them into coming inside the house, we played outside for quite awhile and Kylie made snow angels, Teagan made snowballs, and then we made a snowcastle. But the best part was going inside and having hot chocolate. Yummy!!!
Kylie's Getting Her Ears Pierced
I finally talked Kylie into getting her ears pierced for the second time. She got them pierced when she was 2 months old, but she plays with her ears when she drinks and would lose her earings. So I bought some that you have to screw the backs on, thinking this would help. But she would tighten the backs so tight they almost pinched through her ears, so we took them out and the holes grew over. So here we are the second time around. No Earings.
Yay she did it and didn't even cry.

Kylie's Birthday

2009-01-04T20:09:00.001-08:00

Kylie was so excited for her birthday. She got to be the princess for the day, but really she is our little princess everyday. For her birthday we went bowling, and got together at our house for some dinner, cake, and of course presents!!

All Kylie's presents
Cousins at the Bowling Alley

Teagan and Papa Bill

The Birthday Girl

Trick or Treat

2008-11-04T15:57:00.001-08:00

The kids had alot of fun trick or treating this year. They went up to the church for trunk or treat and ended up with too much candy. I think I might have to help them take care of that.

Cinderella at the her school for the costume parade.

Superman and Cinderella

Teagan thought it was the coolest thing to walk down the row of cars and people were handing out candy. He didn't want to stop.

Kylie and Brayden

Teagan and Cooper

Cousins

Family Halloween Party

2008-11-04T15:18:00.001-08:00

Every year someone in the family puts together a Halloween Party. Usually we have dinner parties but this year Becky and I were in charge and decided to have a scavenger hunt. I think it turned out pretty good and hopefully everyone had fun. The best part was afterwards and listening to all the teams stories about solving the clues. Here are some pictures of the teams.

Sarah, Nan, Cassia, The Disco Duo

Fred, Daphne, A cat

Homer, Marge, Rocker, Mr. and Mrs. Pirate

G.I. Jane, Ugly Betty, Scarecrow, Britney Spears and K-Fed

Dork Boy, Mr. and Mrs. Hippie

Arte Johnson, Ruth Buzzi, The Biker and his Babe

The last clue sent everyone to my Aunt Nan's house. Where we had lots of yummy food and a big bonfire. Here is a picture of everyone warming up by the fire.

Here is the bonfire!!

And this is what happens when you don't call the Fire Department and warn them!!

Luckily for us they were really nice about it, and ended up giving all the kids stickers!!

Therapy For A BYU Loss

2008-10-31T22:37:00.000-07:00

So I think I jinxed the cougars the last time I posted and they lost against TCU. It was a sad day at our house, but we found the perfect therapy to help get over it, (or at least forget about it for awhile.) The next day we were getting in the car to get lunch and Steve told us to go in and pack our bags because we were going to Disneyland. After 12 1/2 hours (which Teagan only slept the last 2 hours) we arrived in Anaheim.

Johnson Cousins

I don't know if you can see it or not but Kylie is soaking wet. Steve and Kylie went on Splash Mountain that night as the last ride. When they got off they didn't get wet at all, not even a little splash. So Kylie who doesn't like to get wet said she wanted to go on one more time before we went back to our hotel that night. So I took her back in and when it was our turn we sat right next to eachother in the very last row. And as you can see Kylie didn't stay dry that time, but I did.

You might think Teagan doesn't look very happy in this picture but don't let him fool you. All the boys wanted to ride more rides and the girls wanted to go see the princesses. But not my kids Kylie wanted to go ride the rides and Teagan wanted to see the princesses. I tried to talk him in to seeing Mickey Mouse but as soon as we started to walk away from the princesses he started crying.

The trip was alot of fun and it was really hard to leave. But Kylie and I had to get back to school, and Steve had to get back to work. Hopefully BYU loses another game:) Just kidding Steve!!!

Family Update

2008-10-14T21:12:00.000-07:00

I can't believe it is October. Time has gone by so fast this year it's crazy. Where has the summer gone? I woke up the other morning to freezing cold weather and snow on the ground. I am not ready for it to be cold. I guess I have to get use to the great weather in Idaho. I haven't talked about our family very much so I thought I would write a few things and let you know how and what the Johnson Family has been up to lately. I will start with the youngest and that would be Teagan. He has grown so much I can't believe it. He is talking like crazy and I think most the time everyone can understand him. But there are a few times when I have to ask Kylie what he said. Teagan loves Dora, he will sing the songs and repeat everything she says. Whenever Dora is on you know where Teagan will be, right in front of the T.V. He is a funny little boy that makes us laugh everyday. Then there is Kylie who we have found out is not a morning person at all. I have to drag her out of bed most mornings to get her ready for school, and get asked practical every morning why I put her in the morning class and not the afternoon. But once we get her to school she is happy and excited to be there with her friends and teacher, who she adores. Kylie has started gymnastics again and she is doing great. I can't believe how much she has learned in such a short time. She really enjoy gymnastics and practices everywhere she goes. She enters and leaves the room doing handstands to cartwheels to somersaults, it gets to be too much sometimes. But I have to say I am so blessed to have such great kids!!! Now about Steve, he has been working a lot lately, and the kids are so excited to see him when he gets home. He has been traveling all over the U.S. and Canada working hard so we can go to Disneyland (that is what Kylie tells us). He really enjoys his job and the people he works with. I have to tell you that Steve has been in a great mood the last few months because his favorite football team (BYU, for those of you who don't know Steve) have been doing awsome this season, so keep it up Cougars. Now it is my turn to tell you what I have been up to. I am going to ISU, hopefully I can apply to the nursing program next fall. School has been fun, not so fun, and sometimes just gets in the way of having fun, but I guess I will stick with it. Every year my family has a Halloween party and my sister and I are in charge of it this year. It has been fun putting it together. We decided to do a scavenger hunt this year, I will have to let you know how it goes. But that is it for me, I am a boring person. Most of my free time I try to study and hang out with Steve and the kids. I have a great family and I love to be with them. And we are doing great, staying healthy, and having fun. :)

Kylie and Teagan's Pictures

2008-10-10T22:54:00.001-07:00

I thought their pictures turned out so cute, I had to post just a few of my favorite.

Softball

2008-10-10T22:36:00.000-07:00

Kylie and Teagan have really enjoyed the softball season. Once a week they would get to stay up late and play at the softball fields with cousins and new friends they would meet that night. I got the kids to stand still for one fast picture before they were off again.

Steve and I have been playing softball this summer on a coed team with family and friends. At one of the tournaments a guy hit a line drive at me and broke my thumb through my glove, (I think it is time to get a new glove). It happened the very first game so I had to play 4 more games with a broken thumb, lets just say I was glad when we were finished.

FAIR TIME

2008-09-07T14:10:00.000-07:00

There is always a parade the first day the fair starts and this year Kylie was asked to ride her gymnastic class float. She said she had fun but it was really hot.

All the little cousins waiting for the parade to start. Teagan is hiding behind his cousin Brayden.

Time for Rides....

Do you notice how none of the kids are actually driving the race cars?

Teagan loved the dutch oven cooking. He almost ate the whole thing.

Kylie and Teagan couldn't wait for the fair to start. Everyday Kylie would want me to drive past the fair grounds so she could see if they had started to set up the rides. Finally they did and we were able to ride the rides, eat some good food, and have sooo much fun.

1st Day of Kindergarten

2008-09-07T12:56:00.001-07:00

I can't believe Kylie is in Kindergarten. It was really hard for me to leave her on her first day. She was a little nervous, but got over it really fast and had so much fun. Now she is excited to go every day.

Kylie in front of her new school!! And she was so excited to be line leader on the first day.

Jackson Hole

2008-08-30T16:11:00.000-07:00

The end of summer is here so my family wanted to go on one last trip before school starts. We decided to go to Jackson Hole for the day to do a little shopping and go to the Bar J dinner and show. This is the only picture we took of the cute little angels: Kylie, Cooper, Teagan, and Hadley.

Tub full of Trouble

2008-08-30T16:08:00.000-07:00

Island Park

2008-08-30T16:05:00.000-07:00

Teagan is so excited to try and water ski.

Island Park

2008-08-30T15:53:00.000-07:00

Kylie is water skiing! We had to beg her and promise to buy her a prize if she would just try it. When she was done she said she loved it, but when we asked if she wanted to go again she ran and hid.