We had another great Fourth of July this year. As usual, it began with the Riverton parade followed by a barbecue and fireworks afterword. This fell on the Friday before the Fourth so that gave us the whole weekend to celebrate. On Monday, we woke up and did our usual bike ride to breakfast. Then …
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4th of July bike ride to breakfast
This has been one of our favorite traditions on the 4th of July. We get everyone up, pump up the tires, get everyone’s bikes ready and head off on a ride in search of breakfast. This year, McDonald’s and Roxberry were the chosen destinations. Since Seth bought his new bike, we had bikes for everyone …
Megan turns 14!
And just like that, Megan is one year older. She turned 14 today. Her cute friends kidnapped her out of bed in the morning and took her to breakfast at Kneaders. I think she secretly loved it! Then she and I got ready and went to get pedicures and do a little shopping. Want a …
Kid Kamp
This was our 2nd annual Kid Kamp. We weren’t sure if we wanted to spend two weeks this summer running another camp, but after several requests from neighborhood kids, we figured we better get it organized. We filled both the sports camp and the craft camp. We had 15 kids in each. Claire even did …
Annual Johnson Family Campout 2016
It is that time of year again for another Johnson Family campout. It is seriously one of my kids’ favorite things we do. It ranks up there with Christmas. They love it! This year we played hard. We made homemade ice-cream, played games (lots of four square), had a fun talent show, hiked up Bell …
American Fork Canyon 1/2 Marathon
This was my third time running the American Fork Canyon Half Marathon. It is such a beautiful, well-organized race with a great cause (fight cancer). I rarely turn down the chance to sign up each year. This year I had been working with a friend to get in better shape by lifting weights and eating …
Big 16 for Jacob!
Can you believe it?! I have a 16 year old! I have a third driver in my household! This is a long time coming. I had many grandiose ideas about a big party for Jake, but he made me promise that I would not do a surprise party and that I wouldn’t do anything elaborate. …
G’ma Ria’s Visit to Utah
We were so grateful to have Grandma Ria come and visit us again this year. We love her visits and wish we could see her more often. We did our usual things. It is kind of a tradition to go to Krispy Kreme, have a cookout in the canyon, get shaved ice, and several other …
Spring Soccer Season
Soccer season kept us very busy this spring to say the least. We usually had 3 games every day! Drew was quite a superstar and generally scored a goal or two every game. His team finished the season undefeated. Ellie likewise finished her season undefeated and although she played up a level to be with …
Midsummer Night’s Dream
Mrs. Yingling, Katelyn’s sixth grade teacher, has her class perform a Shakespeare play every year. She assigns a student as the director and the director assigns all other parts and roles. They also tweak the play so it has its own little twist. It is ALL done by the kids…no adult help on anything. The …
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