Megan turns 13 here in a couple weeks. Katelyn is 11. The weather forecast was perfect, and there weren’t any other conflicts, so we decided to head out on their first overnight backpacking trip. The girls seemed pretty excited to go. I gave them general directions of what to bring and what not to bring, …
Category Archives: Sports
The Forgotten Baseball Season
Drew was excited to start baseball season this year. He’s played teeball before, but this was going to be his first year of little league (it’s machine pitch at his age). He plays for the Cubs. Thankfully (for reasons which will soon become clear), Drew’s friend Micah is also on the team. Unfortunately due to …
Our Two Soccer Referees
Both Jacob and Megan have spent a lot of time this spring calling soccer games. Jacob did it last year and found out that it was a pretty sweet job. Megan joined him this year and together they make a pretty good team. It began back in February with training. Both Jacob and Megan had …
Soccer Season Spring 2015
Soccer season in the Johnson household is nothing short of craziness. Drew plays, Ellie plays, Megan plays club soccer (which is ten times busier than rec soccer) and both Meg and Jake ref soccer. So needless to say our spring and fall seasons are really busy. This year Megan swung up to play on the …
Skydiving
Yep. I jumped out of an airplane. And I lived to tell the tale. But, before you go thinking I’m some thrill-seeking adrenaline-junkie daredevil, let me tell you that I followed my 60-year-old mom and my 86-year-old grandpa! They’re the crazy ones. You see, my mom has always wanted to go skydiving. It’s been on …
Red Cliffs Hike in St. George
The Red Cliffs hike was our favorite quick activity from our President’s Day getaway to St. George. We will definitely do this one again. But, next time hopefully it will be a little warmer (the canyon you hike up has a lot of shade) and we will all be wearing swimming suits (the natural pools …
Ski Family
The Mighty Johnson clan is slowly becoming a ski family. We live in Utah, with the “Greatest Snow on Earth” and world-class resorts and ski runs within an hour drive. The main thing holding us back is that skiing is quite expensive. But, we’ve found some ways to enjoy the snow without spending a small …
Surf Soccer
Megan’s Surf soccer team dominated this season. They were undefeated, beating some of the teams 12-0. We were obviously put in the wrong division, but it sure was fun to see them come together as a team and do some damage. They will move up in the spring. It will be interesting to see how …
Stewart Falls Hike
I took the kids on a hike to Stewart Falls right after school last Thursday. We did it partly to enjoy the beautiful weather, and partly to celebrate the fact that we survived a couple weeks together without Manina and Ellie. We had a lot of fun together while Mom was away, and this was …
Rappelling FHE
Tonight for FHE we went rappelling. Yep, you read that right. Our family went rappelling down a 50 foot cliff face with an overhang and a waterfall. It was awesome. We totally lucked in to the whole experience too. Yesterday, by happenstance we found out the Cryers invited the Rowberrys to come rappelling for a …
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