Stake Camp-camping

Hopefully this post will make sense...Jeff is on the High Council (a church calling). One of his assignments is the Stake Camp. During the 12 weeks of summer the camp should have a camp host-you open and lock the gate, check the people using it in and out, make sure it is kept clean, report problems, etc. There was no one that volunteered for the week of July 5th...so guess who got to go ...that's right, it was us. We borrowed Grandpa Johnson's trailer- thanks Grandpa! It was a long week...Connor worked every day and had baseball, Cheyenne had youth conference, Sierra still had piano and Jeff had various other meetings...we traveled back and forth sometimes a couple times a day, but overall it was a lot of fun.

Here is Joran eating and talking on a banana...


Here is Cheyenne doing Annicha's hair one morning

Here is Boston with our dog Stockton...Jeff had to be back in town for different things so I made him let me bring the dog so I would feel a little safer...

Here is Jeff with Annicha and Joran out playing games


We played a wicked game of Monopoly


Here is Boston bright and early one morning playing PSP


Sierra making her bed...sleeping bag really :)


Joran loving his puppy


Connor chopping down a tree


It was a busy week...not the relaxing trip I was hoping for, but in our family we take any time we can get...

Our new nephew

This picture was taken on the 4th of July, but I thought our new little nephew deserved his own post...this is Rustin James Van Hook....he belongs to Sam and Launa...Congratulations!

4th of July-Parade, BBQ with the family

Sorry this has taken me so long to finally get posted...you will see after all the posts that I put up in the next few days why I haven't been as good keeping up.
Dwight and Melanie-ie the Spokane Johnsons came for a visit. They joined us at the Riverdale Parade which Cheyenne was in...
here we all are, minus Cheyenne!

one more

Here is Joran, Justus and Hunter in the back and Ammon, Boston and Talmage in the front

Annicha on Melanie's lap, Dwight, Connor and Me.

Here is my little Maren

Such my little cutie-

Here is the Sandridge float...the theme this year was "Under the Sea"


Here is the crowd of Sandridge Officers...Cheyenne is on the left, walking in the denim shorts...

Here is Cheyenne with her friend soaking wet after the parade.


After the parade we all went swimming and back to our house for a BBQ. Here is Kumen who was roasting a marshmallow on a plastic fork...not too sure he wants to eat that!

Here is Kaleb roasting...

This is Jeff, Melanie, Dwight and Sandy playing a dice game...

Grandpa Johnson with Talmage, Zenock and Kaybrianne

Here is Cheyenne and our "adopted" daughter Sidney!

Joran couldn't get enough of Justus...here they are joined by Hunter

Here is Kyler and Annicha on the tramp with Sandy's dogs

Here is Maren...Can you tell she's been roasting marshmallows too???

Maren jumping with Sandy's dog Buckwheat

Here is Annicha (sitting), and Trichelle jumping with Maren

After the BBQ, we went to the fireworks which were really disappointing this year...we did come back and light some off here at home...it was a great day spent with family.

Father's Day

Here is a quick picture taken right before church of Jeff and the children...for a quick pic I am impressed they are all smiling-maybe that is the trick-just quick pics and not photo sessions :)
In case you haven't seen them in a while: Connor, Sierra, Cheyenne, Jeff, Boston, Maren, Joran and Annicha.


Here is Jeff with his father's day gifts...most of which he picked out himself! He has found a new group to play tennis with, hence the CASE of tennis balls (whatever-it's father's day????) Also new shoes for running (which he isn't supposed to do because of his knees, another whatever-it's father's day????), new belts (he gets to pick from the two sets) since he has lost weight and doesn't need a leash and then the traditional jerky (turkey this year since it has less fat and calories) -so does this mean we are calling him a turkey or a jerk???? He asks that every year so I thought I would add it to the memory of the day!

Jeff is a wonderful dad and father and we are so blessed to have him with us. He puts up with a lot from both me and the kids...not to mention the dog! We love him and are glad he is ours forever!

Boston Goes to Camp!

Boston went to Camp Fife Webelos Day Camp last week. Here is the group: 5 boys and 4 leaders! Camp Fife is on the Idaho/Utah border. Jeff was able to go with Boston and so I was able to get pictures...yeah!
Boston is in the black coat...

Here he is shooting bb guns- something he loves!

Boston is still wearing his coat...he loves the bow and arrows as well!

Boston is on the right - gathering bouquets to take home to their moms?????

Waiting for the zip line...

getting all the gear on...

down he goes!

the landing

Boston said the zip line was his favorite part of the day...that says a lot since he loves shooting of any sort-bb guns, air soft, bow and arrow...
He was glad he was able to go with his dad and spend some one on one with him!

Joran's Summer Preschool

We signed Joran up to take a summer Pre-K class during the month of June. He wasn't able to do preschool because of his health issues. Here he is on his first day.


All lined up and ready to go...


He totally loves this! Every morning he gets up, gets dressed, eats, brushes his teeth and hair and then nags at me to take him...never mind the fact that is doesn't start for a couple hours! Today (Thursday-his fourth day) he informed me that I was only dropping him off and he could go to school with out me...enough to make a mommy sad :(

Memorial Day

Every year we help my parents clean and decorate graves for Memorial Day. Some of our relatives live further away and aren't able to come so it is our opportunity to participate...
This is my cousin

This is my uncle

This is my aunt (my uncle is still living)

my grandparents

my cousin

here is my mom and Jeff watching Joran...he's in the next picture

Joran loved helping clean the headstones

my dad taking a breather

Jeff and Boston

Maren with Grandpa

my great aunt and uncle

my great grandparents

my cousin

my grandma

My grandpa