Sisters day.

Last summer my sisters and I started a sisters day. It last 4 hours. We always start with lunch and then we either shop, or get a project done together. Since we have all been married we haven't lived in the same state. Now that we are Utah girls we have carried on this tradition this summer as well. Wednesday's are one of my favorite days. We all get babysitters and the fun begins. I have been blest with 2 sisters and we are best of friends. Corey is currently living next door to me and she has been amazing helping me through the last year. She has 2 boys Parker and Jack whom I adore and she married Erick's brother. Jenn is the youngest and she is such a good example to me. She is them most wonderful mother I have ever seen. She has 4 children Kali, Lexi and twins Dominic and Zaxen. We have been working out together every morning and of course sisters day. I will post a picture of the three of us later. If you have sisters you live close to try this out you can even add sister in laws.

We just returned yesterday evening from our annual Johnson family reunion. This year We headed down to Zions National Park, We stayed in a cabin just outside of the park at a ranch called Zions Ponderosa. We headed down to St. George on the afternoon of the 4th and we stayed at a house across the street from Erick's Grandma Call. We went to a church parking lot and we did our fireworks and sparklers. Kiah our accident prone child stepped on a sparkler and got a nice burn on the bottom of her foot (poor girl). The next morning we woke up and headed to Zions. The kids loved the scenery and of course the mile long tunnel. We finally made it to our cabin, It was perfect for us. It had 8 bedrooms including a room full of bunkbeds for the kids. We brought all of our food and it had a perfect kitchen for all of our needs. Erick's parent, and His brother Spencer's family, Dave's family, Curtis and his girlfriend and our family were there. We sure missed Emily's family, Jenn's family and Matt's family but we hope next year they will be there. We had so much fun. They had a great pool where we spent most of our time. We also attended a small rodeo. We did crafts, played games, the men had some competitive basketball games. Saturday morning a group of us went on a hike in Zions to the Emerald Pools. We sure enjoyed the whole experience. The kids are hoping to go back next year.

We have had a fun two weeks since Erick has returned. We went to the Orem Summer Fest, which had fun rides, food and booths. Kiah inpressed us all with her rock climbing skills. She made it to the top in a matter of seconds. The twins loved the Carousel, and Ikey and Kesli enjoyed the ferris wheel. Fathers day was special this year seeing how Erick was here to help us celebrate. We gave him a tent that will fit our family. He loves camping and we know have kids the perfect age for this. The kids gave him a car washing kit because they love to wash the car with him. We ate dinner at my parents. One of the things I love most about Erick is the wonderful father he is. He spends such quality time with each child and they love him so much. We also took a trip to St. George Ut this week. My brother lives down there. And he just purchased a boat so we helped them try it out. One of Erick's greatest loves is Waterskiing and Wake boarding. Kiah tried out the knee board and the twins and Kesli tubed It was a great time. Kiah also had the oppourtunity to see Les Miserables and the Tucsan theater with her cousins, it was her first musical and she loved it. We are looking forward to a family reunion in 2 weeks in Zions so there should be some fun pictures and story's to tell soon.

Johnson update.

I flew out to Virginia Beach on the 29th and Erick and I had plans to meet up in Chicago. He had a job interview in Seattle and he was flying the same day as me. So I rode the plane from Salt Lake to Chicago it was a long 3 hours. I arrived in Chicago and I got off the plane and there he was waiting for me. I remember thinking how wonderful he looked as I ran into his arms. We flew from Chicago to Va together it was so awesome. We got to Va and went to Cheesecake factory for dinner so yummy (and that included the food). The next morning we went to Busch Gardens it's a fun amusement park in Willamsburg. We rode all the extreme roller coasters it was such a fun time together. We were so thrilled after our last rollercoaster ride Erick received a job offer in Sandy Utah. The next morning we heading to Anapolis where we meet up with friends, they were great they put us up for the night. Sunday morning we headed back down to Va beach where we took a trip down memory lane. We drove by the old house and neighboorhood. We really loved our time there. That night we went to dinner with Erick's co- workers. Monday was a busy day we ran all over town. Erick was signing all sorts of different papers to discharge from the navy. We relaxed monday night and Tuesday we hit the rode. We drove across country for the next 3 days and on friday afternoon arrived in Orem. The kids were all lined up on the street and the ward had put flags all down out street. The kids paraded us down the street on there bikes and power wheels included my sister and there kids. At was really neat. Erick had a wonderful reunion with his kids. And now it feels like a party all day long. Erick has accepted the job in Sandy Utah and will start work July 10th as an account manager in a Sales job. He is excited about this opportunity. And of course we love the area. We will stay in Orem for now. I will post pictures later today or tomorrow.