Christmas Break Activities 2016

We only had a little over a week for Christmas break this year.  It wasn't long enough, so it was kind-of a bummer!  We mostly just relaxed, but we tried to do a few fun things too.

The day after Christmas, we all went to a piano recital for Jacob and Dallin. They both did an amazing job! (Jacob just started piano lessons a couple of months ago.)

Of course, we went to Spaghetti Factory.  That's a family tradition.  Eric and Andraea came too.  (Of course it was a free meal, so that might have been part of it...HA!)  Either way, it was fun to all be together as a family.  Sadly, everyone was sick of pictures by this time, so I only took a couple...

Of course we watched a few movies...and just like always, Ziggy had to be right in the middle of all of us.  How can that position possibly be comfortable?  His head is literally hanging off the couch! Crazy dog!

And Todd built this snow cave all by himself.  Good job honey!

We had a nice break, but it went by too quickly.  And now we are starting another New Year!  Please, can someone tell me how to slow this down?  :(

Merry Christmas 2016

  Well, we did it again!  We had another Christmas!  They seem to come faster every year.  And this year was no different.  It came and went very quickly.

We're down to only 3 filled stockings!  What the heck? :) 

Santa visited on Christmas Eve...

This is Christmas morning...

Of course Ziggy got a new toy also.

And it lasted for about an hour...crazy dog!

Kyle is totally into Pokemon these days...and do you see the smile on his face? :) 

Dallin loves these 3D puzzles.  This one is from Harry Potter.  It's the Astronomy Tower.  Pretty cool, eh?  875 pieces!

And these are little Pokemon creatures that you put together (kind-of like Legos).  He'll have fun building those.  Dallin's into Pokemon right now too.  It's because of a new app (game) called Pokemon Go.  It is mostly played on your phone.  Every teenager, child, and even some adults are totally into this game.  It has made Pokemon very popular lately.

Jacob got a pill Kendama (a second one).  He loves playing with these little toys.  They take some practice, but they are fun.  (At least it's not another video game!) 

Kyle got a new ipod!  Now he can play Pokemon Go too! (He doesn't have a phone.)  Poor Kyle...

Ever since Frozen came out, Jacob has wanted a little "Sven." 

And this year he finally got one...

This is a keyblade from the game "Kingdom Hearts."  Now that's a real smile! :) 

Jacob really wanted some "Heely's."  They are special shoes with removable wheels in the bottom.  They're pretty cool.

I think Todd is trying to figure out what this "sword" is all about...(Oh, I mean "keyblade."  Don't tell Kyle I called it a sword.) :) 

Me and Todd on Christmas morning...

This was pretty much our first real snowstorm of the season.  It definitely snowed and just in time for Christmas! 

Christmas was on a Sunday this year.  So we all went to church at 11:00.  We just had Sacrament meeting that day.  It's always nice to have Christmas on a Sunday when we can all worship Christ on the actual day of His birth.  It is His birthday, after all.

We had a great Christmas!  And the best part?  We got to talk to Brandon!!!!  But guess who forgot to take any pictures?  Yeah, that would be me! It was still a wonderful conversation though and Eric and Andraea were able to come and talk with him too.  Grandma Johnson was there also.  It was a great visit and the perfect present for all of us!

Merry Christmas!  :) 

Johnson Family Christmas Party 2016

We had the Johnson Christmas party at Grandma and Grandpa's house on December 23rd.  It was really fun and great to get together!  (We missed Wendy and Anthony and their family, and Gina and Riley too!)

 From L to R:  Keith (Michelle's Dad), Josiah, Michelle, and Brad

Dallin and Grandma

We had a little talent show.  Here is a Josiah playing the piano...

Andraea, Eric, Kyle, Dallin, and Grandma

Hey look!  I got a picture of Kyle smiling! :)  

And Moriah is on the far right

Dallin, Grandma, Moriah, Josiah, Caleb, Michelle, and Jacob 

(I love Josiah's face...he's posing just like a teenager should!) :)

Jacob, Brad, Grandpa, and Joshie

Grandpa holding up his present!

Dallin (and the back of Kyle's head, of course!) 

Me and Todd

Ahhh, so cute!

Andraea and Eric

Me and my Dad

Me and my Mom

The girls!

Michelle, Andraea, Grandma, and Melissa

I attempted to get all the cousins in a picture together, 

and this is the best I could do...

Front Row:  Joshie, Moriah, Dallin, and Jacob

Second Row:  Josiah, Caleb, Andraea, Eric, and the back of Kyle's head

Funny kids!

We had a fun evening together.  We ate, sang songs, had a talent show, and opened presents.  Love this crazy family!

 Merry Christmas everyone!  

Jones Christmas Party 2016

We had the Jones Christmas party at Aaron and Kristin's this year.   (I think we had it there last year too.)  Well, they have a great house and we fit quite nicely there. :) We all met for lunch on Saturday the 17th.  It was really great to see everyone!

Some pics of the family...

MaKenna

Todd, Shauna, Anissa (well, her back), and Rob

Ryan and Malissa and their kids...(from L to R) Henry, Alice, and Makenna

 (Parker must have been playing somewhere else) 

Aubrey, Sierra, and Sophie

Such cute girls!

Me and Todd :)

Dallin, Andraea, Matt, and Jacob 

(and the girl in the black jacket is Haylee, Matt's wife!!!)  Crazy, huh? :)

Emma, Spencer, Kyle, and Dallin

I think Spencer was trying to get Kyle to look at the camera, but we all knew that wasn't going to happen.  (Thanks for trying though, Spencer!)

Parker and Owen trying to beat up Eric and Matt

Jasmine and MaKenna

Aaron and Kristin

Grandpa and Judy (with Rob photobombing in the background!) 

This one is better...(no offense, Rob!) :)

Rob and Anissa

Malissa and Ryan

Cute little Henry!

Jacob

Kyle, Spencer, and Dallin (I love the look on Dallin's face!) :)

Zach, Rob, Annie, Emma, and Grandpa

Henry, Sierra, and Aubrey (Emma is in the back on the right.)

Sophie and Shauna

See how much fun we're having!? :)

I love Eric's face in this one...HA!

Here's a close-up...funny kid!

Mike and Shauna

We had a great time.  We ate, sang songs, had a talent show, and opened presents.  

On the way home, there was the most amazing sunset.  None of these pictures really do justice of how beautiful it was, but I still tried to capture it. 

This first one was when it was behind us...

These pictures are blurry because we were driving, of course.  

But it really was spectacular! 

How can there be a question about whether or not there is a God?  That is such a beautiful creation.  Who else could have created it?  Just saying... :)

Merry Christmas!