July 24th Weekend Celebrations

(My beautiful mom Diann, and cute boy Jake)

This past week we have been running nonstop! After staying up way too late on July 23rd to participating in the Bountiful celebrations, we woke up bright and early the next morning to have a holiday breakfast with my parents and their church ward. The food was great, the kids/dogs got to play at the park, and we were able to visit with family. It was super hot, but we still had a pretty good time.

Later that evening, we continued our yearly tradition of having pizza and going to our "secret" spot near Lagoon to watch the fireworks with the Smiths. The Marsden family joined us this year, making it even more fun. Our spot is literally right under the fireworks so it is quite a show.

Of course Molly didn't like the loud noises and bright lights so she spent the 1st half of the show covering her eyes.

And she spent the 2nd half of the show covering her ears.

Luke apparently enjoyed the pizza because he had it smeared all over his face.

I don't usually take pictures of fireworks because they are never as good as the real thing, but I thought these pictures were pretty cool.

Friday I worked a 24 hour shift at the IMC hospital NICU- I have to admit I felt like I had a really bad hang over from all the lack of sleep- but don't worry, no children were harmed or killed during my shift (whew, thank goodness).

Saturday, July 26th was the Howard and Donna Johnson Family reunion held at Kurt's big new house in Farmington. There was lots of food, fun, and noisy people. It was the 1st time in years that all the Johnson brothers were able to get together and pose for an impromptu photo.

Grandma Donna Johnson, Eric, Kurt, Bruce, and Greg

And of course I have to throw in some cute pictures of
Laura Johnson, Maya Huntinghouse, and Hannah Furse

We have also been working really hard this past week packing boxes, cleaning out rooms, tearing our old garage apart, and basically dejunking the house. Kenn says we are a true American family now because we just rented a storage unit. Wish us luck as we embark on this fun adventure.

And finally one last thing- this is what we woke up to this quiet Sunday morning

Breakfast and love notes from our 6 year old!
(thanks Luke, I love you and really needed this nice treat after such a busy week).