Marilee's Baby Shower

We had so much fun at Mar's baby shower! We can't wait to welcome baby Addison to the family!! Derin & Marilee are going to be incredible parents!

Adam's 40th Birthday...Rockin' the 80's!!!

My "Lifetime Movie" Story- Finding my Baby Brother!

In the early 80's there was this beautiful, young college graduate with a very wealthy family. She decided to come to Utah on a ski trip with some friends. On her vacation, she met a musician in one of the hot local bands. They hit it off immediately and fell head over heels in love. They were quickly married and had a beautiful baby boy.

She realized she wanted to be closer to her family so they moved back to New Hampshire. They realized their worlds were far too different and although they were deeply in love, they parted ways. The musician is my dad, and the woman's name is Pamela. Together they decided it would be best for the baby if he was raised with her name and without contact with my dad.

That decision was utterly devastating to my dad and he was never the same after that. Because they both had moved, they had completely lost touch. My dad thought of both of them every day and never kept it a secret how much he'd missed them. Through the years he'd always hoped they'd find each other again.

On August 5, 2009 my dad found Randy on Facebook. 26 years after he said goodbye. As you can imagine, this was one of the happiest days of our lives! We have missed him and thought about him and now, we're able to have a relationship! He is so amazing, and gracious, and says he holds no resentments at all. It has been amazing and I can't wait to see him face to face! His name is James Randall Goodman. He goes by Randy. Love him so much!

Baseball Summer '09

Kinda weird that the Stixx logo keeps turning out blue. It is supposed to be red! Anyway...Justin has been playing on 2 teams this year- Stixx for super league and Cubs for city league. Yeah, we've been insanely busy, but what could be more fun- especially since Emily & Brock have been to most of the games! It is such a phenomenal way to spend good quality time with the family! Justin has played very well & of course we are so proud. We've had lots of friends and family come out to watch and it had made our summer so fun. He has played short stop more this season than ever, along with pitching, 2nd, & 3rd base. He really wants to catch so we'll see if he gets to do that more. This is such a fun time of year for us!

Gary and Justin traveled to Omaha Nebraska with the Stixx for the "Slump Buster" tournament. They had an amazing time! What a great season!

Happy Independence Day!

We were invited to Rick's adorable sister Denise's house to celebrate the 4th of July. We had such an amazing time with our family and friends. We live in such an amazing country and I never want to take that for granted. This truly is the greatest place on earth regardless of your political or religious beliefs. Celebrating the birth of this country means more to me than you can imagine. Yes, I'm ridiculously patriotic and make no apologies for it at all! Happy 4th of July!

Johnson Family "Mini" Reunion

We had kind of a "mini" reunion this year. It was so amazing to see the faces we hadn't seen for so long. This is just a pre-cursor to the "big one" in 2010!! It was so much fun but far too short. Can't wait to see more folks next year. We just don't get together near enough anymore. It makes me so sad that my kids hardly know my side of the family or have no idea what our reunions used to be like. I don't really know what happened. Growing up we had reunions every year and we looked forward to them more than Christmas. My favorites were in Logan where we'd camp & play baseball in the park & had games and talent shows at the little hall next to the park. Our family was so close. Those were some good times. Hopefully this year was the beginning of the new Johnson Family Reunions!!

Ashley's Baby Shower!

Will's gonna be here soon!

We went to Ashley's shower on June 28th & enjoyed watching her get baby gifts for Will. It's hard to beleive he'll be here soon. It is so surreal that my baby brother is having a baby.

Ashley and Billy are gonna be such incredible parents. They have such a strong faith in Jesus and love each other so much! They have built an incredible foundation together and are so blessed.

I can't wait to meet him!!

Cancun Baby!

I got to enjoy a dreamy getaway with my man for a few days at Club Med in Cancun, Mexico.It was a little eerie because there were no people at all. Many of the nearby resorts were closed. In fact, we got there the first day Club Med opened after the swine flu scare. We had the place to ourselves. It was amazing! We went on an excursion by catamaran to La Isla Majures. We did some snorkeling on the way and stopped for some lunch on a private island. It was absolutley fabulous. I love to spend time with Gary like this- it is just so important to get away from it all with your best friend. Good times!!

Happy Mother's Day!

Mother's day is one of my favorite days of the year! Cuz I get to PLANT FLOWERS! YAY!! I find it very interesting how gardening and mothering are so much alike. We have to continually nurture both plants and kids- feed & water them, talk nice to them, and work hard all year to keep the weeds out of their lives! I am grateful every minute of every day for my kiddos and for God giving me such a precious gift. Motherhood rocks!! I want to thank my mom, step-moms, mother-in-law and my aunts who had such a big part of raising me. You are all amazing women and I appreciate you more than you know!

Em's Prom!

Brock & Em have known each other since 3rd grade. They took notice of each other at Em's birthday party and he asked her to prom! As always, she looked beautiful! Brock looked great too!