Lake Shasta Family Vacation

Soon after Chris got home from his mission we headed up the Lake Shasta with the whole Watkins Clan and our good friends the Reynolds. We swam, skiied, tubed and played on a Jet Ski. Here are some pictures of our adventures.



Once we could finally get Brianna in the water she did okay
if you distracted her. Mya on the other hand is our fish. She takes
after her dad and is carrying on his nick name of water weenie.

Jason is showing all of us his mad skills on the wake skate.
Its like a wake board with out the bindings so your feet aren't
aren't locked in place.

Adam was quite the trooper on the boat all day. He slept most of the time.

Along with swimming Mya got a kick out of being on the Jet ski. She liked to drive it too.

Wow! Look at her go. My summer time hobby is water skiing when I can.

Busy, Busy Week

Last week was a busy one with lots of exciting events. It started with Chris coming home from his mission. We spent the morning of Tuesday at the airport and then at home with him the rest of the day. On the way home, we all made a stop at the Sacramento Temple since Chris had never seen it or been there since it was constructed and dedicated. That is where Paul, as Stake President released Chris from being a full-time missionary. The Watkins had a BBQ that night for friends and family which George catered with Filet Mignon in the Dutch oven and London Broil. Good food and good company.

Mya was so excited for Chris to come home. She gave him a big hug, of course after Dena got her hug (it's a maternal right to hug her son first), and loved to hold his hand.

It was great to have everyone at the temple and to have Chris be able to tour the temple outside and in. Paul worked his magic so that Chris got a tour from one of the temple PFR guys although the temple is currently closed for renovations.

As you can see it was very emotional for Chris (and the women) when Paul released Chris and had to remove his name tags. It's hard to have someone tell you that you no longer have the calling and power that you have dedicated two years of your life to, especially as one as rewarding and challlenging as being a missionary.

Then later that week, our family piled into my Jeep and we took Chris and Ben Cox up to the mountains and did a little four-wheeling. We had to make sure that Chris used his truck appropriately since no one had taken it out wheelin' for two years. It was time to get it dirty.

Sunday was the day that we blessed Adam. We were fortunate to have most of our family there for it. It was an awesome experience to bless my son and to have so much Priesthood power around him as an example to him from family members.From left to right: Rendell Johnson, Ben Cox, Ryan Johnson, Matt Wooden, Kevin Johnson, Jason and Adam, Paul Watkins, Chris Watkins, Kerry , Cal Reynolds, Bryan Zufelt, Derek Carter, and Rendy Johnson.

Monday Mya started pre-school. She loves it. She was sooooo excited to start school. She enjoys all the fun activities they do. She is such a smart little girl and loves to talk. Her sentences keep getting better and better. She communicates like a grown up.

Weekend Getaway

I took off early from work on a Friday and headed up to Fordyce Lake off of I-80. I took the chance to get away by myself for a day and camped alone. As you can see, I played on the rocks for awhile on Friday.

Then on Saturday I hiked around and simply took in the scenery. It was very relaxing and beautiful.

This is a pretty gnarled tree that sat at the top of a granite outcropping. I thought it looked cool. There is something intriguing about barrenness.

Adam Paul is finally here

We are excited to announce that Adam Paul Johnson has finally arrived. Born on Sunday July 8th at 9:41am. Weighing in at 8lbs 13.6oz. and 21 in. long. He is a very healthy boy and we are all very excited that he is here. The girls love to hold him which can be scary at times. Jason and I are doing well just a little tired.

Finally a new update!

Okay, so here's an update without pics sorry. I had some real cute pictures to post of the girls but Brianna being her usual destructive self decided to put our digital camera in the pool and its dead. But anyhow. Mya got her first hair cut this week. Yes it really is her first. She is three and a half almost 4 years old. I just couldn't bring myself to cut her long curly locks but I finally broke down and had her aunt Rachel trim it for us. It is still pretty long though. Brianna continues to drive me crazy. She is two years old and you can deffinately tell. Baby Adam is due in 1 week although we hope he comes sooner. Jason and I are doing well we just celebrated our 5th anniversary. It is so nice living close to family so they can watch the girls while we go out. Wow, five years and three kids. Many times we find ourselves wondering, "What were we thinking". But all in all we're getting along. Hopefully we'll have a camera so we can post pictures next time.

Sisterly Love

We just got home from Mikey's PGY performance and the girls were both tired so they climbed on the recliner together.













Brianna fell asleep on Mya's lap after a long day of playing and no nap.















The girls have a really good time playing with each other lately. They climbed on there rocking chair together and asked me to take pictures.




















Too Cute! Need we say more.














Mya loves being a big sister. Hopefully she wants to help hold baby Adam when he's born.

Our trip to Arizona

The girls and I took a trip with Grandma and Mikey to Arizona to visit Ben, Emy and Charlie for Spring Break. Unfortunately Jason was unbale to come on this trip.

Here's Mya holding baby Charlie









Brianna sporting Charlie's sun glasses while site seeing. Notice the harness and leash attatched to Brianna. We discovered that it was a necessary thing to have with Brianna. She is quite the busy body and loves to run off.

Here we are at the Montazuma Castle.












Here's Brianna and I at the Tutzigoot Indian ruins.






Mya at the Tutzigoot Indian ruins; she is quite the trooper walking around all these different places.

Brianna showing off her horse at the Grand Canyon. She sure loved the scenery today. But thank goodness for the leash.

Mya at the Grand Canyon.










Two beautiful girls at the Grand Canyon.

Brianna wants to be a mommy. Or at least she is practicing to be a big sister. Ben, Emily, and Charlie came up for Christmas and the girls had a blast with "baby Charlie".

Mya wants to make sure she is protected when

she and Brianna go terrorizing around the house.

Jason got a new set of motorcycle riding gear for

his birthday and Christmas. The girls think it is for them too.

Here's the clan at Jason's birthday party at Granny and Grandpa Johnson's house.

Happy 26th Birthday you old man!

Hello

We got this wonderful idea from Ben and Emilie Cox, Leslie's sister and brother-in-law. So, I figured we could give it a try as well. It seemed like a good way to keep updating and informing family and friends what is happening with our little family. Look for updates in the future.