We've got a performer!

Brianna was so cute this morning. She said she wanted to practice her singing. She went and got a piece of paper from the printer and sat down at the dinner table and "wrote her music". She got a chair and brought it over to the keyboard and sat her music up. She started to play and sing. It was so cute! She is definitely our musically inclined child. She has a very good voice and knows how to inflect for different tones. Brianna loves to sing and Mya loves to dance. We'll see if we can get some of Mya's dancing on video too.

What's Happening?

It's been a couple or three weeks so, here is an update. We've been doing the usual day-to-day stuff and having a bit of fun on the weekends. Two weeks ago we went back to California and spent some time with both families since Jared and Chris (with his girlfriend marianne) were home for a couple of weeks. Saturday we spent time with Jason's family up at Coloma on the American River. That's some cold water. Adam was helping Leslie fold clothes.
Playing a little bit of catch in the sun.
Dirty boy. Adam sure loved it though. He didn't care for how cold the water was. He would lift his feet out of the water.
A little dirt never hurt.

Cute kid.

Dena and Mike got some good pictures of the kids.
A classic laugh by Mya. She sure has her dramatic phrases and laughter.

Last week Paul and Dena and Mike came out for the Labor Day weekend. We went for a short hike at Galena Creek park and tried to get to the "Best of the West" Rib Cookoff but only got to IN-N-OUT before they had to head home.

The girls had a great time playing with their Uncle Mikey.

Adam is growing up

Leslie and I have noticed that we don't have any pictures of Adam up on our walls. I figured we could at least put some on our blog. Plus he's starting to walk. We managed to get the camera out while he was pushing himself up from the floor to standing. He started that yesterday. He also took the most steps he has ever taken, while the camera was on. That never happens. He was so cute and trying so hard. Sorry the video is so dark. (Pause the music below so you can here the commentary)

Hair Cuts!

For the passed few weeks Brianna has been begging for me to cut her hair like her cousin Rachel Zufelt. So this passed week I finally decided to cut it. So here is a before and after shot of Briannas new cut. We think she looks so cute and it is of course so much easier to brush her hair now. Why didn't I do this sooner.

Before:

After:

And of course what one girl does the other one has to do also. So then I cut Mya's hair. She would have preffered that I cut her hair like Rachel as well but I can't bring myself to cut her hair that short yet. She has such amazing hair. So I took off about 2 in. Sorry no before shot but here is the after shot. I did go back and layer it more after this photo was taken but don't have a newer photo yet.

Adam is finally beginning to stand on his own. Yeah!!! Next to come is walking. He loves to stand on his own and watch our reaction. He will sometimes try to take a couple of steps but mostly just lunges for us. He has great balance and if he is holding onto one of our fingers then he walks great. He just doesn't realize that he could do it just as well on his own.

It's a...

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We are having a girl! The first photo shows that (Sorry for the upshot). The second picture is a little creepy. All I see is a skull and a jaw bone. By the third picture it looks like we have a thumb sucker.

Wow, three girls and a boy. Adam and I are severely out numbered. Here's an idea, leave some names for a girl. Leslie and I just started looking again yesterday and don't have too many that we like.

Tagged!

Jason
What is your name? Jason Paul Johnson
How long have you been together? Married for 6 years
How long did you date? ~2 years, mission, 2 months, engaged 4.5 months
How old are you? 27
Who eats more? I certainly can
Who said I love you first? She did
Who's taller? I am but not by much
Who can sing better? She does by far
Who is smarter? Depends on what it is
Who does the laundry? Mostly Leslie al though I will throw the clothes in the washer and dryer
Who pays the bills? She does but I like to remind her that we need to empty our bank account.
Who sleeps on the right side? Which way do you look at the bed? When your sleeping, she is.
Who mows the lawn? don't need to but I would. I would much rather do outside chores.
Who cooks dinner? Leslie does
Who drives? I do. I am too much a back seat driver.
Who is more stubborn? I am
Who kissed who first? I did but I know she very much wanted to. It is my charm
Who proposed? I did on top of a rocket on a playground. It was the future site of the Sacramento Temple.
Who has more friends? She does
Who is more sensitive? Leslie but I roughened her up a bit
Who has more siblings? We have the same. We both have 2 brothers and two sisters.
Who wears the pants? She lets me.
Jobs I've had: Serrano Country Club, Folsom Century Theatres, FM Graphics, Inc., Millennium Sportsclub, Double Diamond Athletic Club
Movies I could watch over and over again: Most action movies
Places I've lived: Citrus Heights, Ca Tualatain, Or (sp?) San Jose, Ca Cameron Park, Ca Reno, Nv
Favorite TV Shows: 24, Smallville, So you think you can dance,
Favorite Foods:
Favorite websites: I don't visit many. craigslist.com, rustysoffroad.com, motors.ebay.com, family and friends blogs
Places I'd rather be: not working, motorcycle riding, on a boat waterskiing, with my family
Mya,Brianna, and Adam's responses coming soon.
I tag: Ben and Emilie Cox

Hot August Nights!

It's August and that means classic cars here in Reno for the next week. It's awesome! Can anyone tell me what this car is?

We went to a Show and Shine here in S. Reno to walk around and admire all the beautiful cars. A very nice gentleman let Mya and Brianna sit in his SHELBY GT 500! I haven't even done that. It was a beautiful car.

Here's some more awesome cars there. I only shot the ones I liked, so if you don't see your favorite, sorry.

The wood just made this old beauty stand out.

Definitely a classic. Ford Thunderbird circa 1965. I loved all the white wall tires there.

1955 Chevy Bel Air.

This is how flames are supposed to look. This is easily a $20,000 paint job. One of my old clients had a similar paint job on his Plymouth Prowler.

Here's one for my dad. A black 1957 Chevy Bel Air. Does it look like Steve's old one?

And here's one for Jared. Chevy Corvette Stingray, I believe it is a 1971. Nice sharp lines.


A great looking mob/ganster car. Again, awesome white walls.

The fins on this are unbelievable! There is so much chrome on this car (take a look at the first picture in this post). If I remember right it is a Cadillac, and a heck of a boat. I couldn't get the whole thing in a shot without backing up.

I love the shape and the grill on these cars.

This is amazing. The paint just shimmered. It has air bags or hydraulics to lower it when parked. Not to mention the LS1 Corvette engine driving the thing.

The next pictures are of my favorites that were there.

I love the GTO! This is a great looking 1969 Pontiac GTO. There were several GTO's there. I know I saw a '69, a '70, and a '71.

This shot came out just right with the tether visible.

I love the shape of the Road Runner.

The white and orange is a great combination on this Camaro. This is one of the most sought after classic muscle cars, ever.

This is one of my all time favorites, the Ford Mustang Mach 1. This is a 1971 with the 351 CID engine. I love the fastback on these. I would prefer the 429 Cobra jet engine though. I take this one in a heart beat too.

This is such a sleek, clean looking car. It is the Barracuda.

This is a monster of a muscle car. The 1970 Chevy Chevelle SS. That engine is definitely not stock, they have a monstrous supercharger on there. Even the stock V8 could pull the front end up.

Here's the Shelby GT500 with the classic white and blue.

Brief Update

Just to keep people coming back, I figured I would let you all in on what's been happening. Nothing much.
Well we went to Galena Creek Park which is a trailhead for three different trail loops. (I'll probably hit the trails and see how they are for all of you hikers. I know one is a 9 mile loop.) It is up Mount Rose highway heading into N. Lake Tahoe. It was nice. We went for a short walk (probably 1/3-1/2 mile) with the girls through the tree line. We got to the creek and let them play in it for a while. This is straight snow melt water and is COLD. Brianna and Mya weren't detered. They splashed and sat in it. Adam got his feet wet but promptly pulled them back out. It was nice to cool your feet off though.
This park is quite nice. It has tons of picnic/BBQ areas and tables with a couple of ampitheaters, a pond for fishing, an old stone building that was a fish hatchery in the early 1900's but now is a dinner hall. It's a pretty area just above the tree line with lots of pines all around. Sorry no pictures this time, we were just checking it out but I'm sure we'll go back.
Other than that we have been doing the normal things; work and kids (or work and more work).
Hope everyone is doing well. Leave us a message and let us know how you all are doing.

Jason's Health and Fitness Blog

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Happy 4th and Happy Birthday Adam!

We spent Friday purchasing everything we would need for our camping trip. We then drove to Sparks and fought our way through a very slow, meandering flow of traffic and eventually found a spot where we could watch the Fireworks. We spent the next hour or so killing time. We didn't plan too well. No food or drinks or toys. Just an empty lot to run around in. The show was good and the kids enjoyed it except for a slight cool breeze once the sun went down (again, not so good planning, no jackets or blankets). We opened the back of the van and folded the seats down for some stadium seating. I think everyone in the area comes to watch this show. It is put on by John Ascuaga's Nugget Casino and Hotel. It is actually quite good. They have both towers shooting off fireworks and another station shooting off rockets from the ground.

Just so no one is wondering or worried, here is an udate on my clavicle. I had surgery and all is well as of two and a half weeks later. The scar looks good. I am quite surprised at how well the orthopod closed up the incision, al though at first glance it was longer than I anticipated. I should be in a sling for about a month or longer but over the vacation I refused to wear it and seem to be ok so far.

Still bruised more than a month later.

The incision is approximately 4 inches, running along the clavicle.

This is what it looks like on the inside. A titanium plate with 7 screws. As you can see it spans about 2/3 - 3/4 of the clavicle.

Here are a couple of photos that i didn't put on the vacation post.

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Our "animal" with his little bear, waking up from his afternoon hibernation.Adam loves to go upside down and just generally rough house and wrestle. There's a reason why we call him "Animal".Father and Son having fun on the water. Man we look good in our hats. No wonder the ladies can't leave us alone.Adam taking a swim with Grandpa. Sorry about the pink floaties Adam, not my call.After our camping trip, we came back to California and saw Leslie's family before they took off to Saint George and then take Mike up to BYU-Idaho for his first semester. Good luck Mike!