Christmas

We hope everyone had a great Christmas. We enjoyed Christmas Eve with Paul's family. They have a family party every year and it was a blast. It is awlays so much fun to get with everyone in the family and catch up on life's happenings. The food was great and we all enjoyed ourselves. Christmas Day we opened our gifts and then relaxed the rest of the day and enjoyed playing games as a family. We had a big meal and are still eating left over turkey. Aren't turkey sandwiches the best? We think so!
The boys are enjoying their holiday break. Trevor is freaking out a bit that his senior year is almost over. He reminds us almost daily that we about to have two sons graduated from High School! He tells us how old we are. Are we really? We don't feel it!
We are looking forward to a New Year's Eve party with my Mom, sisters and their families. This has become a tradition for us that we all enjoy. Get ready for me to kick your butts in all the fun games! :)

Thanksgiving

We had a great Thanksgiving holiday and hope everyone else did as well. Paul, Trey and I headed to St. George on Wed. night. All of my sisters and thier hubbies and kids were getting together for the holiday. Tyler and Trevor both had to work early on Friday, so they stayed home and went to Grandpa's for dinner. We all had a good time. It was fun for us to visit with family. I am so thankful for all I have been blessed with. I have a great husband who takes good care of me and is my best friend. I have three wonderful boys! I have a loving Mother and sisters who I adore. As for my neices and nephews I could take them all home with me!

Now it is on to the Christmas season. Sometime this week I hope to get the tree up and decorated. I can't believe it is already December 1st. Enjoy the season.

Paul is finally home from Texas! He went to a two week training. I flew out for 6 days and got to see the sights. We had a blast. We left the boys home alone and they enjoyed themselves. My house was clean when I got home. Even the laundry was done. I guess I can go away more often now huh?

We are looking forward to Thanksgiving and getting together with family. My Mom bought a home in St. George and all of my sisters and their families are meeting there. I am excited to see everyone as well as Mom's new house. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

I thought it was time to update our blog. We enjoyed our summer and the boys are back in school. Tyler is taking an EMT course and loving it! He decided not to return to Weber this semester. He is working and going to school. Trevor is loving his senior year. He is on the yearbook staff and has been to lots of events. They white-washed the V last week for homecoming. He had a good time. I didn't take pictures of him when he got home, but I wish I would have! He had two white hand prints on his chest and white paint in his hair and on his face. He went to the homecoming dance this weekend and had a good time. Our home computer is having issues, once I get it working again I will post pictures. Trey is also on the yearbook staff and is enjoying it. Trey is playing football and having a great season.

It's Official...we are now the Johnson Family

In May of '07 Paul was reunited with his father. I sent an announcement for Tyler's graduation to Paul's Dad expecting to not get a response. To our surprise Paul's Dad not only contacted us, but he came to the graduation. The last year has been wonderful getting to know him and his wonderful wife Julie, and the rest of the clan.

Paul has wanted to change his last name back to Johnson for many years but never had such a strong desire until he was reunited with his Dad. That desire became a reality on July 14th. We went to court and officially changed our last name to Johnson. Paul is his Father's only son and is so proud to carry on the family name.

Summer Update

We went to Paul's family's annual 4th of July Party. We had a blast! We look forward to this party each year and I have decided that I love the fourth of July! It is so nice to have a family holiday where you can celebrate your freedom, attend the parade, concert at the park, see fireworks and visit with family and friends. Trevor made three pinata's this year. He let us help with the project after a couple of days of him doing it and finding out what works and what didn't seem to work. That is something we hadn't tried to do. We had a good time learning how to make them and how to decorate them. It was fun filling them and we even filled one with water balloons just for Paul's oldest sister. That was fun to watch!

The boys are all doing good. Enjoying summer, working and taking merit badge classes for scouts. Trevor is flying to California for a few days to visit with my sister and her family. Her two oldest kids will be here visiting Grandma for a few days and Trevor gets to fly home with them. He is excited about flying, visiting, and getting to see some of the parks in California.