NOT SNOW AGAIN! March 4th & 5th

X-BOX VS IMAGINATION

School was out on Friday except for the teachers. Natalie and Jay's babysitter was out of town so we got to have their kids Thursday night and Friday. Of course the weather changed from Springlike back to good ole Winter, so they didn't have clothes for playing outside. Shannon offered to exchange kids so Syd and Logan stayed at the Curtis home while the two older boys stayed with us. Collin wasn't very happy about that because we don't have an x-box! But he soon learned that making a tent was way cooler than an x-box. They slept inside the tent and spent hours playing games and just talking. Even Sydney and Logan came over and wanted to be a part of it.

WHO KNEW A HOME-MADE TENT WOULD WIN OUT THE X-BOX!

ZOO TIME Tuesday March 2, 2010

The weather was so nice so I took Tayler to the zoo. I can feel Spring in the air, but I don't want to get my hopes up. March came in like a lamb, so I fear it will go out like a lion......no pun intended. The zoo animals were at their best! We had a lot of fun.

The baby elephant was so cute! See how he is trying to imitate his mom's trick

WE HAD A ZOO-PENDOUS TIME!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SYDNEY

Sydney had a birthday party with her friends at our Olympic Oval on the 27th(her birthday is on the 25th). It was kind of unique because the Olympics were going on in Vancouver Canada at the same time. They had an instructor show the skaters a few moves and then away they went. Down stairs a little area was sectioned off for the cake and opening of presents after their skate.

The instructor was one of Natalie's old students

Later in the day the family was invited over to Jay and Natalie's for dinner and cake and ice cream. Sydney got a zhu zhu pet for her birthday and Nana Donna & Papa John supplied it with clothes.

The whole gang was there except for our Cali family. Thank you for inviting us over, the dinner was great. We hope Sydney enjoyed herself and had a wonderful birthday.

TRIP HOME February 16th & 17th

We decided to go through Death Valley, California on our way home. We got there a little late so we went to the nearest town called Beatty (it's in Nevada) we stayed there over night and then went back into Death Valley the next morning to see Scotty's Castle, then on home through Ely and Wendover Nevada. Those are not white capped mountains, it's white sand

There's water in the desert in February

We stayed at the Stagecoach Hotel & Casino in Beatty

There was a ghost town out side of Beatty so we went for a visit before dark

Rhyolite's statue of a miner and a bird

One of the many buildings left standing, the Mercantile

Hey, we used to live on Colorado Street

One of the ghosts of the town (pretty cool statue)

We even visited the cemetery

SCOTTY'S CASTLE

The next day, we visited Scotty's Castle

Our favorite was the courtyard

The home was beautiful, it's has an interesting history

The Johnson's even had their own music room, pipe's for the organ are behind the back wall

The whole trip to California was great, we had a good time with the kids and with each other. One of my favorite eating establishments was the Jail House Cafe in Ely Nevada. John had Barbecued Ribs and I had a French Dip sandwich for lunch. It was a quick trip, nice to go, but also nice to be home.

VALENTINES IN CALIFORNIA .............. February 13, & 14

Spending the Valentine Holiday with our Cali family was so much fun.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13th

Who mows their lawn in February? Oh yea, the Cali's
We visited the beach......Savy played in the water and the sand

Cole played in the sand....He made sure he didn't get wetCreed stayed in the shade and was a great baby as usual

Mike getting in his wet suit to go spear fishing

Getting ready to go out in the water, but the wind picked up and it got too crazy out there

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14th (after church)
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY

Nana made a bracelet for Savy

Cole and Creed got ID tags

LOVING CALIFORNIA February 12th

FRIDAY

AT THE ZOO

John and Donna having fun with their Cali family

Loving the zoo

Mike and Nikki enjoy going to the Santa Barbara zoo it is quieter and more cozy. We really enjoyed watching the animals basking in the sun

Cole enjoying the zoo

Savy's favorite part of the zoo, the flamingos
Mike and Cole watching the penguins Nikki and Creed

Beautiful flowers in the middle of "February....Aah I love California

Cole and Savannah resting at the fountain

After the zoo we went to one of Mike and Nikki's favorite restaurant. The service was very slow that day....it reminded John and I of our Bear Lake experience in Montpelier Idaho.