Monday, June 15, 2009

The First Trip Of The Summer

Wanna know why we look like this?



Because the rest of the car looked like this:

After racing out of school on Friday, we surprised the kids with a quick trip to Portland with their favorite cousins. Rich and Tiff and their crew and Matt and Jen and their two met up with us for a fun filled weekend to celebrate a few big happenings in our family: 1) Great Grandpa Jim's 85th birthday and his first trip to the temple 2) Uncle Matty's birthday 3) Lily's first birthday 4) Austin's first birthday and finally 5) Brad's 35th birthday! We basically celebrated all weekend long and ate our weight in cake. The kids swam every spare second and we laughed and loved our time together. Our kids adore their cousins and it is so fun to see them all together. Grandpa Jim was thrilled that we all made the trip to be with him and it made for a fantastic weekend. I hope we can make it an annual event!


10 comments:

Anonymous said...

I can't believe you got a picture of all four of them sleeping. Fantastic!
GS

tharker said...

I love the sleeping kiddos shot. Mouths wide open, sound asleep, silence...makes for PERFECT driving conditions ;)

I'm glad you all had a great time together and that you were able to be in the temple with Brad's Grandpa.

Amy said...

Fun! Sounds like it was a great trip! I love the picture of the sleeping kids. I love how they are all asleep on each other.

Sara said...

What a great way to start out the summer.

Kelly said...

That photo is a keeper. :) Sounds like a perfect way to start summer vacation... fun, fun, fun!

Here's wishing a Happy Birthday week to Brad and Austin!

Kris said...

How exciting to go through the temple with Brad's grandfather at the sweet age of 85! What a great experience. The sleeping kids is a great way to drive home from a vacation!

Melanie said...

I think the amazing thing is that it is still light out in the sleeping babes picture! What a great start to your summer Johnson Family!!

Sarah said...

Sounds like a great family trip with lots of yummy birthday cake to boot! Yum. You and Brad are so cute. :)

Heather said...

What a fun trip! I'm shocked, all 4 crashed at once. The stars were aligned.

Marilyn said...

Awesome trip! I saw Brad at day camp yesterday as well as a few other fathers and I thought what awesome dads to take some time and help at day camp. Pat him on the back for me!