The Park City Johnsons

2010-08-06T19:23:00.000-07:00

6 MONTHS

Busy busy weekend

2010-05-16T21:30:00.001-07:00

A lot of visitors passing through Johnson house this past weekend.

We had cousin Lola staying with us while her parents were off enjoying the Bahamas.

(Aunt) Megan and (Uncle) Randy were able to make it out for a few days from California to meet and love on Cole. Lola got some extra love by default :)

Also Ross's college friends, the Wigtons were able to join us for an afternoon of tacos and crazy college stories (we forgot about the camera).

walking Main Street

Megan loving the babies

tummy time faceoff

The Burley trailer's "maiden voyage"

really? We have to do this? Maybe we should hold hands?

and.......we are off!! :)
Thank you everyone for a busy, fun & exhausting weekend!

What we've been up to.....

2010-05-12T12:43:00.000-07:00

Not blogging.....oops!! We have been busy busy, back to work and shuffling schedules to be with Cole....we are just a bit addicted to this little guy!

First Haircut!!

2010-05-12T12:20:00.000-07:00

Although Ross thought mullets were pretty cool in highschool, we decided the days of the mullet are, (thankfully) OVER!!

Before.....

Happy Cole boy with his little toy and look alike buddy in the mirror.....

After.....no more mullet baby!!

Mini......ME!

2010-05-11T13:25:00.000-07:00

Sometimes I get the chance to claim Cole as MY mini :)

Sweet Baby Boy

2010-03-07T22:13:00.000-08:00

6 weeks

Cole's first trip

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Of course it was out to Cincinnati to see his "big me" who was having "little me" withdrawls! Cole was an angel on the flight.

We are thinking he should be a natural "flybaby" after all :)

Cole crashed out at the "crashpad"

Grandma and Grandpa Johnson made the drive from Wheaton (Chicago) to meet Cole for the first time.

Back at the airport, time to go home...

But "big me" had to stay.....now maybe it makes a little more sense why we are moving to Cincinnati. I can only handle so many goodbyes between these two boys, even if it is only for a few days at a time!

Nicholas "Cole" Edward Johnson

2010-01-24T18:06:00.000-08:00

January 21, 2010

6:37pm

6lbs 4oz 19 1/2 inches

7 weeks 3 days to go......

2009-12-04T17:45:00.000-08:00

Can't wait to meet this little guy :o)

Peaches

2009-08-24T18:03:00.000-07:00

5 flats of ripe peaches + a wife with bum right shoulder =

Ross's first canning experience

"Millions of peaches

Peaches for me

Millions of peaches

Peaches for free"

The chef wouldn't allow any pictures of himself (proof) that he is competent in the kitchen.....

A DAY IN PARIS.....

2009-03-02T08:28:00.000-08:00

WELL, ACTUALLY 34 HOURS.....

WHAT A WHIRLWIND.....30 HOURS OF FLYING....

FIRST CLASS FROM ATLANTA TO PARIS....

CREPES, FRENCH CHEESE & BREAD....

WHAT A GREAT 30TH BIRTHDAY!!

NOTRE DAME

STREETS OF PARIS

THE LOUVRE

ARC DE TRIUMPH

THE "ORIGINAL" STATUE OF LIBERTY

EIFFEL TOWER AT NIGHT

THANK YOU ROSS!

XOXO

2009-02-21T07:59:00.000-08:00

*SLEDDING FUN*

ANOTHER FUN DAY WITH THE WATSONS!

THANKS FOR PLAYING WITH US!

2022 Olympic hopefuls....

2009-02-20T11:20:00.000-08:00

Some phrases of the day....

"I never gonna take these off!" Xander about his boots at the rental shop

"I am soooooo good, I know!"

"Uncle Ross, that JUNK for your body" (diet pepsi)

"I NEED POLES LIKE YOU"

"I can't do pizza"

"look french fries" Barrett's favorite line of the day leaving us in the dust

"I need a cocoa break"

"I love the rides....my favorite is chair ride!"

"slow down chair" to the lift operator

"aaaahhhhh yeaaaahhh"

"can I go fast yet?"

"why I have to wait for brother? I go now!"

"why is snow squeaking?"

"I no need no poles"

"I keep my boots?"...no..."my skis??" ...sorry, no..."but I LOVE them"

"can we come every day?"

"when do we go again?"

and finally......"next time, I go alllll by myself!"

We had so much fun sharing one of our favorite addictions/past times with the twins (Barrett and Alexander) for their Birthdays! It took some patience and tough love (taking away those poles). As well as some serious talk about big pizza, small pizza, ( a visual aid or two) as well as french fries how they make you go fast and slow. We made it, had a blast and can't wait to do it again! Happy 5th Birthday Barrett and Alexander!!

Diesel Wars are in full swing......

2008-09-25T14:00:00.001-07:00

at Joel's request.....

CFM...
INJEN.....
these mean what?

All that just to make the dang thing breathe better???

Just a little catch up....

2008-05-07T15:41:00.000-07:00

Well....with Ross's move over to Delta, we
have kind of neglected the blog....sorry to
those of you that still check it! Ross has
been commuting between Salt Lake City
and Atlanta, still currently in training
with Delta. Hopefully that wraps up soon
and he can get back flying around the
country! I have been splitting my time
between SkyWest and working at home.
Just thought I'd replace the old pics with
a few new (ish) ones of what we have been
up to!

Ross's last day at SkyWest.....

Thank you to the Watson's and Kisser for
coming to celebrate Ross's departure to
Atlanta with us!! Somehow we only ended
up with pictures of the cake.....

Signs of spring at our house.....

goodbye snow......slowly slowly, not nearly
soon enough.......

goodbye snow tires......a little early, We
have had a few scary rides to Salt Lake in
some pretty snowy conditions!

but it sure looks better.....

the never ending summer chore of yard
work begins, it is amazing what you find
under the snow...

and the truck finally shows itself after a
long cold winter and a trip to the shop
(to reset a sensor due to a LOW BATTERY....)
haha.....maybe we should drive it more.....
or not...... :)

I know I always say I'm going to be better
about blogging......so I say it again :) No
promises, but I'll try!!

Moving on.....CONGRATULATIONS ROSS!!!

2008-02-23T09:11:00.000-08:00

Ok ok.....for those of you that saw my last blog, you guessed it......Ross is headed to Delta! The past 3 weeks have been some VERY long weeks as Ross studied and prepared for his Delta interview (which is not so much an interview as it is a test....on everything airplanes, as well as you). Last Sunday night we were lucky enough to get a few middle seats on the red-eye flight out to Atlanta, no sleep for us that night.....or any night thereafter for the Ross!

Why the lack of sleep.....call it nerves, or maybe the flu? Who knows.....I bailed out on Tuesday morning (sick) and headed back home. Ross convinced his body it was nerves and the interviewers that he was their guy. We are now waiting to hear that they feel he is healthy and sane (yes he had a physical and met with a psych too)......at which point we will find out when Ross will be headed to train in Atlanta. Stay tuned, first day of class we will find out if we get to stay in our little paradise of Park City or if Delta will be taking us on a journey elsewhere..........

Time for change.......

2008-02-22T12:57:00.001-08:00

More news soon.....recovering from the flu :(

Here we go again......

2008-01-30T13:39:00.000-08:00

Thank goodness I have my Ross help back.....I'm too short for the snowpile!

and it just keeps coming...expecting snow for the next 5 days!!
I know I know, cry me a (frozen) river...right?

A bit of help....thanks Mom!!

2008-01-29T12:25:00.000-08:00

I was finally able to recruit some out of state help for the driveway. After a crazy, bordering on whiteknuckle drive home in the snow, my mom and I were greeted by a driveway full of snow! As the Audi scraped bottom all the way in to the garage, we decided something must be done about it....so on with the gloves and off with shovels we went......

Thanks again Mom!!

Who's next??? DAD??? hehe.....

Goodbye Christmas tree......

2008-01-15T20:40:00.000-08:00

Honestly, the tree has been gone a while, just thought I'd share our latest adventure. Of course we couldn't put the tree on top of the Jeep, for fear of scratching it, and the precious Dodge couldn't come out of it's little cave (for fear it might get dirty...)!! So instead of retrieving the blue car from the airport, we decided that dragging the tree behind the Jeep was the best option. So a bit of twine later off to the tree graveyard we went, tree in tow....

yep.....MORE SNOW....

2008-01-09T16:03:00.001-08:00

Sorry, no pictures of the deep awful driveway, we couldn't get to the garage without clearing it first.....so the back yard is all you get! Here are the pics of Ross working on his diving skills....I think about a 1.6 out of 10 on that one!!

shovel, chip, shovel, chip.....

2008-01-07T15:44:00.001-08:00

Somewhat the story of our lives over the past few days! I know a lot of you think we are so fun, and do so much, but our lives are REALLY VERY REPETETIVE!! :) After chipping ice off the driveway for the last 2 1/2 hours, I thought I would share my work with you! You wanted blogs, I will give you blogs....they may be boring and repetetive, but that is what we are!! As some would say...SSDD (same "stuff" different day)!!

Any volunteers for the next storm?? It's coming, and I can't reach the top of the snow pile anymore.....

Fun times in the snow.....

2008-01-07T15:13:00.000-08:00

A little late, but better than never :) Thanks for coming up to play and have a little pizza party with us. We just have so much fun every time the Watson Crew comes up to visit!!

Pumpkin Guts and Yummy Treats!!!

2007-10-13T18:19:00.000-07:00

Pumpkin guts, grumpy faces, crazy boys, and treats all around....that pretty much sums up what this last Thursday was all about for us! The Watson kids were on fall break from school, so we decided to get in the Halloween spirit with some pumpkin carving and carmel apple dipping.
Who would ever think that a bunch of crazy little boys would think that pumpkin guts were soooo scary and disgusting (I'm sure Uncle Ross wasn't helping things). After some stuffing of little hands into nasty pumpkin guts, everyone got over the slimeyness and had a great time. Little Miss Jacque didn't need any convincing, she ran outside and dug in, that's one tough little lady!! Everyone picked out a scary or grumpy pumpkin face and we turned out some pretty cool "jack-o-lanterns"!!
Next came movie and carmel apple time with everyone picking a favorite candy to coat their apple with....the only thing was, the boys didn't seem to want to eat them when they were done building them!! I couldn't believe it, I really think Shauna has somehow brainwashed them into being super healthy kiddos! After a little prompting, they decided that the inside (the apple) was good for their bodies, so it must be ok to eat after all :)
I was told that on the drive home, every one of the boys fell fast asleep...totally worn out from a day of October/Halloween fun! Thanks for coming up and sharing a part of your Fall Break with us here in Park City!!

freakin tag game....

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4 Favorite TV shows
1. Lost
2. CMT
3. we really don't watch TV......haha!
4.

4 favorite places I've been
1. Banks Lake
2. Hawaii
3. East Canyon Resevoir
4. any snow covered mountain :)

4 places i have lived
1. San Francisco (kinda) :)
2. Washington (Yelm, Olympia)
3. Utah
4. More Utah

4 favorite foods
1. sushi
2. filet mignon
3. salad....love salads.....
4. ICE CREAM!!!

4 websites I check daily
1. Blogs
2. Hotmail
3. SkyWest Online
4. Weather

4 favorite places to eat out at. . .
1. Kampai
2. Loco Lizard
3. Red Rock
4. Ghidotti's

4 favorite things to do
1. water ski
2. snow ski
3. ride (horses of course :)
4. hike, bike, PLAY!

4 things I want at this moment
1. Ross to not be at work
2. for it to stop raining and turn back to snow :)
3. the laundry pile to disappear
4. more hours in the day!

4 things I can not live without
1. my Ross
2. family
3. my bed
4. Starbucks...haha

4 people I wish to Tag
1. Ross
2. Joel
3. Max
4. Tay

The Thinker....

2007-09-14T14:06:00.000-07:00

You Are An INTP

The Thinker

You are analytical and logical - and on a quest to learn everything you can.
Smart and complex, you always love a new intellectual challenge.
Your biggest pet peeve is people who slow you down with trivial chit chat.
A quiet maverick, you tend to ignore rules and authority whenever you feel like it.

In love, you are an easy person to fall for. But not an easy person to stay in love with.
Although you are quite flexible, you often come off as aloof or argumentative.

At work, you are both a logical and creative thinker. You are great at solving problems.
You would make an excellent mathematician, programmer, or professor.

How you see yourself: Creative, fair, and tough-minded

When other people don't get you, they see you as: arrogant, cold, and robotic

What's Your Personality Type?

Yellowstone National Park

2007-09-05T09:00:00.000-07:00

Fishing....not my thing! :) Fishing....Ross's new thing (I know...the last thing he needs is another hobby)....the newest hobby is what led us to a few fun filled days in Island Park, Idaho & Yellowstone National Park with my Mom and Rick. We crashed their little party late Monday night, stayed up late chatting about fishing, and with the promise of great fishing in the morning, and a bit of riverside reading time for me, it was off to bed!

I have decided that Rick and Ross are true flyfishing junkies that would stay in the river all day casting and catching if they could. On the other hand, Mom would catch her token fish of the day, take it off the hook HERSELF....eeewwhh...and join me on the beach for reading, sewing, or just girl chat, until the daily bee attack! Oh the bees....I think Mom has a big yellow sign on her that says "I am sweet, sting me!!" I didn't believe her when she said the bees "attack" her, but after the second sting in as many days, I changed my thinking on the "attack" story. Mom finally started seeking refuge from the bees on a rock....in the river!

We did get a chance to venture out of the river and see the rest of the park and of course, look for bears, doesn't everyone see bears in Yellowstone? Or just wildlife in general? There was also the idea that I (the only Yellowstone "rookie") would get to see Old Faithful at the end of our little "bear hunt," if the old geyser was cooperating.

We saw a ton of buffalo, and elk, as well as one of the "recently unendangered" grey wolves, but of course, no matter how hard we looked, our bear hunt was unsuccessful :( At some point Rick turned into and Indy 500 driver, passing everyone he could to get us around the park in a somewhat reasonable amount of time!! With all of the animal road blocks, and slow drivers in general, it is amazing how long it can take. As we snaked our way around on the road, we could see the geyser blow between the trees....just my luck! As we were pulling along side the main lodge, the geyser was just finishing with his show, and blowing off the last of his steam, for the next 1 1/2 hours!

Whether it be for the fun times, great fishing, or just so I can see Old Faithful do his thing....I think we'll be back :)

A few of our favorite neighbors......

2007-08-05T17:43:00.000-07:00

Go figure that a few of our favorites would be the local wildlife :) This Mamma moose and her two calves have been frequenting our neighborhood pond off and on over the past few weeks. You always know when they are visiting the local watering hole, due to the traffic on our little street coming to a complete stand still. You find lines of cars parked on both sides of the street, with everyone just watching these beautiful animals. Who ever said Park City doesn't have traffic it just takes a moose or two to stop us all in our tracks! :) Come on by sometime and we will take you on a moose hunt....(for pictures of course).

a few things that keep us busy.......

2007-07-06T11:19:00.000-07:00

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

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I'm working on it!! REALLY!