Hills Family Reunion

3 sets of grandparents



11 grandchildren & 3 On the Way

5 puppies (not all shown)

36 pooh sticks

3 hikes


50 stories (books and told from memories)

3 different games

30 prizes

200 water balloons

1 giant water slide


2000 bubbles

1 slip'n'slide

100 sparklers

9 fantastic meals


1 trailer full of bikes

1 awesome bike trail


Being together with family...........

PRICELESS!!!!






*There are some things that money can not buy. For other numbers there are some estimations. :)

4th of July Celebration!!

We love the 4th of July in Delta. I guess technically it was the 3rd this year but still fun none the less.




Hope you all had a safe fun one as well. Keep scrolling down if you want. I did more posts below.

Bringhurst Reunion

Following the 4th of July Celebrations we were able to spend some time with Family at a little Bringhurst Reunion. I really Love Tim's grandma Dora. I love how honest and fun she is. She loves to play games like me and enjoys all the same treats/goodies I do. She always stocks her shelves with all my favorites like ice-cream, nutty butter bars and peanut M&M's, YUM!! Anyway, it was a reunion for her descendants. So here are some more pictures.

Tim had a blast playing soccer while Emery and Kaven played on the playground.

LAGOON

On Monday we spent the whole day at Lagoon with Andy and Jenny and NO KIDS! It was so much fun and a really nice break. Thanks SO MUCH to Tim's mom and brothers who spent the day with our kids. I had so much fun that I made myself sick! Maybe I went on a few too many roller coaster rides. By the time we were done we went to Olive Garden for dinner and I couldn't even eat anything because my head hurt so bad that it made me nauseous. I just have to say that it was WAY worth it though. Here are are few pictures. I wish I would have taken more, but was too busy having fun.

We got some really yummy ice-cream and the store was like an old school Pharmacy. So of course I had to get a picture with Tim in it.

Sadie's B-day & Wheelers Farm

It has been SO GREAT having Brett and Jennie around! I am so glad our kids have each other and I still am in marvel that our girls and boys are the same ages! It makes it extra nice and neat! Sadie and Emery are the best of friends. They remind me of my cousin Brooke and I growing up. It never mattered how long it has been since we had seen each other. We were ALWAYS able to pick up right where we left off and have a great time. I am glad Emery and Sadie have that now too.
I guess it is still too soon to tell if Kaven and Trace will hit it off as well as Emery and Sadie do. In this picture I think Kaven is a little too concerned that Trace is sitting where Emery usually sits. I think Trace is just oblivious to it all and super cool. Hopefully with time they will be as close and Emery and Sadie. :)

This picture is a little blurry but I thought it showed how cute these two are together. They are both SO EXCITED for Sadie's B-day presents.

I also just have to say how nice it is to have a Med Student in the family. Specifically a D.O. student (Chiropractics too). I had a super sore neck from our Lagoon adventure and he fixed me right up and then fixed a small back problem Tim has been dealing with for a LONG time. I don't know why we didn't think to have him fix it sooner. Maybe because it wasn't anything too major. It sure made a difference for him though. Thanks Brett. You guys are great.

And last but not least, we were able to go to Wheelers Farm with them too. I only got this one picture before my batteries on my Camera died. So this is all you get. I am glad we are all still close enough to each other that we get to be together at least twice a year.

Where in the World are the Johnsons???

The Airport

Tim's brother Nick is FINALLY home from his mission! It is SO nice having him home again!
Temple Square
We were thrilled to have Tim's family stay with us for a few days when Nick came home. One of the things we did was visit Temple Square and see the Movie of Joseph Smith playing there.
In the Kitchen

I finally got brave enough and bottled something ALL BY MYSELF! I only called my mother in-law and sister Jodi once! :) The Strawberry Jam is delicious too! Maybe next time I REALLY will be able to do it by myself with no phone calls even. :)
Boondocks

Tim's dad got us free unlimited passes for his work party. We had a BLAST! Maybe I will do another post on this. I have SO MANY pictures!
Annabella

Yes, he climbed up there by himself!

While Tim spent four days with his brothers, I was lucky enough to spend some time with my sister Jodi. I personally think I had way more fun than Tim did with his brothers. I sure love my Sis and her family. They are such good people and a great example to me. THANKS.
At a Funeral

(My mom Rhonda and her sisters Paula and Marie)
My grandma Joann passed away from Cancer and she had one of the best funerals I have been to. My favorite was the rose floral arrangement on her casket. The top pink rose represented my grandparents. The next 18 white roses represented the children. Then the bottom 82 represented the grandchildren. We each took a rose as we left. This was very neat to me because it said a lot about the yours, mine, ours and their family that my mother grew up in. Despite all the problems and quirks of that situation they always kept in mind what was most important. Our Heavenly Father and Family. It is defiantly true families come in all shapes and SIZES! Even though she is technically my step grandmother I feel that she always took me in, treated me as her own and ALWAYS made me feel very special. She is a great woman.
Delta


Of course we had to go to Nicks talk in sacrament meeting. It is great being with Brett's family again. Emery and Sadie just adore each other and their grandmother as you can see!

...and this is just the tip of the ice burg. We actually have been home for three days and are back out again for more Summer fun. Where will we be next? Guess you will have to stay tuned and if you are lucky enough I will find a little bit of time to do a blog post about it. :) Happy Summer Everyone!

"Bucket List"

Tim and I have decided that while we are living in the City we were going to try to experience some of the things is has to offer. Because of this a "bucket list" for city living has started to be created. With this being Tim's only summer off from school in the Pharmacy program and the freedom we have with our children's ages, we feel there is no better time than the present! Though many of our items have been crossed off, our list seems to keep getting longer as we keep learning the many things the city has to offer. Sometimes we even find something new to do for FREE or cheap!!!! We even have really nice friends that invite us places on their passes (thanks so much to those people). Other times we find out ways where you can get free or discounted passes to these places for one visit (AWESOME).
Some of the things we have crossed off:
Sugar House Park
Liberty Park
Experience The Mayan (Only thing we have payed for so far:))
Hoogle Zoo
This is the Place Heritage Park
Discovery Gateway & The Gateway
Natural History Museum
Red Butte Gardens
Taking the School Shuttle as a family
Eating at The Training Tables

So here are some pictures
The Natural History Museum

Waiting for the Shuttle. The kids, especially Emery, were Fascinated with riding the Shuttle. Tim explained and pointed out so many things to her on the ride. We will have to do that one again! It has been her favorite of our "Bucket List" so far.

Red Butte Gardens

Emery with her favorite flowers there (because they are her favorite color of purple).

Too bad my batteries on my Camera died after this. There were SO MANY beautiful cool things I wish I would have gotten pictures of. AWESOME PLACE!!
Anyway, maybe I will do another post later of the things on our "Bucket List" that have not been crossed off yet.