Bear World!

Last Saturday was free kids day at Yellowstone Bear World. It is a drive-through wildlife reserve with all kinds of bears, rides, and a petting zoo. We had such a blast. Haela won a free bear-cub feeding where she got to feed the babies bottles and get her picture taken with them. It was a $50 value so we were pretty excited!



Enoch and Daddy on the train!

The kids all loved this ride where you go up really high and fall down quickly. I wished the adults could get on!

Haela feeding the baby bear!

Happy Birthday Haela!

Haela turned four last week! She had a princess party at her Grandma Johnson's house with cousins and what few friends she has made in the short time we have been here. We are in Idaho now for those who may be confused. We never thought we would come back!


She was excited to add an extra finger when showing her age!

Her princess castle cake. I am proud to say I made it since it was my first time ever decorating a cake!

She got many dress-ups and while the other boys wanted nothing to do with it...Bryan begged to be a princess too! Luckily he is young enough that it won't damage his manhood!

Big Business!!















It's official, sort of. We have our own business. We have a small construction company doing repairs and remodels. This was a deck I built in Star Valley, Wyoming. We will keep you posted as to how the company goes.

Saying Goodbye

Haela has had a fun summer with her cousins that were in Idaho. We are grateful for the time we had to spend time with them before they headed to Spokane yesterday to start a dental practice. Good luck! We'll miss you guys!

Credit Union Picnic

We went to our annual Credit Union picnic/carnival which we haven't been to for four years. Now that we are back in good ole' Idaho we took advantage of the fun! It is still pretty crazy being back.


Horse Buggy Ride


Bounce House

Daddy Bonding Time!

Haela got to go fishing and we brought
home a new pet. She named her goldfish "Etherin".
I thought that was an interesting name!

Johnson Family Reunion

Yes, we had another family reunion with my family last week in Island Park. We all stayed in my sister-in-laws' family's cabin. It was such a blast. There is nothing like everyone piling in a cabin in the woods where no one can go home at night! It gaurantees good bonding time! This was our first official family reunion with the immediate family. Everyone was there!

Haela loved playing house with her cousins....

and jumping on the trampoline....

and playing with Daniel's pet rat!

You see my lovely tattoos?! Yes the marshmallow bag melted on my arms while roasting!

Johnson Family Reunion (cont.)

THE LADY OF SHALOTT

If you have ever seen Anne of Green Gables you know what I mean. My little fireball red-head whose middle name is Ann reminds me so much of the girl of green gables. So when she fell fast asleep in the canoe I couldn't help but think of "The Lady of Shalott"