The Brass Hussy GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

The Brass Hussy GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!
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Sue Johnson

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Pictures from Portugal

Alex sent some pictures from his p-day! Here is what he said in his email:

"Today's p-day was pretty sweet. We went to this Palace that's now used as a hotel. We just hiked around and saw some really awesome stuff. I took some really sweet photos. Some of which I have included in this email."

Palace in Portugal

Alex, posing!

Spectacular view!!!

I Love Alex!!!

Girl's Camp 2009

Dana and Papa keeping warm.

Skits!

Singing, lalala...

Waiting for Breakfast!

Friends!

Hot fun in the Summer time!

I hate to say it out loud cuz it might jinks everything. We have had so many days of sunshine that I have lost track of when it rained last. Yeah!!! It feels like a real summer here in Washington. I will have to start watering my lawn tonight. Here are a few pictures from a picnic we attended last Saturday.

Mark, Sue, Dana and Kaitlin

Left - Right
Nanny, Ted, Dana, Papa, Mark,
Daniel, Kaitlin
Sue and Kathy

Washington State - Heaven on Earth

If you are a new resident to WA you might think all it does is rain. But last weekend the secret came out. Washington is heaven on earth. All the rain makes our landscape green and the flowers plentiful. On Saturday, we went to the Puyallup Farmer's Market. It was fun to be out in the fresh air with no jackets on and soaking in the sun. Here are a few pictures:

DJ selling snow cones!
(DJ DeMarce)

Dana and Kaitlin
(Watermelon and Cotton Candy)

Papa and Bunny!

Easter Eggs!

Another family tradition, coloring eggs for Easter!

Dana is ready to get coloring!

Kaitlin

Mark is planning...

Girls are proud of their work!

I love these "kids"!

Portugal

My missionary is so cute!

Celebrating

Happy Birthday James!

James is celebrating 23 years in the Johnson family. He is working and going to school in Seattle. Thank goodness he can come home for an evening of FUN! We LOVE YOU JAMES!!!

Kaitlin

Dana

Having fun with his dinosaur cake!

James 2009

James Andrew Johnson
10 months old

Happy Birthday Julie!

My sweet Julie turned 25 today. She is as darling today as she was the day she was born. I LOVE YOU, SWEETPEA!!!

Julie and Shaun Henderson

Julie Ann Johnson Henderson
Six months old.

What have the Johnsons been up to?

December was a very busy month, with a daughter newly married and moving to Utah with her husband, Christmas, and family events, the month flew by.
Here are a few pictures from the festivities:

Lucy playing by the Christmas tree!
What did Santa bring?
Too tired to care...
James, the most grateful!
Carly is getting into it now...
Dana too...
Davi loves Christmas!
Kaitlin and Lucy.
Is that Mark behind the package?
We had a very relaxing Christmas day, after opening presents, we headed over to my parents for the traditional breakfast of "Abelskivers" (a danish delight). The day ended with another tradition, Lasagna, weird I know, but the kids love the pasta!
The very next day was packing day for Davi and Carly.
We loaded all their precious belongings into a 5' x 10' Uhaul trailer. It was packed full. The mountain passes were closed to vehicles without chains and we had procrastinated getting chains for our Pilot, so we got up early on December 27th and headed South through the Vancouver/Portland area, headed East through The Dalles and then onto Pendelton. Where we purchased chains and waited for the pass to open. It started to get dark, so we stayed the night in Pendelton. Found a good Chinese place for dinner the checked our options for the next day.
Fortunately the pass opened and we forged our way through Oregon and Idaho. We finally arrived at Julie and Shaun's December 28th, 9:30pm. We were so glad to make it there.
Move in day was December 29th. Davi and Carly's one month anniversary. Everything went smoothly, we had tons of help unloading the trailer. (Thank you everyone!)
Sorry no pictures...
Davi and Carly are living in Wymount Terrace, BYU's married/student housing. They have a two bedroom place with plenty of room and storage space. By the time we left Utah (January 3rd) the newly weds were all settled and ready for Davi to start school.

It was so fun to spend time with our married daughters for New Years. Shaun's parents and sister were in Utah too, so we had a great time bowling with them on New Year's Eve!






Sorry the pictures aren't that great, I need practice!
I hope 2009 has started with happiness for your families.
Ours is working hard, back at school, work and extra activities. It is strange only having Dana and Kaitlin at home, but we are adjusting to the change.
HAPPY NEW YEAR to you!