Monday, December 13, 2010

Deck the Halls!!! Fa la la la la la la la la

I think I got the uploads working on the blog, Ben!  Yipeeee...!!!

Dad and I streamed together some video I took this last week of our home all decorated for Christmas.  (Consider this your very own home tour)

I sure hope you can watch this where you can hear it!!! 
Please try :)


Starting Outside...
Oh the weather outside is frightful....


~Entrance and Porch


First Impressions...



...and the Rest of the House :)

We hope this gives you an idea of the family homestead.  
It's ready and waiting for you in 6 months!
(but who's counting...'cept mom)
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Christmas cookie elves...

lookin' yummy....

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~WE LOVE YOU ELDER JOHNSON~




Sunday, September 19, 2010

The Latest...




Camille Begins Gymnastic Competitions!
Below are pictures of her first and second meets--
the first in Chatsworth, the second in Camarillo.
Starting her Beam Routine, Camarillo Meet

Waiting for her turn on Beam     Camarillo Meet
8th place on Beam  (Camarillo Meet)
8th place in Bars (and she even got a bloody rip on her right hand)  Camarillo Meet
9th place on Vault     Camarillo Meet
Camille and her coach Jeff.  Jeff is reading the Book of Mormon too! We love Jeff :)


   











  

Camille and her other Coach Ola.  We love Ola too!  (Chatsworth Meet)

Picture of Camille's team after the first place trophy was awarded to the entire level 4 team!
Relaxing after her first competition meet ever.  Chatsworth Meet
'You're a Star' Bear, after the Chatsworth Meet

Camille & her FIVE Medals from yesterday 9.18.10 YAY Cami! 
Camille's Gymnast Salute    




 Camille's Labor Day Fun with Bailey and Samantha



  Falling off the Raft....



~Karlyn's Bubbly Escapades~
I was just trying to read a book in my bathtub and the bubbles got out of control.  
Vaughn got a laugh out of it and took pictures...
...but they only got even more out of control!

 
Quiet moments

Relaxing...

 
Starting to get troublesome...


But then bubbles started to grow and they didn't stop!
It was like a movie, spilling over the edges, out of control.
After a while, I couldn't see the faucet, my shampoo, my towel, 
nor could I find the knobs to turn everything off~
Vaughn just laughing...

 

 
Now I'm trying to keep my book dry and turn stuff off...AND keep covered.
And Vaughn is just laughing...


 
 All the Bubbles we scooped up and threw into the shower.  
12 hours before they went away.
Of Course, Vaughn is Laughing.  But by this time, me too :)

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EMMA:

Emma's recent YW Lesson about Keeping the Laws of God 
AND
The Keeping the Laws of the Land
She did a fabulistic job.

Below is her handout/treat for the girls.
The cars are from the game of LIFE.
Isn't she theeee BEST with creative ideas?!?!?


And Emma's own life is really busy too.  She has Dance Ensemble practice on Tuesdays and Fridays-- 3 hours each, Hartbreakers Show choir rehearsal on Wednesdays 5 - 9 p.m. with sectionals on Thursdays, 8-9....PLUS voice lessons and piano lessons, YW, early morning seminary, and school....
....whew, it's hectic.  Her first concert is in a couple weeks and I'll post pictures then to spotlight her :)

All is well with the J-FAM

 ~ I LOVE YOU ~
mom



Monday, August 23, 2010

J's Summer, 2010

This summer didn't feel like a summer at all;
Instead it felt like one loooooooong weekend.
boo hoo...

Here's some beloved highlights:


Camille got Braces - here's the 'before' pic 


"Before" pic with dad


And Heeeeeere's to them braces!!




Vaughn and Cami's Clown Noses
These are given to everyone in Primary on their birthday--and both Cami and Dad were in Primary on their birthdays.
You've had a Birthday, Shout Hooray...... etc etc etc



Dad's Birthday Stash: 4 shirts, favorite sweets, mojo flippies, and goggles,
...not to mention his 3 layer German Chocolate Cake.

...and Home-MADE, might I quickly add....
Oooooh la la



Dad's Fabulicious Birthday Dinner at 'Sabor'



Goggle Buddies Forever
Oldest and Youngest--I LOVE IT


Colter says he'll definitely be back to see us next summer.
YAY Colter! We can't WAIT!  Next summer we're taking YOU
 to the beach--for sure-sies!


Pavlova - a Vaughn fave, an Australian desert
Meringue crust covered with real whipped cream and chopped fresh fruit.
DELISH, and a J-fam regular.


At Joes Crab Shack--our current favorite family restaurant


Preston 'helping' Lindsay eat Calamari.  It had tentacles and EVERYTHING!

See those huge buckets we all have?  Yep, you crack and eat everything that's inside. 
The BEST Crab Evaaah.  
But Em only eats Nachos and we're all thinking: ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?!?
...cuz Snow Crab is Yum-MY

Newport Beach Babes


Olympic Synchronized Swimmers
Lovin those legs


Newport Water-babies


Drying off from Body Surfing



Newport Beach with Camille's friend Bailey




Emma with her sweeeeet 'Mango-Tango'



Silly sisters having fun...


Hair and Makeup Night



Lovin the hairdo Cami!


oh  really now...


*SWAK*


Come'n get meeeeha  :)

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...Til next summer!!!!!
Elder Johnson in NEW JERSEY?
HERE WE COME!!!!!


Sunday, April 04, 2010

Easter Videos


A couple Easter Messages for Elder Johnson and the Fam:

Dad and his new recliner


Annie's Easter greeting :)




Emma





Camille




Looking forward to the Easter Egg Hunt




Easter Egg Hunt Squeals





definitely sugar overload...
Ha--ya think?




tummy-talk...cute, or not...



Cami wishes all a Happy Easter :)



Happy Easter Elder Johnson, Preston and Lindsay :)

HAPPY EASTER 2010

We had our first conference in our Charing Cross home and thought about you guys allll day.
We started out the day with German Pancakes with brown sugar, sour cream and fruit--as tradition dictates of course. I was wishing I could have sent some hot ones your way Ben. After an awesome conference we had Ham, those really cheesy potatoes, baked beans, and rolls. Then we had our totally fun Easter Egg hunt and THIS time, I kept track of every place dad hid them so we didn't lost any. I had a clip board and everything lol :)
We found each egg except one....and how come that IS?
There's always that one disagreeable egg that just goes *poof* sigh...
Bottom line, we missed you all Ben, Preston and Lindsay....A-L-O-T.
Enjoy our remembrances below.
And special greeting to our favorite Elder :)

Dyeing their Easter Eggs



Camille's Favorite Egg, yellow and pinky


Emma's Favorite, all polka dot-ty


Watching Conference


Watching Conference too :)


Watching Conference, doing her Primary packet.