Our Beautiful Doll...

Yes, the one you hear singing loudly and off-key is our little star, Madison Rose. She made sure that sweet little girl came up with her everytime to sing their 'solos'. Entertainment at its best....

Small Town America....gotta love it!

This time it was Chris's turn to take the kids for motorcycle rides on Grandpa's bikes! Chris and I even got to take a ride ourselves for a dinner date in Ashland while mom and dad watched the kids--what fun! Chris had never been to Crater Lake so mom braved the all-day event and toured our Johnson family out there and it was beautiful! We also loved seeing Romeo and Juliet in the special Shakespeare Outdoor Theater in Ashland-thanks mom & dad for the hot date! The highlight for our family though, was the Class 3 raft trip (not too scary for the kiddos) down the Rogue River with Ryan and Jenni and their family. We even took little Carter boy and he LOVED it!

Madie Rose's Minnie Mouse Birthday

Only in Southern California....would a 5 year old be able to spend her birthday at Disneyland with 4 cousins and 5 of her closest friends (and their moms too of course, we didn't want to lose any of them)!!! A special thanks to Grandma Woodley for making the BEST Minnie Mouse costume in Disneyland! The only bummer was that it was at least 95 degrees (in the shade) that day so as you can see the costumes didn't last long, but the lollipops and Minnie Mouse dolls were a hit! And meeting Minnie Mouse and riding Pirates of the Caribbean (twice!) with all her friends were highlights for Madison! For her birthday, Madison asked for a 3 foot tall plastic horse (Target shoppers beware) but somehow we swindled her into liking this red wagon that has already had many miles put on it!

Fun Family Outings this Summer

After many months of polling friends and family to see if ANYONE else had yet to see Wicked, I finally talked Eric and Megan into doubling with Chris and I at the Pantages Theater in LA this summer. It was better than I had even hoped! Of course we all had to get the soundtrack the next day! We owe it all to Ryan, Jenni and one of my favorite babysitters who were all willing to stay home that night with 7 kids under 7!! Yikes!

We also got to have special guests at Madison and Kennidy's last Kids R Music performance of the summer, they were so happy to see their aunt and uncles and cousins in the crowd!

Favorite Beach Memories this summer....

Todd & Heidi Roberts joined us for a 4th of July Smore Fest on the beach, the kids loved it and it was so dark no one could see the marshmellow messes! ;0)



Kennidy and Madison both learned the joys of 'body boarding the white wash' this summer with their dad, but I worry because Chris just keeps taking them farther and farther out! Here is one with Ryan and Halle getting some waves too!