March

Caleb was cast as Maurice in the school play “Beauty and the Beast”. He and his classmates all did a fantastic job performing it this month. It was the best high school production that I’ve ever attended.

Adam had a little accident while working on his trailer with the grinder.  The wound required five stitches in his finger.

Next, it was Eliza’s turn to be injured. She was playing Glow in the dark Kick ball and a young man accidentally hit her with his hand and broke her nose. He felt so bad. Poor Eliza wound up with two black eyes and a crooked nose. A couple of weeks after the incident we took her to the Dr. to have it surgically straightened. 

The best part of the Month for the kids and I was our spring break trip to the Bahamas on a Disney Cruise!! 

We had a blast and enjoyed our time together in Nassau and at Castaway Kay.  

While the kids and I enjoyed our time in warming up in the Bahamas, Adam (who didn’t want to get the Covid vaccine which was necessary for him to get to go on the cruise) decided to head up north to play in some snow with his dad and cousin.  We missed having him come with is, but we are happy that he found a fun alternative. 

The trio’s spring concert was wonderful, as usual! 

 

Wow! March was sure an eventful month! 

February

We started the month with more fun trips to play in the snow.

Caleb 

Eliza

This is just a cute picture of Daisy, wearing a bandana that cousin Hallie made. 

A few months ago, a member of our ward gave Caleb a little airplane engine. Over the the past several weeks, Caleb has been been building a plane with the engine, foam board, wooden dowels, and rubber bands! He got a couple of great flights in, before he crashed it. He’s kinda bummed that after all his hard work, he only got to fly it a couple of times, but he learned a lot and was grateful he had the experience.

Caleb and Eliza both auditioned for, and made it into a regional High school Choir. The practices and performance were held in Payson, so the kids needed to stay overnight. Adam and I chaperoned the trip. Sarah came with us, and we all stayed the night in Payson.  The choir did a great job! 

We always enjoy watching our children develop and share their talents.

We had a couple good snow storms this month. We didn’t get a whole lot of snow here at our home, but gratefully, the mountains got a good amount.

 

January

The trio all had a wonderful time at Winter formal this month. 

Eliza went with her friend Ray. Sarah took her friend Hyrum and Caleb attended with our friend Kaili.

They all had a blast taking the snowmobiles out and doing some tubing. The day was perfect!

 

They looked so beautiful and handsome at the dance. It sounds like they made some fun memories. We’re so grateful for good friends. 

My great Grandfather, Charles Watson was a talented musician. Our family has been blessed to get to have one of his pianos in our home. The piano was built in 1901. It has managed to keep its beautiful sound, but the years have taken their toll on the exterior, especially the “arms” er.. “ends”… not sure what they’re called. This month, I finally built up the courage to try and fix the worst of the damage. I’ve never used wood veneer before, so I was super intimidated by the project, but it turned out to be somewhat of an easy fix!!! It’s definitely not perfect, but I’m so happy with the results and just wish I’d have done this years ago!

 

Farewell 2021

      2021was a year filled with joy and challenges.

Covid still rages on, and as a result, some plans have had to be changed or modified. We are so thankful that we continue to be healthy and happy.  Adam and Richard Built and sold several homes this year. This has been such a blessing to us. 

I continue to teach preschool and am so grateful for my new classroom. 

Adam was called to work with the Deacons Quorum and is really enjoying that calling. I am still happily serving as the primary chorister. The kids have all been as busy as ever this year with school, and sports and their various activities. We are so grateful for them and the choices they are making. 

We are ready to embrace 2022!

December

To start off December, Caleb had surgery on his adenoids. Hopefully, once he’s fully recovered, he’ll be able breathe and sleep a lot better. 

The kid’s choir had their annual Polar Express fundraiser on the 6th. It was a fun a cute concert and Caleb got to show off his dance moves! 

The regular choir concert was held on the 8th. As usual, we loved it! 

For the kids birthday, we flew to Reno and spent the weekend with the Carpenters!!! Adam and the kids went with Cliff and Elana to a nearby Ski resort on Friday. They had an awesome time! 

On Saturday, we had THE MOST EPIC Party with ugly sweaters, gingerbread houses, games, a white elephant gift exchange and Birthday cake!!!! 

We loved our time in Reno SO much and miss our cousins already!

 

For years, we’ve been attending the Snowflake High school Vespers concerts and always hoped that someday, maybe one of our kids would get to sing in it. This year, It was a beautiful concert, made even more wonderful because Caleb was a part of it.

 

We had a wonderful Christmas this year. After opening gifts, Adam and Sarah made breakfast, and then we went and played in the snow!! 

We enjoyed Christmas dinner the China Wok in ShowLow

(That’s what happens when you put dad in charge!) 

“Fa-ra-ra-ra-ra, Ra-ra-ra-ra!”

After Christmas We had Adam pick up some tubes to take with us to our favorite sled hill!

 

Caleb gave me this puzzle as a joke for Christmas. The picture is not my favorite and putting the puzzle together was a challenge. We had lots of laughs while putting this together. 

The week After Christmas Adam and Caleb and Eliza went to Colorado to go snowmobiling with Adam’s cousin Jason. They had a great time in the snow and enjoyed Jason’s hot tub as well.

The tubes were a hit with our Johnson cousins at our favorite sledding hill!

Adam and the kids also took the Solomon family to play in the snow, then they took a quick ride over to Green’s Peak.

We are SO thankful for all the snow our mountains have received this winter and pray it keeps coming!