School's Out for Summer!!!

Farewell to Magna Elementary. The kids are not thrilled about leaving Magna and all their friends, but given the fact that we moved almost a year ago, it's time to transfer to Gerald Wright Elementary. I am so excited to have them walk to school again! And, Gerald Wright is traditional (no more off track). And, they don't start until 9:05 am every day! What is up with that? How come school didn't start at 9:05 when I was young? Josh was a little emotional on the last day of school. He asked me to take his picture in front of Magna Elem. so that he would always have something to help him remember all the good times. Both Josh and Emma had wonderful teachers there. And, they both had a ton of friends. It will be interesting this fall to see how they do at a new school. I know they will love it!

Another New Life!

On the left is little Cameron (3 weeks old). On the right is Sadie Lin (just one day old). She was 7 lbs. 4 oz. and 21 1/2 inches! She is going to be tall like her mom!

It's been since June 10 that Sadie Lin Johnson was born and I haven't blogged her yet! What is wrong with me? Brady and Melinda were married just one year ago on June 12 and just two days before their anniversary, little baby Sadie was born. What a great gift! She is precious. We have only seen her once (at the hospital) so I am sure she has changed already, but here are the cute pictures we got of her. Check out Brady and Melinda's blog for more current pictures. Congratulations to Brady, Melinda, Seth and Aiden! Love you guys!

Happy Father's Day!

This is the coolest thing! My sister works for the Herald in Provo, Utah. She needed some help on a story for UtahAdventurer.com. So, with all her connections, she sent my dad and my brother to Falcon's Ledge for an overnight fly fishing adventure! How cool is that? My dad wrote the story after the experience and Joel did all the photography (including the video on the website). Isn't that the best Father's Day gift ever? I don't think I will even try to top that! :) Check out the story on the home page of http://www.utahadventurer.com/.

Me at age Thirty Three

Yes, I am posting it for all to see and know, I am 33! And I am okay with it.. really! Jer laughed at me all day as I made him take my picture with my cake and my new trampoline. I will always be young at heart. Or, maybe Lynsee has it all figured out and the numbers are backwards. Oh wait, I would still be 33. Hmm. So for any of you that know the Bringhurst's, we tend to make a big deal out of Birthdays. The celebration usually lasts at least a week. This time, Jer took me out for an overnight date on Friday. We stayed at the Radisson Hotel (the sleep number beds suck, by the way!), went to a movie (What Happens in Vegas ... two thumbs up) and to dinner (Flemings ... I am spoiled!). My bestest sister (okay, they are both pretty bestest) Cari, stayed overnight with the kids. They love it when she does that! Sunday we did cake and ice cream with the J's and then Monday (my actual birthday) I went to lunch with my mom and Jame. That night, Jer made a yummy bbq dinner and to my surprise, brought out a cake to have after! I am kind of a brat about having a cake on my birthday. I love the frosting and it's the only time I can eat as much as I want of it. It's now Wednesday and my birthday is long over, but we are still eating cake and ice cream every night as leftovers! I love my birthday! Thanks to everyone for making it fun!

"I'll race ya..."

Sunday night we all went to Johnsons to celebrate the June birthdays. It seems like it's not often enough that we are all together! I think it takes an hour to actually drive away once we start saying goodbye. This is after all the parents had taken stuff out to the car and the kids were supposed to be getting there themselves... then someone says, "I'll race ya to those bricks and back.." Before you know it, all grandkids are lined up at the sidewalk ready to go (and not to the car). It is so much fun to watch them together! Aiden, Hanah, Erin and Noah were all born within one year (so, yes, we have four three year olds at one time). It's great to watch them all try to be "big" like the other kids! It always gets even more entertaining to watch the dad's try to catch the kids after their patience have long run out! I don't think any of the Johnson boys can run like they used to!

Getting Organized part II

The bottom photo is a picture from Becky Higgins blog. Every once in a while, she posts her latest organizing project. This was one that seemed easy enough.. not like the pantry that took me over a week to complete. She talks about a "cleaner" look with using the same colored hangers. And, I'm sure you all remember ROYGBIV (aka Roy G. Biv) from elementary days. The ole rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. You remember? Well this is how she suggests doing your shirts (adding in black, grey, tan, brown).

So, yesterday I organized my closet. The first two pictures are of my shirts. And it really was a fairly easy project. I didn't have to spend any money because I just switched out all the hangers with ones I had. All of Jer's clothes are on black and mine on white. So if you are looking for a quick project that makes a big difference - this was a good one!

Girl's Night Out!

Last Friday, I had a "Girl's Night Out" with some friends from our ward. Emma couldn't figure out why, if it was called "girl's night out," she wasn't invited. She said if it's just for mom's, we should have called it "Mom's Night Out" or "Ladies Night Out." So, I decided to go have some time with her before I left for my night. I took her to get a pedicure. It was so much fun! She giggled through the whole thing. "It tickles, Mom!" I had to take pictures! She couldn't quite reach the water with her feet without slumping down in her chair. I think Tommy (the guy doing the pedicure) thought it was pretty entertaining, too.