A VERY NEEDED WEEK-END

Friday began very early. In fact at 4:40 a.m. John and I got up and went to the temple. I haven't been in a while because I'm too lazy to get up so early, but today, we went. It was so nice to start our day that way. We did a session and then met David and Heather there because they were going with Jordan for the 1st time. We picked up Nikida so we could watch her, and then we went and picked up Camri and Taylie and took them home also while their Mom ran to Idaho Falls to do a little shopping. They were really good little girls to watch. Then, that evening we went to "Savior of the World at the BYU-I Center. That place is amazing and the production was so good. Kallie was one of the dancers in it and she did really good. I was so impressed with it and really enjoyed it. It was excellent. It really brought the birth of the Savior to life and his crucifixion. The cast was so good and the music was too. I was so glad we went. What a way to start and end your day!
Saturday morning we got up and headed over and picked up Linds and the girls. We then headed down to Utah for the week-end. It was Max's 1st b-day and all of us except Tif's family went down to celebrate it. They had a baptism on the Johnson side so they had to stay home. We first went to Pooh's house and spent the afternoon, then went to Max's party at 5:00. They had a Rock star party, with balloons, jello jigglers, pop rocks, ring pops, and cupcakes all like stars. And, of course Max was the star!!! It was really nice. They fixed dinner and we opened gifts and then they played rock band. It was so fun to see and hear that my kids could all sing and play the drum and guitar. They had a fun time showing their talents.
On Sunday, we just relaxed, visited, and fixed dinner for Trev and family, David and family, Linds and girls, Poohs' family and Dad and I. We had a nice dinner and then we all headed home. It was a nice break to get away and Heather was a great host to let a bunch of us stay. Thanks Heather and Koby for your hospitality. Now, back home to snow!!!! Yes, it is snowing again today!!! What crazy weather!!!!!!

I am sitting here looking at everyone's blogs and decided I should update mine. It has been awhile. I haven't done anything spectacular and we haven't been doing too much as a married couple. John is still looking for a job and so playing or going on a trip has not been an option lately. We did splurge and go out to dinner the other night at Applebees and that was fun. We have spent a lot of time together in our media room(that's what I call it) He is on the computer looking for jobs or playing hearts and I have been organizing my pictures or scrapbooking. It has been fun! We spend a lot of time watching movies at night, but it will be nice when we can finally get out of the house and enjoy some spring like weather. The snow is finally starting to melt, but we still have a long way to go. We have spent some time at birthday parties, upper valley idol, and just being with family and that is always great. Anyway, we are still alive and hanging in there. Hope to be a bit more active when the sun comes out. Happy spring to all of you!