Happy Halloween!

Matt had a blast on halloween. He dressed up as a Sky View athlete from the 70's, (wearing Neal's letterman jacket,) and went to lots of parties with his friends.

Here he is with his friend Nelson:

Austin and Savanna came trick-or-treating, aka Kung Fu Man and Princess. =)

Fondue Fun!

Last night we had a fondue party! It was really fun. We made Grandma Dewey's famous hot fudge and also had caramel to dip in, with lots of yummy fruit and cake...

Yum!

Baby fondue! =) Just kidding, I didn't really do it.

Hey! Brooks - no double dipping!

Thanks for such a fun night!

Happy 50th Birthday Mom!!!

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Hope you have a great birthday!

We love you!!! =)

Neal's Swedish Mission Reunion

Saturday they had a 30 year mission reunion . This is Neal's first mission president, President Oscarson. Neal was one of the mission assistants when the mission presidents changed.
Neal with President Oscarson and his wife. They live in St. Louis.
At the dinner later that night. Neal's mission companion McKay Marsden and his wife Jill.
President and Sister Oscarson, and President and Sister Holmgren.
Neal with President Holmgren. He came to the mission right before Neal went home.

It was so much fun seeing his old mission presidents and companions! He has so many great memories of his mission. We can't wait to go Sweden now!

Johnson Family Canadian Reunion

Matt and I just got back from our Johnson family reunion in Barnwell Canada, where my Mom grew up. Cindy, Vaylene, and Bill and their families went, too.

They had a parade there celebrating the 100 year anniversary of the church and school there in Barnwell. This is the Johnson family float we got to ride on .

This is the Barnwell school that my Mom went to when she was little. In their parades they throw water balloons instead of candy! The people in the crowd throw them, too, and have water guns to shoot the people in the parade!

After the parade everyone headed for the canal bridge to jump in and cool off. The kids all loved it!

In this video there are 40 second-cousins all jumping at once!

Here we are with some of our favorite cousins, Del Johnson's daughters. Cindy, Candice, Kara, Corrine, Loreita, Vaylene, and Carla

Later we all went to Barnwell park and played lots of fun games. This one was called "roll over." Pretty self-explanitory!

Jeremy & Matt in a watermelon eating contest while Christopher and William watch.

Chicken Races! These were hilarious! Here are Matt & Christopher with their chicken they named "Buster",

This video shows the barrell racing portion of the chicken contests. =)

The kids enjoyed trying to milk a cow for the first time. This is William Tucker.

One of the favorite activities for the teenagers was playing " King of the Dirt Hill".

Jordan, Lina, Jeremy, William, Amelia, Matt , and Christopher

Christopher and Matt tumbling down the dirt hill.

The old Johnson family homestead of my Great Grandfather.

Our family at the reunion. ( Vada's Family ) Each family was assigned to wear a different color.

Our color was Purple.

The last day of the reunion was spent at the lake at my cousin Marty's. There was lots of boating, playing of the beach, eating, and visiting.

It was so much fun to get to see cousins that I hadn't seen for years! It was Matt's first time in Canada, and he thought it was such a fun reunion! The Canadian cousins went to so much work planning the games, food, parade float, and everything. Thank you so much for such a great reunion!!!

Family Fun

We had a really fun weekend together! Jon & Liz got here on Thursday, and Kip and Katie came up Thursday night. We had a blast playing together and watching the cute babies!
Brooks made this bean bag toss game and the guys LOVE it! They get pretty competitive, though...
It's very entertaining to watch!
Cute baby Neal. =)
Neal and Savanna a little too close for comfort. But so cute!
Hanging out together...

First Sunday night at Great-Grandpa Dewey's together!
Neal looked so handsome!
Jon and Matt throwing things at each other. As usual.
Neal making Savanna smile
Krissy and Brooks's family after Savanna's blessing

Savanna talking....

Matt's Eagle Project

For Matt's Eagle Project they assembled 18 metal picnic tables for the new Stake Center's outdoor pavillion.
Lots of boys and leaders came to help!
Lining up the legs of the table
Putting on the support braces
Attatching the bench seats
Taking a snack break!

Good job, Matt! We're proud of you!!!

Another new addition...

(This post is by Krissy, by the way)
This is Mom and Dad's newest addition to their home:
A pretty fountain out in the front yard! Mom has always wanted one, and it is so cute.
Also, they have this cute little tree on the back porch.

Today we had BEACH DAY at Grandma & Grandpa's!
It was HOT today, and Austin "invited" Grandma and Grandpa to come to his swim party outside at their house. They got in their swim shorts and came! So did a bunch of neighborhood kids! It was lots of fun.
Savanna even made a brief appearance in her cute swim suit. It didn't last long! She was sleepy.
At the end Grandpa brought out popsicles for everyone. What a great Grandma & Grandpa we have!!!