Labor Day is not for Laboring!

Our day started with a ward Softball game at Gahagan ball fields.

A turn in the dug out.
This is brother Tom Hallock a true Duck's fan. He named his son Autzen, he is 3 and knows all about the Oregon Duck's.
Nick in out field
Darren playing third baseman.
Another picture of Nick playing right field.

Darren waiting for the batter to Swing.

Garrett comes to South Carolina

We loved having Garrett here for the week! I think he liked hanging out in the RMTC room. There was lots of game playing, movie watching, and surfing. I did not go surfing with them. There is only room for 5 in Darren's truck and to be honest I need a bit of time to clean the kitchen.

Nick's Birthday

Nick Turns 17! He has his favorite dinner Hot Cheesy Chicken and baked potatos. His birthday cake is an Ice cream cake from Cold Stone! He loved all the cards with $$$$ in them. Thanks everyone for making Nick's birthday so awesome!

FHE Fun

Nick is behind the board:)
Ben enjoys riding backwards, upside down and sideways!
Aaron is making good use of the whitewater today!

The Surfdog is at it again!
And they say this was a terrible day at the beach:)
It was windy and I had a hard time keeping the sand off the camera:(

An Evening at the Pops

This is not unusual at our house during dinner preperation. A little music makes all meals taste better, at least that is the thought around 5:00pm in the Johnson household!

Thursday night out!

We decided we needed a break from the house. So we went to California Dreaming for some seafood. Darren, Nick and I had fresh Mahi. Ben and Aaron did not venture in the seafood part of the menu, they ate beef. The real reason they like the place is because of the flaky fresh crescent rolls.

3Beach front property for sale in Folly Beach right across the street from the washout. I have a few phone numbers in case any of you should have a few extra $$$$ burning a whole in your pocket.

3A walk on the beach in the warm summer breeze!




Dessert at Bruster's on the way home.

The three Milkateers awaiting their milkshakes!

Temple Trip

Darren and Nick went to the Temple with the youth of our ward on Saturday. They were able to do the work for over four hundred who did not have the opportunity to be baptized here on earth!

This is a picture of them before they left and just after Ben woke up! Yes Nick is the tallest at 6'

Seminary Kickoff party

Nick going off the high dive into the lake.

Tonight we held our first Seminary party of the new year!

We start on the 22nd of this month and are studying the Old Testament.

We went to somerset at Lake Moltre and had a BBQ and Cake. The Branham and Smith families brought their boats and took everyone out on the lake.

Garage

Darren loves a project and this has been his latest one. He designed this on his computer first. It has turned out very nice.

He painted the walls all by hand, he projected the picture on the wall and traced it first with a pencil. He is working on the trim here.

Overnight Rolls

A friend of mine shared this recipe with me! Thanks Kelli these are great:)

I am posting the recipe so you and your family can enjoy some yummy rolls too.

OVERNIGHT ROLLS

Kelli Van Pinxteren

Preheat oven to: 400 degrees.

2 pkgs. yeast

1 tsp. sugar

2 tsp. salt

1 cup water (warm)

3 eggs

1/2 cup warm water

5 cups flour

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup margarine(softened, not melted) I used butter

Mix all ingredients together. Refridgerate overnight. take dough out 4 hours ahead of baking time. Roll out into desired shapes, let rise. Bake 12 minutes.

I made up some cinnamon rolls in the morning and the rest into clover rolls. They were both very good.

Let me know how yours turn out:)

Beautiful Day on the Atlantic

Darren told the Cunningham girls that he would teach them how to surf. So today was the perfect day to learn. The sunn was hot the water was so nice and warm. The waves were small and everyone had some free time to go.

Kamilla starting to get the hang of it, this really was her first time out on a board!

Allie and Kamilla up on the same wave, Allie bailed out though.

Jessa surfing in on the tiniest wave, she and the board weigh less than 80 pds. She got the hang of surfing really fast and even walked the board. You go girl!

Yep thats me, I put my camera away so I could attempt to surf. Someone found it and caught me in the water. (Aaron)

The whole Johnson Family in the Surf of the Atlantic Ocean:)

4th of July with the Wheelers!

A friendly game of horse in the driveway!

Victor and Rachel blew bubbles in the backyard, Rusty and Kirra loved that!

Rachel & Samantha taking good care of Rusty and Kirra!

Victor wanted to play catch with Uncle Darren and his Dad, even if the ball was a little bit harder than a nerf. Ben skate boarding through the action.

After Darren BBQed some yummy hamburgers and hotdogs for dinner, the fun started. They could not wait until it got dark!

Victor was not to sure he really liked having fire so close to himself.

We had a great night, there were fireworks going off all around our neighborhood and town. We loved it that Greg and Jessica came to be with us this year! We can not wait for the 4th next year! Happy Independance Day!