Flo Rida

We just had the best best week in Florida for Thanksgiving. All the siblings and their spouses and their kids were all in the same house. So fun!


On the way down the girls did really well. Everything went according to plan. The way back was a whole different story. 


We went to Epcot and played in all the different countries. My favorite was Mexico. I’ve always had a thing for the Hispanic culture. Clayton really enjoyed Epcot, and said he was surprised how cool it was (he wasn’t the biggest fan of Disney, but is now a total convert!).



The girls did okay with all the trips and missed naps. It was definitely worth the hassle of traveling with their giant stroller. 


I loved that Cora and Ruby had lots of time to play with Tatum, Penny, and Marshall. They were all so sweet with the girls.


Cora and Ruby went swimming for the first time. They love baths usually, so I thought they would enjoy the pool too. Cora did, but Ruby did not. Cora even liked the little floaty that goes around her neck and leaves her body hanging in the water. It was hilarious.



We also went to Gatorland, which was awesome, and Disney springs. 


On thanksgiving we ran a 5k. Clayton did really well and won a pumpkin pie. His favorite.


Then we went home, showered, and cooked. I made beet salad. There’s always plenty of leftover beet salad, but it’s become something of a tradition to have it.






We took some very windy family pictures on the beach with some very fussy babies.


(I love Ruby’s face in this picture. It’s like she’s not sure what to think of the boat ride)



We had a blast. Every day was awesome, but mostly because we got to spend it with all of our favorite people. I wish I could go to Florida every single month.

When we got home it was rainy/snowy and cold. Our house seems too quiet and boring now. People should really live by their families. I bet those that do are much happier. 


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

First Day of Kindergarten

Image
Cora and Ruby were so excited for school to start today. They woke up extra early thing morning and came into my room with their uniforms already on. We made German pancakes for breakfast, during which Cora spilled some syrup on her shirt and had to change it, and rode bikes outside to burn off some extra energy.  I just dropped them off at the school! The high school football team was waiting outside the elementary school (the high school, middle school, and elementary school are all on the same campus and share a parking lot) and formed a human tunnel for the kids to run through while they shouted “welcome to school!” It was cute. Ruby and Cora both ran through went straight to class without a single tear or complaint. In fact they didn’t even turn around to wave goodbye 😢. Now it’s just Darcy and me at home all afternoon. 
Read more

To Kathy

Image
Last Tuesday we were having a Johnson family conference call when Scott told us that Kathy's health was really going downhill and that he thinks we need to be there soon. We booked flights that night and flew to Utah the next morning. We were picked up from the airport and drove straight to the hospital where Kathy had been for several weeks. We had been getting updates about her from the family ever since she was diagnosed with brain cancer last October, but there was always a disconnect since we live so far away. We were never there to watch the progression of her sickness, and we think the family may have been downplaying how severe her symptoms and complications were. When we came to her hospital room she was in a coma and was having a lot of difficulty breathing. She had contracted pneumonia and had been in a comatose state since Monday. The doctor's had her on the strongest antibiotics they had, but it was going to take 2-5 days for them to kick in. In the mean time ...
Read more

Reconstructed ACL

Image
When's the best time to get surgery? January! Because then you hit your deductible, and your health insurance will pay for the rest of the year of physical therapy appointments! Yay! Clayton tore his ACL playing basketball a couple months ago. After an MRI and a few visits with a specialist, he was told that he would need knee surgery. He was surprisingly cheery about it. The nurses at Cleveland Clinic really liked him, they said they wished that every patient was like him. After he was sanitized and hooked up, the nurse led me to the back to see him before the operation. As we were walking she asked me if Clayton is usually a chatty guy. I said yes, and she said that she thinks he's a little nervous because he is talking everyone's ear off. haha. Sure enough, I go sit down next to him, and he's cracking jokes and babbling about nothing the whole time. In fact, that hyper chattiness didn't die down until 3 days post op. Percocet reaction? Everything...
Read more