Wednesday, June 24, 2009

What happens when Alaska meets Florida? SUNNY FUN!

The Johnson Family at Emerson Point.
The kids...and a mangrove crab.

No...no one fell (or was pushed) in...
much to the delight and surprise of the adults.


Elizabeth is showing one of her many lizard conquests.
That girl is one mighty hunter...its genetic I think.
Just your usual group photo. Well, don't your photos
have one person trying to cut off their own head and another with a lizard?

Of course Randy, Paul and Jay went fishing off shore...this is Randy, Paul and Jay
we're talking about here.


We are having quite the action-packed summer so far! Loads of family, friends and fun! We just returned from almost 2 weeks in Texas visiting so many of the people we LOVE (posts and pictures to follow)! In fact, we saw so many people and had so much fun, I'll have to split it up into multiple posts!
But this post isn't about our trip to Texas. Nope, its about my dear friend Julie and her fabulous family! The Johnson clan came to our casa at the end of May and boy, did we have a BLAST! They were game to try out all of our favorite places...and even one of our favorite restaurants - Thai Wasabi. Did you know there are children (besides Reed) that list sushi as their favorite food. Well, there are and their names are Elizabeth and Miles. Those 3 kids ate a LOT of sushi that night. Cassidy and I may have stuck to sweet and sour chicken and steamed rice...or not, I'll never tell.
We had such a great time being together. The kids played from sun-up to sun-down everyday: the pool, the water slide, lizard catching, caterpillar watching, Mote aquarium, the beach, Emerson point, Build-a-bear, etc. The Johnsons even managed to pack in an all day trip to Sea World! Needless to say, fun was had by all.

I always love being with Julie! We have the kind of friendship that spans years in the blink of an eye and picks up right where you left it. A friendship marked by laughter and an "easiness" that you don't take for granted. And the fact that Randy and Jay have similar interests, get along and just shrug when we're laughing at something only we understand is just chocolate sauce on the sundae of our friendship!

We love you, Johnsons...come back soon!

1 comment:

S said...

Hey, that's Julie! I love reading your blog, Arwen. You guys always look like you are having so much fun!!
-Sara