24th Fun

Every year for the 24th of July we head up to great wild Wyoming with the Johnsons! We stay in these cute little cabins that are on Freemont Lake which is right by the gateway to the Wind Rivers. It is very beautiful and a lot cooler up there! We were happy to miss the 103 degree weather in Utah. Here is the Johnson clan minus the brothers/wives/babies that are at dental school...we missed you guys! We just went to the Pinedale ward and here we are in our Sunday best on the dock. Thank you so much Lynn and Ruthann for such a fun trip!!Brad and I hanging on the boat...trying to get some sun...I think we are hopeless... Here is Brad getting some sweet air on the wake board. I was going to post my wake boarding pics but I didn't want to show him up...yeah right...way to go Brad!!Here is a new sport for me that I picked up when I started boating with the Johnsons. It is called scurfing or landlocking or probably lots of other names. You are basically standing on a surfboard and you get up with a rope and then get to the sweet spot where you let go of the rope and surf!! Apparently it is illegal in Utah, but you know, everything is legal in Wyoming!And, voila! I am surfing behind a boat, so fun and you don't get nearly as sore as you do with other behind boat activities. Here is Camille, our little niece,Brad's sister Andrea's oldest...and yes, she is as cute as she looks!! Here is my wonderful sister-in-law Kim with her boys Michael, Richard and Issac. I love those boys!!

we Moto!!

One of our favorite summer time activities is taking out the dirt bikes! Yes, motorcycles. Last year when we were dating Brad taught me how to ride them and I actually really like it! I still get scared every time we go. What keeps me going is something that my mission president said to me. He said that every day he tries to do something to get him out of his comfort zone. I think that as adults this is especially hard. But I believe that it is important. Every time we go, I am scared, I tip the bike, I fall, and always bring home new bruises...but I come home feeling empowered and really like I can tackle anything! So here's to growing and learning! Sorry for the tangent. But really, we have a great time, get dirty, and get some good QT with each other and the great outdoors.

Here is cute Brad. The day after I met him (March 30, 2007), he purchased his motorcycle. He loves it. Then a couple of months later he decided to purchase another one, an "extra" one. You know for like anyone who doesn't have one, or like if someone needs it...this "extra" one is mine :) When we pulled up to look at the bike I knew it would be purchased because it is blue, and it matches Brad's. Duh...you need matching motorcycles!

Yes, this is me...the pink jersey gave it away...even though how tough this picture looks is what should give it away. Brad has really taught me everything thing I know!

Our friends that we ride with gave us jerseys for our wedding. Brad- Blue, and Aisha-Pink!

down town RISING

I work and I work downtown...so we've had the joy of dealing with the downtown rising/city creek/downtown revival jazz. My building is right next to where they imploded the key bank tower. So I have prime real estate on a daily basis for monitoring the progress of our fair town's biggest remodel yet. And I'm here to report that all is well, and working according to schedule. Except for the rouge crane that ran into a building a couple of months ago!! and thus is born my worry. My sweet office has windows...for which I am not complaining...but I sit facing the huge cranes that are at work everyday lifting and moving. This morning it was like 5 feet away from my window and I was ready to run. I'm always ready to run. I watch very carefully for them to come swinging my way; I know where all of my valuables are and they are all ready to grab in the mental fire drill that I take when those cranes start a liftin'. Last month I noticed extra activity down in the pit as they started building the crane that they are now using to build the parking lots. I was glued to that window, camera in hand, and kept telling everyone outside my office that they just had to come see what was happening. For reference, I am on the 11th floor, yes that is high up there and yes those are real human beings who are on top of this very thin looking crane. They are all strapped in, but don't get me started on when the wind blows...those things are swinging more than relief society arms!

I love the the cranes brand name is: Bigge. You can see it on the sides of the cranes...bigge...I wonder how they thought that one up.

So this project really is going to turn out nice, I hope I am alive to see it all. What with all of the New York cranes falling, I've really learned to live every day to its fullest; smell every rose, taste every chocolate and really dream every dream because today could be my last day as I sit and watch the cranes.

Here is a website to see a really cool animation of what this is all going to look like when it's done, until then I'll keep you all posted. http://www.downtownrising.com/city_creek/

This is Aisha Johnson, signing off as your downtown RISING correspondent.

More Baby Teagan!!

Hi everyone! My name is Teagan Chipman. I'm a very healthy, beautiful, loved, pooping, eating baby girl. You should all comment on this blog and tell my mommy to make a special blog just for me because I'm so cute!

Sorry it's been so long in coming...but here are some better pictures of this adorable precious baby that has blessed our family so much. She is just over 2 weeks old here and I think she is just gorgeous. I keep telling Emily she needs a blog...because even if I was to be her blogging link it would be like she doesn't have a blog because as you all know...posting hasn't been added to my daily/weekly/monthly routine yet. But I want to be better. But for now just enjoy these pictures of our little girl, I can already tell that I'm going to be one of those aunts that spoils...oh well.