Some Husbands take their Wife to Italy, Mine takes his to Milford..

Well.. I survived my first experience to Milford, UT.

Jon has family that is from Milford,

so the Johnson side tries to make a trip there every year.

I haven't been able to go in the past due to work, but I was able to get it off this year.

Boy, was I in for a treat.

I'm taking a guess here..
but I bet the majority of people have never had the opportunity to experience good ol' Milford,

let alone have heard of the place,

so let me fill you in on just what you are missing out on..

When you check in at one of the only two hotels that are in the whole town,
old creepy music is blasting out of the speakers at the Diner.
(Yes, you check in at the restaurant, for the hotel you are staying in)
It made me feel like I was in my own horror movie.

Speaking of the Diner,
even though it was all fried food all weekend, it was delish!!
You sure can't beat a grilled cheese, and your classic diner fries..
We may or may not have shared a chocolate malt at 1:00 in the morning :)

Penny's Diner for sure needs to be awarded Best Chocolate Malt Ever!!

We basically played around in the desert for the entire weekend.

Cackee and Fiff entertained themselves on this mountain for about an hour straight.

I'm pretty sure they ate their fair share of dirt.

Cuddled this little one..

Pretended to be Jack Bauer..

Discovered every creepy crawly thing there is out there..

It's nice to see that a 3 yr. old is more brave than I am.

I was obviously born an Emery.


Launched rockets..

(yiiiiiiippppp.... I really am related to them)

Notice how proud they all are.

Hiked to a bat cave..

Oh, and don't let me forget my favorite memory of going rabbit stomping.

(To give you some background on "rabbit stomping".. I first thought they literally killed rabbits. I mean, it's not like the name of such an activity would make you think that or anything.. but really the boys only run around with their flashlights trying to catch the rabbits, take a picture of the little fella, and then send them on their way)

Well.. it didn't really go that way this time around.

We drove around for two hours, and didn't catch a single one.

The only thing we caught were the flying grasshoppers that slapped us in the forehead that a certain someone kept throwing into the backseat on multiple occasions.

Did I mention that I hate bugs??

Especially those stupid grasshoppers!!

All in all, it was a super fun trip!

I for sure have never experienced anything like that before,

but looking forward to carrying on the tradition with the in-laws for years to come.

We first just need to teach Cackee that even though we are in the middle of nowhere,

that doesn't mean you can just pop a squat behind the shed next to our hotel room.

Only in Milford...

Stay Tuned..

I promise I'm coming back with some totally awesome and exciting stuff...

July Celebrations.
The Snake.
Milford. Yes, there really is such a place.
Jon's Surprise (which I still don't approve of)
Baby on the Way.
Dland 2011.
The Big 3 Yrs.


Oh, and jk about the baby. Just wanted to make my mom's heart stop for a split second :)

I'm back in business..

We are officially moved, and settled in.

{Glad that's over with}

Moving is a lot more overwhelming than I could have imagined.
Maybe we will house hunt a while longer than we had planned..
just to avoid having to do that again.
However, we do LOVE our new place.
Great neighbors.
Awesome ward.
Our own strip of grass.
Heavenly, right?


Oh, and don't let me forget to mention...
HE'S BAAACCCCKKKKKK!!
That Poltergeist girl still freaks me out..

Yep. He hasn't changed a bit.

Absolute Chaos..

If Jon and I survive the next two weeks I will be quite impressed.

We have to move three people, including ourselves over the next couple of days. Never thought I hated packing as much as I do. Let alone the deep cleaning that still has to be done. Oh.. and yes, we are still trying to get everything done at the parentals with the remodel. Never Ending. Why did we ever offer to help? (Oh wait, I remember.. we didn't want to risk letting a certain someone paint all of the cabinets forest green.)

Can't forget that we need to get everything else ready for the Golden Child to return. Did I mention I'm still trying to get through my 200 emails that were waiting for me from the Memorial Day Break??

It's all right.. I'm willing to admit this is a total "sympathy needed" post.

1 Month to go..

We can't wait.. is it too obvious?

Oh, and another thing..

Anyone know how to remove that black border from my pics?
It is totally buggish.

Lucky Dog.

As mentioned in my last post,
the Hubs just started at a new firm on Monday.
After only being employed for a couple hours,
he walked out of his first staff meeting with one of these..

Just a "little thanks" from the company to all of their employees for doing such a great job.

....and I thought my job was sweet with the unlimited fountain drinks. psh.

Life is good..

Jon has wrapped up yet another semester of school,
which means Summer is right around the corner.
Did I mention he only has two left?

He also starts at a new firm on Monday.
I don't think we will know what to do with ourselves with two incomes.

I have the cutest niece and nephews,
and adorable Knox was born this past weekend.
I just can't get enough of that hair.
So maybe I am getting a little baby hungry...

We are officially MOVING!!
Hooray for a dishwasher and two floors!

Osama is Dead.

DJ Tanner calls on Sunday,
and will be home six weeks after that.


Feeling blessed.

Little Dude.

Looks like Fisher has some competition.

Dig 'em.

Now if only I was Wendy Peppercorn.