Thanks for the fun in UTAH!

We went on vacation back home to Utah...it was fun and really hot.  We were there at the end of June.  Sorry this is such a delayed post.  Since I have been pregnant...oh yeah...for those of you that don't know I am about 13 weeks prego right now!! But since I have been pregnant I have been pretty useless.  I have not even looked at this blog in weeks.  Now that I am in the 2nd trimester I should be better.  No Bueno the 1st trimester.  Nausea, constant hunger, and getting winded walking up 3 steps.  Yay for 2nd trimester time.  Here the girls are at firehouse in Centerville.  I don't think I will ever visit Utah without a meal from here.

Heather had a baby shower while we were home.  This post is sooo old she has actually had her baby now, her name is Alison Ann and she is beautiful.

Aja was mashing  her face against the screen door, it was highly amusing!

Here we are hanging with the Johnson's and Farnsworth's (Eric's side of the fam).  We went up to a condo in Park City and went swimming and biking. 

I had to post the picture of Johns and his sister reading because they are deep in the readings of Stephenie Meyers.   Yes, he is reading "The Host" and really liking it.  He has been sucked in.

A typical day at the beach

Aja casually playing in the sand...

...eating the sand...

...not sure what she thinks of her food choice, but nonetheless continues to eat and throw sand everywhere possible...

...Aja becoming one with the sand!  She had sand caked all over her scalp and everywhere else you could imagine.  But I laughed the whole time I was taking pictures.

RUPP FAM IN SAN DIEGO!!!

My family came and spent a week with us!   It was my dad, mom, and 2 sisters-rach and beth.  Yes, we all stayed in my 2 bedroom condo.  It was a bit cozy...but that is how it should be with family.  We played all week long, it was a ton of fun.  The condo was way to quiet once they left.  

First things first, we went straight to the beach.

Indie Jones stopped by to say hello and apologize for having freakin' aliens and tarzan wanabe in his new flick.

We played paddle ball, frisbee and boogie boarded.  We are weak and still wear wet suits, the water is just not that warm here.

Here is our changing room at the beach, it proved to be very effective....or at least we think so.  Others might have a story to tell.  

Walking along mission beach blvd.  It is always a busy, party place.  This is one of my favorite beaches.  You will never leave this walkway without laughing at a few weirdos.  Like men roller blading in speedos and boom box systems duck-taped to bikes with somebody jamming along as they bike down the blvd.

We went out to eat at least once a day.  Johnson and I have so many restaurants we love to eat at and we wanted to take the family to all of them.  I probably gained a few pounds, but mmmmm it was good.

We spent a day at Sea World.  It was a perfect, sunny day.  Poor Johnson had to work half the time the family was here.  So he would go to every activity for a couple of hours and then be on his way to work.  Here are the girls in front of the shark tunnel.  

DRY at the beginning of the day!  We just couldn't resist those water rides.

WET!

DRENCHED!  We left at the end of the day soaked.  We went straight home and jumped in the hot tub.  We spent a while in there getting warmed back up.

PADRES GAME!!!We ended it right with a padres game where they actually won!  They have not done so hot this season, but from what I hear they are pickin it up.  It was rainy and overcast, what luck!  There are probably 15 days in the whole year where it rains in San Diego and we picked one to go to a baseball game.   But we bundled up and it was perfect.  Aja was trying to escape and play in puddles the whole time.  She was wet from the knees and elbows down when the game was done.  We undressed her down to her onesie in the car.  

Aja was exhausted by the time we left.  We pulled her every direction all week long, and naps and a decent bedtime got tossed out the window. 

Nothing new

Hello to all.  Here are some pictures of us at the San Diego Zoo-a monthly event.  I have been to this zoo probably...20 times.  But I still love it.  It gets more fun every time I go because Aja actually gets into it.  So there is really nothing new at the Johnson household.   We both had to work Memorial day...Party!  But we had fun hanging out with friends the weekend before.  We have been playing a lot of Rock Band!  After Jared and Tracy's intro to the rockin' game we had some friends buy it, and we have been over there playing whenever we get a chance.  We are going to have to purchase it soon.  My family is coming this Friday and spending the week.   I am excited!  Always a blast to have family or friends come down here.  Hope everyone is doing great.  Happy Memorial day and soon to be Fathers day!

We just got home from a weekend of fun in St George.  Tracy and Jared met us there, we loved the meet in the middle thing.  Let's just say that the 6 hour drive was much better than the usual 11 hours, especially considering Aja was not the best road trip buddy.  The dudes went mountain biking every day, and Tracy and I went swimming with the kids.  Tracy and me did take a day off and went to get pedicures.  Ahhh, I could have one of those once a week.  We also played a lot of rock band.  I actually spent most my time at the drums, and Johns was loving the guitar (not a huge surprise).  The game kicked me off every time I played the guitar, so I left that to the pro.  And "In and Out" finally realized that it was cool enough for Utah.  It is slowly making its way up to SLC.  The St George "In and Out" was the busiest I have ever seen.  Utahns know a good thing when they see it.  It was perfect blue sky weather, with a temp of mid 80's.  Loved it!  And by the way, my child is not addicted to Dr. Pepper yet, she just loves the empty cans. 

We went to the Red Bull Air Show down at the San Diego Bay.  It was amazing what these pilots could do.  We sat on the wet beach on Coronado and of course forgot chairs.  So we improvised and bought plastic bags to sit on from the grocery store.  Completely worth it, we had an amazing view.  It was incredible!

Aja and I went to the zoo a few days ago.  I am getting anxious for that time when we go to the zoo and she actually is excited to see what we are there for, the animals!  She is much more interested in the people there (especially the kids) and what is on the menu.  This little lady is eating so much lately.  I cannot keep up with her appetite.  I had to fill the cup in her stroller with food the whole time or she would let me scream at me letting me know I was not doing my job.  I am wondering if it feels good on her gums because she is starting to get her molars.  She also has started this new death defying activity where she stands up in the stroller while I am pushing it.  I have had to start strapping her in.  Which she is a huge fan of.  So while she was standing up in the stroller trying to break her neck and of course eating at the same time, I was pretending to be a professional photographer.  My friend let me borrow her really nice Canon, she really is a photographer.  And I have loved playing around with it.  Which means I take way to many pics.  One problem, now I want to buy a really nice camera.  If you don't know what your missing, you never want it.  Right?  Too late for that.  It is much more fun taking pictures with a nice camera.  We also went to the Red Bull Air Show yesterday.  I am going to let Johns update you on that.  It was amazing!

We are having a picnic at La Jolla Cove.  Hello to all.  As you can see my 2nd parents were in town last week.  I was happy to have some company over Johnson's birthday.  I am a party, but I don't know if I am enough for a birthday party.  We dragged them all over San Diego, which we are getting pretty good at doing now that we have lived here for a year.  I think that being a resident for a year makes us official San Diegoans.   If there is such a thing.  We went to a Padres game, Coronado, Birch Aquarium, and of course the beach.  Aja slept in our room in a pac-in-play while they were here.  That little trick is not working out so good anymore.  She would wake up at the butt-crack of dawn.  Which I am sure at this point in her own room she would either fall back asleep or play in her crib for a while.  But in our room, the first thing she sees is mom and dad in there ready to play.  So for the first time I got used to a child who actually wakes up in the morning.  I better get used to it.  Aja is almost walking.  You probably all think, it is about time.  And you are right.  I am getting tired of carrying her around.  Even though she is still a light 21 pounds.  But that still wares on your arm after a mile boulevard walk!   She does not seem to concerned about walking.  We got her a walker to help speed up the process, and it has helped.  She is starting to copy words that I say, they don't sound perfect but she is trying.  She also has made an attachment to a fuzzy blanket.  She hugs it, crawls up and lays on it, and it is starting to seem she could not sleep without it.  Her love for it is cute, but I may have to cut her off soon.  Oh, it is so sad to take away something your child loves so much.  I will have to do the same trick with a binkie that Missy whipped out on Hadley.  Missy, let me know how it goes.  Things are great here, I hope everyone is doing great.  I love looking at all your blogs.  You are way to diligent at keeping them packed with updates.

Does this look like natural talent or what?  I would watch the news every night if this guy was on it.  Eric got a second job...goofing around at the Birch Aquarium where they let you do a news cast.  It was highly amusing as you could imagine.  Never a dull moment with the Johns!

We went to Phil's BBQ for Eric's 29 (ya that is not a typo) birthday.  This place has the most divine ribs.  I was never much of a rib fan until I ate here.  And now I crave it on a weekly basis.  MMM, if Aja weren't taking a nap I would go get some take out right now.

My fav temple.  It was so nice to get to do a session.  Now that I am a Mom it does not happen often enough.  Oh, this temple brings back memories of college road trips with USU buddies!  This is the place me and Eric first confessed our major like for each other.

Aja is cheering for the padres.  

We went to a padres game, this stadium is awesome.  It is in the middle of the city, right by the bay.  Every game I have gone to has a mist from the ocean.  We left this game at 10 innings because Eric had to get to bed for work the next day.  It ended up going 22 innings, which is close to the record 23!  Which means the score was 0 to 0 until the 22 inning.  The padres ended up losing.  Yea, not a lot of action in this game.  It was still fun though.

We are on Coronado island and you can see San Diego City across the bay.  This is the bay that they do the Red Bull airplane show.  I really want to go see it this year.