I can’t wait for the day that Autumn knows we can sleep in on Saturday mornings. But then again, she’ll probably be a teenager by then and I won’t want her to sleep until noon on Saturdays. We got up at 7:30 and she wanted to have some cereal and watch cartoons. Then while I was blogging, I looked over in the living room to see her reclining on the overstuffed pillows in front of the fireplace just reading to herself. I love listening to her make up stories to go along with the pictures she’s looking at.
She went in and woke Mimi up at 9:00 b/c she wanted to watch Shrek 2 and it was in Mom’s room. Her and Mom laid in bed together and watched it and then Autumn and I went home so I could shower and get her ready for the day b/c she looked scraggly. Mom & Nick came and picked us up and we stopped at McDonald’s to grab a little hamburger before heading west. Mom is so good to us and spoils us rotten and makes sure we’re always fed and comfortable and happy. Autumn kept herself busy during the hour and 45 minute drive to Aunt Sandy & Uncle Robert’s house by brushing Ariel’s hair and putting it in a ponytail and then taking it out and doing it over and over again. I am so happy that she’s so easily entertained.
Lunch wasn’t quite ready when we got there, so we just sat and visited and watched the babies play. Jamie (Heather & Rocky’s little boy on the left) has started rolling and rolled all the way over to where Peyton (Tyler & Emily’s little boy on the right) was. They were laying next to each other and then we noticed that Jamie had put his hand in Peyton’s mouth and Peyton was sucking on his fingers as if they were his own. It was so funny and they did that for about 45 seconds, which we thought was a long time. I got to love on Jamie for a little bit and he made me so baby hungry.
Before we ate lunch, Tyler had all of the kids line up and stand at attention so we could say the prayer, b/c they had been running around and were being wild and crazy. I think he must have his kids do that at home, b/c look at how well Brooke & Caleb are obeying. Then there’s Autumn & Shane who aren’t paying attention at all and are in line, but are doing their own thing. We were laughing at them trying to stand at attention.
The kids had a hard time focusing on eating their lunch, b/c the kitty kept climbing up on their table to try and get some food. Tyler made some pulled pork sandwiches, which were incredibly tender and tasty. He said it took 7 hours to marinate them and then grill them and then cook them. That’s way too long and way too much work if you ask me, but I wasn’t complaining at all b/c they were super good. We also had chips, fruit, fried potatoes, and drinks. It was quite the feast, and they always have gourmet food.
While we were eating, Dad came in from his bike ride. He had gotten up at 3:20 this morning to drive west to go on a bike ride w/ Aunt Sandy & Uncle Robert. The race started at 7:30 and instead of going on the 49 mile route like he had planned, he said he felt good when he got to that point, so he went on the 60 mile route. But, he took a wrong turn somewhere and ended up going 76 miles in 5 hours! The man is a machine!!! He brought home a map of the course and I had to laugh at how um…well, uh…inappropriate the route looked. It’s called the Goatneck race, but could be called the Goat-something-else-race instead. We got a good laugh out of the map and Aunt Sandy took them away right after I took this picture and hid them. Tee hee hee.
Peyton woke up from his nap and Tyler put these sunglasses from one of the kids on Peyton. Peyton is so good natured that he just laid there and didn’t try to take the glasses off at all. This is a good look for him, don’t you think?
Aunt Sandy showed us this cool trick that her kitty does. She puts the cat in a big Chex box and the cat stays in there for a while and then like a Jack-in-the-box she’ll come popping out. Aunt Sandy said the cat loves being in the box and fell asleep in there a few days ago. The kids all loved it and were thoroughly entertained.
After everyone had stuffed themselves with good food, we went in the living room so Tyler & Uncle Robert could open their presents. It’s their birthday on August 2nd, so that’s why we all got together to celebrate. They didn’t get to open very many of their own presents, b/c they had lots of little helpers that were more than willing to open presents. I love and appreciate that we are able to get together so often and I’m thankful that Autumn gets to spend time w/ some of the extended family. Us Johnsons know how to party!
After all the fun and excitement of presents, it was time for cake and then we decided to head home b/c Dad was exhausted from his bike ride. Mom drove him & Autumn home in the Cadillac so Dad could sleep and b/c Mom’s car is the one that had the car seat for Autumn. And Nick & I drove home in the Durango. We just jammed out to fun music on the radio the whole way home. We were going to meet up w/ my good friend Jennifer and her daughter’s, but we got home too late and Autumn was NOT a happy camper b/c she hadn’t gotten a long enough nap on the ride home. Hopefully we can meet up w/ them the next time they pass through Texas.
We got home and just spent the rest of the evening relaxing, especially Dad. We watched some Mythbusters and History channel…super thrilling (not). Anyways, it was getting late so I packed up all of our stuff and we gave Papa & Mimi a hug good bye and went to get out in our car. But I forgot that Mom had come to pick us up and our car was parked at home in our garage! WHOOPS! We got a good laugh out of that and Mom got out of bed and got dressed and drove us home, which we were really grateful for.
I wanted to share this recipe of Aunt Sandy’s (b/c I am always looking for good new recipes to share) that she had made for some of the kids at church tomorrow and it looked so good.
Green Rice
3-4 c cooked rice
3-4 celery ribs
1 chopped onion (or several chopped green onions)
1 pkg chopped broccoli, cooked & drained
1 jar cheese whiz
1 can cream of mushroom soup
3 chicken breasts, cooked (save broth)
slivered almonds
Sautee onions and celery until soft.
Add rice, chopped chicken, onions & celery, soup, cheese whiz, almonds, and enough broth to make it the consistency you want.
Mix well. Salt & pepper to taste. Pour into 9x13 pan. Bake at 350 degrees until warm and bubbly.
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