Happy Birthday America

Happy Birthday America.
We celebrated you like no other with hot dogs, potato salads, beers, smores, oysters, watched a parade, some of us smoked cigars, sat around a fire, chased after kids, the men took trips to "the store" to get even more beer, we listened to good music, rolled around in a tent, two of us made a illegal trip to the reservation to buy fireworks that were simply called "fear", watch the COA put on one heck of a fireworks display, then watched our good friend Sean put on one heck of a firework display in our front yard and most of all we celebrated you America with our good friends and family.

God Bless America.

Thank you Bill, Diane, Papa, Indira, Peter, Angie, Jackson, Carly, Caitlin ( formally known as Mackenzie), Kelsey, Pat, Ty, Tatum, Karah, Sean, Brooklyn for spending your 4th of July with the Johnston's.

Love You To Pieces

Happy 6th Wedding Anniversary Love.
I love you to the moon and back.

Sweden

I am not even following the World Cup, but we have these jerseys in our office from a Futsal camp last week and I could not but help put the Sweden jersey on little E. Something about his white hair and tan skin he looks like he would be from Sweden.

Dicks & Fish

A trip to Dicks for lunch followed by a quick trip to the aquarium = a perfect day to spend a Wednesday in the summer time.

FYI- Super impressed with the City of Renton and their massive day camp they had at the aquarium today. Those young staffers were doing a fantastic job keeping head counts and kids in line. Of course I totally notice those things. It's what I do people.

On another note. Grace my darling I hope you are always so curious and goofy at the same time.
Thanks fora great day kids.

7lbs 10oz 19inch

May I introduce my niece, the 5th grand child for my parents, the 3rd child of my brother
MACKENZIE ROSE BROSSEAU

She was born June 29, 2010 at 12:15pm 7lbs 10oz and 19 inches long.

Mother and baby are doing well.

Mackenzie welcome to the family. I promise you will receive love and laughter in this family.

We are all very excited for your arrival.

Welcome.

Summer Is Here

Summer is here, at least here in Anacortes, WA where it rains a whole lot less then those peeps who live south.

Summer is here because I get to sleep in an hour later, Josh's is home with the kids, I can hear the kids playing in the streets until 10pm, I see families packed in cars with everything but the kitchen sink ready to camp in the San Juans with their kayaks, bikes and of course the family dog and summer is finally here because I get to coast down Commercial to work on my bike.

I love summer here on the Island of Fidalgo.


Got to love a town where you don't need to lock your bike...

(Ok so I just could not find my lock this morning, but if someone wants to take big Red then so be it. We've only been together since the first day of college).

Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to you Joshua Colin Johnston.
When it comes to dads your #1.
Each day you impress me with how great you are with the kids and what a extraordinary father you are to our little Grace & Emmit.
I got lucky.
I drafted high.
I got the most loving husband and father for our two kids.

OK enough with the mushy stuff, take a look at how we spent fathers day with Aunt Indira, Papa and the beautiful Prentice Family at the Redhook Brewery.



Best shot I was able to get of the kids with their dad on father's day.



Yes this is a photo of Grace sitting under the bar on the foot rest.



Not sure if Grace is about to slap Hads or give her a smooch.



Pretty sure this is a sign that Emmit has had too much fun on the brew tour.

Happy Father's Day To My Dad

I am pretty sure that I think I have the most amazing dad. I wanted to wish my dad a very Happy Father's Day.
Thank you dad for showing me how it is done and for raising me right. I will follow you one step in front of the other any day or night.

You always have asked me what I wanted to be when I grow up and I know for sure that I want to be like you or I would even settle to be just a silver of who you are. Your smile is contagious and your zest for life and to treat people right is spot on.

To the moon and back big guy I got you covered.

Can you believe it?

Emmit sleeps in the crib at the ripe age of 18 months.