Johnson Family

Have any of you ever played "Chubby Bunny?" Well, Suzi, Matt, and I went to visit Tanya and Gerry in North Carolina. In honor of redneck country, we played the marshmallow game Chubby Bunny while we camped out on Carolina Park Beach. For the record, Tanya won by getting 6 marshmallows in her mouth while still saying "Chubby Bunny." And by the way, we made Gerry go first! :) You should all try it sometime! We had a great trip. We love you Tanya!

Now that I'm healed, I feel confident about posting my skiing story saga...

I don't know how, but I think that I'm the only grandkid who doesn't know how to water ski, and since everyone can do it, I decided that this summer I would join the ranks and learn...

Well, as you can tell, I didn't do too well...I finally got up after 3 attempts, and once up (for about 12.3 seconds), I lost my ski, fell on my side, turned away from the boat and took the ski to my eye! Thank the good Lord for protecting my eye! Thanks to the on-lookers who didn't laugh (too hard) and gave me ice to soothe the pain!

The day after the "accident":
One week later:

Daff, Els and Raws . . .

Sitting in Grandpa's chair.

August 14th brought us much sunshine and Levi's first birthday! We actually celebrated a day early, and as you can see, Levi thoroughly enjoyed his party and his cake!!!

BEFORE.....
















AND AFTER....

This Saturday I got some revenge and finished the Leadville 100 mountain bike race in 9 hours and 53 minutes. With elevations ranging from 10,200 feet to 12,600 feet and a total vertical elevation gain of over 12,000 feet it's one of the toughest 100 mile mountain bike races in the country. We'll ignore the fact that it rained the last 3 hours before the finish and I had some minor mechanical issues.

If any of you are interested in my (very long but with pictures) story check it out on my blog. That's Marni's blue hood in the picture of me finishing above. She was my amazing crew member.

Chris

P.S. Go Matt! Your 300 mile ride is awesome!

All right, Aunt Sherri, I got the hint! Here's what's been going on in NJ recently.

Logan turned two in July and is quickly figured out how to push all our buttons. The terrible twos hit New Jersey! We took him to a Mets game for his birthday. He still enjoys playing hockey all the time. When he isn't playing that, its with his cars or trains. He is a typical boy in that regard.

Jeff and I are doing fine. Jeff is still working at Lehman Brothers in Jersey City. We have been house hunting but are not rushing into anything. We want to check out different areas of the state and then make a decision. I have been busy keeping up with Logan. And in December of last year I joined weight watchers and have since lost 52 pounds. The first picture was from Logan's first birthday and the second was from this past weekend, just so you can see a difference. Plus, I recently chopped off all my hair and am donating it to Locks of Love. Football season will once again find us in Annapolis for Navy games. We hope more of the family can come out and visit soon.

Hi Everyone!
Just wanted to brag on my brother Matt...
Matt and two friends, Andy & Jeff, recently completed a 300-mile charity bike race for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Matt rode 100 miles each day for 3 days during the 100+ temp days. Mom, Suzi and I were at the finish to take a few pictures when he rode in. When asked about the race, he said it was pretty easy, especially after riding 500 miles from LA to San Fran for Jim & Jen's wedding! In order to ride in the race, Matt sponsored a little boy named Billy, who was able to go to Disney World. Great job Matt! We love you!

Hello Everyone,
All is well in Sioux City, Iowa, Just wanted to ask if anyone had any connections for Michigan Tickets. I have about 5 people that would like to travel up to Michigan for the Michigan vs Iowa football game. If anyone could help that would be great.

Thought I would post an email that Greg and Pam sent me:


Hello all,

On the first of August a little before two in the afternoon, our little girl took her first breath. The joy we experienced at seeing our eight pound one ounce girl was spiked with an unexpected concern. She did not cry. This alarmed the nurses to the point that after a few short moments, our caressing was ended, and our little girl was carried away to be examined.

As you can imagine, the next few hours were stressful for us. When we discovered our baby was going to be hooked up to oxygen, an IV, and numerous sensors, our hearts broke. Over the next week Elin Nancy Moore grew stronger and stronger. Mid way through our week long stay at the hospital, Elin was taken off the oxygen. And about five days in, she was receiving enough from her mom to be taken off the IV and allowed to come to our room. The transition to home was made Monday morning. Elin is a normal, healthy baby girl; who is being loved by her parents, and her Grandma Johnson (who is the first of the grands to make it out).

More pictures and information to follow.


From the Moore family.

For those who haven't heard, Pam had her little girl today, although she has no name other than baby girl Moore. Here's the details.
8 pounds 1 ounce
20 inches long
1:51 pm Pacific Coast time
Mom, dad and baby are doing great! Pam will update everyone on a name when they have decided on one.