Thanksgiving Weekend!

We had a lot of fun at our family reunion. Ben's family gets together once a year for a 'family reunion'! It is usually always fun. This year's theme was a question really, 'What is our Treasure?" Sam brought a little chest and inside he shared what his treasures were! Some of them were family, the gospel, and much more! He wanted us to reflect what we treasure most!

Thursday:
Thanksgiving at Amy and Jodie's home! We enjoyed each others company and there was of course good food. We got over the fact that our 'TURKEY' got LOST! We had ham and yummy sides that go along with the dinner. Then we walked to the local park and the kids played for a couple of hours. We chatted and caught up in each others lives. The kids had a lot of fun on the skateboards and scooters--Jodie even took a few rides on the skateboard! Then we went back to the house and played a 'family MINUTE TO WIN IT' game that Amy put together. It was a blast and the kids got all into it too!

Friday:
We drove over to Jake and Tami's for TURKEY sandwiches and play time. Kathy and Sam had us put together 72 hour kits! It is always a good thing to be prepared. Then later that afternoon we took a drive over to this property that had a big red barn full of games, trampoline and some desert golfing! I played with the kids on the tramp and showed a few tricks! It was fun to goof around with my nieces and nephews. To top of the day, we had dutch oven enchiladas, rice and beans! It was fabulous! (I had 2nds--couldn't help myself this time!)

Saturday:
We all met over in Mesa for a big day hike at Ben and I's favorite hiking spot now! First Water Trail in the Superstition Mtns. it also hooks up to the Dutchman's trail too. We ate our lunch at the start of the hike to give us fuel and off we went! It was a great site to see all 20 of us on the trail--fun times! Our destination was a cool cave that we've been to several times. It took about 45 min. to walk to but well worth it.. The mountains and weather were beautiful and serene to say the least! Everyone loved the hike and then we said our goodbyes!:)

We love our Johnson family!
I don't have many pics except for the last day on our hike!