Easters

Had a lovely Easter afternoon at Grandma and Grandpa Martinsen's house. We ate dad's famous brisket, hunted Easter eggs, shelled some peas, and went for tractor rides with Uncle Buddy.









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Caleb is a Webelo!

This year the boys did great at the Pinewood Derby. Caleb took first and Eli took second! 

I think Ryan has got a pretty good system down.

Perfect

We had a wonderful evening at Lake Pleasant tonight! It was one of those days where the weather is absolutely perfect! We've been pretty busy with unpacking the house. Ryan is so good about taking breaks and enjoying life outdoors. If it were up to me, we wouldn't stop working until every last box was unpacked and organized. But, we try to live by the Johnson Family Moto, "Work Hard, Play Harder", and it's so great when we do.
I wrapped up some foil dinners and Ryan prepared everything for his famous dutch oven pineapple upside down cake. On the way to the lake, we passed a kettle corn stand, backed up, bought some and proceeded to the lake. We were all glad we had an appetizer. Waiting for coals to heat up can take a while. The boys and I saw a little path and hiked through the spring desert for a bit, then came back to throw rocks in the water. The boys played some sort of battle with sticks while waiting for our dinner. Marcus' stick was a "swinger mace".
The next morning, we were back at it. Ryan was organizing the garage while the boys and I planted a garden. Grandpa Martinsen had given us some items to grow a "garden in a bucket". We've had it for at least 6 months and finally put it to use. Maybe next year we'll build a permanent garden area, but hopefully this will work well for now. I've killed many a plant, so I hope this time will yield us some good veggies.