Mountain Biking in McDonald Forest

Buddy bought a great mountain bike last spring and has continued to ride it for the past year. I have loved hearing his stories about how fun it has been, but I was still a little jealous I hadn't tried it yet. On Saturday, I borrow a friend's bike and helmet and I was ready to hit the trails with my husband and puppy. Jesi, Buddy and I loaded up the truck and took the adventure to Corvallis where we were planning on heading into McDonald Forest.
This is the two of us at the top of McDonald Forest.

At the top of the ride, there is a pond, and we had a blast throwing Jesi's buoy off the dock. Buddy has been trying to get her to be confident off the dock, so she is able to jump right into the water. She was pretty timid at first, but when other dogs came around, we couldn't stop her from jumping in!


Jesi did great and though she would ran away, she would always come right back beside one of us. After having a blast, we actually went and bought a mountain bike and helmet for me! We look forward to hitting the mountain as a family soon!

Jesi's poor paws

After a long beautiful bike ride yesterday afternoon, Buddy realized that Jesi's paws had cut open from the wear of the pavement. We have always joked around about purchasing little boots for her paws. While at Petco looking for ointment, the booties were on sale. So, naturally, we HAD to buy them. Here is a great picture of Jesi wearing her new booties around the house. So cute! :) It was quite entertaining watching her try to adjust to having something covering her paws.

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter from the Johnsons! We are so thankful for our family, friends, and all the opportunities that have come our way. Thank you Jesus for everything you have blessed us with!

"I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die." John 11:25-26

The past few weeks...

Our incredible group, minus the photographer, my Mom!


We had our spring break a couple weeks ago, which was followed by the rest of my family having their spring break. Fortunately, we were able to all spend time together, minus Katy, up in Vancouver. Our last weekend of our spring break, my parents and brother Scotty came down to Albany to visit before we all headed to Vancouver. We had a blast with Wii, playing games from "Minute to Win it" and the boys even got in some racquet ball at the gym. We wish we lived closer to them, but it sure is sweet when they come to visit.




When we headed up to Vancouver, we enjoyed our time playing Rockband, searching through baby books, eating at delicious restaurants with great trivia, and of course, each other.




All of use, except Katy, were able to celebrate Eric's 26th birthday together. We ate yummy pizza followed by chocolate cake for the birthday boy.



We are so blessed to have such an amazing family. We cannot wait to add another one to the family in September or October (whenever he or she comes out!) Stephanie had an adorable belly and we have loved being a part of the pregnancy as much as we can. Here are some fun pictures from the week: