Johnson Family Christmas Letter 2010

Greetings Family and Friends! We hope this note finds you happy and well.

The year 2010 has been a fun one with several changes for us. January brought a new calling for Walt in the Stake Young Men’s program. His assignments include working with the Spanish Ward to help them develop their scouting program. He has particularly loved his association with the people in that ward, practicing his Spanish, and watching their Scouting program flourish. In February Walt changed jobs and started full-time with ImSAR, a small company in Spanish Fork, Utah, that develops radar technology for civilian and military applications. He is really enjoying the work environment there. In the summer Walt got to go on several High Adventure Scouting trips, including backpacking in the High Uintahs and mountain biking. We also enjoyed a Johnson family reunion in the mountains near Prescott, Arizona, in October. Good times!

Among other things, this year Isaac (17 months) learned to roll over, eat solids, crawl, walk, tantrum, climb, and flush the toilet. Whew! He also took his first plane rides, including two trips to Seattle, one to New Jersey, and one to St. Louis. Mommy got really good at going through airport security one-handed. Isaac’s favorite things include Daddy, soft blankets, trucks and tractors, and books. He loves to sit and “read” books to himself while turning the pages. He eats and sleeps very well, which are huge blessings. We feel so blessed that Julie can be home full-time with him. In the summer we found out we’re expecting a second baby boy in early February, 2011. Yay for boys!! (That’s all the Johnsons know how to make). And yay for relatively easy pregnancies. Again, a huge blessing. This time her ankles are even identifiable still. They mysteriously disappeared last pregnancy.

In addition to being 10-11 year old Activity Day Leader, Julie was also called to be Valiant 11 Primary Teacher this year. Both are such FUN callings! She read a bunch of books this year for Book Club and for pleasure and made her first denim quilt. She also found a walking group and goes most weekday mornings for a few miles. With the Christmas program coming up in church she’s been giving the piano a good workout practicing to accompany the choir numbers.

We are thankful daily for our Savior, Jesus Christ. We know that He is “the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by [Him]” (John 14:6). We find peace and joy through living His gospel and pray that our thoughts and actions will celebrate His birth every day of the year.


With Love, Walt, Julie, Isaac, and baby boy #2 Johnson