LiFeS NeVer FoRgOtteN!!

July is just a hard month..

At this time of year it is hard to forget the passing of my mom(July 31, 2008 and also my Grandpa Lyle. (July 23, 2004) I miss both of them so much. Its hard to understand why they were taken from us. But to our understanding, it was just their time to go. Even if we weren't ready for it. They are happy where they are now and are perfect. To what I have to say is completley inadequete to how I feel. My mom was my best friend, although she was deaf, I know she completley understood me even when I was unsure myself. She knew how to cheer me up and she never let me forget who I am. She always called me "shorty" for what reason.. ill never know.. she was the one who stood short at 5'1... I love her and miss her more then anything. This experience in my life strengthened me and my testimony of the atonement of christ and the plan of salvation. She was the best mom EVER!! I LOVE YOU MOM and GRANDPA!

WeLCoMe HoMe PresiDenT Shakespear!!

Welcome home President Shakespear and his wife! We went to his homecoming in bear river, Ut.
He and his wife has such a strong spirit about them. I am thankful for the opportunity Brent had to serve his mission with this amazing couple. They both gave wonderful talks, full of love and gospel doctrine. Brent was so excited to see him he couldn't even think of anything to say to him. They are happy to be home but as with all missionary presidents they will never be forgotten!

Congrats Scott and Marie!!

Ya!! some of our friends got hitched!! Scott and Marie got married on June 28, 08. In the white chapel by the capitol! It was a beautiful wedding and a fun reception! I have had these pics for awhile and just haven't put them up! sorry guys! We are so happy for you!

Lacrosse has begun!! Brent joined the wildcat lacrosse league this summer, he is playing with alot of old friends from high school. They are doing an awesome job and they make a pretty good team! But with the first game of the year came foot blisters, bruises, and blood! He loves it and I love watching him! and so does sadie! GO BRENT!!

Its been awhile!!!

July has been a very eventful month! Brent and I both love Fireworks!! and well, Sadie sure doesnt.. but we took her up to eaglewood anyway..
This month it has been difficult to see the passing of my great grandma. She will be missed. I loved her so much! She was a great example to me growing up. She taught me alot about being a wife and one day a mother. She taught me how to knit and it was one of the many hobbies I start.. but never really finish. Anyway, she taught me the basics of it and i would make like just a very long string.. but i was proud about how long it got and kept getting.. she would laugh and say something along the line of "why don't you try to go back the other way."? then I decided to make a scarf.. she showed me how to do it.. and i started but soon after i gave up.. and gave it back to her and asked her to finish it.. cause i wasn't making it look very good..she took it from me and shortly, after she was put in the rest home I went to visit her and she pulled the half made scarf from her drawer and said.." Candice, here is your scarf your going to have to finish it my arthritis is to bad and I have forgotten how to do it." Great.. I said to myself.. like I remember.. I let her keep it just incase she was bored and the rest home and decided to finish it for me.. but come to think of it.. I have no idea where that scarf is.. But maybe ill pick back up the yarn and try.. anyway, Grandma Ingrid was a quick witted women with a strong foundation on life and she will be missed. Most importantly the knowledge and love she showed to her family in her life was something anyone could look up to! Loves yous grams!
Ingrid Elaine Johnson
Aug. 24, 1911-June 28, 2008


Ingrid Elaine Johnson, age 96, passed away on June 28, 2008, in Bountiful, UT. She was born on August 24, 1911 in Crystal Falls, MI to Solomon Isaacson and Emelia Seppi. She married Frank N. Johnson on December 23, 1929.

Ingrids’s whole life was centered around her family. Her face lit up when her grandchildren walked in the room. She spent hours playing with them and having sleepovers. She loved to knit and read. She was a wonderful homemaker and a very hard worker. She will always be remembered as “Grandma” the one who lended support and who was always there for us.

She is survived by her son Jack F. Johnson and his wife Marge Johnson of Bountiful, UT. Her grandchildren Kelli Nelson and her husband Christian W. Nelson, Jana Leavitt and her husband Jason Leavitt, Forrest F. Johnson, and Amy Johnson and Megan L. Johnson and her husband RB Hayes. Her great-grandchildren Candice Bement and her husband Brent Bement, Heather Hale, Jessica Hale, Joshua Nelson, Jacob Nelson, Hayden Nelson, Hannah Nelson, Austin Johnson, Lyndsie Leavitt, and Landon Leavitt. She was preceded in death by her husband Frank N. Johnson and her granddaughter Cheryl D. Hale.

We also would like to give a special thanks to the Life Care Center in Bountiful.

It was a good funeral and my cousin josh even played the bagpipes through the tears. Thanks, JOsh!!

MOVED IN!!

Brent and I finally moved into our new home!! It took a lot of hard work, patience, strength, and love and moving isn't quite my cup of tea...But we got through it!
Brent's mom, JoAnne painted pretty much our entire condo! We couldn't of done it without her! I'd say she is quite the professional painter!
Before we painted the paint in the master bedroom was baby blue! And the 2nd bedroom was key lime green! Yes, very bright and very ugly. The first thing Brent and I did when we closed on the house was a trip to home depo to select new paint colors!
We started the move on July 3, 2008 packin and shippin the small things and continued through July 5, 2008 when we moved the couch and our bed in, WE were HOME!
THANKS to Papa Ken, Jared Smith, and Logan for helping us move!!
As a present to ourselves we decided to purchase a NEW TV!! This probably caused the most frustration in our lives!! But by the end the only thing we could do was laugh. So we started at Costco thinking the prices would be the best. We didn't really like any of them and decided to head across the street to Best Buy. We found the TV we wanted in our price range and size. The Best Buy employee "Ernie" loaded us up with the TV, wall mount and cable. We loaded the TV in the back of the truck and drove home. Brent began by putting together the wall mount which was in a million pieces and took awhile cause the screws were to short and we had to remove washers and tweak it so it would fit our TV. We had to take a trip to home depot to get a stud finder to hang our TV. When we got home we found out the stud finder needed batteries so we left again and got batteries. By now, we were just frustrated with the mount! Until we pulled out the TV and Brent placed the back of the wall mount to it. Turned it around and GUESS WHAT.. it was the wrong TV! It was a more expensive one.. that we did pay for.. but was a different style then we wanted, so back to Best Buy we go.. switched it.. and the cable, (cause it wasn't long enough). We went back home and as we pulled up to our house Brent realized that he didn't unscrew the wall mount off the other TV! So it the TV was returned with a wall mount stuck on the back of it. Here we go again.. back to Best Buy. When Brent returned we then realized that we had the owners manual and remote for the TV we just returned in the condo.. ya.. we kept it! There was no way we were going back! Today tested our patience but we got through it. The TV sure does look good and works great!.. so far..Lesson of the story, next time you buy a TV don't talk to the guy named Ernie!..
I'm so thankful for my husband and the hard work and love he put into moving us into our new home, not to mention his patience and understanding during this time. There were a few moments when things just weren't working the way we needed and he handled each problem very well, alot better then I ever could. He is just amazing!