Christmas 2008

We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year! Christmas was fantastic this year! In 12 years of marriage our family has finally spent Christmas in our own home. For Christmas Eve dinner, (a Morgan Jenson production) we had a candle light dinner with our little paper crowns from the poppers we have every year. Then we read each other our jokes and talk about the importance of celebrating the true meaning of Christmas. Then we enjoyed a little mudpie. Nathan produced the program that followed dinner. He was responsible for conducting the program and deciding what it would contain. He also helped David round up the costumes for the live Nativity...notice what our little angel is wearing (a little lab jacket and no pants)...note to self buy white sweatpants or loooong tube socks for next year's production. The kids had a blast acting it out. I swear they should have all received an Academy Award for their acting abilities. The only downside of the night? We had a little angelic girl that couldn't go to sleep which resulted in David and I watching 2 yes 2 movies back to back until 1:00 a.m. so we could get our jobs done (wink wink) long yawn.

A Visit From the Big Guy

Santa came to visit again this year which made the kids sing with happiness and glee...well Andrew just wanted the candy cane and to get off of Santa's lap. He'll probably have a list in alphabetical order next year. Merry Christmas

Morgan - A Decade

Morgan's birthday was this month too! She was excited and could hardly wait until she opened gifts. She went to school on her birthday and returned with her report card! Luckily she is a great student and did very well in all of her subjects. Grandma and Grandpa Jenson surprised her with a visit to help celebrate. They even brought a dog (Aggie) that they were tending which made Morgan jump up and down with glee. Morgan is such a cutie and was so excited all night long. Several of her friends stopped by to see her (two were boys!) Then we had a yard full of Christmas carolers who sang a few songs...no doubt for Morgan's birthday?! We love our little girl even if she isn't so little any more. Morgan, happy birthday. XOXo

10th Anniversary of my 30th Birthday

Okay so I'm 40 (gulp) It is still hard for me to own up to that number...and as my sister so lovingly reminds me I'm closer to 50 than I am to 20. (Just a second I need to get a tissue to wipe the tears away) Even though the day started out dreary in the literal and metaphorical sense, my dear friends had a little brunch for me with yummy homemade food and very thoughtful gifts. Then Jenny took me to get a pedicure and later that night David took me to dinner and .....a surprise party! It took me by such shock I started tearing up (and I haven't stopped since). It was so good to see close family and friends and spend the evening with them. David did an amazing job planning and hiding everything. I have to admit it was a lot of fun! Thanks everyone for making my day fun.

Thanksgiving Continued again

We visited some of our dearest friends while on our little trip. We had a great time having coffee and cake (or juice and croissants with Nutella) and catching up. The highlight of visiting was seeing their new chickens. We learned that what the chicken looks like greatly influences what their eggs look like. For example a white chicken lays white eggs, a speckled chicken lays tan eggs with speckles etc. But they also had GREEN EGGS! They had no green chicken. My kids thought that was the coolest thing ever! I took some of the eggs to my mom. She was so excited to use them in her cooking. Thanks Mitchells for the great visit. We love you.

Thanksgiving Continued

Part two of out Thanksgiving trip took us to visit the in-laws. We had a great visit and a yummy Thanksgiving dinner...however my nephew put a fart machine under my chair and would push the remote periodically. I had no idea what was going on but the rest of the table was laughing so hard they had to wipe tears. Ohhhh revenge is sweet. The kids had fun riding horses, four wheelers and climbing into the tree house. We had a lot of fun. Thanks

Thanksgiving Visit

It is about time I update my blog...it seems like so much has happened since I blogged last. Let me start with my wonderful trip to visit my family for Thanksgiving. My sister and her family are always so hospitable. They always make our trip comfortable and fun. This is a picture of the cutie. Thanks guys! I regret to say I didn't take many photos of that little trip but we really had a great visit.