July 4th 2008

I love the 4th of July.  For some reason it is one of my favorite times of year.  We started the day going out to breakfast.  Then we came home and played in the water and ate more food.  Later, we met a few awesome families at Ann Morrison and enjoyed the fireworks.  The kids had a great time with their glow sticks.  The weather was perfect and everyone had lots of fun.

Shaving Cream Costumes

On the fourth of July I was busy in the kitchen making lunch.  My kids told me they were bored so, we gave them a can of shaving cream and let them go crazy.  Morgan, Nate and their cousins had a ball rubbing it all over themselves and playing.  Then they would rinse off in the pool and start all over.  They had a great time!

Meridian Dairy Days

We met up with an awesome family at the Hungry Onion for dinner and the Dairy Days parade.  The kids loved picking up the candy and seeing people they knew in the parade and I loved the free chocolate milk and string cheese.  Let's do it again next year Caporales!

G.G.'s Cabin

We spent the night at G.G.'s cabin when we were in town.  We had yummy foil dinners and smore's and a few of us even slept outside on the deck in pretty cold temperatures.  It was nice to be in the canyon and enjoy the outdoors.  

Zoo

We went to the Hogle Zoo in SLC and got to see a lot of the "popular" animals that we don't get to see in our little city.  We even got to see a white alligator  and ride on a carousel.  We liked the giraffes and the elephants and Nate liked the peacocks.  

I-Fly

A few daredevils decided to go "flying" at the Solomon Center in Ogden.  Nathan was the first to sign up and loved every second of it.  I was surprised that he went through with it.  I enjoyed staying out of the "wind chamber" and taking pictures.  David  enjoyed the experience too.    

Gwen and Andre Sealed

Recently our family took a trip to Utah to see some great friends get sealed in the Salt Lake Temple. We were so happy for their family and felt their joy. It was so good to catch up with this awesome family.

Morgan's Third Grade Program

Morgan had a program for her final third grade event. She tried out to be the "travel agent" and became the understudy. We are so proud of her and her efforts. We really enjoyed hearing the songs and seeing the play they worked so hard on. Fourth grade, here she comes!

Pre-school graduation

Nathan graduated from pre-school!  We were excited to go to his graduation program and hear him sing his cute songs and see the little slide show of what they did during the year.  I am so proud of Nate. On to Kindergarten. Congratulations buddy!

Mother's Day in McCall

We spent Mother's Day in McCall.  Our family loves going to McCall and we try to get there at least twice a year.  We spent time swimming, exploring and skiing.  The kids are doing great on the snow. 

Women's Conference with the Ladies

In the first week of May a few of my dear friends and I went to Women's Conference and had a great time. We spent Thursday and Friday going to BYU campus and attending some of the most amazing classes that were very inspirational. The final speaker was President Monson. What a treat to hear the new prophet give us a little encouragement. Other than the awesome speakers I really enjoyed the great conversations with the gals, shopping, burnt popcorn smell, chocolate cinnamon bears, mint brownies, Sandra Rast, full-sized beds that slept two! and dropping the kids off at the pool.

I left my heart...

David and I spent a few days in San Francisco and a few days in Monterey.  We loved seeing the sights and spending time with each other.  Our last day there, we got a massage and did some shopping.  We had a blast.  A little shout out to the L's for watching the kids for the long weekend. 

Boise Zoo With Cousins

One warm low-key afternoon, we got a call from my dear cousin to invite us to the zoo. Nate's favorite animal was the tiger and Andrew just liked the snacks. What an adventure.

Easter

Our family found ourselves in Utah for Easter.  We had a great Easter Egg hunt for the kids and a scavenger hunt for the adults.  We all had a great time.

Annual trip to McCall

Every year for my birthday, my family takes a trip to McCall. It is so beautiful there. Every year we stay in a condo, make a gingerbread house, and if there is enough snow for skiing we go. This year was Nathan's first time skiing. We were there the first day Tamarak opened for this ski season so it was free! Nathan did a great job and has absolutely no fear - a trait he got from his daddy. I love my family and the special little trips we take together. I hope they always remember to good times we have together.

Morgan's Ninth Birthday

Happy Birthday Morgan! Morgan's birthday was in December. She turned 9! I can't believe how fast time goes by. It seems like she was a baby just yesterday. We love you Morgan.

It Snowed!

When enough snow fell, Morgan and Nathan ran outside and built one of the finest looking snowmen around. It took a few hours to complete (with Dad's help).

Christmas at the Jenson's

I love Christmas! We always have a formal Christmas dinner on Christmas Eve (we pull on crackers which gives us a toy and a paper crown). Then we act out the Nativity and read the Christmas story after opening our new pajamas. On Christmas day we open our presents from each other and Santa. Andrew got a "bike" that he thought he needed to ride at all times (with or without his diaper). David commissioned a great artist to paint this pineapple picture for me. I love the pineapple because it means "hospitality". David is always so thoughtful.

High Tech Skiing

This past Christmas we spent a few days in Brigham City with David's family. There was a lot of snow so we discovered many different ways to play in it. The kids put on their skis and skied down Grandma and Grandpa Jenson's hill. Then David got on the 4-wheeler and pulled Nate on his skis.

Christmas Cuties

Please forgive me for a delay in my posts. I will change my ways and try to update regularly. I'll start with Christmas and move forward. These are my cutie pies in their new Christmas outfits.