Everyday life with the Jensen's

Salt Lake City...

2010-05-13T16:45:00.001-07:00

I am a little late posting this trip but somehow school got in the way with finals and all that jazz. I must say that I have accomplished straight A's this semester. I am pretty excited about it. Anyway our trip to Salt Lake a couple weeks ago was so fun. Although it was really short, we still had an excellent time. The weather turned out to be quite cold on the night of the race. We had awesome seats right by the finish line, then we got rained on, snowed on, and more rain. We ended up moving to the very top of the stadium which had an awning type deal so we could get away from the weather. All in all it was a cool race with my favorite rider (Kevin Windham) winning the 450 class main event. The best part of the trip was meeting with my big bro and his lovely wife for lunch followed by a visit to temple square. I had not been to temple square for quite a few years, let me just say I had been missing out! Temple square is the most beautiful place ever. What makes it so beautiful is the peaceful feeling one recieve's the second upon entering. It brought tears to my eyes as we explored the grounds as well as the visitor's center. The vistor's center held some new material, all about the construction and how the temple was built. I was brought to tears once again as I watched the sister missionaries teach vistors about God's plan and the reason we have temples. The feeling is so beautiful inside the grounds, a feeling of belonging and reverance. There is no worry or care while inside this place. Why does it have to leave so quickly once you walk away? I have decided my goal in life is to become a temple worker someday. We also had the priviledge of visiting the tabernacle and listening to the men's choir practicing some songs. We had a great time. I encourage all of you who are tryig to decide where to take a trip, go to SLC and visit temple square. It is beautiful!! Well today is also my 15th Anniversary. I will be posting pics of Larry and I at a later time, I have not had a chance to get them done yet. Tomorrow will be our 14th anniversary for when we were sealed in the Idaho Falls temple. I have some fun pics of that event as well as some new photos celebrating our 15 years of marriage!!

Ryan's Baptism

2010-04-17T20:35:00.001-07:00

Ryan was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on April 10,2010. I was so mad at myself because we get to the church for the baptism and I am getting my camera ready to take pictures and my stupid battery is dead!!! I could kick myself so the image is from Natalia's phone. I was almost to tears but Larry's mom did take some pics but I have not recieved them yet. When I do I will get them up. It was a very nice baptism. Most of our family came and we had a good time with them all. It was a very nice experience. The funny thing is that all of my kids have been baptized in a different city. Natalia was baptized in Chubbuck, Seth in LaGrande, and Ryan in Caldwell. That is a little sad, it tells you how much we have moved but we have had some great experiences and have met some wonderful people. I am very thankful for my family and for experiences like these that bring us all together. How blessed I am!!!

My baby turns 8...

2010-04-04T16:26:00.000-07:00

Well my baby has turned 8. I can't believe it but its true. Here are some things I love about Ryan...He is very funny, loves to tease, very fun personality, so shy around everyone he doesn't know, has the cutest ears, loves to play all sports, very good at basketball, cutest voice, very energetic, and he is my baby. The photos are for his upcoming baptism. He is very excited to be baptised. He hates having his picture taken and usually I have to fight with him to even get one good one. This time he was wonderful and so good. He let me take a lot of pictures. Here are a few but I should be able to put some more a little later.

My little Angels....

2010-04-04T15:22:00.000-07:00

It's been a while, but things are going great! School has been very good and such a great opportunity for me. I am working very hard, but have straight A's. I am very proud of myself! Going to school has made the time fly even faster. The semester is almost over, just about a month. The kids are doing great as well, Natalia always pulls straight A's and Larry has a bumper sticker on his truck to tell the world. The boys keep improving all the time and have A's and B's. Larry is doing well too, he is just a hard working man! Anyway here are some new photos of the kids. They are so cute!

2010-01-15T19:53:00.000-08:00

Its amazing how often I get stabbed in the back by people who I thought were my friends.

A New Year....

2010-01-15T06:31:00.000-08:00

The holiday's are over and a new year begins! It was a great holiday break, we had a wonderful Christmas and a quiet new year. On New Year's Eve we spent the night partying with our kids. We played games and watched a movie. Then at midnight we broke open the bubbly(sparkling cider) and drank it from fancy champagne glasses, oh the fun the kids had with that! Then spent the last couple of weeks getting ready for my first semester in college! I am very scared to start school at my age but I know its what I need to do. I have decided to do Pharmacy after I debated between that and Physical Therapy. It will be very challenging for me I know, but I can do it!! I will be studying Pre-Pharmacy at the College of Western Idaho here in Nampa then will transfer to the program at BSU. BSU just started the program this year, so that is good news for me. It will probably take me 3 years to do the pre-pharmacy generals but I am hoping I can do it in 2, I plan to continue on through the summer as well. Anyway to back track a little here are a few pics of the Muir family Christmas party. Warning: I look like crap cuz I had been traveling all day so don't look too close at me:) We had a great time together. It had been a long time since we all were together in one spot! We had a wonderful dinner prepared by our wonderful mother and lots of fun catching up and some good laughs...

Christmas '09

2009-12-30T15:21:00.001-08:00

Another Christmas come and gone! We had an excellent first Christmas in our new home and the kids got spoiled again. They got up around 6am but Larry and I did not get up until 7am. We made them wait for us. They are really good about not getting up real early on Christmas morning. We enjoyed taking turns opening our gifts. I must say that I am the one that got the most which never happens but Larry really spoiled me this year. He gave me 2 pairs of boots, which floored me because he hates adding to my collection of over 100 pairs of shoes, a coat, chanel no.5 perfume, a big mirror for my entry, and a couple of new shirts, another thing he hates to buy me! He said its because I love you! Oh how cute is he!! The kids each got a big present, big means cost! Natalia got the lg dare phone that she begged for, for 2 months, clothes from Hollister and Aero, and lotions and hair stuff. Seth got a 1776 piece star wars lego set, wii games, clothes, and a new coat. Ryan got a razor motor scooter, air soft gun, wii games, clothes, and new hat and gloves. We got Larry new tools and clothes. So it was a good Christmas for us. To top off the day Larry made prime rib which was sooo good and we had mashed potatoes, homemade rolls, jello, veggies, and salad. I am very thankful for Christmas not only for the gifts but for our Savior who died for all of us. I am also thankful for the spirit of Christmas that is felt everywhere and for the opportunity for us to give to people in need and for the time we get to spend with our families. I love Christmas!!

Christmas Decor....

2009-12-07T14:47:00.001-08:00

I finally got some pics of my decor. I got motivated last week to get out my decorations and decorate. I ended up having a good time with the kids decorating. I also got crazy and made the ornament wreath all by myself, so I had to put a picture of that on here. I know me make something, crazy!! It was so easy to do that I just had to do it. It looks perfect in my entry way corner, I was very happy with myself. Anyway I can't even remember where I got the instructions for it but it was on a blog that I happened to come across so when I went to go back to the blog I couldn't find it but luckily the instructions were so simple I could remember them. You just take a wire hanger and straighten it out the best you can, then just start adding non-breakable ornament balls until you get your desired look then bend it in a circle and twist the ends together. I added a bow because it was quite difficult to twist the ends perfectly so my bow is hiding the ugly twist. Anyway that is it!! I think it also said to glue some of the balls together so they don't move or show the wire. I haven't done it yet and will need to cuz you can see some of the wire. Anyway I don't normally make anything, I always buy it. I just don't have the patience to sit and make something but this year I have decided I need to be more frugal and spend less money (I spend way too much money)!!! I got all the balls and the ribbon at the dollar store. It cost about $9 total. I had the wire hanger all ready. Wow, I am amazed at myself for making this, go me!:)

Thanksgiving....

2009-12-01T08:58:00.000-08:00

So it was a very busy week last week. I had Thanksgiving dinner at my house and my brother and his family came down to eat with us. It was so good except I cooked the turkey a little too long but it was still good. We had a great time visiting and eating. Then on Friday we had to all head to Poky for a wedding. Larry's little brother Brent got married on Friday evening. It was pretty crazy and last minute kind of thing but turned out very nice. He was so excited to get married and they are both so in love with eachother, they looked so good and happy! So that is what counts, right!? We got to visit with some great friends and family. We did a little shopping at the mall but going to Pocatello's mall after going to the Boise mall is not that great. Boise mall is so much better and way bigger, Poky's mall seems really small now. Anyway, I am officially registered for school next semester. It will be the start of a very long 7 years of schooling. I am so excited yet very nervous at the same time. I keep telling myself that I can do it, I can do it, I can do it!!!! It will be good :) So I didn't get one picture of last week, big bummer, I had too much on my mind. I am just now getting Christmas decor up. For some reason I am having a hard time with Christmas this year. I don't want to do anything and I really don't know why. I love decorating for Christmas but this year I have no motivation or desire, really weird. I will post some pics of my tree for sure. The kids are soooo excited for Christmas. Natalia keeps saying all I want is a new phone, nothing else. Yeah I bet she would be really happy on Christmas morning with just one present! The boys both want wii games, legos, and LOTS of other crazy stuff. I haven't got one darn present yet, I am amazing, lol!

Halloween '09

2009-11-10T12:37:00.001-08:00

Here are the boys on Halloween this year. Ryan was a punk which suits him totally! He is definitely my crazy one. He is very funny and is so much like his dad that I am completely frightened for him to grow up!! Seth is my sweet, loves his mom, very good boy! He is so much like me its crazy. He is absolutely obsessed with Star Wars so of course he was Obi Wan Kanobi. I don't know how to spell that!! Anyway I didn't get a lot of pics cuz Halloween was a crazy day. The pics of Natalia somehow did not work out so I am going to have to have her dress up again so I can get the pics on here. She is a mixture of both Larry and I. She is very cute and loves clothes and shoes like her mama but she is also stubborn and thinks she knows everything like her dad;) Her and I are becoming best friends which I love! She will tell me everything. I just hope that she continues to do that! Anyway I can't believe that I have actually posted 3 posts today, WOW!

Back to School.....

2009-11-10T06:38:00.000-08:00

These are some "First day of School" pics I took of the kids. They love their school's and Natalia is now ok with wearing a uniform. They have made tons of friends and we live in a great neighborhood! I will post some pics of my house soon. We LOVE our house. I am having so much fun decorating and doing fun things in each room!

Bear Lake '09

2009-11-10T06:27:00.001-08:00

We absolutely LOVE Bear Lake, we have to go at least once a year. This year we didn't know if we would make it or not but we finally did the week after labor day. It was a perfect time to go, not too many people to bump into! Our favorite place to eat after a day on the lake is the pizza place in Garden City. It is soooo good! We love to play on and in the lake. We were able to take Larry's parents jet ski's with us and we had a blast!

Summer '09

2009-10-26T09:06:00.000-07:00

Its been a long time since I have been on here. I hate sitting at the computer and uploading pictures it drives me crazy! Anyway we are still here and moving along. We love living in Nampa and really enjoy our home. We have an excellent ward and great neighbors. Our kids love their school and are doing really well. Our summer went so fast and crazy but we did get to do a little bit of fun. We love Bear Lake and boating and jet skiing. We also went to Pallisaides for the first time this summer and had a great time with my family. Anyway here are a few pics.....

Update...

2009-06-25T18:21:00.001-07:00

So life continues to be crazy busy. I survived our move from La grande, OR to Nampa, ID without any casualties!! I am loving every minute of it. I just love having our own home once again and the fact that I am now not working and staying home with the kidos who I love so much! I am enjoying putting my house together and decorating it. I will for sure post some pics of my house very soon. I can't believe how fast the days go by even with me at home now, it really is so weird! I am now thinking of going to school this fall when the kids go back to school. I am going to try and get into Boise State. I am very excited about it and nervous as well. I don't know how well I will do since I have been out of school for too long. Anyway we are enjoying our summer here in Nampa. It gets very hot here which we love. The kids got to go and stay with grandparents for a week and they had tons of fun. We will be going to our new ward for the first time on Sunday and the kids are actually excited to go and meet new friends, which makes me happy. So life goes on and I actually am enjoying it for the first time in a very long time, I am loving being at home and taking care of my family and house, it is so fun and rewarding. So all of you who would love to come and visit us and see our new home please do!! You are all invited....

Just stuff....

2009-05-06T08:52:00.001-07:00

So here are a few pics of the last couple of weeks. Natalia has been performing a lot. Its wrapping up for the year so they have pictures and a recital coming up that is always a lot of fun! She loves to dance and is always dancing no matter what. She will be eating dinner and after a couple of bites she will do some dancing moves, its pretty crazy but I love that she loves it because she is really good at it. The boys got to go to the supercross race in Salt Lake a couple weeks ago and loved it. It was rainy and very cold but they had a blast!

Update on moving: We are slowly moving our stuff to our new house. It makes my life so much easier to do a little at a time. We are scheduled to be completely out of this place by June 6, which is rapidly coming up. We have been going to Nampa on the weekends to take stuff and do yard work, it has been a lot of fun! We are all very excited to be in our own home again but I think the kids are a little nervous to move to another school and have to meet new friends. Anyway that is the latest....

Moving again....

2009-04-23T19:58:00.001-07:00

Ok so I have not blogged in a long time, only because now I am addicted to facebook! Its alot more fun than blogging but because this should be my journal I need to blog a bit more! Anyway after many requests to see our new house,(hence the picture)I decided to break down and put it on here. I didn't want to at first just because I don't like to draw a lot of attention to myself but people kept bugging me. I am very excited I can't even tell you how much! It has been a long, tearful, and somewhat painful almost 4 years since we last owned a home. We got an amazing deal on this home that we just had to sacrifice again and move one LAST time. You can all mark my words, I PLAN ON DYING IN THIS HOME!!! YOU WILL HAVE TO REMOVE MY DEAD BODY BEFORE I MOVE AGAIN. So the reason I type in caps there is because Larry and I have been married almost 14 years and we have moved 14 times. That is an average of 1 time a year! How sad is that??? The longest we have lived in home is 21/2 years, so this is it! We will move in June when the kids get out of school and lucky for me they are excited to move to a new house and school! Anyway we are all excited and the nice thing will be I don't have to work, I will be able to take care of my house and kids finally! That is the main reason I am so excited! I have tons of pics of the house that I will eventually post but for now this is it!

Natalia....

2009-03-11T20:35:00.000-07:00

Here is the great shot of Natalia at her last competition, courtesy of Michelle! I think their outfit was so pretty and went so well with the song. They dance a beautiful dance to Sittin by the Dock of the Bay and they look so pretty. The next competition is April 24 in Nampa, Id. It is so fun to watch these competitions and see all the different dances that are done, it really is entertaining. Natalia has grown up so much and is an excellent dancer. You all need to come and watch her dance!!

Woops...

2009-03-05T17:26:00.000-08:00

I put two pictures of Ryan on that last post for some reason, so here is the picture of Seth....

Update...

2009-03-05T17:05:00.000-08:00

This is what we have been up to, birthday's and dance! Seth had his birthday first, on Febuary 15. We let him invite 8 friends over for pizza and cake. That was kind of a mistake! It was crazy loud for 2 hours and a few of the boys were a little out of control but he was happy so that is all that counts. Then it was Ryan's on Febuary 26, for his we let him have a party at the bowling alley since last year he didn't get a party. Well he invited about 12 kids and 9 showed up. Now that was really hard because they were all very busy and hard to keep track of but they had a blast and 7 year olds are so cute and they say funny things. Then it was Natalia's birthday on March 3. I can't believe my little girl is 12!!! She is having a little party at the bowling alley tomorrow night. She is the busiest of all the kids. She has dance 3 days a week plus they perform at the college here every so often but that is over for now. We just went to dance competition in Pendleton where they won 1st place for their hip hop dance which I plan on taking a video of because that is one of the cutest dances ever and they are all so cute! I will put that on here when I get it videoed at the next competition. She is a great dancer! She is now in Young Women's! Can you believe that? I can't, I actually started to cry, I never thought that day would come and it did soooo fast. Anyway I have an excellent picture that was taken of her at the competition that I am putting on here next, it is so good. That's it for now....

I'm Back!

2009-02-23T20:11:00.000-08:00

Well guess what? I am back!! Not that any of you missed me very much but I decided to take a few minutes to post our new family pics. They are so good and I was so excited when I got them. They were taken by a great friend of mine who really knows how to take pictures, thanks a ton Michelle, I love them, you are a great friend! Anyway I have tons of pictures of all the stuff we have been doing so they are coming I promise. We have been extremely busy as usual and by the time I get a few minutes I really don't want to sit at my computer but I decided its been long enough so I promise to post lots of pictures this week. Anyway let me know what you guys think of the new pics, I would love to hear your comments!

Happy New Year....

2009-01-05T08:10:00.000-08:00

Well I have been a bad blogger lately! I feel like I have to fight everyone to get on MY computer, so we decided to get another computer. We will now have 3 computers, Yeah!! So the last 3-4 weeks have been crazy as usual. We did get to go home for Christmas for a few days and we had a great time as usual. The kids had fun and loved their gifts. I do have a story about that. Because we live in this wonderful valley we don't have very much shopping and so the internet is wonderful BUT stuff takes a little longer to get to us. So we decided to get the boys electric guitars, new skateboards, and shoes from "Santa". We got all of them off ebay because of the weather we could not get out of town to go shopping. So we get the guitars no problem. Seth's skate board made it as well about 2 weeks before Christmas. Well we couldn't find Ryan's skateboard as fast but we finally did on ebay and it was coming out of Utah so we figured it wouldn't take too long to get to us. Well to make a long story short we ordered Ryans skate board it shipped out on Dec.14 we did not recieve it until Dec.28 when we got back from Idaho. We didn't get his shoes either. Seth's shoes came on Christmas eve so we got everything for him but not Ryan. So we had to tell him they were from us and Santa brought him the guitar and the legos. So anyway it was very interesting! I felt so bad but he actually did better than I thought. He did say one time why did Seth get more presents then me? So that was fun! We did get through it and the roads were terrible when we traveled but we made it and had a good time. Now we are into the new year and I have made a few goals this year! Hopefully I will achieve them. I will tell you all that one of my goals is to learn something new. I kinda think I might want to learn how to knit or croche(not sure how to spell either of those words!), so we will see. If any of you know how to do either of those things maybe you could teach me??

As promised....

2008-12-12T19:16:00.000-08:00

Here are a few of the pics I took at my brothers wedding in October. I am no photographer but I sure had fun pretending! As I sat for hours on end retouching and fixing I wished I would have done some different stuff but oh well. I think that they turned out pretty good. If you read this Stevie- I am working on an album for you and Kriste! Anyway let me know what you all think, I would love to hear your comments!

Where am I?

2008-12-11T12:21:00.000-08:00

Well I honestly don't know. What I do know is that I have almost zero time to sit at my computer anymore. Between dance, scouts, work, and homework i have no time left for me! At the moment I am on my lunch break eating a salad and chicken nuggets from wendy's taking bites in between typing! Sad huh? I have so many pictures I need to post and share so hopefully I will get those on here soon. The saddest part of all this is usually I am done Christmas shopping in November and I am still not done yet and Christmas is 13 days away! Help!!! Anyway we have been doing great besides being busy. The kids are doing great in school. I help with Ryan's class every wednesday morning with reading groups for an hour. I really enjoy that. Natalia has a 3.76 gpa and hopefully next semester it will be a 4.0. She is a great student. Seth is doing very well he is very smart and loves to read. Ryan struggled for a while to read but is now doing better. Larry's business is doing very good he recently aquired a new product that he sells to the Safeway stores. He does the Nature's nuts and they have trail mixes and dried fruits as well. I am still working at Carpet One. The people I work for and with are very good people. I am lucky! It definately has been busy for me, probably the busiest I have ever been in my life. As I look back on the past 10 years I can see the many blessings that I have enjoyed and even took for granted. It really is amazing at how fast the time speeds by, I know I have said that a lot but I honestly can't believe it. Anyway off to work...I will post some pics I promise!

Busy Busy....

2008-11-10T18:51:00.000-08:00

Its seems as though time has sped by and I am now playing catch up. We had a good Halloween. We all dressed up scary this year and had a great time. I love to dress up with the kids it is so fun. We love Halloween! Larry and I got to go to a costume party this year and had a great time. I didn't get any pictures sad I know but oh well. Larry was an angel and I was a devil-very fitting right!? Then this past weekend my parents came to stay and I was so excited. We spent most of the time just visiting which I love to do with my mom. Then I talked her into taking our pictures for me (I still want you to take ours next month Rachel!) so that I could take theirs as well. Only 1 picture of us turned out but that is ok. Ryan did not want to have his picture taken so he was being difficult but I am happy with them they are cute. The kids and I didn't want them to leave it was so nice to have them here. Anyway we have been really busy still and time moves too fast. I am still working on some wedding photos but will post them soon hopefully!

Utah trip....

2008-10-26T13:40:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we got to go home and then we went to Salt Lake to my brother's wedding. We left friday at around 1:30 and made it to Poky around 8 their time. Then we woke up Saturday and got ready and stopped by Larry's grandma's and saw her for about 30 minutes then left for Salt Lake around 11. We stopped in Layton and ate lunch with my other Brother and his family then checked in to our hotel and went to the wedding in West Valley. Another lady and I got to take the pictures and I am so excited because some of them turned out so cute! I will post some when I get them fixed and ready to go! We had so much fun even though it was so short yet again. We did make a quick stop at the Gateway mall in Salt Lake wich is my all time favorite place to shop!! It is so fun and pretty. The kids got to climb the rock wall in Dick's Sporting Goods and Natalia made it to the top! Ryan did not want to do it. Anyway we had a great time but 3 states in 1 day is a lot of driving! I will post some of the wedding pictures hopefully later this week. What a busy time in my life but it is all good!

Another Accident...

2008-10-14T12:21:00.000-07:00

Its Seth this time! The boys had gone with Larry to his warehouse with him because Larry had some work to do so the boys took their skateboards with them to ride around while Larry worked. Seth was going off a little jump they had made and landed on his face instead of the skateboard. So you can see in the pictures what damage was done. Poor guy! I for some reason have the 3 accident prone boys in my family, but at least he didn't need to go to the hospital or have stitches so that is good. Just swelling and scrapes. He seemed to be pretty good this morning so I took him to school but now am feeling bad that maybe I shouldn't have but I did tell him to call me if he needed to come home and I have not heard from him so I am sure he is fine!

Sports and Dance

2008-10-01T08:19:00.001-07:00

So the boys are in flag football and Natalia is back in dance! She moved up to Jr Hip Hop as well as Intermediate Modern dance. We have been very busy with school, work, sports, and dance. Plus I am now the new Wolf leader in the Scout program. I know me of all people a scout leader!! I have not the first clue to the scout program nor am I scout material but I am willing to learn and hopefully it will be fun I will let you know in a few months how I am doing!! Anyway I cannot believe how time is speeding by and I feel like nothing has been accomplished. I never thought that I would be one of those people who run constantly because of all the activities, work, and church callings that so much occupy our time but SHEESH, I am now one of those people! I think that we have something everyday of the week besides Friday night and Sunday! I guess it is good to stay busy for me anyway...

Back to School

2008-09-02T09:18:00.001-07:00

Here are the back to school pics I took. Nothing amazing or anything just a little reminder for me of what they looked like for the beginning of the school year. Of course Ryan has a face full of scrapes because that kid is always getting hurt so its really not unusual for him to have scabs all over! Natalia started today and she was so excited about it. She tried on several different outfits on last night so that she would be wearing the perfect outfit for the first day of school. Her and her friends would call eachother and say what are you going to wear?? Very crazy! The boys are very excited as well. They can't wait to see their friends again and Seth can't wait to do math! I can't believe it came up so fast. It will be nice to have them all in school again but kind of sad that they are growing up so quickly. Anyway that is the word on back to school for us!

Labor Day Weekend

2008-09-01T15:35:00.000-07:00

We went camping for Labor day weekend and had a blast. We left Friday afternoon and came back late Sunday night. Larry's district manager for Mission foods and his family came with us. We went to a campground about 17 miles from us right next to the Grande Ronde River. It was very close to home so we did make a quick trip back to grab some things and to take a shower which made it really nice. We got to fish, take a hike, talk for hours around the campfire, and we also took a drive up to Wallowa Lake which is about an hour and a half away from us. We had never been there yet so it was so nice to go and see it. The deer run around like people up there it is so funny to see. We had a great time and the kids really loved it. They didn't want to come home. Now its time for back to school. Natalia starts tomorrow and goes all week, Seth starts Wednesday and goes the rest of the week, Ryan goes Wednesday but for only half day and does not go back until Monday! How ridiculous is that?? Anyway I took some back to school pics of the kids that I will post tomorrow!

Home Sweet Home

2008-08-25T19:31:00.001-07:00

We got to go home again for a very short trip but we had a lot of fun. We went mini golfing on Saturday with Larry's brother and sister and their kids. We had so much fun even though it was 100 degrees outside! I cheated as much as I could but still didn't win even though I think I did but Larry somehow came out the winner convenient since he was the score keeper!! Anyway the boys, Larry, Larry's bros, and his dad went riding in the heat on his Dad's farm. They had a lot of fun. It was nice to go home even though we only got to spend a day and half there. I wish I could have stayed longer! I didn't get to see my parents they are camp hosts in Palasades and they are loving it but hopefully I can go home before the weather gets too bad!

I am still alive!!

2008-08-22T08:06:00.000-07:00

Yes I am still here! I have been a bad blogger I know. Our lives are just so boring lately that there is nothing new! I haven't been taking any pictures so I figured I didn't need to blog but I do miss it! We have just been working our little tails off and the kids have been very bored and they can't wait to go back to school just for something to do! We did go to the tri-cities and did some school shopping mainly for Natalia. She is at the age where she has to have the name brand clothes and she has to have a lot of them! So yeah we spent too much money on her but the boys are easy all they need is some cool shoes, tees, and jeans and they are happy! It is fun to shop now with Natalia because I love clothes and she does too now so we had some good times! She can't wait to go to middle school. I asked her the other day why she wanted to go to school so bad and she says I don't want to go to learn I just want to see my friends every day! I was like too bad you better listen and learn too! Anyway we are going home for the weekend today and we are excited! So I will try to take some pictures and be better at blogging have a great weekend everyone!!

Food for thought...

2008-07-15T17:24:00.000-07:00

I just had to write a few things that are on my mind today. This past weekend we cleaned out our storage unit (YUCK!) and found our MIA video camera! So we spent Sunday afternoon and Monday night viewing our new found treasures! I cannot tell you how much fun that was and our kids laughed so hard at all the funny stuff they did when they were babies! I found myself so emotional watching my kids as babies. Those who know me well know that I love nothing more than babies! I wanted so bad to be able to jump through the tv and through time just to hold and kiss my babies again. I haven't been able to get it out of my mind at honestly how scary fast time goes by! It seems like yesterday I was a kid myself. When I was 17 I got my patriarchal blessing and before I went to get it I remember thinking I hope it will tell me that I will be a Mother because I want nothing more in life than to have kids. Needless to say the blessing told me I would become a mother to sons and daughters alike. Well I don't have daughters but I have sons and a daughter who knows maybe one will slip in before I get too old! Anyway all I can do is think about my kids and those videos. If there is one thing that I could go back and change in my life it would be to refuse to work and spend every waking moment I had holding, kissing, loving, and playing with my babies! So you stay at home moms feel lucky that you have the opportunity to stay at home with your children even though I am sure at times you wish you could be somewhere else! I have no idea why I can't seem to get those videos out of my head but I really can't believe that my kids are 11, 8 , and 6 all ready and that I didn't get to spend all day everyday with them as they are growing! Now they talk back, fight, and they are too busy for mom to hold them and kiss them, but I love them more than anything and I am so blessed to be a Mother! Yes I am rambling and at this moment tears are falling down my face but I just had to write what I was feeling!

4th of July weekend...

2008-07-07T15:03:00.000-07:00

This past weekend we went home to get our kids and got to do what we love the most...boating, jet skiing, water-skiing, wake boarding, and playing in the sand! We went to the American Falls Reservoir first and then went to Bear Lake on Saturday. We absolutely love Bear Lake! Larry and I could easily live there if we could. When we lived in Idaho we would try to go every weekend in the summer we just love being there. Our kids love it as well! It was once again a very quick trip but a lot of fun. Good times!!

This is a picture of Seth and Ryan getting buried in the sand at Bear Lake. I couldn't resist taking a picture of the beautiful lake and the sail boat! It is so pretty we love it in Bear lake!

This is a picture of Larry water-skiing at American Falls Reservoir and trying to teach Seth how to water-ski! He didn't quite get it though...he just needs more practice!

How Time Flies......

2008-07-01T08:05:00.000-07:00

Well we are into July and I have been a bad blogger!! We have had a busy month in June. First I had a birthday shout hooray!!! Yes I am now 32....I know I am old right?! Then there was father's day. After that our kids went home to Grandma's. Then Larry had a birthday...Yep the big 35!! So the kids are still at Larry's parents house we will go this weekend to pick them up. They are having a great time. They got to go camping with my parents to Logan Canyon. They went to Jensen's grove which is a little lake in Blackfoot. They got to go and see Walle at the theater and spend tons of time with their cousins! I am now getting homesick for them!! Larry and I have had a good time with just the two of us. Its kind of nice to be able to spend more time together alone! But it will come to an end soon but that is ok I love my kids more than anything!! So I will have to post some more pictures later but I just wanted you all to know that I am still here!

I can't believe my eyes!!!

2008-06-10T07:15:00.001-07:00

I walked out of the gym this morningp at 6:30 to this SNOW!!!!! I couldn't believe it so I came home and took a couple of pictures to post on my blog. I don't ever think that I have seen snow in June, lots of rain, but no snow. Maybe I have but I don't thinks so. I want it to be sunny and warm so bad that I am mad right now. I am sick of cold weather!! I can't believe the crazy weather around the United States right now. Floods, droughts, snow, and extreme temps!!! This is crazy. I better work on getting my food storage!

Natalia the actress...

2008-06-05T06:35:00.001-07:00

Tuesday night Natalia's 5th grade class had a melodrama at school. She played a main character--a little old lady who needed an operation and her son had to raise some money so she could get the operation. It was a cute play and she did very well. She was very excited about it. The pictures are not very good because I need an external flash plus we were way in the back so their eyes are glowing and they all look like robots! We enjoyed it. Well it has been a busy last few weeks so I have been a bad blogger. Between dance recitals, scout stuff, end of the school year activities, and working full time I have been very busy! I am very excited about the summer break because I won't have to wake up at 5 am!!! I wish the weather would be nice because it is so cold and rainy!!! Where is summer???

Home for the weekend...

2008-06-03T20:06:00.001-07:00

This past weekend we went home to our niece's baptism! We left friday afternoon and came back sunday night so it was a very quick trip. It was so nice to see our family even if it was only for a little while. It seems like every time we go home everyone wants us to be here or there and it ends up that we don't get a whole lot of time with anyone but it is still nice to go home. Lindsay was very cute and excited that she got baptised. I got a few good pictures of her and my brother Brian. Congrats Lindsay we love you!

Happy Anniversary to us.....

2008-05-13T16:13:00.000-07:00

It is our 13th Anniversary today! So I decided to do some digging to find some pictures of us 13 years ago. I couldn't find the good ones because they are buried deep in storage (someday I will have a permanent home to store my stuff!) and I found these ones. Our engagement picture is a little blury because I took a picture of the picture with my camera and it wouldn't focus on it very well. Anyway I can't believe how young we look! We have been through a lot in the last 13 years but I am glad that we were able to get through it all together! I can't imagine my life without Larry even though sometimes I would like to kill him!!! He is a very hard worker and wants the best for us as his family. He is taking me out to dinner and a movie so that will be fun. I am very thankful that he is my husband and he puts up with me and my mood swings!

Mother's Day Program

2008-05-07T16:19:00.001-07:00

Today Ryan's Kindergarten class had a Mother's day program in their classroom. It was so cute! They did a little skit about a Farmer who doesn't want to wake up and feed the animals but the Rooster keeps bugging him to wake up. So he finally wakes up and feeds the animals. Ryan was a chicken. They sang some cute songs. They also had chicken eggs that they incubated and let hatch in their classroom so there is a picture of the baby chics because they are going to his teacher's farm. I just love when they are this age. They are so cute to go and watch them. They get so excited to see you there. Ryan is very shy so he wouldn't sing too much. Its funny because he is probably the loudest one at home!

5th Grade Over nighter....

2008-05-02T19:22:00.000-07:00

So on Wednesday and Thursday I went on a field trip with Natalia's entire 5th grade class to OMSI in Portland. It was quite the experience. If you have never heard of omsi before it is a huge Science camp that tons of students go to everyday to have some great hands on experiences with Science. There is a huge dinosaur display, Life Science section, different labs, IMAX theater with the largest screen in America, Planitarium, and a real submarine. There is a lot more but anyway we had to only bring things that were necessary so as not to pack too much. We were told not to bring a change of clothes just a sleeping bag, pillow, tooth brush, and a jacket or coat. So we went on this great 5 hour bus ride to Portland and went to the zoo first. We were at the zoo for way too long! It rained and was very cold. Then we headed to omsi. We got there and explored for quite awhile then we ate and then watched a couple of movies...one in the Planitarium and then later in the IMax theater. I fell asleep for both movies because it is quite exhausting walking around all day until 11:30 at night. Then explored some more and the kids got to go to several different labs and do some fun stuff. The worst part about this trip is you camp in one of the rooms. Our 5th grade class got to camp on the floor of the Life Science room. So the floor was basically concrete with carpet glued to it. So yeah it was hard. But because I was so tired I actually slept from 11:45 until 6 am without waking up. Amazing I know! The kids absolutely loved it. They had a lot of fun but it was quite exhausting. The bus ride home was probably the longest ever but I am glad I went and got to experience that with Natalia. So hopefully that makes sense and enjoy the pictures. I really like Portland it is a beautiful city!

Omsi....

2008-05-02T19:07:00.001-07:00

Here are few pics of what there is at OMSI. There is a big display of dinosaurs and tons of facts and information. The best part of the trip for me was the submarine. We got to tour the USS 510. It was a real submarine used a long time ago. The most interesting part was that there were about 90 men aboard this submarine for a week's time when they were on a mission. They could not take a shower and some of them smoked. There is absolutely no fresh air in the sub so can you imagine the dank air from BO and cigars???? I about died. The subs are a lot bigger now but this particular one was quite small and very tight. The sleeping bunks were very small. I was getting very claustrophobic just in the 15 minutes we were on there so I can't imagine being on there with no way out and the smell! I am glad I have never had to do anything like that.

Field Trip.....

2008-05-02T18:49:00.001-07:00

Here are a few shots of the Portland zoo. I love the zoo but we were there from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and it rained and was so cold. It was not the funnest time I have had at the zoo.

These are my all time favorite animals. The Polar Bear, Meerkat, and the Penguins. They are so cute and fascinating to me. I love to see them when I go to the zoo. The Penguins are probably my most favorite because they are soooo cute and they are just fun to watch.

Trip to Boise...

2008-04-27T11:43:00.000-07:00

We are back from our trip to Boise! Natalia had a competition in Nampa on Friday so we went up with my girlfriend Michelle and her daughter because she was in the competition too. Let me just say that we had a BLAST! We got to eat, shop, laugh, talk, and we loved every minute of it! It is so nice to get away with just the girls because we can eat and shop as long as we want with out the boys telling us no! It was so much fun! Thanks a ton Michelle and Kyndall for coming with us and letting us have such a great time. We will have to do it again and soon! Make sure you go all the way down this post to see all the great pictures. I took so many cute ones it was hard to decide what to put on here. Enjoy!

Natalia all done up and ready to go! This costume is so cute! She looks adorable.

They won so many awards for this dance it was so awesome! They won for their division. I ordered a dvd of their dances so I will put the video on here when I get it. This dance is soooo cute! They do such a great job.

Natalia getting on her eye lashes for the competition. I don't know why she even needs fake ones because hers are just as long.

Michelle and Kyndall getting ready for the competition. The girls did so well. It was awesome to watch them. It's always a long day but it is worth it at the end when they win awards.

Natalia and Kyndall in front of Limited Too at the mall! They had so much fun together. They got a free webkins at Limited Too when they spent $10. They carried them around everywhere after that.

Michelle and I waiting to be seated at the Cheesecake Factory for lunch! It was so yummy! We had just got done shopping all morning at the mall. We had such a good time. I probably spent too much money but it was worth it.

We had so much fun getting these t-shirts and taking our picture! Any of you that know my husband well will know that he absolutely loved this picture. It was so fun just letting our hair down and having a blast!

Almost 13 years....

2008-04-21T19:14:00.001-07:00

It will be our 13th Anniversary on May 13. So I decided to take a few pics of us. It was really nice for about 15 minutes and then the weather drastically changed. I like this picture a lot I thought it turned out cute. I have to say that Natalia is the photographer of these photos. I got everything set up and then she would snap it. Anyway this is but a preview there will be more to come.
I like this one a lot but there are a few shadows from the tree.

This is one of my favorites but the wind was blowing behind us and made my hair kind of look weird but oh well.

New blog look...

2008-04-18T18:56:00.000-07:00

I finally figured out how to change my blog by myself! That is a truly amazing deal for me!! Okay I did have some pointers come my way but I figured out a lot of it too. So I don't know how long I will keep this paper on here but I like the look for now. I do need to change my header and beware it may just be a picture of me since this is my blog and it is like a journal for me! Anyway let me know what you think of the new look or if I should choose a different color scheme.

I'm Ridin Man!

2008-04-15T18:32:00.000-07:00

Here are the pics of Larry and Seth riding the other day. I can't believe how much Seth has grown because he is now too big for his bike. So it looks like he needs a new one sometime soon. Maybe when I win the lottery! They did have fun but the wind was blowing really hard. It was hard to get good pictures but when is it ever easy? Ryan will not get on the bike anymore. A couple of years ago he got on it and pulled the throttle all the way and then paniced and couldn't let go. To make a short story a little shorter he did a front flip off the bike and now he won't get back on it. Hopefully we can get him to ride again. Seth was about 3 when he started riding a motorcycle and was in a race when he was 4. He does like it a lot but he is not competitive at all and goes at his own pace not anyone elses! Larry on the other hand is obsessed with the sport. He has had a bike since we got married and has raced in about 12-15 races. He does very well and is very competitive. He loves to go fast and do all kinds of crazy jumps and tricks. Yes he has been hurt a lot. He broke his back when Seth was a baby but that didn't stop him from riding again. Crazy man!

My new wheels!

2008-04-13T20:17:00.000-07:00

Well we went to Boise this weekend and traded the Tahoe in!!! I am a little sad because I love my Tahoe it was just too expensive to keep. We tried to sell it many times but couldn't get rid of it. So we bit the bullet and went to Boise and found the best deal we could get. Our payment on the new Honda Accord is $126 less a month plus we will save $100 a month in gas. So that is good news plus Honda's hold their value really well. We are excited it is a very nice car! The pictures aren't the best but you get the picture, right?! We had a good time away again. I do love to get out of here when we can. Larry and the boys got to do a little riding as well. I will post those pictures tomorrow.

Scooter Race!

2008-04-10T19:42:00.000-07:00

I took this picture at the skate park the other day. It was nice for about 15 minutes then we started to get snowed on. It was really weird because I think that we had all 4 seasons in about a half hour. There was sun, rain, snow, and hail. I guess it is quite typical for La Grande but I think that I have had it with the weather. I need some SUNSHINE!!! The boys love the skate park. They both have a bmx bike, skateboards, and scooters. The can't get enough, but I tell you the boys that hang around that park have some filthy language and I absolutely do not want my boys to ever talk like that so I make sure they don't pay attention or listen to the other boys. Anyway I will get some more pics on here.

My model

2008-04-05T20:10:00.001-07:00

I was playing around with my camera and Natalia is the best model I have. I for some reason can't figure out how to use my very expensive paint shop pro 12 photo program! It did not come with instructions and I am not very good at figuring things out on my own. I have to have instructions. Anyway I took some pictures of Natalia and I thought this one was very cute. She has very pretty features and her freckles are oh so cute! We are very bored around here so I think that tomorrow I am going to take some pictures of all of us just to post on my blog!

Surprise Flowers...

2008-04-02T11:49:00.001-07:00

Larry surprised me with this basket of flowers the other day. I came home from work and he brings them out and says these are for you. I was like wow what's this for? He says just cause I thought you would like them. I was like that is so cute, and I gave him a big kiss. Then I thought about it for a few minutes and I was like: Was Safeway going to throw these away and you got them before they did? He says (with a sheepish grin) yeah, but I thought you would like them. I said of course I like them! Its the thought that counts, right! Larry is very sweet at times and he does think of me a lot. I do appreciate the flowers it was a very sweet thing for him to do. Anyway life has been crazy I have been a very bad blogger but not time to sit down and relax. Oh well I have about 2 1/2 hours of peace and quiet to myself! Yahoo!!!

Spring Break and Easter...

2008-03-25T18:35:00.000-07:00

I can't believe how fast time goes!! This past weekend I had off so we headed out of town and went snow boarding. It was so much fun and the best part was we got out of town. The only bad thing was I forgot my camera. I was so sad. I always forget my camera when I want it the most. Larry was like I can't believe you forgot your camera again!! Anyway we had a great time. Natalia is like a boarding pro now she is doing great. The boys had a lot of fun but got tired around lunch time and didn't want to go anymore so they played in the snow then went in the truck and went to sleep. The lodge had a easter egg hunt after lunch and the boys enjoyed that. We had a really good time. Snow boarding is really alot of fun. I fell on my butt a lot and my arms were/are still so sore. The last time Larry and I went boarding was about 5 years ago. I have my own board but everyone else had to rent theirs. We also colored eggs for the first time this weekend! I have never colored eggs before, I know weird, but we had fun doing it then we ate them the next day! Of course I didn't take any pictures I really don't know what I was thinking but obviously not to take pictures! Well I think that is about all of it in a nutshell. I sure wish I had some new pics for everyone but life does go on, right?!

Dancin' for exercise...

2008-03-18T12:35:00.000-07:00

I had to put this on here because it is so fun! Those of you who know me well know that I love to work out and this video is really fun if you like to dance. I have been trying to find a fun dance work out and I saw this at Walmart and decided to try it out and I really like it. Its really fun. Another thing about me is I do not like to be the center of attention and hate doing anything in front of anyone so I get up at 5:30 every morning to work out by myself. I have been working out since I was 16. I don't even like to work out in front of Larry but he see's me sometimes. Anyway if any of you like to dance you need to try this one its fun. That is about the most excitement I have had in a while so that is why I haven't been a good blogger lately. Oh well back to work.

Okay Let's Party

2008-03-09T09:06:00.000-07:00

Well here are the party girls. I talked Natalia into having a sleep over instead of going to the Rock. I am so glad she wanted to have the sleep over instead. They had lots of fun. They had a dance off, ate pizza, ate cupcakes, and pretty much stayed up all night! She scored a few cool presents as well. Then they thought they were pretty darn funny when they held me down and put cupcake in my face! I will get that picture on here.

Another Birthday and a new member of the LDS church...

2008-03-03T18:10:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday Natalia! Congrats Seth on becoming a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Today is Natalia's birthday. I went and got her at lunch time and took her to lunch. She is going to have a friend party on Friday night. I think that I am crazy but I am going to let her have it at the Rock! She is very excited for that. She thinks she is going to buy her a new cell phone with her birthday money and pay for the monthly fee with her allowance. I am not so sure about that. Anyway a few things that I love about Natalia is that she helps me out a ton with everything. She doesn't always want to but she still does. She is very sweet. She babysits for us a lot. She is very talented and very smart. She is a great blessing to me. As for Seth's baptism it went very well. A lot of family and people from the ward came. I felt like I was in Sacrament meeting and I had to get up and give my talk. I absolutely hate getting up in front of people but I do when asked. Seth was a little goofy, but when he is the center of attention he gets a little nervous and does weird faces and stuff, but it went well. I am glad its over!

Happy Birthday Ryno!

2008-02-26T12:36:00.001-08:00

Happy 6th Birthday Ryno! I just love this little guy. A few of my favorite things about Ryan is that he is such a kind-hearted little boy. He would do anything for his family and friends. I love the ears on this kid. Especially when he has a hat on they seem to magnigy! He is very full of life and has tons of energy but when he gets tired he will say come and sit down mom so I can lay on you! He is very funny. He picks up on anything really fast (sometimes this is good and sometimes not so good!) and he absolutely loves and looks up to his older brother Seth. We are taking him swimming tonight which is one of his favorite things to do, so I will attempt to take my camera and snap a few pictures of that.

Happy 6th Birthday Ryno...

2008-02-26T12:29:00.000-08:00

I took Ryan some cupcakes to his Kindergarten class and I had to snap a few pics of him. He is sooooo excited that today is his Birthday. We are taking him swimming tonight at the pool and he can't wait. You got to love those ears! They are the cutest.

Looking sharp....

2008-02-24T12:27:00.001-08:00

I decided since we don't have church until 1:00 I would take some pics of the kids. We went to Boise on Friday and came home last night. It was lots of fun. We met Larry's parents there because Larry's mom wanted to buy Seth a suit for his baptism. We spent pretty much all day on Saturday at the mall. I am not complaining at all. It was so much fun and we got lots of good deals on clothes for the kids. Anyway so I wanted to take a few pics of the new church clothes and the new suit.

Home Sweet Home

2008-02-19T19:40:00.000-08:00

Here is some more pics from my past. I have been waiting to post these because this was my dream home that I thought I would live in for a long, long time and I loved this home so much! I can't tell you how much I miss it. But things happen and we all have trials that are out of our control. Anyway this was a custom built home with 12 foot ceilings in the kitchen and formal room that vaulted down. It was 1700 sf up and down. I am not bragging by any means I just miss it and it was a beautiful home. No offense to La Grande natives but you cannot find a house like that one for less than $300,000.00 around here. We bought this house brand new for $169,000.00! I have more pics of it I just can't find them right now. Anyway I am getting very home sick right now so got to go.

Happy Birthday Seth!

2008-02-15T21:19:00.001-08:00

Today is Seth's Birthday. We decided to let him have his party at the bowling alley. Let me tell you 8 8year olds and two adults = lots of fun! The boys were very wild but they had a lot of fun. They got through ten frames in about 1 hour and 45 minutes. Then Seth opened presents and then had some cake. So the party was about 2 1/2 hours. I am very tired right now. It was a lot more work than I thought it would be. It was nice to have a party for him though he really had a lot of fun. As for yesterday I didn't get to post anything because I was very sick in bed all day. I must have had the 24 hour stomach flu because it was gone this morning. Anyway Larry surprised me and took me out to dinner on Wednesday night to beat the crowds on Valentines day. He gave me flowers and chocolates. He is very sweet when it comes to Valentine's day. I am glad we went out on Wednesday because I couldn't even get out of bed yesterday. It was not fun. At first I thought I got food poisoning but apparently not I don't know, I'm just glad I feel better today. Well that's life inside the Jensen's today.

Turning 8....

2008-02-10T19:58:00.001-08:00

Seth will be turning 8 this friday! This is a special birthday because he will be baptized a member of the LDS church. He is always wondering why I don't have very many pictures of him on my blog so I said we will take your baptism pictures and I will put some on. This picture is the best one. He looks so cute and innocent but he is my challenge! I thought it turned out cute ( not as good as my good friend Ad would have done!) for an amateur photographer. Anyway he will be baptized on March 1, 08 at 6 p.m. He can't wait!

Yucky thumb....

2008-02-07T18:04:00.000-08:00

Ryan was so upset when I told him that we needed to take the bandaid off and let the stitches air out that he literally was crying so bad. Larry took a picture of him after he calmed down a little bit. He didn't want his bandaid off because he didn't want to look at his thumb because it was too gross! What a funny little boy. He never surprises me anymore he just comes up with all this stuff, its crazy. I used to be like Ryan where did you come from? But now I just look at his dad and I know where he came from!

New look

2008-02-07T09:37:00.000-08:00

I had to post a thanks to Melissa M. for changing my blog for me. I absolutely love it! You are very talented Melissa! As for today---Ryan's thumb is getting better. I will post a picture of it later. Today the kids had a two hour delay for school so I thought I would take a minute to blog. I can't believe how much snow we have. I will post a picture of that too later. So for now I must get back to work and the kids to school.

Stitches again....

2008-02-02T13:52:00.000-08:00

Well we spent another 2 hours in the emergency room this morning. Yes it was Ryan again. This is the second time in less than a year for him. Larry's mom gave me a set of cutco knives for Christmas and gave the warning "Do not let your kids get near these knives because they are super sharp!" Well we warned them several times do not touch these knives because they will slice your fingers off. So I am cleaning closets out to take to the DI trailer when Ryan starts screaming I am bleeding!
So I run in the kitchen and there is massive amounts of blood falling to the floor. I am freaking out yelling at everyone--I call Larry and he calmly says I will meet you at the emergency room. So I race to get up there leaving Natalia and a crying Seth at home. We get up to the emergency room and have to wait about 45 minutes until they finally came and got him. Ryan is my tough one--he doesn't cry when they have to poke his thumb twice with a needle full of numbing medicine. He just flinched. If it had been Seth-he would have been yelling and screaming and trying to run out of there. They are very different kids. Anyway so the two pictures are in the emergency room with my phone and the third picture is here at home. He is doing fine now but what a fun and eventful day. I am tired now. Oh and we ask him what were you doing with the knive we told you never to touch?? He says I was trying to cut off my bouncy ball from the paddle it was stuck to????? I asked are you ever going to touch those knives again? He says no way.

Got Swimsuit?

2008-02-01T12:46:00.000-08:00

I had to interupt my blast from the past and post the new swim line from modbe clothing. I think they are so adorable and to die for so I had to put them on here. For those of you who don't know I sell modbe on the side when I can. I love modbe clothing and almost always have a something on from their line. Anyway I am posting this on my lunch break so got to go!

The good ol' days

2008-01-31T09:01:00.001-08:00

Well here are some more pics from the past! We decided one night to use the self timer on our camera and take a picture of us. Natalia was about 18 months old. We lived in our second home that we bought for $60,000.00. We gutted the upstairs and remodeled everything. There was a full unfinished basement. It was really not fun. I don't like to remodel but sometimes it is worth it. The next pic of Natalia was so cute. Whenever you told her to smile she would scrunch up her nose--so cute! Well I will keep posting more so keep checking.

Reminiscing

2008-01-26T11:56:00.000-08:00

I decided to do a little digging to find pics of the past. I went to the storage unit and found quite a few fun pictures. So for the next several blogs I am going to put pictures that I found. It will be fun so you will have to leave me your comments! So to start I have mine and Larry's senior pictures from high school. Enjoy.

Hair Cut

2008-01-22T12:29:00.001-08:00

I got home from work yesterday and was doing the usual(dishes), and was putting the knives in the knive drawer and there was hair in the drawer along with the kitchen sheers. I was like what in the world! So then I said Larry did you cut your hair in the drawer?(because it was dark hair)-
He was like why would I cut my hair in the drawer? So I was like Ryan come here and lo and behold the little guy cut his hair! I thought only girls did this but with him nothing surprises me! Anyway I thought it was cute so I had to post it on my blog.

Valentines

2008-01-21T12:52:00.000-08:00

I had to change my template for Valentines day. Valentines is one of my favorite holidays! Larry is always good to me and surprises me with something very nice. So I look forward to that and all of my kids have birthday's one right after another. Seth's is first on Feb.15, then Ryan's on Feb.26, then Natalia on Mar.3! What a way to get it out of the way right?! So we will be busy next month plus Seth will be baptized and he is looking forward to that as well as Scouts!! Hopefully I don't get put in Scouts--I better knock on wood.

Even more dancin pics...

2008-01-16T19:52:00.000-08:00

I know, I know more pictures of Natalia! But she is just so cute and very photogenic (is that how you spell that?). She loves to have her picture taken. I need to find some of her really good ones and post on here sometime. For her baptism I had my good friend Ad take some pre baptism pictures in her dress and they turned out amazing so I will find those and put on here sometime. Seth will be baptized next month so I will get his taken soon. Anyway not too much going on in our lives lately. Bye for now.

More dancin pics

2008-01-16T19:38:00.000-08:00

I was supposed to get a video of Natalia's dance but our camera is nowhere to be found and I got Larry a flip video camera for Christmas that decided it doesn't want to play anything back so we had to send that back. It has not been fun. Anytime I want to do anything something doesn't go right! It is so weird! So I just took some more pics of my kids to post.

Dancin' Girl

2008-01-11T21:01:00.000-08:00

Here is my dancer! She is doing another performance at half time up at the college tonight and tomorrow night. They are dancing to Mr. Sandman and Jeepers Creepers. It is so cute. Tomorrow I will have the video on here so that you can watch it too. She does a back hand spring and she does an excellent job. Their costumes are soooo cute! I love it. Natalia has so much hair that it would not stay in a bun so her teacher was like you need to put a hair net on the bun and lots of bobby pins! I was having a really hard time keeping it in a bun but oh well right?! So anyway I will post a few pics of her dancing. Enjoy!

Smile box...

2008-01-09T19:29:00.000-08:00

I found smile box on someone's blog and downloaded it to my computer and I really have been having fun with it. I am really bad with words and sayings so it isn't that great but I was messing around and that is what I came up with. I can't believe all the stuff you can do with a blog! It really is fun and educational for me. Anyway life has been pretty boring in our world. Just work and school. The weather here is snow and more snow! I do love the snow but I hate driving in it. We hopefully can go snowboarding one of these weekends. The kids keep begging to go so we will have to it just costs so much to do!!!

2008-01-09T19:28:00.000-08:00

Make a scrapbook - it's easy!

My Angels

2008-01-05T19:30:00.000-08:00

I just love this picture of my kids because they look so sweet and innocent! I want to remember this always because they are a handful. But I wouldn't have it any other way.

My cute little Kitty

2007-12-29T20:33:00.001-08:00

I had to post this because I absolutely love my new kitten. He is so cute. The kids and I hold him constantly and he loves it. So enjoy!

Sledding is fun

2007-12-29T20:22:00.000-08:00

The kids had fun sledding yesterday at a place we used to go all the time back home. They had so much fun. I had to take some pictures of them. They went down a hundred times I could barely get them to leave. It was really cold and started snowing shortly after these were taken. So anyway I thought I would post them. We had a good time with our family at home. We got lots of great gifts--that is always the best part right?! The funeral for my grandmother was really good. I don't thinks I have cried that much in a long time. I have some cousins with amazing voices that sang and my brother that gave a talk. You did great Brisky! The roads on our way home were quite scary at times but we made it safely home.

Time for a new year

2007-12-25T17:24:00.000-08:00

I just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas! It came and is going very fast. I will be heading home tomorrow for a few days. We are very excited to go home but sad at the passing of my Grandma. She was a sweet lady. Larry won't be coming with us because he can't leave his job or he doesn't make any money so he will be staying home. I decided to change the look of my blog. I don't know if I like it very much but I will keep it for now. Anyway I hope everyone had a great day!

Family!

2007-12-23T14:51:00.000-08:00

This is a picture of my Grandma and her husband this past summer. She was diagnosed with stomach cancer this summer and past away early this morning so I will be going home Wednesday for a couple of days. I am glad I get to go home and my kids are excited to see family. Anyway on a happier note tomorrow is Christmas Eve...Yeah!!!! My kids absolutely cannot wait until Christmas day!

Clocks!

2007-12-22T21:51:00.000-08:00

This is one of the clocks that Larry and I make! This is one that we made for his parents for Christmas. I had to put it on here because I absolutely love them! They are 2ft in diameter and we paint them all different. This time I put vinyl numbers and letters on it and I am so glad because they are so nice! They look really nice in person the picture isn't that great but I thought it looked good enough to post. Anyway Larry's sister and her family have stopped here on their way home for Christmas so we have been really busy. WEll I am out for now. I have more stuff to post tomorrow!

Christmas is almost here!

2007-12-22T21:46:00.000-08:00

We got Natalia a new queen size bed and Larry made her a bed frame. Now all we have to do is paint it and it will be so awesome! He did a great job. I am laughing right now because he just came up and said what are you writing? Do you have to put everything we do on your blog? I said YES!!!

12 Days of Christmas

2007-12-16T20:50:00.000-08:00

We have been chosen for the twelve days of Christmas! I am so thankful that people think of us! It has been so fun to know that each night we will receive a gift. So I took pictures of what we have received so far. A candle, a Christmas CD, a gorgeous wreath, and tonight a bag of oranges with my favorite Christmas story attached! How cool is that?! It really has been great to live here in La Grande. The people here are so nice to us. We have been welcomed in our ward with open arms and it keeps on going. We live in an amazing ward!

Christmas programs!

2007-12-12T18:00:00.000-08:00

We got on the front row for Seth's Christmas play! We never get a good seat so this time I decided to go early and so I got on the front row. Perfect for taking pictures because I don't have a really good lens yet for my camera. I was really excited to be on the fron row. It is so cute how your kids get so excited when they see you there watching them. It is really fun to watch. Seth had 2 lines and did a great job! So I decided that I will go early from now on to get a good seat.

2nd Grade Winter Program!

2007-12-12T17:54:00.001-08:00

2007-12-08T20:56:00.001-08:00

Cleaning the Church

2007-12-08T17:26:00.001-08:00

I had to put Larry on the top of the blog today because he worked really hard today cleaning and vacuuming. He vacumed the whole chapel plus several of the classrooms and halls. It was a really good experience for me. It actually was a lot of fun and the kids were willing to help and were really good. So I had to put this in my blog! I hope you guys enjoy it.

Cleaning the Church

2007-12-08T17:18:00.001-08:00

Larry signed us up to clean the church today so I had to put this picture in here because the boys actually helped clean!! It was so nice and I brought my camera just in case they did clean so that I could prove that they actually will clean! They were so good and helped for about a half hour then they wanted to run around! Natalia brought her non-member friend and she was great! They both cleaned really well too! What a way to do missionary work right?!

Family Pics!

2007-11-30T18:29:00.000-08:00

Well here is my family pics I did! They turned out not bad for doing yourself eh?! I don't have a good picture program yet so I couldn't fix them very much but I thought they looked cute! I ordered a bunch from shutterfly and they have a great program to fix and add borders to your pics. So I hope you all enjoy them. You will be getting this one in your Christmas card that I will be sending out soon. And to all of you who read my blog but leave no comment----YOU better start leaving some comments. I love to hear from you!

Christmas Time!

2007-11-28T18:49:00.000-08:00

Well its Christmas time! I love this time of year. We put up our Christmas tree and I had to take a picture of it because it is so pretty! I love to decorate but I don't really get to here because all of my decorations are in storage and no room to put anything here. Hopefully next year we will be in our own home!!! I am crossing my fingers! I had to mess around with my camera and found the best picture was without the flash on so it is a little dark but it looks prettier.~~~~~~

Hey Brisky we would absolutely love it if you came here for Christmas!!! We are going to be staying home for Christmas. This will be the very first year in my whole life that I have not been with my family at Christmas time! How sad is that? We really need to save some money and traveling takes a lot of money. Anyway I would love some of my family to come here that would be great! I am going to try and take our family pics tomorrow night so I will post them when I get them done! I am out for now~~Bye!

We're Back!

2007-11-25T17:19:00.000-08:00

Well we are back from our little trip home for Thanksgiving. I wish I didn't have to come back. It went by way too fast. This picture is of my kids plus my three little nieces. They all love to be around eachother. They were together constantly. All the other cousins were out of town at other families homes. We had a good time. Larry helped his dad all day Friday and Saturday so I went shopping and visited with my family. We put some streaks in Natalia's hair, and shopped till we dropped. It was quite fun. Too bad it goes by too fast.

Why do they have to grow up??!!

2007-11-18T17:23:00.000-08:00

My friend Rachel just had a baby girl and posts tons of her pictures so I decided I would do some digging and find some of my kids. I couldn't find all of the good ones because they are all in storage so I just got a few. Can you tell that I want a baby? My kids look like such angels when they were babies. Now they are Monsters!! Not all the time but most of the time. Natalia was honestly the cutest baby ever! I got so many comments from everyone everywhere I went. They would always google over her. She was a cutie! I couldn't find any really good pics but we have a ton of her, a little less for Seth, and not too many of Ryan. Is that how it goes? Now I want to take pictures of them all the time. I love it!

Baby Fever!

2007-11-18T17:16:00.000-08:00

I found a couple of pictures of Larry and I so I decided to post them too. Who do you think looks like Larry the most out of our kids? I honestly cannot believe how much Ryan and Larry are alike-in looks and personality! It is so weird. I can tell now that I will have a great time when Ryan becomes a teenager. Help!!!!!

Dancin' Zombie!

2007-11-11T12:25:00.000-08:00

Well Natalia is in the middle dancin to Thriller. They had 2 performances at the college for the basketball tournament. She had to dance Friday and Saturday night! She is amazing with dancing. I wish I had my video recorder and I would have put it on here. She starts out on the ground then they have to act like they are rising from the dead so she does this backbend and walks forward and then flips up! She can really do some moves. She is the only one that can do a back hand spring, so in their competition dance she has to do a back hand spring! What a little dancer. She is very talented.

Summer Pics:

2007-11-08T19:43:00.000-08:00

What a beautiful lake! This is Bear Lake by the way. We love to go to Bear Lake. We went there twice this summer. I took this picture at around 9 p.m. It was so pretty. The picture turned out awesome.

Here are some summe stuff we did:

2007-11-08T19:32:00.000-08:00

This was in Twin Falls on our way home one time this summer and the other

was at a little family gathering at my brother Brian's! He is so awesome!

He reads my blog! You can watch the kids Brian you just have to

come and get them! JK

Live, Love, Laugh, and Have Fun!

2007-11-06T19:24:00.000-08:00

That is my quote for the day! Not much going on here on a Tuesday evening! Just got done with homework and treats. Except for Larry won concert tickets off the radio today. He won tickets to the Evanesance concert in Boise on the 20th of this month!!! We love Evanesance! I think that is how you spell it. Anyway so I think the plan is to go to that concert and then come home for Thanksgiving. Not sure yet what we will do with the kids the night of the concert but we will work it out. We never win anything! Thats pretty cool. Well Larry is bugging me right now so I am going to go! Keep the comments coming!

Monday~Family Night=Fun!

2007-11-05T19:40:00.000-08:00

Family Home Evening in our house is fun....

Well first of all Ryan was crying because he doesn't like to sit still, Larry was really excited to give a lesson, and Natalia wouldn't smile! Seth was about the only one willing to listen at first. Then everyone was being good once we got going! Ryan likes to say weird stuff all the time!! What a weirdo! He definately is a replica of his father!!

2007-11-05T19:33:00.000-08:00

Well I go to tell Ryan it is dinner time and I find him asleep on his bedroom floor!! He is so funny. So I decided to take his picture because he is so sweet when he is asleep....so as I take his picture he wakes up!! What a little funny boy. He really is something. Last night he was laying on my bed with me watching America's Funniest home videos and he goes "Mom do you have to be old to get married and I am like well probably in your 20's and he says...I want to marry you!! I go well I am married to Daddy and you have to marry someone that is not related... and he is like so I want to marry you! He is so funny! He says some really funny stuff sometimes.

What am I doing?

2007-11-04T14:31:00.000-08:00

Can you tell that I am having fun posing for the camera? I am always taking the pics so I decided that I wanted some taken. I don't know why though, they are not that good! But it was fun.

Well since the time change it seems like the day is going by way slow. Probably because you can't really do anything on Sunday and we have no family to go visit. But hopefully we can come home for Thanksgiving because I don't want to cook it all by myself. Well...... I think that I am done for the day. Even though I am having so much fun doing this. Bye for now!

Sunday Fun!

2007-11-04T14:06:00.000-08:00

Strike A Pose! Larry
is such a great photographer!

The boys are being nice in this picture but soon after started fighting again! What a couple of monkeys! They can't get enough of Transformers. They play it on the computer and the playstation. Is there something wrong with these two?!

Well its Sunday and we are having tons of fun as usual. I decided to take some pics because we are sooooo bored and I am having way to much fun blogging!! I love it. Well it was Stake Conference today and we went until about 11:15 then the boys started fighting and Larry saying my butt hurts lets go! So we left. We were in the very back and could hardly hear so at least we went! It is so nice out today I wish that someone would take our family pics but no such luck. So does my head look huge in this photo or what!? Natalia actually took this one. I was trying to fix them on my picture program but it would not save the changes for some reason. I was getting frustrated but I will play with it some more.

Here are the pictures!

2007-11-02T19:54:00.000-07:00

Larry is doing quite well as you can tell. You can't even see any of the marks on his face hardly at all! Now as for my picture this is what I dressed up for Halloween. I have to tell you a funny story about my costume! We went to the ward party at the church and one of the guys says to Larry---"You shouldn't let your wife come to the chuch dressed up like a playboy bunny!!! He was joking but I was offended! Not really but I was not dressed up like a playboy bunny! Just a bunny and a very cute one I thought! Well I think that I am done writing today. I will try to update as much as possible!