Take me out to the ball game!

We were given tickets to the Bees baseball game through Kevin's work. It was chilly and a bit windy but the kids were excited to go.

Hooray for Cotton Candy!

We had fun even though some of the people around us pushed the boundary for heckling into rude and obnoxious.

When Clark hears "Smile" this is what you get :)

Crazy Utah Weather

So I feel the need to document how crazy the weather in Utah is. I love living in a place of such beautiful diversity; mountains, deserts, lakes, glaciers, sand dunes, cliffs, rivers and so much more....... BUT this weather is a bit much for me.

SATURDAY March 28th!

SUNDAY March 29th!

REALLY ?!?!?!

GENERAL CONFERENCE

General Conference is coming! I am excited for so many reasons! I feel a lot like I do at new years when General Conference comes. It is a time to pause and take stock, to tweak the things that I need to do better, to set new goals, to remember why I believe, worship, love & obey the way I do. It also means SPRING! When I was growing up we would work in our garden while listening to the Saturday session of conference. We (by we I mean Dad & Mom) would plant peas, among other garden work, and I LOVE fresh, garden peas. I also have great memories of the variety of ways my parents would try to help us listen (we did not have TV reception in either of the homes I grew up in). We made bingo boards with words on them and marked them with pennies as the word was said, at the beginning of a talk we would choose a word we thought would be used often in the talk and then make tally marks each time it was said, we would make dot - dot games with dad and try to look like we were listening while really trying to guess dad's next move. So for me General Conference means faith, family, new beginnings, and much more!

As I look forward to Conference with my own family I am grateful for SOOOO many resources available to help us. One of the things I use every year is a Conference packet created by a very talented sister. She shares it with the world on her blog, just click on the link below and you can print it out to use with your family, primary, what ever. enJOY! http://coloroftheskyinmyworld.blogspot.com/

Another great place to get activities and ides for Conference (and every other church thing) is http://theideadoor.com/

And there are many, many more.

The point is to make this time special, help us all remember what is important and to build strong testimonies of our Savior Jesus Christ and our Father in Heaven.

Snow Day

You are never to old to play in the SNOW! I love living Utah and having the beautiful mix of sun and snow. Anne Marie has fallen in love with snowboarding this year and decided we needed to make a "mommies day off" of it. I have been boarding twice before, once about 7 years ago and once about 3 years ago, so even though I was up for it in theory, I was a little nervous too. So about noon we left all six kids with Jason (THANK YOU!) and headed up to Sundance. We met up with Joe and Amber who had been there all morning and hit the slopes. Joe gave me a quick refresher course and it was all down hill from there but in a good way :-) I discovered that I remembered the feel of it very quickly and just had fun. The weather was beautiful!! It was 65 and sunny. We did not wear coats at all and even had to take off our sweat shirts. Anne and I just had fun and really enjoyed being together and doing something so fun. I really am grateful for the people in my life and the experiences I get to enJOY!

Brain Waves

Kevin and Sarah had the opportunity to be a part of a study at BYU. They were collecting data on childhood brain development and offered $10.00 to each participant. The kids thought it sounded great so we signed up. They had to start by filling out about 4 pages of questions about how they view themselves, their responses to different situations, etc. Mommy also had to answer several pages of questions. Kevin went first, they went into a little room with a computer screen and a key pad with only 4 keys. They told him what each key was and explained that questions would come up on the screen and he was to answer them correctly as quickly as he could. Then they fun part. They put a "net" of over 100 monitors, that were sopping wet, onto his head. The monitors were hooked to another computer that showed his brain waves as he responded to the questions. Then they shut the door and he was left in a little room to complete the test. We could all watch him on the monitors in the other room. He said after a bit he felt like he was in an interrogation room. The BYU students conducting the test showed us his brain wave patterns as he answered the questions. It was pretty cool that from a bunch of wavy lines they could learn so much.
Then it was Sarah's turn. When they put the net on her they had to add so much extra water that she had salt water dripping in her face for the whole test. It was quite an adventure for both kids but they were both very pleased to get a crisp, new $10.00 bill at the end and I have great photos to remember the whole thing.

CLARK IS 2!!

Our little baby is now 2 years old! Clark is a great kid. He loves to laugh and play. He loves to cuddle. He is not always very soft with others. Clark loves balls, playing outside, Batman, animals (especially dogs), any kind of "sword", stuffed animals, dressing up (shoes are his favorite), brushing his teeth, and did I mention Batman. He loves his older siblings and always wants to play with them. He loves his aunt Anne and anything from her has extra value. Clark loves to go out and do anything and everything. He talks a lot and can almost always get his message across. He love going to nursery on Sunday, his teachers love him and say he is SOOO good in class. Clark likes to put nice clothes and do his hair and be told he his handsome. We love our little Clark and are so grateful to have him in our family!

Aunt Julie did a perfect job on Clark's cake. It was the perfect combination of two of his favorite things and he REALLY liked it!

We had so much fun celebrating Clark's birthday with our family at Grandpa and Grandma Jensen's. It was great to watch as he really understood what presents were, that he got to open them, that inside were things for him. Clark is a wonderful little man and we love him.

Collette is 4!

Collette turned 4 on Feb. 5th. She has been planing her cake with aunt Julie for months now and was very excited to see it. Julie did a great job and Collette LOVED it.

Collette is all princess, in so many ways. She loves to dress up, do her hair, paint her nails, and in general look beautiful. Collette also believes that she should be in charge of every one and that they should all do her bidding. She is very helpful and is happy to do things for others. She loves her brothers and sister and often tells them "you are my best friend". Collette loves her cousins and is always excited to spend time with them. She is very determined and when she sets her mind to something it is hard to change it. She love to dance and sing. Collette loves to watch movies and can tell you details you would not expect from a 4 year old. She is and always will be my baby with the beautiful hair and we all love her very much!