Jensen Family

26 years old....

2012-01-08T09:42:00.000-08:00

I turned 26 this year, I just think this is nuts. I feel like I should still be walking down the halls at school. But yet im married and have 3 kids! I love getting old though, I learn so much more! And Im trying my hardest to better myself each year.

Nate suprised me with a night away at a resort and a spa day! it was amazing! thank you nate so much, you always know how to make me feel special. I think this place we stayed at will be our go to place here in AZ, it was amazing!

Thanks to everyone for all the birthday wishes and cards and treats and gifts. huge thanks to jaime for watching the kids and nates mom for watching them over night! I had a fabulous birthday!

Nate hates that its so close to christmas hahahaha

relaxing at the spa

houstons for dinner

gorgeous resort!!!

2012

2012-01-08T09:25:00.000-08:00

Happy new year!! can't believe its 2012. thats just crazy!! This year we got together with some of our neighbors for fireworks with the kids then adult game night, it was so much fun! our kids stayed home with babysitters at our house and we headed down the street for yummy food, games, dr pepper ten, martinellis, and a midnight kiss! so much fun!! I love my neighbors, they are all so fun and kind, i hope we are all friends for a long time :)
bry and rhees asleep in her bed
playing games

New Years day we went to my nephew Bens blessing, he is soo cute!! and then the next day nate took off work so we went on a family ranger ride, and Masen fell asleep. so cute! We just played out front and let the kids ride their scooters and bikes and etc.. bry decided she wanted her training wheels off her bike, so Nate took them off. she still can't ride it haha. We bought her to big of a bike to learn on. oops.

Christmas Night with the Jensens

2012-01-08T09:04:00.000-08:00

After church and after naps we went over to Nates brothers house for Christmas with his Mom. We had a wonderful meal, and of course she had so many fun gifts for all the kids! And the adults did a white elephant gift exchange, nate and i ended up with perfume and coldstone gift card, score!! We had a fun time, as it is every year :)

christmas morning

2012-01-08T08:40:00.000-08:00

After the Miller party died down we sent the kids to bed, and then Santa made his visit. Then we shut the lights off and went to bed. We woke up at 830 and it was super quiet, no kids were awake. We had church at 11, so we needed to wake the kids up. they were so happy to run in and see their stockings and presents. I just love seeing smiles on their faces!! Masen still didn't really know what was going on, but he was still just super happy that morning. santa had a treasure hunt leading them outside to see their new trampoline!! and under the blanket they got a mini artic cat power wheel, they love it! they drive it well too!

After that We ate breakfast then headed to church. Holy cow, my kids were horrible during sacrament! I think they just wanted to go home and play with their stuff haha.

We came home and Grandpa Jensen and Jackie came by and gave the kids some presents and we played the game Dont wake Daddy. It was fun!

i LOVE christmas cards! they make me so happy

brys tree

Nash and Masens tree

i realize i had a few spelling errors in the letter to santa, i just didnt want to re write it ;)

Christmas with the millers

2012-01-04T15:26:00.001-08:00

christmas Eve is always spent with my family, i Love this traditon!! We eat, we swap gifts, and Santa comes! We all had a blast! My parents always do such a great job working together to create a good memorable time for all of us kids and grandkids. I love my parents! they are the best :)

christmas eve 2011.....
the boys in their matching jammies :)

masen and santa, not great friends

so excited!

nativity
angles
shepard
wisemen

puppies galore

2012-01-04T15:10:00.000-08:00

Lola bean had puppies! 7 puppies! we were lucky enough to find homes for the 7 pups, and they are all loved and cared for. especially Big Mac, we just had to keep one! we are crazy i know. loved having puppies, but lets just say Lola is getting fixed asap!! nothin like getting up every two hours for a couple weeks to feed puppies :/ here are some pics :)

Happiest place on earth 2011

2011-11-14T14:54:00.000-08:00

We decided to take a trip to DLand, we had a bunch of Disney points to use up. We decided to stay at the Grand Californian, it was such a great decision. The parks are right there! so close. This was the funnest time i've ever had at disneyland, nate could agree! BryLee was able to ride almost everything, and she did. she is one brave lil girl. Nash loved everything too, and he was so good. didn't get whiney not once! they slept good in their cute lil bunk beds.
Staying at the hotel you get free 3 day hoppers included and prefered seating at shows and parades, so we were in heaven! the kids loved seeing the parades and seeing the Aladdin show in California Adventures.

The first night there we were awoken at 3 am to evacuate. we had no idea what was going on. It took nate some time to register what was going on, so he met us outside. 10 mintues of being outside in the freezing cold, nate noticed we were standing right next to John Stamos! yes, uncle jesse! that made that experiance much more exciting. I didn't bother him, just admired.

I got to meet up with one of my bestest friends of all time from Jr high Crystal. and her lil girls. That was fun! We cannot wait to go back again, which is weird.. that last few times we have gone nate and I have said "we are good for a few years". maybe it was the joy of the kids, the christmas decor, and the shortest lines ever! until next time disney....

* huge thanks to nates mom for watching mase moo

Aladdin and Gang

2011-11-01T09:59:00.000-07:00

We had a lil FHE for Halloween this month, we decorated cookies at Carol and Jareds house. It was so fun! thanks carol and jared for putting it together!

like father like son
jensen kids

then home and into our halloween jammies.

This year we decided on an Aladdin theme for Halloween. And a friend of mine was able to make the boys costumes for me! They turned out great! she is so talented.
We had a trunk or treat for the ward on friday, which had a great turn out and was so much fun!

*notice bry in almost ever picture.. i did not teach her to pose like this

neighbor/ward kids
bells bry and savvy
brookie the kitty
mase the monkey Abu
aladdin and jasmine

Then on Halloween night a couple in our Neighborhood put together a BBQ before trick or treating. It was a lot of fun, tons of food, lots of fun neighbors, tons and tons of kids, and a huge bounce house, and a few lil ones for the babes. I am having fun getting to know everyone in our neighborhood/ward! some great, fun people!! I hope we do this every year, its a great tradition! thanks Monsons!

nash didn't want to wear his outfit while bouncing
our cute neighbors the stephans, their lil guy RJ
good food, chat, and sunset
awesome party

Then it was trick or treat time. Masen was dunzo so he completed about one house before he eneded up in the stroller the rest of the night.

the stanfords
our neighbors, the browns. bry loves their daughter rhees
audi, bry, savvy, jules, sophs, bells
nash, kane, ct, bry
all ready

Schnepf Farms

2011-10-25T15:14:00.000-07:00

We went to Schnepf Farms this year for their chili cookout. We had so much fun! we went with my sister Jessica and her new Fiance Tim and the kids. (congrats to them!). We ate, went on the spooky train ride, my kids cried the whole way, nash said "im happy now" when it was over. they get it from me, i got a lil scared too :/. Then we rode the swings, rollercoaster, and went down the big slides. it was a good time!! i hope we do this every year!

New York 30

2011-10-05T13:31:00.000-07:00

Nate was turning 30 this year, so in February i started saving all my money and secretly planning a trip to NYC. I slowly bought things as the months passed, air fare, yankees tickets, wicked tickets, and planned other things to do. I book the hotel, and i was set! so excited. I wasn't going to tell him till the day of. I even got his work covered and babysitters for the kids all set up. One day when I was looking at our hotel reservation online I heard his truck pull in the driveway early! so I hurried and clicked out of everything and jumped into bed like I was watching TV. He sat down to do some work at the computer and saw the reservation. ooops.. i thought i clicked out of that. my secret was no longer a secret. but he was just as suprised.

we took a red eye flight and got there at 6 am.. which is 3 am az time. that was brutal. luckily our hotel had a room and just so happened they had to upgrade us.. for free. woop! we were on the 54th floor and had a corner view room of the center of times square and the other side of the river. it was awesome! We got lost a time or two, once in the pouring rain. that wasn't so awesome. and on a rainy day taxis are impossible to get. infact, don't believe what you see in movies. you don't just wave your hand and get a taxi so easy.. you have to wait a bit. annoying. The subways are so convienant but oh so nasty. we saw a rat the size of a cat, and lots of pee puddles from homeless bums.

We went to MoMA.. so lame. is that art? some of it was cool.. the old stuff. we went to the Museum of natural history.. that was AWESOME! we tried to go to MET but it was closed.. of course. We went to a Yankees game, saw Wicked on Broadway, visted the Empire State Building, Maddison square garden, The Rockefeller Center (best views), 9/11 memorial and cite, statue of liberty, and ate at so many yummy places! we had lots of fun, but were so eager to get home to the babes. huge thanks to our parents for watching them, and giving them so much love and care while we were gone! They were in Grandma mode when we got home and thought they could get anything they wanted haha.

I love the time i get to spend with just Nate, i feel like it helps our marriage stay strong. All in all it was a great experiance. We just don't understand why anyone would want to live in the city....
home of the knicks

view from empire state building

MET
best pizza in the world, Lombardis
its so small!

where the twin towers should be
creepy OLD OLD OLD cemetary
goreous cathedral

wall street madness
the only thing to survive 9/11, this tree
amazing memorial, they couldn't have made it any better

times square kiss
JUNIORS.. delish. best burger, onion rings, and cheesecake like no other
WICKED!!!
Hoops in the manhattan church building, he was having withdrawls
smack dab in the city, so peaceful there amongst all the chaos
view from the room
museum of natural history, awesome
subway adventures
central park carriage ride
yankee game

Museum of Modern Art

nypd
letterman show!
On top of the Rock, rockefellar center

PRE K

2011-09-29T11:26:00.000-07:00

BryLee is in pre k.. and don't call it preschool cause she gets very defensivve.. its PRE K! she loves every second of it. she has wonderful teachers and some fun friends in her class from the ward and neighborhood. and it gives mommy a lil break ;)

summer cabin memories

2011-09-01T15:10:00.000-07:00

We just love summer cabin trips. I am soo thankful we have a place to go up and escape the heat. THANK YOU GRANDMA! We always have fun up there when we go. Some of my favorite childhood memories were up there, and i hope its the same for my kids. They are in heaven when we are up there.. they can play outside all day. We went fishing and went on ranger rides, and mostly just relaxed. We took some friends with us, the Stanfords and their 4 girls. Our kids get along really well so it is always fun.

rain rain dont go away....

2011-09-01T15:01:00.000-07:00

We had a few good shower this monsoon season. BUT not enough. The kids got to play in a decent one. It was so fun to watch them run in the rain. It was foreign to them. kind of sad. They Got dressed in their snow coats and came and told us they wanted to go out and play... little do they know its still 98degrees out side hahahaha.

just a cute pic of the kids with their grammys

Mase is 1

2011-08-01T14:17:00.000-07:00

>Height- 29.4 inches =25%
Weight-18.9 lbs =3%
Head- 45cm= 10%

things he says-
uh oh
ma ma
da da
ball
ba ba-bottle
maaaaaaaaaa- more
tantooo-thank you
ahhhduuuhh- all done
bahhpahhh-backpack from dora
*he copies almost anything you say...

and lots of jibber.. haskdfjlaskdjflgjhasd.

he sleeps 830- 830
naps 1030- 1230 230-5

so happy all the time now.. thank goodness! and sooo full of energy! hence why is so dang small??

4th of july

2011-07-06T17:08:00.000-07:00

4th of july was soo much fun this year! We had a BBQ and swim at my parents house with all my family. And we got to celebrate Masens 1st birthday with all of them. Then later that night we had friends over for the coolest 2hour long firework show ;) it actually was pretty fun, we had some not so legal fireworks. we had to take advantage of fireworks actually being legal this year!

here it goes~

brylee(sissy) and nash hanging out watchin shows while we do the fireworks outside

mindy and mase moo
yum!
that was one good bday cake momma

the damage

nash is still terrified of the fireworks.. he kept yelling FIRE!!!
the BryLees
she plugged her ears the whole time
my boys
happy bday!
birthday boy got all the attention!
cousin love
my sweeties
4th of july pie cupcakes
nate made this!
my work out lil babe.. he loves me ;)

Girls trip SEDONA!

2011-07-06T17:00:00.000-07:00

I went to Sedona with some friends and we had a great time! It was such a quickly put together trip, but there was about 15 of us. We just went over night, so it was quick. We had spa time, dinner, sat by the pool, shopped, and hung out! I think all of us girls needed time away, it was great! here are some pics.

5 years down

2011-06-17T12:14:00.001-07:00

Nate and I just celebrated our 5th anniversary! we decided to head down to Las Vegas for quick weekend getaway. My parents kindly watched the kids for the weekend. And I think my kids had just as fun as Nate and I did! haha.

We stayed at the Encore Wynn. The most amazing hotel i've ever stayed in! The detail is stunning! We ate dinner at Switch (the decor changing resterraunt,about ever 15 minutes the decor in the room changes) and then went to Le Reve, the show playing at the Wynn. It was jaw dropping! Those performers deserve some kind of award.. its insane. The next morning we had a yummy breakfast and headed to the pool ALL DAY! It was so relaxing. Then we took a nap, then headed to the stratosphere for some rides! scary rides at that! we had a blast! note to self:don't try and walk to the statosphere.. its farther away then it looks. We turned around half way there and got the truck and drove there haha! It was a great time and we enjoy all the time we get to spend together!

on top of the stratosphere

floor 55.. on our 5th anniversary! funny
at our beautful Hotel

swimming

i want those curtains! lol

view from our room
yummy breakfast! yes i got the eggs potatoes and bacon, nate has a bowl of yogurt lol

at Le Reve

And last night we celebrated over dinner at Cheesecake factory, where we had our first date, and where he proposed! And we ended our night with some shopping! And even though we said No gifts since we went a lil getaway.. he surprised me with this....

i LOVE it

I am so thankful for Nate and for everything he does for me and his kids. He is simply amazing. He puts up with a lot from me. He is a trooper! He works so hard for us, and he is sooo good with the kids. He is very hands on with them, and they love him to death! Its not the traditional marriage..man works, woman cooks, cleans, bathes the kids. He helps with everything! I am glad that we can fight and get over it two seconds later, we can laugh our heads off over nothing at all, and we know each other better than our own selves. I love him sooo much, and I hope we have many years to celebrate :) Thanks for the good example you set, and I still look up to you and your integrity and faith. Lub you lots hubs!

summa time

2011-06-13T11:31:00.001-07:00

this summer is jam packed with crazyness! i have a feeling the older they get, the crazier and busier it gets?
the summer consists of:

brys sassyness

endless ranger rides
swimming of all sorts
handstands
love
smiles
playing with daddy
scooters
swings
getting along...sometimes
lots and lots of nakedness ;)
icecream and popsicles
and a few cabin trips with family! :)

TEN

2011-05-15T20:55:00.000-07:00

Masen is 10 months old!! i can't believe it. I took him in for his appointment with our pediatrician, and she says he is right on track with everything. He took his first step yesterday. I have never had this early of a crawler or walker. But he is seriously the baby that does not sit still.. he has major ants in his pants. He gets into everthing! But he is so so cute, so i dont mind :)

here are his stats

Head- 10% 44.2cm
Lenght- 75% 29.5in
Weight- 4% 17.1lbs

he is soo tiny.
he hates baby food
he is finally off his special formula
he loves his paci
he plays with everything he shouldn't instead of toys
he does not sit still and watch tv like my other babies did
he is starting to wave and clap
he likes to put his face in your hands (weird)
he gives slobbery kisses
he likes to pinch-and its freakin hurts!
he takes 2-3 naps a day
he has 6 teeth- 4 top 2 bottom

Easter 2011

2011-05-04T12:53:00.001-07:00

This year we celebrated Easter twice. once with Nates family, then with mine. I was kind of Eastered out by sunday ... but my kids weren't! and thats all that matters. Even Mase enjoyed searching for eggs ;)

miller grandkids..minus logans kids

my masen man is 9 months!

this is how bry is everytime something "scary" comes on tv. she is just like her momma

me and maser

BryLee turns 4!

2011-04-10T20:38:00.001-07:00

BryLee is 4! These are a few pics of the morning of her birthday. And also that night with gifts from grandma J, she got some very cute fairy barbies, and a horse to go with them. Grandpa Jensen also stopped by and gave her, her vary own set of pearls!! She thinks she is soo special. She also enjoyed getting a card in the mail with $ from Grandma and Grandpa Miller, for her savings account! Thx soo much all :) BryLee had a birthday party for her 4th birthday. It was Fairy themed. It was a great turn out with her cousins and a few friends. They had fairy wing cupcakes, pizza, chips, and juice. They got a fairy wand, fairy crown, fairy dust, and a fairy tattoo. They just played around outside and jumped in the jumpy house. The weather was perfect! Then after Bry opened her gifts we watched the new Barbie fairy secret movie. I secretly love those movies too. fairy dusting bry helped me decorate lol amazing cupcakes! made by renae alexander all the crazy girls! nash is such a boy tattoo time All of her friends made it such a special day for her! And i was glad that my very own bestie friend came over for the party too since she was in town. She helped take all the pics and helped me keep all those divas, including her own, in check! thx crystal!

Cabin trip March 2011

2011-04-10T20:25:00.000-07:00

We all went up to the cabin and had such a great time! there were 13 kids there, and 6 adults. can you imagine? it was crowded, but it was worth it! We recently bought a polaris ranger, so everyone brought their quads too, it was a good time riding around on the trails with the kids. We went on a hike where we used to hike as kids growing up along the Rim of the canyon. It was so pretty! Here are a few pics of our fun weekend! Sometime this year I hope we can get the WHOLE Miller family to go up! It will be crazy, but to have the memories it will be so worth it.

Bry & Peyt

2011-03-08T21:10:00.000-08:00

remember these cute babies?

well still today....

they are best buddies :)

feb/march 2011

2011-03-08T20:48:00.000-08:00

february seemed to come and go way too fast! which is good, we had way to many sicknesses in the month of Feb, it was one thing after another AND it also really just means that awesome weather is among us. I need to remember to go outside as much as I can with the kiddos, its amazing out there. and soon it will be way too hot. BryLee finished her soccer season and got her first trophy, she thinks she won the gold medal :) She also got to ride on her first horse ride at the Lehi days rodeo. Nash got to ride it too! they loved it! I think that will be a tradition for our family to go to the rodeo every year. Nates good friend Jake has his horses in it every year and he even competes in things, so its fun to watch. I believe Nate did a relay one year with him. Now that, i'd love to watch. Mase is crawling alllll over the place. But he seems happier throughout the day now. He LOVES playing outside in the grass out back with some toys. He will sit out there for a half hour while i leave the door open and watch him from the kitchen while cleaning or what not. Its awesome.

I finally got Nash in a bed, and he did great first time! yay! he is such a good boy. and We finally got mase's crib in his room, we had my moms in there forever. so Now is room is complete, minus the bumper which is at the dry cleaners getting cleaned since Nash threw up all over it :) EVERYONE had the stomach flu in our house, its was awesome. not. its a bunk bed for when he and mase share, but for now we just set up the bottom
mases room

Mase mans 6 month photo shoot

2011-03-03T12:36:00.000-08:00

enjoy this peice of yummyness of a post. i could eat him

Nash is 2

2011-02-07T15:34:00.000-08:00

My Buddy is 2!! i cannot believe it. He is just the light of my life. I love this lil guy soooo much! No i don't have favorites, he is just an easy going kid. If Nate or I have to take a kid with us somewhere we both would pick him haha!! He is so funny, and sweet. He loves his little brother lots, and give him kisses all the time. He can't wait till they can run around together. Nash is obsessed with Toy Story right now. Anything Buzz or Woody. Its very cute. He could watch the movies over and over and over and not get sick of them. He got lots of Toy Story stuff at his birthday party, and trains. He loved every single gift he got. We are so thankful for family and friends that helped celebrate with us. Peter Piper was a happenin place!

stats: height 90%
weight 75%
head 75%

three things nash wont leave home without:
his buzz lightyear
his nigh nigh (blanket)
and his choo choo (thomas train)

Here are a few (lots of) pictures

Hair Show

2011-02-07T11:41:00.000-08:00

I went to a hair show in Long beach CA just recently with my Salon and it was sooo much fun. We went a day early and hung out all day in Santa Monica. We ate, rode the rides, and shopped till we dropped , literally. We had a GOOOD time! The hair show was lots of fun too. Nothing better then watching people do hair, and sampling new products and buying products you love for super cheap. Worth it! On the way home pretty much the whole plane was our salon. So fun! good thing we were all beat tired, or else the other people on the plane would have been so annoyed of all us girls haha!

soccer star!

2011-02-07T11:17:00.000-08:00

BryLee has impressed us. I thought for sure she was too girly for sports, and Nate and I both thought she wouldn't be ver coordintated! we were wrong. dead wrong. She is awesome! scores a few goals every game!! BryLee and her cousin Audi are on the same team and they are the dream team together. Its pretty cute.

Mase man is 6 months!

2011-01-25T21:19:00.001-08:00

Aint he cute? he is actually almost 7 months now but i'm slow at this blogging thing lately. NO time for anything!

Weight- 15.5 lbs (lil peanut)
Height- 28 1/2 inches

He is sooo happy and smiley. His tummy is getting better. He is on a new Medicine that is working great. He is eating solid foods and loves all fruits and carrots and squash. He hates anything green. don't blame him. He sits up really well, and rocks on his hands and knees. He takes 2-3 naps a day and sleeps 12-14 hours a night. He wakes up at night time occasionally.. but he isn't hungry, I think by night time his meds have worn off so he is uncomfortable. But he will cry for a little and fall back asleep. He is such a joy, and we love his oh so much! Bry and Nash can't get enough of baby Mase!!

Cabin Fever

2011-01-25T21:08:00.000-08:00

We took at little vacation up to the cabin. It was so much fun with the snow! Nash didn't like the snow, but even Masen was a trooper the whole time! We don't have 4 wheel drive on our Suburban so Nate was hesitant to go (ok he reeeaaalllllly didn't want to go) but of course i got my way. Well the first night we were up there I wanted to go get food at the store, so nate tried pulling around the drive way for me.. sure enough.. STUCK. Good thing my Uncle Frank was up there and came and pulled us out with this beast truck :) Thanks Frank! Nate was not happy with me.. ooops. He got over it. The next day he shoveled and put some salt down so it was easy peasy getting out from there on. We went sledding up to Sunrise with some friends from our ward and their kids. It was fun.. I have learned that i'm a baby now. I was strait up scared to go down the hills. I can bungy jump, but i can't go down a snow hill? what?
Here are some pictures.

Jensen Xmas's

2010-12-28T21:51:00.000-08:00

Christmas night we get together with Nates mom. This year it was at Carols house. It was a good time. Gramdma J spoiled all of us!

Now "Boxing Day" the day after christmas is with Nates Dad and his wife Jackie. This year it was at our house. We sang carols and ate ham and had a great time.

now the next 4 posts are all new! i actually caught up on everything..finally

Christmas 2010

2010-12-28T21:41:00.000-08:00

Does it just get better every year with kids as they get older? Because this year was my favorite so far! BryLee really gets the whole Santa thing, and Nash is old enough to understand what presents are and gets excited about them. It was so fun watching them open their presents. None of the kids woke up till about 930, so Nate and I got to sleep in. Masen gave me the most precious gift of all.. SLEEP! he slept the whole night through from 930- 930. it was awesome. and he hasn't done it again since.. so i'm convinced his what his gift to me :)

The mess he is ready to hurt someone with that sword
happy mase

Bry helped me write the letter to Santa for his milk and cookies

my favorite part of the Holidays.. Christmas cards!!!

Christmas Eve with the Millers

2010-12-28T16:48:00.001-08:00

I don't think I even need to right much about this post... so many pictures!! Thanks to Jaime for hosting at her Beautiful new home!!

Grams Hakes and Mase man
kodak moment.. this doesn't happen often with these two

santa ryan
baby jesus
wiseman, shepard, and baby jesus

sitting up!
my lovely parents
i drew her name for the gift exchange..im sure he sleeps in her bed now
wheres nash? thats iron man/spiderman
love this.. these boys have so much fun! kane, ct and nash
omg...her favortie movie

Temple lights

2010-12-28T16:39:00.000-08:00

All my siblings get together every fast sunday and do a dinner.. we rotate houses every month. Decemeber was my month, so we had a quick meal and jetted over to the Mesa Temple lights. Do they do less lights each year? Or do I just remember from when I was little it seemed like SO much? None the less, it was fun to see the kids love looking at them all. Mase was staring at them the whole time.. hardly made a peep!

thanksgiving 2010

2010-12-28T16:29:00.000-08:00

This post is a little late, but for my family journals sake, better late than never!

We had Thanksgiving over at our house this year. It was so fun. Its always fun being with family. Jaime cooked the delicious turkey, and everyone else brought sides and dessert. Easy and delicious. Here are some good pictures of Turkey day :)

also the first taste of solids for lil mase man

Family pics 2010

2010-12-07T13:21:00.001-08:00

We got our pictures taken last month, and I love the way they turned out. somehow, all my kids were great that day and smiled...even Mase! Thanks Alissa Melody photography :)

also.. we just took mase for his 5month check up (supposed to be 4, but i forgot) and he is dropping in the scales. 10% weight 50%height 50%head. he is a lil guy. weighing 13lbs. They are sending us to a GI specialist to see whats going on. He wont eat very much, and he never sleeps longer than an hour or so at a time. good thing he is cute.....

and the Holidays begin!

2010-10-27T20:57:00.001-07:00

Bry and I had a little girls trip to Utah. It was so fun. I missed my boys, but I know the boys were in good hands with their Daddy :) i stayed with my friend Carli, and our daughters Kelly and BryLee are around the same age, so they got to play alot! It was fun seeing old good friends. Its crazy how I can go 5 yrs with out seeing them and it still seems like we never spent a day apart! The weather there was beautiful too. BryLee was in heaven being able to run outside all day and play. a huge thanks to carli for letting me crash her pad :)

my old house, i had to drive by it. so many good memories!!

my besties and I. carli, me, crystal, josh

While we were gone in Utah nate took the boys on a bike ride, since the weather is so nice now! forgot to mention it snowed in utah 2 days after i left... im not so happy about that!!! i missed it :(

nash picking a winner, and mase man :)

We had our first Halloween celebration tonight. We had our ctr 4 class over for a costume party. It was a lot of fun! a little crazy..but fun! They bounced in our bounce house, bobbed for apples, ate pizza, colored, watched Princess and the Frog, and got cupcakes! I hope they had a good time. I know us teachers did! Thanks to Natalie (the other ctr 4 class teacher), it was her idea.
our class
the other ctr 4 teachers
gus gus
nate and I

SUNS GAME! i was at the dentist getting my oh so fun dry sockets taken care of... and the dentist mentioned to his assistant that he ad 2 5th row tickets he was trying to get rid of...so of course, with zero hesitation, i chimed in... HOW MUCH? and i'll take them! So nate and I got to go to the opening game of the season, against the Lakers, and sat 5 row! talk about awesome. Would have been even more awesome had they won :/ Oh well, the suns still have a place in my heart...even if they blow every game after half time ;)
jesse mcartney (sp?) sang the national anthem.. he isn't so cute anymore..he walked right passed us and i got a good upclose and personal look...not so cute. not blonde anymore!
getting warmed up! this is how close our seats were! woop!

our own lil kiss cam

for halloween this year we went trick or treating on saturday night at my Bro In Law Scotts parents neighborhood. They have a hotdog and chili cookout out and then we just walk around the hood. Its always a fun time!! Then on Sunday we had my family over for dinner and then we all passed out candy.. with Tylers failed attemps of scaring people... he is just too nice and not enough scary! sorry Ty. We also celebrated Bellas 9th birthday with a yummy hocolate cake made my Jaime (the best baker of all time). It was such a fun Halloween! Im sure next year will be even funner with Mase old enough to trick or treat :)
cousins
cinderella and gus gus

trick or treat!

and last but not least.. some cute pics of masers. love him lots, even though he doesn't sleep very good, and fusses all day :)

so tired after a long halloween!
big bro helping lil bro

fall smiles

2010-10-05T13:42:00.000-07:00

FALL is HERE! Finally. It has been so nice outside these past could of days. This last saturday we decided it was time to decorate for fall/halloween. We had a fun time decorating inbetween conference sessions. And Nate and I went to a concert with Danielle and her hubs Conley. We went and saw Rascal Flatts and we had a great time! Best of all the weather wasn't to bad outside :)

first time hanging outside with us all

BryLee playing with her favorite neighbors, the Evans!
Nash got dirty...

Masen is 3 months now! holy cow, time flies. he is smiling so much, and even giggling a little. He is sleeping much much better now. he goes to bed around 9, wakes up between 4-5 and sleeps again till 9. I feel much better in the morning now.
Mase rolls over now from tummy to back. And he holds his head up so well, he loves sitting like a big boy in the bumbo. And did i mention he is sooo cute? :)

Nate had his 29th bday a week or so ago. We went to Brio with his friends for dinner one night, it was SO yummy!! BryLee was excited to give him his gifts this year, since she really gets the whole birthday thing now. I hope Nate had a good bday! I really tried hard to make a a good one this year!!

one of my best friends mom makes a blanket and sends it to me each time i have a baby. i look forward to it everytime! thanks delora!!!

special occastion caught on camera: hugging?
wathching tv together
nash's first time out
cardinal spirit.. even though they lost :/

TWO

2010-09-12T16:42:00.001-07:00

Mase is two months now. Time is flying by. With each baby it has gone faster, and it kind of makes me sad to think one day I won't have babies anymore. Call me crazy! well atleast I will have a few more babies to cuddle till I move on to the next phase in life. Masen is starting to smile so much, especially when he first wakes up. And I love his new Coos he is making. The cutest sound ever!
here are his stats:

height- 24 in 75%

weight- 11.6% 50%

head- 39 25%

His tummy is much better. we have him on Neocate formula, which is making the world of a difference. Even though its pricey it makes him happy, so i'll take it!

we love our Mase!

Lately

2010-08-16T12:47:00.000-07:00

Not much to update...cause really i don't go anywhere. with 3 kids its not even worth it! i would like a vacation asap! maybe as soon as mase sleeps through the night. here are somethings we've been up too

Mase.. 6 weeks old
he was 10 lbs at his 4 week appointment

love this one, it shows how little he is on our big bed...dont mind my messy room
bros

Nash...18 months
stats
weight-28 lbs 75%
height- 33in 75%
head-48 3/4cm 90%...hahahaha

he is just now starting to pick up words. some i can think of

dddddora-just like it sounds

poo

shoe

bubba and lola

food- foo
thank you-tantooo
bye- buh buh
hello- hola lol
ball-bah
mama
dada
itchy-iee iee
go on a walk- oh on a wah
nash is sooo fun! he is hilarious, and daring! he has no fear. except for when i take him to a different house, or when people come over..he cries cause he thinks i'm leaving him. he is in nursery now, and loves it! he doesn't cry at all.

this is what happens when i get bored being stuck at home all day.. i bleach my kids hair

hanging with his bro

BryLee
just started preschoo! she loves it. and she needs it. she is so bored at home, that it makes her more naughty. she picks on nash all day, and she wont leave the baby alone! she just wants to help, but it just causes more stress on me. But she is sweet :) she is a fish in the water, and swims all by her self. its crazy!

first glitter toe experience
first day of school

swimmin

we had a bday party for nates mom, her big 60! they went and did some special family sealings (patrice to her parents, and to her little brother). i didn't get to go because of Mase, but i wish i could have! then after out to dinner and a movie. It was a good time, with no kids! the night before we did a pool party with the kids and that was fun too.

the 4 boys.. they are gonna be great cousin buddies!

patrice and all her kids!

and nate and mase just relaxin :)

Blessing Day

2010-08-01T18:39:00.001-07:00

Today was Mase's blessing day. It was such a great day. It started out with an amazing nights sleep.. he decided to do two 5 hours for me! It was sooo nice. Then he was extra super sleepy today, so he slept through his whole blessing. PERFECT! Nate did such a good job. I could be biased but he always does a great job. Its always so special to hear what he has to say about each our kids on their blessing day. Now if only i was brave enough to bare my testimony.....someday when I grow up ;)

A huge thanks for everyone that came and participated and those who came over and ate lunch at our place. It made the day extra special! It really means a lot to me. What would I do with out family and friends?

aint he handsome?

food line

jensen grandkids
friends

3 kids? :)

here are a few other random pics of other things going on....

freakin HUGE toad we found in our front yard.. he was so fat. pretty sure he is poisenous, but i could be wrong?
my glitter toe/jewelry party..good time!

and yes that is my dad..he came to the party with all the women haha..but he chilled on the couch with Mase the whole time. what a trooper!

my new ride! yay!

Hello, my name is Mase, and I am cute..

2010-07-23T18:01:00.000-07:00

gotta love his dimple!

isn't he cute?

well I did Jinx myself.. the poor baby is Nash #2. Well not quite as fussy yet.. but close! He cant eat with out screaming bloody murder. So this time I am not hesitating to put him strait on the meds and special formula. With Nash i kept putting it off thinking it would get better.. it only got worse. I guess with acid reflux you really do need to treat it or it can get way way worse. I just started noticing the signs wednesday night.. more fussy when eating and he projectile vomits. So hopefully the meds can kick in soon and he can get better! The good news is he isn't losing weight. At two weeks he weighs 9 lbs 4 ounces.. so he broke a pound past his birth weight! Weird to think, my other two pretty much came out at that size. I started Mase on his new formula last nigth and wow just the first night I saw a difference, he slept much much better. What would I have done 50 yrs ago?

But on a good note, he is sooo cute and even though he is fussy I wouldn't trade him for anything. We love our Mase, and he is sooo fun to cuddle.

1st week home

2010-07-18T18:19:00.000-07:00

Not to jinx myself... but I have got a really good newborn! Mase is really chill for the most part. Unless he is hungry, or needs to poop, he grunts A LOT. I feed him around 8 or 9 pm and Nate will feed him around 12, and then i'm not up feeding him again till 4 or 5 when he wakes up! then again around 8 or 9. perfect! we have had about 2 not so good nights...but I can look past those if he keeps this up ;) Forgot to mention how much this kid eats! He drinks 4 oz every 3 hours during the day! oh well, whatever makes him happy.

We went to the Dr. at his 5 day mark and he went from 7lbs 13 oz (the weight he left the hospital as) to 8lbs 5 oz.. so he gained more than his birth weight back. We go again on tuesday for his 2 week check up. I'm not looking forward to doing shots again with another kid...so sad :/

Here are some pictures of the lil guy his first week home...mostly sleeping :)

We went to our friends the Browns house for some pizza and swim...and poor me, iIcan't swim for a couple more weeks :( But I still had a good time watching the kids swim and hanging out.

BryLee is becoming quite the swimmer, and Nash has NO FEAR what-so-ever. He was diving off the edge with Bry and Peyt, and going down the slide with them too. Peyton is such a good swimmer, so its nice for Bry to swim with him, cause she learns even more! They are so cute together, they are such good friends. Have been since birth :) Hopefully they always will be.

Our lil peanut

2010-07-09T17:16:00.000-07:00

Masen Van Jensen

8 Lbs 1 Oz

7/7/10 12:18pm.

Finally, our lil guy is here! We went in to be induced Wednesday morning. Our call time was 3 am. So we woke up at 2 started to get ready, and I get a call at 2:40 saying not to come, they are too full. So back to bed we go...of course we can't sleep. Then we get a call at 5 telling us to come in. So off we go! We get into our room, and right before they hook my IV up she says they had an emergency and they will be back in an hour. Seriously?!! So I finally got hooked up on the IV and started on Pitocin around 8 am. Dr. layton came in around 9:30 or 10 and broke my water. Right after that my contractions really picked up, and so in came the DRUGS! I am so thankful for epidurals. really. At 11:45 the nurse checked me.. I was only at a 4??! So this is gonna be a long day of numb legs. 10 mintues later I feel something... she checks....its time to start pushing!! 1o minutes I changed from a 4 to a 10..that fast! Dr Layton came in, and 10-15 mintues of pushing and out came our lil peanut :) I knew he was littler than my other babies right when they put him on me. But he sure was cute!!

My dad was the first to come and hold him.. so in honor of my daddy Vance, his middle name is Van :)

Mase tricked us the first night home by only waking up once to feed.. 2nd night... i was up allll night! here is hoping for a good 3rd night! wish us luck :)

BryLee and Nash are both doing well with the new addition. They both kiss him a lot. BryLee wants to be by his side constantly.

Let my crazy life begin

June and such

2010-06-23T21:56:00.000-07:00

Month of June has FLOWN by. Seriously, where has it gone? We had BryLee's recital, which she totally rocked! I may be biased but she was the best one up there :) Her whole class did so good, much better than I thought. She has such a cute lil group in her dance class.

thanks Bella, savanna, kara, natalie, gramma j, carol, and emma for coming to brys recital!

Then we had sick kids.... Some horrible stomach flu bug. THANK GOODNESS I didn't get it. But poor Nash and Bry did :/

someone is feeling better

Then comes our 4th Anniversary! 4 years and 3 kids later...hahaha! we are crazy. But we wouldn't have it any other way. We didnt celebrate much this year considering the sick kids, i'm about to explode, and well we just did feel like it! Happy Anni honey! We know we love and appreciate each other, so a day at home together will do :)

Then comes Fathers Day. It is also Nates 4th Fathers Day. At first it didn't make sense, we've been married 4 years, but 4 fathers days? 07' 08' 09' 10'! And he truely is a great Dad. The kids LOVE him. BryLee, just lately says she wants to grow up and get married to DADDY! um.. as cute as this is now, I still have to explain to her that he is already married to Mommy. But she sure can marry someone just like him! She agreed. I made him his dinner of choice and we had Ice Cream. We didn't do gifts for Mothers Day, Anniversary, or Fathers Day... we have projects going on right not that count for those :) HAPPY FATHERS DAY NATER.

Lastly, baby news. I am still sure i'm not going to have this baby till after my due date..my induction date is set for July 7th. So Masen, we will see you soon buddy!

37 weeks
now, bring on JULY!

SUMMER BEGINS!

2010-06-07T16:01:00.000-07:00

It is HOT! But I shouldn't complain, it stayed cooler a lot longer this year. And we have gotten more rain this year then last year combined! But once it gets hot, it gets hot! Good thing my parents pool is near by.. its been so fun to go over there on the weekends and swim. Its keeping me and my big fat belly nice and cool. thank goodness! I'm dyin here!

BryLee has been taking swim lessons, and this is her last week. She is doing soooo good!! I'm proud of her :) She loves the water now. Nash, not so much. I think he doesn't like the initial cold shock. Then he will float with me on a raft and seems fine. BryLee also has her dance recital this week, and I can't wait for that! Now that Swim and Dance is over she is going to be so bored until this Baby Mase comes. I'm thinking of putting her in a tumbling class. Then she starts Pre school in August! I can't wait ;)

here are some summer pics

going to swim at gramma millers
call me mean, but this is hilarious....

nash chillin at brys swim lessons

swim class with mrs shelley!
going to get her dance pictures taken..she is so perty :)

he really likes wearing her stuff.. he is right at this moment wearing her play heels :/ dont tell daddy.

CORONADO

2010-04-27T12:33:00.000-07:00

Once a year we love to go to Coronado Island, its such a fun and chill place to vacation. Not gonna lie, one of the things I love the most about it is all the green grass and the perfectly bloomed flowers through out the town and in the peoples most perfect yards! i know, thats really silly..but its so pretty!

This year we went with the Harris family, and we had a lot of fun! Everyday we just played it by ear and did what we wanted to do. One day we went to the big ship on the bay.. the Midway. It was pretty cool to walk through, its huge! The kids loved it too... I was just too cold on top of that ship it was so windy.

We went to the beach a few times, the park, and went to San Diego for some shopping. The kids also loved swimming at our resort pool, it was heated a warm! so i just layed out with megan while the husbands and kids swam. The weather was perfect!

This may all sound random, but it all ties into our trip..

When I first married Nate, I always wondered what kind of Dad he would be. I think all his friends wondered this too haha! But to my delightful surprise he is amazing! He takes every chance he can get to play with them. The whole time we were on the trip he was either swimming with them, taking them for a walk on the beach, playing with them at the park, helping feeding them, help bathing and dressing them, and really I could go on and on. The kids love him so much, and i'm So glad I chose him to be the father of my kids, they will have such a good childhood because of their Dad..he never lets them have a dull moment. Thanks honey, you are the best!

at the uss midway

listening on the ship tour
bry and parker on top the ship where all the planes and helicopters were
bry being cute
her cute new boots she HAD to have
modeling them for us
my cute boys
bry and parker at the bay, with downtown san diego in the back

he wanted more chocolate, not a picture
chad and megan harris
cool pic
my cute kids in their matching outfits :)
um..we forgot brys jammies, so she wore nash's lol

now for some random pics of our kids, not on the vacation.

the kids snuggle with me every morning and we watch cartoons.
playing together
he walks now!!!
party on brys bed

EASTER FUN

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

We had such a good Easter this year. We got to celebrate two different days with both Nate and I families. So that just means I got extra fat ;)

We started off with the Jensen family. We met at Jacob and Laurens house for a lunch date and a lil egg hunt fun. It was a good time! And we also got to see Bryant, Taryn and Emmy Mae!

all the jensen cousins

Then easter morning NASH was visited by the Easter Bunny. And yes, just Nash. BryLee was super naughty the night before and we told her the Easter Bunny wouldn't come if she wasn't a good girl. She didn't care. So Nate and I stuck to our guns and filled Nash's basket and not BryLees. I did feel really bad...so to make up for it we said you still have a chance all day to be a good girl and maybe he is still around and he will come and give you your basket. So she tried extra hard to be a good girl. So Nate took them down to the park and I hurried and filled her basket then headed down to the park to play with them. When we got back BryLee saw her filled basket and said "mommy the easter bunny came!!!" she was so happy!

bry watching him open his easter basket. notice her purple one is empty next to nash's
her classic disappointment face, she got an empty basket. so sad :(
Then after Naps and Conference (which I really enjoyed this year) we had the Miller family over to our house for a Mexican feast, egg hunt, and a pinata! We had a great time :) We did miss our parents/grandpa and grandma though, we wish they could have come to Mesa.

All the Miller Girls, minus brooke, charlotte, alyssa and kate.
learning patience.. before the egg hunt

tyler helped nash find eggs.. thanks ty!
all the miller grandkids, minus Brooke, charlotte and alyssa.

cant wait to start her in softball one day
the hyenas after their prey/candy

BryLee is 3

2010-03-23T21:18:00.000-07:00

We had a birthday party for BryLee on saturday. We had a great turn out, and had lots of fun! Thanks everyone for the best bday gifts a princess could ask for, and most of all for coming and being apart of her special day!

BryLee continues to amaze us each day. She may be sassy, and a lil difficult at times. But she is very smart, sweet, cute, and whitty. I guess the 'difficult' thing just comes with the age :/ She is curretly in dance at Dance Connection Two and has a recital in June. Also she has swim lessons this summer. Then we plan to put her in Soccor this fall, and also preSchool. PRESCOOl?? wait a sec.. she is still a baby. ok ok she isn't.. I need to get over the fact that she is growing up

On monday, her actual birthday she ended up being sick with her very first ear infection ever! And the Dr. pointed out it was a pretty nasty one too. Poor Birthday girl. So she spent the day watching Princes and the Frog. I must say, I like that movie. The music is great!

So all in all, Bry had a great 3rd birthday! Nate and I could agree, it really just makes life complete seeing your kids be happy and smile. I hope I can always make my kids happy, even when they are teenagers ;)

WE LOVE YOU BRY BRY

Nasher Basher

2010-03-23T21:09:00.000-07:00

Just some CUTE CUTE pics of my lil guy. He is growing too fast.

gonna get you.. peek a boo i see you!
get it, get it...
got it!!
now get me outta here
or i could just chill and be cute while you snap pictures
ok give me the camera already..

The Happiest Place On Earth

2010-02-26T10:25:00.000-08:00

We took BryLee to Disneyland! Although, we missed Nash..we had so much fun! The weather was perfect, and it rained the day we left. The lines weren't too bad, the wait was average 20 mintues. BryLee loved seeing the Princesses and the Mickey and Minnie characters. Its funny how she thinks they are real :) when Mickey and Minnie didn't talk to her at all, she said "mama, mickey is just shy, huh?". so funny! We had breakfast one morning with all the Princesses and BryLee was in heaven. She would get so excited when they would announce a Princess, and she paitently waited for them to come to our table to get a hug and a picture from them. She loved the Parades at Disneyland, and she Loved the rollercoaster in toon town. She was scared of the little rides like Snow White, and etc.. cause they are dark inside and the witches scare her. But she was a trooper and went on them anyways! Nate insisted we go on the Haunted Mansion.. she didn't open her eyes once. She is just like her mama..a big fat scardy cat. At California Adventures her favorite ride was the big huge ferris wheel that swings, and the Toy Story game/ride. She did NOT like the bugs life movie.. she kept saying "i have to get outta here"! with tears in her eyes :( By the time it was nighttime each night, BryLee would knock out on the way home, or right when we got back to our room. And we would all sleep in till like 10..it was a nice vacation!

We also got a chance to see Nates brother Bryant and his wife Taryn and their sweet lil baby girl Emmy Mae while we were there. They came and met us, and we went to dinner. It was good to see them!

A special thanks to my Mom for watching Nash the 3 days we were gone. He wasn't feeling well, so he wasn't super happy for her until the last day of course. Thanks mom for helping us out, it means a lot!

she fell asleep in the rain on the way home on the last night.. dunno why she has her teeth out like a rabbit

the princesses bed

yuck, i look so frumpy and pregnant :/

Nash's is 1..photo shoot

2010-02-15T21:10:00.000-08:00

My little stud muffin! He is just so cute in every picture, I had to share with all of you :) Even the ones where he is crying melt my heart to peices. I love my Nashy boy!

ENJOY....

*pictures done by Alissa Melody Photography.

Also, thought I'd share Nash's first words.. not the typical Mama or Dada.. his first words were Bubba and Lola. Guess I know who he loves the most..our dogs ;)

UNO

2010-02-08T13:38:00.000-08:00

Nash is 1!! First off here are his 12 month stats.

*Height- 31 inches 90%

*weight- 23.7 lbs 50-75%

*head- 47.8cm 90%

Some things he does:

*pulls up on to everything and walks along
*Scoots and crawls
*chews on his crib, just like big sister did
*eats just about anything we give him
*sings along, and mimiks sounds
*pulls anyones hair he can get his hands on
*loves to get into everything he shouldn't, including the toilet
*smiles a lot!
*loves to be held my mom
*sleeps 12-13 hrs a night, and takes 2 naps

On his actual birthday we just had a little cake for him at home, which we bought from coldstone, which was fantasic, and we sang to him and he gobbled it up! For his birthday we got him a little basketball toy that he loves!

singing along

Then on Saturday the 6th we had a birthday party for him at the park by our house. It turned out to be so much fun! We had a kickball game going on that the little kids loved. It was funny to see the little ones play, cause they didn't know how to run the bases. And the old ones that played outfield who threw the balls at the poor kids trying to run the bases!.. it was kind of funny. But nash was cheering them on! Nash loved all the attention he was getting that day, and he loves watching all the kids play..you can tell he just wants to get out there and play with them! Thank you everyone who came, and for all of his gifts... he loves each and every one of them.. and so does BryLee.. ya she thinks they are hers :/ Poor Nash has to fight for his toys.

he was even bathed afterwards ;) (dont worry that didn't go on for much longer than to take a picture)

Nash just recently got his pictures taken and they turned out so cute, I couldn't be happier. So I will post them once I get them!

BryLee was right...

2010-01-28T16:28:00.000-08:00

ITS A BOY! Mason Jensen (still no middle) will make his debut July 4th... well prob later than that since my babies are always late. BUT i'm hoping he comes then, what a fun bday to have! Here is some proof... baby Mase at his finest :)

I took the picture with my cell camera, so its a lil blurry, but can you see? some butt cheeks..and his you know who?? It's like he is sitting on the camera perfectly :) good boy for cooperating for mommy and Dr. Layton
Can you tell these lil Nuts are happy?
Or maybe its cause they are in the bath?..they LOVE Baths.

BryLee always said it was a baby boy, even though she dearly wanted a sister. So she gave her self a baby sister in her tummy? Nash will be so happy to have a lil bro to play with.

On another note.. me and a few good girl friends took our lil ones to Disney on Ice.. and they loved it! I'm so glad we went! Bry was glued the whole time.. she even belted out an Ariel solo for everyone. Good times.

All 3 cuties, Bry Peyton and Yazee. I could not get one with her looking at the camera.. she was glued to the Show
This is just getting us ready for Disneyland next month.. Bry enjoyed this so much I thought we'd take her before baby # 3 comes :)

And one more post i'm fitting into this same post was my bday part 2. dinner with friends.

dinner 1 was with Nates friends and their ho's..jk my lovely girly friends too! we went to Benihana and had a great time! I think you always have a good time at Benihana cause its so DANG good! We were gonna do a movie after.. but the Prego in me said "no way, its time for bed". so sorry to be a party pooper, but we went home. thanks for the yummy dinner everyone!

our lovely benihana picture.. haha good times!

Dinner 2 was with my dear friends Rhonda (whose bday we also were celebrating) and Lindsey, and their Pimps...ok their dear husbands. We went to Kona Grill and that was some good eats too! I can't believe how much Sushi we all ordered! Then a HUGE dessert. it was a brownie the size of a Brick..no joke. Good TIMES!

The silly boys.. you should have heard what they were talking about...
The girls
and that my friends, is the end of an ever SO LONG post!

Happy New Year, and a New Age to Me!

2010-01-07T09:06:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year everyone! I didn't think leaving 2009 was really going to be that wierd, until I had to write a few checks! Writing 2010 does not come all too natural! For some reason I keep writing 2006...hmmm...? Anyways, this year i've decided to try and work on things that will better myself spiritually and mentally (since physically i'm just destined to get fat for the next 6 months). Plus whenever I make a physical goal, like going to the gym..it lasts till about march or so :).

Yesterday was my 24th birthday, and it was a great one! It was beautiful outside, the kids were pretty good all day, I got a nap, I got a great bday gift, and I got to stuff my self silly at The Keg with my favorite man of all time, Nater! We were going to go to a movie too, but I am just tooo tired lately. Me and my full bellied self just wanted to go home and plop on my bed and watch a few of my DVR'd shows (modern family, the funniest show ever! and ugly betty!). So I did, and then we watched an episode on DVD of Arrested Developement (funny show also!) Nate got me an awesome gift.. he got me a new HD Video camera! so now all our homevideos will be in 1080p! woop woop! Too bad in 5 years it will be out dated. Thats the only bad thing about amazing technology..there is no keeping up!!! Thanks for the great bday! and thanks to Patrice for babysitting our kids so we can go out :)

heres to the New Years and my 24th Year of Life!

Look at this sweet paper nate had made to wrap my gift in!

it has all kids of pictures of us on it :)

my new camera!

For those who don't know about Nash's transportation and have never witnessed it.. well lets just say we call him scooter! He doesn't crawl..he scoots himself along on his butt. He pumps his legs and thrusts forward. It the funniest thing you will ever see! The kid has to have some strong legs and abs by now! Although, Nate and I have both seen him crawl like any other normal baby.. he prefers to scoot! I need to get a video up of it. But anywho, I always find him places he shouldn't be..mostly in our pantry knocking all the food of the shelves. And he shuts the door so I can't find him. He is going to be a naughty boy when he can walk!

dont mind the messy pantry... i know i need to re organize!

CAUGHT RED HANDED FACE

July 4th 2010...

2009-12-15T19:57:00.000-08:00

Last year on the 4th Of July, Nate and I decided we would go to our favorite place ever, Coronado, Ca, and celebrate the 4th there to watch the firework show on San Diego Bay. We go atleast once a year to Coronado, cause We LOVE IT there, and we thought this would be perfect because Nash would be a little older, Bry actually enjoys the fireworks now, and the water at the beach would be a little warmer to swim in! Sounds great right...?

Well instead, It will be more like this....

Yup... Nash will be a big brother!

Baby Jensen #3 due July 4th

Stay Tuned....

tis the season...

2009-12-07T11:40:00.000-08:00

Linds and I went to San Tan mall to do a lil Christmas shopping with a friend and to let our kids play..and well.. bry decided to pee her pants. SO i had to buy her some sweats from childrens place.. i was not going home after driving all that way! Then I noticed the Santa line was really short (when does this happen?..never!) So we decided to get the kids to sit on his lap and take some pictures. Why did Bry have to pee her pants and ruin her cute outfit? not she looks like a bum for santa pics..oh well she is still cute to me :) so here are those pics

i know they are sideways...oh well. i'm lazy.

my cute kids at the temple

Nate and I went to my work party for Cosmos Salon..its always a good time! Im so lucky to work with a bunch of fun girls! And my bosses/owners are pretty cool themselves :) Its always good eats and fun games and dancing. I don't have pics yet..but i will post those later!

Nashers 9 Mo. Stats

2009-11-05T20:16:00.000-08:00

Today we went to the Dr.s for N's 9 months stats. We also go two shots :( But... HE DIDN'T cry! and BryLee got a flu shot.. and she didn't cry either! my brave kiddos :) ANYWAYS... here are his stats

Height-29 3/4 in. 95%

Weight- 20.2 lbs 50%

Head- 46 3/4 90%

He's tall and skinny with a big head. go figure :/

BUT we LOVE him so so so so much. And He is SO SO SO cute :)

A Halloween never to forget..

2009-11-02T10:05:00.000-08:00

This Halloween was especially special this year. We started out the day at my Aunt Cathy's funeral. It was the most lovely funeral i've been to. I felt the spirit so stong there and everyone else in that chapel did too. Her family made it so special. You could only feel the love that everyone had for Cathy. She was such a great mom, wife and grandma. She will be missed. But she is in a place of no pain or suffering anymore, and she is so happy right now. I know that she is with her family always. She was truly a special person and she will never be forgotten. my thoughts and prayers continue to go out to the Haugh Family for peace and comfort.

We then headed home to get the kids down for naps. BryLee got maybe and hour nap..which works I guess. We woke them up and headed for my sister Jaime's In laws nieghborhood. They have food and everything set up. So we fuel up on hotdogs and chili then head off into the nieghborhood to get some candy! It was fun for the kids.. they had a good time!

When we got home I kept the lights off cause I didn't buy any candy for trick or treaters cause i didn't think we'd be home till late. But sure enought they still knocked on my door. 8 of them! so i took BryLee's candy out of her own stash and gave it out to the kids. SSSHHHH she'll never know. Plus, she does not need all that candy!

E-I-G-H-T!!

2009-10-12T09:29:00.000-07:00

Totally missed Nash's 8 month post.. but its never to late to write it down! He turned 8 months on Oct 4th. He has the most energy out of any baby I have ever seen! He is always moving whether it be his arm and legs are flying all over the place or jumping up in his exersaucer or rolling and rolling on the ground. He isn't crawling yet.. just scoots to get around and rolls to anything he wants. I don't think he really has any desire to crawl...FINE BY ME! With BryLee I wanted her to crawl and walk fast, but I have learned my lesson to not make them grow up too fast :) Bry crawled at 6 months though.. so he is 2 months behind! But I know it wont be long till he is chasing her to get his toy back that she took from him, and probably hit him with :) Nash is the SWEETEST boy ever. Here are some stats-

-19lbs

-sleeps from 9 to 9

-4 teeth, 2 top 2 bottom

-eats like a mad man... 5-8 cans of food, and 32 oz of formula, and loves puffs and fishies.

-naps 2-3 times a day.. (i see him for like 5 hours a day cause he sleeps so much)

-smiles non stop! only cries when he is tired, hungry, or poopy ;)

-still has the funniest laugh ever

-loves tv!! especially yo gabba gabba

*he is such a special boy and he is very loved! just stop growing SO fast!!!

Bry would feel left out if I didn't post a pic of her. She is the same ol Diva she has been for the last year. We love her, but she is SOO much work! haha. But she is such a beautiful girl! we love her wonderful sense of style and her sassy but sweet at the same time charm.

what she is up too-

-knows abc's

-knows all her colors

-can count to 20 with a lil help after 15.

-has the most creative imagination! she turns her biten into sandwiches into a boat. she turns her dress fabric into bunny ears.. and she draws to lines to make a slide and makes her pencil slide down it.

-getting better with potty training. she is usually 100% with me, but if she is at someone else's house or has friends over..sometimes she forgets to tell me. But that will come with time!

-loves playing hide and seek

-always wants to play kitchen and 'go shopping' (grandma j's game)

-she sings at the top of her lungs (which unfortunetly isn't very good) and she dances and dances around the house all day long. and pounds on the piano at any given chance.

-she has to sing three songs before bed..usually sunbeeps (sunbeams), tomorrow i'll love ya, and itsy bitsy spider.

- she loves nursery!!!

PRAYERS NEEDED: PASS IT ON!!

2009-10-10T14:58:00.000-07:00

MY DEAR FRIEND AND HER FAMILY ARE IN NEED OF PRAYERS AT THIS TIME.

you may know her from: 'Its A Love Story

Mr. C is currently in the ICU and this is SO scary for anyone! Alex is my dear friend since I was 2. And I know if I were in her exact position she would be writing this post as well.

I love you Alex! Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family

HAPPY BDAY HONIES!

2009-09-24T16:10:00.000-07:00

Nate has been alive for 28 YEARS! And I am so glad I have gotten to spend the last 4 with him :) He has been my best friend and we have been pretty much inseperable since we first met! He still makes me laugh and smile. I really do appreciate him in many many ways. He works hard at work, and still makes plenty of time for his family. I know he will be so involved in his kids lives and I can't wait for him to coach Nash's Basketball teams, and he will be at every dance recital of BryLees (or which ever activity they choose to do ;) ). Thanks Nate for being such a good Husband and Father! And we Hope you have the best day you could possibly have for your Birthday. Love you!

sunglasses he wanted..lookin good honey!

his new Zune HD Touch.. i need one now.. its amazing

a special thanks to patrice for making her world famous home made pizzas! and for the yummy browie and ice cream! and especially watching the kids for us so we could to the movies! thanks again!!!

ALOHA!

2009-09-09T21:04:00.000-07:00

Nate and I just got back from a 9 day stay in Maui! it was amazing to say the least :) We missed out kids like crazy..but we enjoyed every minute of that hawaiian air. The weather behaved the whole time and was sunny and warm..but not too warm..just perfect. We stayed right on kaanapali beach in Lahaina. I loved the pool at our resort, and the beach was so nice. Its weird to be in the ocean water that you can see your foot at the bottom. The water is so clear blue its crazy! We snorkeled a few different places, but our favorite was right out side our hotel called Black Rock. We saw lots of Turtles and Lots of Manta Ray.. lets just say they were cool from a far.. when they got close I swam like i've never swam before.. strait to shore! of course Nate stayed to take pics. The Things are HUGE!!! They can be up to 3000 lbs and their wing span can be 20-25ft long. I don't think these guys were quite that large..but they were still ginormas!The first time we saw them they were at the very bottom skimming the sand. The 2nd time, my goggles were kind of foggy so i couldn't see super well.. i looked in the distance to see this mysterous black object gliding at me.. sure enough 4 of them at eye level. Never been so scared in my life. I know they are harmless.. but still COME ON! That was my last time out to snorkel. We also got to enjoy Parasailing. That was a lot of fun! we were up about 500 ft above the water. Its so peaceful up there.. all you hear is the wind, and you can see through the blue blue water. It was so pretty. We also went Ziplining in Phiiolo.. that was fun too! the 1st zipline i wasn't scared.. the rest.. i totally was. i dunno why i always 2nd guess before I go.. is my chain gonna come undone, is my harnest gonna snap? I have never been like this in my life! i'm usually the one saying LETS DO IT!! maybe its the MOM in me? who knows? Needless to say.. we both gained about 6 lbs while there.. we didn't skim on food one bit. It was fun to try all the different restraunts. Most were delicious! We got to go to the Old Lahiana Luau which was really cool. Minus the PIGS they cooked in the ground and showed us before they shredded it for dinner. Not in my menu after that. Poor Pigs.

Our flight home was a nightmare. We left at 1030 pm (130 am az time) got in at 730 am. Neither of us slept.. is it just me or do airplanes have WAY less room then they used too?? Neither of our legs fit right, and you can't even rest your head on the tray anymore.. its too small! not to mention Nate had to sit by a big samoan woman.. nicest lady ever.. but lets just say he didn't have an arm rest the whole flight. Right when we got home, Nash woke up, then Bry. Luckily a miracle.. they both took a 3 hr nap!! so we took a snoozer.

A special thanks to Patrice, Jaime and Scott, and My mom and Dad for watching the kids while we were gone! The kids didn't even miss us. All BryLee cared about were the gifts we brought home :/ oh well I think I remember waiting till my parents got home for those gifts too! :) Enjoy some of the pics! Sorry to ramble.

snorkeling Molokini..its that lil island you see in the back

can't even see the end point! ziplining

Black Rock ceremony every night at sunset

our resort
Old Lahaina Luau

our view from the room!
Front St.

kaanapali beach Nate jumping off Black Rock

This was the best snorkeling we did right at black rock.. turtles live right there on the rocks!

Parasailing

this concludes our pictures :) of course I have a TON more.. but these were some of our favorites!

Buddy Buddy is 6 months!

2009-08-05T21:54:00.000-07:00

Nash is now 6 months! where did the time go?? He is eating all new kinds of food, and he can't get enough! BryLee was rather picky..and she still is :/ I hope this good eater sticks! We went to the dr and had his check up.

Weight - 17.2 lbs 50%
Height - 27.5 oz 75%-90%
Head - 45 cm 75%-90%

So He is a growing boy! atleast he isn't in the 25% for his weight and 90% for height.. he is evening out a bit!

I recently tried to take him off his Prevacid for his acid reflux but no such luck.. he cries and cries. his poor belly :/ So we are back on the meds and we are sticking to it for awhile longer till it goes away.. hopefully soon!

He is sitting up like a big boy now, and he loves it! He has the occasional fall over when he clunks pretty hard.. good thing for carpet!

He is cooing and gooing all the time, and he has the BEST laugh ever..its hilarious! its not even a laugh, its more like a kkkkkkkkkkgggggkkkkk. I can't describe it haha.

We Love our Nasher Basher!

ps. yes his eyes are always that big ;) i wonder if he has a headache all the time? hhmmm??

Alyssa Miller

2009-07-16T10:30:00.000-07:00

yes thats right, I have a new Niece! this makes #23 nieces and nephews for me! how do I keep up? We Went and saw little Alyssa last night and she is ADORABLE! She was born July 15th, and she was 6 lbs 4 oz! congrats to Logan and Natalie, its girl #3 for them!

The 4th

2009-07-07T11:56:00.000-07:00

We had such a good 4th of July this year! We celebrated the day by sleeping in till 10..yes all of us! Then I cooked the food for our later bbque at my mom and dads while Nate and BryLee were outside doing yard work. BryLee loves to water the flowers..everyday she asks to make the flowers grow :) We then took naps, then woke up and went to my parents (even though they weren't here). We swam and ate some yummy yummy food! Why is Swimming and Bbquing so fun?..and it just seems so appropriate to celebrate America's Birthday by doing those very things! We had a blast with our own little firework show this year...we got some really cool fireworks from a friend of nates, thanks chris! We were surprised when we lit some of them off how big they really were haha! we had to run back into the house real quick after a few just incase someone wanted to yell at us ;)

Not only was it Americas bday, it was Nash's 5 month bday! Nash continues to make us smile and laugh everyday. He is always SO happy now.He has 1 tooth, with another about to poke through. He loves to stand up or sit up all the time. I have a feeling this lil guy is going to walk early..he's got some strong ol legs already! He is eating foods, rolling over, and grabbing at everything he can get his hands on! I forgot that I have to keep certain things outta babies reach now! What a fun little boy he is going to be. He is Sleeping from about 9-7 then goes back to bed till 10. He naps 3 times a day about 2 hours each. He loves to watch his sister BryLee sing and Dance..as long as she doesn't get too close or yell too loud ;) that scares him a bit haha. He loves baths, that can turn his bad mood into a good one! He loves sitting outside, and going on walks. We love this little guy and are so glad he was sent to us as parents. We love you lil Nashers :)

BryLees Dance Recital, and Nash's First Foods!

2009-06-17T11:33:00.000-07:00

ok So lil miss Bry had her dance recital and guess what...SHE DID AWESOME! she danced the whole thing and was so stinkin cute! she even clapped at the end, instead of holding her pose :) I only could record her Dance rehersal so i'll have to post that, she had a little trouble keeping her hat on, but that made it so cute! We are so proud of her, and I can't wait till next years recital to see her shine again!

Next lil Nashers is now eating rice cereal! I don't think he really likes it much, but it is different than the same ol Formula so I think he'll deal ;) Nash is just such a joy to have. He was really hard as an infant, but now that he is getting older he is so much more happy and fun! He is gettin his little personality. He is always smiling now, I love it! He still has a little bit of tummy issues but we are seeing improvements! He is down to just prevacid and is off the Zanac! woo hoo! one less perscription to fill. Anyways here are some adorable pics of him eating his first solid food :)

We went to Tyler and Tysons 1st bday party and had a blast! Thanks carol and Jared for the yummy food and fun times for the kids! Here are a cute pics of my kids there.. Bry enjoyed the snow cones a lil too much, and Nash loved my sucker! haha!

blog? what blog?

2009-06-07T22:02:00.000-07:00

ok its been a month since i've posted a blog.. i'm so bad! Well it doensn't feel like I have a spare moment these days! and if I do..I want to just lay down and nap. I love Naps :) Anyways...We got to go on a lil vacation to Coronado Island..we try to go once a year. Its a short drive to San Diego and it has its nice beaches that are not crowded. Its the cutest little beach town and its filled with families. We <3 Coronado! We went with the Harris Family and they have a son who is around BryLees age, so that made it fun! We took them to San Diego Zoo and to the beach. It was mostly cold and cloudy when we were there..but that didn't stop Bry from wanting to get in that freezing cold water! she is crazy. Nash did good and learned to fall asleep on his own in the car seat or stroller where ever we were. He was an angel! It was kind of annoying feeding him because we can only drink the Pre-Mixed formula and so I had to carry a cooler around to keep it cold, then I had to find a microwave or coffee water to warm his bottles. But...he is so cute, so its ok :)

Just lately it seems he has snapped out of his colic..and his acid reflux seems to be under control now. yay! He is such a happy boy and smiles alot! He needs alittle help in the sleeping department, but that will come with time :/ He slept so good in Cali, but when we got home he started waking up every hour or two in the night..its gotten a little beter since, he wakes up 2 times now. i want to get back to his 9-6 then 6-9! it was heavenly :) We just had his 4month check up and he weighed 14.5 lbs and was 25-50% for his weight. He was 26.5 inches long which is 90% and his head was 50%. So he is long and skinny..totally opposite of bry..bry was always 90% for weight and height...and still is! Well considering both his parents have chicken legs.. I think he is doomed! haha. Here are some pics from Cali!

sleepin on the beach
Crazy girl jumpin in the water! thank goodness daddy will take her, too cold for momma!

Parker and BryLee at the zoo

not happy

chillin the last night there, outside our hotel was San Diego Bay..its so pretty!

Zonked..all 3 of them!

see..my happy nashers!

Bry in one of her Dance recital costumes
another

at dance class

at the oh so dreadful swim lessons! Now she is a fish!

Until next time....

Mothers day

2009-05-10T10:34:00.000-07:00

First off i'd like to say Happy mothers day to all the moms, and especially to my mom...she is best and i couldn't ask for a better momma :)

My Mothers day celebrations started at 5:00 on saturday night, Bart and Jackie came over and watched the kids, and Nate took me to my favorite place Cheesecake factory. It was scrumptious! Then at the dinner table he suprised me with a little BLUE BOX :) I opened it and found the cutest necklace ever!! I love it honey, thank you! The note that went with is was also very sweet :)

After dinner I returned home to my sweet kids.

oh you know, just bry pushing him around in her baby stroller (with my help of course) but he doesn't seem to mind!

I put Nash to sleep real quick, then I changed and I was out the door ASAP so I could go down to the Mayo clinic and see my good friend CORY LUCAS. My sister Jaime and her husband (Corys brother) were staying with him for the night so I thought i'd go down a pay a visit. When I got there Cory was asleep so me and Scott (they only allow 2 visitors at a time, so jaime was in the waiting area) just whispered and talked cause we didn't want to wake him. All the sudden I saw Corys eyes open and I told Scott he was awake. Cory started moving his arm and scott said that was his way of telling him to come to him. So Scott went over to Cory and told Cory he was here with him for the night, and he also told him that Jenn was here. He looked toward me with his eyes, and I could tell he wa trying SO HARD to focus. He tried to talk to Scott, but nothing would come out. He started moving his right arm again so Scott told me to stand up so Cory could see me. Scott said, its Jenn Miller. Then Cory nodded his head and tried to talk again.. He was still trying so hard to focus with his eyes. Then Scott told him he needed to rest and that he'd be back in the morning and they could talk then. Cory just turned his head looked at the clock and feel back asleep. He was awoke one more time about 20 min later and wanted to talk to Scott again. Silly Cory, always trying to be social :) Scott told him to go back to bed again and reasured him he'd be back in the AM. It was 1100 when visitng hours end so Me Jaime and Scott sat in the waiting area for a good half hour and talked. then it got late so we left. I am so glad I got to go see Cory, and I hope he knows how much we care about him! We are praying daily for him and his family. That was the end of my night.

This morning Nate got up with Nash to feed and etc..and we all slept in till 9 am which was so nice! I got to eat some Cheesecake for breatfast, and Nate made BryLee her breakfast so I didn't have to. Thanks nate for spoiling me rotten and helping my day to be nice and relaxing :) I love you so much!

So pretty much my best mothers day yet!

Love and Prayers is all you need

2009-05-07T13:34:00.000-07:00

I feel like the more I ask, the better things will turn out.

Please keep Cory Lucas and family in your prayers. We need faith, love and support from all his loved ones

heres a link to keep you informed http://coryvincent.blogspot.com/

Hang in there COR we LOVE YOU!