Zachary Gets Stuck

We're not sure what happened, but somehow Zachary got himself stuck between the bars on the back of the chair he was suppose to be sitting on.

He kept trying to pull his head out of the chair - but it just wouldn't fit.


Good thing that Daddy was there! Danny helped him crawl back through the way he had originally gone.

Christmas Eve Dinner

We hosted the Jensen Christmas Eve party at our house this year. Mike's parents and all of his siblings and their families were able to come except for Leslie who is living in Kansas. We had a big and very delicious dinner with the standard ham, turkey, potatoes, rolls and all the trimmings. There were 22 of us total. We ate in the basement since that is where we have the most open space.



The kids (minus Kenneth) get to all sit at the "big" table. We have a tall table downstairs that we use as a game table - the kids like to eat at it because it is tall and all 7 kids can sit at the table together.

Rose Loses Her First Tooth

Rose was so excited to show everyone that she lost her first tooth - as soon as she got to our house she had to show everyone she saw!!!

Sledding on Christmas Eve

We have a "park" kitty corner from our house. It is basically a big pit that has not been developed yet. The developers donated the land, but the city has not developed the area yet because of petty stuff.....however, it works out really well for the neighborhood kids to use as a sled hill. They just have to dodge all of the weeds still sticking up. It has snowed on and off all week and we actually have a snow base now. It snowed last night and has been snowing most of the morning - so Kenneth and Emily took advantage of the new snow and went sledding.

Christmas Decorations

I love to decorate the house for Christmas. We have had the same tree and decorations for 13 years now. However, I think that it is time to retire this tree since some of the branches are falling apart.

This shot is from the front door. I love the vaulted ceilings - they really open up the living space. I also love to collect snowmen - that is what a lot of our decorations are.

I decided to venture out of my comfort zone and create this wreath last year - it is really large and fits nicely above the staircase. My mom did a fantastic job making the bow. I simply picked out the ribbon and she did the rest.

A close up shot of the wreath above the stairs.

Kenneth's New Adventure

Kenneth has decided that he wants to participate in a triathlon - the Idaho Falls Aquatic Center is sponsoring one on August 11th. He has to swim 2 laps, run 1/2 mile, and then do an obstacle course on his bike. He has been "training" for the past several days by running in the neighborhood or at Rigby Lake. He can run a half mile in about 5 minutes without stopping - he is improving everyday. He needs the most help on his swimming, so he starts swim lessons tomorrow afternoon. He is in a stroke class where he will learn 4 different strokes - I hope that prepares him enough. If anybody wants to come see him it will be Saturday, Aug 11th at 8am in Idaho Falls. I will post pictures after the big day.

Family Pictures

This is my favorite picture that we took last week at the gardens at BYU-I. Mike and Kenneth spend so much time together that this just seemed like a natural event for them.