Supporting the Stars

Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending my nephews last soccer game of the season and then my nieces dance recital before her summer break. Spencer did great in the game and is much more aggressive then he was last season he played. He is also much faster and I was proud of him. Here is two of his great kicks! He's on the far left in both photos. Check the tongue action! He's done that since he was little and also does that when he draws or is concentrating. So cute.

We then went to the dance recital. Unfortunately I missed Kas' first dance because I made a stop at The Craft Warehouse before but I did see the second one. She was so cute in her pink tutu. I was irritated because I couldn't see her past the man pony tail so it's in most of the photos! Oh well, she's still cute.

Spencer stayed with me after his game because he was spending the night. My mom and dad were going to Lucky 13 for pizza so we all tagged along, including my sister's family and her in-laws. It was such a beautiful day and my fair skin left me with burned arms! After pizza I took Spencer and Flower to Baskin Robbins for a treat. Flower has had her share of ice cream but this was the first time she had her very own ice cream in a cone! I couldn't decide on just one photo so here's several.

After some good licks she made the 'cold' face!

We stayed longer then we anticipated because we were really enjoying ourselves. Flower met the cutest little girl named Precious and they were fast friends. She shared her ice cream and everything. It was a fun crowd.

I also got some sad news from the owners but that is a story for another day. Let's just say Baskin Robbins is on my crap list!

First Impressions

Our friends Jen and Cliff gave us an amazing gift for the baby shower, a gift certificate to get Flower's hand molds done. After putting some thought into it, we decided to wait until her 2nd Birthday to get the mold for one main reason. If we have more kids, we want the molds done at similar ages or times. If we birth a child or adopt one younger then 2, we will wait until their 2nd Birthday as well. If the child is older then 2, we will get it done on their first Birthday celebrated with us, as we did Flower. We also looked through the pamphlet that accompanied the gift certificate and fell in love with the idea of a family mold. We really liked the hands holding the Iron Rod. We went on April 18th and got it back a week ago. So....Here it is.

The little plaque on the front that you can't see says, 'Jensen Family 2007...HOLD ON!' The guy that made them said everybody gets 'Hold to the Iron Rod' and asked if that's what we wanted. We said no, we wanted something a little more original with more meaning to us. We picked that for two reasons. One, it can be said like your about to ride a roller coaster because life is just one big roller coaster. Two, we both love the song Everybody Hurts by R.E.M, and Hold On is repeated throughout that song. Basically there are going to be really tough times in life and you just have to Hold On! We completely love the impressions and think they turned out fabulous! The detail is just amazing!

Thursday in the Park

We took a break from the daily grind to meet Sara and her adorable kids in the park again. It's Liam's last soccer practice, therefore, the last Thursday they'll be there so we didn't want to miss it! It was the first time KG and I went to together too so that was enjoyable.

I enjoyed conversation with Sara while KG chased Flower around.

After the park we went to Mongolian BBQ for dinner. We convinced Sara to come with us. I was very impressed with how well all the kids did! Having that many kids at a table with only 3 adults usually leads to chaos in our experience. They were all so well behaved. There was the occasional burp but I think KG encouraged that along. Flower also ate well which she doesn't normally do with other kids around. We had a great time!