Happy Birthday, Dad!

Happy Birthday! I hope that you can have a relaxing day, and have lots of fun! My dad is great, and we miss him a lot! The kids really want to see Pa! Every time we watch The Nightmare Before Christmas, Noah tells that Pa likes it. Now Macie is catching on. It's funny. We are so grateful for Pa and everything that he does for us and our whole family. Just a year ago he was getting ready to come home from Naval service in Kuwait. No one wanted him to go...it was a hard time for everyone. But he was dedicated to his country, and served willingly. He's my hero. We love him so much and can't wait to see him again! Happy Birthday, Dad. Enjoy the cake.

 

Disneyland fun!

It wouldn't have been a complete Jensen vacation without a trip to Disneyland! But, after this trip, Erin told me she's done with it! We thought it would be something that the kids would really enjoy and everything. Well, Noah has decided that rides are scary. I don't know what happened. I'm hoping it's a phase. He's been going on all of the big rides for a while now, and all of the sudden doesn't want to ride them. He likes them once he's on them, it's weird. I think that someone told him that they were scary, and now he thinks they are, because he was always fine before. Oh well. But we did have lots of fun. Despite the 97 degree heat and the crowds! Macie wore her Alice in Wonderland shirt with a black bow in her hair to look like Alice, and we saw her. She was pretty excited. It was the first character that she has ever gotten her picture taken with by herself. It was quite a momentous occasion! And she got to ride her favorite ride...the carousel. She talks about riding the horsies all of the time! She loves it! Noah likes to ride on the Winnie the Pooh ride, but I think he all time favorite is Star Tours. He's a big fan. We do always have fun at Disneyland, but I'm afraid we won't be going again for a little while, so it was fun to have one last trip there. It's pretty uncomfortable being so pregnant and things. And we'll see when we take the baby for his first trip!

 

Beverly Hills

The last time Erin came to visit, I took her to Sprinkles in Beverly Hills. They have very yummy cupcakes, and lots of different flavors. We always seem to go on Monday though, so we never get to try all of the flavors.

They were pretty good. We enjoyed our huge cupcakes, and bought a dozen this time to extend the goodness!



And then to top off our cupcakes, we stopped at PinkBerry. It wasn't a TOTAL fat kid day, PinkBerry is frozen yogurt...kind of healthy, right?


We had quite the day in Beverly Hills. It was fun. We even went shopping...and could afford to even buy something! It was only at Gymboree, but hey, it was still in Beverly Hills!

Surprise!

My sister Erin came down from Boise to visit. A friend of hers was moving down to Southern California, and invited her to come along for the ride. She decided for sure to come on Tuesday, and she got here Saturday afternoon. I didn't tell Noah, I wanted him to be surprised. And just the day before she got here, Noah asked when she was coming to his house. He loves his Aunt Erin! He was pretty excited to see her. we drove a little ways to get her, and ate dinner, and then made the 3 hour trek back home. We were glad she was able to come and see us!

Blogger Slump

It's been so long since I've blogged. I'm was a bit of a blogger's slump. I didn't know what to blog about. I had a lot of things going on, so it wasn't like my life was too boring. I just don't know what it was. But, don't you worry. I'm back...I think may post a few today, aren't you excited?

29 weeks.

At the first of my pregnancy I wanted to take picture every Sunday. Yeah, so I've taken like 5. It didn't work as planned. But, I've had a couple requests for the pregnant belly. I feel like I'm huge and can't grow anymore. I don't know where else I could grow, really. The pictures are at an angle, so you don't see the whole belly. If I were to have turned totally to the side, you could have gotten the real view! I've had many many people ask if I was due any day. When I tell them I'm not due until December, they usually get embarrassed, and are shocked. They're eyes get big, and they apologize...yeah...I am that uncomfortable. Yes, I am huge. My sister is due just two weeks after me. She barely even looks pregnant! Oh, the joys of pregnancy. It's just different for everyone, right?! But, the good news, I have only 11 weeks left, and I'm hoping he'll be early. I'm thinking like around our Anniversary, November 28th. That's only 12 days early...that's not bad. Macie was induced two weeks early, and she was healthy 8 pounds 1 ounce...I'll probably be okay! But, I'm getting down to the end, so here's to hoping that it goes by fast!!

Wordle

I found this on Jenny's blog. I thought it was cool! You can go here
to make your own little word bubble thing. I think I may become addicted! These are the most used words on my blog. Some are kind of random, and I don't really think I used them all that much...maybe I don't have much variety of words.

The Polka Dot Party

Macie had quite the day! We rushed around all morning trying to get all the stuff we needed for the cupcakes and carrot cake...and I'll blame it on pregnancy, but I kept forgetting things, and having to go back to the store. I was a basket case by the end of the day! But, Macie carried her Princess purse around all day long. It was so funny, I guess it was a good buy! We would say Happy Birthday to her, and she loved it and would keep saying, "Again?" So, Noah and I sang to her ALL day long, as she just sat and smiled, loving every minute of it. We picked up Adam's parents at the airport at 4, and then the party could start!

I finally go the cupcakes and cake done. Don't look too closely at the cake. It could have looked better if my frosting didn't melt as I was putting it on, but oh well...you just eat it right? I was super excited about her party. I got this wonderful idea for a polka dot party. My inspiration was the cake plate. I got it at Target for like 2 bucks after Easter, on clearance like 75% off. I had a tiered cupcake thing, too...that was only like a dollar, but the cupcakes didn't fit on it...maybe next year. But, the polka dot ideas were so fun...and easy.


We had little pizzas for dinner, with olives and pepperoni (yes...everything was round!) And we had split pea soup with pink polka dots in it. Her "life colors" are pink and green...most everything she has are these colors. So we had to continue with her theme. I used to pea soup, which is pretty good...I hadn't ever eaten it before...but I used it because of the color. And then I dyed some sour cream, and dropped it in like polka dots. And then we had the carrot cake and cupcakes. We should have invited more people to the party...we have A LOT of leftovers. We won't have to worry about desserts all week long!

Macie opened all of her presents, and the pictures just don't do it justice. She was SO excited about her baby and the stroller. She LOVES babies, and this baby even came with a pet cow, her favorite animal. Yes... a "pet" cow. Don't ask. She wasn't so thrilled about the dolly that Mommy made her. It doesn't have eyes yet, maybe that was why...she just looked at it like it was the strangest thing she had ever seen! Oh well. Maybe with time. Thank you to all of the grandparents, aunts and uncles for the cards and gifts...she loves them. She carried the cards around in her purse all day, and would look at them quite often. She's a funny girl.


She's growing up so fast. I can't believe it! And in a few months, Noah will be 4! Holy Cow! They can't stay babies forever. That reminds of this song. It's a country song...sorry, but it's a good song. It's called "Let them be little." The first time I heard it, I think I was pregnant with Macie, and I took my mom to a Mother's Week thing...and I just bawled. I realized that Noah wouldn't be little forever. it's a good song. Even if you don't like country, you should still listen to it!

Happy Happy Birthday, Macie dear...

I cannot believe that Macie is 2! My baby is already 2?! She has changed so much of the past two years, and is definately a 2 year old! I couldn't pick just a few pictures of her...there were too many really cute ones! She's just a really cute girl, what can I say? We love having Macie in our lives. She really keeps us laughing, she is quite the ham. If Noah is laughing and having fun, Macie is satisfied. She loves her big brother. They are so funny, they play really well, but still fight like mad! They're siblings...I guess it's expected! But, I really can't imagine life without Macie. Two years ago today...about right now actually, I went in to get induced. She was 2 weeks early, but we were moving, so it had to happen. Everything went smoothly. I pushed through one contraction and she was here! The day before I had her, I had an ultrasound to see if everything was good to go, and the doctor told me that she was going to be a little baby. He encouraged me to bring preemie sized clothes, because she was barely going to be 5 pounds. So, I expected a little teeny tiny baby, and our came Macie...all 8 pounds 1 ounce of her! She wasn't so little after all. I wouldn't change that day for anything. I love her more every day. Some days are a challenge, but then she looks at me with her huge gorgeous blue yes, and then everything is okay. And she knows this. She knows that Mommy and Daddy are wrapped around her little finger! Macie is great. I hope she has a great second birthday!



WE LOVE YOU MACIE! HAVE A FUN DAY, TODAY!!


(this is Noah's thank you for the puppy and Hello Kitty presents!)


(we're having a polka dot themed party this evening...I'm excited for the decorations, so check back later for more pictures!!Ü)

Cookie?

Adam made cookies last night. He LOVES making cookies. He found this recipe, and it's actually really good. If you can get Adam to actually make the cookies and not just eat the dough, it has to be a REALLY good recipe!

Every morning, he wakes up at 5:30 to get ready for work. This morning, he woke up, and immediately went downstairs. I was already awake, because when I'm pregnant, I rarely sleep. And today I was stressing out about everything that I need to get done today, with Adam's parents coming, and Macie's birthday, and cleaning the house, and the list goes on. So, I was wondering why Adam went downstairs first instead of showering and stuff, like he always does. Well, I should have known my husband. He was getting a cookie, of course. He brought one for me, but it was 5:30 in the morning...I didn't need a cookie! But since I was awake, and they are pretty good cookies, I ate it.

Adam got out of the shower and came into our room, and asked if I wanted another cookie. Out of no where, Macie (who was sleeping in our bed, because both kids eventually end up in our bed throughout the night.) sits up, adjusts her eyes, and says, "Cookie?" She was completely knocked out asleep before she heard the word, but as soon as Adam said cookie, she instantly woke up. She's DEFINITELY Adam's daughter, that's for sure!

So, it is 7:10 AM, I've unloaded the dishwasher, loaded it, cleaned out the fridge (we aren't so much leftover people...it was gross.), swept, mopped, and now I'm going to work on the laundry. Yeah...all by 7:15. Shouldn't I still be sleeping? If cookies are involved, I guess not.