Life at home

Mikayla came in to the living room today dressed like this. She is in her pj's, princess shoes, snow cap and coat. I asked her where she was going and she said "bye bye". Then she mounted her rocking horse and started rocking. It was so darn cute. She really is starting to talk quite a bit now. She tries to put sentences together in her own way. She is absolutely adorable! I took this picture of Brayson in his swing. All I have to say is thank goodness for swings. Little Brayson does not like to be put down. A lot of time the swing is my only time to get a little break throughout the day. But, of course, he does get held most of the time because he is so darn cute and he still has the baby (can't resist)smell. I have such cute kids!

Brayson is starting to smile

Little Brayson has been smiling for quite a while now, but the smiles are far and in between. I was finally able to catch a couple with the camera. He is quite a cute baby, but he does require quite a bit of attention. He also likes to eat it seems like all the time, but he is growing and that's what matters.

Hey Gramps!

Grandpa Hale came over the other night. I was in washing the dishes and when I walked into the living room he had Brayson in one hand and Mikayla in the other. Mikayla had given Grandpa a book and he was reading it to her. What a great Grandpa he is. Mikayla loves "umpa" and is always excited when he comes over. We love you Grandpa!

And the fun begins

We are used to, in our family, Wes throwing the kids in the air at a very early age. It is quite scary when they are so young, but they seem to like it. So here Brayson is being thrown up in the air. He is 7 weeks old now and is 10 pounds and 13ounces. He still gets up every 3-4 hours even at night, but we are more used to it now. He has started to smile occasionally and I heard him laugh once. What a cute baby!

Brayson is 1 month old

Brayson is now 1 month old. He is getting bigger every day. Colten and I weighed him the other day and he is now over 8 pounds. He is a pretty good baby except for the occasional bad night where he is up 3 or 4 times. He is pretty content most of the time. Well I guess he still spends most of his time eating or sleeping and we would all be content if thats all we did. We love you Brayson!

Happy Birthday Colten!

Happy Birthday Colten! 11 years ago today Colten joined the Hale family. Colten has been such a wonderful blessing in our lives. He is such a good person and is very caring and thoughtful of others. He is getting so big and is only about a head shorter than me. He is also such a great big brother! You can tell he loves Mikayla and Brayson so much. He plays with Mikayla constantly and she loves "Co Co". He also will pick up Brayson and dance with him in the living room. Colten thanks for being such a wonderful addition to our family. We love you so much!

Congratulations Colten!

Congratulations Colten! Colten got 2nd at the ward pinewood derby for the 2nd year in a row. The amazing part is that Wes and Colten only made, painted and perfected the car the night before the race in about 3 hours. Pretty darn cool. You both did a great job!

Brayson's getting bigger

Little Brayson is 3 weeks old now. He is around 7 pounds and getting bigger every day. Little Mikayla loves her brother. She is constantly kissing him and wanting to "ode im". She is,however, also wanting to help more with him. She tries to unbuckle him from his car seat and swing. Which is dangerous because she has not found her "gentle" side with him. She also buckles all of her babies into his car seat and swing and bouncy chair. So in order for me to buckle Brayson into something I have to first unbuckle other babies. She will be a great mommy. Brayson is starting to sleep somewhat better now. He started last week waking up every 1.5 hours and wanting to eat. The last few nights he has slept for 3-4 hours. It's amazing how an extra hour or two makes you feel in the morning. Well life is good here at the Jensen home. Colten and Wes are making Colten's pinewood derby car. Last year he got 2nd in our ward. We will see how he does this year.

Welcome Brayson Wesley Jensen

We want to introduce little Brayson Wesley Jensen. He was born December 28th, 2009 at 1:51pm. He was 5 pounds 15 ounces and 18 inches long. He is a good little baby. Very calm and quiet. He only gets a little fussy when he is hungry or needs a diaper change. We are so grateful to have him here safely. He brings such a wonderful spirit to our home. Thanks to everyone for all the love and support we have recieved. We are so grateful to you all.

Ward Party

Laurie talked me into posting this video from the Ward party earliar this month. We had a professional dance team perform the program. Laurie could not keep her eyes off one of the Hot, Sexy, Talented, Ripped swimmers (third from the left). I was totally embarassed by how she kept throwing herself at this young stud after the show! I believe the video show how manly this guys were....For all your enjoyment,I present Swimming with Animals! ENJOY!

Big Announcement

Laurie and I are excited and proud to annouce the Jensen's are adding 1 more to our family of 4! YES, Laurie is pregnant and we could not be happier! It looks like a Christmas Baby! Stay Tuned!

2 years ago today!

2 years ago today, I made the Best decision of my life. I can still remember how I felt, like it was yesterday! I was so nervous and excited the minute I picked Laurie up to Celebrate our Valentines's Day in 2007 (Laurie had to work the rest of the week). We went to one of our favorite resturants and had dinner and then one of my students, Our Waitress (Yes, there were about 6 more trying to get a glimpse of what was happening from behind the kitchen door) brought out a package for Laurie. As Laurie went through its contents of the package, I could tell she was just as excited as I was. This was the moment I have waited for my entire life.....How would the women of my dreams answer my question? I pulled out a beautiful ring and asked "Laurie, Will you marry me?" Please, Please, Please say YES, I thought. Sure enough the hottest women on the planet agreed to marry me. My students erupted into cheers! Thanks, Laurie for agreeing to share the rest of your life with me! I love you more today than you will every know!

Happy Birthday Colten!

Where does all the time go??? I can't believe how quickly our little man is growing up! We are so proud of Colten! He is a wonderful son and a great big brother. He is so proud and protective of his little sister. It so fun to see them play for hours together. Its kinda funny that future boyfriends are going to fear Colten more than me! Happy birthday Colten! Your family loves you very much!

Super Sky

We love ya Sky! If you didn't know, Skyler was able to come back to blackfoot(he is from Florida and is my nephew) to finish his Senior year. It has been AWESOME to have him around again. He has been a wonderful big brother to my kids and they just love him! It has been so fun to bond and get to know him again! It is such and honor to be a part of his life and be able to support him in his dream of being on the Blackfoot High School Varsity Basketball Team. Way to go Sky!!!

Down and Derby!

Colten was able to compete in in his first ever Pinewood Derby race ever! He had a great time. We had worked very hard over the last 2 weeks trying to build a car that would go fast. Dallas Cowboys was the theme (of course!). We even asked Grandpa Jensen and Uncle Phil for advice and boy, did it pay off! Colten went undefeated into the finals but, then lost to another car both times. Once the dust had settled, Colten took 2nd place! I was so happy and also relieved for him! It just makes so excited to see him do so well! I guess there really is something to living life through your children! Colten now gets to go to districts in March! Way to go Colten chose