It's A Fishy Party!!

I cannot believe it, but Jensen turned 3 on the 8th of November!

Of course we had a full blown "fishy party" to celebrate.

We started the day by making "whales in a bottle."

(Something so simple makes a fish fanatic SO happy!!)

I bet you can't guess what Jensen wanted for his birthday present! ...Yep, a real live fish! We all went to the store and he got to pick one out.

He was so EXCITED!!

He named it "Socka Locka Blah"!! (And you can't shorten it or he will correct you!)

In our family, it has become a tradition that the cake is a pretty big thing...I was pretty proud of this one! And so were the little boys. :)


Mark fixed up Jensen's real fishing pole (hook and all) and he fished for his presents...thanks to Brigham who "hooked" the fish! :)

Jensen loves playing his pretend/air guitar, but thanks to Logan he now has more options! Daddy had just as much or more fun with it as the little boys. :)

To my surprise the cake actually tasted pretty darn good!

(The jello part was the best!)Jensen was pretty darn happy when he opened up "Chachie Nanna" Grandma and Grandpa's package and saw more fish stuff!! They know him well!

Showing off the finished project.

"It is THIS big!!"

Happy Birthday Jensen!!!

I love Jensen because...he is always so happy. Even when he was first born, he was the most peaceful, happy and most patient baby I had ever seen! He hardly ever cried even when he would be starving!

I love Jensen because he makes us laugh ALL of the time!! He comes up with the funniest sayings and it never ceases to amaze us! Things like telling his cousin on the phone that he goes to the "Walmart preschool" and when he likes something he is eating he says, "Mmm, Gorgeous!"

I love Jensen because he has an amazing imagination and is playing pretend nearly every second of the day. He loves adventures with his stuffed dog named "Buster." Buster goes with him everywhere!
I love Jensen because...he absolutely LOVES Fish!! (And that is probably an understatement!) Everything and anything is about fish. He is constantly "catching" BIG fishies! I just love it! He has instilled within him I think even a greater love for fish than his Daddy! :)
I love Jensen because he is his brothers' "bestest" buddies. He and Brigham love to just be together. They never really want to be a part. He just adores Kason, and sometimes Kason thinks that he loves him too much! :)
I love Jensen because he is so determined. He gets a look on his face that just means business and he will work on a task until he gets it accomplished.
I love Jensen because he loves to cuddle with his Mommy! He is so dang cute I just want to eat him up! He also gives the best hugs and kisses!
I love Jensen because he is such a good boy and wants to do what is right. I am so grateful that Heavenly Father sent him to our family!! Thank you Jensen for helping our imaginations grow and learning to love the little things in life. You make me so happy and you keep me laughing!!

I love you "Clear to the Heavens Back Down!"

More Halloween Fun!!

Brigham made this cool spider web in their room and I had no idea until he came and got me to come and see it. Now that is pretty creative!! (Although it was a little tricky getting to what we needed in the room...most difficult obstacle coarse I have been through in a while!!)

I have to say these are definitely the CUTEST cowboys and little duck you have ever seen!!Jensen wouldn't let me get a picture of him trick-or-treating, so I literally had to catch him on the run!
Brigham posing with his friends at the trunk-or-treat.

Daddy and Kason handed out the candy and chatted with the "fellas."

Carving the Pumpkins!

The Monday before Halloween, we decided to carve pumpkins for Family Night. Well, I was not the only one in town who had that idea apparently...when we went to purchase our pumpkins earlier that day, there was not a one to be found!! (And I wasn't about to pay $10 for 2 pumpkins.) So in panic, I called up Mark hoping that he still was on his way home from work and he picked one up for us at a local grocery store in a very small town that he passes through to get home. We only paid a $1.50 for the 2 pumpkins and I felt like I had really pulled a smooth one!! Occurances like this just make me giddy! :) I beat the system!!

Brigham told his Daddy that he had to carve it JUST like his bucket...I think he gets that from his Mom. :)

Brigham was pretty dang proud of his jack-o-lantern!
Kason just wanted to eat it...and he did!!Kason was way more into the pumpkin thing than Jensen...he was just happy to be there!!

Can you tell we are EXCITED!!

Happy Halloween!!

We had such a fun halloween this year! It consisted of a kids party in the afternoon, a jack-o-lantern pizza for dinner, trick-or-treating at the Teton House/ward trunk-or-treat, and then ending the night partying with friends watching the classic "Charlie Brown and the Great Pumpkin" while eating scones and hot wasil.

P.S. This picture was taken before the massive consumption of candy...just think what Jensen looked like at the end of the day!! :)