Children's Discovery Museum

Thanks to my friend Amber, we discovered the Children's Discovery Museum at the Gateway Mall. It is AWESOME and perfect for children my kids' ages. The whole museum is geared toward creative play. Katie rode the horse and collected eggs & peaches at the farm, McKenna drove a car and picked vegetables at the garden, they both played at the water station, construction sight, and the market. It was so much fun!

Katie on the life-size horse

Katie putting her egg & peaches in the car to deliver

McKenna at the garden

McKenna driving her car across town

Five stars from the Jensen family for the Children's Discovery Museum in SLC

Dinosaur Museum

Scenes from the Dinosaur Museum at Thanksgiving Point:

"Da-dum....da-dum....da-dum da-dum da-dum..."

Katie escavating dinosaur bones - very "Jurassic Park"

Funny McKenna face

Katie and a dinosaur

She's not sure what to think about this one without glass infront of it...

"Is that dinosaur going to eat me?"

The girls and the Veloceraptor

Katie under the Supersaurus

Katie at the erosion table. Very cool - the kids can create rivers, walls, and mountains and watch the river erode the sand and cover dinosaurs. That's how fossils are made...?

We had a blast at the museum. This will definitely be more and more of a hit every year as the girls understand more. All Katie knew about dinosaurs previous to this museum trip is that Sharp Tooth is very scary and dinosaurs "roar!" I'm not sure that she made the connection that the skeletons used to be dinosaurs...oh well, it still was a great trip and a fun hands-on day.

Trip to Boston

From April 3-April 14 Meg & the girls were in Boston, MA. We had a blast! We went primarily to help out while my parents were in Italy (although I would rather have been there!). We stayed at the house with Brian and helped hold down the fort there, and also helped watch Jen's girls during the day when my mom normally does. It really was a great excuse to take a trip home.

I always love going home for any reason, but this trip was great because I felt like we were there long enough to actually get settled and just enjoy being there. We took a couple trips into the city - one to visit Andrew for lunch and go to the Commons, and one with Jen, Elena, and Sofia to the Children's Museum. We took the train both times and Katie got a kick out of the conductor punching our tickets. It was very "Polar Express." Katie also had fun playing with all of her cousins there - Elena, Sofia, and Jane - and playing with Mica too. We wish we had more time with Grandma & Grandpa, but luckily we will get to see them in June when they're here.

Here are some pictures from the trip. (for more see Staci's blog ashopkin.blogspot.com)

Outside the Children's Museum (Jen & Sofia MIA)

McKenna & Sofia at the water station

Katie loves her cousin Elena

Jane & McKenna (yes, Jane is a year older than McKenna)

Man Truck

Dave got a new truck! It suits him well and he is VERY excited about it. Yay for having 2 cars again!

Happy Easter

McKenna's 1!!! (Last Week)

Happy Birthday McKenna!!!

(last week - March 15th)

I can't believe our baby girl is 1!

She is a professional present opener

New outfit, new kicks, new ride - sweet!

Beautiful McKenna (doesn't she look so grown up?)

Not quite sure...

Mmm, this is pretty good

Yes, I think I like this...

It was so funny - when we put the cupcake down on her tray, she started smacking her lips together. She must have known how yummy it was going to be!

Summer, Here I Come!

I got my Modbe bathing suits today and I LOVE THEM!!!! I never thought I would be so excited or eager to wear a bathing suit! As soon as they came, I put the girls down for their naps, put on my bathing suit, and wore it around the house. I will find any excuse to wear them - they are so cute!

http://www.ajmodbe.com/

We were so lucky to have Dave home from work on Monday, after the craziest, busiest month of work he has ever had. We spent the day at the zoo - it was so fun! The weather was great, we got there early so it wasn't crowded, and we were able to spend the day together as a family. Does it get better than that? Since we were there in the morning, most of the animals were being fed so they were out and pretty active. We got quite a show!

Here are some fun pictures from the day:

This was so hilarious! The bear was just sitting there staring at all of us

Dave & Katie & Muke the Ape

Katie & McKenna looking at the elephants

We were lucky they were so close to us - we even got to hear them trumpet

Cute girls

We saw a baby giraffe!

Dave & Katie looking at the bears.

Sweet McKenna - love this picture (she looks so grown up!)

McKenna and a bunny - very appropriate for the season :)

Pretty awesome picture with the leopard - we couldn't tell if he was happy or mad to see us...

McKenna was our navigator

Dave & Katie with the tiger (my favorite animal at the zoo)

Katie on the caterpillar

HUGE spider

Meg & the girls on the wooden elephant

I Heart Twilight

You're Edward Cullen - You have great taste for the finer things in life, a classic style, and you understand the way people work so you can manipulate easily. You have many talents and a bit of a temper, but you are mostly level-headed and rational.

Take this quiz to find out which Twilight character you are.

I don't know what the weirdest part of this result is - 1) I'm a guy, 2) I'm a vampire, or 3) If I really was Edward, than I would literally be in love with myself...

Very fun Julie :)

Sick Sick Sick of Winter!!!

How in the world do you keep your kids healthy??!!
This has been a tough winter for us health-wise. It seems like one of us is sick at any given point. It's McKenna's turn right now - the poor girl cannot breath through her nose, doesn't want to eat, and looks like her eyelids weigh about 10 lbs each. And actually, Dave came home from work last night not looking so good. He says he feels like he's getting the flu. Oh great. I swear, I clean our toys regularly; clean all the door knobs, phones, faucet handles, and keyboards with antibacterial wipes; we wash our hands frequently; I'm giving the girls lots of Vitamin C, fruit, and juice; we don't go anywhere; we haven't had very many playdates; and STILL, we keep getting sick! What else can I do? I am sick of us being sick! The past few days have been really nice outside and I've tried to keep the windows/doors open as much as possible to get fresh air in here - hopefully with the Spring will come healthier days for the Jensen Family. Boy, do we need it!

Modbe

I went to a Modbe party last night at my friend Lexi's house and found THE CUTEST bathing suits ever. I'm SO EXCITED. I am one of those women who canNOT find a cute bathing suit for the life of me. Nothing seems to fit me right, except for two pieces, but I have a hard time finding a two piece that covers me where I want/need to be covered. Needless to say, I have been looking for a cute swimsuit since I had Katie, and I finally found one (actually two). Check them out: http://ajmodbe.com/swim.html I got the Sea Foam Green ruffle wrap top, the Green Floral lace up, and brown bottoms. I'm so excited! I love that they're mix and match. I can't wait to add to my collection :) I want them all!!! Maybe this summer we'll actually have to go swimming because I'm gonna LOVE wearing my new bathing suits (instead of dreading the occasion). Yay!!!

I think this is this first picture ever of me with BOTH girls. I'll have to check on that, but I am about 90% sure that it is. This was in San Jose at Dave's parents house.

I love these girls!

Alligator - As Requested

"Alligator" by Katie Jensen

She came up with this all by herself. She was drawing in my little notepad very intently, and when I asked her what she was drawing she very matter-of-factly said "an alligator." Sure enough, she was!

Posting

I apologize for not being on the ball about updating our blog. I don't know what is going on, but it seems like weeks go by before I even THINK about posting anything. I don't know if it's a time issue, or if our lives just don't seem that exciting lately (that's kind of sad), but I want you to know (those who view our blog regularly) that I am thinking about it and am sorry that we haven't had very many posts lately. I guess I must be encountering some sort of bloggers block. Oh no - another thing to worry about! :)
I don't want to promise anything, but I will try to be better about keeping our blog current.

Recent events:
- Dave's surprise 30th birthday trip to San Jose
- Becca Bailey & kids came to visit!
- McKenna gave me kisses by her own will & choice (yay!)
- Baxter is GROWING
- Katie drew her first alligator

Deja Vu

They must be sisters...