Andrew is 10 Months!

Well, I skipped the nine month post, and I am half way through 10 months, so I thought I better hurry and post. (This is actually a picture of Andrew when he was 9 and a half months.) Andrew is quickly growing up. He thinks that he is as big as the other kids. He took his first steps at the end of nine months. However, he rarely walks. He loves to babble. If the kids are yelling and squealing he will too. He still loves to growl. He loves food, if he sees us eating he expects us to share. He still loves watching animals and grabbing them if they are within reach. He can now go up and down stairs and is completely obsessed with the stairs if he can see them. He loves the toilet and has already figured out how to lift the toilet seat so he can play in the water.- yuck! He likes to shake his head no and will do it non-stop if he thinks it is holding our attention. He also likes to make a surprised look with his face. He is still such a good baby and a delight to have around. I can't believe how quickly this year is going.

Trip to Hawaii

The entire Jensen family took a trip to Hawaii in November. I'll admit I was a little nervous traveling with the kids, but it turned out GREAT! It was such a fabulous trip. The kids loved hanging out with their cousins and playing on the beach and at the pool. We all took tons of pictures! I didn't want to post all of them, so here are a few highlights of the trip!



Bodell and Skyler going snorkeling for the first time. The kids all loved the beach. There was always something fun to do.

Brigham sleeping through his entire dinner. The only complaint I have about the trip was the time change. The kids really struggled with the change. Brigham played HARD during the day and then would crash right around dinner. Because he would go to bed so early, he would be up and ready to play by 3:30 in the morning. It was a bit brutal.

Snorkeling off Waikiki beach. AWESOME!

Here we are at the Polynesian cultural center showing off our tattoos.
I LOVED the Polynesian cultural center. I wish that we had had more time there.

At the luau at the Polynesian Cultural Center.

Gotta love Andrew's face!-- not so much Brigham's (in this picture).

It was such a great trip. I already want to go back. Thanks Steve and Amber for a great time!!!

Brigham's kind of Scriptures

On Sunday we went to dinner at my parent's house. The kids found a Toys R Us ad in the Sunday paper. It was a large toy catalog. They all immediately starting pouring over the pages deciding what they wanted for Christmas. I think they asked for about one of everything. When it was time to eat, I told the kids they needed to put the catalog away. Brigham could hardly eat, he was excited to get back the catalog. After he finished he asked, "Where is the toy SCRIPTURES?"

Halloween 2009

Happy Halloween! Here are the happy trick-or-treaters.



Shae the ROCK STAR!

Brigham the skeleton. Brigham wanted to wear his costume every day. He did practically wear his shirt everyday in October.

Bodell the vampire.

Andrew the tiger. What a scary looking tiger.

Pumpkin Carving

It is that time of the year again. We carved our pumpkins this week. Here are the before pictures: Shae's pumpkin.



Brigham's pumpkin. I am not sure why Brigham thinks this is the standard pose.

Bodell's pumpkin.

DURING:

Shae thought carving the pumpkins was disgusting. She could not handle cleaning out the inside. She sat there dry heaving and asking us for gloves while she scooped out the inside.

Bodell new exactly how she wanted to carve her pumpkin. For the first year, she was able to do it all on her own.

Here I am helping Shae with her cat pumpkin. You will notice Andrew is in the backpack. He is such a busy body now, many times this is the only way I can get anything done. He loves it because he thinks he is part of the action.

The pumpkin carving group.

Andrew thought the whole process was very exciting.

The finished products.

Halloween Party

We had our annual family Halloween party on Monday. We had a great time. Here, my mom and I are showing off our witchy side.

Hee Hee.

Susanne brought a fun Goblin game. The kids squeeled in delight each time their ghost was attacked.

We had a donut eating contest. Bodell was determined to win.

Brigham was hilarious during the contest. He knew that he was supposed to eat the donut fast, but he didn't really understand the concept of not using his hands. So, when I said go, he grabbed the donut and started going to town on it. It looked so funny. He thought he was really doing a great job.

Halloween Fun At Sunny's

Sunny invited us over for some Halloween fun. The kids started by decorating Halloween cookies.

Brigham's idea of a good cookies is as much frosting and candy as can fit on the cookie. When everything starts to fall off, it is time to eat it. How is it Brigham?

After cookies, we made mummy pizzas. Shae thought they were delicious. She ate her mummy, then Sydney's mummy and finally Sunny's mummy.

Bodell's delicious mummy.

Bodell put a lot of thought into her cookies. She was very proud of the result.

Lastly we made a witch cake. Here Sunny is putting the icing on with the help of Shae's instruction.

The whole crew: Jet, Brigham, Tenli, Sydney, Bodell, Brittany, Presley and Shae.

Everyone show us your serious face.