Summer Fun!!

So I'm catching you all up on our lives! I haven't blogged in so long and thought I'd better since everyone is growing up so quickly. This summer seemed to have gone by so fast! First Connor was born, and during his first couple weeks we had family here, a blessing, Discovery museum, the zoo, a move, a camping trip, a fair, lots of swimming etc! I don't feel like I really recovered after having Connor. This poor boy doesn't know what it's like to take a good long nap in his bassinet during the day! We have been on the go ever since he came into this world. Today he is actually taking a nap in his bassinet! woo hoo!!! So here are a few pics, okay a lot of pics, of what we have done this summer. There is quite a few and then below that another post of the girls back to school. I hope you all had a great summer and are you ready for the fall!!! I love the fall!! I saw Halloween candy in the store a couple weeks ago and got all excited!!! Love the colors this time of year and the weather is always perfect!



All the brothers and their wives and kids finally together after many many years!!! It was so good to see everyone. I miss the days when we would get together all the time before the military swept them all away!! We miss you all and can't wait till xmas!!!! Our favorite time was hanging out together while the kids played and us adults talked and goofed off! Above we are roasting marshmallows in my in-laws fire pit...Look at the size of that mallow on Ellie's stick!!! Thanks Shelly for the big mallows, they were fun!



I giggled so hard when I saw this pic, notice Jason's face!! Oh my crap you are to funny J!



Playing at the Discovery Gateway Museum. This is such a fun place! And the kids play for hours..Above Ashley, Landon and Megan are playing with the construction tools.



Daddy and Ellie driving the farm truck to the market



Kayla taking the pineapple from the truck and sending it to the store



Baby boy and Daddy hanging at the museum.



Ellie was the driver...I guess that is what the look on Kayla's face is for??



Ashley, Kayla, Landon and Ellie sitting in the back of the Helicopter while Braydon and Megan flew it.



I think the adult boys were having as much fun as the kids. Travis and Jason manning the station and giving directions to the kids in the helicopter.



Kayla and Ellie pilots in training



Ashley and Makayla coming to you live from ksl channel 5!



After the museum we walked down to the fountains and the kids played.






4 generation pic..Big Grandpa Call, Grandpa Call, Daddy and Connor at Hogle Zoo



Best of friends! These two got along so well. This was cute...they were just hanging out waiting for the adults to decide where to go and they just chilled and ate their snack..Ash and Ellie



Ambria on Unca Marshall's shoulders, waiting for the kids on the merry go round. She waved at each on of them as they came around! So cute!



hmmm.....



We watched the bird show at the zoo and it was so cool!!! The girls got a pic with the Eagle afterwards.



Kayla with Grandpa and Mia and Trav on the zoo train.



I really have no clue what this thing is?? Kangaroo?? not sure but whatever it was Kayla thought it was cute.



Kayla, ellie, big G call and G call walking to the next stop at the zoo.



Connor's blessing day July 4. He conked out while everyone partied in the backyard.



On this side of the yard, my bff and her hubby, my sister, mom, aunt, cousins, and calvin and karen.



This side is marshall's family second cousins, aunt and uncle and their kids, grandma, mom and great aunt.



over here we have marshall's mom, brother, sis in laws...I think we got everyone? I tried to take pics really quick and then got busy with the food.



marshall, his bro, stepdad and my grandma..this was all at the blessing afterwards..lots of food and good company.. was a good time



Call Family reunion 2010! We love going to this to see Marshall's dad and step mom..always a good time! Above Grandpa Call and Connor.



This year each family was to make a miniature golf hole. This one Karen and Tyler made. It was pretty cool.



This was another cool golf hole that someone made. It was copied from price is right Plinko game..but this one was called plin-call!! pretty clever!



Marshall and Calvin were really into the mini golf course..It was funny to watch them figure out each one and then hit the ball.



Another golf hole.



and another...



and another...



well they had so much fun and they actually won first and second place!! hmmmm



connor laughing at Grandpa's silly faces...his shirt says team grandpa if you can't see it.



kayla's favorite time was playing with Haley and Mariah..they were coloring here. By the way can you see the tub of cookies in front of Kayla?? Oh those were so stinkin good!!! I couldn't put them down...they have a name that I couldn't for the life of me remember and kept asking karen each time I had one...it was like 'can't get enough of ya' cookies or can't pass em by ya' or 'can't keep your hands off of em'.. oh i don't remember still but they were dang good!



Oh our favorite past time when camping with Grandma and Grandpa Call...Playing games when the kids go to bed...and there is usually a "discussion" on game play between the boys...I just laugh at it and take pics...poor Karen is sitting in the middle of it all! oh good times!!!! I miss you guys!



So the story behind these pics are this....We were all at the pavillion while the kids decided to go on a little walk. There was a path by the camp grounds. I'm with the baby and I see Makayla run to marshall and then I see them both walk back up the path...I see Ellie and Hunter walking out from the path and hunter is holding her hand and helping her walk..Apparently Ellie lost her footing and slid down this hill and was scratched on her bum, thigh and knee. The kids couldn't get her up so kayla ran to get us while hunter stayed with her. Smart thinking on the kids part but I felt bad that she fell and that I didn't hear her scream...So the next day they took me to show me where it happened.





Grandma Call with Connor. His shirt says 'it's all good with grandma' and believe me it was! out of marshall, calvin and karen, she was the only one that could calm him down, besides me. It was kind of a joke because calvin wanted to hold him so bad but he just got fussy with him and karen would hold him and he would just calm down. So we teased him about it but I felt bad. Connor was still colicky and wasn't happy and calvin couldn't hold him much because he would cry.. :(



Family pic on the last day..The weekend went by way to fast!



State Fair time Sept 2010. Carrie, Kayla and Ellie on the tilt a whirl



Ellie, Carrie and Kayla on this para gliding thing..it was fun but I had a heart attack..it didn't look like the kids were buckled in to tight!



Connor sticking out his tongue.



Daddy won these for the girls...many dollars later!! But they haven't slept without them since! \

Well we had a pretty cool summer. Did lots of things, saw lots of people! Now for the next season, Fall!!!

Oh Back to school...back to school

Well Summer seemed to have flown by!!! I can't believe how fast it went!! We all survived the first day of school with minimal tears! Well for some of us!!!! I just got a few pics of Kayla walking to her bus stop and a few in her new class. She loves her teacher this year and I like her to. Hopefully I won't have to yell at this one this year!!! :(


Makayla loves to ride the bus. I think she feels more freedom?? She doesn't like for me to take her to school.



This pic below was actually her first day..the pics above of the bus was her second day..I wanted to take her to school on the first day. She was so excited!



And even more excited about being in her new class with her BFF from last years class!! And of course Ellie was there to make sure her sister was okay! She didn't start K for another week.



Ellie's first day of Kindergarten!!! Boy was she excited, especially when she saw her friend Avery. He is in our old ward and they are buddies!!



She was very excited....until she got up to the door and then she got really nervous. In the morning she said to me, "mom, i'm so nervous that I'm not going to be able to read"? It was cute and sad to hear..Cute that she was nervous, sad that she was so worried about that! I assured her that that is why she is going to school, to learn!



Going into her class behind Avery! They were both so nervous. Avery's mom wanted to take a pic of Ellie and Avery together but Ellie just hid behind me till she had to go in. When her teacher came to the door to welcome the kids in, Ellie never looked back. Me and Megan (Avery's mom) kept sneaking in to take a peek at our kids since they never looked back to see where mommy was? They were happy as can be sitting next to each other waiting to have their seat assignments..then they were happier when they were seated next to each other! So cute, but I cried....My Ellie didn't need me!!!


We finally got a pic of the Ellie and Avery together...only a week later!!! But they are so funny! Love these kids!!!





Ellie's first ride home on the bus! This was such a thrill! She didn't want me to get her, she wanted to ride home with Sister!




Sisters walking home.



The school had back to school "skate night". They clear out a parking lot, hire a d.j., have lots of food and the kids have a blast! They have a bubble pool which is what is below and the kids love it. It makes them wet, cold and sticky but they don't care! They have a blast! Below is Kayla just sitting under the spout! So funny! She was giggling so hard!


Ellie and another girl were chasing each other around the bubble area..they were laughing so hard! It made me smile!



Kayla on her scooter and singing! of course!



Ellie skating...or should I say shuffling! She looked so cute on these! She had a little friend that would help her.

Has it really been 5 months???!!!

Well I have been a major slacker on this blog. Does anyone do this anymore? A few people ask me to post things on my blog, but the photos or videos take forever to load on here! I might be doing it wrong, who knows.

So much has gone on in these past few months. Many of you know we had our baby boy!! His name is Connor James. He is so much fun! The girls are just in love with him. Marshall can't wait to hold him when he gets home from work. Although he has had colic!! This is such a torturous thing for both baby and parents! Why do these cute little babies have to go through this? Connor is now 8 weeks old! I can't believe it! He is smiling, responding to us when we talk to him, he looks around until he finds one of us and then smiles. It is so cute. Makayla is such a little mom. She loves to help me change him. Ellie thinks he is a doll and wants to hold him. It lasts for about a minute and then she is giving him back, but that happens quite a bit throughout the day. Among having Connor, Marshalls Brother's and their families came to town. It was so great!!! We haven't seen these guys or have had a time where we were all together for such a long time! I remember the good ole days, when all of us would hang out, watch movies or go to dinner. It was great seeing them but really sad to see them go to! We also moved, again! It was one crazy month in July! Things are barely starting to slow down. I don't know if I even had a chance to recover after the baby, life just picked up pace and I was back to the routine of things. Marshall is working like crazy. I'm so grateful for his hard work in keeping this family going. I'm amazed on how little sleep he can go on sometimes. But he does it and I'm so appreciative of him. Makayla is starting 2nd grade! Can you believe it? And Ellie starts Kindergarten. Oh man, the time has flown by. We moved back into the ward we were in when Kayla was 1! People at church on Sunday asked us how long it's been..alot say only 4 years right...uh no almost 7 years! It is amazing that the girls have grown up so fast!

So I'm going to attempt to add a video and or picture on here. Hopefully it works....here it goes...

Connor in the morning...you can hear Marshall snoring to!! These were done with my cell phone so forgive the poor quality!


Connor is kicking and waving his arms in excitement..This was a first for him to do this when I talk to him. So cute!

So much stuff so little time!

Well it has been a while since we have posted anything on here. Sometimes I wonder if anyone really reads it, Cause I post so little? But here is what has been happening...We found out we are having a boy..Now if you don't know already then you must not be in the circle...hahaha kidding every one should know by now! We are just way to excited to not tell everyone!!! The girls are so excited and so is Marshall! When we had the Ultrasound it seriously was the happiest day in his life. I was so expecting them to say another girl, I didn't want to get my hopes up. But Marshall was absolutely beaming! The Tech was giggling at him cause he seriously was on cloud nine!!! It is so cool to hear him say 'my son' when he talks about him. We have decided on a name. Although Makayla and Ellie think his name should be Conrad Cordouroy, it is going to be Connor James. Man I love the sound of it! But really I don't know what I'm going to do with a boy??? I am going to love the change but this guy will have equipment that can aim!!! What the heck do I do with that? I'm sure it will be fine, just jitters I guess. We are seriously so blessed to be able to add to our family. I'm so looking forward to the next year with a new baby in the house!

Well Marshall and I got pegged to speak in church a couple of Sundays ago..We were told to pick our favorite Hymns. Mine is I know that My Redeemer Lives and Marshall's is A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief. I had such a hard time putting this together. But at the last hours it finally came together and I hoped that my message or testimony was delivered as I had it in my mind. I prayed long and hard and kept hitting the delete button several times and not just back spacing but highlighting a paragraph and hitting delete till I felt it was just right. Why is it so hard to express your thoughts and testimony? I probably don't do it often enough! This hymn was hard though. I was trying to find the right doctrine on it. But once it finally fell into place it all flowed. Marshall did great to! He was so nervous. But I love to hear him talk. He is an awesome speaker. I was then called as the Primary Secretary. Our presidency is such a diverse group. Not one of us is alike! But we mesh really well together. I am excited to serve and keep it organized. I really didn't realize how much the secretary has to do. I had this calling before and I guess forgot how much paper work and organizing I had to do. But it is so much fun. Our Primary really only has 10 regulars..very small! So getting kids to do talks and such is hard since they have to do it so often.

Ellie's Bday party finally arrived on Feb 27th. I know I am a horrible mom! It was so close to xmas, and so many things were going on with family members here and parties, and getting ready that I asked her if we could do it after Christmas. I said I promise we will make it really special if you can wait. Of course she did but didn't let me forget it. So we had a Princess party for her. She was so excited. This will be the second princess party, one was Kayla's when she was 3 and then Ellie's. I tried really hard not to copy the ideas from Kayla's but when you have done one Princess party what else can you do? Marshall helped me cut up some card board boxes to make an entrance way that looked like a castle entrance, I painted it and such, and then the kids came in their prince or princess costumes. we had crowns and wands for all. We did a craft that was a princess snowglobe, marshall was dressed up like a king and he acted out or read sleeping beauty and snow white. I heard alot of giggling and marshall's booming voice coming from downstairs so I know it was a hit. I was upstairs cleaning up the crafts and getting lunch on the table for the kids. We ate then busted up a tiara pinata, but Ellie calls it a piata. Then played pin cinderella in her window, passed out treat bags, I had also made suckers in the shape of castles, carriage and a princess for each kid, we sang and ate a tiara bday cake. Ellie said that the piata was her favorite and kayla liked doing the snowglobes. So hopefully all was entertained. She got some cool gifts to. These parties are so much fun!!! I can't wait to get some boy parties to plan now! And it will be in the summer to, so alot of things can be done outside!!! woohooo...

So just a few things that have happened lately. We are all doing good. I've had just a few health concerns during this pregnancy but nothing that can't be controlled or to be alarmed about. The upcoming events is the girls have a dance competition in each of their age groups, dance recital, Kayla will graduate from first grade, I enroll Ellie into Kindergarten (what????), and the most exciting and life changing event for all is Little Connor will join our family in June. Among all the planning and preparing for this little one! Phew...This will be a busy next few months. Hopefully I can get my dumb camera to cooperate and post some pics soon! Hope this gives a bit of an update on us until I can get to the next post.

Oh and did I mention that I'm totally looking forward to blossoming trees, spring tulips, and green grass soon? Spring please hurry up!

Jensen Family Christmas Party

My family got together on Christmas eve. We had a blast. Everyone was in a good mood, the kids were happy with their gifts, the boys played xbox..we all fought over the highest score on rubiks cube game, decorated cookies for santa and made magical oats for the reindeer..and of course ate tons of food! It was a great day and we all didn't leave till 10 pm...which made santa late coming to our house. Thanks family, you are all great and I had such a good time with all of you!

The Holidays

This year was busy in December! We had so many parties, I'm all partied out! No, it was alot of fun. So here are a few of the things that we did...

Braydon, Jason (holding ambria), Shelly, Makayla, Marshall and Ellie..trying to take a pic between crowds of people not easy! Poor Ambria was so cold! They left a bit early to warm her up. Then our family walked around a while longer and checked out the new visitor center and walked up to the church office building to get a better view of the temple..Temple square didn't seem to have as many lights as I remember from back in the day, but it was all still so beautiful.

Family photo in front of temple..I'm hoping my friend Becky would love to photoshop the temple in the background for us!!! tee hee would you becky???

Braydon to cool for school! It was cold though and he isn't use to this weather like we are. This was in front of the reflection pool.

One of the many beautiful views of the temple.

More pics to come...I didn't have my camera at all our family functions and waiting for them to be sent to me!

It's True...We are having another baby!!!

Well this was suppose to be a planned pregnancy, but 5 weeks before I had my IUD removed we got pregnant..It was a shocker!!! I went in for an emergency ultrasound due to some spotting and cramping, the doc thought I was having a miscarriage and also wanted to make sure it wasn't an atopic (spelling??) pregnancy, and found out instead of being 7 weeks I was 12 weeks...ya I was in shock. I'm still having a hard time realizing I'm that much farther along??!! So we are due June 25. Our family is so excited. The girls are just waiting for a little brother!! Although I keep telling them we are not sure what the baby will be yet! They still call it their little brother..so Heavenly Father please send a little Brother!! ;) I posted this pic upside down so you can see the baby easier. I wish the picture turned out as well as it was on the monitor, you could see the legs, feet, toes, arms, face so clear! It was freakin adorable!!

Makayla and Ellie's Debut

Makayla and Ellie have been taking Tap, Clogging, Tumbling and Hip Hop. No not 4 different classes, i'm not an obsessed parent, they go once a week! haha. Ellie is Tap and tumbling they do a half hour each and Makayla does Clogging and Hip Hop. It has been so much fun watching them learn these dances, now they had an opportunity to perform them in front of family and friends. It was so stinkin cute! Here are a few pics of the little stars. So I've been trying all day to download a video of their dances and blogger won't load it it just acts like it is going to but then it doesn't? So I'll keep trying but in the meantime here are these pics.

Ellie was in two dances one was a christmas and the other was a really cute boogy one.



Kayla did the Bunny Town hop Clog dance. So cute.

Our Family decided to surprise Grandpa Call and come for Thanksgiving to his house in Colorado. Grandma Call was in on the secret to!! We had so much fun! It was a nice vacation for everyone. I had a little bit of "Travel" sickness but all in all it was a blast!! Karen bought a new game Super Mario for the Wii. So us adults put the kids to bed a bit early and had a night of Mario..we were up till about 1 am playing this game. It was a blast. A few practical jokes were done which made someone pop a hemi, and made others almost pee their pants!!! The girls were so good in the car, a few squabbles here and there but for the most part they were awesome! I'm so glad we were able to go. Here are a few pics of what we did and I have a few videos that I'll post to. Thanks Karen and Calvin for letting us come and visit...mmmmm I'm still dreaming about all the good food we had!! yum

Trick or Treating!

Well I'm finally getting around to posting some pics...not like there are a million people dying to see them, but here they are...We had a lot of fun this year..and marshall didn't have to work!!! woohoo Kayla had a fun day at school. She got out a day early for some teacher work day. Then they got to dress up again for daycare, and then a primary party on Friday night and then halloween!! I'm so glad their costumes were used more than once this year. We had a great weekend. On Halloween we stopped at granny lanny's, my mom's and GG gave them a huge pack of candy..thanks gran! and then off to my Aunt's house, where we partied had clam chowder and sopapia's, and trick or treated till Ellie couldn't walk any more! It was fun having Marshall home this year since last year he was working out of town. I think he was excited to! And can I say, thank you to the weather for staying warm this year! That was awesome!


Daddy and his girls!

Dorothy and her cat?? yes her cat...not toto but tootsie! lol

Pretty butterfly Fairy

she had sparkles sprayed all over her body, ribbons and butterfly clips in her hair, it was all curly in the back and sparkly..she was definately a butterfly fairy!

Happy Halloweeny!!!

This was so much fun. We did this at christmas with elves and that was funny to! Enjoy, i laughed my head off when it was all done!

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Husband Quiz

My sister in law posted this on her Blog and challenged others to do this on their blog. So I thought since it was just our anniversary I thought I'd put it on mine and write something about my hubby.


1. What is his name? Marshall James Call

2. Who eats more? hmmmm it depends...if it is chocolate then I do! but the majority of the time Marshall can.
3. Who said I love you first? hahaha...marshall did and it was very cute and funny....

4. Who is taller? Marshall by alot!

5. Who is smarter? Marshall is with street smarts and book smart and I am more logical. it makes a good team.

6. Who is more sensitive? Isn't the woman usually more sensitive?

7.Who does the laundry? I do!!@!!! ugh....but I prefer to wash but the folding I hate!

8. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? It changes depending on where the bed is in the room??

9. Who pays the bills? We both try to do it together but I do the majority of organizing the budget and then telling him what to pay? haha

10. Who cooks more? Definately me...

11. What meals do you cook together? If it is a bbq then we do.

12. Who is more stubborn? Oh wow.....Both of us are extremely stubborn

13. Who is the first to admit they're wrong? Me!!!! And I have notes from the times marshall has...hahahahaha just kidding

14. Who has more siblings? Marshall for sure!

15. Who wears the pants in the relationship? I think I do...no, i know I do

16. What do you like to do together? play wii, movies....hmmmm we definately like playing games cause we are both so competitive and marshall doesn't quit till he beats me! and I won't quit till I beat him.....

17. Who eats more sweets? We are both really bad at this but I love chocolate and I can take him down with chocolate any day.

18. Guilty pleasures? PEPSI!!!!!! I think this is an inherited thing! marshall's family are pepsiholics! snickers.

19. How did you meet?In our old ward after his mission.

20. Who asked who out first? marshall asked me out blindly, hoping by chance it was me that showed up at his door and not someone else....at least that is what he tells me! ;)

21. Who kissed who first? I think marshall did??? goodness I can't remember?

22. Who proposed? Marshall did at Temple Square in front of the Temple.

23. His best features? Marshall's eyes are so freakin cool! They are blue but they change shades...it trips me out sometimes. But I know what he is up to with different shades..weird huh?

24. What is his greatest quality? He can always make me laugh...no matter how mad I am and how long I want to be mad for, the terd can always make me laugh!

Happy Anniversary

I'm a big dope and completely spaced it! Luckily my husband didn't! hahaha Marshall had to work and I was getting ready for church and he called and said hey it's our anniversary!! I stuttered for a minute trying to think how I could pretend that I knew but I was drawing a blank....so I said I forgot! Bad wife!!! So Marshall surprised me with a babysitter and a night out. We went to lonestar and ate some great food! He also had a dozen roses in a vase with a balloon sitting at our table! I was really surprised he did this! It was a pleasant surprise! But boy am I in trouble!

Our New Kitty

Here is our new kitty! She is so fetchin cute!!!!! We haven't decided on a name yet...although the girls keep insisting on sparkles???