Jake and Shelby's Wedding

We were able to spend some time in California this past week for my brother Jake's wedding. They were married in the Sacramento LDS Temple.

The kids LOVED dancing before, during, and days after the reception.

(WIPED OUT!)

We also celebrated Tommy's birthday on February 27th.
(There is a cake that they are blowing the candles out on. Tommy's favorite is carrot cake and my family is all about the chocolate, so he got a personal sized cake.)

Valentine's Day

Special Delivery...

Flowers:

And Chocolate:

That is why I love this holiday!
We have the BEST husband and dad ever!!

Thanks, we love you babe.

Just because...

she was dressed so cute for church today!

18 months

Maya had her check up yesterday and seems to be holding steady with her stats...

weight: 23 lbs 9 oz (45%)
height: 33.75 inches (>95%)

head: 18.2 inches (35%)

A little info. on this little lady at 18 months:

*Anything with a bum gets clean (lots of poopy diapers around here, hide those wipes!)

*Loves to sing and dance

*Talks in third person

*Loves playing hide and seek

*Eats pretty much everything we offer her (or she sees someone else eating)

*Understands and carries out multiple step instructions

*Loves to act silly- says "Maya's silly" and spins around being silly

*Talks like crazy- puts together 5 word sentences

*If she misses church because she is sick, she asks EVERY DAY to go to church until the next Sunday
*Started to say prayers last week (love it!)

*Has to be involved in EVERYTHING- loves to cook and clean

*Loves to jump

*Counts "1..2..1..2.. 5!"

*Points to letters/words she sees and says "ABC's" and pretends to be reciting the alphabet

*Tells us when she has a runny nose or is pooping (so fun)

*Loves to draw, color, read, and play with play-doh

*Loves to play games/watch videos on the computer

(Okay, ended up being A Lot of info. Be thankful I stopped myself here)

Smarty Pants

Yesterday I randomly asked Maya if she knew her name... sure enough she did. Not only did she know her first name, but also her last! Blew me away. I call her by her full name often and have pointed out that Jensen is our last name just a few times. I love how finding out all the new things that she picks up on every day.

Recent Obsessions

Maya gets obsessed with songs, she requests us to sing them frequently and they are constantly on repeat in the car. Her recent favorite is "The Daddy Song," along with "I'm a Little Teapot." We're just happy to be passed the "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" phase.

Here she is dancing to her recent favorites...
Beware: Before watching these adorable video of my daughter I must warn you, I am singing on it and it's not pretty. Trust me, you want to put it on mute!

Made with Love

With a daddy/husband who is a CPA (auditor) we don't see much of him this time of year. Maya and I decided to make a little surprise for him when he comes home in the middle of the night. Maya carefully picked the shapes (flower, airplane, heart and oval- her favorite shape), cut most of them out, tested the frosting on each one, and put on the sprinkles. She loves her daddy.

Now don't these look delicious!