Christmas in Cali

We rolled into town Christmas Eve and got to stay and visit with my family for a week. Maya was spoiled and loved being around her cousins 24/7.
Christmas morning:

Rett slept through it all!

Grandpa treated the kids to ice skating:

We played at the park:
Maya has been asking to go to the park every day this winter, finally it happened!

Week Before Christmas

We had a fun week leading up to Christmas...

Maya decorated Gingerbread Houses.

We went to the Jensen Christmas Party and met Santa. She got the "pink helmet" that she has been talking about FOREVER. Now she can ride her bike like her daddy.

And, Maya and Rett got to open their Christmas presents from Grandma and Grandpa Jensen before we headed to California.

2 Months

At 2 months Rett is losing hair but gaining lots of weight! He smiles and coos all day long. He is mesmerized by his big sister. He doesn't nap consistently, but sleeps well at night. He holds his head up great to look around and likes to try to stand up.

Weight: 13 lbs. 3 oz. (90%)
Height: 23.5 inches (75%)

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Christmas is amost here, time to bring out the holiday dresses! Here are my cute kids all ready for church yesterday.

Everett's Blessing Day

Tommy was able to give Rett a blessing on Sunday, December 4th. My mom, dad, brothers and brother-in-law took time to come out from California to be a part of the special day. (Thank you everyone for coming out. And, thank you sister-in-laws and sister for letting them come!)

Unfortunately, my home had been invaded with sicknesses before, during, and continued after they had arrived. We have had two eyes with pink eye, an ear infection, a sinus infection, fifths disease (slapped cheek), and two cases of a cold in these last 2 1/2 weeks.

As a result, we were able to preform the blessing in our home instead of our church building. And amazingly only 1 out of all the visitors went home to find himself with symptoms of a cold!

Look who's 1 month old today!

This guy is all smiles in the morning.
Not the most flattering picture, sorry buddy

Maya's new hobby

Maya has become quite the artist lately. Her favorite things to do are draw and write. It is fun to sit with her and listen to her explain what she is drawing or writing.

Smiley Face
Look closely, you can see a big circle for the head, two smaller circles for eyes, and a line for a mouth (through the eyes).

Writing Words