Winter and Christmas 2015

We had a good Winter.  Much like everything else that happened, it just wasn't the same without our Cash.  He would have loved everything we did this winter, from decorating, to sledding, no doubt he would have enjoyed it all. 

Christmas eve.  Going to bed with the house feeling quite magical!

 I love decorating for Christmas!  I love to go overboard with lights.  Something about white Christmas lights in a dark room feels so warm and welcoming.

I so love this picture my counselors in Young Womens got for me after Cash died.  It hangs so beautifully in our living room, and is a constant reminder of where Cash is and who is taking care of him.  I thought it was so beautifully lit up by the Christmas tree lights!

Addison and Brogan each got new bikes this year!  It was so fun to have them riding around in my dining room all morning! 

The kids each picked out a present for each other.  I gave them a $10 spending limit, and took them shopping while Stewart had the other one.  Brogan knew exactly what Addison truly wanted (a singing Elsa barbie doll), but I told him that was ten dollars over the spending limit, so pick something else.  That boy would NOT let that doll go.  He kept telling me, "Mom, Addison wants this SO BAD!! I HAVE to get it for her."  After trying every reasoning trick in the book, I finally just gave in and let him get it for her.  He was so good about helping me wrap it, and kept it a surprise until Christmas morning (even after all of Addison's nagging and tricking to try and figure out what he got her).  On Christmas morning the kids weren't too intereested in seeing what the other got (even though we take turns opening).  When it came to this present though, it was so sweet to watch Brogan watch Addison open his gift to her.  He was almost as excited as she was!

 I'm so glad that Brogan is such a sweet boy.  Addison was pretty excited to get this barbie doll!

 Our winter was definitely a white one!  We had tons of snow and lots of cold.  I loved every minute of it.  I love a good white Christmas!

 I helped at Addison's kindergarten class party.  Her and Jackson Bingham (a very very very distant relative, who Addison has a little crush on) got a little silly and hung these ornaments on their ears.  Mrs. Born took a picture, then Addison insisted I hang some on my ears too.  What a silly girl!

 Addison made the wall in the hall of the elementary school!  She was a Shining Star!  So proud of this girl.

 We took the kids to try sushi for the first time.  Brogan ate a ton of it, but then didn't feel good.  It took him a couple more trips to appreciate it again.  Addison didn't like it at first, but now when we go they both seem to eat all of our Godzuki and Crystal shrimp!  (And they're pros with cheater chopsticks)

Addison likes to listen to music on my old cell phone.  Doesn't she just look too old here?!  Stop growing up Addison!

 Playing in the snow with Aunt JoAnna.

 We went to a little craft fair at the high school and look who was there-Santa! These kids believe in Santa and love to see him whenever they get the chance.

 I got the chance to skip out for a few days and head to Utah with friends.  We went to Pinners conference (SO FUN!)  and had a blast together! I love this group of girls and love doing fun trips with them.  We all have so much in common, and always laugh till our abs hurt.

Halloween 2015

We love to dress up for Halloween.  This year was a little bittersweet without Cash, but we decided we needed to have fun with it for Addison and Brogan.  

Stewart and I went as Google maps (thanks to Stewart for helping make these costumes a success!  We wouldn't have even dressed up if it weren't for him).

Addison went as princess Jasmine (complete with black dyed hair), and Brogan went as a ninja turtle.

 Grandma Jensen dressed up as a witch, and Grandpa Jensen dressed up as Dr Robert Anderson :)

We did our normal trunk or treating at the church, hit up Grandpa Funk and Wendy Robinson's house, then headed for the Pine Street loop.  That's always good enough for us!

Happy Anniversary Babe! 2014~6 years

March 13, 1015 Stewart and I celebrated 6 years of marriage!!! (Holy cow how does that happen so fast?!)

We started our day off right by completing an awesome workout together (couples who play together stay together).  I sure love this guy SO MUCH!

Stewart helped me chaperon a stake youth dinner dance one night.  As the dancing ensued Stewart got a little crazy and enjoyed himself.  He makes me smile every day.  I know there's not another soul here that could make me as happy as Stewart does.  He's the husband I used to dream of, and way more than I deserve!  Love you Stewie!

Hunting Our Christmas Tree 2014

We had the best time hunting our Christmas tree in 2014.  We went with the Williams Family and all had a blast! (of course, not everyone enjoyed it the entire time....but we had fun)

Cade didn't really enjoy walking in the snow.  When he wasn't being pulled in the sled, Jaime was carrying him like so

In fact none of the kids were 'thrillled' to walk in the snow to hunt the perfect tree...... this is how it looked a lot of the time.  It makes me chuckle to think of the whining and crying that went with some of these pictures.  HAHA!

Me and my snow babies

In this picture Addison was crying because she couldn't be: carried by Jaime, in a backpack like the babies, on the sled like Brogan and Cade, or hanging off the back of the sled like Lucas.

So fun to carry Cash in the backpack!  He was so content and happy with this chilly excursion.

I can just hear them fighting over who got to ride.  Seriously just makes me want to laugh so hard!

Even though it was pretty windy, kind of rainy, and snowy, we had our lunch. Jaime made some delicious (albeit a bit spicy) turkey chilli, and we roasted hot dogs and drank hot chocolate.  It was fun!

The kids enjoyed being warm by the fire!

Cash and Kinley weren't quite as lucky.  They both wanted out of the backpack after awhile, but there was no real place to put them in the snow (They were quite heavy....and there was a ton of kids to help), other than the sled!  Jesse was interested in the whimpering bundles of baby.

After we ate, we stripped the babies down and put them in the warm cars where they both took a little nap.  The bigger kids took the sleds and went to the sledding hill.  Our kids had SO much fun on this thing!  They went down over and over and over!  Addison and Taylor even went down and accidently caught a jump.  They got some wicked awesome air!! :)

Winter Fun 2014

I can't believe I slacked SO hard on my blogging.  We had an excellent winter and enjoyed everything about the whole season!!!

Addison was an excellent present wrapper.

Our ward had a Christmas breakfast and the kids got to do a craft, eat, make hot chocolate, and meet Santa.  Later that day the community had a "Shop the town" type thing.  They had a Santa Clause there too, and even a horse drawn carriage ride!  It was such a windy awful day, so Stewart and Cash opted to stay home. These two bundled up tight and braved the winter to enjoy some fun!

 They even got to drive!

 Cash got the cutest hat and mittens for his birthday from Grandma Jensen.  They were a little snug, and they weren't his favorite to wear, but he humored us anyway.  He's always such a good sport.

 One day while the kids and I were in Twin we decided to attempt a sit down lunch at Sherris.  It was SO FUN! Cash was a total rockstar with his awesome hair!

 Brogan ordering his lunch

 A selfie, with a photobomber ;)  (Now whenever we're in Twin my kids request going to Sherris)

 Cash loves to do Yoga!  You could often find him doing yoga in random places.

 Visiting bullseye.

 A nice winter snuggle.

 Cash loves Grandpa Funk!

 Look at all the snow we finally got! It was a fun winter.

 Cash loves to eat!

 A fun finger painting day at preschool

 A trip to McDonald's for lunch with Grandpa Jensen

 We have a magnet on our fridge of a beaver and it says "Dam it"  Brogan just thought it was hilarious one day to ask me over and over what that magnet said.  what a goofy boy!

Beautiful Boy Cashers

Look at all the beautiful snow!

Dad helped Addison and Brogan build a cute little snowman

This snowman works for Vantage Dairy Supply! :)

Brogan thought it was hilarious to eat his nose (which made Addison cry).  So we had to replace the bitten nose with a fresh carrot. silly kids!