The County Fair

What a stud!

We have this same picture, expect they were 18 months and now they are almost 4!

I just love Tag's face!

Ty and his best friend, Isaac!

High up in the air...Ty loved it!

I couldn't watch the carousel because it made me very nausea!

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Tag changed his mind about the bungee jump once he got on it! He usually loves it, but not this time!

Ty loved it as usual. He still hasn't mastered a flip, but I am sure he will keep trying.

My little farmer

the boys holding a baby kangaroo...A little Joey! They loved it!

Ty got to see a Zebra

This the County Fair was lots of fun! The boys were so excited to go and ride the rides and see all the animals! They had fun last year, but with them being older, they really got excited! There is nothing sweeter than seeing your children with big smiles on their faces and just totally enjoying life. My friends and I usually meet up on Thursday to see all the animals, crafts, tractors, etc. and then save the rides for when our husbands are there. Before we left for the fair, Ty said he wanted to see a Zebra and a Dragon! Of course I thought, they don't have Zebra's or Dragons at the Fair and I just hoped that Ty wouldn't be crushed! It was crazy because this year the petting zoo brought a zebra and we saw a "dragon" lizard! Ty was really excited and just knew he would see a zebra and dragon at the fair! We saw pigs, cows, goats, turkeys, peacocks, chickens, bunnies, snakes, lizards, and ducks at the small animal pavilion. The boys love to go see all the animals, but boy it is stinky in there. Being pregnant my nose is so very sensitive to smells, so I was ready to be done with all the animals! Oh, the petting zoo also brought some baby porcupines, a baby kangaroo, a monkey, and I think it was an ant eater! The boys loved it and they especially loved holding the kangaroo...they were so gentle too. I think their baby sister might have a chance!

They boys wanted to see the tractors and engines over and over again! I think we ended up seeing them 3 different times that day! They are pretty neat! I was so grateful for my washer and dryer when I saw the washing machine they used back in the day! It would take forever to do laundry!! In fact, I don't think you would ever stop doing it or you would seriously have to limit the amount of clothes you wore! After several hours of the fair on Thursday, I was exhausted and the kids were in need of a nap! The only thing I was looking for were some cute baby headbands, but I didn't find any! I later heard that I missed where they were...what a bummer!

On Friday, we left for the fair in the morning! Me and the boys were so happy that daddy was with us! The boys couldn't wait to ride rides, but they didn't open until 12:00, so we looked at tractors and motors again, the small animals, and ate lunch. We met our friends, Brian, Jill, Isaac, and Jackson there and our boys rode the rides together! Since Jill and I are both pregnant, her husband was a good sport and rode some of the rides with the kids! He was really a trooper. They really wanted to ride the Ferris wheel, so they stood in line for about 45 min. and Josh and I took Tag on some rides! He was having so much fun on all the rides and he especially loved it when he had 2 steering wheels all to himself. I tried to get some good pictures, but it's a little harder when the rides are moving! I don't know if they had a favorite ride because we rode them all over and over! In fact, it was such a nice hot day, that we told the boys we needed to have a little break and come back in about an hour or so! You would have thought their little worlds had ended...crying, crying, and more crying! We ended up going back to Jill and Brian's and relaxed for a couple of hours! The air conditioning was great and the boys didn't want to nap, but enjoyed playing with all the toys!

We went back around 3:00 or 3:30 and didn't leave until 7:45! I was absolutely exhausted and wanted to fall into bed and sleep for a long, long time! The boys didn't really want to leave, but they had no choice...we as parents were SO DONE! I will say that I had a great time and look forward to the Fair next year!

What We've Been Up To

Tomato buckets, corn, broccoli, green beans, peas, onions, and peppers

Josh has to cut some blocks to finish off the corners, but other than that it is finished! Ty, Tag, and our dog Sugar

Before Pictures of the baby's room and dresser

The transformation!!

During my second trimester, I had so much energy and this crazy urge to organize everything and re-decorate the baby's room. Since I have had 2 boys, I have just kept it the same, but I was so ready for a BIG change this time around! I found this brochure of this room and instantly fell in love with the colors! I decided that I would use these colors for the baby's room and just hoped that it looked like what I envisioned it looking like! I was more than pleased and by the time I was done, I was so ready to be done! Let me just say that not much else was accomplished during this time and I am sure the kids watched way too much TV! My sister put chair rail up in her little girl's room and I loved the way it looked, so I decided to do the same. We also added base boards because there are no baseboards in our entire house, so I thought maybe we could start one room at a time! My WONDERFUL husband put up the chair rail and baseboards...he wasn't too thrilled about it, but he did it anyway! He did a great job and I had the fun of caulking, painting, sanding and filling in the nail holes. This was way more time consuming than I thought it would be, but I love the way it looks, so I guess it was worth it!

My sister, Carrie, sent me this cute crib set and the colors matched perfectly and then I found this bed set at TJ Max and it was so similar that I couldn't pass it up! Josh actually LOVES this bed set and if you know my husband, he doesn't like too many things that I pick out! I re-painted the dresser and put new drawer handles on it. I have to tell you that we found this dresser before we had Ty for $20. I re-painted it for his room and now re-painted it again, but it is seriously the best dresser we own! I wish we could find another great deal like that! The room is almost done, but I still have to hang things back on the wall and I plan on getting her name in wooden letters! I enjoyed transforming the room, but when I finally finished I needed a little break and therefore still haven't put things back on the wall! For now you get the idea! For those of you who have been waiting for these pictures, sorry for the wait!

Josh and my dad planted the garden while I was on my girls trip and we are so excited that things are growing! We had to re-plant our green beans, but other than that everything has done great!

Tag's 2nd birthday is next month and I wanted to have Josh build him a sandbox! I just thought it would be made out of rail road ties like the garden, but one of his jobs was going to get rid of these nice blocks, so he brought them home and made the sandbox out of them! I love the way it looks and I think it looks much better than the rail road ties would have looked and they were FREE!! The sand cost us $75, but the boys have been loving their new sandbox! I love it that they want to play outside even more than before. However, I need to find a good way to keep the sand outside and not all over my kitchen floor! Between the sandbox and tomato buckets, we are going to put in another garden plot for growing melons and strawberries! Josh and I both feel strongly that we will have live off our gardens one day, so we figured we better learn how to grow one. It has been a lot of fun and I just can't wait to eat all that fresh garden food! Along the back of our yard we also planted 8 cottonwood trees! We got starters from Josh's parents and they are already blooming! We decided on these trees because they are fast growing! I just hope they continue to do well!

Anyhow, these projects have kept us really busy these past few months and were some of the reasons I got so behind on my blogging! ! Next on the list is doing a post on the County Fair, but for now I will leave you with this post!

Happy Easter

This year for Easter, we headed up to Grandpa and Grandma Jensen's house. We have been getting together as a family to make a family plan and get prepared. This time we canned meat, talked about food storage, and 72 hour kits. I think we all have had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed our time together! We cut a lot of beef and canned a lot of meat. Then the kids played and played and played! They love getting on grandpa's tractor, motorcycle, and any other machine they can find. We did a Easter Egg Hunt, played cards, and ate way too much. It is always so nice to come and visit grandpa and grandma! However, I really wish the weather would have been better...too cold for me, but then again I am a big whimp! While we were here, Josh had a little surgery done on his neck. He has had this thing growing on his neck and wanted it taken care of this weekend! His mom gave him the shot and his sister, Ticia, did the surgery. We got some puss out, but there is still a big hard bump there, so we will be calling our doctor and making an appointment. My dad thinks it is a cyst, so I guess we shall soon find out. I was having a hard time watching the surgery, but Josh did great! We will let ya know what the doctor finds when we go see him.

This Easter weekend was also General Conference Weekend! It has been wonderful to hear our Prophet and Apostles speak to us and to reflect upon the great love that our Savior, Jesus Christ, has for us! I am continually grateful for his atonement and his resurrection. What a wonderful gift we have all been given and I just hope that we all will do our part so that we can return to live with him again someday! Now that I am a parent, I cannot imagine eternity without my wonderful children and husband! Josh and I watched the "Last Song" on Thursday night and this movie really tugged at my heart strings. It made me think of all of those who I love and care about and how I never want to be without them. This made me think about the plan of salvation and even though we will be separated for a time, we can be together for eternity because of the love and sacrifice of our Savior. I hope each of you had a wonderful Easter and remember the real reason we celebrate this holiday.

A Little Update on Life

As usual, I am behind on my posts! I don't know where the time goes, but it sure is flying by fast! Last year we started our annual girls trip. Well, this year we decided to go to Tucson Arizona! We thought the weather would be perfect, but boy were we wrong! It was cold and rainy for most of our week there! Needless to say, we did a lot of shopping! However, we did get one day in at the pool (the day before we left)! We played a little tennis, went on a hike, had a fire almost every night, and ate lots of fruits and veggies! We ate out for dinner a few times! Being that I am pregnant, I didn't really have much to shop for (at least for myself), so I was the fashion consultant and ran back and forth to get the right sizes! I had a good time and I was able to get the things on my list for my boys and husband! The only thing I bought for me was some earrings, a little jewelry hanger, and the cutest GIRL diaper bag ever! I was very happy with my purchases! I had a wonderful time and it was great to relax and have some bonding time with my sisters, sister-in-laws, and mom! I am already looking forward to our next girls trip.

While I was away, Josh and my dad stayed home and watched the boys! I think they had a really good time, but were ready for mom to come home and man the house again! I was so happy that my dad came to stay with Josh and the boys! He helped Josh plant our garden and we were both so thankful for that! They also installed a new water heater and that was a big chore, but we love having lots and lots of hot water!! They also headed up to see Grandpa Jensen and helped him with pushing cows, castrating goats, check water and poppy got to shoot the big 416. They had a great time and the boys loved being with their grandpa and poppy! My parents brought their little dog, William, and I heard that he loved getting dirty and chasing the cows! When mom is around he isn't allowed to get dirty and stinky! I am really glad that they had such a good time. Josh took Poppy to our little fishing hole, but I don't think he was very impressed because they didn't catch anything. The boys had fun throwing rocks in the water and got a little too close and ended up falling in the water! Luckily the water wasn't too deep and all was okay!

I feel so blessed to have a great husband who looks forward to spending time with his boys while I am away on my girls trip! I think it is a nice break for the both of us!