Lagoon

We went to Lagoon before the 4th of July with the Christensen gang and it spent a few hours raining on us. It was a nice break from the heat and crowds but it lasted a little too long. We went and did these pictures to get out of the rain.

Goose

How can anyone resist goosing that bum.

More pictures from the country club. Swimming with cousins.

Will's Birthday

Will turned 6. He has been telling people he is 6 for a long time but now it is official. To celebrate we went to Grandma's to play at the creek. Will got a land and water remote control vehicle so he drove that in and out of the creek. Grandma and Grandpa took him shopping for a birthday present. Then we went to the country club to swim, eat dinner, have cake and open presents. Melanie was able to stay in town for a few extra days so she could be there. Melissa and the gang came too so the kids enjoyed cousins.

Bear Lake

Highlights of Bear Lake:

A clean, big cabin with working showers.
Sarah with her cousins.
Jonathan wakeboarding.
Abby skiing.
I finally finished my big fat book.
Milkshakes.
Seeing a moose.
Floating in the Seahawk.
The littles riding bikes on the deck.
Sand and water play.
The views from the cabin.

Bear Lake Triathlon

This is our second annual triathlon at Bear Lake. The kids just run in deep water, bike in the sand and then run. Abby didn't want to participate this year, Jonathan has to win and Will is the youngest and gets frustrated that he doesn't win. Because of my attempts at a triathlon last summer, Will says, "is this a race to win or a race just to try to finish?"

Sarah and Arie

I finally got tired of a million outfit changes a day so now all her clothes are up high. This is the result.

Sushi

Coray has learned how to make his own sushi and he is pretty good at it if I do say so myself. The asian market we go to is a little out of my league. I refuse to buy the roe and even the eel is hard to buy. Sometimes it is better to not know what you are eating. The kids are sticking to the fruit by the foot/ rice krispy treat/ swedish fish variety of sushi. Except Sarah who will eat anything. She likes the real stuff.

Indoor Football

So Jonathan was asked to be on this indoor football team which he was excited about. He lives for football. The first day of practice he came home with whiplash from a brilliant tackling drill. Last night he came home with these bruises. He practices on both Friday and Saturday nights and late on Wednesday night. He either needs to go pro and make me millions or he needs to take up swimming.

Science Fair

Jonathan (and Coray) built a wind turbine for his science fair project. He won first place at Westfield and now gets to go down to Pleasant Grove for a district competition. Yea for Jonathan. Doesn't he look thrilled with his victory?

Happy Siblings

At least two of my kids get along really well. They love each other. Will is so good to play with Sarah even if it means playing babies for a really long time. Sarah doesn't know how lucky she is.

Sledding

We spent a lot of time sledding over the Christmas break. We went to Soldier Hollow twice, Sugarhouse park twice, Timp Lodge, and Highland Hills. Very fun. Sarah gets cold too quickly since she sits in the sled and lets everyone else pull her up the hill. She loves it while she lasts.

Christmas Nativity

This is our annual Christensen family nativity. When we asked Sarah what role she wanted to play she said a witch. We obviously needed to do better family home evenings leading up to Christmas. She settled on being an angel.

Hit's okay

Notice that she is fully clothed. She did take her shoes off eventually. When she saw my face as I walked into the bathroom she said, "Hit's okay. I not splashing." Love her.

Shopping

Watch your heels when Sarah is shopping.

China PJs

Grandma and Grandpa went to China for three weeks and brought back these cute pajamas for the girls.

Lemonade

Okay the picture is from a long time ago but it reminded me of the other day when Coray left a huge mountain dew on the counter. I walked into the kitchen to find Sarah sipping away. When she saw me she looked at me and said, "MMMM, I like THAT emalade." I wonder where she gets her energy.

Snow

I will quietly rebel against the snow by posting summer swimming pictures.

Sarah and Pacifiers

Sarah loves her passey - fires.

Harvest

Too many pumpkins is a good thing but too many zucchinis are annoying.

Come Again

I want to make sure I remember some of the funny things my kids say, like:

Will changes the television with a ma-rote.

He eats gorilla bars and gorilla cheese sandwiches.

Sarah smashed her finger bad enough to take her fingernail off. I told Coray about it when he got home and she held up her finger and said, "my got a smash."

At school one of the moms helping asked Will to do something to which he replied, "sure, babe."