Following in his sister's footsteps...

Mr. Braden (that's what I call him) is becoming very mobile these days and this morning I was in the bathroom and heard a loud noise, I walked into the living room and found Mr. Braden being naughty!!! Yes, Braden being naughty! I really thought it wasn't his nature...he first pushed the buttons and took out the DVD that was playing and then pulled the DVD player out of the TV stand...he gave me the proudest look I have ever seen. I am afraid these Jensen children are going to give me a run for my money!

Trick or Treat!

I decided to take Brielle and Braden trick or treating today. We had a great time until they had had enough of it. I went with some of our friends from the ward and they have two little boys, Hyrum and Ammon. They are adorable and Brielle totally LOVES Hyrum, he's 3! I think they are a lot alike, both of them are VERY outgoing! When Brielle picks on him I don't feel too terribly bad because he can defend himself! So it works! Anyway, Brielle was excited to get all the candy for about a block and then she was done. Then, this darn cat appeared out of nowhere and that was the end of trick or treating. She started chasing the cat everywhere it went! Annoying little cat! We had a good time though, I have to say however, that after the walk back home with Brielle crying in my arms and arching her back and Braden crying in the stroller because he was hungry...I am exhausted! I don't know why though in the middle of the chaos I had this uncontrollable laugh!!!! I could NOT stop laughing! I guess it was better than crying. Thanks Sarah and Redge for your help! (My poor husband had to work tonight...)

Braden was a lion and Brielle was a fairy.

Hyrum (Mickey Mouse), Ammon (Tigger), Braden (a lion)

Aren't they adorable? Our future missionaries!!!!:)

Isn't she lovely? I love this little girl! She sure makes me work hard! But I love her sooo much! She makes me laugh even when she throwing a tantrum! The terrible two's ARE INDEED TERRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)

I just want to eat this little boy! What a cute little lion!!!!

Hyrum and Brielle trick or treating! It was the funnest thing to watch them! It was so nice to have Hyrum with us because Brielle just followed him everywhere (it worked for a while and then the dumb cat showed up!...she was done after that! Oh well...)

Carving Pumpkins!

Scott's masterpiece

Denisse's masterpiece. I got this idea from Martha Stewart's website. The little designs are from cookie cutters. It was harder than I thought it was going to be. But it was fun to see the result!

Brielle's favorite word this month has been pumpkin! So I thought she would totally be excited to help take out all that stuff out the pumpkin and be part of the activity...I was like, "ok Brielle this is your opportunity to get dirty!" It was hillarious when she didn't want to touch it. Such a girly girl, she went to the drawer and took out a spoon and started helping with the spoon, she was not going to touch "the stuff". I have taught her well!

Our Simple Life-Random Photos & Random Thoughts

I honestly take sooo many pictures! I love digital cameras! What a great invention! It's nice to know that we are recording our family life through pictures for our posterity! This blog has almost become a family journal! Our life is simple and complicated all at the same time! I am grateful for all the wonderful blessings that we receive every day! I have to say that I do see the hand of the Lord in my life every single day (I loved Elder Eyring's talk!) The simple fact that we have food to eat every day in itself is a miracle! I really don't think we realize how many people in this world struggle to simply have the means to put food on the table! We are so blessed! Sometimes we feel like we don't have much but we really do have soooo much! Sometimes, I get caught up in the overwhelming responsibility of motherhood and being a wife that I forget that our lives should be simple and that I need to enjoy the moment! I get so irritated when the apartment gets messy, I have plates on the sink (in or on the sink? I never can tell...) I have laundry to do, I have tests to grade, I have diapers to change, I have to think what I'm cooking for dinner...you wouldn't think that it would get so complicated and overwhelming...But then I start contemplating my life and I realize that I chose this mortal experience and I have better go through it happily!!! And that all the refinement that I need is in my every day life, changing diapers and all...

Fun Visitors!

We had some fun visitors this weekend! I have to say that I LOVE visitors! Probably because one of the things I love doing most is talk to people!:) Our first visitors came Saturday night, brother and sister Wardle. They are the parents of the most amazing sister missionary we met when we lived in Miami! Back then she was Sister Wardle, then she became Heather, then she married and now she is Heather Campbell. When we lived in Miami we used to feed the missionaries dinner every Thursday. I remember loving it when they came, I used to go on splits with the sisters and I have memorable experiences doing that. Sister Wardle I have to say was and is our favorite sister missionary! When my brother was going to BYU we got to get to know Heather's entire family (they live in Sandy)...we spent one Christmas with them when we couldn't afford to fly back to Miami for the holidays! (we spent a couple of Thanksgivings with them too, I think...) The Wardle family is one of the most amazing families I know!

Our second visitor came today, Aaron Moore. I went to college with Aaron, we took a math class with Brother Norris (what a great man he was!!!) I have to say that I'm surprised Brother Norris didn't kick us out of his class, we were soooo irreverent...it was a 3 o'clock class and if you have taken a 3 o'clock class you know that everyone is half asleep! It was hillarious watching people! Anyway, since Aaron and I took that class together we became such great friends. He came to our wedding and we have tried to keep in touch through the years. He is a great guy and he is currently looking for his other half. So...if anyone knows any cute girls, let us know...We had a great weekend! Too bad my Scottie was working hard and missed them! :(