Update (It's about time!)

So, I know I have been a complete slacker about keeping up-to-date on my blog. Life has just gotten so crazy lately. I finally feel adjusted to having three kidos now. I even am somewhat caught up on the laundry! YEAH!! Although, it seems as soon as I get all the washed laundry folded and put away, there are two more loads that need to be washed. It never ends.
The big news that I haven't written about at all is that Jared is going to get his MBA at Purdue. That means that we will be moving to West Lafayette, Indiana. We move in 3 weeks.
A few weekends ago Jared, baby N and I flew out there to look for a place to live. E and H stayed with Grandma and Grandpa Jenson. We stayed with our wonderful friends Steve and Kerri in Chicago. (We will only be a 3 hour drive away from them. We are so excited about that.) We spent a day driving around West Lafayette and the Purdue campus. We didn't find the housing we were hoping to find, but we now knew the area, and knew what area we wanted to live in. Then we spent a day playing with Steve and Kerri and their beautiful kidos. We went to the beach and had a great time. Then we went to Kerri's parents house and had some awesome Chicago pizza, and played Hand and Foot, a very fun card game. The next day we went to Sacrament Meeting with Steve and Kerri, and then left to catch our flight back to Utah. It was a great trip. Thanks Steve and Kerri for letting us stay with you! You are the BEST!!!
So, the housing hunt continued when we got back, via internet. We found a few places listed on the internet that were in the area and price range we wanted, but after a week of sending e-mails, and leaving phone messages, and not getting any response from any of them, I was getting pretty frustrated. Imaging knowing that you are going to be moving in 4 weeks and not having a place to move into. But finally we found a place, again in our price range and in the area we wanted, and the landlord actually answered the phone. It is a nice, older home, 1500 square feet with three bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 car garage and a big yard with mature trees, and only 5 miles from campus. We are so excited.
I have also been busy packing. Every day I pack a few boxes. My front room is full of packed boxes, and yet I look around our home, and it still looks like I haven't packed anything. When did we get so much stuff. Oh wait, it came with the kids. Crazy.
This week will be filled with packing boxes, and getting ready for our family reunion in Idaho that starts next Monday. I am really looking forward to a little break before the big, crazy move. Then after the reunion we will have five days until we pick up our moving truck and load everything up. Those five days are going to go by too fast.
Sorry there are no pictures. Too busy to load them onto the computer now. Maybe once we get settled in West Lafayette I will get them up.
We are so excited about this next adventure, but are sad to be moving so far away from our families. Grandma and Grandpa Sherwood and Jenson are really going to miss E, H, and Baby N. I will have to make sure to post lots of pictures to keep everyone updated.

Daddy Daughter Bonding

I caught Jared and H having a moment while watching Toy Story. Can you tell what is going on?

Yup, H is sharing her thumb with daddy, and Jared being the good daddy that he is couldn't refuse the offer.

The Boys!

E, N, and Daddy have been practicing this for a while now, and wanted to share with everyone. (You will wnat to pause the playlist on the sidebar.)

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He's Here!!!!!!

So, this post is a little late, but better late than never, I guess.

On April 23rd, Baby N joined our family. We are so excited to have him here with us. He was born at 8:55 pm (just in time for Jared to watch the last half of the Jazz/Lakers game) weighing 7lbs 13oz, 20 inches long, and is as healthy as can be. Enjoy the pictures. Mom and Baby N.

Dad and Baby N watching the Jazz game together.

Baby N.

First bath. He wasn't being very modest.

Hanging out with the boys.

Brother kisses.

Sister kisses.

Sleeping

Hanging out with closest cousin, only 5 weeks apart.

E and Grandma Jenson with Baby N.

Sleeping again.

Big Brother.

Big Sister

All the siblings together.

We are so grateful to have Baby N in our family. E and H are so happy that he is here. They are always wanting to hold him, and think it is so funny when he gets the hiccups or sneezes.

My sister, JoDee, came for a week with her two girls to visit and help out. We all had a great time. E and H had fun playing with their cousins, and it was so nice to have JoDee there to help, along with my parents, grandma, and brother, Don. It was especially nice when we all got sick with a 24 hour bug. It first started with E and H. Then the next day Jared got sick, so I took the kids to my parents where I had the help of everyone there, while Jared stayed home. The next day I was sick, and so was my dad, Don, and JoDee's girls. Jared had to work, so he took the kids over to my parents and JoDee and my Mom watched them while I stayed home with Baby N. Then the next day I was able to help JoDee with her girls while she was sick. All in all, Baby N was the only one who did not get sick, thankfully. We feel so blessed to have such a wonderful family, both immediate and extended.

Conference and Accordions

Wow, what a weekend! First and most important, Conference was wonderful. We spent the weekend with Jared's family to watch Conference with them and had a great time. I loved the messages recieved from our prophet and apostles, especially the talk by Elder Jeffery R. Holland about Jesus Christ. I love the feeling that I get that even though these men are talking to millions, it still feels like they are talking to me personally, and I can feel the genuine love that they have for me.

On a completely different note, our family discovered on Friday how to make a minivan look like this:
How, you may ask. It is a simple recipe. Drive on the freeway during Friday rush hour stop-and-go traffic. Then stop about 5 feet from the car in front of you. Next, look in the rear view mirror and watch the car behind you not slow down, hit you, and shove you into the car in front of you. It's that simple.
Thankfully, no one was hurt, but now we get to experience the joy of dealing with the insurance companies about getting our van fixed. We are grateful for the fact that there was an off-duty highway patrol officer who saw the whole thing happen, so we have his testimony that we were at a complete stop before being hit, so we were not at fault.
I am so grateful that it happened on Conference weekend so that we could have the huge spiritual uplift that we needed. Plus, it was great to be around Jared's family and enjoy their company for a few days. Things like that always help to make the bad things that happen seem not so bad, and help give you the proper perspective to cope with the situation. Thanks everyone. We love you!

Waterboy

The weather has been so nice lately. It seems like it has been in the 60s or 70s all week. Today, while visiting Grandma Sherwood, E got a chance to help out in the garden.

Here he is getting water for grandma to pour on her potted flowers. (I just love the boots. He insisted on wearing them today.)

Watering the flowers

The flowers need more water.

The flagpole was looking a little dry, so it needed some water, too.

And you should never forget to water the driveway. Terrible things might happen if it is left dry for too long. (He enjoyed watching the rainbows that the water made in front of him.)

Snow, Snow, and more Snow

A few weeks ago we got some crazy snow here. It was like 2-3 feet in just a few days. I haven't seen snow like that since I lived in New York.Just look how high it came up on the picnic table!

E and H loved playing in all the snow. Even daddy got out and made a snowman with them. H didn't want to stop playing in the snow to take a picture.