I've really enjoyed getting back into journaling (blogging) again. I know that someday as I look back I'll be really glad to have caught so many memories of my life and my kids' lives as they grow up. Here are a few of our happenings this week.
Since getting The Lego Movie for Christmas, Joshua (and Audree) have been super into their legos. We were kind of over building just a house or gas station (with the kit that we have). So I suggested to Josh that we build a train for him. He was in love. Over the past week or two we've built airplanes, semi trucks, phones for each of the kids, etc. I've enjoyed seeing Josh explore his creative and imaginative side more.
When we built the semi truck, he insisted that it was Grandpa Jensen driving it. Ha! One of my favorites of this one is the loaves of bread on top. :)
A little selfie time for all of us while out running errands.
Oy Zach! My needy sleeper. He's definitely been the most attached sleeper out of all the kids, but I think I would contribute that to nursing. He's a sucker for some good momma's milk time. Nothing puts him out faster that nursing. Made me wish that I could sleep like a little baby. Fall and stay asleep through noise, transferring from carseat to crib, and from arms to crib. Wouldn't that be nice?! I figure someday the walls of my home will be quiet and empty. Soak in all of what they bring while they can and look for the good despite the trials that come with it.
Josh has become quite the little artist. This creation he entitled "Oh no! The family's broken apart!" (Think stick figures) ha! What a creatively clever little guy. There are even the right amount of noses and heads which means that he actually took some time thinking about this one. On a side note, we love our magnadoodles. We got one last year for Christmas and it's seen a lot of use. We wanted each child to have one of their own because they love to draw on them all the time, so we got another one this Christmas. They've been well worth the money.
Audree Jane getting her diva reading time in. I love this spit-fire of a girl to pieces. P.S. She is fully potty trained, stays dry most nights, and has become more independent with it insisting that I "get out" of the bathroom. That girl.
We've recently discovered how much Zachy loves books. He laughs and giggles at just about everybook that's read to him. Guess I should start doing it more. I love this shot that I caught of Jake reading to our little Z.
We had a really great time visiting a local library for our ward's playgroup this past week. This library had an awesome kids area with a puppet stage, lego area, puzzles, bean bags, and this train table which the kids adored. It got a little tight with all the kids there, but they still had a good time. I also enjoyed getting in my social hour with the many lovely ladies from my church.
These kids are enjoying their doctor kits we got for them for Christmas. All of their animals are "sick" and so they need to fix them with shots, check their ears, heart, temperature, etc. They love it.
Our little Zachary is growing so fast. And I know that sounds cliche, but he really is. Seems like he's growing developmentally so quickly and it's so fun to watch. Just in the past week he's started real crawling more and more around the house, he pulls himself to stand, and dances. He still doesn't have a clue when it comes to words (which is so funny because at this age Audree could say Mama, Dada, Cracker, Bear, and I'm sure a few other words) Isn't it so interesting how differently every child develops. She still is so advanced in her language for her age and that started at a very young age for her. Anyways, back to Zach. He is getting so fun. He's SO busy, into everything, eating everything he can off the floors and always wanting to stand and play at my feet. I've really enjoyed getting to this stage, but at the same time my baby is growing TOO fast!! He'll be one year in just 6 short weeks! That's nuts!!! Anyways, here is a video of my standing, dancing boy. Love him to pieces!
