We have been telling our kids since our garage sale in the fall that we were going to get a trampoline and finally about a week ago we got one. The kids were so cute all of them were in the backyard helping him set it up. When we got the mat up and on its springs they asked if they could just sit on it. It was so cute, all 4 of them were so excited and were content to "just sit" on it for a while. It wasn't long and they were asking if they could jump. We still needed to build the enclosure, but we let them all jump for a little bit. I am so happy to have a backyard they can enjoy playing on. Dennis worked really hard to get it set up and I would post pics but he took them with him on his trip to Chicago. So I will get them when he gets back.
We went to the boys Hope of America concert it was amazing the boys have been practicing so hard for many months. It blew me away. The fifth graders are dressed in specific colors that make up an American Flag. Many fifth graders in the area participate from several schools. The boys took this very seriously. If you know my boys you will know why, can we say DRAMA!! That's my boys. We had to have cool sunglasses, flashlights, the works. The end number was beautiful all the kids have flashlights that they turn on, it is all choreographed so well. It was very moving and brought me to tears. Thank you boys for a wonderful performance. I will post some more pictures soon.
Well, one of my not so fond moments growing up were digging up dandelions for FHE. I remember my dad giving us knives and we all went out and started digging dandelions in our yard. Well I decided it was high time to give my children the same experience. The dandelions are out in full force this year. I went to Wal-Mart and bought some weed diggers (No Sharp Knives) and we all began digging up the dandelions in our front yard, at first Brendan said, "Wow Mom this is really fun." I knew this wasn't going to last long, but it was such a beautiful day and we had a ton of dandelions that needed digging. Three hours later we were finally done. The boys did really good and really stuck with it. There was a few, "Are we done yet?", "I'm hungry can we go in and eat." but I really tried to make it fun and we took a break to get some cute photos for the blog and of course to scrapbook. So hopefully I helped pass on the old Jensen FHE tradition of Digging Dandelions, Thanks Dad!!
My brother Stewart called about a month ago and told us about this concert at Temple Square. We all got tickets and we took Brendan and Jordan on Saturday Night. Wow, it was beautiful. The name of it is Joseph Smith the Prophet and it was composed and conducted by a very talented young graduate of BYU, Rob Gardner. It was beautiful, a few vocal perfomances with a full orchestra. If any one ever has another opportunity to see it, go you will not regret it. My brother traveled down from Boise just to see it. It was the Highlight of my day. There was one song in paticular that really touched me, it was called Irene (Your Baby Was Here). Emma sang this one and it was all about her still born baby and how she was too perfect to live on this earth. It was very touching to think what Emma went through. I am fortunate that I have never had to suffer this kind of loss. I hope I never do. My children are so precious to me. I couldn't help, but look over at the boys throughout the concert. They were so good and listening so intently as they admired all the musical talent as did I. I asked them what they thought after it was over and they both just said how much they liked it. Thanks Stewart and Julie for letting know about this. It makes me realize how fortunate we are to live so close and have the experiences to allow all of us to strengthen our testimonies.
March 23, 2008
Easter Morning the kids found their baskets filled with candy and a few fun things for the backyard. Now we need some warm weather.
