I hope they call me on a mission...

This video is for all the Jensen missionaries - Opa, Nana & Tanner. We love you and are so proud of you...

Pool Party!

Last week for my birthday Steen and the kids got me a new pool for the backyard. We've had a heatwave this week so it has definitely come in handy here at the Jensen house. The kids and I are having tons of fun hanging out in the backyard these days. Here are a few pics that I took this morning.

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Daniel loves pouring water all over himself. He says he's taking a shower when he does it!

The kiddos having fun.
Megan loves the water so much and is a little stinker when it comes to splashing people!

Doctor Visits

The results are in - Natalie just had her two month appointment.

This little girl only weighs 8 pounds 11.5 ounces (10th percentile) but she is 24.5 inches long (95th percentile). So she really is tall and skinny like I predicted. The doctor said she is doing great though. We just love our little Natalie.

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As for me...I just went to the eye doctor for an exam yesterday and found out that I need to get glasses! They'll be ready in about 4 weeks, so if you notice something new about me next month - it'll be my new cute frames!

Florida...

This past week Steen spent a few days in Panama City, Florida for a job interview with the Department of Defense. He had a great experience and really got a good feel for the community while he was there. Now Steen just needs to pass security clearance. Once that is done we are expecting to move in September sometime. We are up for the adventure and are looking forward to a new change in our lives! For all of you who have been wanting to go on vacation to Florida - now is your chance. The Jensens will have plenty of room in our new place to house visitors!

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Here's a pic of downtown Panama City Beach

Steen on the beach. He says it was gorgeous.
Here's another pic of the beach with the condos and resorts lining it for miles.

2 Months Old!

I can't believe that it's already been 2 months. She's the sweetest and easiest baby ever. I got lucky with this one! We go in next week for her 2 month check up so I'll keep you posted on her stats. She's going to be just like my Mom I think - tall and skinny!

Depoe Bay

This past week we went to the Oregon Coast (again) this time with Steen's Mom and his siblings Anton, & Elina. We rented a nice beach house in Depoe Bay and had a great time shopping at the Lincoln City outlet malls, exploring several different beaches and best of all building a HUGE sandcastle.

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Megan at Mo's!

Daniel on the dock!

Megan & Daddy looking at Seals on the beach with the viewfinder.

A view of Devils Punch Bowl looking from Cape Foulweather.

Mommy & Daniel at Devils Punch Bowl.

Megan and her new little mermaid named Pearla.

The kiddos exploring the tide pools at Bob's Creek near Yachats.

Bob's Creek Beach

The entire fam at Fogarty Creek State Park.

Mommy and the girls at Fogarty.

Daddy & Megan starting the hugest sandcastle EVER!

Megan modeling her new sunglasses.

Still in the making.....but getting closer!

Daniel loved playing in the sand all day!

Steen and I standing inside of the sandcastle.

It took about 1 1/2 hours to make the sandcastle.

Megan just loved laying in the waves!

This week we went camping with my grandparents up to Nehalem Bay State Park. The weather was beautiful (most of the time) and we had a great trip. Grandpa and Steen were able to go crabbing each morning and always brought home about a dozen crabs a day. Steen has been in heaven eating all the crab and coming up with new recipes to use crab in! We hope to go on a few more camping trips this summer because the kids did great and we all had a blast!

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We had some trees in our site and Megan just insisted climbing them with her helmet on!

This is Natalie all cozy and ready for bed.

Here's Grandma Billett, Katie, Megan & Daniel sitting by the fire getting ready to make some s'mores.

Steen was a pro at crabbing and had lots of fun doing it!

The crabs don't know what's coming....a pot full of boiling water!

Grandma & Steen getting ready to clean the crabs and get them ready for picking.

Megan and Daniel just loved the crabs and wanted to play with them!
Here's my little explorer on the beach.

Daddy with the kiddos running into the water.

Megan had so much fun running from the waves and hunting for seashells.

No trip to the Oregon Coast is complete without a trip to the Tillamook Cheese Factory! They even had a few new flavors for us to try! Yummy

Daniel sure made a mess with his chocolate cone.

This video is for you Nana. Whenever the kids go camping they always stick there heads out the camper door and say, "Can I get you anything?" We finally got Daniel on camera. Too cute!

Dinner with the Missionaries!

Tonight we had the missionaries over for dinner. Megan has been wanting to have them over now that Nana, Opa, and Tanner are all missionaries. We fed them some yummy food and talked all about what life as a missionary is like. Pretty fun!! Oh and today at church Megan bore her testimony for the very first time during sacrament meeting. It was so sweet.

4th of July!

We had a really nice and layed back 4th of July. Steen and I dropped off the kids at his Mom's house and were able to run some errands in preparation for our upcoming camping trip. When we got back to her house we just hung out, went on a bike ride, and had a delicious dinner and a fireworks display put on by none other than Steen!

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Here's the Big D collecting rocks and sticks in our front yard in the morning.

Gotta love the headband/helmet look with that cheesy grin!

And cute little Daniel on his hand me down Dora bike!

This pic is for you Mom! Call us crazy, but we made prime rib and yorkshire pudding for dinner. It wasn't as good as the way Mom makes it, but it was pretty tasty!

Yes, I have a crazy daughter. She thought she was being so funny in these glasses!

Now onto the firework show. It was no Fort Vancouver, but we had fun!
Megan loved the fireworks and couldn't get enough of them while Daniel was afraid of them and was hiding in the house with Auntie Elina.

Friday Fun with The Stephens

On Friday The Stephens came down from Shelton for the day. It was there first time meeting Natalie! The kids of course had lots of fun being wild and crazy together while Rebecca and I had a great time attempting to carry adult conversation with each other, and Drew and Steen were able to go hiking in the Columbia River Gorge. We had a super day and are so lucky to have such great friends!

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Megan and Abbie just loved playing dress up. They even switched clothes with each other. You'll notice that Megan is wearing Abbie's clothes in a later pic!

It was at least 90 degrees out on Friday so we just had to get out the kiddie pool and sprinklers.

Here's the gang - Daniel, Abbie, Megan, & Lauren

Here's even more of the gang - the only ones missing are Steen and Drew.

Rebecca got her baby fix by holding Natalie every second she could!

Here is one of the falls the boys saw while on there hike. It's called Ponytail Falls. I really like this pic that Steen took.

Here's another pretty one that Steen took. They had to hike through the water to get to Oneonta Falls.

Here they are hiking through the chilly water!

Here is Steen at upper Oneonta Falls.

We sure had a great time with The Stephens on Friday!!