Phil our Elf on the Shelf

This year an elf appeared at our house. He is an Elf of the Shelf. Megan named him Phil (short for Philippines) in memory of Nana and Opa! Phil has been gracing us with is presence for the past few weeks. We love the fact the he reports to Santa each night about our good and bad behaviors. Over the weekend Phil brought us a letter from Santa. Nothing serves as a great reminder to be on the "nice" list better than a letter from Santa himself! Over the next few weeks I'll post some pics of our silly little elf Phil. He can be a rascal sometimes!

Random pics from the last week or so...

Here's a few random pics from the last week or two. We had a lot of fun with Anton and Far Mor. They both were so helpful and fun to have around. We miss you both already!

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Two weeks old. What a cuttie pie!

Shopping at the Destin outlet malls (for 4 hours) with a new baby and my other three kids.

Yes, I think we were all a little crazy, but everyone managed very well! And we got some great deals too!

Gotta love the beach. Megan sure does love her Far Mor too.

Shell collecting and toes dipped in the water. A perfect afternoon at the beach.

Far Mor and Megan went on a date and were able to watch the sunset together one night.

Anton served as an indoor jungle gym (among other things) for the kids the week he was here. Come back Anton, we are bored without you!

Random shots from family pic night

While we were out at Alys and Rosemary Beach taking family pics last week we grabbed a few pics of the scenery and (crazy kids) around us!

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Awesome shot of the Christmas tree and palms. So Florida!

The sunsets are always amazing.

Who's crazy kids are those?

So pretty...

Christmas Lights

On Saturday Megan and Steen put up lights on our three palm trees and several bushes out front. It looks really nice. And Megan sure was a big helper to Daddy!

Big Girl Natalie!

We just switched Natalie into a big girl bed. She is liking it so far, but always seems to wake up once a night and wonder into Mom and Dad's room for some reason. Hopefully within the next few days she will stay in there all night. She of course likes to load her bed up with all her favorite stuffed animals and blankets. Natalie is also my big helper with Kyle while the kids are at school. She is doing a lot better with the adjustment of not being the baby anymore! Thank goodness. We sure do love our big girl Natalie.

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Fast asleep in her new bed.

Her she is loving on her new baby brother.

Decorating the tree!

We had a nice time over the weekend decorating the tree and the house. It's starting to feel like Christmas around here and we love it! Far More got each of the kids a new ornament for the tree. It was nice to have lots of help decorating this year!

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Far Mor and Kyle.

Kyle's new ornament is a little pea pod. How fitting!

The finished product! The pic is a little blurry, but you get the picture!

Megan with her new flamingo.

Daniel with his silly alligator!

And Natalie with her rock'n Rudolph.

Blessing Day, 11-27-11

On Sunday the 27th Steen blessed Kyle at church. It was a very special day and we were so happy that Anton was able to participate with the blessing. We were also glad that Far Mor was there too! Kyle looked so handsome in white. He looked like an angel baby!

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Our cute family of 6!

Kayaking Econfina Springs

Steen and Anton went kayaking the day after Thanksgiving. The weather was very nice and they had a great time hanging out together. Steen loves to take visitors to this place.

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Anton and Steen

The water is so clear and the water temperature is always at about 70 degrees or so.

Pretty rock

Hi Anton!

Steen enjoying his calm surroundings.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving! We had a lovely Thanksgiving spent with family. We had lots of yummy food and a pretty relaxing day. We were so lucky to have Anton and Else here for the holiday!

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Steen carving the turkey!

The 8 of us ready to eat!

Yum Yum!

We love our new brother!

The kids love Baby Kyle! Megan wanted a picture with him to take to school with her to show her teacher and classmates.

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Megan

Daniel

Natalie

Beach Time!

Yes, this is a picture of my kids at the beach in there swimsuits in late November. We have been very lucky to have such great weather this late into the year. Anton and Far Mor timed there trip nicely and were both able to enjoy the sun and sand with us as well!

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Anton building an awesome sandcastle with the kids.

Surfer girl Megan

We love the beach!

11-11-11=33

Happy Birthday Daddy!

On 11-11-11 Steen turned 33 years old! We had an eventful day so his birthday was a little overlooked, but over the weekend we celebrated! His cake was super delicious and we had a great night spent with family and our new little man!

Welcome Baby Kyle!

On November 10th we welcomed Kyle Erik Jensen to our family. He was born at 12:57pm, weighing in at 8 pounds 2 ounces and he was 20 3/4 inches long. Delivery was a piece of cake and we are all happy and well!

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30 minutes old

All nice and clean after his first bath.

Finally some time with Mom!

My cute chubby boy!

11-11-11 (Steen's birthday) getting ready to head home.

So in LOVE!

Proud Daddy!

Within the first hours home I quickly realized how many big helpers I had. AHHHH!