Summer fun

this is a cute little sand and water set up at the lake
Denton taking pictures
we literally swim with the fish, so funny

Gage loves to float

the next few are from the 4th



this turtle is burying its eggs outside our house
these 2 are at an aquatic center by our house

Gma and Gpa Christensen came to visit for a week:)

this is a fire fly. They are so neat!


Dentons tumbling award
Gma Jepsen came to visit for a few days, we loved it!

Easter

I can't believe I forgot to add Easter into that last post, DUH!
So we had a fun Easter even thought we were away from the families. We dyed eggs on Saturday, Denton thought that was pretty cool and on Sunday that darn Easter Bunny left a bunch off eggs around our house:) The boys had so much fun finding them, Gage really doesn't understand but he had fun anyway. They got the Ants in the Pants game, some Thomas the Train trains some goldfish (the ones you eat) and of course a little bit of candy. Mom and Dad sent them a basket with an outfit and Gage got a bubble machine and Denton got a new Batman and of course candy. They loved it! I didn't have to work that day so we went over to Bob (Scot Blackbelt teacher) and Jennifer's house. They have 2 kids Natalie who is 12 and Jack is 10. They were so good with the boys and the boys just loved them, it was a lot of fun. Denton was super excited to cook our hotdogs on the fire again, we really need to get a grill. haha

Week 9 til now :)

Yes, I have been lazy but mostly because I don't think we've done a whole lot lately cuz its been so cold still! lol
Well, my Mom came out here to visit and babysit for us while we went to the Jazz/ Timberwolves game in March then the boys and I went back to UT with her for a few weeks. That was a great trip, we got to see the families and just hang out . We were sad to leave but we are excited to see what more Minnesota has to offer:) Lately Scot and I have just been working and the boys have just been playing and growing like weeds. We try and get out to see new things whenever we can and just today found a really cool park right on the lake about a mile from our house. Denton loved walking around in the freezing water with Scot as they buried their feet in the sand. Gage is a huge fan of the swings and would stay in there forever. He likes to go down the slide too and just goes by himself. He met a cute little girl on the playground by our house the other day and before I knew it he was trying to give her kisses, such a little flirt! We saw some deer just up the hill from our house yesterday as we were coming home from a walk, that's the first ones we've seen since we've been here!
My mom and Dad are coming out in a few weeks and can't wait to see them! I wish everyone could come visit us sometime, its so pretty here:)
Denton is improving so much with his tumbling, he can flip over the horizontal bar all by himself and his teacher uses him quite a bit to show the other kids how to do something, he loves it!
Well, that's it in a nut shell for now. I'll try and do better keeping this up to date. Thanks to all those who read it!!

week 8

Sick kid and husband has been the fun of this week. Gage has been sick ever since he got his shots and I'm pretty sure Scot picked up something from the office. So this week has been pretty uneventful.
I did take the kids out Thursday for a bit just to get out and we actually got to go for a walk on Wed, it was nice:) We walked down to the playground in our community cuz I was hoping it might be more clear but Denton couldn't even walk over to it because the snow was still too deep. haha Then we walked over to the chicken nugget house aka Wendy's and he had some lunch. Its nice to have things so accessible the grocery store is right there too.
I got a very nice surprise for Valentines day, Scot got me a gift certificate to the spa that is right by our house and I used it Sat for a Chakra Balancing Massage. Ahhh, it was great! I took Denton to tumbling by myself that day too because we didn't think the other parents would appreciate Scot and Gage coughing all over everything. They learned more tumbling moves and did more tricks on the beam and bar. It is so fun to go with him and I can't wait for my mom to be here and go with us. It's take a friend day Sat but he doesn't have anyone to take:(
We had a snow storm come through yesterday and I decided that I should probably stay home from work because where we live doesn't get plowed until it stops snowing and I was afraid I wouldn't make it back home. We got about a foot if not a little more. Scot went out every hour to keep our path from the garage to the drive somewhat clear so he'd be able to get out this morning but that didn't work, he's still here. We both had snow days! lol It was nice to have that time with the family yesterday, we stayed in our pajamas all day. I like my job but being able to have a whole day with my family is so nice:) I'll attempt to go in tonight, I think its pretty busy tonight. Denton is doing so great on going potty in the toilet, we took a picture the other day because he was so proud of going poop! It was funny:) Gage is everywhere and is trying to talk more and more. He can say ball, go go go and pup pup. Pup pup is his puppy's name. I've tried to post some more videos but they must be too big because they take forever to upload or it freezes up on me. 3 more weeks and we'll be back in Utah!!!!! I can't wait:)

#7

Let me see, what happened this week.
I work the weekends so when Sunday comes around I forget what we've done during the week. I took the boys out Tuesday for some shopping, lunch at the cheeseburger house aka McDonalds and playing at the mall. Denton met a cute little girl and they played for like an hour on the little soft toys there. We always have to stop at Karmelkorn and get brown popcorn before we leave too haha. I like the Burnsville Center, they still have the pet store with live animals and its not ginormous like Mall of America. It was so cold that day and I felt bad taking the kids out in it but they as well as myself go stir crazy sitting in the house all the time. I wish we had my car here sometimes. Gage had his 12 month Dr visit Thursday, Dr Wuu is nice:) He had to get 3 shots and he told us he could develop a rash all over his body plus fever really bad and to watch for seizures! What the crap!! I wouldn't even do the immunizations if they weren't required for school. We talked to mom, dad and the kids this week too and that is always fun. I miss the kids a lot, all of them. I've started the count down til we are back home, I hope it comes fast:)
I finally got my first paycheck Friday, that was nice!! We took Denton tumbling Sat morning then went mattress shopping after. I put a down payment on a posturepedic mattress and hope to god it helps my back and I can sleep better! Denton sure likes his tumbling class, he is getting really good at the beam and rings. I think he just likes to run around and play and nobody is telling him "don't do this or don't do that" They pretty much have free reign there. They do teach them how to listen and follow what they're taught. The teachers are all really patient and so good with the kids:)
Work has been really busy this weekend with Valentines Day and all. I like my job and the people I work with are really cool too. I'm still looking for a couple hang out friends with kids but no luck yet. Oh well.
Not much has changed with Scots job, he just does what he's asked and is good at it. He did get his cubicle up here in Lakeville so he can start working from there a couple days a week now.
I guess that's it for this week.

week 6

AH, I was too tired to do this last night due to the many massages I did over the weekend. I can honestly say that I don't think I've done this many massages the whole time I've been out of school. DANG!! I'm pretty stoked to get my check though I'm buying us a new mattress, we need it I'm tired of rolling into Scot every night:) haha.
Well we had a fun week, Pace was here again and came over a couple days and hung out with us. He brought Chad, another MOM guy and I made us all dinner 2 of the nights. I learned how to do a deep muscle massage so I practiced it on Scot, Pace and Chad (not at the same time or anything) lol!! Denton and Gage sure like having Pace here, Denton had a pretty good freak out when I took Pace up for his massage cuz he just wanted to be with him. It was kind of sad.
Denton started a tumbling class on Sat and he just loved it! It's a parent child class so Scot went in with him and ran around and did stuff with him. I think after a few weeks of that we might move him into the child only class. He did great listening to the teacher and doing the little exercises he had them do and wasn't all that shy. He was a little hesitant of the balance beam but Scot walked across with him a few times then he was good. After tumbling we met Pace at Perkins and had lunch then went to the bowling alley to play games. Sunday I had to work but Pace and Jon (another MOM guy) came over to watch the Super Bowl with Scot and the boys. I'm kind of glad I had to work, I hear it wasn't all that great of a game and the commercials weren't all the funny either. And GB won, that sucks too! I'm pretty sure that last week was by far the fastest week we've had here, it flew by!
I guess that's all i have this week. My brain is telling me its time for bed.

week 5

Week 5 already? Wow! I just got home from work and still like my job its not as busy as last weekend but still have good days:) I did my first 2 hour massage tonight, what a workout that was! The guy was really nice and talkative so that made it easier and not seem so long. Scot got some good news from work this week, he is now in charge of their business intelligence reporting system from data warehouse to the frame work manager to individual report generation and support. Sounds cool and yes he should be getting paid more, all in due time I guess. His boss says he makes their department look good:) OH, Denton pooped in the potty today!! He had to tell me that when I called from work and he told me that they took a picture of it too HAHA No, I haven't seen it yet. lol:) So I went to lunch today and was looking for somewhere to eat and realized there are no Taco Times here!! What the crap!! I miss Taco Time, its a favorite:) Oh and they don't have the packaged turkey steaks here like they do in Utah either, I'm pretty sure I'm craving them so bad just because I can't have them!
Well this week we celebrated Gage's birthday and had a great time doing it even though I wished we had the family here with us. He got a play table, pajamas, and some money from grandma and grandpa Christensen and a home made pound puppy from grandma and grandpa J and an elephant pop up ball thingy from us. We had a truck cake made for him because I'm just not as talented as some of my family members and can't do it myself. haha We Skyped both families to sing to Gage then he got to eat his cake. He hesitated a little at first then dug in, it was funny:)
We took the boys to the Burnsville Center one night to play on the toys just to get out of the house, we go a little stir crazy sometimes. It finally got into the double digits outside too, we considered it a heat wave but its supposed to be back to bitter cold again this week:( Uncle Pace is here this week though and I'm sure we'll have some fun with him.
We did get Gages 1 year and our family pictures done yesterday so when we get them back Friday we'll send them out to the families:)
Well, I'm having a brain fart cuz I'm tired so if I think of anything else I'll add it later:)

Week 4

Whew, what a busy week/weekend. I started working this week and man oh man do people here like massage, I did 11, yes 11, in 3 days and I have one more day tomorrow, I'm tired. haha! I've met some really nice people there and hope to have some gal pals to hang out with.
Scot is still working away and gets compliments all the time on how good he is at his job. I know he'll get to where he wants to be soon and I am very proud of him!
We had a little piece of home here this week, Pace was here for work and came over Monday and Thursday after work Denton was so excited to have him here cuz Uncle Pace played Batman video game with him:) Scot got to go out with the boys from Utah Tuesday night, Kelly, Mike and Pace. He had fun. The boys and I went to the Burnsville Center and had dinner then played some games. We also had a friend that Scot works with Ali come over Wednesday night with her 15 month old boy Ben. Denton had fun with him and was very polite and shared his toys with him. We're hoping to meet more people with kids so the boys will have friends.
Gage has been taking more and more steps on his own I'm thinking he'll be running in about a week! His birthday is this Thursday and we're going to get him his own little cake so he can destroy it, it'll be fun to watch. Hopefully we can get a video stream online so that the other family members can watch him too.
Here's a little video of Gage walking:)

more pics

Week 3

Another week come and gone. Time sure does go by fast here I can't believe its already mid January!! I have a little to report on this week. I put in a couple resumes last week and both places called me back! I interviewed at Massage Envy just 10 min away from us in Burnsville and Body and Sol here in Lakeville. I really liked Massage Envy because its strictly massage, no body treatments like body wraps, (not my cup of tea). I accepted the job at Massage Envy and am going to the orientation on Monday, I'm pretty excited to work again. We've had plenty of snow here also they said its a record year for snow fall, go figure haha! We take drives whenever we can to go see where stuff is and found the Mystic Lake Casino, my dad asks me about it almost every time we talk so I gave him the run down today when we talked. Its nice, has a golf course right there and a daycare so you can drop your kids off and go play lol! Then we went to the bowling alley just up from us and its really nice too, its kind of like a Fat Cats in UT. Denton had a lot of fun playing the games. As for Scots job, he's doing really well at it! His boss had told him that as soon as there's more room at the tech center here in Lakeville he can start working from there instead of going into Minneapolis. He's home by 4:30 everyday and that is so nice!! We booked our plane tickets to go home for a visit in March, mom and I are going to the Bon Jovi concert!! She is coming here on the 11th of March to watch the boys while Scot and I go to the Jazz /Timberwolves game and then myself, mom and the boys will head to UT on the 13th!! Scot is staying behind to work but feels like the time visiting will be really great for us, I am so excited!! Well, I think that's all I have for this week:)

Week 2

Well here we are after the 2nd week. All is going good so far. Its pretty cold so we stay inside as much as possible. We had a busy week the first week here so we just kind of laid low this week. We got out and had some pizza and ice cream (I know I know) it was yummy. I took my massage resume to the spa by our house and am hoping they call. I think a part time job would be good for me. We were excited to get the package from mom and dad Friday that had some of the boys xmas presents in it. It was like xmas all over agai for Denton when he saw his Transformers. We've been potty training Denton and he is doing really well, he gets treats when he actually tells us he has to go rather than us telling him its time to go. haha Gage has been walking around with his little walker thing, he gets a little nervous when we take it away and have him try but he'll ge there. Scot has been such a big help since we've been here ( not that he wasn't before) he makes sure I don't get overwhelmed and I really appreciate him for everything! I'll put up some pictures of the house when I take some. I can't wait for the snow to melt to see what the outside looks like here. It is a really pretty place and can't wait to be able to enjoy it more.

pictures :)