5 Years

Nick and I have been married for 5 years (as of September 1, 2012). Pretty crazy if you ask me. I think about the past five years and what all has happened and it brings a smile to my face. I wouldn't change anything.
I'm so happy to be married to the man of my dreams and have two amazing children who make me smile every day. My little family makes me so happy, and I know the only reason why is because I married this wonderful man 5 years ago:

 I was skimming through our engagement pictures and I realize how the little things Nick did back then, he still does now, and that's what makes me happy.

Nick loves Audi's. Since we first started dating he's always told me the specific car he is going to buy. He had an Audi when we were dating and he has one still. When we were taking our engagement pictures Nick wanted to take some pictures next to our green Audi. That's how much he loves cars. It makes me laugh, because he's still the exact same way today, and still has an Audi. I think if he didn't have me his happiness would come from having his Audi around. Here we are by our car during our engagement pics.

 Nick and I have an insane amount of fun together. I remember growing up and the number one thing on my list of what I wanted in a guy was always 1. He has to be funny. I wanted someone who could make me laugh. And I know there isn't anyone better than Nick who can make me smile and have fun.

 Nick always watches out for me. If I have a tag sticking out, or something stuck on my shoe, or my hair is messed up in the back he's always fixing me up or letting me know. I love that. I didn't even realize how much he did it then and still does it until I was going through these pictures and noticed our photographer even caught him doing these little things for me. I love him.

Here he is getting grass off of my foot.

 And fixing my shoe.. I couldn't have got any one much better.

 I still love to kiss him, that's for sure.

He makes me feel like the prettiest girl in the world. He compliments me so much. Anytime we go out he always tells me how good I look. He tells me what he loves about me and I love him for making me feel special.

Five years down, and I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with him. He is perfect for me and I'm glad he chose me.

We took a trip to Dallas as a family to celebrate five years together. It was so much fun. We explored Dallas and visited some family of Nick's. It was such a fun trip!

 Downtown Dallas

 Nick and Katelyn by the John F Kennedy Memorial

 The street where he got shot

 I was taking pictures of one building thinking that's where the guy shot from, but then Nick said it was the building on the other side of the street, so I started taking a picture of that one. Then we saw people taking pictures of the one before... so we got both buildings, still unsure of which one it actually was.

Building One

Building Two

 More of the Memorial

 We got to visit Nick's cousin, Carlie and her husband, Seth. And Nick's Uncle David, and his wife and kids Yuliet, Nicole, and Seth. I didn't realize how close they were to us! We will definitely be going down there again to visit. It was so fun seeing them. 

Jacob is very unhappy in the picture. :)

We also ate at the Cheesecake Factory, which is my favorite. We decided that's a once a year thing, it's so darn expensive!

Well, that's about it. Happy Anniversary, Nicholas!

Daddy Daughter Date- DDD

 I just realized that from now on I'm going to call these DDD's. Daddy-Daughter Dates.

I like to give Nick and Katelyn a lot of time alone together. Not just because he's gone to school a lot and doesn't get much time with her, but because I think it's so wonderful for them to have a close relationship. And what little girl doesn't love their dad? He tickles, he loves, he teaches them how to play sports, there's so many things that just Dad's do. I know I love my dad and remember special times with him and I want that same relationship between my daughters and their Dad.

Here she is pre-date.

Being all cute

She got her purse and wallet ready to go out!

 She was just so excited she didn't know which side of the car to get in. 

 There they are. 

They went out and Nick helped Katelyn spend her dollar that Gamma had given her back when we visited Utah. He taught her how we buy things and save the money afterward. They also went out to lunch at her favorite place, Mcdonalds! (bad I know, we've already discussed this). They visited the toy store. And then they even went and did a little shopping. She came home sacked out. It was a long fun morning for both of them!

 Meanwhile, Jacob and I were at home practicing his yoga skills.

 He does these things on a daily basis.

I keep thinking one day he's going to take off crawling, but he's just taking his sweet time.

I look forward to my mommy-son dates with this little one :)

Oh and one more thing I forgot to add. I came across this website recently and thought it was neat.

 http://ldsliving.com/story/63476-daddy-daughter-date-night 

It mentions that they start they DDD's with a prayer-- I think that's an awesome thing to do and I never really thought of that before.

Fourth of July!

 This was our third 4th of July in Oklahoma. 3 years ago on this day, I was in Utah student teaching getting ready to fly out and see Nick after being away from each other for some time. That summer I had to stay in Utah and finish teaching while he started Dental School. I flew in on the night of the 4th of July to visit him for a short break. I was so excited to see him. It was weird being away from him. I had never been away from him for more than 24 hrs since the day we met (and during those 24 hrs was when he bought my wedding ring). I remember getting to the airport and I saw him standing there waiting for me and I didn't know what to do. I felt like I should cry or something, but I was more just so relieved and happy to see him. I felt a huge smile come across my face and I quickly made my way over to him. I'll always remember all the 4th's we've had in Oklahoma because that moment started our first one here. And sadly, this could be our last.

I'm kind of upset we didn't get a family picture with Jacob in it. I don't know what we were thinking. He was down below us in his stroller. :'(

The day started out by going to the Edmond City parade.

 Mommy & Kate watching the parade

 Katelyn got a little bored and randomly stepped off to the side and sat on the curb. She didn't want to be bothered. She's kind of silly like that.

 She did enjoy most of it though :)

 There's the cute little guy just hanging out in his stroller

After the parade we hung out at home for a little bit. Ate popsicles outside. Then headed over to a friends' house for a BBQ.

 I tried to get a picture of both of them together. Well, no, I got a picture of both of them together. I should say, I tried to get both of them looking at the camera at the same time-- that's impossible for us.  

After the BBQ we headed over to a University in Edmond to watch fireworks. They put on a pretty dang good show. 

 Katelyn watching fireworks with her friends

 Running around before the show started

 Watching the fireworks

And that concluded our Fourth of July.

Happy Fourth of July everyone!

Half way- 6 months

Well, we've hit the half way mark through this year. I can't believe how fast time is going and everything that is changing. Here's a list of things I think of when I think about how far we are into the year:

1. Nick is a FOURTH year and is going to be graduating from dental school in less than 10 months.
2. Jacob is 6 months old.
3. Katelyn is almost THREE!
4. One month til the Morris family cruise.
5. My parents are moving this month.
6. We've almost been married for 5 years.
7. My birthday is next month.
8. WE'RE FOURTH YEARS!! Oh.. I already said that.

I can't believe some of the things that are going to be happening.

Mainly Nick graduating. I remember coming into the first year of dental school and seeing/meeting many of the fourth years and thinking "Man, I can't wait until I'm in their shoes." And now we are. And it all seems to have just come in the blink of an eye.

I can't tell you how excited I am at times to think about what comes next. And at times I'm nervous thinking about moving again, starting a new life somewhere else, making new friends, starting a real job. It all kind of gets me emotional, but mostly I'm just glad that school will finally be over. I'm sure if I'M glad, then you can't imagine how happy that will make Nick. I'm so proud of him, he has worked so hard. I'm most excited to be able to call my hubs DOCTOR NICHOLAS JENSEN! :) I think that's a pretty big deal.

Next, I can't believe this little guy is six months old:

He has developed such a loving, happy, smiley personality; just like his big sister. He smiles at us all the time. He is very ticklish. He sits up well now and even tries to crawl. He plays with his toys by himself and also with his sister. He loves when you play with him (maybe a little too much, if I leave his sight he gets a little upset!). We continue to love him more and more every day. I'm so happy he is in our lives. For both of my kids. I can't believe how fast they are growing up. I can't believe at the end of this year Katelyn will be 3! Look at that cootie patootie:

I'm very excited for the cruise we are going on with my family in August! Pics will for sure be coming later.

I'm excited/sad that my parents are moving! I really, really, really am going to miss Utah. I'm looking forward to visiting San diego though!

Ah! Five years of marriage. Nick and I always used to joke "OK, we just need to make it to five years of marriage and then we're good." Well.. we made it.. and I'm happy to say we're still doin good! I can't believe it's been five years though, that's a long time!

My birthday. The only reason I write about this is because for once, I feel like I'm getting old, like that number I'll be staring at for the next year is too high. And it's only going to keep going up. I'm sure some of you remember the day you thought the same thing.

-Lastly, I said it once, and I'll say it again, I'M SO EXCITED this is our last year of dental school!

365 days

I started this thing.."A Photo a Day". I posted a few on facebook, but then decided I didn't want to do that anymore, but I kept going with taking a favorite picture every day of each kid. I've really enjoyed doing it and I think I may make a book of each day of the year for my kids to see how much they've learned and grown throughout the year. So far I haven't missed any days (I hope I can continue that!) Here are a few of my favorites:

 Katelyn excited about the Roadrunner and Coyote characters mom drew for her

 Jacob snuggling with mommy

 Katelyn singing on her karaoke machine, we love listening, dancing, and singing to music everyday.

 Jacob peeking out from under a blanket

 Katelyn giving Leila a birthday kiss after Leila opened her birthday present from her and Jacob

 Jacob being silly by squealing and laughing to himself, and closing his eyes while do so

 Katelyn loves her little bro, she wanted to share her stickers with him, so she put one on each their foreheads

Katelyn using her binoculars she made on our nature walk

Pictures can bring back so many wonderful memories. It's amazing how fast kids learn and grow and I just can't help but try and capture all of these things.

5 Months!!

Jacob is five months old! Every month I think, "How is time flying by so fast?" and I probably write it on here every month too so you guys are probably tired of that. But really, how does time fly by so fast!?

He is such a cutie. He is so happy and is always trying to grab every thing I have. Yesterday he was playing with my mirror and I took it away and he got MAD! I kind of was in shock because Katelyn never threw fits like that until she was older like 15 or 18 months old and now this was coming from my 5 month old! Ha, maybe that's the difference between my boys and girls. Actually, I know it is, when Jacob wants something, he wants something, and he let's us know. He is rolling all over the place now. He still needs help sitting up, but he's getting there. He just gets so excited and like throws himself backwards so he falls down.

 

 His new thing is sucking on his hands and fingers. He does it ALL THE TIME.

 He giggles a lot when we tickle him. Especially his back.

 He has deep dark blue eyes and I just love them! Katelyn's are much lighter now, but they kind of started out the same way.

Jacob is a little chunker. People ask me if he's 9 months old and I laugh. Katelyn was always so little so it's kind of fun to have the opposite now. I've told my mom and siblings I have the best of both worlds. My kids are so similar, but in many ways they are complete opposite, starting with one is a girl and one is a boy. I have had a big chunky baby and a skinny delicate baby. Jacob has always slept SO well and Katelyn, well not as well. One has brown hair, the other blonde. One is super sweet and always nice and Jacob demands when he wants something. It's actually quite fun comparing the two. I Love them both so much.

Jacob loves it when I slowly say MOMMA or DADDA or KATELYN or JACOB. He loves watching me talk and watching my mouth move. It makes him smile and laugh. He likes to watch Katelyn and he's just so curious as to who this crazy little girl is jumping up and down next to him all the time.

He hasn't started rice cereal or anything like that yet, but I'm thinking I might start it soon.

His hair on the sides is getting pretty long again, so he may be needing his 3rd hair cut soon.

He scratches his legs up SO much. He is like always scratching. I'm not sure if it's because they itch or he just doesn't know what he's doing.

He wakes up happy and talking to himself in the morning and then when he's bored and wants to get out he starts screaming until one of us gets him.

He drinks mostly formula now. I was hoping to go longer with breastfeeding, but I feel like it's just not working with watching every thing I have to eat and wondering if he's getting enough or wondering if something I eat makes him break out. So I just feed him morning and night now. Good thing both my kids love bottles.

He takes 3 naps a day.

And I don't think he'll be trying to crawl this month. Katelyn took her first crawling movements forward at 5 1/2 months..Jacob can't even hold himself up on his hands and knees yet, haha. That's alright though, I like my immobile baby, it gives me more time to do things like dishes, getting ready, cleaning, etc.