Star Wars: The Clone Wars In Theaters and on Television in 2008

I have to admit I'm pretty excited about this. I am a total Star Wars nerd. I know what we're doing August 15.

Mommy Crushes!

I recently received a online newsletter from Parents Magazine that talked about Mommy Crushes. Here's a list they came up with:


Top 10 Mommy Crushes

We polled our married staffers and came up with this list of hotties:

1. Any and all firemen

2. Jon Stewart

3. The one dad at the playground

4. 24's Jack Bauer

5. Forest rangers

6. The "IT" guy at work

7. Steve, the former host of Blue's Clues

8. The UPS guy

9. Handsome gym guy

10. Your child's pediatrician

And let's not forget the hot celebrity daddies we all love.

So Ben is often at the playground, is the IT guy, was a UPS guy, loves to go to the gym, and has been told countless times that he looks like Steve from Blues Clues. Ben and I had a good laugh about this list. But I have to agree since I had a crush on Ben from the get-go!

Weekly Wrap-up

Well, it's official. I'm totally beyond done with winter. I'm so tired of being cooped up in the house! Having had someone in our house sick the entire month has finally taken it's toll on my sanity. We are finally all healthy-knock on wood! But the week was still just filled with the humdrum stuff of everyday life. Nothing too exciting to report. We were lucky enough to get a Cranium Super Fort on clearance to add to our Mega Fort. This has made for some amazing giant forts that have kept us entertained for hours. We even have enough building sticks to make a room for each kid so that no one has to fight. It's been sooo nice.
Ben had his Scout's Klondike camp out on Friday night. I'm a huge fan of camping but this is the one time of the year that I am soooo glad that I don't have to go sleep in the snow. Ben has finally accumulated enough supplies that he stayed warm in the freezing cold. So I think he actually enjoys it now, but he'd never admit it!
After Ben got home on Saturday we took the kids to see the Veggie Tales Pirate movie at the $1 show. My kids have been totally into Veggie Tales lately. They're a little funky and Ben and I are both a little bothered about them not having arms to hold things (objects just float in the air next to them-a little disturbing) but at least they teach some good values. Afterwards we dropped Skylar off at BYU to go see the Living Legends dance concert with Ben's mom. It's a show that has Native American, Polynesian, and Latin American dances. It's really an awesome show-I wish we could have all gone-but the boys are too little. However, our little dancer absolutely loved it and loved having a Girl's Night Out with her Grandma Cammi!

Weekly Wrap-up

So basically for the last two weeks our house has been full of sickies. First it was Kade & Nick and then Ben & I got the same yucky, horrible cold thing. Skylar was lucky and missed it! Beyond the fact that we all felt miserable, we (especially me!) were all getting a little stir-crazy. Finally last Friday, we all felt okay. Skylar had school off so I told her that we could do something fun since we'd been so cooped up! We went to Progressive Power Tumbling where they have a Mom & Tots time where you can just play on all of their stuff. They have a giant foam pit that you can swing into, big climbing blow-ups, trampolines, and a giant hamster ball (for lack of a better way to describe it). The kids had so much fun getting a chance to run around and got some energy out. I told Ben that I'm going to start taking them all of the time. It was really fun! Afterwards we went out to lunch and then did a quick trip to Toys R Us-which my kids think is one of the funnest things we could possibly do. We had a great day!

But of course, it couldn't last! Ben had a LAN Party on Friday night. I got the kids ready for bed and started working on Nick's baby book (I'm soo close to being done! Finally!) Poor little Skylar came downstairs saying she didn't feel good. Then the throwing up began and lasted throughout the night. Nick also joined in around 5 am. So yet again another weekend of sickness! Nick's didn't last long but Skylar was sick through Sunday morning. I did let her go back to school today because she was feeling better and begged to. I hope she's okay and I hope that we're all done being sick!!!!

My Irish Twins?

So lately I've had a lot of people mistaking my boys for twins. This just makes me laugh because I really don't feel that they look a lot alike, especially since Nick is the boy version of me and Kade is just a mini-Ben. Plus, Kade may weigh almost the same as Nick(Nick is holding onto that 1/2 pound though!) but he's a full head shorter than Nick and obviously looks younger. I think it's a little funny.

Anyway, I am planning on taking advantage of this whole twin thing and totally getting my boys in the skate scene so that they can be like these amazing twins:



One word: Wow!

God Be With You Til We Meet Again

The President of the Church, our beloved prophet, Gordon B. Hinckley, passed away last night. What a blessing it was to have him as our prophet for so many years. He was truly a great man that exuded the love of Christ in all he did. He sacrificed so much to be the leader of the church. He traveled at length to visit the many people who longed to see him. He gave so many hours of service to others. He was truly a great example of sacrifice and charity.
In October 2006 Ben and I were given the chance to go to General Conference. It was the first time that I had ever been. When President Hinckley walked in the room, the spirit was amazing. There was a hush that came over the crowd as the congregation stood in respect and awe of this wonderful man. I feel so blessed that I was able to see him, as the prophet, in person.
I also was able to meet him at my High School Seminary Graduation. He wasn't the prophet then and he attended because one of his grandsons went to my school. I do remember shaking his hand and feeling the spirit and great love he had for us youth. I feel honored to have had that chance.
He was such a great example of love of family. His love for his wife was so evident. He adored her. He has missed her so much since she passed away. This quote by him show his great love:
"But I am so grateful for her. For 66 years we have walked together, hand in hand, with love and encouragement, with appreciation and respect. It cannot be very long before one of us will step through the veil. I hope the other will follow soon. I just would not know how to get along without her, even on the other side, and I would hope that she would not know how to get along without me."
I know that President Hinckley is now with his wife again. While it is sad that his time on this earth is over, I feel a great joy for him. Can you even imagine the wonderful people that he is greeting at this moment? I know that when my Grandpa Jensen died a few years ago at the age of 102, we were so excited for him. We were so happy that he was able to go to a better place where his wife and other countless family members and great friends had been waiting for him. I feel so blessed to have the knowledge of the gospel in my life and to know that we do progress and can be with our families forever!
President Hinckley was one of my greatest heroes. He always had a smile on his face and something witty to say. He is my inspiration. This year one of my New Year's goal was his simple quote: "Let us all try to stand a little taller, rise a little higher, be a little better. Make the extra effort. You will be happier." I hope that I can follow his example and be a little better in all I do.

My Poor Sick Boys

Poor Nick & Kade are sick! The horrible, yucky, snotty, coughing, fever, laying around with no energy whatsoever kind of sick. I took them to the doctor today and he's pretty sure they just have a virus but Kade does have ear infections in both ears! Nick has fluid, but no ear infection...yet. I just feel so bad for them. Today while getting them ready to go to the doctor, Nick emphatically stated through his many tears " I REALLY don't like being sick!!" I'm with you sweetie. I don't like you being sick either!