Thursday, March 25, 2010

At The Farm with Papa Joe

This little man loves being outside and was a willing subject for dad to practice out his photography skills. Love his little four tooth smile:)

Ethan got to spend part of his birthday down on the farm with Grandpa teaching him all about this baby calf learning how to nurse!! Ethan enjoyed every minute and enjoyed it more than any thing else we could have done for his birthday!!!
Jud's Grandpa always balances an egg on the first day of Spring... or Spring Equinox. All forces are equal on that day!! God is so Amazing!!




Ethan is 3!!! We enjoyed celebrating his birthday with both sets of grandparents and just youngest sisters. Ethan loves cake... well, he loves frosting;)




Our little family before Ethan's party!! I love these guys!!!


Saturday, March 13, 2010

My Grandma!

Grandma

Most people have one... this is mine! She is a lot like my mom, uh, well my mom is a lot like her!! And if you know me well, you also know I am a lot like my mom!! If you want to know what I will look like if I ever make it to be 87, you won't have to look away from this picture.

When I think of Grandma Jensen memories flood my mind. I honestly can't remember one bad thing she ever said... well except for one, and it was on accident and out of sheer innocence (and if you know me well, I have those moments too;).

Grandma was an amazing cook!! Every time we went to her house she ALWAYS had homemade cinnamon rolls. These are the same recipe that I make very often and always in her remembrance!!

Every morning grandma and grandpa woke up, had breakfast, and sat down together to read their Bible and pray. I can remember the other grand kids sleeping in on purpose so they could miss out on family devotions. I was the youngest grandchild and always slept either on the couch or on the twin bed in my grandpa's room, I was almost always part of this devotion time. At the time, I considered family devotion time to be a small, insignificant "activity." Now as I reflect back on those days I am amazed at the love and devotion they had for our Savior. Oh, how I wish I had listened more, but I am so thankful for what I did hear and their example that is so powerful in my life today!

Grandpa died my freshman year of college. That was such a hard time! And now, as my grandmother still lives she is just as amazing as she was when grandpa died. She loved grandpa so much! With love and respect I write these words about my grandmother who passed down more than physical features, and baking abilities!! She is leaving a legacy of love and service to God!!