Jensen turns FIVE!

 

Jensen turned the big FIVE last month. He was asking for months when it was going to be "my birth-day". It's funny how he says it though. He has been asking because he was playing in my closet one day and found one of his birthday presents. That is what started the daily asking of when his birthday was coming. I think that was in February and he didn't forget what he saw that day in my closet.

 

So on his birthday we knew we better not wait all day to let him open that gift. He was so excited to finally get to play with his Mater Toons Monster Trucks. It was worth the wait I guess. Lucy was a nice sister and gave him Colossus from Cars 2 which he has wanted every time we go to Target.

 

 

 

Jensen went to preschool and brought chocolate cupcakes to share. He had been telling the teachers for weeks that he was going to bring them so I didn't want to make a fibber out of him. He came home with a crown on his head and a huge smile. You could tell he had a great day at school.

 

We debated what we should do for Jensen's birthday. That afternoon we decided to go to Chuck E. Cheese's. We were so glad the Kanets could join us for the celebration on such short notice. The place was a little busy but we still had fun.

 

 

 

Jensen with Baby Mason (as the kids like to call him). Jensen is trying to get him to love cars as much as he does. He really wants a little brother to play with.

 

 

Lucy calls Reagan her best friend. They really do play well together.

 

 

 

 

Quincy was encouraging Jensen to play this game. Jensen actually did pretty well. Future baller?

 

 

Quincy took some of Jensen's coins to show him how to do it. Jensen wanted to help him out.

 

 

We smuggled in a chocolate cake and sang to Jensen. When we asked him what cake he wanted he would always says a chocolate cake with a dump truck on it since that is what he had last year. We switched it up this year and put Max from Cars 2 on it. I am glad we cut his piece first before we sang because when he blew out the candles he spit on his piece.  

 

 

 

 

We came home and let him open the last of his presents. More cars of course. Wonder if he will out grow his cars. Hopefully not too soon since he has a whole drawer full.

 

 

We sure love this FIVE year old!

The Carnie 2013

 

The Clark County Fair was back in April but I am a little behind.

 

Some of the highlights that I can remember are:

Lots of kid rides, Jensen being brave and going on the big slide all by himself, good food and ice cream, Lucas showing his first pig, Shelbi showing a lamb, Bryson Mutton Bustin with a score of 98!,  Jensen falling down and hurting his knee, fun with the cousins, Walker Brothers banking the basketball to win too many times at the basketball hoop, petting the pigs and other farm animals, seeing the Idaho cousins, telling the family I am expecting, trampoline jumping, hot weather (hasn't been good weather for years), Jensen's new cowboy hat, Lucy and Demsie naked in the mud (sorry no pictures of this), dog show, last sleepover at Di and Kev's old house. . .

 

I am sure I left out something since we spent two days there.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jensen watching Bryson Muttin Bustin. He says he is going to do it next year. So the story behind his cowboy hat is he keeps wearing a safari hat at home and calling it a cowboy hat. He got it from his friend Jackson's birthday party.  We didn't really have the heart to tell him that it wasn't a cowboy hat. We knew the fair would be a perfect place to get a real cowboy hat. We told him that he could pick one thing at the fair and they would have real cowboy hats there. Well, he didn't forget what we told him. He was so excited to get this hat. He loves wearing it around the house with his crocs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lucy and Jensen were very excited to see Josh their cousin. They have been praying for him for months and we are all so glad he is doing well. If you don't know this awesome kid read this and grab a Kleenex or two.

 

 

The Carnie Crew 2013

 

 

Worn out but not tired enough to take that hat off!