Jensen to Jensen

Sunday, October 21, 2012

Friends and Fun

We have had a lot of fun with our Virginia friends lately. We sure are blessed to have such wonderful people surrounding us. Glenn loves having friends.

The other day though he came up to me, with a few tears in his eyes. I asked what was wrong and he said, "I miss my cousins."

I know he misses his cousins in Utah and elsewhere, but I also know that he is having lots of fun here too!

Glenn. Samuel. Reagan.

The last week of September Glenn and I were hanging out at the park just across from our apartment complex. There was another mom there and when I heard her talking to her daughter, I knew she wasn't speaking English. Her daughter and Glenn soon began 'playing' with each other and chasing around. I saw the mom and really wanted to say something to her, so finally I said something about how kids play. That sparked a conversation that went really well. We talked a lot and I found out she had just moved into our apartment complex 3 weeks ago. She was from Germany and hadn't made any friends here yet. Paul soon joined us after work and he mentioned this German restaurant in nearby Leesburg that he wanted to try. We asked if she would be interested in coming with us. She said yes, and that she had been wanting a little piece of home. So we set up a dinner date with her family for Friday September 28.

So Friday evening they followed us to Doner Bistro.

A Day of Birthdays

Yesterday was quite a fun day! We were invited to 2 birthday parties!

The first party was for Reagan--Glenn's best buddy!!

A Strange Sighting

Okay so this was just strange.

One day I went to wash my hands in Glenn's sink and saw this...

Yep, that would be a plant of some kind growing out of the sink.

Strange, I know.

I can't vouch for how clean the sinks were before we got here...

but I will do a better job of keeping them clean from now on!

Crazy!

The National Museum of Natural History

Paul had Monday off, so we went into DC again.

This time we went to the National Museum of Natural History.

Gone Camping

This last weekend--Sept 14-15--our ward had a small campout. We went to Elizabeth Furnace Recreation Area. It is about an hour and a half away from our place.

We didn't have a tent, but we wanted to go still. So we stopped on our way and bought a tent. It was probably the best impulse buy we've done! : D

It said that it would take a minute to set up--guaranteed. So we took the challenge--in the dark too. We got there as it was getting dark and we had to set it up by flashlight. And it was true. It really only took a minute to set it up! It was great!

The Boy Likes to Jump!

Glenn loves to climb on his kitchen and jump on his bed.

Glenn's Alphabet

Glenn has known his letters for a long time now. Lately though he has been really interested in writing them. For his birthday, I bought him a dry-erase board with dotted lines for him to eventually practice on. I thought that maybe it was a bit too soon to give it to him, but he has proved me wrong!

Joy School

A few months ago I got an email from a sister in my ward asking if Glenn and I would like to join their Joy School group. Yes, we would!

I was really excited to be invited and I knew Glenn would have a fun time too.

We found a shoe box and proceeded to decorate it for his school supplies.

Baseball at the Park

At the beginning of September we took Glenn's baseball bat and ball to the park.

Baseball with the Disner's

Glenn has been enthusiastic about baseball for a few months now. This is peculiar because Kayley is known for playing volleyball and me for soccer. She was a softball player for several years and I played t-ball. It is not foreign to us, and we are glad he is a typical American boy loving America's past time.

Grandma Thibault's Funeral

"What is this thing that men call death?

This quiet passing in the night?

‘Tis not the end but genesis

Of better worlds and greater light.

O God, touch Thou my aching heart

And calm my troubled, haunting fears

Let hope and faith, transcendent, pure

Give strength and peace beyond my tears.

There is no death, but only change

With recompense for vict’ry won

The gift of Him who loved all men

The Son of God, the Holy One."

~President Gordon B, Hinckley

Fun with Toys & Games

I don't have much to say about these pictures, other than this is what we've been up to lately.

Here is another one of Glenn's drawings.

I love when he does these little people!

Fun at Home

"There is joy in every sound, when there's love at home."

I couldn't help but think of that hymn when I titled this post. We have had a lot of fun at home lately. I'm usually the picture taker of my boys having fun. Enjoy!

Local Tourist Attractions

Paul had August 20th off and so we took the opportunity to tour some local attractions. It's amazing how many places and things there are to see here!