All Fall Down

Caimon was playing outside at Grandpa's house recently. He played with Penny (the dog) and in the leaves with Grandpa.

Big News: a response to Riding (2008)

Apparently our news isn't really new. For those who do not read Teri's blog or regularly check the Jensen family website (I did not know until minutes ago that this was on either), Sara is pregnant. She is due around May 12th, which is still some time from now. I really did not expect to make a public announcement for a while...oh, well.

I feel obliged to make a quick response to Teri's blog. I thought she would be happy to be one of the first people we told. Instead she complained that we told her too far in advance and, rather than be happy for us, she is perturbed that she cannot do anything for the baby until we find out the sex. So, I have decided that when (because we will probably have one more some years down the road) we have another, she shall certainly be the last person that we inform.

Anyway, I thought I'd share a photo of Sara and Caimon cuddling on the couch listening to general conference today.

For those confused by the blog title, I will direct you any current peer-reviewed periodical.

More camping fun

We went camping with our ward last weekend at the Bruneau sand dunes near the Snake River. Caimon showed us again that he really loves to play with rocks and sand. You can see the rocks he scattered around on the concrete in the first picture. At the dunes he was putting sand in his bucket then dumping it out.




As we were packing up the tent, I snapped a picture of Sara. I think it's obvious who gave Caimon his cute smiles.


Then Caimon helped bury my legs in the sand when we were on top of a dune. But mostly he just got sand all over (in his hair, on his face, under his clothes, in his diaper, etc.)

Vacations

So, it's actually been a few weeks now, but we were able to go on a short trip. We went to Craters of the Moon National Monument and Yellowstone National Park with Dave, Christina, and their girls.

The first night we camped, it got really cold (~39deg F), and the next morning we had Caimon totally bundled up. He was still too cold (his whole body was shaking while eating breakfast), so we had to put him in the van and turn the heat on. After he finally warmed up, he decided he was going to walk away. Danica was worried about him leaving, as you can hear in the video.

The last week of August, my parents came up to visit. They brought Caimon a new BYU T-shirt to wear on gamedays. It's not really legible in this photo, but he's still supporting the Cougars!

DADDY!!

I will start out by saying that yes, I promise that I do have a ton of pictures to put on here, though that will not happen tonight! I still have to take half of them off of the camera and arrange them! I just have to say, that after this long summer of Corey being gone for work, he is finally coming home tonight for good! Caimon and I have both missed him a lot. Tonight, for instance, I was over at my mom's house, and Caimon was carrying around her phone talking to Daddy. Neither of us could take the phone away from him, because he was talking to Daddy. Usually it is just that way with my cell phone, now apparently it is any phone!

We have truly been blessed these last few months. Many of you probably already know, but Corey's job was just a temporary job that was supposed to be ending the end of September. Corey got a call about a month ago from his boss telling him that funding had run out and his job would only last through the end of August. I, being the worrier that I am, freaked out. Corey has a more level head, and he told me that we would be fine, that we were doing everything we were supposed to be doing, and that things would work out. He was right. He is now teaching 5 labs at Boise State starting this week, and he was able to get a teaching assistantship so he can take classes for free. Now he can stay at home, work some, and hopefully finish his thesis! I may even have the chance to go full time to help out. I guess that everything happens for a reason, you just have to have faith.

BOO!

I just have to say that being a mom is one of the best things ever. Kids just seem to have a way of knowing when us parents need a little pick-me-up. Let me start with an introduction about how Caimon hates getting clothes on! I am sure he is like most normal 16 mth olds in that aspect. Anyway, usually he screams when shirts are being put over his head. Well, this morning I was getting him ready for daycare. I was a little surprised when I put the onesie over his head and there was no fight! Once I got it over his head and he looked at me and said, "BOO!" He had made it into a game. I have done that with him before, with me saying "boo" but he never really acknowledged it. Apparently he was listening to me! I laughed for several minutes and he thought that he was pretty funny too! It was a pretty good beginning to my day and has kept me smiling all day.

Nemo

I should have posted this a while ago, but things have been crazy. Caimon has had a new favorite movie for a while now and that is Nemo. He would watch it 24/7 if Mommy and Daddy would let him. He also can say Nemo very well. He is just growing up so fast. He even knows that the remote controls can turn Nemo on, so whenever he can get a hold of one, he walks around the house saying "MEMO". It is pretty cute!

I Love Dirt!!

Last weekend while Corey was working, Caimon and I decided we were going to visit Daddy at work for a night. We packed up the van with all of our camping gear and took some yummy dinner to Daddy in Oregon. Caimon had a blast camping. He must take after his Daddy!!

After we ate dinner, Caimon decided that it was time to play in the dirt. He had a blast picking the dirt up off of the ground and throwing it into his little chair. The only problem with this was that every time he threw it into his chair, half of it went onto the side of his head. He didn't seem to care, but he was sure a mess!!

Saturday morning after breakfast, we decided to take a family camping picture! We don't have many family pics these days, so I am just including this for fun.

Older and wiser

I don't know how most little kids handle fireworks, and I suspect that each child is a little different. In Caimon's case, one year made a huge difference in his reaction. In 2007, when he was 3 months, Caimon seemed scared of the fireworks and "yelled" at them. (Of course, he was tired, so that probably affected his reaction.)

Then, in 2008, when he was 15 months, he actually seemed to enjoy the fireworks. (At least the first few, then he seemed to get bored.)

Naturally, Caimon believes that he is much more mature than his meager 15 months, and he tries to prove it by helping out with chores around the house. In this video he throws away a tissue we used to wipe his nose. However, you'll noticed he has failed to pick up the toys strewn across the floor. Oh, well -- one thing at a time, I suppose.

--Corey

Sara's First Post!!

So-sorry that it has taken so long for us to post anything! Things have been pretty busy here the last few weeks. And yes-this is actually Sara posting for once! I am really going to try to be better at this.

Anyway, Corey has started working his summer job-he is now gone for 10 days and home for 4. We get to talk to him every night on the phone and now whenever my phone rings Caimon comes running and saying "DADDY!"

Caimon has lots of new words these days. His list includes puppy, mommy, daddy, truck, bye-bye (which includes the wave and everything), ball, cheese, horsey, uh-oh and ow. He is learning new words everyday.

Daddy was able to come home this last weekend and we went to the Dairy Days Parade here in Meridian. Caimon loved the trucks and also his blue sucker which he smeared all over his face and Mommy's arm.

Earlier that day he enjoyed his ravioli lunch, which was also smeared all over!

That one required a bath!!