Christensen Family

Last weekend we drove out to Pine Mountain (45 minutes away) to see the butterflies at Callaway Gardens.  There were a few times when Tommy turned around and found a butterfly flapping in his face, but other than those surprising moments the boys loved looking at butterflies!












It was so nice to enjoy the spring weather because pretty soon the only place to go outside will be the pool!

Hello everyone!  So it's been awhile since I've done anything on this blog. Once I became pregnant with Lucy I just laid on the couch or went to the pool and didn't feel like doing anything (and yes that included typing)!  After seven months of having three kids and a random ACL surgery, my life is somewhat stabilizing.  So here we go...Easter!

The boys received Easter baskets with a coloring book, hot wheels and chocolate wrapped like bumble bees.  Lucy however, received a basket with empty eggs and was just as happy.








We decided to "hide" the rest of the candy in Easter eggs around the house   Tommy's head almost exploded when looking for eggs.  He didn't know where to go and which eggs to grab.

   I really wanted a good picture of all the kids in their Easter outfits.  I consider 2/3 smiling as a good picture.  Turns out the more kids I add to the equation the less I care...  Lucy had a wardrobe change.  Not because I was excited to dress her up, but because she peed all over the first one.  Fun fact-Lucy has peed more out of her diaper than either one of the boys ever did.











We had such a great Easter! One of my favorite parts was watching Soren sing at church.  He didn't know a single word and spent most of the song checking out the piano, except the one time he looked up to waive at us!  I hope everyone had a great Sunday and was able to to reflect about the meaning.  If you ask the boys it's about the restrection, eestrecton, resection of Jesus.

Soren turned 4 this year and became a sunbeam!  Crazy how the time flies.  He has endless energy and loves just running in circles.  Soren is super polite, especially when he doesn't want to do something.  Example:
"Soren please eat your mashed potatoes."
"No, thanks"
"You can't leave the table until you take one bite."
"I said NO THANKS!!"
 The best is when you ask Soren to do something he likes.
"Soren, want a bite of cookie?"
"Yes thanks."
Here are some of Soren's favorites at the age of 4.

Soren's favorite

T.V. show: Rescue bots
Movie:  Penguins of Madagascar
Food:  pancakes, apple jacks and jello
Drink: chocolate milk
Song:  I am a child of God
Toy:  "Sparky," the wood dog he pulls around with a string
Game:  Hide and go seek.  "Dad, mom I'm under the bed..."
Pastime:  running around the living room making weird noises
Animal:  really wants a kitty cat (sorry Soren it's never going to happen)
Way to annoy Tommy:  shoving
Phrase:  Yes, thanks.
Chore:  dusting
Color:  calls most colors yellow, so it must be his favorite
Friend:  Dad
Book:  Goodnight, Goodnight construction site


Tommy is 2 and he turned terrible a few months before his birthday.  We like to compare him to a sour patch candy, really sour but super sweet.  I don't think he's ever turned down a kiss when I've asked, but he also slapped my face and tried to bite my nose at the grocery store.  Here are some of Tommy's favorites at age 2.

Tommy's favorite

T.V. show:  Paw Patrol
Movie: Disney's Planes
Food:  Pizza and fruit snacks
Drink: chocolate milk
Song:  Jesus wants me for a sunbeam
Toy:  his stuffed dogs and hot wheels
Game:  Hide and go seek
Pastime:  Reading
Animal: Dogs
Way to annoy Soren: repetitive screaming
Phrase:  "Get out!" and "What's that?"
Chore: vacuuming
Color:  orange, it's the only color he can identify
Friend:  Dad
Book:  The Digging-est Dog

With the boys' birthdays being only a day apart and the grandparents in town, we decided to celebrate them on the same day.  This isn't my favorite idea because growing up birthdays were a big deal (it's still my favorite day of the year) and combining two birthdays feels like I'm robbing my kids of the only day of the year they have to themselves. If you think I'm crazy, so does my husband.