Run Jensen Run!

Jensen likes basketball and he really loves the running part so we signed him up for track through the YMCA. He has had 2 meets so far and he seems to enjoy it even though he comes in almost last. He did very well at the softball throw and placed 4th out of 27 kids. We should have known he'd be good at that since he has been chunking everything since he was 9 months old! He's taller than the other kids and we know he can be faster but he gets so caught up in the fun of running he falls behind. He has a good coach though and is improving after two practices. They do some really fun running games during practice and he loves it

Running 3rd from the left in white Baby brother watching them run

At his meet last weekend, Jensen had Grandma and Grandpa, Mimi and our old neighbors there to watch. Mimi took some great pictures of him doing the long jump

He has one more track meet then he starts basketball in the summer again.

Lady Gaga

My friend Crystal and I got tickets to go see Lady Gaga in concert in Tulsa on April 4, 2011. We really like her music even though she is very strange. We drove up there and ate dinner at Outback which was interesting because we are both on strict diets. We did OK though and it was yummy. We got to the arena early and couldn't believe all the people in elaborate costumes. We had fun going around taking pictures of freaky people. I love seeing costumes on Halloween so this was almost as good! The concert was great too and she puts on a good show with a positive message Waiting to go insideMe and Crystal "Pete" waiting for an hour for Lady Gaga to come on after the lame opening act One of the craziest costumes!

We drove on this street and surprisingly there was no traffic on it!

These little girls were really cute and I loved the creativity.We were surprised by the number of young kids there, even some parents with toddlers.....um not appropriate!

There were so many large girls with big tutus on we wondered if Hobby Lobby was completely out of tulle :)

Her preggo belly says Little Monster since Lady Gaga calls all her fans Little Monsters

March Random

I just love Jorden in these overalls

Jensen was learning his address and had to make a model of his house out of recycled items. I had a hard time with it because I wanted to make it spectacular and realistic but have limited skills and it had to look like a 5yr old did it. It turned out pretty cute though. Jensen helped me glue and tape it all together and my mom came up with the idea of how to do the porch Does it look like our house? Jensen wanted to use differnt colors so that was creative.

Kim and Ellie Jade

My friend Kim lives in Arizona and she and her baby girl Ellie came to visit for a week. We enjoyed going to the park to play and having girl time after the kids went to bed Jorden being big on the slide

Kim and KristiOur niece Miss Julia Kate is walking now. Such a cute red head Jensen on the giant jumping pillow at the Orr Family Farm

Spring Break was a whirlwind of activities. Mon- Chuck E. Cheese, Tues- Jump Zone, Wed-skating, Thurs- Orr Farm and Fri-Zoo. I was really worn out after all that but we enjoyed Jensen's week off from schoolSpeeding on the pedal car

We brought this toy in from the garage and Jorden is enjoying it. Jensen loved it when he was little then we had it in storage for 2yrs. When we got it out, he kept asking over and over where the BIG blue car was and was upset and confused when we told him this was it. He didn't understand that he had grown! Daisies Jenna and Jillian

Jenna and Jillian joined the Girl Scouts and started out as Daisies. They didn't have a leader so Jamie had to volunteer and they are having fun with it.

The Elephants are Back in Town

We love the OKC Zoo and it's one of the best in the nation. Our two female elephants Asha and Chandra have been away in Tulsa for two years on a date with "Snuffy" the male elephant while their new home was being built here. They finally came home and their new home was just completed. One of them is due to have a baby in May so everyone is very excited. They had a special grand opening for vip members and we got to go see it before everyone else. It was really cold so it was kind of miserable but they fed us and had the elephants do some tricks for us. The new habitat for them is really impressive and we hope to go back and see more of it when its warmer A flock of birds were flying around in the trees and Jensen got pooped on ha ha! Me being the great mom that I am didn't clean him off first but took at picture instead.

This is the new elephant mascot named Penny. Everyone voted on that name because the original elephant at the zoo was purchased with pennies donated by school children in the 30's.

one of the elephants on top of a pile of logs

This the pregnant one balancing on one foot on a ball. She is 20 months pregnant and if I were that pregnant I'd tell them no way are you getting me to balance on a ball!!

Feb 2011 Random

We have a spare room in our new house (thank goodness) and it's for miscellaneous stuff like my scrapbook stuff, books and Jeff's music stuff. He finally got a desk and speakers to have the set up he wants for his music stuff and the boys really enjoy jamming with daddy One day, Jensen was beyond crabby and being a brat so I sent him to his room knowing he probably needed a nap. Sure enough, a few minutes later I went in there and he was asleep on his little spider man couch. Looks really uncomfortable but he slept for over an hour.

We had to take the car seats out of my Jeep for some reason and when I went to put them back in I decided to go ahead and turn Jorden around to forward facing. He seems to enjoy it and make horse sounds when we see horses out the window.

All school year. Jensen's class has been counting how many days smarter they are. I don't remember doing it in school but the 100th day of school is a big deal around here. Kids wear shirts with 100 items stuck on and Jensen had to bring 100 of something to class that day. He chose paperclips. This pic is of him wearing his 100 mask

One Sunday, Jorden decided it was time for Mommy to organize her recipe box so he gave me a head start by emptying it for me! Little stinker

Since brother is 5 Jorden thinks he's just as big so he goes on the tubes and slides at playgrounds all by himself now and loves it. He can also go up the stairs and slide at Mimi's house without help.

Jorden wearing my purple boots Jeff got me for Christmas last year. He really like trying on everyone's shoes

Goodbye Squeak 1993-2011

Sadly, we had to have our 18yr old kitty cat Squeak (or Panda as Jeff calls her) put to sleep on Feb 4, 2011. With such an old cat, I knew it was coming soon and had been preparing myself and was relieved it happened quickly. That afternoon, she was very weak and couldn't walk back to her hiding spot so we took her to the vet. They said 18 is very old and there was probably not a lot we could do. We decided it was time to let her go. Me, Jeff and the boys were there so we got to say goodbye together. My family got little orphaned Squeak at our vet's office when I was 14yrs old. She was about 6 months old when we got her and a sweet kitty. When my dad moved to Pennsylvannia about 6yrs ago he didn't want to take her with him so Jeff and I adopted her. Our cat Jay Jay was still young at the time and he attacked her a lot trying to play. He eventually calmed down and left her alone for the most part. In recent years, they both hide and sleep all day and come out as soon as the boys go to bed so most people are surprised to hear we have two cats. She was a good pet and will be missed. Squeak trying out Jensen's bassinett before he was born
When she turned 15, I thought it was a big deal because if she were Mexican she would have a quincineria (sp?) party and wear a fancy dress. We settled for putting a birthday hat on and singing to her :)
This is sad because it as taken a few minutes before we took her to the vet for the last time. I didn't realized something was wrong yet and thought it was sweet she was letting Jorden pet her instead of hiding. Poor girl. I was worried about Jensen but he seemed to handle it just fine

Snowmageddon 2011

Feb 1, 2011
The weathermen talked for a long time about the upcoming snow storm coming our way and we all wondered if it would be a blizzard like last year or not live up to the hype. It ended up being not as bad as last time but we did get quite a bit of the white stuff. The bad thing was the temperatures got down to 0 degrees so it took a long time for it to melt. Then it was nice for a few days then another storm hit. We were stuck inside for several days and schools were out a total of 5 days I think. I didn't mind too much, it was kind of nice to slow down for while and we had plenty to do at home. Jeff's landcruiser did well in the snow so despite my begging him to stay home, he drove to work everyday. I took a picture of this snow plow because a lot of people wondered if they actually exist since OKC doesn't have very many of them. They only plow certain roads and no residential areas so a lot of people had to wait it out.

I stayed up until midnight and the snow still hadn't arrived yet so I was surprised to see this out my back door at 7am. The outline of the window is funny

The dift was taller than Jorden

Snow drift out back

It was super cold, near 0 degrees so we didn't get to play in the snow much. I wanted to take Jorden out for the first time and get some pics of him in the snow. He didn't like being all bundled and his boots were hard to walk in.

I think the gloves felt weird because he kept his arm up for a while. He fell forward and did a face plant into the cold snow shortly after we came out. He was done so he went in for a nap.

Mommy and Jorden

Jensen with our neighbors Nathan and Matthew in front of the house

Mimi bought the boys boots and a sled for xmas and luckily she sent them home with us before the storm. The drive way was pretty good to sled down. I would have liked to go find a big hill but didn't want to drive in it.

Boys with their sled

Pulling Jensen....I think I had more fun than he did sledding down the driveway. I weigh a lot more though so I was able to go faster :)

The boys had fun playing in the snow at Mimi's house too and built a snowman

Snow Angels