First Annual Christensen Halloween Party!

We wanted to start the tradition of having a big Halloween Party with all of our friends. We had a good turnout and a lot of fun! Costumes were "required" and everyone looked great! We sent our guests on a scavenger hunt all over the town. They had to go to the mall and completely eat a pretzel before the cashier would give them the next clue. They then had to get their picture taken with several different things in the mall, go to a store to buy a pumpkin, make a 3 point shot a a basketball court, etc. It was a lot of fun! We had yummy nachos and pie to top it off. The scavenger hunt winners were Amy and Kendell and the costume contest winners were Jeremiah and Alisha. They each won a $25 gift cards to Christina's Mexican restaurant. We all had a blast and are looking forward to next year!

Pumpkin Patch

Emma had a blast at the pumpkin patch last week. She absolutely LOVES pumpkins. I would definitely say they are a borderline obsession of hers. I have also posted the pictures from when she went to the fire station with her preschool group. She loved sitting in the big trucks! She didn't like the fireman with his mask on but with his mask off he wasn't so scary. We feel so lucky to have such great friends to do such fun things with! (You can click on the pictures to make them bigger)

Announcing...

Child number 2!

Due Date: April 8, 2009
Weeks: 14

We are trilled to be having another child as is Emma to be a big sister!
Mommy has been a lot more sick with this baby and hopes it passes soon!
We will let you all know when we find out the gender.

This is the Life

Cream puffs and six pairs of Elmo underwear. Does it really get any better than this?

Ant Attack!

Day 1

The bites were all puffy and red with a little white tip that looked like a normal bit.

Day 2

The bites look horrible today! They are like little white pimples all over her! I know it is gross to look at but I had to show you how bad she got it!

We were at the park yesterday and Emma came running up to me saying "hot, hot!" She was holding her hands up and it looked like they were all dirty but I knew right away that they were covered with ants. I grabbed her and tried hitting the ants off of her hands but they were all biting her and were hard to get off! Luckily my friend Melissa was there and helped me hurry and strip her clothes off because the ants were all over here! They were in between her fingers and everywhere! We got them of rather quickly but it seemed like forever just because I knew they were all biting her and wanted them all off! She has about 25 bites on each hand and like 20 on one of her legs. OUCH! She did not even cry, what a tough girl!

My First Day of Preschool!

Last Wednesday was my first day of pre-preschool! I learned about the number one, the color red, and the letter A. I also learned all about dinosaurs and sang fun songs. I made a dinosaur puppet and colored dinosaur pictures. I really like school! Sometimes I wander off but I am sure I will get used to sitting in a circle with my other friends soon.

"B" is for Boots, Boa, and Book!

I bought Emma a pair of boots on clearance at Walmart. They were only $5 and were the right size for her this Fall. Ever since I picked them up at the store all she wants to do, and does do, is wear her boots. She thinks they are the coolest. I try and tell her that her feet will get very hot if she wears them to the store but she does not seem to care. I also bought her a pink boa from the dollar store which of course she loves!

Daddy came home from Costco the other day and surprised Emma with a giant animal book. She loves it and looks at it every day!