Helping Mommy

Aly tries so hard to help me when I'm cleaning. She loves to watch me vacume, clean the dishes, and especially loves helping me fold laundry and sweep the floors. I'm glad that she has decided that helping me is fun, even if it makes the job twice as long. The picture of her sweeping is fuzzy because she wouldn't stand still long enough. She thought it was too much fun to push the broom around.

The Long awaited update

Aly at 9 1/2 months

Wearing a dress that Aunt Kolie wore when she was that age.

Our Little Girl is now almost 10 months old. Where does the time go? Aly is now an expert crawler and is now trying to learn how to walk. She loves to pull herself up and walk around with support from the couch and coffee table. She has also learned to clap her hands. When she sees us doing it she gets really excited and claps along with us. She especially does it when we play Patty Cake. She still doesn't have any teeth in but the Doctor says that they are all there and will probably come in all at the same time. So we haven't experienced the teething drama yet, but we should get it 10 fold when it happens.

We have been very busy the last several months. Peter recently changed jobs and is now doing a job that he's wanted to do for a year. He is working as an Assitant Activities Director at a Nursing Center. What that means is he gets paid to have fun, play games, and bring joy to the residents. He absolutely loves it. It's the best job he's had so far. And he doesn't have to worry about giving anyone medications and making sure they're on time.


We went to the Cabin in July with Mom and Dad Austin. Jill and Dad were asked to be judges at the Garfield County Fair talent show. Jill had so much fun and we all enjoyed seeing the talent, especially that of the little children. Kids can be so cute. It was so nice and relaxing, as the cabin always is. We are so blessed to have the cabin to go to so we can de-stress. Aly and Jill also went to the cabin at the end of Aug. for the Jensen Family Reunion. It wasn't muh of a Reunion. Peter an Adrian couldn't come because of school and work. Jeremy, Cami and the kids could not come because Cami's doctor told her she was not allowed to leave town due to early contractions, a month early. Aaron and Wendi had to leave early because Rachel got sick and because her lungs are still under-developed they didn't want to take any chances, and neither did any of the rest of us. (Rachel is doing fine). So that left Mom and Dad Jensen, Jill and Aly, Ricky, and Nikole.

We still had fun and enjoyed ourselves very much. We went to all the sites nearby, Aspen Mirror Lake, Navajo Lake, Brian Head, Cedar Breaks, Panguitch Lake, Alpine Pond, and Mammoth Caves. We had so much fun. We especially enjoyed sitting on the porch and watching the Humming Bird Wars as they fought over who had rights to the feeder. They would fly within inches of our heads. Jill's hair even got buzzed from them.

Ricky inside Mammoth Cave. Which is really 4 caves connected by lava tubes that you can crawl through. It's much bigger than this picture shows.

Our new adventure is Peter's schedule for this semester. He is working 40 hrs a week at Del Mar, continuing with school, and working 12 hrs a week at his internship. Basically what it comes down to is that he leaves at 7 in the morning and does not come home until 9:30 at night. It's quite exhausting for him but he loves it. He's really enjoying his internship at Salvation Army Rehabilitation Center. He actually gets to participate in group therapy, drug phase rehab classes, one on one's with the therapist and client, and any administrative functions. He's excited that he acually gets to have hands on experience and not just sitting in a classroom learning theories. He gets to see the theories he's learned put to use and see if they actually work. We are also excited that he only has 2 more semesters left. Yes, if all goes according to plan, Peter will be graduating in the Spring of 2010. Yea!!

Well, that's all for now. here are some recent pictures. Enjoy.

Aly has discovered that she loves spaghetti, loves geting messy, and HATES being cleaned up. She'll scream until we stop.




Here we are at Brian Head Peak. You can see part of Cedar Breaks in the background.

Aly LOVES to play with her cousins. Here she is playing with Nat and Logan while Jill was babysitting them. It's great that they all get along.


Aly also loves brushing her gums. It's good practice for when she has teeth.

This picture does not do her eyes justice.