Jensen Ward ChristmasParty 2014!

I don't know if I have mentioned this before, but I am the secretary in the primary and every year we are in charge of the Annual Jensen Christmas Party.  It is a lot of work a lot more then I think people think it is until they are participating. I wish I would have taken pictures of the room before people got there. I got some input on the decorations this year, and it was like I said lots of work, but lots of fun. We reserved the chapel for three days before the  party just to get all the work done.  We had lights hanging form the celling, and going down the tables.  That is how we lit the room.  We did a rustic themed table setting.  We had white snow men out of 4x4's all different sizes, and snow flakes made out of popsicle sticks hanging from the lights. We also had a green pine bow in sections down the center of the seven tables, and logs cut different sizes with tea lights on top, there was also some mason jars with cranberry's, and floating tea lights filled with water.  Lots of fun.  But my favorite has to be the ants in the candy bags that the kids were given from Santa.  We steel haven't figured out for sure how they got in there because they weren't when we were filling them up the night before.  I guess we will remember that one for a long time. 

I think that Tucker is finally excited to sit in Santa's lap.  Raegan not so much. we might be another year or two out. Tucker was a shepherd this year in the  program he was excited and I think he did a good job. So cute I missed watching him come out because I was back stage helping them get on stage. I would have loved to see his face.  Reagan was dressed up to be a angel, but she wouldn't get near the stage.  Well I guess she wasn't dressed all the way up, she had her a tinsel halo and that was it.  She saw all the other girls getting one and wanted one.  Besides the ants, loosing the bishops wife's lights, and mixing up the relief society chairs up with the young women's chairs it was a successful party.      

ChristmasTree 2014

Pretty good tree hunting when all you have to where is your jacket, and there is only that much snow.  I think it was 50-55 degrees.

I love that they are holding hands

 

That's not a big tree or anything! I was a little worried when we were cutting it down, and a lot more worried when we got it in the back of the truck, and it was taller then the cab.  I am a little sad, because when we were getting it in the house, we got a golf ball size of sap on the carpet.  Not sure how that one is coming out.  Those kids sure had fun decorating the bottom half of the tree with all the decorations. After we got them to bed we adjusted some and finished with others. Well there you  have it our 2014 "MASSIVE" tree. 

P.S. I am listening to the Piano Guy's while writing this.  They are amazing talent.  They are coming to concert on the 20th (Raegan's birthday) in Salt Lake.  Want to go. Wanted to go last year.  

Frozen!

Reagan's new thing is Frozen.  She has for quite a while gone around town,  our house, well any where really, singing "Let it go, Let it go.  So after hearing that and seeing her reaction when ever we saw frozen stuff,  I decided to put the movie in, and see what she dose.  She loved it.  It this was the other night at moms for FHE we put it in so could play games. 

Tucker's First Tooth

As loose tooth's go Tuckers has had two loose teeth for a while.  This first two.  We were having family home evening at moms house earlier this week, and eating pizza.  He must have bit down hard because all of a sudden he started to cry and boy was it bleeding.  I told him to drink some water and I got a napkin and wiped it up  to see the damage, it was a lot looser.  he calmed down so we went on with our conversation,  the next thing I now he was handing me his tooth. 

On our way home Randan asked tuck what he thought the tooth fairy would bring he said three pennies.  We upped it just a bit.

Haslem Family Christmas Photos 2014!

 I love this one!

 You have to have one of these at least. Right?

Sorry for all the pictures I just couldn't chose.  In my defense I did cut it in half.  This are some of the pictures mom had taken for her little photo-shoot.  If you cant tell it was the coldest day of the year thus far.  Joie did a good job air brushing every ones beat red noes and cheeks.  It was actually suppose to snow this day.  Mom was bummed because we had warm weather up until two days before this.  She keep telling us to go to the stake center they have a white curtain in the Relief Society room that we could use as a back drop.  But both Joie and I didn't like that idea, and mom really had her heart set on the temple.  I guess I need to tell you that mom wasn't able to come to this photo-shoot, on account that her back was hurting so bad.  The original plan was to meet at the temple and then if the weather was bad got to the chapel.  I am glade every one was tough enough to let Joie get a few good shots,  and sad that we weren't able to have Sean and his family.

Bunk Bed

Reagan got into some mascara left on the floor of the room Christine is staying in.  I was cleaning moms room and bathroom.  We heard Grandma Southam gasp and this is why.

She loves to watch me put my makeup on I guess she thought she could do it on her own.

The last night of the bed  build they found the boys baseball hats.  Just a little to big stele have some room to grow.

My mom thru her back out pretty bad a month to a month and a half ago.  Well actually she went to a chiropractor to have him do this new laser treatment to see if it would help, and it ended up making it worse,  and to make it even worse, she was leaving work and slipped and fell on the wet floor at school.  She said she was a big girl until she got out to the car because she didn't want the janitor that helped her of the floor to see her cry.  She said that when she fell she felt her hole back crack. 

The pain keep getting worse and worse.   She couldn't even move.  So she ended up going and seeing a doctor at our urgent care here in vernal. She had to turn it in on workman's comp. After two times of going they gave her some meds, and told her that she will need to get some physical therapy.  She starts tomorrow. 

I came to see if there was any thing I could do last Wednesday, ( the day of her photo shoot) and couldn't  stand to see her having to live in the cramped, unorganized quarters she has been living in for a year, and hating.   I told her I would be back tomorrow to help her clean her house.  Randan came that night for dinner, and start the build on a bed mom has wanted to do for a little while.  The picture shows pretty much the hole bed finished  we just added some bracing and that was that.  It took two days, but I think it will be nice for all involved.  Next is the room Christine is staying in.   

Next Years Halloween Costume? Maybe Not!

 

We had been having some pictures taken this evening.  I need to add right here that is was Darn cold.  We had them on the temple grounds, and mom had my friend Joie take them, she is very good.  I actually have four friends that rock the picture taking seen.  Mom bought all her Grand girls dresses,  and I bought all the boys, but Tucker,  a matching tie.  Sean and Crystal were suppose to come for three days, because of that mom set up this photo shoot.  She has always wanted some professional pictures of her kids and grand kids.  Sean Ended up having work problems and wasn't able to make it.  We went on with the shoot because the rest of us had worked it out.  I am excited to see the finished product. 

Now for the reason of this picture.  We went and ate after this pictures, and Randan had some shopping he needed to get done.  While we were in one of the stores Tucker found this construction cone and put in on his head as a hat.  I got all excited and told him maybe we should get it and use it for a Halloween costume next year.  The expression I think tells you just how he felt about that.  Love it when those rare moments happen when I get that perfect picture.