Thanks Gammy!

While Justin and I were on the cruise, my mom graciously watched Joby and Jerni. Here are some highlights from their week together:

The bubble machine was a great hit to work off some energy from being inside.

Joby and Jerni bundled up in the wagon for a ride to the mailbox.

Joby and the Spiderman scooter.

Joby and cousin Logan. Mark and his 2 boys came over for a play date. Logan is about 3 weeks older than Joby.

My brother, Jeff, Jerni, and Joby enjoying the piano. I won't comment on how loud they were playing.

Thank you so much Mom for taking such good care of our precious little ones. We are grateful for the memories that the kids have with you. Come visit us in OK soon! WE LOVE YOU!

Olsen Family Caribbean Cruise

Justin's parents took the Olsen clan on a Western Caribbean cruise for Christmas. We left out of Tampa, FL for our 7-day adventure on the Carnival Legend. We ate tons of food, played games, read books, laid out in the hot sun in December, laughed and visited with one another. We took lots of pictures, but here are a few highlights:

Justin and I on our $20 scooter for the day in beautiful Cozumel, Mexico. Our favorite place!

We stopped at a couple of beaches along the way in Cozumel. I don't know the name of this beach, but it sure was pretty. This is the Olsen clan.

We went cave tubing in Belize. I know I look hot with the headlamp on, don't be jealous. The water was a little chilly. The caves were huge. There were probably about a hundred people going through with us. Our tour guide would yell, "Butts Up!" because in some areas there wasn't a lot of water and your butt would scrap along the rocks.

All of us, except Jessica, on our last night on the cruise.

Thanks again Mom & Dad for a great trip! We look forward to going again very soon.

6-6-5 Tag

The rules for this tag are simple: Choose the sixth picture from your sixth picture folder and post it. Then, tag five people.


This picture is of Jase (Justin's brother) and a friends little girl in AZ. Justin and Jase had gone to AZ for a dental rotation during Dental School. I was back in NC ready to pop any moment with Joby. Justin came home the day before Joby was born.

I tag: Becca, Britta, Chrissy, Laurie, & Lexie

Kung-Fu Kids

Happy Birthday, Jerni!

Jerni is now 1 year old. The time has flown by with her. She is such a sweet, precious girl. Justin, Joby, and I love having her in our family and adore her calm spirit. (Justin and I secretly look forward to the day she can defend herself from Joby!)

Happy Birthday!

She's just so excited, she just can't hide it.

Thanks Joby for being such a great helper.

Tapping Pirate

Joby is usually not one to dress-up, but something tickled his fancy...

Tap shoes and a pirate costume.

After eating Thanksgiving dinner, the kids dressed up. Joby was a tapping pirate, Sofie had on 3 princess dresses on top of one another, Emma had several costume changes, and Lexie was a Home Depot employee.

Best Buds

We are so blessed to have some great friends here in Oklahoma. And so are the kids:

Aiden and Jerni

Joby and Emma

Christmas Boat Parade

We headed out last night to see the boat parade on the Oklahoma River. The Brewer's and the Sautter's were brave enough to come out in the freezing cold, also. We had a great time watching the firework show and eating Laurie's snacks (thanks, by the way). Joby was ready to go before the boats got started down the River, but we sat in front of them on the bank, so we'd seen enough. We left before the parade started and still sat in traffic. Afterwards, everyone came back to our house for some yummy hot chocolate.

A frozen family.

Joby wanted to tell Santa what he wants for Christmas, but Santa was not in the most cheery mood to listen.

Our little bundled-up baby!

Gingerbread House Decorating Party

I thought Joby would have fun decorating a Gingerbread House for the holidays. I invited a few of his friends to help. We had a house and a train. The house was easy to put together, but not the train. I had to ask for help from the other Mom's. THANKS! It was a lot of fun. The kids really got into decorating and eating the candy, of course.



I think they turned out quite nice!

Bows and Boys

I made some bows (with the help of Laurie) a few weeks ago and this and how they turned out:


This was all Joby's doing!

Down and Out

Joby caught the sick bug that has been making its way through the area. He woke us up the other morning with vomit on him and his bed. We got him and his room cleaned up and then it was time for Justin to head out to school. I knew he was tired, but I didn't think he was this tired...

Stand Tall

Jerni is pulling up on things more and more these days. She'll be 11 months tomorrow and soon we'll enter the walking phase. I'm not too excited, but it is very exciting to see her growing.

What a Mess!

Justin and Tony were watching the BYU game and Angie and I went out shopping, so the kids were left to fend for themselves (not really, but sort of). This was the mess that came from the evening:

It was all cleaned up by the time we got home. THANK YOU!