4 Wheelin' Fanatic

Porter has turned into quite the 4-Wheeler Fan- One Memorial day he kept wanting to go go go. A couple of different times he even fell asleep while riding. Since we came home he often asks to go for "ride" and almost every time I am out with him in the yard he wanders over the the 4-wheeler shed and climbs on and pretends he's driving.

One day out in the yard I was using the 4-wheeler to haul some dead tree branches to the burn pile- In between loading and unloading I was letting him sit and pretend to drive- I'm unloading the limbs (fortunately only an arm's length away) and he proceeds to turn the key, AND push the start button AND try to put it in gear which luckily he didn't manage to. What a little smarty pants- I guess that he had watched us start it enough times that he'd just figured it out. Needless to say he still gets to sit on it but we do NOT leave the keys in the ignition....

Jensen Family Trip

I have been so bad at posting lately- we've had a busy few weeks as a family. Faithsisters Scrapbooking picked me up as a digital products designer (YEAH!) so I have been busy getting things ready for that and learning the ins and outs of their site.

In the end of August we took a trip with Grandma and Grandpa J, Uncle Scott, Aunt Roxanna, Uncle Justin and Cousin Macy. We had a lot of fun- Porter was sooo good with all the traveling and slept most of the time we were in the car. He was especially excited to see cousin Macy. Here's a few pictures from our vacation.

Chocolate Milk- YUMM!

So Tired...

Port & Grandma

In the Pilot's Seat

Wow What a Big Airplane!

Memorial Day Camping Trip

Every year we go camping to the same spot- This year we weren't so sure that the weather was going to allow us- We had a friend who was snowmobiling over the same campground less than a month ago. Fortunatly thanks to some nice sunny days the snow had melted- although it was colder and rained more than usual.

Porter loved being outdoors- I think his favorite part was getting to sleep in the big bed in the camper with mom all night- poor dad had to sleep on the couch bed. It was a little hard for him not to be able to be down on the floor crawling around- Grandma J has a bigger camp trailer and had brought a big brand new rug that was clean so when we went to visit their campsite he was able to get some of his wiggles out.

We spent one evening at Uncle Reid's camper (the Hunting Hilton) and watched National Treasure two.

We had one really big surprise at camp- Aunt Tessa and Cousin Karson, his dad had flown out for a job interview and Karson got to come with him (Aunt Chels, Aust, and Kamden stayed home), aunt Tessa met them at the airport and came along too to help watch him.

Porter and Karson played well together- they even (much to my amazement) gave each other a hug without being prompted. Everything was great... At Grandma C's camper that is... when Karsie came to visit Porter at our trailer, Porter suddenly got VERY possessive of his toys- It didn't matter what Karson picked up, Porter had it out of his hands in seconds- hummm we'll have to work on the sharing thing I guess.

Porter playing with Karson (and sharing at this point) Karsie has the sweetest little curls!

Porter and Aunt Tess

A Cheesy Smile

Nanna and her boys

Almost 1000 miles in just over 48 hours

We took a quick trip this weekend to see family, I thought we were awfully brave considering a long car ride for Porter is usually less than half an hour. Porter was a champ however, and was really only fussy for 30 minutes total or so. We had a lot of fun visiting in the short time we were there- Next time we definatly need to plan for a couple of extra days! Here's a few fun pics of our trip.

Only in Nevada

• Only in Nevada are there ashtrays in the actual bathroom stall.
• Only in Nevada is the local thrift shop called "The poke and peek" I'm not joking!
• Only in Nevada do you open the 101 things to do with your family guide and find a full page ad for a brothel.
• Only in Nevada do you see this sign right next to the city exit sign. Believe it or not this sign was relatively mild compared to a couple of others we saw.
  

Over the river and throught the woods....

Do you rememember that children's song- over the river and through the woods to grandmother's house we go. Our drive last Saturday felt like that song to me- granted there was no river, woods, horse, or sleigh, but there was a little snow and a LOT of deer-

We do live in a rural area- although a lot of new houses have popped up over the years it sometimes seems 'crowded' to those of us who have been here a little longer- We drove to grandma and grandpa's last Saturday (they live 6 or 7 miles away) and this is what we saw- And there were actually probably twice to three times as many deer as in the second picture - They were spread out in the field and hard to get a good picture of all of them at once.