The Jenson's

Friday, January 20, 2012

Happy 3-0 Daddy-O!!

Yesterday was Andy's 30th birthday. Brady and I baked him a birthday cake complete with Kit Kat and M&M's (Brady's favorite).

Although I think the cake looked cute, it was way too sweet for my liking.

It took 2 boys a lot of huffing and puffing to blow all those candles out!

Andy and I went out to dinner while Brady played with a friend and bought his own dinner with his "credit card" (Chick-fil-a gift card).

A little low key for a 30th birthday if you ask me... but no one did.

Happy Birthday Andy!

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Let me just start by saying that I love our playgroup. I never would have thought to call Krispy Kreme and ask for a tour... but it was great! They had balloons and coloring sheets set up for us when we got there.

Once all the kiddos arrived (and we had our Krispy Kreme hats on) Miss Lisa lead us on a tour and showed us all the steps are needed to turn ingredients into donuts.

Holdin' hands with Harlow.

After our tour, each kid got to dip a donut in chocolate and then in sprinkles and ENJOY!

Brady's masterpiece.

Brady loves Brooklyn- always waving to her, talking to her, giving her toys, etc. So sweet.

That is one happy little boy...

Not a bad way to start a Wednesday!

Monday, January 16, 2012

The Dino Park

This morning we headed to the Dinosaur Park that is down the road a little ways. I wasn't real sure what to expect but it was really cool. They had a scavenger hunt set up with different fun facts about dinosaurs and there were replicas set up in the woods. They boys had fun running down the trails and looking for "foot prints."

Dinosaur poop- of course the boys thought that was SO cool!

Brady insisted on carrying the clipboard the entire time...

And he would have to sit down from time to time to "read" it.

"This way guys!"

WOW!

The nest robber...

Those boys are just too cute.

Check out those claws... crazy!

A T-Rex nest

Can you see that little guy?

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Daddy Builds the Coolest Tracks

Daddy can build one amazing train track... I had to stand in the chair to be able to get it all in the picture! Hard to tell from this picture, but part of the track loops under the coffee table and there is a 2 story bridge that they named "Big Donut Hill" no clue where he came up with that one!

A Chef in the Making

Brady loves to cook... any time I make anything, from chocolate milk to full on Thanksgiving dinner, Brady has to help. Tonight we made baked rigatoni. Aside from getting a little sauce on his shirt and spilling some all down the front of the oven- he did great! All during dinner he kept saying "I cooked this, isn't it delicious?" Humble little guy isn't he?

I enjoy his help on things like muffins, brownies, etc but when the stove is involved it just makes me nervous!

Back to the Circus

The Shrine Circus was back in town so we decided to check it out again. This was Brady's second time to go... he says he remembers going last year but who knows. It didn't start until 7:30 which is B's bed time but we figured we'd give it a try.

The elephants seemed to be Brady's favorite. This is Bo... they say he is the most famous circus elephant in the world... not sure who decides that but whatever.

Bo can do a handstand which just seems completely unnatural... sorry this shot is from the back but the poor guy couldn't hold his pose long enough for the pedestal to turn all the way around.

At intermission, Brady was looking pretty tired so we decided to call it a night. On our way out we ran into Miss Norma from school (she works at the venue) and she said she would send a clown up to meet Brady so we went back to the box for a little longer.

Sure enough, Mr. Splatter came to meet B.

Brady talked to him, gave him high fives and even compared shoe sizes with him. Mr. Splatter was super nice and even let Brady have his jumbo clown coins. Brady held onto them all night!