Our Home

Well here are some pictures of our home. We have been living here for almost 2 months and I am still getting things put together but I haven't been in any rush, until now, only 33 more days!! Kjell has done so much and I feel bad because I still have a long list of stuff I want done before the baby is born-I say baby because we still have no name and as far as I know aren't anywhere close (any suggestions?). There are only so many Saturdays left and at least a few hours of each of those will be spent helping coach Drew's t-ball team but more on that later.

Kjell had to rip up all the weeds in the front yard and he planted seed. It took a few weeks but we have grass in the front, now if only it was in the back -maybe by summer.

This is the Dinning room and living room.

The Family room and Kitchen.

The bedrooms and bathrooms. There are 4 bedrooms and 2.5 baths. Drew's room is the one with the bunkbeds and toys everywhere. Chaz is playing in the guestroom/ playroom but he sleeps in the baby's room for now. We have an office as well but there aren't any pictures of it as it is full of boxes still and is really messy.

The Backyard. Kjell has big plans, I am happy as long as I can send the kids out to play.

Grandma Pedersen's 90th Birthday

My friend and I were talking the other day and she told me I was a bad blogger. I know it's true I have so much to blog about but when it comes down to it lately I have been lazy. When I find the time I find something else I want to do instead. Anyway I have to play catch up now.Monday March 30th we went to Bakersfield to celebrate Grandma Pedersen's 90th Birthday. The party was a lot of fun. We were able to see family from Kjell's dad's side that we see once a year at Edith's party. We also got to spend time with Kjell's other grandma at her house and then at dinner. Kjell's dad was able to come and we always love getting to see Papa. Chaz took a while to warm up but by the end of dinner he was feeding Papa his ice cream. Chaz loves to feed people and gets very offended when you don't want to eat what he's trying to give you. Edith looked wonderful and the food was great. I can't believe Suzy and Ova (Kjell's aunt and uncle) are able to do so much. Mike (Papa) was pretty proud of the cake he helped with. He made the lemon custard filling and decorated the whole cake by himself. I was sorry I didn't try that one when I heard this. I want to spend some time with Suzy in the kitchen and learn some of her Danish recipes. Kjell says his grandma was a wonderful cook too. I am glad we live close enough to celebrate Edith's birthday with her!

L.A. Trip

Last weekend Kjell and I loaded the kids up and drove to L.A. My brother and his wife live there but soon both will be graduating from UCLA. Robbie from Law School and Laynie with her Nurse Practitioners degree. We thought we would go and visit while we still had a free place to stay. We had so much fun going to their places to eat, we usually have our own agendas. This time we tried 2 new places the Stand by UCLA and The Counter. One was hot dogs so we went without our usual trip to Pink's, and the other burgers. My kids loved the sweet potato fries which was a real surprise because they won't eat them here in Fresno.

Friday Laynie had to work and Robbie needed to study so we took off and went to Will Rodgers state beach. I don't have a camera that works at the moment so I took pictures on my cell but have no idea how to get those to my computer. We also ate at Rosco's Chicken and Waffles, Kjell loves this place. I thought it was better this time, my waffle was so good! The kids enjoyed their waffles as well. Later we walked around 3rd Street Promenade and I looked at the shops while Kjell and the kids enjoyed the street performers. It was a warm beautiful day.

One of Drew's good friends had a birthday party on Saturday so we drove out to Hesperia to catch up and party with them. We had so much fun seeing the Bradshaws, I miss them. Luckily Angie posted some pics of the party on her blog so I stole some to post here.

I am sad I won't be able to go to Robbie's graduation because it's days before I will have the baby but I sure loved visiting them and hope we can go again before they move. Thanks for everything guys we had so much fun and Robbie even made everyone breakfast Sunday morning, what a nice guy!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

We had fun celebrating St. Patrick's Day this year. I am teaching Drew's co-op preschool this week so we made four-leaf clover sugar cookies and green punch for snack. I also had some green apples and celery with peanut butter, I don't solely feed children sugar I promise. Then this evening we went over to my parents and hunted for Leprechaun's but had no luck. We did find some candy that they left behind though so the boys were happy about that, as was Kjell who can be seen eating their candy shortly after the hunt. And for Kirsten here's a pregnancy photo. I have less than 8 weeks to go, one of the nice things about having a c-section is being able to schedule it. More on that to come.

Temples

ok so I know it has been forever and I have a lot I want to post but I just received this link in an email and thought I might post it for those that may have questions about our Temples.

http://ldsmediatalk.com/2009/03/12/church-video-on-purpose-of-temples/ It's a short video about 3 minutes describing the purpose of our temples.

February

Here are the boys in their Heart Breaker T-shirts my sister gave them (Thanks Becky) all dressed up for Valentine's Day. Drew was very good about sharing his candy with Chaz, and me, from his school party. They are sitting on our new couch at our house that we moved into on Valentine's day. That first week there was pretty crazy but I have finally got things under control. I can find clothes and shoes. There is still a lot of little things I want to do and I haven't started the baby's room or office but I will get there. The boys have adjusted better than I thought they would. Drew has no problem sleeping in his bunk bed, he likes to go back and forth from the top to the bottom, and Chaz is fighting his naps but that's nothing new. Kjell loves it he's busy everyday after work in the yard for now who knows what will be next.

Happy Anniversary!

Today is our sixth Wedding Anniversary. I feel like it has been much longer than six years even though the time has flown by! I remember that first year after getting married everyone would ask how long we had been married and then how it was. I loved being married to Kjell and would say so. The most common response was oh just wait 3 months is the worst. Well 3 months came and passed and nothing happened. Then one women said oh you're still in the honeymoon stage just wait til 6 months. 6 months came and went no problem. I loved that first year and still look back on it as some of our happiest times. We had some big adjustments when Drew arrived that second year but any bumps in our road have brought us closer and I am grateful to married to this man forever.