Todd's Point and More Fun With Grandma

I was so glad my mom could come visit! Daniel kept her busy 24/7! (You'll probably need a week to recover - mom!) Grandma brought all kinds of fun "projects" to do with Daniel. He was so sad when she had to leave!

Daniel getting a kick out of Grandma: Silly Grandma

Reading magazines together.

Todd's Point is a beach in Greenwich that I had never seen before. We decided to drive out on Saturday and see what it was like. It was windy and cold but sunny and beautiful.

Getting blown away...

(Ken: This picture is for you. There was a soccer game going on while we were there. Mom and I thought you would like this. Ever played soccer on the beach?)

Daniel especially liked seeing all the dogs that were at the beach.

Day In the City

Mom, Daniel and I spent Wednesday in the city. It was the warmest day of the week and actually pretty nice outside but windy.

We took a stroll through Central Park. Daniel got a little exercise.

Grandma and Daniel: Daniel liked watching the horses and carriages go by.

FAO Schwartz

Shannon was working in a building right next to FAO Schwartz that day - so we met up with him for lunch at Pop's Burgers. It was really nice to see him in the middle of the day. I think it looks like Daniel is trying to hail a cab in this picture.

Mom and I thought this was so funny: Humm... I wonder what he's thinking....

Rockefeller Plaza

Easter and More

Mom brought Daniel a Bug Box - so they went to look for bugs outside and couldn't find any! It must still be too cold - but really I think they're all in my house... they would have had better luck looking there.

We had a little Easter egg hunt in the house on Saturday. Daniel shoved every piece of candy in his mouth.

We had a nice Easter Sunday. I even got to really listen to the talks in sacrament meeting because Daniel was so good and sat in the seat the whole time playing with stickers Mom brought.


Sunday Easter Dinner: We had ham, Aunt Candace's hot mustard (can't have ham without it!), potato casserole, raspberry jello salad, brussel sprouts with crispy onions, rolls, and coconut cream pie. Most of it I could prepare in advance which made for an even nicer Easter.

Dying Easter Eggs

For the activity part of our Family Home Evening we had an egg race. Daniel was having a hard time keeping the egg in a spoon so Shannon put his egg in a whisk! It worked great and Daniel had so much fun!

Jensen Tradition: The Blowing Up of the Peeps and Dueling Peeps

When we were little my sisters and I didn't like to eat the Peeps so we started putting them in the microwave and we would see how big they would get. Eventually we started dueling the peeps by putting a toothpick in each of them and then we would watch them get bigger in the microwave and see which one punctured the other first with the toothpick. Crazy I know - but it's tradition...and oddly so much fun.

Getting Bigger...

At the library with Grandma.

Making Pizza

The finished product

St. Patrick's Day

We didn't plan anything really special for St. Patrick's Day. We watched a little of the St. Patrick's Day Parade on TV. Daniel decorated a big paper shamrock. I tried to do a green meal with what I had in the house. It wasn't Irish - but at least it had some green. We had fried cabbage and onions with snow peas, rice (with green onions), pot stickers (not green -oh well), and green jello. I made the jello earlier in the day and Daniel saw it in the fridge and wanted it SO bad! I kept telling him we would eat it when daddy got home. As soon as Shannon walked in the door - and I mean as soon as he walked in the door- Daniel ran to the fridge and got out the jello. Needless to say jello was the first course of his dinner that night. Fine by me- he had been patient enough!

Can you tell he's enjoying the jello?!

Daniel decided to help himself to his daddy's plate. Shannon was trying to ask him about the green shamrock he had decorated that day - but he was focused on eating. "Don't bother me dad..."

Busy Saturday

We had a fun Saturday. Here are a few highlights:

Our ward had an Easter Egg hunt on Saturday. Daniel was SO excited. He had his basket ready and everything. There were thousands of eggs all over the lawn - you could hardly walk without stepping on one. However, by the time they started the hunt Daniel was already enjoying the swings too much - and could not be convinced to go look for an egg. Oh well. He still had a fun time.

Next we went to a birthday party for a friend of Daniel's. He had a blast. They had it at the Darien Nature Center. They showed the kids all kinds of animals, had cake, colored, etc. Daniel had a blast - especially with all of the animals! He touched them all. Here he is with a bird on his head.

Daniel and the rat - which he calls Ratatouille. He gave it a kiss right on the nose. It may have been his favorite out of the bunch because he kept talking about "Ratatouille" all the way home. The lady from the Nature Center said they make really great pets - but I don't know if I could have a rat as a pet - it just seems wrong. Especially living near NYC where you see them scurrying around everywhere all beady eyed and as big as a house. I must admit though this rat was cuter than your average subway rat.

Daniel also really liked the "bunny badit" as he calls it.

That evening Shannon suggested we get some sushi to take home for dinner. Yippee! - I wasn't going to argue - I love sushi! We went on a date a couple of weeks ago and had sushi and ever since I have been craving it even more. Shannon had a tuna roll but since I think they advise pregnant people against eating raw fish - I stuck with a California roll and a Shrimp Tempura roll (which was sooo good)!

Yummm!

I love this kid - he even eats sushi!

Of course he wanted to use chopsticks though! He did pretty well. I think I need to get him some training chopsticks.

Impromptu Photo Shoot

We were over at my friend Lillian's yesterday. She had a few people over for breakfast - chocolate chip waffles with vanilla syrup....Yummm! Before we left she snapped some pictures of Daniel while he was running around. She takes AMAZING pictures - which I have always admired - so I was thrilled to have her take some of Daniel. I LOVE them! Thank you so much Lillian!

New Addition

We are excited to say that we are expecting a new addition to our family at the end of the summer! I'm about 14 weeks along and due on September 1st!
To add to the excitement - my sister Emily and her husband James announced they are pregnant with their fourth baby AND my sister Kathryn and her husband Ken are pregnant with their first baby BOTH due in August! Kathryn is due just a few days before me and Emily is due a couple weeks before that! Three out of four sisters pregnant and due around the same time - what are the chances?! We are thrilled!

Ultrasound at about 10 weeks

Daniel is already practicing. He's going to be such a good big brother!

NYC and Carnegie Hall

We all went into the city on Saturday with my dad and had a really fun day. I love having an excuse to spend a day in the city!

Dad and me

Shannon, Dad, and Daniel - protected from the elements behind his plastic shield.

Since we were in the vicinity we had to take Daniel into the Toy's R Us store in Times Square.

Then we headed up to the Metropolitan Museum of Art to spend a few hours. I had actually never been there before so it was a lot of fun.

This is the Temple of Dendur - an Egyptian temple dating back to 15 B.C. The temple was removed from its original site and brought here to prevent it from being submerged by the construction of the Aswan Dam. It's pretty amazing to see something like this up close.

When we let Daniel out of the stroller while we were looking at paintings - this is where he ended up.

After dinner Shannon and Daniel took the train home and my dad and I stayed in the city to go to a concert at Carnegie Hall. The Juilliard Orchestra played along with a young pianist who my dad is getting to do some tours in China. It was a fun treat!