Snuggle time

We are all loving every second we get snuggling this sweet baby!! The only ad part is that's all he wants... To be held ALL the time! (but I secretly don't mind :) )

Cohen's room

It was so much fun designing a room for a boy! I started to panic a little when the dark navy was going up on the walls... But I love how it turned out. The white wall (that my amazing husband created) helps keep the room light. The artwork I designed after searching and searching for just the right thing. Well, it didn't exist out there, so I went to work on my computer and voila. :) I love it and think it is the perfect fit for his room!! I love spending time in there with him, feeding and snuggling him on the rocker. What a lucky mom I am!!!

Baby Cohen

For those of you not in the facebook community, I wanted to share some happy news!  Here is the newest member of our family....Cohen Alden.  We could not be more thrilled and in love.  He was born on February 13th., and is so sweet!  Heaven to me, is snuggling a brand new baby....which is what I've been doing for the last month.  I am hoping that one day I can blog more about my pregnancy, and his birth.  Our little family has been so blessed.  I wish I could freeze time.  I constantly find myself trying to take it all in...  Here are a few photos from his first month of life.  

one of the sweet birth photos by Laci Davis.  I am so excited to see the rest! (see my nurse in the corner?!  She was AMAZING!!!!! I wish she could get my dr's pay check instead!)

luckily all four of my children got my husbands best physical feature...the lips :)

I am so so so obsessed with him!  

My sweet nephew Dylan was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor.  As you can imagine this has left all of my family heartbroken.  You can follow his story HERE if you would like.  

Life is precious, families are forever. God is good.  xo

who does ella look like?

Most every day someone asks me "Who does Ella look like?!!" I usually say, Ella :) Some of her features look like my family, but I also have noticed a resemblance of Carey, Ryan's dad...

and then we came across this! Lucky for Ella, she has a twin of her own! :) Loose the bow, drop the chin...and that is my child! Oh ya, and I was right.... she looks like Carey! Those dang Christensen genes are too strong, but at least they are cute genes I guess :)

ps did I tell you this baby is going to be TWO next week?!!! well..she is. craziness!

****UPDATED "genes"...not "jeans"....ha ha*****

just some stuff :)

Thanksgiving Feast at the Twinners Preschool! They thought having Dad at school was the best thing in the world, Ella enjoyed eating a bag of chips, and I wondered how Subway sandwiches had any connection to a Thanksgiving Feast ;)

So you think you can dance. I should have posted the 14 pictures before this that Channa's mom took trying to get one with all of us in it...and not completely blurry. We were crying we were laughing so hard. Apparently iphone blogging isn't for everyone...love you Cherry :) FUN FUN night!

Lauren is still doing her hair daily. Well.....like three times a day. She is actually really really good, considering she is 4. It makes me laugh too, for obvious reasons. The other day Hallie said "I wish I could do my own hair like Lauren" So I told her she had to practice if she ever wanted to learn! She said "WELL!! every time I put my hand up to put the elastic in, my hand hides the elastic and I can't see what I'm doing!" That dang hand. ha ha

Disney on Ice

I love Ariel the best.

They love the $63.00 cotton candy & snow cones. Note to self: snow cones are even more of a mess than cotton candy...if you can even believe that.

This is the four thousandth FIRST sippy of rotten milk we've found at our house. I'm kind of to the point where I say chuck em. (Ryan hates rotten sippies probably more than ANYTHING so he's no help) Well... Lauren finds the rotten sippy, I say throw it away...she cries because its apparently her "FAVORITE ONE!" lol. So I tell her to wash it herself. and look at her....smiling away! Cleaning rotten milk. Hilarious

I'm busy busy working away making cute clothing for people to wear!!! Don't I have the best job ever?! :) A designing, personal shopper! Seriously I LOVE it, and love all the people I get to work with!! This is on the back of some jackets for Northridge Drill Team. It's even cuter in real life :)

...and still taking lots of pictures, and selling card templates! You know...in my spare time :) But the truth is, I love everything I get to do. Except when I had to clean Ella's poop off my carpet today. WHY OH WHY is she already to the taking off her diaper stage???? xo

27!

(photo: lauren + my iphone)

Last week was my Birthday! I like to celebrate the whole week long :) It was so great! Full of family & friends... lunches, dinners, SYTYCD Show, TWO all night babysitters, & these cute orange & white flowers my from my girls :) Ryan helped them hide them the night before when I was gone, then they each drew a map to help me to find them. They were so sweet & excited!! I love how kids remind us how exciting simple things can be.

Of course the most popular question you get on your birthday is, "does it feel weird to be 27(or whatever your age is)?!!" ... I was feeling totally fine about it, and then Ryan said "I can remember your 17th birthday..!" Then it was weird for a minute. TEN years have gone by since Ryan and I started dating. That is so crazy. I still don't think being 27 is weird (especially considering my life situation: husband, three kids, 2nd house, my own company, a sleep wrinkle on the left side of my nose..) Life seems to be flying by so quickly.... but I'm hoping that is because I am enjoying it. Sadly, sometimes I have to make the conscious effort to be in the moment. To not be distracted by work, my computer & phone calls. The moments that I want and love to be "in" are with my family. I love watching my girls interact with each other...I love that my 4 year olds still want me to fly them on my feet, then do my hair and play with makeup. Being there, in the moment, is something I'm not always good at but hope to focus on more.

27 feels good. I am happy, healthy, and really have all the things in my life I have ever wanted. now...how to re-train my brain from thinking eating like crap is okay....that birthday week handed me some serious calories!