MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

We wanted to let you know how much we love you all and hope you have some great holidays. We hope we get to see all of you during this season if we don't we will miss you. Merry Christmas!!!

Love, Brian, Lerin & Hayden

Well an up date for the Last two months.

Well our last post wasn't very happy, but we are just grateful that everyone is healthy and happy. Brian is done with Harvest and we are so happy they asked him to stay on full time. So glad he didn't have to start looking for a new job. Brian has finished his secondary applications for medical school and we are just waiting to hear on interviews.
Hayden is doing great he is getting so big at his 9 month app. he was 19.3 lbs and 29 inches long. He is growing like a weed. He has 6 teeth and another one is on the way. He is such a happy little boy and is into everything. We are so excited to celebrate Hayden's first Christmas.
In November we had Thanksgiving dinner at my Grandparents house. Hayden loved all the food. Then we celebrated my 26th birthday, we went swimming at green canyon it was so much fun to go swim Annie and her family, my dad, and Rachelle and Randy came. My mother got their later so she didn't swim with us. Then we had mud pie at Grandma's house. Then Happy Birthday Lerin we bought you a new car happen I love my new car we purchased a 2004 honda accord.
I can't believe this semester is almost over, only two more semesters to go and I graduate!!! Christmas shopping is in the works still. Brian and I will hopefully finish on Saturday. We love you all and hope you are doing well, Hopefully we get to see most of you for the holiday season.

Here is a picture of our new car and just some new of Hayden playing.

RIP Cindy

Saturday night while Brian was driving home he dozed off and woke up to find himself almost slamming into the back of a suburban. He swerved missed the other car and ended up rolling the civic. He managed to only walk away with a few scrapes and of course being a bit sore. Cindy the civic did not fair very well. We went to see the damage to my car and here are a few pictures.

We put a tarp on it becuase it was raining all day.

Brian's Birthday

Conference was this past Sunday Hayden was playing with his toys and they started singing I am a Child of God and he froze and just stared at the TV till the song was over. Oct 2 was also Brian's birthday he turned 26. We had a combine birthday party with my cousin's daughter Andria. We had dinner at my mom's house and had a mustache party. Then we had cake Brian wanted a cookie dough cake, (idea inspired by his sister Marie). And Andria had a chocolate pecan cake. I also made a mud pie it was all so good.

 Brian showing Hayden how he needs to blow the candles out in a few months.

My family and I got Brian a portable grill, he was so excited. 

Then my Grandparents gave him some spatulas and a grill basket. He is now ready for me to teach him how to grill haha!



It was such a fun day great messages from conference and then a fun party with family!

September and October

Hayden is such a happy little boy and we are so happy to have him in our family. Here are some things that we have been up to for the past few months.

Brian got the day off early and it was still pretty warm outside so we decided to take over to the splash park. He loves the water. Here he is in the stroller all ready to go with his cool shades on.

Evelyn Brian's niece came to play one day while her parents went to the temple. Hayden had so much fun following her around. I don't think she liked my camera very much though I didn't get any pictures of her smiling

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As most of you know Hayden LOVES! the bath. Its his favorite time of day. I just turn on the water and he heads for the bathroom. We have to keep that door shut now because he heads for it all the time and likes to get the plunger and in the garbabge. I thought I would share some cute internet approved pictures of bath time.

Hayden has been exploring all sorts of new things. He has learned to crawl all over he likes to crawl into his excersaucer, but until just recently he couldn't get back out. Brian thinks it fun to take pictures of Hayden getting stuck. So here are some fun places Hayden has gotten stuck.

 Exersaucer!

Between/under his new carseat and his swing which was locked in place so it could swing.

And Brian's favorite under the chair, Brian has a picture of him caught under a chair crying and thinks its great.

 

Brian and Hayden Crashed last Sunday on the couch it was so cute I thought I needed to share.

Brian got some new fun things these last few weeks. My sisters had gotten me a highchair but it had some problems so we returned it and got a new one. This is the new highchair. He loves it!

 Hayden has also been growing so much that he has almost out grown his infant carseat so we have been looking and finally invested in a new carseat. It is so comfy and soft. We tried it out for the first time yesterday and he loved it.

Just a little update in our world.

We have been having some fun over here in eastern Idaho on labor day Brian had the day off so we took full advantage of that. We started the day by heading to the Bodies exhibit at the Idaho Museum. It was so fun, and a wonderful learning experience. Hayden even enjoyed looking at everything. After that Brian really wanted to take Hayden swimming because he has never gotten to swim with him. So we were going to go to the new Rexburg Rapids but it was a little cold so we headed up to Green Canyon. Hayden had so much fun, he loves the water he kicks and kicks and tries so hard to swim. Later that night Uncle Dale arrived at our house to spend a few days before he moved into his apartment. We took that couple of days and Hayden and I ran around with Dale and got him some final things that he needed for school. We are kind of sad though Brian started working longer days now and is gone most of the day we only get to see him for a couple hours a night, but we are grateful for the job and the income. School begins again for me next week I will be in night classes and my mother has graciously volunteered to come and keep Hayden while I'm in class. I am very excited to start classes, but also hate having to be away from Hayden for that long. I will miss bed time routine. Good thing I do not have very much longer till I am finished with school :). We love and miss seeing you all!!!

Graduation!!!

This July it was fun graduation time at our house. Brian graduated from BYU-Idaho with a bachelors in Biology, with an emphasis in neuroscience and a minor in Chemistry. He is now in process of applying for medical school. So he will be working for the next year until we get accepted and find out where we are going. Brian is working for Walker farms as a mechanic, and is loving it. Hayden and I are so proud of him and all his hard work. He is such a good daddy and provider.
I graduated with my associates degree but I am still continuing on and will graduate with my BA next July. So yay for me only 3 semesters left.

 Brian was asked to give the invocation at the Commencement ceremony. He is sitting behind and to the left of President Clark. He is the tall one ha ha.

 This is the only picture I got of Brian receiving his folder he booked it across the stage and then looked at the back the whole time. I told him next time he needs to look at me.

 This is the neuroscience group.

 This is my cousin's husband Jake my uncle Clair, (Brian's advisor), and Brian. Brian and Jake graduated in the same area of study.  

 Hayden crashed, thanks Papa Craig for taking him so I could stay in the graduation.

A few pictures of people that were able to come to graduation. We also had ice cream after graduation after at my parent's house and lots of family came to that. Thanks everyone for coming we really appreciate it. And for those that couldn't make it we totally understand and know you would have been there if you could.

July

Hayden's First 4th of July
This July was so much fun, It was Hayden's first 4th of July he loved the Parade, big thanks to aunt Jenn for letting him use baby Thomas's Hat because it stayed on so much better than his own. Then later that night we headed to cousin Rod's house and then watched the fireworks at the Green belt. Hayden watched most of the fireworks then rolled over in my arms and fell asleep.

Splash Park
 This was Hayden's first time at the splash park, we went with Grandma Paula and cousins. He loves the water.

Hogle Zoo
Grandpa Craig and Grandma Paula invited us to ride with them to Utah to go to the Zoo. We met Annie and her family and Jennifer and her kids came. Annie also brought my Uncle Terry's kids. IT was so much fun to see Hayden with the animals. There was a gorilla that came right up to the glass to Hayden and his eyes got so big.

 With Grandpa riding the train

 Getting ready to walk around the zoo

 A monkey with its baby

 Sitting on the play horse Hayden wanted to chew on the saddle

 The elephant sprays water out of its trunk

 The baby elephant

Chandler with his new friend

 Hayden fell asleep right before we got to the Giraffes

All the Kids in front of T-Rex

 Hayden waving, not he doesn't really do this on command but I thought it was fun.

 Sorry Brian this is my new boyfriend

On my mom's side of the family we have 7 babies due this year. The first five had arrived at this time and Jennifer wanted to buy them matching theme shirts and take pictures. 

 Elise and Chandler Wanted to be in some of the pictures

The theme was ocean

 Star fish

Here are the first 5 in order of birth

Hayden 5, Maybri 4, Eli 3, Thomas 2, Carsten 1  

 So Glad my baby was the one that smiled most of the time, it was bed time for most of these babies.

We had to get a picture with Great-Grandma, Maybri was not happy. 

 Cousins Thomas and Hayden

My baby boy is so cute he was sitting up so well.  

Hayden's First Horse Ride

 Riding with Momma!

 So Happy, I look bad we were on our way to Utah and no makeup for me yet.

With Papa Craig

 Elise wanted to ride with me she started out on the front but then we moved her to the back which she found to be a lot more comfortable.

Chandler was having so much fun with Grandpa and the horses 

Christensen Family Reunion

The end of July Brian's brother Paul was married to a darling girl Bryndy in the Rexburg temple (thanks guys for not making my family travel so far haha). We had so much fun dancing at the reception. Friday through Sunday we traveled to Logan canyon and attended the Christensen Family reunion. Saturday we were able to go to Bear Lake it was not very warm but the kids still wanted to swim so we tested the water. We didn't take Hayden in I thought it was too cold, but those good daddys and Dale still too the kids swimming. 

Lex decided she was cold and needed a break 

Travis and Andrew he was loving the water.  

 Little Ava

Then Jesse and Evy she also loved playing in the water.

We had so much fun spending time with Brian's family at the cabin. And Hayden did great camping in a tent.