The Jensen Connection
May 29, 2005
Natalie finished up another round of swimming lessons this month.
She has been improving! For the rest of the summer I think I will
take her to have some fun play swimming time so that she can become
more used to getting her face wet.
On Saturday May 7th our family went to Ethan Hanna’s birthday
party at Jungle Jim’s. It’s always fun to see &
hang out with Ethan & family! Ethan just turned 4.
Sarah Jane & Scott moved into that new house of theirs in Lehi
the same weekend. It is SO gorgeous with the new paint job and carpet!
Scott continues to do home repairs and fixing all of the “inadequate”
lighting. How cool to have your own live-in personal electrician
and handyman, Sarah! Of course, I love having my own live-in financial
guru, comedian and technology wiz, too. Husbands are just all around
great to have around, no matter what their talents may be. ?
On Mother’s Day, May 8th, Natalie & Dave made me breakfast
in bed- you know the tradition, right? Pancakes with strawberries
& whipped cream! (Dad Jett makes that for Mom every year. ?)
We have sure enjoyed seeing all of the new pictures Fran and other
family members keep up-to-date on the web at JensenConnection.com.
Also, Dad Jett put up another new “Jim’s Gem”
@ JettsUnited.com
from April. Aren’t we so lucky to be able to communicate SO
easily through the internet! Dave is continually learning new things
to add to our family website- the most recent of which is a “Guest
Map.” It is kind of like a guest book, but instead of signing
your name and writing a little note, you get to put a pin on our
map of the U.S. where you are located. Go ahead and make your mark
on our map- we would LOVE to hear a little note from YOU! www.myJensen.com.
(You can still get there from typing rachndave.com, but MyJensen.com
is the newer name we will be using from now on.) Dave also keeps
the pictures up to date, so you can check out how big Natalie is
getting, too.
Grandma Jett came to visit on May 12th through May 18th. It was
HEAVENLY having her here- even though Natalie and I had to share
her with John & Sarah Jane, too. ;o) She came just for a visit
and to help Sarah get some more things prepared for when Jackson
comes. Friday night the 13th we had dinner down at John & Elisa’s
apt in Provo, Saturday we went on a family temple trip to the Jordan
River Temple & out to eat at Pei Wei’s, Sunday we had
dinner & watched “Phantom of the Opera” at Sarah
& Scott’s, and Monday night was a Baby Shower for Sarah
Jane @ Lyn Wright’s house.
Natalie finally had her “3 year old” check-up on Monday
the 16th. She has had a very healthy year! Well, too bad we didn’t
knock on wood, because a week later she got strep! She still hasn’t
gotten back to 100% since then, but she’s not contagious any
more and is improving slowly but surely.
On Saturday the 21st (same day as Uncle Ben’s birthday!)
was a WAY fun MK Color Class up in Ogden- my cousin Amy Morris was
my hostess that day. I had a blast visiting her and the other Hubbard
girls that were able to attend. Amy helped me hit a HUGE milestone
in my business this month- my very first EVER of what they call
in Mary Kay a “Power Start”- doing 30 faces in 30 days.
So far I am at 34 faces for the month of May- and it isn’t
even the last day yet! What a record breaking month- not only for
the number of facials I was able to teach, but also that I didn’t
wait till the last day and have to be stressed out about it! Man
that feels good! ?
Greg, Nic, Micah & Sadie came to visit a couple days after
Mom Jett went back to GA. (yes- right when Natalie was the most
contagious with Strep ?) Luckily, as far as we know no one got sick
from Nat, and we had GREAT FUN while they were here! We celebrated
Micah’s 3rd birthday on Monday the 23rd. He shares the same
birthday of Rachel’s best friend Allyson – although
they are a few years apart in age. ;o)
Friday the 27th our family went to the Ward Elder’s Quorum
BBQ. It was way fun- especially to hear Dave being able to talk
“Techno” with his other “technological”
buddies. There are quite a lot of Computer… can I call my
own husband a nerd?... I’ll just say, Computer “Experts”
in our ward. ;o)
It is so fun to watch and hear Natalie developing her thought and
speech processes. Just today she was notifying Dave that he was
still in his pajamas late into the morning. Dave told her, “OK-
I’ll go change into YOUR pajamas.” Natalie proceeded
to tell him that her pajamas were too small. Dave said, “OK-
then I will go put on Mom’s!” To which she replied,
“No, Papa, hers are too medium. You need to wear large.”
She also reminds us every time we get into the car, “Do you
have your seat belt on yet?” Thank goodness we have Natalie
to help keep us in line! We have just gotten her signed up for preschool
which starts in September. Can you believe how big she is getting!
Well, tomorrow is Memorial Day, and we have plans to go hiking
as a family if Natalie is doing OK “fever & sore throat”-wise.
We are hoping for great weather. Then one more day after that and
another month will have come and gone!
Happy beginning of summer to everyone~
Rachel, Dave, & Natalie Jensen
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