Happy Valentine's Day

This year I had to work on Valentine's Day....but as many of you who have children know, I wasn't expecting a huge day anyway. :) Not that my husband doesn't make me feel special on days like this (he always does!), but realistically with two little boys, it is difficult to go out on many one on one dates. :) We did have the wonderful opportunity to take the boys out the night before with one of my best friends, Lindsay. We all went to dinner, laughed a ton, and had a fantastic time. Then the next day after I came home from work I found a big surprise from all three of my favorite men. They had bought me a present, flowers, and made an adorable giant card. I loved it! Then later that day the whole family made sugar cookies together and even let the boys frost their own. It was an adventure for sure, but we had such a great time. The boys thought they were in heaven with mom letting them have their own utensils and sprinkles! It was a really sweet scene to witness. They were very proud of their creations in the end. :)Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

Our finished product...

100th Post

Dear family blog,

Thank you for being there to report all of the Christensen Clan doings for the last 100 posts. You have been there for all of the ups and downs, ins and outs, good and bad throughout the last few years...we really appreciate all of the great relaying skills, cropping of pictures, spellcheck, etc etc. What would we do without blogger?? :)

I love you my crazy family!

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Teage and Lucas being funny the other day...

Let the season begin!

Teage and I were able to take the boys to Mariner's Fanfest a few weeks ago. Both of us have very fond memories of going to Mariners games when we were younger, and when the boys were first born we would watch the game every night on TV (considering we were so homebound. :) ). We had not had the chance to take the boys to a game yet at Safeco Field, so when the opportunity came to go to Fanfest we were really excited. And it definitely did not disappoint. We all had the chance to run the bases, hang out in the Mariner dugout, see some of the players as well as the new manager, and just be there for a fun day at the park. Though it was a bit chilly outside, we all had a fantastic time. I also got some great pictures of the boys running the bases which I had to share. Though they didn't really know what they were doing or why, they had a blast anyway. :) And now we are even more excited about the 2009 season....go M's!

On the field!

Mariner's new manager Don Wakamatsu, with legend Dave Niehaus

Safe!

That looks like a pretty good catch Daddy! :)

Mommy and her boys hanging out in the dugout. I have always wanted to go in there! :)

Teage's 1st Day

As many of you know, Teage and I have had a few difficult months in the past little while with career moves. With this economy and the mortgage industry suffering, we knew that we would most likely be in for some rough times ahead. And rough they were. But, we are also so thankful for this opportunity that Heavenly Father has given us to downsize, organize, and re-budget our lives. We knew that He was there watching out for us these past few years, as He always has, and that He knew what was best for our little family. Thank you to all of you who kept us in your thoughts and prayers, we are deeply touched by the amount of help and goodness that we received, and are very humbled by the love from friends and family.

I am happy to announce that Teage did just start a new job a little over a week ago. We are excited about this opportunity for him and for our family, and know that we are blessed to have him working full-time again. The boys and I will miss him terribly, but we are also excited to get back on a schedule, and the boys really cherish their "Daddy time" now.

Teagers, thank you for all of your hard work and dedication. We all love you, and are extremely grateful to have you as our husband and Daddy. Te Quiero Mucho!

Teage on his first day in his new job. Can you tell how terribly excited he was about me taking his picture?? :) I figured we had to save the moment!