Big Events!

Candy Trains are a Christmas tradition at our house so on Friday night, we all got together at Grandma Mackey's and made our annual candy trains! We had a lot of fun and laughter! This train is Savannah's masterpiece. All the kids made their own (even Brennon!)! It was a good time!

Of course the highlight of this Christmas season is having Grandma and Grandpa Olsen at our house! I don't think they are enjoying our Minnesota weather much, but we are LOVING having them here! We are sooo lucky to have such wonderful family!

Cheese!! Jessi took this picture...and I thought she did a great job! We are glad to have our Grandma here to snuggle with!

Savannah got baptized on Saturday! It snowed ALL day, we weren't sure anyone would make it to the baptism, but we had a great turn out, the program was special, and Savannah was sooo happy! It was a great day! Savannah said "This is my best day ever!"

Nathan got blessed on Sunday! Once again, we weren't sure if we'd have church or not...it was very cold and 2 out of the 4 wards were cancelled (wimps!)! But lucky for us, we had church and we were able to bless Nathan Owen Olsen! Brennon definitely threatened right before the blessing to change his name to Nathan Dueteronomy Danger Owen Olsen, but luckily (for him!) he resisted the temptation! Nathan definitely had a bad hair day going on! We put a hat on him to keep his head warm and then when we took it off, his hair stood straight up! Oh well! He still looked handsome!

And...Torrey graduated from Nursing School! Yeah! It has been a busy but fun week!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We are thankful for all our family and friends, the gospel and the way it blesses our lives, our home and jobs, and the memories we get to make together everyday! Hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!

Nathan under the lights!

Nathan was readmitted to the hospital on Monday for light therapy to reduce his bilirubin levels.

He was very patient with the whole set-up!

A few more pictures of Nathan!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween from our little knight, beautiful witch and the scary vampire!

Welcome Nathan Owen!

Nathan Owen Olsen was born October 24, 2008 at 2:22 am! He was 8lb. 8oz. 21 3/4 inches long! He came home today and is doing well! We are glad he has arrived!

Counting down the days....

Well, it's semi-"official". We will be having a baby on Thursday, Oct. 23! We will be soo glad to get our baby safely here!! The last few weeks have been full of "scary" doctor's appointments, non-stress tests, bio-physical profiles of the baby, and doctor's warning us of "sudden demise of the infant in utero". Not exactly what you want to hear every time you head to the doctor. But, I think we will make it! I go in for an amnio on Wednesday and as long as his lungs are OK, we will be induced on Thursday. I will not miss checking blood sugars 4x a day, twice weekly doctors appointments, not being able to bend over and pick up things, sore hips and back when sleeping, feet that don't fit in shoes in anymore, and feeling grumpy all the time. But I will miss those little movements that assure me everything is alright or the excitement in our house about expecting a new baby! We have some excited kids who can't wait to meet their new baby brother! We are happy to have a new addition to our house! We can't wait to meet you and give you kisses! Hurry up Nathan!

First Day of School 2008!

Here we are on the first day of school! School started September 2, 2008. We got everyone dressed and ready, got their water bottles filled, backpacks packed and we headed out the door. All morning Jessi kept telling me she was soooo nervous! There is never any need to guess what is going on in Jessi's head! Neither of the girls wanted to ride the bus so we waited for the bus and then followed it to school. We dropped Jessi off first since she had been saying she was so nervous!! Her desk had been moved since meet the teacher day, but she quickly found her new spot and settled in! No tears, no problems, she just looked excited! Then it was Savannah's turn! Her classroom is in a whole different part of the school then she has been in before. We finally found her classroom and her desk had been moved as well! So, we found her desk, but it was full of someone else's school supplies. That was the straw that broke the camel's back and Savannah burst in to tears! We got everything sorted out, got Nan's school supplies into her desk and got her all settled, but I learned an interesting lesson, Jessi lets it all out and then deals well with it. Savannah on the other hand, I assumed was fine because she didn't say she was nervous or worried or anything, but she kept it all in and then fell apart! Everyday is such a fun learning experience! I love when I am reminded of the little differences that make each of our children individuals and I learn how to better help them cope and relate! Savannah and Jessi are both enjoying school immensely! It will be a great year!