The quiet between the pie fest and the next gathering
at the Christmas party.
1. Michael and Linda are getting to know each other.
2. Little babies always love each other and need to
touch to get to know one another.
3. Classic photo to add a caption to it: "I have how many
Jensen cousins!?!?
4. We wanted to go see A Christmas Carol at the Old Barn
before Dad got his knee operated on. This is Mallory not
wanting her picture but looking so beautiful.
5. Caleb and Chris
6. Of course, Uncle Marc. We went to see him
the night he played Marley. They all did a great job.
7. Joe and Tesha made peanut butter cups after church.
8. No, Joe's not proposing, he's licking the chocolate off of
Tesha's hand.
9. Dad's knee. It looks very cut into. He sure seems to
be doing well. It's quite the surgery.
10. I had slipped and fallen Thanksgiving morning
and hurt my knee, so we spent time in the recliner.
It's story time with Zach, Catharine, and Leah.
11. Uncle Bill and Aunt Robinette returned from their mission in
Conception, Chilli. They served in the Mission Office and had a great
experience. They were there for the building, open house, and dedication
of the temple. The whole city knew about it, because there was not another
building that even came close to the beauty of the temple.
This is me, A. Anita, A. Cathy, and cousin Daniel.
12. Uncle Bill and Aunt Robinette's Family.
13. Cousin Bill with his youngest daughter. She's two years
younger than Maren, but looked so much like her.
14. Peter invited us to FHE for dinner and decorating
their tree. We ha such a good time spending the evening with them.
This is Olivia and Katrina going through the decorations.
15. Dad's two week check up at the doctor's.
This is an x-ray of his matching knees. They sure look great!
16. Audrey received her mission call. I called to make sure we could
get the connection and Nikki was curling her hair.
It was such an exciting time. She is going to the
Argentina, Comodoro Rivadavia mission. She is so excited.
She reports the middle of March to the Mexico MTC.
We spent the evening looking up all we could find about her mission.
One site was filled with pictures of the Elders and Sisters experiencing
mission life: On the beach with a penguin, the glaciers, district
meetings, and dressed in white at the baptisms.
I've always been excited when our children went on a mission, but
this is different, because I have experienced a mission. I am
so thrilled for her, because I know she will experience the Lord's
love for all his children. She will experience loving others like
she hasn't experienced yet. She will experience such joy
and such sorrow. A mission is hard, but very rewarding and brings
much growth.
I love you all. We live in the most exciting time in all history.
We are truly preparing for the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.
