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All of Jamie's niece's and nephews sang this at her reception, it was adorable!

Jamie's Wedding take 2

The picture would move down for me to write above it so I'm writing here.  Jamie's wedding was a lot of fun and everything turned out really nice. 

 Sorry this picture is sideways.  They had a bunch of pictures like this all over the gym of them.  They turned out adorable!

 All the cousins at the park after the wedding.  My girls don't get to see their cousins nearly enough!

Jamie's wedding

We had a great trip in AZ.  I will have to post another post with pictures because I haven't uploaded them onto my computer yet but it was really great to be in AZ.  I realized how much I truly miss my family.  Also a super congrats to my sister Jamie and her Husband David.  I know they will be a great couple and that the Lord has great things in store for them!  Best of luck our your journey together!

The major thing in our life right now is that Zach is trying to decide if he should accept a job offer in Oklahoma City or not.  It is a great opportunity but moving across the country right now doesn't sound very fun.  We are trying to make a decision by next week so I hope we can make a decision that we will be happy with. 

Anna is growing up so fast.  She loves to sing songs with me and she has a cute little voice. She loves being a big sister and she loves that Kali is there to play with her.  Anna loves to learn new things and enjoys playing with anyone that will be her friend.  She tries to be the Mom to whoever she is playing with but she loves people.  Anna was also involved in a soccer camp in which she really enjoyed going out and running and having a good time.  I believe she will be pretty good at sports if that is what she decides she wants to do. We are going to have to find some more fun things to do this summer though because my girls will go crazy staying at home all the time and so will I. 

Kali is such a joy in our family.  She has such a cute personality and I love her age right now. She is just starting to talk and she is very expressive.  She LOVES food and she loves playing with her sister.  She is very easy to understand.  When she wants something she knows how to let people know what she wants.  I love this because I do not have to guess what she wants.  Some kids really need to learn how to talk so they can let people know what they need but if Kali never talked she would still get the things she needed. 

Primary President

Just in case people want to know a little about what is new in our lives, I just got called to be the Primary President in our ward.  I'm not exactly sure how to feel about this calling but I'm excited about it.  I'm a little nervous because they only called one of my counselors this Sunday.  But when I talked to them they said that they should call people next Sunday which would be super nice.  I don't really know what to expect from this calling but in time I'm sure the Lord will show me how it all works.  If anyone has any specific advice or things that worked well for them in Primary let me know, I'm up for any input I can get at this point. 

Life at the Christensen home is good.  We don't have it all together all the time but we are learning to enjoy the little precious moments in life that make life worth living.

 Anna got these little fairy wings from my Grandpa Fish and she wears them everywhere!  She is a little obsessed with Tinkerbell lately so the wings are just so fun to her.  Kali is holding a "Pete the Cat" book and if any of you don't know what these are look them up.  Each book has a fun song that goes with it and my kids love them!  Thanks to Grandma Christensen.

 Anna playing soccer. 

 When I need something else to cook besides doing cereal every morning we make pancakes...

 Anna wanted a 1 for Kali a 3 and a letter A for Anna...She loves that I do this for her and it's kinda fun. 

 

We really enjoyed playing in the snow with one of Zach's friends from his mission that now lives here in Washington about 45 minutes south of us.  It was a lot of fun and the girls never wanted to leave.  Kali didn't take a nap that night till 3pm when she normal takes a nap at 1pm.  She loved it!  

Christmas break in AZ

Sorry it has taken me so long to post something about our trip to AZ.  It was a lot of fun, full of sun, family, friends, good food, my cousins wedding, and lots of other fun things! The next few picture are from our Nativity we act out every year at Zach's Parents for Christmas.

 We took off and went to the Zoo!  It was  lot of fun and I'm glad we got to go. 

 Classic Kali pose. 

 Cassie in the shell, every time we go to the Zoo she takes a picture in there with the girls, cute!~

 Yup, that's Anna to a T!

 One of the days we had with Grandma and Grandpa Christensen we went to the park and the girls had a lot of fun.  They have such great Grandparents all around.  Sometimes I wish we could be around them more often but this is where the Lord wants us and so who knows what the future will bring. 

 Bowling with the Christensen!

 Going to the park with my siblings and there kids. We sure miss them!  Anna is always asking to see Caleb, Kyson, Brooklyn, and Claire.  I always grew up around my cousins and I'm sad my kids don't get that but we are blessed and that's what is most important! 

 When you do don't live around your family you realize how blessed you are to have such great support!  But you also realize that life without the Savior is so much harder.  We may not live by our family but it has been a really good experience for us.  We have grown closer as a family and I will admit that it is great to be involved in our ward!  They are a great support system and have helped us grow tremendously.  I know for a fact that we could have stayed in Mesa and made it work but coming here is what we needed.  We would not have the same opportunities to serve in Arizona.  I know that Lord is watching out for us and even though we may not understand his plan all the time, he knows what we need.  He will give us what we NEED if we are willing to pay the PRICE!  I can honestly say I love Washington, and look forward to all the time that we get to be here.  Yes I wish it was easier to come home, but for now this is home and we are enjoying it.