Update for us Jorgensens

Sorry it has been so long since the last post. I was in Boise for a week grading DWA's which is the big writing assessment for my 7th graders. I really enjoyed it. 66 teachers graded 19000 essays twice in two and a half days. Needless to say, when I got back I didn't want to see a single paper. I learned tons about what is really expected of 7th graders as far as writing. Anyways, so we have been having fun. One day as I was looking at myself for the millionth time, being disgusted at what I saw, I decided that is it I am going to lose weight. I have a hard time just doing it. I need to be playing or in a competetion so that it is more fun and a game then "losing weight". Thanks to Lil, I am in a competetion to lose weight and get healthier. In three weeks I have started eating healthier (eating more veggies) and I have lost 2 pounds. I have also lost a little of my middle and am excited to see a little result. So I am pretty happy. The hard part is finding time to workout between the girls, Arik, and school but when there is a will there is a way.
Enough about me, back to the two people we all really care about. Brookelyn and Kira. Brookelyn absolutley loves Primary. She is learning songs and told me that nursrey is for little girls like Kira, but she is a big girl so she goes to Primary. I can not believe that I have a child in Primary, they are getting so big. Kira will turn 18 months on Sunday and has a doc appointment next friday so I will update you on how big she is.
One of the ways I have been working out is using our Dance Dance mat. We have the Disney verison so Brookelyn knows a lot of the songs. Here are the girls playing. The mat that Kira is on in the one that my mom got Brookelyn for christmas. It is a dance mat that plays High School Musical songs. When the song stops Kira starts freaking out. Brookelyn has learned to turn it back on and helps out her sister. *Brookelyn told me that Kira is too little to play with the "pink and blue one" that one is only for big people like her. :) Whenever I do laundry the girls take thier laundry baskets and put them over their heads and then run around the house giggling. Kira didn't want to be in the pic, she was grumpy.

I was mopping the floor the other day, and since I got the sweeper wet jet, Brookelyn has loved cleaning the floor for me. She actually does a pretty good job also.

Arik was playing Guitar Hero the other day and Kira just had to play with him. Both of the girls try to be just like their daddy. Arik had his hat on so Kira wanted a hat. Then for the pic Arik got on his knees so that they both could be in the pic, but then Kira had to get on her knees because dad was on his. So cute. I love it.

My girlies being silly. I just love them so much. I love Kira's "cheese", and Brookelyn is losing her baby face, body, fat and is turning into a girl right before my eyes.

Girls rock the house

I wish I had a picture for this one but since Arik was playing basketball and I was enjoying the fun the camera was the odd man out.

Ever since Brookelyn first saw Mamma Mia she has loved it. Well, tonight we watched it and for those of you that have seen it you know that the end is just full of songs, one right after the other. Well, with the songs there had to be dancing and the girls and I rocked out. Brookelyn has been memorized the dances and can do the moves. So here I am dancing with my girlies thinking that at that moment there was no where else I would rather be but there being silly dancing.

No matter how bad I want a boy, I would not could not trade either of my girlies. They are the light and life of our family and they are gifts from our Heavenly Father. I feel so unworthy of the responsibly to raise these percious girls in this life. I am forever grateful that He trusts Arik and I enough with them.

It was one of those nights that was fun with no fighting and screaming. One of those nights that reminds me why I wanted to be a mom in the first place. It was the greatest and right at a time when I needed it too.

Potty trained at 17 months

Got ya!! The other night the girls were taking a bath and then I heard that sound that you never like to hear when your kids are taking a bath. The grunt. Everyone that has kids knows the grunt right before the diaper is about to fill up. So I look down and yep, a turd is floating in the tub. brookelyn screams and jumps out and I pull Kira out and put her on the toliet, no potty chair or anything, I was holding her of course. Anyways, she didn't scream like Brookelyn did when we put her on the potty. A few seconds later, Kira grunts and poops into the potty. Brookelyn runs to daddy telling him, "Kira went potty she is such a big girl." Then running to the bathroom, "Good job, Kira. I am so proud of you. You are such a big girl." Yep, Kira has two moms and one dad with no sister. I then cleaned the tub and refilled it with water and then the bath fun started all over again. We were impressed with Kira and might start her earlier with the potty then Brookelyn, since Kira loves to do everything Brookelyn does it might be a little bit easier with the second then the first.

Christmas, New Year's and everything in between

We went to mom and dad Jorgensen's house for Christmas this year. (It was a really far to travel:)) On Christmas Eve, the O's and Rob Harris came to the house and we ate lots of great food, sang Christmas carols and played Mad Gab. There are only three kids under twenty four and that was Brookleyn, Kira, and Sam. In my family we did pjs on Christmas Eve and Arik's family liked that tradition so we started it. By the time the girls got thier pjs on, Kira was in no mood to take pics.
Arik decided to try out Kira's present from Santa. Here is kira trying out her present, I didn't get a good pic of Brookelyn with her gift from Santa but she got a vanity, much to mom and dad's dismay. (We wanted her to get a toolbench but she wanted the vanity.)Arik was really tired and I covered in this beautiful blanket that Arik's mom made Brookelyn. My mom gave me a Broncos' jersery. Yep, my first one ever and I am almost 26 years old. The girls and I tried to support the Broncos to victory but alas it was not meant to be.

For New Year's we had our friends from Rexburg, the Hemmings, and our friends from Logan, the Severinsens, at our house. Braden and Kira were so cute together.

We busted out our Sing Star. Of course we had to play boys against girls. Go Alicia.

Go Mo! We had lots of fun and even got Rob to sing some Country.

Kira just being Kira. She is so cute.

Tanner and Brookelyn playing in the bus.

Kira trying to play Ticket to Ride and saying cheese.

CHEESE!!!

Kira and Dad just chilling at Grandma and Grandpa's house.

My husband got me this book for Christmas. Those that read Harry Potter will know what it is.




This last pic was of Libby Severinsen. She is borrowing our bumbo right now and loved to sit up in it. This was just the cutest pic ever.

We had a great holiday and enjoyed the season. Now back to work and real life again. We hope all is well with everyone and I will post some pics from our family pics as soon as I can find more time.

Family Time

We have not had a ton of family time the past few months, with basketball and fires and school, family time has not really been there. So today given that it was one of the first Saturdays when we are all home I wanted to make a gingerbread house. Here are the pics from that.

Arik being Arik.

Kira ate more candy then she put on the house. She even said cheese for the pic.

Brookelyn knew exactly where she wanted everything. She really liked using the big candy balls.
Here is the final product. I think it is really cute.
An overhead view of our pretty house.

I wanted to let you all know that my basketball team went undefeated this year. We beat the last two teams by 6 and 8 points. It was so much fun and they already say the pressure is on for next year. It was so much fun. Brandee, my sister, took pics and posted some pics on her bolg if you want to check it out. It is the PHAT Bagshaws.

Merry Christmas just in case I don't get back on by then.

Cutest Girls

This pic is from the summer but it is just so cute. Right now we have snow everywhere and it is freezing. Take in the fact that Arik and I both get home from work after dark, my poor girls have not had the joy of playing in the snow. It is on the list for Friday or Saturday.
We took away Kira's binkie about a month ago now. She gets it at nap and bedtime but that is it. We have seen her vocab explode. She now says, wow, pretty, tree, grandma, grandpa, sis, and I. Added to mom, dad, hi, bye. One day I had the window open and she saw the snow falling and said wow. Now whenever she sees Christmas lights it is wow. Given that every single house on our block is decorated we hear wow a lot. She is just so darn cute. Brookelyn is getting bigger and bigger. Monday night the girls and I made sugar cookies. It was my first time by myself making sugar cookies. (For all that know me this is not a surprise.) I didn't get any pics. Poor Arik was trying to get stuff done for a trip to Ogden he had to make on Tuesday. Anyways, last night we were frosting cookies. (Arik was on his way home from Logan. I was very jealous that we got to see Rob and Lil but that is a different story.) Anyways, I broke a cookie and Brookelyn said, "Don't worry mom. Dad can fix it when he gets home from work. He can fix everything." It made me smile. She then said in one of those weird voices we all seem to use when talking to our kids, "Thank you so much for helping me mom. It is so nice of you." I guess I say that to her a lot. Other phrases that Brookelyn has started using are "Oh, my gosh." "Goodness" "Oh my heck." i better get better at what I say around her. At least cuss words are not allowed in the house because she would probably walking saying them.

Basketball is over tomorrow. We have a game today and a game tomorrow and then we are done. At this moment we are still undefeated. We have already beat both these teams but tomorrow is against Grace (our rival). We hope all are having a wonderful Christmastime. I had my students write an essay on six gifts they would want if they could have everything. In about 95% of the conclusions they said that getting presents is nice but that is not what Christmas is all about. It is about family and other stuff (church stuff but they try not to talk about religion in thier papers). They say that giving is more important than receiving and the greatest gift they want is being with thier whole family on Christmas.

It made me smile that 13 year olds aren't complete absorbed in themselves. We love you all and wish you a Merry Christmas. May the real reason for the season be central in your homes.

THanksgiving, Christmas and Randomness

Well, this year we finally have enough room to get a real tree. Arik went with his dad and cut one down and hauled it out. We brought it inside the house after the girls went to bed. When Kira woke up the next morning she kept pointing at the tree and going ahahah! She had to make sre that dad knew a tree was in the house. We then decorated and when you have had little apartments and little trees you don't have many decorations. Our tree looks bare but that is okay. We let Brookelyn and Kira hang some of the ordaments. Here is where Brookelyn put them.

All grouped together. We are slowly getting more fo the tree but this year the tree will be pretty bare.

I pulled out the nativity set my grandma gave us. It is one that can't be broke (very nice for our house right now). Here is what Brookelyn did when playing with them. I think it is amazing that she put the baby Jesus in the middle and all the others surronding it. Looking at the baby and protecting it. Truly amazing.

During the Thanksgiving holiday we had the Hemmings (friends from Rexburg), Lance (Alicia Hemming's brother from the Y), my cousin (Brigette from the Y), Garrett (my brother in RExburg), and the Bagshaws (my sis and her family from Pokey). it was great. It was nice to finally have a bi house for everyone to play and run around. No one got sick this year (a first), and we had so much fun. We played late night games, our own Turkey bowl, and Black Friday shopping. It was so nice thanks everyone. Arik put up Christmas lights one afternoon and all the kids had to watch.

It was so much fun and went by way to fast.

School is going good. I really enjoy it. Basketball is over next week. We are now 9 and 0 and it looks very good for us to go undefeated. Which would be awesome.

This week is going to be crazy. Tonight we had the school Christmas party which I planned, then tomorrow is the Church Christmas Party and I am helping with cooking/serving the food. Wednesday our basketball team is going to Aberdeen which is two hours away. Then Thursday is Arik's work party. craziness! On friday the bishop has invited the Elder's quorum presidency and their wives to go to the temple and do a session. So, we might be going to that as well. I still need to mail off Christmas presents. I am done shopping though and have them all wrapped. It is so nice to enjoy the Christmas season (as soon as school is out the students are not acting up and being stupid).

Life is good and I am so grateful for everything. I am grateful for the knowledge I have and all the blessings I have received by being a member of the chruch. I hope everyone enjoys the holiday season for what it really is and not what the world has made it out to be. Enjoy your families and life because it goes by way too fast.