What's Behind Door Number 1?

A NEW VAN!! I love love love it! Hooray! I have been cramming my three kids into the back seat of my Dodge Stratus for the last 18 months. So liberating. Tons of space, no more "he's bugging me" etc. Keyless entry--wonderful for when my hands are full, which they usually are. I can participate in carpool, hallelujah!! So excited...can you tell? :)

March Madness

I don't know if others feel the way I do. When I get asked "what's new?" The response is usually,"nothin' much." Not the case for March for the Swensen household. At the beginning of the month we welcomed Jake's brother Ben to live with us permanently. He is 16, soon to be 17. He is now a sophomore at Clearfield High School. So in essence we have kinda become parents of a teenager overnight. But, Ben is wonderful. So sweet, helpful...such a great kid and he has fit in with our family with perfect ease. The kids love him and so do we. We are so proud of him and the young man he is. So the last month has meant a lot of paperwork, registering at school, tons of phone calls to get affairs in order, buying a new car---finally a van to fit our family of now 6!!! Finishing the basement, and on and on. This partially explains the blogging hiatus. Ben we love you!! So glad you are part of our family! Ben at Christmas with my boys.

Random February Pictures

Luke and all his "guys".
Jedi Mickey, Murray the eel, Mr. Kunkel, Darth Vadar, Spacestar the tiger, R.J. the raccoon, and not pictured, Koopa Troopa. He puts them on his bed every day. He is pretty meticulous about it...hmmm, wonder where he gets that from? :)

Having a pretend sleepover in the living room. Lily was loving it as you can tell.

Playing dress up with friends and cousins. Luke wanted to be a mummy. I found him in the bathroom trying to wrap the toilet paper, so I helped. He is so elaborate in his playing. We have a little actor/performer in the making here.

What can you say about this? Simply adorable. My favorite valentine!!!