Ty's Soccer

This Spring we were very busy with sports for the boys. It was a lot of fun for them. I wish I had better pictures here of Ty. He was so adorable in his soccer gear. Though he seemed to enjoy it he usually spent most of the game away from the ball sucking on his finger....oh well. A few times he really got in there and went after the ball. It was nice to have something just for Ty that we could all support him in. Not sure if soccer is the sport that is gonna stick for either of my kids, but at least we tried it :)

Hippity Hoppity, Easter Treasures are Here!

My handsome guys ready for church. Lily stayed home, so no pic of her in her Easter dress.

Poor lily was sick, but she was excited about her baby doll.

Ty got Batman stuff. Luke got a catching mit and ball, legos and glow in the dark bugs. They all loved it! Spoiled kids :)

Happy Birthday Ben!

Ben turned 17! Hooray!

Blue and White Game

This month we went down to the Blue and White game at BYU. The players put on a workshop for all the kids for an hour before the game. The boys got to go out on the field and practice being BYU players. Super cool. The boys met Jake Heaps (quarterback) and talked to him along with other players. Despite the snow and cold (sheesh where is Spring?) we had a great time!! We plan on making it a family tradition.
Ty tackling the dummy.

Defense station.

Kicking.

Running back station.

What a handsome kid!

Having fun even though its snowing!!

Maybe a future running back?? Probably too short, poor Ty :)

Shoe Diva

Lily is obsessed with shoes! She loves her red shiny or white church shoes--these have now become every day shoes for her. ALL DAY LONG! From the time she wakes up until she goes to bed she has to wear them. She cries at night when we take them off. She can now put them on herself due to shear will power. She raids all of our closets for our shoes as well. It is pretty funny. So here are some random pictures of her shoe obsession. Enjoy!

Here are the red shoes. Here we are trying to get ready for bed, hence the naked baby. I took them off to put on pajamas. Went in the other room to get said pajamas and they were right back on her feet. Had to laugh...and snap a few photos.

Wearing big brother Luke's shoes.

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!!!

What you talkin' bout?

Lily turned 16 months on January 2nd. I spent the next few days writing down all the words she can say. Since then she has added new ones almost every day or two. But the original list at the beginning of the month was:
up
down
uh-oh
Dad
Luke
Ty
Mom
pretty
no
belly button
shoes
socks
bye
night-night
amen
cheese
snack
more
yes
baby
book
hello
banana
dog
woof
meow
soft

Random pics from December and January

Trying to show off the "piggies". So excited that I can actually do something with her hair. It makes it look like less of a mullet. She didn't really want me to take her picture here, can you tell?

Riding her car and wearing her "pretty".

Oops, she saw the camera. Now there is no hope of any more pictures that aren't of half her face or her hand reaching out to grab the camera. Kids always look so cute when they are playing without noticing you are watching. But they get distracted so easily, it is hard to capture the essence on camera.

Lily and Ty chillin' in the playroom. So cute. They are getting to be good buddies. Lily loves her big brothers.