Highlights of 2008 - Visits from Family

I think it is very interesting how it works with family when you have kids . . . there are these people that they see three or four times a year (or less), every now and then they look at pictures of them, sometimes they get cards from them and yet somehow they are just supposed to love them. But you know the crazy thing is that they do! My family all live in Denver, so a couple times a year we get to go there and every now then some of them come here. My boys LOVE having them come visit! Of course, this year I think we got spoiled with a few extra visits because we had a baby. :) Thanks to everyone for making the effort - We love you!

Grandma and Grandpa Jensen (Russ's dad's parents) came down from Oregon in April and we are so glad they could make the trip. This was the last time we saw Grandma, she passed away just a few weeks ago.

Our Jensen cousins came down from Idaho and got to go to Corbin's birthday party at Jumpin Jacks. What a great surprise!
Aunt Megan got to come shortly after Colton was born. What a great help that was! (Grandma Jill came before that, but some of us ended up sick and we didn't get a single picture!)

Uncle Mason came to help too. Or maybe he just came for the fishing and boating . . .
Grandpa Dave came for Colton's baby blessing. It turned out to be a short trip, but we are SO grateful he came!

Finally, a picture with Grandma Jill! Grandma can never stay away long. She came for my birthday in October. That was a nice treat!
Uncle Matt decided that he wanted to come to Utah for HIS birthday. We are so glad that Matt and Layna are in Denver now instead of Chicago so they can come visit much more often! (I'm pretty sure my brother would want me to tell you that his awesome 'stache was for a charity thing - I think he was just feeling nostalgic for the 80's).

Uncle Mason came again and spent his entire fall break with us and we loved it! I hope he felt the same. We can't run around everyday like we used to when he would come. Three kids (one being a small baby) makes a big difference, but I hope he had a little fun. Thank you Mason!

For Thanksgiving, we got to see our Idaho Jensen cousins again. Corbin misses them so much! He got to spend alot of time playing with his best friend, Oaklie. They are just two months apart and he talks about her all the time and all the things they are going to do (including going on the Amazing Race)

"Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one." -Jane Howard