March 27, 2019

In case you didn't know, we are the Jensen 4 now.  February 11, 2019 we welcomed Asher Gene Jensen to the family.  Ephraim adores his little brother.  Although I don't think he will stay his little brother.  Asher is 12lbs already and Ephraim weighs 24lbs.  

Ephraim is the big brother as he is potty trained for the most part, still wears a diaper at night but otherwise he is telling us when he needs to use the potty!  

Today the weather was especially nice.  So, Ephraim got his corvette out and put the top down.  :-)  He is very smart.  Luke literally told him to push the white button to get it to go backwards, and didn't show him and he did it.  (My bragging moment, oh I have so many more...like he knows how to count to ten, his abc's, and his shapes, colors, etc)  

March 26, 2019

There is something about turning 40 and surprise parties!!  My SIL just had her birthday and my brother threw her a surprise party, which had all her favorite foods and people.  But there were no decorations, no colored plates, no balloons, no table clothes... 
For anyone else this might have been okay, but Mindy loves decorations.  She always goes over the top for the kids, for my Dad's surprise 70th, etc.  So we had to throw her a dinner party and at least hang a Happy Birthday sign!  Thank you for always going over the top!

Happy Birthday Mindy! 

March 25, 2019

Today my parents took all the Grandkids to the Jumpyard for their spring break.  I am thankful for my parents heart for Fun and Love.  I got to witness my mom get on a bounce house because Ephraim grabbed her hand and said, "Come".

There is a reason that Ephraim loves Brianna...because Brianna has intention and invests her time with him.  Today she made sure he was okay on all the bounce houses and helped him through the obstacle course at least 8 times.  She is a selfless kid, as she could have been off on different bounce houses or going through the course faster, instead she chose to help Ephraim...Be still my emotional heart! 

The past week I have witnessed Ephraim being rejected several times.  He often asks kids to "come play" and to see him rejected breaks my heart because I can see it breaks his heart.  Oh my Mom heart!   But to put it all in perspective.  When we walk away from God, his heart must break in the same way...he offers a hand and says, "come" and we walk the other way.