Pinterest.

So this past year I have found a fab site that is incredibly addicting.  Pinterest.

here.

So many thousands of ideas flooding on my screen!  Through my head!  I stop to "just check" and end up spending an hour on this dang site!  Oh well... I HAVE gotten good ideas, and I HAVE tried amazing new treat recipes. It's SO MUCH FUN!  Anyway, if you are NOT on Pinterest you should be, let me know if you want/need an invite!

Anywho.  I was quite excited when I finally scrolled through my comments and realized that one of my posts had found its way onto Pinterest!  My DIY Nursing cami tutorial!  How funny is that?!  I was scrolling on the "DIY and Crafts" section and saw one of my pics... so I came back here and looked through my comments and at my statistics and sure enough... as of today, that one post has had 1,284 page views!  That is INSANE!  I really should check out my comments section and statistics more often! haha! Pin It

March Family Visit

So this past week was Auntie M's LAST EVER spring break!  She and Gma S came to visit us here in Georgia!  It was quite a fun trip and it was great for them to see the kiddos!  We had lots of fun, ate too much food and treats, and went to fun places around the area.  Here is a little recap:

First off, we went to go see "The Lorax" movie, which you may or may not know, is my FAVORITE Dr. Seuss book.  I remember reading it in elementary school and I still read it to my kids regularly.  I was extremely nervous that I WASN'T going to like it because of how in love I am with the book.  Luckily, I do love it just as much as the book, and will probably be buying it when it comes to DVD! :)

The next day we went to Providence Canyon, about 45 minutes south of here.  We had such a great time doing the loop and exploring on the canyon floor.  I felt like a bit of a supermom carrying Astrid in her Moby Wrap while hiking canyons! Marcus was a little 4 year old rock star and hiked the whole 3 mile loop AND through all the canyons.  He didn't even fall asleep on the ride home!  He's getting so big!  Anyway, here are some pictures!

At Providence Canyon they have an area that used to be an old homestead with super old cars abandoned there.  So on your hike you get to pass by some old cars with trees running through them! Marcus was very concerned and kept asking if "Mader and Lightening McQueen died" haha.

We also spent the day in Atlanta.  We went to the Georgia Aquarium and at dinner at THE BEST PIZZA PLACE.  It's called "Blue Moon Pizza" and it is DIVINE!  Here are some pics!

After all that fun, we spent the next day at home just hanging out and getting ready for Auntie and Grandma to leave. We did go see "Journey 2: the Mysterious Island" and we were the only ones in the theater!  It was a fun movie.  I loved the first one so it was fun to see the sequel.  Marcus really liked it!

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Wake Up!

It's FEBRUARY!

This blog is in major desperation for some good ole keyboard lovin'.  It needs more pictures and more stories and more posts!  I'm so sorry dear reader that it has not been updated in practically a month.  Where has this month gone!?  Moving is stressful, yo!  I haven't had the time to curl my hair, let alone sit down and blog about it.  

But, we are all {mostly} moved in.

The house is {mostly} in order.

And I am still {mostly} sane.

Anyway, I KNOW this blog needs some love... and what a better way than a great surprise! 

THE JENSON JAUNTS GOT AN AWARD! 

Das finde ich toll! {I think that's great!}

How sweet is that?!  We are the proud recipients of the "Liebster Blog Award"!  Given to us by our oh so amazing fellow Mormon Mommy Blogger:  Mom, the Intern.  If you haven't started following the adventures of Jenna, Dill, and their two minis, Bubby and Smush (you seriously should take a minute and click this link and see her pretty minis!), you are missing out!  Jenna is one of the best mommy bloggers I know and I'm proud to call her a friend!  Her blog is great with posts about her life along with posts about current events too.  She is great and will keep you guessing about what you are going to learn next with every post.  :) enjoy.  

So, now is time for your German lesson.... 

which is pretty funny considering I don't speak German!  Please dear reader, no comments about my bad German from people who *actually* Sprechen Sie Deutsch.  {mmmkay?!}

"Liebster" is German for "dearest", "beloved" and "darling" {It's also for boyfriend and sweetheart... but we are going to ignore that fact, unless there is some news that Jenna wants to share with me...?} and it's quite fitting for the month of February... blogs I love. :)  

The great part about this is that I get to turn around and give the award to five other bloggers...

BUT, FIRST... Here are the RULES for the award:

1.  Acknowledge the blogger who gave you the award by linking back to them. 

2.  Give this award to FIVE other bloggers who have FEWER THAN 200 readers.  let them know through a comment on their blog.

3.  Post this wonderful award on your blog.

4. Bask in the glory bestowed upon you and appreciate all the amazing bloggers out there.  

So, my five winners are:

1. Katie D:  Ok, this one might be cheating because 1. I don't know how many readers she has, and 2.  She has more of a "site" than a "blog"... but I'm going to give it to her anyway because it is AWESOME!  There is a host of yummy recipes and Aquaponics (growing plants in water with out soil) and in case you have a tech-y side she even has a section with information about different web browsers, and extensions you can use. :)

2. Be Grateful (formerly What's Cookin?): This is my dear friend Kat's family blog.  She and Trav just had the sweetest baby boy via homebirth.  She is a fellow crunch-momma and I love her SO MUCH.  She is such a great writer.  Right now on her blog she is doing "12 this for 2012" and it is SO great to read.  Her theme this year is "Be Grateful".  I'm loving every post. 

3.  Mama Bell's Blog:  Connie is my former Relief Society President our neighborhood church when we lived in Utah.  She such an amazing woman.  Her blog is lots of fun tidbits about her family, and she posts about her quilting!  She is an amazing seamstress who makes beautiful handmade quilts.  I love going on and seeing her fun quilts and reading about what is going on in her life.  She is such a great woman and I love her so much.  When I grow up I want to be like Connie. <3

4. The Staten's:  This is a family blog of our good friends Paul and Annie.  They have a sweet baby boy named Connor (that I blogged about in, Heart of the Matter last February).  We just recently found out that they are expecting TWIN GIRLS and we couldn't be more excited for them.  She hasn't updated in a bit, but I'm hoping this will spark some blog love. :)

5.  A Day With KT: This blog is my AWESOME FRIEND Katie's blog.  She has some fun posts about her and her husbands fun doings!  I love reading and seeing pictures of their sweet puppy kenobi! :)  

So go read!  

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Our Big Fat Georgian Adventure: Day 6

Yesterday we drive from Tulsa, OK to Birmingham, AL. It was MUCH better than Our drive from Denver to Tulsa. That drive was brown, flat, and ugly. This one was beautiful! Arkansas is such a beautiful state, an we drove it for most of the day. It was so sad though to see all of the crops still flooded and underwater from this year's late spring flooding.

We drive until Birmingham, AL where we stopped at a pretty nice hotel (for 100/night!) and got to sleep in... Now we are off to Columbus to See our new home! Pin It

Our Big Fat Georgian Adventure: days 2-5

Day 2: Christmas Eve
Every year my Dad's side of the family does a Christmas Eve dinner and present swap. We had yummy turkey, and went to the only Deseret Book in town and bought Lion House Rolls to eat. There was so much food and it was delicious!

Day 3: Christmas Day
We woke up early and Marcus opened all of his presents, and most of Astrid's too. We then went to my Grandma's on my mum's side and ate even more turkey! It was delicious. We visited a bit and then headed home to nap.

Day 4:
We went out to breakfast with my Aunt and Uncle, and had the most delicious pancakes. Cooper had a green chili eggs Benedict. Mmmmm.

e found out today that one of Marcus' toys that was going to keep him occupied was broken, so we went to return it and the store was all sold out across the state! I was so upset. We decided to try to return it at another store, and they were also sold out. We ended up driving across town to another Target and were able to exchange it for a working one there. (Can I say how much I LOVE Target recently!? They have AMAZING customer service!)

Day 5:
So, today we are starting our 24 hr. Drive to Georgia. Driving Denver to Tulsa, OK and should arrive this evening. Hopefully we can get into a place with a pool and accepts pets so we can get some energy out!

Anyway, I'm posting from my phone, so all my pics have to be at the end... So here ya go!

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