Recap of 2019

Ok, I realize it's been over a year since I wrote on this! WHOOPS. The end of 2018-2019 was really great. Masen was born on October 31st, the only day I really didn't want him to come! My water broke at 4:30 pm and he was born at 10:30 pm! He came pretty quick and I had him without an epidural. My recovery was amazing- so much easier than with Eli. He was an easy baby from the start! He was sleeping through the night by six months which was much appreciated since I was waking up to teach with VIPKID. We did supplement him with formula early on and I think that helped him sleep longer. By about nine months he was completely over breast-feeding and was on formula strictly. It was actually much easier on me because I could leave him and not be worried about him eating. In January we moved out of my moms and dads and into a little apartment in Rexburg called Campus Courtyard. And when I say little, I mean little! It's new though and we don't mind it. We decided to attend a married student ward and it ended up being the best choice for us. We have met so many great people in the ward. Our Bishop, Doug Crabtree is incredible. He's so on top of things and really enthusiastic about fulfilling his calling! Eli has met a really good friend named Ewan and Justin and I both get along well with his parents- Ashlie and Jose Gamero. Justin has made lots of friendships in the ward which is awesome. A few highlights of 2019 included: Las Vegas in April with the Lowry's. We stayed at an airbnb which ended up being SUPER sketchy! It reeked of pot and did not feel safe... we decided to stay anyways! Our mattress was literally the worst thing I had ever slept on in my life. Bree and Scott were now married and trying for a baby. It turned out that she was actually pregnant on the trip but didn't know it yet. We had a lot of fun exploring Vegas although I wouldn't say it was the best for kids. One fun memory was the night we went out for tepanyaki. It was the dinner where they make it in front of you. The chef lit an onion on fire and it scared Eli! He was sitting in a high chair and as soon as he saw that fire he buckled himself into his high chair. We all had a good laugh! We also went to a shark aquarium and to the Bodies museum. Eli wasn't interested at in that and luckily Scott took him to the arcade. We had one night out when we left the kids with Papa and Nee Nee. We went to the Italian hotel (can't remember what it's called) and walked around the shops. We bought some sweets from Carlos Bakery. The kids really enjoyed the M&M store and I got myself a shirt from the Coke store. It definitely just felt like such a dirty place and we were happy to get back to our bubble of Rexburg! In January of 2019 Justin and I started a healthy eating program called Clean Simple Eats. We lost a good amount of weight and kept it of throughout the year. In May I started doing Beachbody workouts and eventually became a coach! It's been slow as I've been learning how to work the system and how to incorporate CSE into everything. Justin and I hope to join forces and do it together this coming year. We had a Jensen family reunion in July- Jake and Kayla had just moved back to Idaho Falls! The entire Jensen family was together for a few days, which will probably never happen again! It was all done at Bruce and Cassie's house mostly. We played lots of games together and took pictures.