Flashback Friday - Lexi and Addie

 My niece Adalynn was born 15 days after Lexi.

It's been so fun to watch these two girls grow and interact together through the years.

We miss you Addie and Happy 5th Birthday next week!

Flashback Friday - Lexi's Life

 Five years ago today, my water broke and I started my 32 hour long labor with Lexi.

I can't believe that tomorrow she'll be five years old.

It's gone by so quickly.

It's definitely been the best five years of my life.

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 July 2008

October 2008

 March 2009

July 2009

October 2009

January 2010

July 2010

April 2011

September 2011

February 2012

July 2012

October 2012

April 2013

Flashback Friday - Christensen Cousins

 Next week, the kids' cousins in Vegas are coming.

So we'll have all nine of the Christensen grand kids together for the first time.

(The last time the grand kids were all together there we're only seven of them.)

Anyway, here's a few pictures of the kids through the years...

December 2005
This is me with Devin.
This was back when Sean was on his mission and I was waiting for him.

December 2007
Christmas in Washington.
Val and I were pregnant with Addie and Lexi at the time.

November 2008
Thanksgiving in St. George.

February 2009
Presidents' Day weekend in Utah.

June 2009
Val and her kids came to visit us in Rexburg.

September 2009
We met in Utah to go to a BYU football game.
This is when I told everyone I was pregnant with Avery.

February 2010
Our last trip to Utah before Avery was born and we moved to New Mexico.

August 2010
In Washington for Andrea and Brandon's wedding.

November 2010
In Arizona for Thanksgiving.
This is when Devin thought Lexi to eat snow, something she loves doing to this day.

June 2011
This is when we came to vacation in Utah while we were living in New Mexico.

January 2012
New Year's trip to Arizona.

June 2012
Our first summer living in Utah.

July 2012
When everyone came to Utah for some family reunions.

October 2012
The day we brought Eli home from the hospital.

March 2013
Austin is a week old.

May 2013
Vegas vacation.

I'm excited to take pictures of all the kids together next week!

Flashback Friday - Elder Christensen

Sean served in the Peru Lima East Mission.

It's been almost 9 years since he left.

Here's a few pictures of my cute missionary.

This is Sean towards the beginning of his mission.

 And here's Sean in the second half of his mission...

At the end of Sean's mission, I was going to school in Chile.

Once Sean got home, I went to Peru to visit Sean's mission and some of the people he served.

So here I am at the same statue.

Here's Sean with his last companion, Kurt.

We love Kurt.

He came to the hospital when I had Lexi and was even in the circle when we blessed her.

 And here's Sean with his second mission president and his wife.

This was the day Sean ended his mission and went home.

Flaskback Friday - Pam

 I forgot to do a Flashback Friday post last week, so I figured I'd do two today to make up for it.

Ten years ago today, Sean's mom, Pam, passed away after a long, hard fight with cancer.

All Pam ever wanted to be was a mother.

And she was blessed with six wonderful children, who now are her legacy.

I think it's so important to have pictures of her around to help us remember her 

and to help us teach our children who their "Grammy" was.

Here are a few pictures I scanned this morning of Pam.

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This first picture was taken on Sean's baby blessing day.

 

I love this next picture.

Pam looks so happy.

I've always thought this picture of Pam doing dishes was cute.

This is Garth and Pam's engagement pictures.

Pam's high school senior picture.

I think Sean's younger sister, Andrea, looks so much like her.

The infamous jean family pictures.

I was dating Sean when these were taken.

The week before Pam passed away Sean took me to visit her in the hospice.

There was a garden outside.

I remember going outside and talking with Sean.

It was obviously and emotional time for him.

There was a poem engraved in a rock out there that brought comfort.

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"God saw her getting tired,

When a cure was not to be.

So He closed His arms around her,

And whispered come to me.

She did not deserve what she went through.

So He gave her peaceful rest.

God's garden must be beautiful,

He takes only the best."