Nothing Happening Here

I always feel guilty when I haven't written on the blog for a while, and it's been getting to me lately. There has not been much of anything happening at the Ensign house these past few weeks, but I will post a few pictures and just share a little.


Paige posing for the camera. She is always anxious to see herself in the camera, which makes it hard to get a good shot.


Here the kids are eating snow. It was either have them outside catching colds and freezing or putting it in a bowl and enjoying it inside a warm house. This way, I didn't have to get them in their snow clothes.


You may be wondering why the underwear on the heads? I have no idea. But the kids thought it was funny.


Matt and his Train Table from Christmas. He's completely enjoyed it. Whenever we leave the house, he is worried that Thomas the Tank Engine will miss him.

This past few weeks we have been planning on finishing Doug's office downstairs. Now neither Doug or I has any talent in the home project realm so we have gotten bids, and are having someone else do it for us. It will be nice to have done, and I really like the contractor that's doing it for us. He made me feel comfortable, and that's the most important thing to me. I figure if we do one room at a time the basement will be completed without going into debt. That will be nice, but might take a little longer then most people's. (I've got time.)

We have also been planning a trip to Disneyland. We had a rough few months, ending a few weeks ago with a D&C for me, and decided to make us all feel better by hopping a plane to Cali in March. It should be fun, and family bonding time can never get old. I can't wait to be able to spend 5 whole days with just our family. I am trying really hard to not push anything. I want my kids to take the lead and have this be a trip about the magic for them. They are at a wonderful age, and should have a ball.

Paige just started some new speech therapy with Scottish Rite. I am so excited with the progress I am sure will come soon with help and a little hard work.

That's pretty much it. Hopefully this week I will be able to get back to the gym and start the work out routine again. Tomorrow I also get to go with my sister-in-laws to hear the General Relief Society Pres speak. It will be a good spiritual experience for me (For those of you with kids you know how rare they are on Sundays.) Hope everyone has a great and peaceful week!

New Years Resolutions?

As much as I would love to say that I am going to have some great New Years Resolutions, I can't bring myself to make goals this week that I know darn well I am not going to be doing next month. Instead, I think that I will write down some of the things that I would like to try and accomplish, but feel no pressure if it doesn't get done.

I really would like to be able to say that I LOVE going to the gym. I am going to get to the gym so much this year, that I couldn't live without going. (I've heard this happens after a little while.)

I am going to teach my children how to sit at the dinner table through a whole meal. (anyone have seat belts for kitchen chairs?)

I am going to get out more for just adult time. This I think will make me a better mother and wife.

I am going to teach my kids how to pray on their own. (I taught the 7's last year and was shocked that I still had to help some of them say prayers.)

I want to be more outgoing.

Most of all I just want to be more patient with everyone. (This will probably be the hardest of all to accomplish.)

I hope everyone has a great start to the New Year, and hopefully I will be able to see you all at some point during the year.