Kyle and Christy's Place: Birthday Girl

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Birthday Girl

Gabbie turned 2 last Friday. We decided that we were going to wake her up early before Daddy went to work so she could open presents and we could have breakfast together.

This year I tried to make her cake myself. I did everything homemade except for the black outline on the cake. If you can't tell, it's supposed to be the Magic School Bus (Gabs loves that show right now). Despite all the errors and time it took to make this, it was fun. Everything turned out tasting really good so that makes up for the mistakes in looks. Gabbie thought it was awesome!

She didn't want anything to do with pictures so early in the morning...

showing off a pair of church shoes that she will be able to wear in a few months...

She had to try on the dress she got and accessorize with stickers. Lately we will find her giving Noah lots of hugs like this...

Opening her package from Grandma Christensen...

All dressed up and ready to go celebrate at Chuck E Cheeses.

In case you were wondering Grandma Christensen, Kyle still does the tongue thing when he is concentrating and if any of you wonder where Gabs gets it from, here is the proof.

Happy Birthday Big Girl. Its hard to believe that two years ago we were anxiously awaiting the arrival of this girl. She is such a special person. I am so blessed to be her Mommy and get the opportunity to teach her about the gospel of Jesus Christ. She has the most infectious laughter/smiles. Thank you for everyone who thought of her on her birthday and wished her a happy day. She thought it was awesome.

Meet the Christensen Family!

Kyle and Christy met in August of 2005, officially started dating on the 5th of July 2006, and got engaged to be married on November 16, 2006.

They were married in the Mt. Timpanogos Temple in American Fork, Utah on the 17th of February, 2007. In June of 2009 we moved to Houston, Texas.

Gabriella was born on December 4. She weighed 8 pounds 1 ounce when she was born and was 20.5 inches long at that time. Since then, she has grown a whole lot and consistently measures in the 100th percentile among children of her age in categories of both weight and height. She loves anything to do with Mickey Mouse. She also loves reading anything she can get her hands on and pretending to be a princess.

Noah was born on July 10. He weighed 8 pounds .08 ounces when he was born and was also 20.5 inches tall. He has a very patient personality and really loves his big sister despite her struggles with no longer being the only child. He also is the teaser of the family.

Lizzie was born on December 17. She weighed in at 5 pounds 12 ounces and was 18 inches long. When she was first born we thought she was going to be our quiet child. Boy were we wrong. She is demanding and will scream at you to let you know she needs some attention. At this point, she is a complete Momma's girl.

In August 2007, Christy started her 2nd year as a 2nd Grade Teacher. She Graduated on April 27, 2007 from BYU with a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education. At the end of the 2007-2008 school year Christy retired from teaching and became a stay at home mom.

In April of 2009 Kyle graduated as a Bachelor of Arts in English Education with a Psychology minor. While in his studies at BYU he has had an emphasis in Critical Rhetorical Theory specifically dealing with issues of Class, Gender, and Race in the Literary, Political and Pedagogical realms. Kyle no longer teaches. He has moved on to the Human Resources field. The company he works for now has great benefits and advancement opportunities. We can't wait to see what the future will bring with this new position.

Taylor has graduated high school and no longer lives with us. She will forever have a place in our home though and will always be a part of our family. Good luck to her as she heads off to BYU-I to study Recreational Therapy.