Kyle and Christy's Place: Quite Late But Still Important...

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Quite Late But Still Important...

Bubs turned 2 in July and I am barely getting around to posting the pictures. Lame, I know.

We decided to make a fish cake for him (I had seen this idea on one of the blogs I follow but I can't remember which one now). Here's my poor version of a fish swimming among some coral reef.

He got to sit in his favorite Lightning McQueen chair to open presents. He as super excited and ready to go at it.

Gabs needed to be a part of what was going on as well so she made sure to sit right beside him and 'help' him along the way.

These are some of my favorite pictures. They should be looked at in sequence to see the reaction he had to one of his presents.

Checking to see what is in here...

"No way! You guys are awesome!"

"Woah! It's a book all about Mater."

"See you later...I'm done. I'll be reading over here now."

Oh, back to open another one? This one is pretty cool, but it's no Mater.

Noah is a very fun boy to have around. He has some of the craziest ideas about 'fun' things to do (very much like Daddy). He is fearless which causes me quite a bit of hesitation to let him out of my sight. He loves to play dolls and princesses and princes with his big sister, of course she doesn't give him much choice, but he doesn't complain about it. His emotions are very tender and he can definitely use that to his advantage at times. He and Gabbie fight a lot. They love each other so much, but I think some times they just get on each others nerves. We frequently hear arguments from them that go like this: Gabbie-"I'm three." Noah-"Me too!" Gabbie-"No you're not three, you're two." Noah- "I'm three." On and on and on until one of them looses their patience and grunts or hits the other one. (currently trying to figure that one out so if anyone has advice, I'm all ears)

He is our favorite little guy and we are so grateful that we are blessed to be his parents. I am nervously looking forward to the years to come. Pretty sure he will give me gray hair before my time, but he's going to help me lighten up a bit I imagine.

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.