This one is for you Ali! :)

My good friend Ali left a comment on my last entry. This is what she said: "Hey Jen! it has been awhile since you updated your blog! I need to know what is going on with you and your clan. Are you alive? Mucho love, Alison"

So I am finally updating this for Alison! :) Love you girl!

What has the Mortensen Family been up to the last few weeks?

Olivia has MASTERED crawling. She finally took off the day after Valentine's Day. Check it out!

Teagen started soccer a few weeks ago. He has practice every Monday & Wednesday & then games are on Saturdays. It keeps him busy, but he loves it! A few weekends ago, Teagen wasn't feeling too hot. We were outside getting things done & Kiley called me into the house and this is what we found.......

Brayden LOVES to play games & play with friends. He seriously would sit at the computer all day long. He knows how to navigate to all his favorite sites to play games. He is so smart with technology----Teagen still struggles with the remote & Brayden has it all figured out. He LOVES to work on his homework books. Is this normal!?

Kiley is still as busy as ever! He works long days, manages to work out afterwards, and then make it home to take over so that I can run off to YW's or some other girls night event! He is such a wonderful husband! I love you babe!

I don't think that I have ever mentioned on this blog that I have been doing BODY FOR LIFE. I am in the middle of my 9th week & have lost 10 lbs so far! If you don't know anything about BFL, check it out on line at http://www.bodyforlife.com/ I am trying to win the $25, 000. It is a WONDERFUL, HEALTHY, and FUN way to get into good shape & eat healthy! Aside from that, I have been busy with 3 kids, church callings, etc. I just cut my hair into a short a-line. I will post pictures later!

Some fun news, Kiley & I are going on a cruise in April with some friends. We will be gone for 8 days! We are so in need of a vacation! My sister Ashely, is going to come stay with the kids. Teagen & Brayden ask every now & then when she will be here. I think they are excited for us to leave, too! It will be hard to leave Liv for such a long time, BUT boy will it be rejuvinating!

Good Times!

I have not been too good at keeping this blog up to date. It seems like I have a few minutes to sit down & check my email, check out everyone's blogs, and then I am needed else where or I am so tired cause it is WAY past my bed time! :) There are so many fun pictures & videos that I have wanted to put on here, but most of it will have to wait, even then, it most likely won't be added.

My dad & my baby brother are here visiting right now. They left cold, dark, snowy Utah on Thursday & have been able to enjoy temperatures here in the mid to upper 70's! I am so glad the weather has been nice. I do miss Utah every now & then, but then I hear all these crazy stories about the absurd amounts of snow & am grateful that I live where it is a little, or should I say, A LOT, warmer & sunnier, too! In fact, when it gets down to the 50's here, we think we are freezing! I am so very grateful for the sun!

We took my dad & bro to the San Antonio Rodeo yesterday. Good Time! :) There were people from all walks of life there! Teagen got to hold a Western Hog Nose snake! Brayden & Teagen rode the Ferris Wheel with me & Grandpa! That was fun! They boys went down a big slide in potato sacks. Teagen & Brayden were able to do the kiddie bumper cars & they thought that was so awesome that they were able to drive their own cars! It is so amazing to me how ridiculously priced carnival rides are! But I guess I need to look past the expense & enjoy the memories in the making, right? We had a lot of fun & the weather was perfect! Olivia was a trooper the entire day. She was all smiles & loved hanging out with her Grandpa Tom! Dad & Rob leave on Tuesday. I think we'll take them down to the River Walk tomorrow! It is always so fun to have family visit! Hopefully they have had a good time here with us! Although, they were both up all night last night throwing up & on the pot! I know, too much info, but I feel bad that they have been so sick. They are both feeling much better now!

A few weeks ago, I turned the big 29! Happy birthday to me! Kiley was on call that day (of course)! A good friend of mine brought me some lunch & spent a few hours with me! The kids were really cute & wanted me to have a big birthday bash! So, after Kiley slept for a few hours the following day, we headed out to the base for a fun family outing. We went bowling & then got Subways for dinner. The boys both gave me beautiful necklaces that they each picked out on their own! Thanks Kiley & kiddos for a fun filled day! I sure do love you guys!