Dress Up Queen

Aubrey found one of my clips and wanted me to put it in her hair. I wanted to put the claw high enough so that she could see it in her hair in a mirror. My sister sent Aubrey an awesome package full of dress up necklaces, boas, and hats! Aubrey loves them and isn't so fond of sharing.

Easter Weekend

Yesterday we went to a Primary Easter activity that was so much fun. After the activity and Easter egg hunt we went home to have an egg hunt of our own. Aubrey ran past most of the eggs in order to find the one she really wanted!
Today we had an area conference that was broadcast to us from SLC. The speakers were Elder Snow of the seventy, Sister Lifferth of the General Primary Presidency, Elder Oaks of the quorum of the twelve apostles, and President Thomas S. Monson. It was a fabulous meeting. We came home and Paul and I decorated an Easter cake together. Then we had some friends over for a yummy Easter dinner. What a fun weekend.

Random Pictures

Aubrey's new favorite activity is to take all the toys from her toy basket in the family room and put them on her bed. She giggles as she runs down the hallway. Unfortulately she is not as excited to clean up her toys!

Aubrey in her new Easter dress from Papa J.

Hailey's new Easter dress from Papa J. He always buys the girls such cute clothes!

We love watching general conference and feel it ends too quickly! Paul was helping Aubrey fully enjoy conference by making a tent. He compared his tent to ones in the Book of Mormon when the people gathered to listen to King Benjamin. Similarly, Paul and Aubrey gathered in their tent to listen to the words of a prophet! How cute!!!

Here is my new hair-do. It is hard to get the full effect from this picture. I went in twice because I didn't like how it turned out the first time it was cut. I wanted an A-line and am much happier with the second cut.

Aubrey's Fashion

The other day I asked Paul to buy some white sandals for Aubrey. He came home with two pairs of shoes, one for Hailey and one for Aubrey. Hailey's sandals were much much MUCH cuter than Aubrey's. Paul's purpose in getting Aubrey all white sandals was so they would match more outfits. He got Hailey white sandals with cute colorful butterflies on them. Aubrey immediately wanted Hailey's sandals, not her own, and cried when we tried to put her sandals on her. We attempted to put Hailey's sandals on her, showing her that they were too small for her. When she went down for her nap we hid Hailey's sandals and have not pulled them back out yet. Aubrey still gets a little emotional when putting on her own sandals but she is getting better about it.
The other day I went to a friend's house and she gave me a really cute pair of socks. The next morning I pulled these socks out because I wanted to wear them. Aubrey got a hold of them and brought them to me because she wanted to wear them. I put them on her feet and she walked around that morning in my cute new socks.
This girl definitely has her own sense of fashion!

Blessing Day

We really enjoyed Cory and Jennie's visit to our house. We had a lot of fun. We also enjoyed seeing Scott and his friends, though they did not want to stick around for a picture.


Before sacrament meeting, we paused for a family shot.

Hailey loves her new blanket that Grandma Beddes made her. She wanted to pose on it before being blessed.

We thought we would take a family picture before Aubrey or Hailey could destroy their hair/dresses.

New Dress

Hailey just wants to say thank you Papa J for the beautiful dress. She just had to try it on the minute it came.

Morning Rituals

Aubrey loves her bumble bee costume and asks to wear it almost every day. When Paul gets ready in the morning and starts to brush his teeth Aubrey will ask to brush her teeth too. Paul gets out her toothbrush and, in the middle of brushing his own teeth, will sit down and brush hers. While Paul is brushing Aubrey's teeth, she grabs the toothbrush hanging out of his mouth and brushes his teeth as well. We have sparkly clean teeth in this family!

Salt Lake for the summer

Paul has received a wonderful opportunity to work with a great law firm in Salt Lake City over the summer. We are excited to visit all our friends and family while we are there. I am also so proud of Paul as he will be filling a position on the board of the Journal of Corporate Law. He has worked so hard and is not only a great student but also the best husband and Dad in the whole world! The other night he got up with Aubrey at 4am when she fell off her toddler bed, then got up with Hailey at 6am to feed her so I could sleep in. Isn't he the best?!

Updated Pictures

Here are some updated pictures since kids change and grow up so quickly.

More Pictures

My mom came to visit when baby Hailey was born. She was such a tremendous help and I miss her so much already!

Justensen Family

Sisters

Mom and Aubrey. Aubrey is still adjusting to a new baby in the house but she is doing great!

Baby Hailey

Snug as a Bug

Hailey loves to be wrapped up in blankets; she usually doesn't love to be sleeping alone. This picture is nice because we got her to be content in her crib for a little while.

Hailey's Here!

We are so excited that Hailey Beth has finally arrived to join our family. She was born on Feb 20th, 2009 at 2:41pm. Labor and delivery went quickly--compared to Aubrey's birth; we went to the hospital at 8:00 am, had pitocin (inducing medication) started at around 9:30 am, and Ashley's water was broken at 11:30am. From there it was just waiting. We are glad that they did not have to do an emergency C-Section; for a few minutes, Hailey's heartrate went down a lot and they thought Ashley might need a C-Section, but thankfully Hailey's heartbeat returned to normal. Now that she is here, we are glad she and mom are doing well--at least considering neither is getting much sleep. Hailey weighed in at 8 pounds 12.7 ounces and is 20 and 3/4 inches long! She was big in every measurement they did--head size, weight, and length. Thanks to everyone for all your support!