Update

Ok so it really has been too long since I have posted on our blog. Things have been absolutely crazy. Below are updates and recent pictures of the kids that were taken for their birthdays.

Well we are all now well and healthy. Reid (the week of his Birthday of course) got RSV and was pretty sick. It was bad enough we had to take him to ER. He had a fever of 103.8 and was breathing way to fast. It was awful, they were talking about admiting him to the hospital. He ended up needing an IV and fluid. I think it took them 5 tries to get the IV and he for the most part just laid there and did nothing. It was so scary. They gave him a breathing treatment and the fluids and he ended up perking up enough to go home with an inhaler and various other medications. After of this Avarie caught it and then Derrick and I got some really bad colds. It was the worst couple of weeks we have had.

Derrick has still been up to school he finished his 8 week internship just before Christmas and has been back in the classroom since just after Christmas. He will be done with the schooling portion of his degree sometime in July. He then will start his year internship and after that will graduate. I think we might be finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel!! He has also taken up working on our car and fixing various things and does pretty much all the routine maintenance for himself. he is wonderful!!!!

Avarie Below are a couple of new pictures of her taken by a really great photographer in our ward named Jenny Boster.

Avarie is now 3 years old and is well a 3 year old. She has an opinion about everything and it has to be done exactly to her specifications. She is sweet as can be most days and can be quite the little goof ball, making everyone laugh. She is really into any music and loves to dance. Her newest thing though (this is since Derrick and Cory went hunting with Derrick's family over Christmas break) is she keeps asking for a "pink gun" so she can go "shoot birds" with daddy. I am not really sure how I feel about that. She is such a girly girl most of the time and then she throws out her love of tools and apparently now pink guns, but I guess the pink part makes it a little more girly. She is in love with skirts and dresses and does not like to wear pants. It is pretty funny.
Reid is one year old now. This past week he has picked up on walking and will do it 5-10 steps at a time. He is our little comedian. He is always playing games with us or just generally being silly. He loves to head bang to any music that is on even if it is Tchaikovsky. He is into everything and anything he can and climbs on anything that sits off the ground even if he has just fallen off of it. He is constantly on the go and constantly hungry. He is about the sweetest little boy I have ever seen. He is constantly giving hugs and kisses, which I adore!! He adores his older sister and now that he has started to walk is trying to run after her. He loves trying to be a big boy in anyway he can. He loves cars, trucks, trains, and tools.


Loving being a big boy

Siblings

my update. I havent been up to too much just taking care of the family and church responsibilities, but I was able to reapolster a couple of chairs and make some new pillows for my couch, which was a lot of fun.

I am sorry this post was so long.

Ronald Ivo Christensen

We had a wonderful trip to Utah and were able to see our families, but there were some sad times also. My beloved grandfather passed away on December 22 while we were there. He will be greatly missed. He was a wonderful man and taught us all a lot. He was so strong in the church and I am sure that he is one of the reasons my dad and my family are where they are today. We love you Grandpa and will miss you terribly!!!!

Great Grandpa Christensen at Reid's baby blessing

At the grave site.

One good thing was that the entire Christensen family was here for Christmas, included all of the grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Great Grandma Christensen with the 3 youngest great grandchildren

Avarie was refusing to get in the picture.

trying to get Avarie in the picture.

The entire family.

Carlsbad Caverns

On our way home from utah we stopped in Carlsbad, New Mexico to see the caverns there. This was kind of a tradition in my family when we would drive here to San Antonio from utah to visit my mom's dad and my great grandparents. It was so much fun with my family that we thought it would be fun to take Avarie and Reid.

"The Caveman" Our family.
Looking at the formations with daddy

Reid pointing and the stuff he loved "The Lion's Tail"

Reid pointing to the different formations

Avarie loving the cavern

Christmas

Here are some pictures from Christmas morning. I wasn't very good about taking too many pictures during our trip to utah, but there are a few.

Tired boy after opening presents Avarie opening presents
Tasting his new truck

Trip to utah

Here are some random pictures from our trip to Utah.

Here is our sweet boy and his hilarious sense of humor. Happy after cake
Silly boy

Avarie's Gingerbread house

Avarie making her gingerbread house

While we were at my parents house Avarie had fun trying on all the hats they had around the house. Then my dad got out his beaver hat and gloves for avarie to try on.

having fun trying on all of the hats

Tigger

Avarie and Reid's Birthdays

Here are some pictures of Birthdays the past few months. Avarie had her 3rd birthday december second. Reido we had an early birthday party in Utah so that grandparents could be there. His birthday isnt really until January and he will be one.

Reid is trying to walk and loves using a walker ( he discovered this just before his birthday party in Utah). Grandma Karla got out a walker that she had stored at her house and he immediately took off. He loves to say Uh oh and tries to talk. He loves trucks, balls, and especially Thomas the Train. He loves playing with his sister and loves snuggling and being held.
Reid's birthday cake
Avarie is now 3 years old. She loves to sing and pretend to cook. She loves to play with her friends and attend nursery. She is now graduated to a sunbeam. She is a very happy girl and loves to talk to pretty much anyone she meets.

Avarie's new kitchen set

Avarie with her presents

So excited for her cake

Avarie's Cake

Avarie's Dance Recital

Here are some pictures from Avarie's recent dance recital that happened just before Thanksgiving. I tried to upload some videos but it wasn't working so I will try those again later.

Avarie after getting her sucker from her teacher. Avarie with her dance class.