7 Month Baby Videos

Hey Friends!

So my sweet, precious little girl is SEVEN MONTHS OLD! What the heck! How did that happen?! I seriously feel like I just had her - and yes, I know all mom's say that and it's probably annoying to hear, but it's true! My little girl that was sleeping all day and that was tiny tiny, is now almost crawling, sitting up, chowing baby food and is getting a personality. It's awesome and sad all at the same time that she's growing up.

So anyways, on the occasion of my baby being a seven month old, I have been refreshing my old videography skills and made a couple of videos for and about Annie. It was fun to refresh those skills, and I love that we'll have these forever. So, in case you want to catch some cute moments of little seven month old Annie, here are the two videos:

Sweet Annie - Zac Brown Band

Fallin' For You - Colbie Caillat 

She's a cutie, huh? :)

Thanks for reading! Until next time,

- Rifka

We Are Maniacs Over Here

Hey Friends and Family!

Fall is here - FINALLY! And it feels SO good! I'm really trying to keep myself in check and trying to hold back on all things pumpkin and sweaters. It's starting to get chilly... but not Sweater-Weather chilly (Cue SNL Sweata-Weatha voice).

I recently had a birthday... and somehow didn't take any pictures of anything at all. BUT, I did get a picture the Sunday after my birthday, so we'll make that one count! It was a good day and I got spoiled by my husband and my family. It was a good way to start off year 24!

So lately I have apparently become crazy, because I have signed up for multiple races... like 4 races within 3 months kind of crazy... I've completed two, and I have two left.

The first race that I did was called Conquer the Gauntlet. It was basically like a Tough Mudder Race, except not as long. I climbed up over walls, swam and ran through muddy water, crawled under barbwire, trenches and climbed up ropes, hay bales, tires and everything else that someone thought of throwing in a field for this race. It was Cray-zee.. but it was also a blast!

This wall was the SHORTEST wall in the whole race. Just go ahead and wrap your head around that... It. Was. CRAZY. 

 This "torpedo" was the last (and finishing) obstacle. It basically was a tower that we had to crawl up, and then go down a tube into a muddy man-made pool. It was actually incredibly refreshing at that point.

 So would I do it again... Yes! It was really hard, and my body was dead and sore for days afterwards, but it was awesome, really empowering and I feel like it woke my body up and jumpstarted it health-wise. It was also so fun because I got to do this with my two sister in laws, Becca and Courtney. It was needed to have each other to encourage each other along the way.

 The other race that I just did was the Chili Pepper 10k Race. The Chili Pepper Race is actually a huge event for all of the Cross Country Teams in the area to earn money for their programs. I did this race when I was in high school and had really fond memories from it, so it was amazing to come and do it again 10 years later, now as a mom with my husband. Again, I also did it with two of my sister in laws, Becca and Courtney. It was nice to have their families cheering us on along the way and then hanging out with them afterwards chowing down some free Mexican Food.

 So, now I have two races left on the docket. From all of this you would probably think I love running. Nope. I tolerate it. But I can tell my attitude towards it is [very] slowly getting more positive - thankfully! :)

Thanks for reading about our lives! We love you guys!

Love,
The Jensen

Perfect Summer Days

Hey Guys!

Hope you all have had a wonderful summer! We have been busy, which was actually a surprise to me. I thought this year would be bland since we have a new baby, but I was wrong. However, I'm not complaining. I love to travel, and thankfully babies don't put a stopper on that.

A few weeks ago, Annie's Grandpa Gene came out for a long weekend and stayed with us. He lives in Seattle, so it's always a treat when we get to spend time with him! We had a good balance of lounging around as well as getting projects done. He also took it upon himself to have the honor of giving Annie her first taste of a cookie. Not going to lie, it was adorable.

Also, we had a fun time snuggling up with Annie. She's getting bigger and bigger, and her personality is starting to shine through. She loves to laugh and be kissed! Check out this cutie with her Dad:

Lastly, it was Grandma Michele's Birthday, so we had a little photoshoot to send to her since she didn't get to come with Gene on the trip. PS Michele made this dress. AMAZING right!? 

 After a fun weekend with Grandpa Gene, Annie got to head over to my Mom and Dad's house for the week while Tyler and I headed to California. After going on the Gulf Shores Beach trip with Annie, we realized that vacationing with kids isn't really vacationing. So we had a redo for our couples time and headed to SoCal.

If you're ever bored on a road trip, take advantage of the snapchat filters. Laughs all around! 

We spent the first day in Los Angeles. We started off the day at this cute little French Crepe restaurant in Long Beach. We ate there on our honeymoon before we started our cruise and loved it! It was still just as cute and delicious now as it was then.

Afterwards we headed to Hollywood. We snagged tickets to the Jimmy Kimmel Live show. It was cool! They didn't let us take any pictures in the actual studio, but I did manage to take some before and after.

 After Jimmy Kimmel, we headed Santa Monica Pier. We loved walking along it! We even took a ride on the Ferris Wheel, which was a bucket list item for me to ride the Santa Monica Ferris wheel. It was definitely a fun little date day!

Riding the Ferris Wheel! 

 The second and third day while we were there, we hit up Oceanside and La Jolla. We loved the beach time, In-n-out Burger, BJ's Restaurant, and visiting the San Diego Temple, which is where we got married!

Two days after getting home from San Diego, I headed over to Texas with my mom. My Grandma, Great Aunt, and some of my mom's cousins were there, so we joined the party!

 Annie with Aunt Norma & Great Grandma Joyce! 

 After Texas and California, it was nice to be home for Labor Day Weekend! It was chill, but it was perfect. We rode bikes, binged on Netflix, and cuddled with this cutie.

Hope you all have had an enjoyable summer too! Love you all! Until next time, 

 Love,
The Jensen's