We had a great time with Chris, Leslie, Sarah, Nathaniel, and Daniel when they came to visit over the Memorial Day weekend! Evelyn Loved spending time with Grandma and Grandpa and her aunt and uncles!

 It was cold and rainy on Saturday, but at least Evelyn had an opportunity to try out some of her new clothes. She loved this hat (she is pointing to this picture and saying "hat" as I type).

 On Monday we went to the Hogle Zoo. Here we are looking at some orange little monkeys.

Here's Evelyn playing ring around the rosies with Grandma and Uncle Flan. Hope that we can see you all again before long!

Hi everyone! I know it's been a while since the last blog post. Mom is hungry for pictures of Felicity. Now that we have internet, it will be easier to keep the blog up to date. Here's a great picture of three beautiful girls all ready for church. As you can see, Clarisse updated her hair style for summer. I like it!

 Here is Evelyn enjoying some outside time. "Outside" is her favorite place, and she asks to go out whenever a door is opened. Once she is outside, she heads for the nearest flowers. We have decided that Evelyn's two great pleasures in life are flowers and juice.

 Here is our growing Felicity. She is getting more smiley, but it is hard to capture in a photograph. She is a very observant baby and usually has an inquisitive expression on her face.

 I love my new job! I am learning some valuable skills, and I get to work with a group of nice, fun people. I don't know how to describe the work without using a lot of jargon. Basically, I do quality control testing for drugs that are manufactured at the site. I can tell you more about it if you are interested. If you aren't interested, I understand!

Spring is arriving as evidenced by all of the flowers that are spontaneously popping up in the yard. Whoever planted the bulbs in years past deserves a big thank you. Evelyn has developed an appreciation for flowers, and it gives her a new reason to like going outside.
It was a lot of fun having Bekah over for a bit before she entered the MTC. Evelyn loved playing with her aunt.
We were able to stop at Lisa's on the way to the MTC and visit with family. Thanks for all of the cookies, Grandma Marie!

February

Here's Evelyn with her first pony tail. Evelyn has started using utensils when she eats. Some of the words she commonly uses are: coat, shoes, socks, yummy, cat, meow, dog, daddy, mum, baby, hi, no, yes, this, juice, and cheese.


Felicity has grown a few pounds and a couple of inches. She's more wakeful during the day and is sleeping for longer periods at night. So far her eyes have lightened to a purer blue. We have been amazed at how content Felicity is to lie on a blanket and stare at a mobile or stuffed animal.
Matt is continuing to look for a job. Most of those he's applied for have been local, but some are in other states. He will be presenting his first seminar soon. Clarisse keeps pretty busy caring for the girls. She is still in charge of the Young Mother's Club in her ward, and has recently started a fitness group that meets every weekday morning at the church.

I know my mom will be wanting to see some recent photos of Felicity, so here you go! She is about 8 pounds the last time we checked, and she is getting more active and less sleepy. She's a quiet one--she doesn't out-and-out cry much but prefers to make little grunts. The grunts sound like little chuckles.

Evelyn is learning new words every day, and she surprises us sometimes. When she tastes something she likes, she shouts "yummy, yummy!" It's her way of asking for more. I discovered it while sharing a milkshake with her last Friday.

I should mention that I love the new running shoes that so many of you collaborated to give to me! They are even better than the last ones (which are worn through in some places, so I really needed a replacement). I hope you don't mind that I didn't wait for my birthday to open them.

Another new development is that I have been looking for a job this past week. I really need to get out of academia and start a real career. There are lots of reasons why graduate school isn't working out for me, but I don't want to sound like a whiner. Please just remember me in your prayers!

As you have probably heard, there has been an addition to the Streeter family! Felicity Ann was born at 10 pm Friday, January 6th. Felicity was 7 pounds, 2 ounces when born and is 20 inches long. I am happy to report that Clarisse is feeling well and recovering quickly.
Little Felicity has lots of dark hair which is very different from the way Evelyn was as an infant. The picture above was taken soon after the birth, and you can still see some cheesy stuff on Felicity's forehead.
So far, Felicity seems to be mellow and easily satisfied. She sleeps pretty well...during the day. We hope that we will start sleeping at night as well!
Evelyn is sometimes interested in Felicity, sometimes indifferent, and usually jealous. She has been extra clingy and fragile since the birth but seems to be slowly adjusting. We try to still give her plenty of mom and dad time.
Felicity is sometimes wakeful, but most of the time she is just a curled up little ball of cuteness. Even though we have been through this before with Evelyn, it is still amazing just how small she is.

I hope you all had a merry Christmas--we sure did! This is our family after church on Christmas day. I should mention that Evelyn's dress was given to her by a secret Santa as well as some other very kind gifts. But I'm getting ahead of myself... Christmas eve first:
As you can see, we honored the Jensen tradition of making a Merry Christmas pizza on Christmas eve (just in case you can't read the bell pepper message on the pizza, it says Merry X-mas).
We enjoyed our pizza as well as popping Christmas crackers. Evelyn was willing to keep a crown on long enough for one picture.
Here Evelyn is on Christmas morning digging into her stocking! She is at the age now to get excited about gifts and seems to like surprises.
Here she is with a child-friendly nativity set....
This was my home-made gift for Clarisse. Forgive me for showing off. No drawing could ever be as cute as the real Evelyn. Clarisse's artistic side was manifested in Christmas dinner. It was a masterpiece! We wish we could have seen our families, but it was good talking to some of you on the phone. Love you all!