Taya Rain Jensen was born on August 6, 2009. She was 8 lbs 13 oz and 19 1/2 inches long. Only three hours of labor and a fabulous epidural to make it even better:) She has tons of hair and is the new LOVE of the family! The girls couldn't be happier to have a new little sister to take care of ! Daddy is head over heels and Mommy too ! To see more pictures of her first day with us click here www.shinephotographybykaren.com/blog

The saddest blog i've ever seen

This is the most neglected blog i have ever seen.....its all I can do to keep my business blog updated and my own kids are paying the price !! AHHH! I really want to blog more I just havent found the time and with a baby coming in 2 weeks.....it wont get any easier. So for now.....I'm sorry my blogger....I will try to do better. I guess I better take up scrapbooking again maybe I'll post my pages??? Any thoughts???

Slacker Me!

I have been soooo busy with photo shoots that I have been slacking on my own family blog!! Yikes what is my problem! So much has happened that is for sure worth blogging!! I just can't keep up and I keep telling myself I will get it done! AHHH! Well...two months until Jensen baby girl number four arrives! I soooo want to sleep on my stomach! Here are some way cute pics of ember asleep on the riding lawn mower with her daddy. I sware I have the cutest husband in the world he is so cute with our girls and such a good daddy! Here's some adorable pictures of Ember and her daddy that I will cherish forever!!!!!!!!!

YA Kevin!

Those of you who know my adorable little brother Kevin.....he's not so little anymore but we are so proud of him for getting his Masters at the University of Utah in Business Administration. He always was the smarty pants in the family:) Some things never change! Congrats Kev!

Malias Dance Pic

So Malia's dance them had their pictures taken and they turned out so cute I had to post it! They are the funniest little girls with so much energy and spunk! My friend Vanessa took them and she did such a good job catching their little personalities....Click to enlarge:)

St. George

Recently we went to St. George with my family. We had soooo much fun! I have some fun pics to post of our trip ! Here is some of my favorites and I'll get some more on quick! By the way I think I have the blog made in to a book thing figured out thanks to my friend....so e mail me if you are wanting to know how to do it!

Easter Dresses

I love getting Easter dresses for my girls every year! It's something I really look forward to! Here are some cute pics of my three cuties! We had so much today looking for eggs, eating candy,going to church, the fun should never end! I am not posting them big because photobukcet can be SLOW!!!! Here they are small!

Happy Easter!

I love Easter time...not only because of all the fun family traditions, but for the real meaning behind, that Christ died for us and lives again, and because of that, all of us will live again. Not to mention it's Spring. How could that not make you smile!

Today we colored Easter eggs with the kids! Ember was especially fun to watch! She soaked her hand with the egg:) When we were done, her hands were completely stained! Look at the picture and see for yourself. Malia was extra creative this year with the crayons and rubber bands, and Summer was just enjoying watching them turn colors. It's so fun to watch all of my kids grow and see them change with the different ages they are at! Here are some favorite pics from the day:)

My little dancer.....

Malia took first attendant on her solo on Friday at the Utah Dance Fest in Logan! She did so good! If you want to see more pictures of her click here....MORE PICS She is such a little performer! She loves to be on that stage! We are so proud of you Malia! Way to go !!!

NEW PHOTOGRPHY BLOG

I AM SO EXCITED MY NEW BLOG IS UP AND RUNNING! I'M GIVING AWAY THREE FREE SHOOTS SO IF YOU WANT A CHANCE AT WINNING ONE...GO TO MY NEW BLOG AND LEAVE ME A COMMENT! I'LL BE DRAWING THE NAMES OUT ON APRIL 1ST SO DONT BE SLOW ABOUT IT! HERE'S THE LINK!

WWW.SHINEPHOTOGRAPHYBYKAREN.COM/BLOG

Happy St. Patricks Day

I'm not usually in to this Holiday but my little Summer Lynn is so excited about it that I couldn't resist! She is just positive that this is the day that all the fairies come out to play with the leprechauns. She has been looking for them all day! Ember and Summer and Malia were very excited when Grandma called and said that the Leprechauns had come and left gold all over her house! ( rolos:) they ran over and collected candy! Here's some cute pics of two of my girls...Malia's will be posted soon:) I ran out of time!

Malia turned 7!

Malia informed me that I had forgotten to post her birthday. It was on Feb 26th. It's weird that I have a 7 year old but she is so adorable I love it! Her teeth are falling out all over the place ( that's another post:) and she is so independent! She told me for her birthday she wanted to have a regular ( as she says it ) party with streamers. No theme! This is a first for Malia! I Love watching you grow up Malia you are adorable!

ITS A GIRL !!

Please don't act shocked....apparently that is all we can make at our house:) We are very excited to welcome baby girl number 4 in to our family!!!! It's going to be a fun ride around here!

Much needed moment!

My little Summer who is four could see that I was stressed and exhausted the other day. She came up to me and said " Mom, the Holy Ghost is telling me something." I asked her what is it telling you Summer?? She looked at me and said " he's telling me that I need to tell you I LOVE YOU ! " I just about lost it! The funny thing is...that is exactly what I needed to hear at that moment. My kids never cease to amaze me. They are the sweetest:)

We made it !!!

We Made it! 5 exhausting days in Disneyland...some rain and some sun...we survived. Here are some highlights from this most exciting adventure.....I'm seriously ready for a vacation now.

My three little mermaids....they didn't care if it was raining or sunny they were in the pool...crazy kids!


Lovin Ember's face expression:)



If only it was as warm as it looks...don't let it fool you:)

You know that yummy store by Winnie the Pooh ride? Well, we let the kids pick out whatever treat they wanted and here are the results......
Kassidy picked a brownie that cost $3.00 and was totally stale. Malia picked a cupcake that cost $4.50 and she only ate half of it plus it left her tongue and lips all stained with red....
(see the picture), Summer chose a $4.00 carmel apple which she and her sisters took maybe three bites of and that was that, and Ember chose a $3.00 cupcake that she did not eat at all.
You do the math.....$15.00 bucks on junk food!!! EW!!! Good thing we dont do that everyday!



The new Toy Story Ride was so much fun we couldn't get enough. Probably the longest line we stood in the whole time which was about thirty minutes!!! Woo Hoo! Not sad about that!

Malia drinking Goofy water.........................



Pretty sure that water has something in it because she is a Goofy girl!


Cute Six year old....almost seven!


We were at the beach on Valentines day...we looked up and saw an airplane writing a love message to someone.....of course I had my camera with me because when do I not have my camera......and this was what it said.................


just in case you are wondering MIO means mine in spanish.....


Cute! I heart this idea.....
wonder how much some guy paid to have it done????

Malia's never ending desire to collect every possible broken shell on the beach and put in in my car...where are those shells now??? hmmmm.....its anyone's guess but most likely under the car seat...haha!

Jason playing in the pool with the kids...thats Malia flying through the air.

Kassidy......by the pool wishing it was at least 70 degrees outside!!


Ember Sky



Malia


Summer and her goggles...those things never leave her face!




Thats about how much of it she ate........



And the cupcake she never even touched:)It was just so cute on the shelf ya know?


There it is.......the red frosting cupcake she HAD to have!








This is about how Jason and I felt at the end of the 6 day adventure to Cali.....ha ha
if you have been there you know what I mean:)

Just in case you haven't had enough of our exciting adventure..here are a few more snap shots!!!