Christensen Bear Lake 5k/10k

Calling all runners/walkers! I (with the help of my family) am organizing a Bear Lake 5k/10k road race. It will be Tuesday, August 17 at 7 am. Please spread the word so we can get as much of the family involved as possible. I will be working on getting some awards, etc. Let me know if you are interested.

Hope

Congratualtions to Heather! Sid and I are so excited for Nick and Theresa's wedding. We are anxious to see all of you that are going to be there.

Many of you know that I have had a busy year with my family. Starting off the New Year with Quinn Matthew Christensen's birth on January 11th. He is almost 4 months old already and is he a cutie!!! For more updated pictures, who'll have to visit Kyle and Talia's blog.

We also celebrated Kyle's 26th birthday

Then up to Alaska I went for the birth of Kassidy Claire Johnson, March 24th. She was just 2 weeks old here, check out those beautiful eyes!

About 5 weeks here. (Holly made the head band, cute, huh?) Sid and I have been blessed with some incredibly good looking grandchildren and oh so sweeeet! :)

Then my little Kenadie and her parents Garrett and Holly came to San Diego for a visit! Yeah, we love visitors, especially when they are as cute as this:

Kenadie, who is 9 1/2 months old here was such a big helper picking strawberries, oranges and she picked our first tomatoe(and ate it)

We also had fun hiking together

and going to the beach together

Oh how I love being a Grandma!!!

My 21st Birthday! :)

Hey Everyone!! This is Heather..

I had a really exciting birthday, and thought I'd share some pics!

This is me opening presents..

This is me blowing out candles on my beautiful cake...

This is me cutting the cake.....

This is one of the presents I got..!

And this is my new FIANCE!!! :D

Yes I'm engaged! His name is Brett Barney. :) We don't have a permanent date yet, but hopefully somewhere towards the end of summer. I'm excited for everyone to meet him when you all come out for Nick and Theresa's wedding in May! I love you all!! :)

Heather Feather

Happy Birthday Grandma Phyllis

Phyllis Money Christensen born February 4, 1926

celebrated her 84th birthday
with us

We spent the first full day at Balboa Park
In museums

Eating
Enjoying the beautiful outdoors

Then we went to Coronado Island and ate at Miguels Cocina across from the Hotel Del Coronado

Isn't it beautiful?

The only 2 things Grandma wanted to do while she was here was to go to Disneyland and the Temple
SO
the next day we went to the Temple

BUT

Much to our dismay, it was closed

SO

we did the next best thing,

We went to the Beach

Grandma wants to let you all know how much fun she's having

Doing a little shopping and walking around the Carlsbad Inn

And watching the sunset over the Pacific

Yea, it's time to eat! We ate at our favorite fish place, the Fish House Vera Cruz

Then February 4th finally came and off to Disneyland we went, but first, a stop at California Adventure
Grandma may not like bugs

but Dave does

Bonnie and the Cars want to say HI

We all agreed that Flying Over California was our favorite ride


this is a close second

Then Hi Ho Hi Ho it's off to Disneyland we Go

I think this is my favorite pic
aren't they so cute!?!

Guess what ride this is?
If you said, It's a Small World,

you are correct!


We ate at the RainForrest Cafe in DowntownDisney and celebrated Grandma's birthday with a song and a small dessert so we could go home and have this:

It was late but we had to have her birthday cake on her birthday!

Dave pooped out and went to bed but the rest of us rejuvinated in the Spa
We all slept very well that night and rested up the next day and then we went out to dinner to our favorite Italian, Filippi's Grotto, Oh Yum!
Grandma's thinking, Do I have to eat all that?

Saturday, Nick and Teresa and Tyler and Marina came over and Dave and Sid cooked a fabulous breakfast for all

Too bad we didn't get a picture of all the Avacado's but we did happen to get Susan picking Oranges

She was so cute with those oranges

Here is the gang eating, one more time

before we say Goodbye

A special thanks to Susan for all these great pictures and for flying down from Washington to be with us, and for Todd and the kids for letting her come. Another big thank you to Dave for driving Bonnie and Grandma the whole way! Thank you for coming, we will always treasure these memories! And to all the rest of the family we want you to know that you are always welcome!

Goodbye