Summer is Just About Here!

While waiting for Summer Break to come we have been busy. We went to Colorado and we have been wrapping up things at school. It has been a chaotic last month of school but it is coming quickly to a close. Summertime here we come!





We got to go down to Colorado for Mother's Day to be with my mom. We had such a great time! The boys got to go on a Father's and Son's Camp Out with their grandpa, uncle Kory and their dad. We enjoyed a much needed break.




Mason and Matthew got to run the Mile for school and I had the chance to run with them. I was shocked to get a 9 min. mile when I haven't ran a timed- mile in about ten years. It was a lot of fun and the boys did awesome!





Makenna is ready for swimsuit season! We found a cute suit at Old Navy for a really good deal and she does not mind modeling it for the camera despite the diaper peaking out for all to see.

A Little Slice of Recent Balzen Life

We have been so busy these past couple of months and so there have been some pictures I have neglected to post. Here is a small up-date of our recent and not so recent pics.

Makenna is sitting on the bike and Oh so proud! The boys stop running long enough to pose. Makenna is not sure if she is having a good enough day to play peek-a-boo but she is humoring me for now. A pic of the kids. Is Makay having fun yet?




Mason's Basketball skills. He had so much fun playing basketball these past couple of months.




Mark is playing Thanksgiving Day Football. Hey the Pros missed out!! Mark's loyal onlookers and their brave attempts at suffering through the rain to support their daddy!
Makenna deciding if becoming an Olympic Swimmer is right for her.

Spring Break

We got to have Spring Break over Easter weekend. We had a lot of fun. We went to the park and flew airplanes, played baseball, and every other board game you can think of. We went shopping for badly needed wardrobe updates, I cannot believe how fast these kids are growing. We got to go to some really fun easter egg hunts all around Rexburg and had a really amazing Easter. Makenna loves the pretty colors of easter and thinks that it is designed especially for girls.
On a serious note, I am so grateful for my Savior. He made it possible for me to take my sweet families into the eternities. He gave me the chance to repent and make things right when I have messed up, which sometimes feels like a daily occurance. I am so thankful for Him and His example of pure and eternal love.
We hope that you all had a very happy Easter!

Conference Weekend

So we decided to go out and take some fun pictures in between conference sessions. We had the chance to go to the BYU-I Horticulture Gardens which has changed so much in the past eleven years since we were living here last. We also got the chance to go to the Idaho Falls Temple and the green belt that you can walk around in front of the Temple. It was a fun but very crazy weekend.

Current Pics.

I wanted to get all of the kids pictures done at the same time and since there is so much snow outside and it would have been hard to get out for a photo shoot, I went ahead and ordered pictures through a company in Idaho falls for a quick, current picture of each of the kids. They are cute but I am excited to get out and do some for myself as well. Mason is nine years old now, Matthew is seven, Makay is five years old and Makenna is 18 months.

Makenna's First Haircut!

So I decided that even though I loved Makenna's long hair, it was only long in the back and I didn't want to make her go around with a redneck hair style so I tried something new. I think it looks cute but it was my first time cutting a girl's hair and so I am glad that she is young enough so she can't be too embarrassed by any imperfections.

Our Rexburg Home

We have moved now to Rexburg and we love it! I forgot how insanely cold it is but even considering that, we are still happy to be here. When we got here there was about three feet of snow around the house, then everything melted away and started to warm up. Well, just this morning on April 3rd, we woke up to a foot of new snow and it is still coming down. Life is an adventure here for sure! These pictures are a taste of what our family has been up to here. My boys are sneaking chocolate chips, Makenna is climbing on everything she can in her cute pink dance outfit her Grandma Balzen gave her, etc.

A Big Two Years in Sacramento for Mason!

Mason had a very busy time in the two years that we were living in California. I am again very behind in getting this posted but I wanted to document that it did happen. Mason had the chance to be Baptized in December of 2006 by his dad and then he got to go into Cub Scouts and get a start on that. He earned his Wolf Badge and is now working to finish his Bear. It has been a busy but fun past two years in California.

Trying to Catch Up!

I just barely got started on this Blog stuff. I don't know, I guess I am seriously behind the times plus I don't know how so many can keep up with it. I just don't have the time I would like but here is my best efforts. For all of our family and friends who wanted to see this past Halloween's pics. I am sorry it has taken me so long but I finally got them on. Mason was a vampire and into looking the part exactly no matter how gross. Matthew was Indiana Jones and very proud. Makay was Mutt on Indiana Jones. Makenna was our cute chubby pumpkin. It was so fun and again, I am sorry that it is so out of order with the rest of the blog.

Leaving Sacramento

Well the time has come for us to leave our Sacramento home. We are moving to Rexburg, Idaho where Mark has a job at Madison Memorial Hospital. We are excited to go back to the place where Mark and I met but it is going to be very hard to leave all of the wonderful people we have met here in Sac. We are so grateful for those who have touched our lives so deeply here and we will miss them so badly and hope to always keep in touch with as many as we can.