The Utah Lungren Family

LJ and the one-legged dance

2009-04-12T23:48:00.004-06:00

This is LJ at bed time. Not part of the regular bedtime routine but when it starts there is no stopping it! How could you. Dance, dance, dance!!!

Happy Easter Morning

2009-04-12T23:18:00.003-06:00

Ben had no meetings today for the first time in a long time! It was great to have him home on Easter Sunday! Ham dinner, pretty hair-do's, egg hunt, fun breakfast, ironed outfits and early choir practice. Phew! Ben had to pack the diaper bag and when asked at church if he brought a blanket he smiled and waved his skyward pointing finger around and said, "No, but I did get graham crackers!" I shopped 'til I dropped looking for dresses and accessories for the girls. Had to ransack the DI pile for my Easter outfit---desperate times call for desperate measures!! The Easter Bunny showed up with baskets in each room for the kids and left plastic candy-filled eggs all over the house. Come to find out, the kids waited two hours to do their hunt before waking us at 7am to ask us if they could. Oh, childhood anxiety. We had a great day at Church with the typical program. Good talks about the Savior and His resurrection from our newly moved in neighbors. I sang in the choir and we did great!

We love the Lord and know He lives and loves us. We love Him too.

Daddy's Shoes

2009-04-12T23:14:00.001-06:00

It's not easy filling Daddy's shoes..... but I am going to try!

First Violin Recital

2009-04-12T22:24:00.002-06:00

I'm not sure whose accomplishment was bigger on this day, mine or theirs. Katelyn and Kamryn have been taking violin lessons for seven months now, from our "Hugely Decorated Violinist" neighbor and this was their first recital. It has been a major life undertaking for me especially. Lessons are half an hour one day a week and assisted practice is one hour the rest of the days of the week. This is a proud moment photo. Also, check out Katelyn's cheek. This is the tooth drama we went through right in the middle of this important week-end. She was amazingly strong through it all. Sadly, she did hide her face during 90% of her performance. This picture was taken before we got the infection under control and before the emergency surgery took place. She was so brave. Kamryn pulled off her performance like a star---she is a gamer! In practice she was sounding sloppy and I was worried it wouldn't go well but as soon as she had the moment to shine it was "game-on" for little Kam and she NAILED it!!!!

VitalSmarts

2009-03-16T13:58:00.005-06:00

Ben's company is having a contest to send this out to as many people as possible. It is a viral video campaign. www.vitalsmartscanhelp.com He sells communication training. Three products; Crucial Conversations, Crucial Confrontations and Influencer. Five funny videos and lots of information.

Alicia and LJ video

2009-02-22T23:15:00.003-07:00

Liam/LJ

2009-02-22T22:39:00.003-07:00

Liam Joe, named after his Grandpa Joe Berry is mostly called LJ. He is our last of five kids. There are five years between him and Jill because we talked too long about whether or not we were done and Heavenly Father decided to finish the discussion. We have never had one like him. He is the cutest little stinker as you can see from all of his, "Mamma's Little Helper" pictures. He loves his brother and sisters and cars and balls. He calls cars "vroom vroom" thanks to my Dad and he loves balls as was evident a couple of weeks ago as he left Alicia's side at Issac's basketball game to cross the court during a time out to join the huddle and finish coaching the 4th quarter in my arms. He has lots of helpers at home and I am still surprised he ever learned to walk as often as he gets carried. We all love him in our lives!

Jill

2009-02-22T21:43:00.003-07:00

I am taking over the Blog for Alicia to get her caught up. This is Jill, child number 4. Jill has many nicknames. We call her Jilly Bean, Bean Bean, Baby Girl or just plain Bean. Like all of our kids, she has a song. I have usually come up with all the songs and nicknames...except for Jill. Alicia came up with Jill's and although she has out grown it, you will get the point really quick. (It is sung to the tune, "I'm a Little Tea Pot") "I am Jilly Lungren tall and stout. So hard to handle makes my Mommy pout. When I get all steamed up ooh watch out! I'll tip you over or pull your hair out!" This song is sung because it used to be 100% true. We love Jill.

Kamryn

2008-11-28T16:42:00.004-07:00

Kamy-Kam-Kam is how we like to call her but she is also known as her daddys' "Little One" and some times the good or bad nickname, "Little Mama".

She loved first grade so much she wanted to stay there. She would sit at the at the breakfast table, with elbows placed in day-dreaming position and say, " I'm dreaming of being in first grade again." She did move on to second grade though as you can see from her first day of school picture.

Halloween giggles.

She is often the leader of the kids. Both in the neighborhood, on the basketball court and at home. Kamryn is one of those cursed and blessed ones that knows when someone has crossed her line and isn't afraid to tell them about it.

She is smaller than her five year old sister Jill and here she is being the good "Little Mama".

Katelyn

2008-11-28T15:09:00.005-07:00

This is Katelyn. She is the oldest of our 7 year old twins. Ben says she has a special place in his heart because she is exactly like me. Tall, long, giraffe neck, gets freezing cold easily, lack of hand-eye-cordination and a soft spot for animals are the obvious ones that come to mind. She even has my speed and my calf muscles, flex those calves Kate!

Here she is posing on her first day of second grade.

She loves the holidays and family traditions. She is a pro at Tooth Fairy visits, having lost eight teeth!

Is there any turkey on that plate? She went shopping with me when I bought our Thanksgiving turkey and she got totally grossed out! She said to me, "Mom, is that a real life dead bird? (Yes)...that is disgusting!!"

Halloween memories

...so sweet! (age 4)

ISAAC

2008-11-28T13:59:00.006-07:00

This is Isaac on his first day of school as a fourth grader.

He is nine years old right now and a great kid. He enjoys school and does well at it. Isaac's major love is athletics, especially basketball and he's very good at it too. We love watching him participate in whatever sports he's doing.

Ben went on a big hike this summer with his brothers and friends from childhood. Isaac helped his dad prepare for it by hiking with him to the top of Mount Timpanogos (in Utah County) across the lake from our house. They left home around 6am and got back around 7pm. They both had tons of FUN and plenty of bonding moments!

Isaac's Uncle Legrand took him to Kirkham Motor Sports in Provo where he used to work. He got to sit in a polished alumium, 550 hp, 0-60 in 3.5 seconds, Shelby Cobra! These were another few bonding moments.

Picture Catch Up

2008-11-28T12:17:00.009-07:00

Here is a photo taken of us in October after General Conference. Ben was our photographer. Our timing with the sun was not great so we're all squinting but I love the placement of the kids!