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Easter Pictures … New Sunday Clothes
Posted on April 26, 2009 by Jamie Larsen, under The Larsens.
What two handsome boys we have. We shopped all day the day before Easter and found some great deals on some new church clothes. Unfortunetely, we couldn’t find a suit for Tyce but he still looks adorable with his little tie on. We just wanted to share some of the pictures that were taken with them in their new outfits.
Halloween with the Larsens
Posted on November 2, 2008 by Jamie Larsen, under The Larsens.
This Halloween seemed a little crazier this year than in years past. It could be because the boys are getting older, or that we had the Church Halloween party two days before, or that Jamie had to get a work social put together for everyone at work. Whatever it was, it was crazy.
However, crazy isn’t always a bad thing. This year we decided to all dress up as pirates. At first, Owen wasn’t too excited about it (he really wanted a transformer costume), but he seemed to get excited once we all got dressed up as pirates. We did end up winning the best Pirate costume award at the church party. This wasn’t the only award that we won… Kaylene’s chocolate chili came in second place in the chili cook-off. Believe me, it was good. (more…)
How to deal with a 3 year old
Posted on October 19, 2008 by Jamie Larsen, under The Larsens.
So Kaylene and I hit a rock today with our 3 year old Owen. Owen is probably one of the most stubborn kids that I know (hopefully he didn’t get that from me). However, he can also be the most sweetest kid that I know. Today in church, we had a primary program. A primary program is when all of the kids from the age 3 to 11 get up and sing songs and tell stories during sacrament meeting. This is the first year that Owen has had the opportunity to participate. We didn’t have the highest hopes that he would participate, but really wanted him to. His part in the program was to say “I am Owen Larsen and I am a child of God”.
So it came time for all the kids to go forward. He did a great job walking up to the front on his own and sitting down with his teacher. Luckily his age group went pretty early in the program. His teacher turned to him and said “Are you Owen?”. Owen said, “Yeah… I am Owen Larsen and I am a child of God.” (more…)
Today I am 33
Posted on September 14, 2008 by Jamie Larsen, under The Larsens.
Boy how time flies… It just feels like yesterday that I graduated from High School and trying to figure out what to do with my life. Well, alot has changed since then and today I turned 33. What’s funny is talking to my siblings and they all asked how old I was. When I mentioned how old, I think it shocked them. That only means that they are getting older too.
Today I spent the day with my family. Kaylene made some wonderful burrito wraps for dinner and a delicious fruit pizza for desert. The best way to celebrate a birthday is around those that you love.
So, to celebrate my birthday on the blog, I decided to put a few pictures online of myself through the years. I hope you enjoy them as I did going through them. (more…)
Bedroom Makeover
Posted on August 24, 2008 by Jamie Larsen, under The Larsens.
When I asked my wife what she wanted to do for our 10 year anniversary, she said that she wanted to a new bedroom. So I took the week off of work and gave her a new bedroom.
The bedroom that we inherited from the previous owners was a bit outdated. The paint was old and the carpet was pink and a little run down. I started clearing out the bedroom on Saturday. This consisted of moving most of the furniture and clothes out of the room.
On Monday, we painted the trim, the doors (closets and main) and the cieling a bright white. On Tuesday, we painted the walls a nice sage green. Wednesday and Thursday tore out the old carpet and baseboards and replaced it with wood floors and white trim baseboards. This part was probably the hardest for me. I walked up and down the stairs everytime I had to make a cut. My legs were worn out by the end of it. (more…)
10 years and still strong
Posted on August 24, 2008 by Jamie Larsen, under The Larsens.
Kaylene and I celebrated our 10 year anniversary last weekend. What an amazing ten years it has been. Sure, there have been bumps and bruises along the way (much like most relationships), but am happy to say that I am still as in love with my beautiful wife as when we first started dating.
We first celebrated by going out to dinner to the Melting Pot. This was kind of fun experience for both of us. I was first introduced to fondue while living in The Netherlands. The Melting Pot is all about fondue. We had a great cheese fondue appetizer, an all meat fondue dinner and to finish it off, a chocolate fondue for desert.
I am eternally grateful for my lovely wife and am glad that she has been able to put up with me throughout the last ten years and hope that she can continue through eternity.
Our adventure in The Netherlands
Posted on June 20, 2008 by Jamie Larsen, under The Larsens.
In May 2002, Kaylene & I had the opportunity to move out to the Netherlands to work for Nu Skin Europe. I was brought out there for my job. I had worked for Nu Skin Europe in the states for a couple of years and they were trying to build a web team out there to help support their own site. I was recruited to help build this team.
We moved out and were told to find a place to live in three days. We quickly found a small (and when I say small, I mean small) apartment in the city center of Haarlem. Great city and great location. We moved in a week later. (more…)
How I met my love
Posted on June 20, 2008 by Jamie Larsen, under The Larsens.
I returned from my mission in Norway in September 1996. I started right into school at Utah Valley State College (just around the corner from where I grew up in Orem, UT). I also got a great job at Nu Skin working as a call center employee. I started dating a girl that I knew from before my mission. I wasn’t in a real hurry to get married, but thought that we would date for awhile. She then decided to go home to Las Vegas and get ready to serve as a missionary herself. While at home, she met a guy and got married shortly after.
During this time, a Norwegian family moved down the street from my parents. The mom and kids were all members of the Church, but the father was not. I started visiting them with the sister missionaries that were serving in my area. This is how I met my beautiful wife Kaylene Meldrum. She was one of the sister missionaries. I didn’t get to see her very often, because her companion had a crush on me and went with me to the appointments with another member of the church. I didn’t know at this time that Sister Meldrum (as she was called on her mission) would be my wife someday. Nothing happened while she was a missionary (it is against the rules to date while you are a missionary). Luckily, her mission came to an end shortly after we met. (more…)