Hansen "6"

11 Years

2010-12-15T09:58:00.000-08:00

Life here in Pitt has been one crazy rollercoaster for me. One day I am so happy to be here and the next I want to leave. That is how the first three months were. But now as I sit and reflect, I am content on being here. It is starting to feel like home. My kids are happy, they love school and have made losts of friends. That was the hardest part about leaving Utah, how were my kids going to do. They are doing awesome. Doug is happy. We have been wanting his for so long and now that we have achieved it, I think Doug feels he has accomplished his main goal, to get to dental school and now his goal is to finish. I don't know how he does what he does. He gets up early to catch the bus and right now it is in the single digits outside when he leaves. He spends 8 hours learning so many things and stays til 8:00 at night coming home eating dinner, going to bed to wake up and do it all over again. He never complains never says anything bad, just does it. He is so greatful to be here. He is so amazing and I am so proud to be his wife. He is a great example to me. I wish I could be more like him finding the joy and blessings in everything. This week has been the roughest part for him and us. FINALS WEEK!!! 6 tests in 5 days. I can't imagine the stress he is dealing with and yet he is so content. Not to mention that one of the guys in his class that he became friends with died this week. Everything being thrown at him all at once and he deals with it like a rock star. One day at a time. He knows he is blessed and is so thankful to be here. We will be married 11 years tomorrow and I am thankful every day for Doug. He is the most amazing person I know. The lord new I needed him in my life. He is strong mentally physically and spiritually. Helping me in every way he can. I love him with all my heart and I am so thankful that I get to be with him forever. Our family will be together forever. Thank you Doug for everything you do for us and the sacrifices you make. I love you more than words can say!!!!! YBEG

Dcember 16, 1999-December 16,2010

"Twins"

2010-11-18T13:37:00.001-08:00

My boys have been making me laugh all week. First J with his axe and now T with this story. Yesterday was my birthday and after I picked the kids up from school I had to run some errands. Well on our way I told the kids we needed to call Aimee to wish her a Happy Birthday! T looks at me and says " It is Aimee's birthday too?" "Yes", I told him. "Aimee and I are twins so her birthday is the same day as mine." " You are?" T asked. All these years and he never knew that I had a twin sister. You made my day T. Love Ya!

"AXE"

2010-11-18T13:24:00.001-08:00

J is a stinky kid. I don't mean to be rude but he has B.O. so bad that I can't have him sit by me because it makes me sick. I tell him to put deoderant on everyday but being a nine year old boy, he doesn't listen. Well the other day before school I told J to put deoderant on so he proceeded to use T's. It is "Axe" deoderant. Anyway when I went to pick them up from school he told me that one of K's friends likes him. Cool J! He told me it was because he was wearing "AXE" and now all the girls like him. I was laughing so hard. I had to go to Walmart and I told J to pick out some deoderant. He did and guess what he picked. You guessed it "AXE". Now he says more girls will like him. I love you J!!!!!!!

Pennsylvania VS Utah

2010-11-06T15:13:00.000-07:00

Pennsylvania and Utah could not be more different. Here is a list of differences

Pennsylvania- Actual men ride on the garbage truck and pick up the garbage.
Utah- A truck picks up the garbage.

PA- Traditional school
Utah- Year round

PA-You can go as fast or as slow as you want, even in front of a police officer and they don't notice. Hey, you don't even have to completely stop at a stop sign! ( of course I always completely stop)
Utah- You get pulled over for looking at a police officer wrong!

PA- Trick or treating is done only for an hour and a half. An alarm sounds at 6:00 and every one starts trick or treating. At exactly 7:30 the alarm sounds again and trick or treating is done.
Utah- You get trick or treaters until at least 10:00 pm

PA- A very loud alarm sounds for every emergency. And it stays on for at least 5 minutes. Not lowering in sound at all. (annoying)
Utah- Sometimes you don't even know there is an emergency until you are practically on top of it. No annoying alarm.

PA- There is a park on almost every corner
Utah- One or two parks for a huge neighborhood

PA- Normally not alot of snow. Last year doesn't count because that was not normal.
Utah- Lots of snow, which I am going to miss cause I love it so so so much!

PA- Only about 100 peoplwin my branch
Utah- Way more than 100 in the ward

PA- Aimee, Alex, Cori, Amber, Cybill, Jamie, Nicole, Helena, Robyn, Jeannie.
Utah- My family ( in laws too!) Rachel, Marie, Marina, Melanie, Toni, Kristi, Rhiannon, Brenda, Kimberly, Jeri.

PA- No mountains
Utah- Mountains, Mountains, Mountains, Oh how I love Thee!!!!

PA- Hills, Hills, and more hills, and the roads go every which way. Your on one street and you go around a bend and poof you are on another street. So confusing
Utah- The grid! Give me an address and I can find it. North to South roads and East to West roads.

PA- Rental house
Utah- My house! (that I loved)

PA- My husband and kids
Utah- No husband and kids

PA- Dental school
Utah- No dental school

There are pros and cons in each place. I love Utah and miss it so much but you know what I am starting to like Pittsburgh. A couple of weeks ago I would have never said that but I am saying it now. This is home for the next four years!!!

"S"

2010-11-05T15:14:00.000-07:00

I don't know if it is because we are in a new place or what but S can not let me leave her sight. Every five minutes if she can't find me she yells for me. I answer her and she says " I love You." I think she is just trying to see if I am still here. So I get told I love you every five minutes. Don't get me wrong I love to hear it but it makes me wonder why she is so scared that I am going to leaver her. A little story, The other day I was down in the basement doing laundry, I could hear her yelling for me at least five times. I answered her at least five times, I guess she didn't hear me. I went back upstairs and couldn't find her. I went outside and there she was going to our landlords house crying. I yelled for her and she came back. She thought I had left her all alone. I would never do that. She asked where I was and I told her I was down stairs. I asked her if she checked downstairs. No! I told her next time she can't find me to look downstairs. Sure enough if she can't find me she goes down stairs. I am not always down stairs but she makes sure she looks there before she freaks out. Oh how I love my Siciboo!!!!!!

Curious George and The Children's Museum

2010-10-25T08:25:00.000-07:00

S and I went to The Children's museum with a group of Dental families. It was really really fun. They have a Mr. Rogers neighborhood ehibit and a Curious George exhibit. We only payed 2 dollars to get in because of our Pennsylvania Access card. What A fun day!!!!

I love you S!

First time driving a car!!

S and George

Love Love Love slides

The house in Pitt!!!!

2010-10-25T07:55:00.000-07:00

We are so blessed to have found this house here in Pittsburgh. I believe we were meant to live here. The way that we found out about this house was truly amazing. When we came out to Pitt in June for orientation I literally had 3 days to find a house to live in. Talk about pressure and stress. I looked at alot of homes and was really discouraged. Nothing seemed to jump out at me. There was one night that I broke down and cried, I didn't want to be there, I was never going to find a house. We first were looking to buy a house but it just didn't feel right. Doug and I prayed and decided we needed to rent instead of buy a house, A little stress off but now we had to find a house to rent and there really weren't any in the area we wanted to be in.
The day before we were supposed to leave Amber's neighbor told us of a lady who just moved from her home to a home across the street and didn't know what she was going to do with the house she just moved from. Doug went to talk with her. She wasn't home, but he was able to talk with her brother who told us she would be home the next day, the day we were leaving. Before we went to the airport we went to talk to Jeannie(our landlord). She was amazed, she had been wondering what to do with her house and poof here we were. SHe was more than willing to rent to us, so here we are.
The house is so perfect for us. Lots of room, especially since we have four kids. The only thing that was wrong with it was the PINK walls. Yes you read it right, pink walls with green trim. I hated it, and I didn't think that I could change it since we were renting so for the first couple of weeks I just dealt with it.

The pink Walls

I decided that I would ask my landlady if she would mind if I painted the pink walls to something more neutral. I was a little scared to ask her but what the heck the worst she could say is no. I asked and guess what? She said yes. So it took me two weeks to tape and paint the walls and the trim. I absolutely love the color and it totally transformed the house. It is starting to feel like home. Thak You Jeannie for everything!

The NOT pink walls!!!

Chris

2010-10-25T07:50:00.000-07:00

Last Monday my older brother Chris was diagnosed with colon cancer. He went to the emergency room on October 16, with pain in his abdomen. The er couldn't find anything so they sent him home, He went back to the er the next day and after doing some tests they assumed that he had appendicitis. After an MRI they realized he had a mass near his colon and when they went in for surgery found cancer. It has been an emotional week. I have never been far away from my family when something happens. It is hard for me not to be able to go and be there with Chris. This has made me miss my family so much. I know this is where we are suppsoed to be but it doesn't make it any easier. I love my family so much and I am so grateful for all of them. I am so thankful that he has so many people there with him.

S's 1st day of Preschool

2010-09-19T12:34:00.000-07:00

I can not believe it. My baby has started school. Well she isn't a baby but you know what I mean. S goes to school Mon, Wed, and Fri from 9:00-11:30 and she loves it. Her cousin P is in her class. She started Sept 10and boy was that a hard day. I was so sick and I was sending my baby to school. What a day. I love you so much S!!!!!

Labor Day weekend!!!

2010-09-19T11:46:00.000-07:00

Labor Day weekend was so much fun because Aimee and her kids came up for the weekend to be with us. I have missed living close to Aimee and her family and now we are about 8 hours from each other. It has made this move that much easier knowing she is so close. That weekend was so fun. She got in on Friday night. My kids and her kids were crazy excited to see each other. It took us quite awhile to get them settled down and ready for bed. Saturday we got up and went to Schenley Park. We all had a blast. The kids favorite thing at this park is the Merry go round. It made me sick just to watch them. But they loved it.

A And S have become the best of friends. They follow each other everywhere. I love it.

All my kids are monkeys!!! T, J , And K love the monkey bars.

But this is the real MONKEY!!! Love Ya Aimee

We had so much fun at the park. It was a cold day but we had a blast. Even Aimee and I were able to play a bit!!!

The boys even got in a little Guitar Hero. They rocked it! Over all Labor Day weekend was a blast.

Thanks Aimee for driving up here and making this weekend Awesome!!! Love You!!!

1st Day of School in Pitt!!!!

2010-09-19T11:33:00.001-07:00

T, J, and K started school on August 26. I think they were a little nervous but I was alot more nervous. Their school is an old three story building with no air conditioning. I had a little anxiety because this was so so different then what we were used to. I dropped them off, yes I drive them to school. I don't have the luxury of the school being across the street anymore. I was anxious for them to get home to see how their first day went. Did they like it? Did they hate it? When they came out they all were excited and said they loved it. Thank goodness. It helps me to know that they have made friends and are enjoying school. That was one of my main worries when we decided to move.

Pittsburgh!

2010-08-25T13:10:00.000-07:00

I am hoping to be better at keeping up my blog now that we are in Pitt. We shall see. We left Utah on Thursday August 12 and drove to Des Moines Iowa. We arrived there at 4 in the morning. We found a hotel and decided to stop so we could sleep comfortably for at least 4 hours. We left Des Moines at about 11 on Friday and drove to Toledo Ohio to stay with my Aunt. We stayed in Toledo until Monday morning. While we were in Toledo we had the opportunity to spend Saturday evening with my sister Pam. Pam lives with her dad in Toledo. At the age of 6 she had a stroke that left her mentally handicapped. She is such a smart and beautiful person. We took her shopping and went to dinner at Tony Packos, a delicious hot dog place. Pam has a big crush on Doug. She wanted a picture with just him.

We left Toledo on Monday at about 11. We drove to kirtland and toured the LDS sights there. We weren't able to visit the temple because the last tour is at 4:30 and we arrived at 4:45. We are going to go back someday to see the temple. We arrived in Pittsburgh at 10:00 that night. We were able to tour the house we are renting and it made feel better about being here. Finally everything is unpacked and it is starting to feel like home. I haven't had a chance to sit and take a breather. So when that opportunity finally comes I will be able to deal with the emotions that I know will be rearing their ugly head. I still have my days or part of the day that is hard but I am hoping they will start to become less and less as I get involved with the kids school and the other Awesome dental wives that I have met. I know that they will be a great strength to me these next four years! I am so thankful that we have this opportunity to be here and that Doug has the opportunity to go to Dental school. It has been a long time coming. We are so blessed

2009-07-22T14:10:00.001-07:00

Tennessee 2009

The end!

2009-07-22T13:38:00.000-07:00

On our way home, We were able to stop in St. Louis and tour the Gateway Arch. My kids loved it. It was a fun ending to a wonderful and much needed vacation. Thank you Aimee and Mike for everything. We love you guys!

And then there was more fun......

2009-07-22T13:33:00.000-07:00

I don't know why but I have an obsession with wars. The Civil War, World War 1 and World War 2. So it was awesome to be able to go and see Civil war sights in Tennessee.

Fun cont....

2009-07-22T13:23:00.000-07:00

This is a hotel in Opryland called the Gaylord Hotel. It had four or five rainforests inside. The water in the rainforests and waterfalls came from all over the world.

This was one of the funnest things we did. Opryland has a mall that has a place called StingRay Reef. We were able to feed the Rays. It was so much fun and so funny. My kids are so brave. I refused to feed them.

Fun things we did in Tennessee

2009-07-22T13:12:00.000-07:00

We love the library so we went to tha library in Frranklin. It was cool. They had a huge section for the kids. They had computers for them to play games and read books on. My kids loved it. Even S got into it

We went swimming almost every day. My kids should be fish. They couldn't get enough.

TENNESSEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-07-22T13:05:00.000-07:00

My kids and I had the opportunity to travel to Tennessee. We left on July 2 and stayed until July 17. We had so much fun with Aimee and her awesome family. We love you guys and miss you already. These are just a few pictures of Aimee's cute kids.

2009-07-22T12:59:00.000-07:00

This is K's kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Lovell. I also had a good opportunity to get to know her. She is a fun person, K loved her and is going to miss her. I am one of those moms who gets involved in school. I love to help the teachers and my kids love it when I come. So needless to say I also get emotionally attached to their teachers as well. The end of the year is just as hard on me as my kids. I know I am weird.

J's second grade teacher, Mrs. Brewer

2009-07-20T14:47:00.000-07:00

I had the great opportunity to get to know Mrs. Brewer really well. I helped her every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I really enjoyed helping her with whatever she needed. J loved having me there to help too!

T's second grade teacher, Mrs. Pepper

2009-07-20T14:44:00.000-07:00

I am very lucky that my kids have gotten exceptionally awesome teachers. Again it is amazing that my boys get put into the class that will be the best for them

L.O.V.E.

2009-07-20T14:37:00.001-07:00

K had the opportunity with her friend k to learn and perform a dance at a Taylorsville High School football half time. She had so much fun. Who knows maybe she will take after me, Cheerleading and Dance. I have such beautiful girls. I love them.

S's new haircut

2009-07-20T14:34:00.000-07:00

I love S's hair cut short.

J's first grade teacher

2009-07-20T14:30:00.000-07:00

J's first grade teacher was equally amazing. Funny how each of my boys got put into the class they needed to be in. Miss Dalgleish is an amazing lady. I enjoyed her just as much as J. He also enjoyed going to school everyday. I too developed a great relationship with her. K is also going to have her for first grade. She is excited and so am I

T's First grade teacher

2009-07-20T14:23:00.000-07:00

T's first grade teacher was amazing. Miss Petersen did so much for T. He loved going to school each day. I became really good friends with her. She moved to Las Vegas and I miss her alot. She is an amazing person and I am fortunate to know her. Love ya Ray!

2009-07-20T14:21:00.000-07:00

Okay, So it has been awhile! I have the internet and I am going to start updating regularly. Life has been crazy the past year. K graduated from preschool and T & J finished first grade. K started kindergarten and T & J started second grade. S has just been hanging out at home being S.

2008-11-01T19:16:00.000-07:00

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Sorry!

2008-11-01T18:44:00.000-07:00

I know it has been awhile since my last post. Okay a long time, I am sorry. We hit a rough spot over the summer and had to get rid of our internet. Needless to say we have yet to get it back. So when I get the chance I will blog at my parents house. Sorry

Fun at the PARK!

2008-05-28T14:37:00.000-07:00

We went to the West Jordan park today with T and R. It was really fun. S had a blast and so did K. K is such a great sister and She takes such good care of S. Thank you K for being the best big sister ever. There were alot of kids there but all in all we had fun and I am glad it was a warm day! Thanks T and R hope we can do it again real soon Love you Guys!!!!!!!!

Carnival

2008-05-28T14:28:00.000-07:00

We went to T and J's school carnival last night. It was really fun. The had alot of blow ups, a rock wall, a train, a dunk tank, games, food and a couple of rides. Dummy me I forgot to take my camera. I hate that. T did the rock wall and J did the dunking machine. The kids enjoyed themselves and I think they were excited to get out and do something other than stay home.

Tagged Again!!!!!!!!

2008-05-22T15:43:00.000-07:00

Each player starts with 8 random facts/habits about themselves.

2. People that are tagged write a blog post about their own 8 random things and post these rules.

3. At the end of your post tag 8 people and include their names.Don't forget to leave them a comment on their blog to tell them they've been tagged, and to comment back and read your blog for the whole story.

{My Random Facts/Habits}(what you don't know and maybe don't want to know about me)

1. I can not and will not drink water from the bathroom sink. Um hello the bathroom. Maybe it is I am a weirdo but I just think it is gross.

2. I can not sleep near the door. I have to be on the side of the bed that is farthest away from the door. Maybe it is because if someone decides to break in and comes to my bedroom I will not be the first person they come for. It will be Doug! My Mother has the same quirk!

3. I do not like coke from a can, well any soda from can for that matter. I love to have a nice cold 20 oz coke. I prefer 20 oz over even a fountain drink.

4. I hang dry 90% of my laundry. Not just my laundry but my husbands and my kids. I also iron clothes everyday. I can not stand wrinkled clothing, so needless to say before my kids get dressed I iron their clothes. My husband is unfortunately not so lucky. He gets up to dang early for me to do that for him. Sorry sweetie.

5. I am very impatient! Anyone who knows me, knows that when I want something I want it now, I do not like to wait for anything. If I ask my hubby to do something I expect it done when I say, not when he does. If it doesn't get done and done right I freak out and end up doing it myself. Maybe I should just do it myself in the first place.

6. Every Monday, and I mean every Monday I clean my house. I can not doing anything else until it is finished. So I guess if you want me to do something on Mondays you may as well forget it until I am done . I have been doing this since I moved into my house 4 1/2 years ago.

7. I hate onions. My family always tries to get me to eat them and tells me you can't taste them but I can. I can always tell when something has an onion in it. Even the littlest onion. I HATE ONIONS!!!!!

8. This really isn't a quirk or habit but I love to watch Law and Order. The original is the best but I also like Law and Order SVU. It is on everyday from 12:00-2:00 and I try not to miss it. I also love to watch the reruns of SVU on late at night on USA.

This was a fun tag. I now tag Aimee, Trisha, Amber, Rochelle, Tracy and Allison. Only have six sorry

Binkies AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-05-15T16:21:00.000-07:00

These are S's last two binkies. I am having the hardest time getting rid of the binky. None of my other kids had a hard time getting rid of them but S, I am having a heck of a time. So this morning I finally just took them away. I told her the binky fairy came while she was in the bath and took them. She was okay at first then she started screaming for them. So all I can say is today has been a day. She fell off the porch and all she wanted was her binky, Then she fell off a bike and all she wanted was her binky, tried to get her to take a nap and all she wanted was her binky. ARGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! It can only go up from here right. I can hope anyway.

Warm Weather Finally!

2008-05-15T16:14:00.000-07:00

I am so greatful for warm weather and even more greatful that it is now warm enough to be outside at night, after dinner. My kids and I live outside when it is warm. I think more for my sanity then for my kids, but oh how they love to be outside riding their bikes, scooters, running and playing with friends and oh how I love the adult converstion. When it gets warm everyone wakes up from hibernation and ventures out doors to reconnect with neighbors and friends. I really enjoy this time of year.

I have been tagged

2008-05-15T15:53:00.000-07:00

Each answer can be only one word. Not as easy as you might think.

1. Where is your cell phone? counter
2. Your significant other? Sarcastic
3. Your hair? BROWN
4. Your mother? Knowledgable
5. Your father? Unconditional
6. Your favorite thing? Shopping
7. Your dream last night? Dancing
8. Your favorite drink? COKE
9. Your dream/goal? Chef
10. The room you're in? Family
11. Your hobby? Cooking
12. Your fear? Drowning
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? School
14. Where were you last night? Home
15. What you're not? Outgoing
16. Muffins? No
17. One of your wish list items? Money
18. Where you grew up? Utah
19. The last thing you did? Mopped
20. What are you wearing? Jeans
21. Your pets? None
22. Your TV? Big
23. Your computer? Old
24. Your life? Hectic
25. Your mood? Tired
26. Missing someone? Husband
27. Your car? Honda
28. Something you're not wearing? Hat
29. Favorite store? Target
30. Your summer? Hot
31. Like someone? Yes
32. Your favorite color? Blue
33. When is the last time you laughed? Yesterday
34. Last time you cried? Unsure
35. Who will resend this? ?
36. Done something stupid to entertain? Never!

Thanks Aimee!!!!!!!!!!

Obsession!!!!

2008-05-04T11:24:00.000-07:00

These are J's obsession. I mean OBSESSION!!!!! Whether it be a picture on the computer screen or his toy sharks he has to take picuters of them. J, J, J I love you man!

Coming to an end Hopefully!

2008-05-04T11:14:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was a bad day for S. Her rash got even worse and her ankles and wrists turned purple. She had huge red spots, I mean huge with purple middles. Needless to say I freaked out again. My Doctor told me that if it got worse and settled in her joints to bring her back in. Well I ended up back at the doctors yesterday thank goodness they are open fom 8:00-12:00 on Saturdays. When the doctor came in and looked at her she told me to take her up to Primary Childrens for lab work. They wanted to make sure it had not gotten into her organs or intestines.

We were there for about six hours, yikes! They came back with a diagnosis of a viral infection instead of serum sickness/allergic reaction to the amoxcicillan like we first thought. That is good and bad because there is nothing they can do for a viral infection. It just has to run its course. But today she looks tons better. I am so glad. Yea S!

S, poor girl

2008-05-02T19:26:00.000-07:00

The doctor was right when he said it would get worse before it got better. I feel so sorry for her all she says to me is "Hurt Mama, Hurt". It stinks to know that there is really nothing I can do for her. She is going to recieve a blessing tonight from daddy and papa, hopefully it will help to make her feel comfortable. I love you S!

Who Me!

2008-05-02T16:24:00.001-07:00

You Are Snow White!

Pure and trusting. You are a gentle soul who can get along with just about anyone. Everyone you meet instantly falls in love with you. How can they resist? You have a pure, lovable nature that's irresistable. Just don't trust everyone who comes across your path.

Which Disney Princess Are You?

Ice cream?

2008-05-02T16:15:00.000-07:00

WHAT?

2008-05-01T19:13:00.000-07:00

Last night as I was changing S's diaper I noticed some spots on her arms and her belly. I thought nothing of it until I changed her clothes for bed and there were a whole lot more spots and this time they were everywhere. My first thought was chicken pox, but then I took a closer look and there were all sorts of different sizes of spots some small some big. Needless to say I started to freak out. I couldn't get a hold of my doctor so I put some hydracortisone cream on her before she went to bed and thought hopefully by morning they are gone. When she woke up there were more, and to top it all off her wrists were swollen, red and hard. I freaked out again and decided I needed to take her to the doctor. I took her in and the doctor told me she has serum disease, which is basically an allergic reaction to an antibiotic, the worse reaction you can get. About a week ago she had double ear infections and has been on amoxiciilan. There was the culprit. The doctor told me that it would last anywhere between 4-14 days and the spots will keep getting bigger and her joints will ache like she has arthritis, so he gave me a prescription for a steroid and told me to get some benadryl. Although her ankles, wrists and knees are huge she seems to be doing okay for now. Thank goodness it was nothing really serious. I don't think I could handle anything huge right now. I love you S and get better soon!

The Peanut Gallery

2008-04-27T14:09:00.001-07:00

Thank you to my family for coming and supporting the kiddios. I love you all!

SOCCER

2008-04-27T14:03:00.000-07:00

2008-04-27T13:58:00.000-07:00

T, J, K are playing soccer. Every Saturday we venture to the soccer complex on 4000 w and New Bingham highway to play some games. T & J have games either at 11:00 or 12:00 and K has games either at 1:00 or 2:00. So needless to say when we go for games we make a day out of it. They are so fun to watch and they really get aggressive and do really well. Even little miss priss(K). I love my kids!!!!! Go yellow and red!!

S Turns "2"

2008-04-18T12:00:00.000-07:00

We celebrated S's birthday on Monday April 7th. It was a Mickey Mouse Birthday. She loves Mickey Mouse and any other character that has to do with him. Therefor one of her favorite shows is Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. She got some fun things for her birthday but I have to say her favorite was the mini quad we got her. She is a "CRAZY"driver. All in all it was a fun day. HAPPY BIRTHDAY S!

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2008-04-09T19:06:00.000-07:00

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2008-04-01T17:06:00.000-07:00

I was able to go with the boys(T and J) on a field trip to the Natural History Museum today. It was really fun to spend some time with my boys although T chose to go with his class, and I went with J's we had an enjoyable time. I have never been there, What a neat place. We didn't get to see everything, so I am hoping to take my kids while they are off track back up there. Here is a sight if you are interested in looking at some of the things there.

http://www.umnh.utah.edu/

2008-03-27T18:41:00.000-07:00

Okay so this is the best toy I have ever bought. The Bounce and Spin Zebra. S got it for her first christmas and it is still her favorite thing to play with. She is almost two. Anyway the other night she was playing on it and she kept spinning and spinning and spinning until she fell off. It was so funny. S is one of a kind. I love her so much.

2008-03-27T18:36:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures of our Easter. ENJOY!

2008-03-27T18:27:00.001-07:00

This year the Easter Bunny didn't come to our house until after church. We had a family home evening lesson the week before on the true meaning of Easter. We wanted to focus the day on Christs resurrection and not the commercial side of it. I t made the day that much better by waking up and focusing on the savior. I am so thankful for what the savior did for me, for all of us. It makes everything I am going through that much easier to bear. I love my savior and am so thankful for the major role he plays in my life and my decisions. I am so thankful he guides me in the way I raise my kids and my everyday trials. I am truly blessed to have the Gospel in my life.

2008-03-27T18:18:00.000-07:00

Here are the kids in their new Easter clothes. I love easter. This year I opted to not color eggs at my own house with the kids and I got in trouble with Papa. I guess I just don't like the mess and it just does't excite me anyway we ended up dying eggs at Papa and Mamos house on Easter. We ate dinner and then the kids did their eggs hunt. I love to watch the kids, they get so EGGSITED to look for the eggs. They did about two rounds of searching and ryleigh, my neice, thought it would be fun to have the kids hide the eggs and the parents find them. I can't remember the last time I hunted for easter eggs. It was really fun. We only got about three rounds of hunting in because the eggs became completely damaged. They tasted fabulous. We had two easter egg hunts on Sat. One at Ryans birthday party and another at Family Home evening with Grandma and Grandpa Hansen. Man the kids got so much candy, you would think it was Halloween all over again.

2008-03-27T17:59:00.000-07:00

St Patricks Day! It is kind of growing on me. Ever since the boys started pre-school St patricks day has been a big deal. I think this holiday is so fun. I made sure my kids wore green that day and Dand I of course. The first thing out of D's mouth to the kids was, "Where is your green?" Give them a break, they just woke up. The boys wore green shirts to school and we found some necklaces at Target. They said "Kiss me I'm Irish." They each had five necklaces and were able to give four to whomever they wanted. They spent most of their day trying to catch a leprechaun. Darn, those little guys are smart, maybe next year. We had corned beef and cabbage at papas house the day before. It is a tradition for every St. Patricks Day. I have come to find out that I do like corned beef. T's teacher sent a note home stating that she wanted all the kids to make a leprechaun trap! I think I had more fun with this than T did. They had to bring it to school by Fri the 14th so they could set them up and see if they caught any leprechauns. No such luck but T did come home with lots of chocolate gold coins and a trap with tiny footprints all over it. Here is a picture of T and his trap.

Hansen Look-alike Meter

2008-03-19T16:41:00.001-07:00

MyHeritage: Family tree - Genealogy - Celeb - Collage - Morph

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2008-03-19T16:37:00.001-07:00

MyHeritage: Family tree - Genealogy - Celebrity - Collage - Morph

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2008-03-19T16:33:00.001-07:00

MyHeritage: Family tree - Genealogy - Celebrity - Collage - Morph

Hansen Look-alike Meter

2008-03-19T16:27:00.001-07:00

MyHeritage: Look-alike Meter - Family tree software - Family tree search

2008-03-10T16:22:00.000-07:00

Ty-Bug

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Keira Bear

2008-03-10T16:17:00.000-07:00

Shua Jo

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Sici boo

2008-03-10T16:10:00.000-07:00

I wanted to let everyone get to know my beautiful family!

2008-03-10T16:02:00.000-07:00

Sicilee: Last but certainly not least. Sicilee is one of a kind. She is such a sweet little girl, yet the devil at the same time.Boy does she give me a run for my money. Oh, but how I love her. She really loves dolls, Dolls with binkies and strollers to be exact. She also loves her own binky and has to have at least two or three at a time. She really likes dogs and if you show her a picture of any kind of animal she tells you it is a dog. She completes our wonderful family. I can't imagine not having her. I love you sici-boo!

2008-03-10T15:58:00.001-07:00

Keira: She is my special helper. She is always willing to help. She is the second mom around our house. She Loves the color pink. Her favorite things are anything princess, polly pockets, coloring, and baby dolls. She is in preschool right now and she loves it. She gets to go to kindergarten next year and can't wait. She definitely is my little princess. Love Ya

2008-03-10T15:47:00.001-07:00

Joshua: He is a very smart boy. He loves to read and loves school. Lately he has really been into sharks. He loves all the Jaws movies and could watch them all the time if I let him. He also loves trains, Union Pacific to be exact. He loves the color yellow, maybe that is why he loves Union pacific so much. One of his favorite things to do is spend the night at Papa and Mamo's house. You are awesome buddy! I love You

2008-03-10T15:41:00.000-07:00

Tyler: He is a very loving kid, He loves to play golf, soccer and any other sport you can think of. He loves to play the computer, WII, and gamecube. His favorite toys are legos and dinosuars. He loves pasta, if he could have it every night for dinner he would. Heck if he could have it for breakfast lunch and dinner, he would be on cloud nine. I love you my Ty-Bug.

2008-03-05T18:26:00.000-08:00

Do not try to open the comcast webpage, that was a mess up. Like I said I am still learning.

Comcast Webmail - Email Message

2008-03-05T17:13:00.000-08:00

Comcast Webmail - Email Message

2008-03-05T16:47:00.000-08:00

I thought I would set up a blog for us. Not quite sure what I am doing but hopefully I will get the hang of it. Life is busy right now. Doug is gone all the time with work and school. He is studying alot but it is a good thing because he is taking the DAT in May. We miss him alot but hopefully it will all be worth it in the end. I believe it will all be worth it. The kids keep me busy. Homework, reading, laundry, cleaning and cooking meals. They are my life and I can't imagine doing anything else. The kids and I have cabin fever and can't wait to for spring to come. Tyler wants to paly tee-ball and Joshua and Keira want to play soccer. It will keep us busy, but it will be fun. The boys played soccer last year and loved it. My days are full and busy, but I wouldn't trade it for anything! I love my family.