Carmel Junction.....

Well, it was time for another trip to Carmel Junction. We got babysitters for the day and headed out for a fun day 4-wheeling. This time it was a small group that went, just Cody and I, Mom & Dad and Lisa & Jeremy. What a fun day and a nice break from the kids who were happily at home playing with their cousins. Some of the more memorable moments were: Dads funny Bang-Bang story, Love letters in the sand, Cody running to beat the timer (twice), bees following me and only me, Lisa's face as Jeremy flew through the water, Cody's lovely portrait pose, Mom's comic story (Sweaty-Pie & Angle Face), Ice-cream from the dairy (what's in that ice-cream?), Jeremy going all day long with a cut finger that ended up with 7 stitches. All in all it was a great trip. We came home exhausted, but happy. And the kids had a good day too!

Summer Program 2009

So we kicked off our 1st Annual-Hansen Family Summer Program a couple of weeks ago at FHE. This is something that my mom did with us when we were kids, and it was something I wanted to continue with my own family. Since we aren't moving back to our house for about a month we are definitely going to have to work hard at keeping the boys busy! Both of the boys have a list of things that they can do this summer that will earn them points. (This helps when they come to you and say they are bored.) We set a goal for each of them and if they earn these points Mom and Dad will have a Summer Program Party to celebrate at the end of summer. Both of the boys were anxious to start and they are both doing 1 or 2 things from their list everyday. Hopefully this will help us keep busy this summer. And hopefully they will both reach their goals so that we can have a super-fun Summer Program surprise party! Good Luck Boys! Maybe this will help you keep your kids busy this summer.

Summer! What do we do now?

I have been so excited for summer to come, but now that it is here I am a little bit worried that I'm not going to be able to entertain my kids. We don't move back to our house for about a month so we definitely are going to have to think hard. Today we built a hut and that seemed to keep us busy for a little while.

After lunch and naps we headed up to the Rec Center. Aunt Lisa was supposed to join us, but she couldn't make it. The kids had fun swimming and eating the snacks that we brought. Mom even took Chase down the Hydro-tube (I'm sure that was a sight!)

We spent the last hour playing on the splash pad.

Grandma even came up with a list of things to do, here it is:

-Work on Summer Program
-Throw pitches at the wall and catch them
-Pull 50 weeds in the garden
-Pick up the rocks in the lawn
-Find a worm
-Bird watching
-Play trains
-Learn something new out of the Encyclopedia
-Count to 100 by 1's, 2's, 5's and 10's
-Burp the ABC's

Well, 1 day down! How many to go?

Carson, Carson, Carson......

"You know, The Fourth of July isn't just about fireworks. It is also the day we celebrate when they wrote the Doctrine in Covenants!"


For Mother's Day one of the things Carson gave me was a coupon for a free day of babysitting Hayden. I told him how excited I was to use it. He then explained that it expired today and that I wouldn't really be able to use it today since Dad was already home to watch Hayden. Well, I guess it's the thought that counts!

Hayden's 1st Birthday!

Hayden turned 1 on March 15th, 2009. We enjoyed having family over to celebrate with us. Both of the boys had birthday badges on their 1st birthdays so we decided that Hayden needed one too and couldn't help but put her in a crown. Surprisingly she kept it on for the entire party including her bath.

We enjoyed taco salads for dinner and then Hayden "Dug in" to her flower cake. To "Unsticky" her we stuck her in the bath after she was done. She loved her flower cake and everyone else loved the flower cupcakes. (On March 7th-Hayden got her first two teeth, just in time to enjoy her birthday cake)

Hayden posing in her crown. What a little princess!

Present time proved to be quite an adventure. She loved playing with the wrapping paper and tissue paper. She loved her new trike from Mom and Dad, her new bumble-bee pillow from Papa and Grandma, new clothes from Grandma and Grandpa Jackson, and her new ball and EXTRA BIG SUCKER from Aunt Lisa and Uncle Jeremy.

We had a great time spending the day with family. Dinner was Yummy and the company was even better. Hayden must have realized it was a big day because she decided to take her first steps today. She is growing up so fast.

Playing Catch Up!

Wow, time has flown by. I can't believe it is May. March and April were really crazy months for us. Between birthdays, Spring Break, Camping trips and much more, I really haven't had a chance to sit down and blog. So over the next few days I will be playing catch-up. Sorry for all of the old stuff, you will just have to forgive me. I will try to get us current as soon as possible, but for now you will just have to step back in time a few months as we try to get caught up!