Football Party

Porter has been wanting a football party all winter. I kept telling him as soon as it was warm enough, he could invite a few of the neighborhood boys over for a game, and then I would get them some pizza. Every week he checks the weather... it's been a cold spring - if you can call this spring. Yesterday was suppose to be almost 70, so we decided to do it! He invited about 8 boys over, and Preslie, Maddie, and Mayci over to cheer for them. By the end of the game there were close to 20 of them. They played for almost 2 hours, and then ate pizza. Because our numbers had grown from 10 to 20 there wasn't a ton of pizza, but enough! Porter had a blast. There were some bigger kids that ended up playing, but they all played nice, and everyone had fun.

Roc's in Nursery

Hip, Hip, Hooray!!

Roc is now 18 months old, and old enough to go to nursery. Church hasn't been too much fun the last few months with my little rascal. But now, all is well. He went to nursery for the first time on Sunday. He loved it, just like I knew he would. What is not to love about nursery? Friends, treats, toys, and stories? I'm taking him in for his 18 month well check next Monday, so I'll dedicate another post about what he is doing as my 18 month old! But for now, notice the big fat lip? He fell off one of our chairs and bit a hole through it. Just another day in the Hansens crazy lives.



Update on his Well check:

He weighs 25 pounds 4 oz and is 32.5 inches tall. That puts him in the 30% for his weight still, and about 50% for his height. He is still quite a bit shorter than all of his friends... including Bekham, who also measured 32.5 inches... I guess it might not be that accurate :). Doctor Fennell says he looks fabulouse! He is the funnest little kid. He is trying to talk more and more. Some of the words he knows are: mom, dad, porter, trace, baby, dinner, crakcer, cookie, treat, bite, banana, yogurt, cheese, ball, night night, hi, bye-bye, hello, a-oh, no, george (his blanket), go, sucker, grandma, pa, audrey, owie, book, and shoe. He loves to be outside, loves to see animals, especially dogs, and loves to be doing everything the big boys are doing! I Love this little kid!

Wedding Crasher Party

Party of the year award goes straight to Kim Scott. Talk about a fun to do! This year they celebrated their 15 year anniversary. One of the best, no I take that back, the best wedding day blooper stories ever come from the Scotts. She hated pretty much everything about her wedding day. This was a fun way to get a wedding that she actually liked. She got to buy a new dress, which was FANTASTIC, and have all of her friends in wedding dresses too! There were 40 couples all dressed in white dresses and suits. Dinner was great, games were awesome, dancing was funny. A bunch of our friends did a wedding dance revolution... like seen on youtube. They did great. I missed out on most of the picture taking - we were late... But I'm hoping to add more pictures as I collect them from everyone else. Everyone looked perfect.

Sick, Sick, Sick...

When we got back from Cancun, I woke up in the middle of the night SOOO sick. When Chad left for work, I thought it could only go up hill from the point I was at, but that was not the case. I was one sick girl for that whole day. Porter was the best little helper in the whole world. He literally took care of me, Trace, and Roc all day long. First thing in the morning he got Roc out of his bed, and got him a sippy cup with milk in it. Then he peeled him and Trace hard boiled eggs for breakfast. He picked out clothes for everyone to wear, made sure Roc didn't get into trouble, helped Trace with what ever he needed, and best of all... he got my bath ready for me. Who knew a 6 year old was old enough to take care of his whole family?? He told me that he kept saying prayers that I would get better, and he even wrote me cute little notes all day. I sure love you Porter... Thanks for babysitting me!

Cancun

I.Love.Mexico! We just spent 4 days in Cancun thanks to Chads work. Every year Chad has the chance to earn a trip for the both of us, and this year he made the goal!!! This year was extra fun because it ended up just being us and the Garners. What a perfect excuse for the four of us to get away together.

We left on Saturday morning. When we got there it was warm, but started getting windy pretty soon after. Little did we know the weather was taking a turn for the worst... and not just for that night. Sunday was rainy, overcast and worst of all COLD. We got to go for a quick dive in the morning, but it was windy - Chad got major sea sick on the boat ride out to the reef. We enjoyed the dive, but Chad couldn't stop throwing up after the one dive, so we gave up on our second dive. That afternoon the rains came... and came... and came. We enjoyed the relaxing time in our hotel. After the rain stopped, we headed out to the mall for dinner and a little browsing. Luckily we were able to get a lot of games in that night!

Monday was a little nicer, but still cool. We went to the Isle of Mujeras for a little snorkeling. We rented a little scooter and cruised around the island for the day... The island is really small, and reminded Chad of parts of his mission. Little hunts or more like shacks they call home. Pretty sad to see how some of these people live... makes me even more grateful for everything I have.
That night Brett took us to Ruth Chris to celebrate work... YUMMY. Best steak of our lives, and lets not forget the warm bread, potatoes, and cheesecake!


Tuesday was PERFECT weather. The sun was shinning, it was nice and warm, and there was a slight breeze. Sarah and I laid out on the beach while the boys played like little boys in the ocean. Oh, and the ocean, BEAUTIFUL! The water was so green, and pretty warm. Of course the weather was the best the day we had to leave.

Favorites from the trip:
Our card for our room kept getting deactivated. They kept asking if it had been around a magnet, and we kept telling them it hadn't. Finally one night chad was emptying his pocket saying that there was nothing magnetic in them. Then he said that the only thing in his pocket was this magnet :). Who would have guessed that the magnet was magnetic? Love my honey...
Miami Vice's
Ice cream - even though the ice cream scooper didn't like me and Sarah. We never could figure out what we did wrong.
Cards - Girls kicked butt... I'm sure the boys will be wanting come back games soon. We played a little hold'em with starbursts too!
Steak Taco's - I'm making them for dinner tonight because I'm missing them!
Fun with our best friends!

I'm keeping my figures crossed for another trip in 2011...

Coloring Easter Eggs

We invited the Alvords over for dinner and a little Easter Egg dying. The kids loved it. We are hoping we will dye more Easter eggs before Easter Sunday!

Happy St. Patricks Day

The kids and I love Holidays... St Patrick's day is one of our favorites. We try all day to catch the Leprechaun. This year Porter and Preslie made a trap. Another year has come and gone, and still we haven't caught one. Hopefully next year! Every year those Leprechauns sneak into our house and leave gold chocolates and a couple green surprises, and every year we miss them. Oh well, at least they leave treats behind!

1st Annual Easter Camp Out

Janet had a fun new idea this year... An annual camp out, Easter egg hunt, and hot dog/s'mores roast. I was worried about freezing, but it turned out to be really fun. The kids loved sleeping in the tent, and of course we all loved sitting around the camp fire. I will be excited to do it again next Easter.

Grandma and Grandpa's Disneyland Trip

My Mom and Dad decided instead of their annual BIG trip (cruise etc.) they wanted to take Porter and Trace to Disneyland. The boys have been so excited ever since they told them. I was excited for them too, but a little jealous. A couple weeks before they left, Chad surprised me with tickets to tag along!! We decided it would be more fun for the boys to leave Roc home, so with a lot of help from friends and family, we were able to pull it off.

We stayed at the Double Tree hotel just outside of Anaheim. I plan to NEVER stay at another Double Tree the rest of my life... Not because it wasn't nice - it was. It's because they kept giving us these WONDERFUL chocolate chip cookies. I ate so many of them while we were there, and now I am going through withdrawals.

Everything about the trip was perfect. The weather was cooler than normal for Southern California, but it ended up being better. The crowds were as low as I can remember. We didn't have to wait very long at all for any rides. Our longest wait times were for the silly little kid rides. Dumbo, Peter pan, and Alice in Wonderland. Most of the good rides we only waited a few minutes for!

Here we are at the airport. Who would have known the airport and airplane could be so fun... only when Grandma and Grandpa are there. My mom got the kids these cute little back packs, and had them full of treats, and projects for the plane. They beaded their necklaces, played tic tack toe, colored, and snuck in a little DS.

As soon as we got to Long Beach we headed for Huntington Beach. Even though it was way too cold to get in, the boys had fun looking for sea shells, and chasing birds.


The next day we woke up early and headed to Disneyland. We were so excited to be there, and the wait times were next to nothing so we started right in on the rides. I think the kids were a little overwhelmed at first. All the rides are dark, and it took them a minute to realize that everything was going to be okay. After riding all of our top picks (Indian Jones, Splash Mountain, Thunder Mountain, Winnie the Pooh, and Dumbo) we headed over to California Adventures. The kids thought it was pretty exciting to be at a whole new park. I think once we got over to this park, the kids started to relax a little more. We rode Soarin' California, and then went over to the bugs life section.
After this, we headed back to the hotel so Trace could take a nap. Porter and I went swimming, and wasted time walking around the hotel.
Then back to the parks... Now the kids had figured things out, and were having a blast! After every ride both of them would say that was thier new favorite, and wanted to ride it again! We rode Pirates, Autopia, finding Nemo, Tower of Terror, Mickeys Fun Wheel, and Monsters INC.




After the the firework show - Which was pretty great - we finally headed home, and hit the sack. What a day!

Next up... SEA WORLD! The kids have always been fascinated by ocean animals, and sea world didn't disappoint. We loved the Shamu show, dog show, sea lion show, but we were sad that the dolphin show was not playing :(. The sesame show had lots to be desired, and to top it off, I had a bucket of water dumped on my hair in the middle of it. I seemed to be the only one in the theater that had a malfunctioning "rain" effect... The kids kept wanting to go back to the string rays, and the star fish, but they both say that Shamu's back flips were their favorite.

On our third day we went back and hit everything else at both Disney Parks. We did Buzz light year, jungle cruise, Space Mountain, star wars, the haunted mansion, small world (Trace really wanted to ride this one. He went around singing "It's a small Wheeled" all day long), peter pan, and Alice in Wonderland. Then we hit a bunch of our favorites again. At Cal Adv, we rode the Midway games ride, and even though we had to wait for awhile, we LOVED it! I wish Chad would have been there for this one... he would have loved it... if you are going to Disneyland don't miss this one! We also rode the big roller coaster- Scream'n California. It took a little convincing (we kept telling Porter that Preslie and Mayci rode it, and all the other rides, but as it turned out they didn't ride this one...), but after riding it once, he loved it. In fact, he had to ride it again! Both boys were such troopers. They rode everything we wanted them to, and were glad they did when it was over.

Every night when we got home we had to go play in the pool and hot tube... As if we hadn't had enough fun for the day. My dad and Porter taught Trace how to snorkel, and when we got home Chad had a surprise snorkeling set for him. Then we would hit the pillow and all of us were out cold, getting ready for another fun filled day!

All in All it was a perfect Trip. We are all exhausted, and a glad to be home with Roc and Dad, but we are missing it already! Can't wait to go back with the little guy here in a few years. Thanks so much Mom and Dad for a vacation the kids (and I) will never forget! HAPPY TRAILS!

***My dad was always being funny and goofy with the kids, and of course they love to be crazy. They kept telling each other they were "goofy", and in response the person being called goofy, would reply "well, Thank you"! They also kept joking that their favoirte ride was "riding the rail" (while standing in line), they thought it sounded like riding the whale... ha ha ha!