A Very Hansen Christmas Eve 2006

All the grandkids gather for the traditional opening of the Christmas PJs. My mom makes PJs for an insane amount of grandkids and I am only adding to the madness with my little one.
Here are the personalized Christmas PJs. (L -R: Kira, Sheridan, Drake, Trenton, Marcus, Mom-Lita-Grandma, Addie, and Caleb.)
Singing Christmas carols!

Christmas isn't complete without Deren reading "The Grinch"

More of the blizzard

What a good husband I have!!! We had to stop because the windshield wipers weren't working any more due to the large accumulation of ice on the blades. We were listening to the radio as we were leaving and learned that we escaped just in time...they had begun closing surface streets. Crazy! For a girl who grew up in Arizona I have to admit I never thought the banks and post office shut down!

What a beautiful sight a clear clean road is after driving in a blizzard! I knew we would actually make it to my parents house for Christmas in one piece! YEA!

The BLIZZARD of 2006...

At least that is what they were calling it until Colorado got another blizzard right after Christmas. So I had to document our lovely driving conditions because it was better to take pictures and laugh than freak out and go into labor. :) I made it a point not to call Mom until we were out of the snow so that if she asked I could say with a clear conscious that the roads were great.


I love how all the snow plows are even pulling off the road yet we journeyed on. I think Preston was more afraid of facing his hormonal pregnant wife if we were stuck in Colorado for Christmas than the scary road conditions.

Getting Ready for Baby...

So if you didn't know or can't tell, we are having a girl. This was the extent of my wardrobe when I took this picture in December. Can she wear dresses every day????

Pregnancy Progress - 11/23/06

Here I am again showing my belly. I am 24 weeks and one day.

Thanksgiving with Gavin

Gavin worked very hard on his "Native American" outfit in his 1st grade class. He was extremely proud of his hard work and wore it for Thanksgiving dinner.

Thanksgiving Decorations

I put myself in charge of Thanksgiving decorations because it is something that makes me feel like it is a special day. This was the end result. :) I was pleased and I think even the Hickman boys liked the decor. I also made apple turkeys with those who were interested. It was a good Thanksgiving.

Hickman Thanksgiving

Here are almost all of the Hickman grandkids. Gavin is in the back then Taylor and China are holding Alyson.

The Long Drive...

The Haltermans came to visit me at the beginning of October. Unfortunately I neglected to take pictures because I was so busy having so much fun!! Kendra helped me paint and plan and shop. We went to the park and Kira fed the squirrels right out of her hand, that is if Trenton wasn't chasing them for a hug. We went to the zoo and fed the Giraffes. It even snowed while they were here so my shorts wearing, Phoenix dwelling niece and nephew got a taste of the cold and had a blast building a snowman. The only catch was that in order to get them here I had to fly out and drive back with Kendra, Kira and Trenton. We did go to ikea in Arizona and that was lots of fun! The kids were great on the drive considering it took us (if I remember right) 16hrs with the stops for food and other necessities (i.e. letting Trenton run around in the Burger King play place). What a blast we had. :) Thanks for visiting me Haltermans!

Pregnancy Progress - 10/5/06

Here I am at the beginning of October. I was just heading to a concert in my concert black dress. I am 17 weeks and 1 day. Just so you know my belly isn't really lumpy like that but I was wearing nylons. Yuck! No thank you! I got some good advice from Marenda to get some knee highs. I have got to remember to do that next time I am out. :) At least no one can deny that I have a belly!

The Wall!

Gavin went with Preston to Dicks, a huge sporting goods store, and decided his little hearts desire was to climb the 5 story wall. So we went back today and he did it all right...all the way to the top. I was a little skeptical that he would be able to go as high as he wanted because as we were waiting for his turn the boy in front of him, who was a few years older, only went about 8 feet up before running into trouble. Gavin didn't let that stop him he started climbing before the guy helping him was even ready. He blew past the point the other kid stopped and kept going until he was able to hit the button at the top for the pre-recorded applause. It was pretty cute. He had a blast. Ann went with us so that she could "cheer him" and after he finished she kept saying "Gavin tough!"

Pregnancy Progress - 9/3/06

Here I am and I don't think you can deny that I am starting to show. I don't show in most of my clothes but I put this dress on last Sunday and "Ta-da!" there is my belly! I am 12 weeks and 4 days.

Aldens Rock N Roll Birthday!

As part of the birthday preparation Trysten and I made sure that everyone was equipped with Rock N Roll hair and dance moves. They took it very seriously and rocked the night away!
Here is Owen Reynolds. Caleb Harding

Aldens Rock N Roll Birthday!

Tamlen Reynolds Marcus Harding
Addie "the dancing machine" Brown
Drake Hansen
Alden Reynolds - the birthday boy!

Singing with my sisters!

I found a bunch more pictures from the family reunion this summer and thought I had better add them to my blogg! There is nothing better than singing with my sisters! Trina, Kendra and Me!

The Tenor Horn

For those of you who haven't seen one this is an Eb Tenor Horn. It is used in British style brass bands. It is voiced like the French Horn and is a lot of fun to play! I have been playing the tenor horn for almost a year! I got wrangled into playing "reveille" and a solo on the last day of the family reunion. The things I will do for family. :)

MaNah MaNah!

Here is the Hansen version of the Muppets "MaNah MaNah!" We have Marcus and Sheridan Harding on the MaNah MaNah part and Kira Halterman and me on the "do dooo do do do's." They were really good sports and it was a lot of fun.

Yummmmm! Chocolate!

Thanks Lita for the mustache!

HUGS!!!!

I love my hugs! Especially when they come from cute little boys named Trenton!

Fun with Bubbles!

I was put in charge of crafts and games for some of the kids at the family reunion and so we made bubble pipes! I just had to show off my handy work. They are a blast as you can see! Paxton has fun squashing them, Shelby makes her bubbles go as high as she can, and Caleb just hangs out while his dad does all the work! :)

Here is Super Gavin...He thinks he is pretty funny!

It is amazing what kids come up with when left to their own devices.