tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74695584273688009882024-02-19T02:08:38.642-08:00The Hansen FamilyBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327724192891459313noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469558427368800988.post-53293409985508092692012-03-19T19:39:00.000-07:002012-03-19T21:30:30.500-07:00<span style="font-size: large;">Life has really been interesting in the 10 months since I last posted. Yep, 10 months. For the few of you who actually read this blog, sorry I've slacked with the family updates. Here is what we have been up to:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jordan played T-ball and Maddie played softball last summer. Both had tons of fun and are looking forward to playing again this summer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Fun family hike up the canyon to a waterfall. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Father/Sons camp-out last summer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Justin took the 3 older kids to see an Ogden Raptors game.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This summer we moved to Lehi and Justin started a new job at PMI.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Taking a ride on the Heber Valley Railroad with Granny and Grandpa. So much fun!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Halloween - our Smurf family!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I got to make the cake for my adorable grandma's 90th birthday party! Isn't she a cutie?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sitting on Santa's lap at our ward's Christmas party and at Mamah & Popi's house!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Maddie got to sing a solo with the Lehi Children's Choir for their Christmas concert. She was amazing and we are so proud of her! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Maddie recently got an expander and braces on her top teeth. So much fun!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Justin is currently practicing several nights a week for a bi-stake performance of The Savior of the World in a couple of weeks. If you would like tickets, go <a href="http://traversemountain.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327724192891459313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469558427368800988.post-31965814177896665712011-05-25T12:45:00.000-07:002011-05-25T12:45:27.994-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UkGRdnUZd00/Td1LEIan5vI/AAAAAAAAAvQ/96dbXbT0PMA/s1600/DSC02991.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UkGRdnUZd00/Td1LEIan5vI/AAAAAAAAAvQ/96dbXbT0PMA/s320/DSC02991.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
Jordan lost his first tooth this morning! He has been wiggling it for weeks and was so excited when it fell out while brushing his teeth. Hopefully the tooth fairy will remember to come tonight - she has a history of forgetting to come to our house.<br />
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Madison sung at her 3rd grade talent show and then was chosen to sing at the school Spring Luau in front of all the students and their parents. The video is of the 3rd grade talent show. She was super, super nervous and it shows. The video from the Luau accidentally got erased, but she wasn't as nervous and she did a fabulous job! She loves singing and has worked so hard this year practicing and improving her voice.<br />
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Josh had his tonsils out a few weeks ago. He was having problems with sleep apnea, snoring, gagging, talking clearly and sore throats. It was no wonder - his tonsils were so big they were touching his uvula, even when he wasn't sick! The surgery went great and he has healed quickly, but we did have a rough few days after the surgery. He definitely wrung every last drop of sympathy he could out of it. Even now, weeks later, he still will sometimes say, "I swallowed and my throat didn't hurt at all!" He is now talking more clearly and his sleep apnea, snoring and gagging have disappeared. Yay!!<br />
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Madison and Jordan are playing softball and t-ball and having a lot of fun! Madison's team won their first game last week and she played fabulously! Jordan's first game is next week.<br />
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I finished up my classes a few weeks ago and received my new valid teaching license in the mail yesterday. I have been applying for all the teaching jobs I can find. I have also been busy substitute teaching a few days a week.<br />
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Justin started working for <a href="http://www.dealsthatmatter.com/">Deals That Matter</a> in April and is enjoying it. It is a fairly new company and Justin is loving being a part of building and expanding it. The only downside to his new job is that it is down in Sandy, so he has a long commute again. We are planning on moving closer to his job sometime this summer. It will be nice to cut his commute and have him around more. Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327724192891459313noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469558427368800988.post-1423352358142405742011-02-11T11:37:00.000-08:002011-02-11T11:37:01.563-08:00January in Review<div style="text-align: center;">January was a busy month. I started back to school, taking six credits so I can renew my teaching license. I am taking a Children's Literature class and a Reading Assessment and Intervention class. It is fun, but definitely crazy trying to find enough quiet time to do schoolwork while taking care of 4 kids! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jordan turned <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">6</span><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span>in January. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TDph69bdrwk/TVV3m1_CydI/AAAAAAAAAus/wUy_yP_Oa6U/s1600/DSC02885.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TDph69bdrwk/TVV3m1_CydI/AAAAAAAAAus/wUy_yP_Oa6U/s320/DSC02885.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> He invited his friend Aubryn over to play and decorate cupcakes. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">We also got confirmation that Josh is severely allergic to peanuts, as well as trees, grasses, pollen, dust mites, cats, dogs, molds...the list goes on and on. He now has a couple of epi-pens just in case he eats anything with peanuts in it. He goes back to the allergist in about 6 weeks to deal with his seasonal allergies. </div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327724192891459313noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469558427368800988.post-81329520535489108352011-01-08T17:02:00.000-08:002011-01-08T17:02:36.499-08:00Christmas Adventures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/TSkBGhn5FjI/AAAAAAAAAto/27kSNpDzT6U/s1600/1-8-2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/TSkBGhn5FjI/AAAAAAAAAto/27kSNpDzT6U/s400/1-8-2011.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Riding the Front Runner down to Salt Lake City to see the lights on Temple Square.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/TSkCasDF7gI/AAAAAAAAAts/OZOguSbw970/s1600/1-8-20111.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/TSkCasDF7gI/AAAAAAAAAts/OZOguSbw970/s400/1-8-20111.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Bowling & dinner, being shepherds, visiting Granny, Grandpa, and the cousins in Panaca, and our gingerbread houses. This year our gingerbread village included a cell tower, a castle, a barn, a Christmas tree, an igloo, a playground, an Ecuador orphanage, several amazing architectural creations and a few little houses. </div><br />
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</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327724192891459313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469558427368800988.post-60428110858068275812010-11-17T07:52:00.000-08:002010-11-17T07:52:32.678-08:00Happy Birthday Ryan!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/TOP6KSF2owI/AAAAAAAAAsM/o_5QxjN6ZUE/s1600/IMG_2520.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/TOP6KSF2owI/AAAAAAAAAsM/o_5QxjN6ZUE/s320/IMG_2520.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327724192891459313noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469558427368800988.post-70712919675290912010-11-09T19:27:00.000-08:002010-11-09T19:27:47.739-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>Happy 1st Birthday Mikey!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">*Adorable pictures all taken by my amazing sister Arianne!*</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/TNoOrwtWP7I/AAAAAAAAArY/82vKRux3DkU/s1600/IMG_6282.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/TNoOrwtWP7I/AAAAAAAAArY/82vKRux3DkU/s320/IMG_6282.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lots of fun presents!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/TNoOwHX14cI/AAAAAAAAArc/25ao-QBr8TQ/s1600/IMG_6287.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/TNoOwHX14cI/AAAAAAAAArc/25ao-QBr8TQ/s320/IMG_6287.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I think the kids had more fun with the balloons from Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa Pippin than they did with all the new toys..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/TNoOzlUzYUI/AAAAAAAAArg/jB5i6rtPdic/s1600/IMG_6294.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/TNoOzlUzYUI/AAAAAAAAArg/jB5i6rtPdic/s320/IMG_6294.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cousin Boston - priceless!</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327724192891459313noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469558427368800988.post-25688518261426020042010-11-01T09:08:00.000-07:002010-11-01T09:19:14.330-07:00Halloween!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/TM7jeZGrZeI/AAAAAAAAAoU/tvJsgKbGnjc/s1600/IMG_2475.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/TM7jeZGrZeI/AAAAAAAAAoU/tvJsgKbGnjc/s400/IMG_2475.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">Justin was a pirate, Mikey was a lion, Joshua was a pumpkin, Maren was a blue fairy, Madison was the Little Mermaid, Jordan was a black dragon (with a long, stuffed tail), and I was a spider (sorry, I didn't get a picture of myself). Madison insisted that she needed red hair in order to be Ariel, so we dyed her hair. She absolutely loves it and is so sad that it will wash out within a week or two.</span></div><div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">It rained for a while during trick-or-treating and we got soaked, but we still had lots of fun and the kids got tons of candy. </span> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/TM7oHbetnzI/AAAAAAAAAoY/-kJc4YI2F3w/s1600/IMG_2480.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/TM7oHbetnzI/AAAAAAAAAoY/-kJc4YI2F3w/s320/IMG_2480.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Blackadder ITC";">Happy Halloween!</span></span></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327724192891459313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469558427368800988.post-46393313891535948322010-09-11T21:28:00.000-07:002010-09-11T21:29:35.356-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, we are finally moved and settled. It has been a crazy, busy month! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the middle of packing up I made a wedding cake:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/TIxNDKeAnMI/AAAAAAAAAm0/Qa9utA2ieYQ/s320/IMG_2331e2.jpg" width="240" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/TIxMlS7f9LI/AAAAAAAAAms/2AKYA_lSMv0/s1600/IMG_2360.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> It was lots of fun to make, even though the timing made it somewhat stressful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A week after the wedding cake we moved! It was crazy trying to decide what to take, what to store and what to get rid of. It is amazing how much stuff we had accumulated, even though we had moved less than a year ago. We ended up getting rid of a lot more stuff than we had originally intended because the truck we rented wasn't big enough. Thank goodness the guys from our ward who helped us pack the truck were great at Tetris! Jordan and Josh took turns riding in the truck with Justin - they thought it was a great adventure! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The week after we moved was Boston's birthday. Happy birthday Boston!! He loves construction vehicles and had a construction themed party. I got to make his cake! It was so much fun being close enough to make his cake and attend his party. We are looking forward to being able to attend all the family events this year!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/TIxMlS7f9LI/AAAAAAAAAms/2AKYA_lSMv0/s320/IMG_2360.JPG" width="240" /></div><br />
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Madison and Jordan are loving school! They think it is great fun to attend the school where Mamah works.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/TIxMxyCjADI/AAAAAAAAAmw/_ZYBza3LACI/s1600/IMG_2369.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/TIxMxyCjADI/AAAAAAAAAmw/_ZYBza3LACI/s320/IMG_2369.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Mikey got his first real haircut recently. He didn't even look like the same kid when I was finished!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/TIxWe1WVWoI/AAAAAAAAAnI/WeKouagJ21M/s1600/IMG_2374.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/TIxWe1WVWoI/AAAAAAAAAnI/WeKouagJ21M/s320/IMG_2374.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Before</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Madison got baptized last Saturday. We are so proud of her decision to be baptized! She looked so pretty in the gorgeous white dress from Mamah and Popi! Almost all of my family was here, along with her Granny and Papa and Justin's sister, Michelle, who came all the way from the Denver area. Granny and Papa gave her scriptures. Madison kept saying, "Scriptures are so precious. They are the best gift I've ever gotten."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/TIxRCdAto_I/AAAAAAAAAnE/7UPkiRAXcrw/s1600/IMG_5934.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/TIxRCdAto_I/AAAAAAAAAnE/7UPkiRAXcrw/s640/IMG_5934.JPG" width="425" /></a></div><span id="goog_530163756"></span><span id="goog_530163757"></span>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327724192891459313noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469558427368800988.post-36945063439497307552010-08-04T00:36:00.000-07:002010-10-09T12:17:02.173-07:00Month in Review & BIG Changes<div style="text-align: center;">So, once again it's been a while since I have posted. Lots has happened in the past month. The biggest news is that Justin found a new job! Yeah! We are so excited (mostly)! However, the job is in Salt Lake City, which means we will be moving to Utah in 2 1/2 weeks. We will be living with my mom in Pleasant View for at least a few months while we get back on our feet. We have mixed feelings about the move. We are sad that we have to leave our friends here in Henderson, our amazing ward and our new home that we love. But, we are excited for a promising new job, being closer (much, much closer...) to my family, and the opportunity for me to sell cakes. Justin left on Sunday, started his job yesterday and will be back in 2 weeks to move us. So here I am again, sorting through stuff and packing boxes and being a single mom of 4 for a few weeks (Luckily, Renea and Larry will be taking Josh and Jordan up to Panaca on Friday for a week or so, so that I can get more stuff done. Thank you so much Renea!!). And to top it all off, I agreed to make a 4-tier wedding cake next weekend. Life is definitely crazy here!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Madison's 8th birthday is today. Happy Birthday Mad!! We went to the Shark Reef with Stacie and her kids to celebrate and then came home for pizza, cake (to see more pictures of her cake go <a href="http://confectionsbakery.blogspot.com/">here</a>) and ice cream and presents. The kids had a ton of fun! It's hard to believe she is 8 years old already - it's amazing how fast kids grow up! She is so excited to be baptized in a month. She told me today now that she is 8 she is much more responsible and grown up. She cracks me up! She also wrote herself a birthday poem: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">My Birthday</div><div style="text-align: center;">by Madison Hansen</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Today is my b-day,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I love my b-day.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mom made a tinkerbell cake</div><div style="text-align: center;">but the tinkerbell on top is fake.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We bought ice cream.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It will make me scream!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy B-day!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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My 30th birthday was on Sunday. Justin has been teasing me a lot lately that I am going to be old now. But honestly it doesn't bother me (I'm pretty sure it bothers my mom though - love ya mom!). <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">We (the kids and I) spent most of July up visiting my mom and keeping an eye on Chris and Maren while my mom was at school everyday and Popi was at work. We had a lot of fun going to the trout farm, going to parades, watching fireworks, going swimming, playing the wii, going to the movies and hanging out with the family. The last week we were there we went up to Lava Hot Springs for a big family reunion. Justin flew up to interview for a few jobs and then came with us. We had a blast staying at the old schoolhouse inn, going swimming, tubing the river, roasting marshmallows, playing games and hanging out. Thanks Mike and Mom for a fabulous trip!!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">While we were at Lava we celebrated Josh's 3rd birthday with a pinata (Thanks Arianne!), cake (with chocolate chips, a helicopter and a rainbow per the birthday boys request), ice cream and lots of presents.</div><br />
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I am working on creating a new blog for my cakes: <a href="http://confectionsbakery.blogspot.com/">iceddelights.blogspot.com</a>. Let me know what you think!<br />
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Michael is getting so big. He will be 9 months old this weekend. He is crawling everywhere, including up the stairs, pulling up and walking along everything, babbling constantly and eating everything in sight. He thinks everything around him is hilarious and that sleeping through the night is optional. He also doesn't have any teeth yet, although that doesn't stop him from eating! This is a picture from the stake 24th of July activity - he LOVES watermelon!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327724192891459313noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469558427368800988.post-12502719715378968792010-06-09T18:00:00.000-07:002010-06-09T18:00:01.254-07:00Memorial Day at Granny and Papa's<div style="text-align: center;">We went to St. George over Memorial Day weekend to attend Justin's parents' sealing in the St. George Temple. They were sealed by Justin's Grandpa Banks, who also sealed us. It was such a neat experience! Congrats Larry and Renea!! We spent the rest of the weekend in Panaca with all of Justin's siblings and their spouses and all the nieces and nephews. On the way up to Panaca we stopped at the volcano just outside of St. George. Everyone except Renea, Emily and I (and the 4 kids under 3) climbed all the way to the top. We also celebrated Christopher's 15th birthday while we were there with a skateboard cake. The kids had a blast hanging out with their cousins and sleeping in a tent in Granny and Papa's backyard. <br /></div><br /><table style="text-align: left; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" bgcolor="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr align="center"><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/play/4d5463794d6a4d774e7a633d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img alt="Click to play this Smilebox slideshow: " src="http://www.smilebox.com/snap/4d5463794d6a4d774e7a633d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;" height="303" width="386" /></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=smilebox&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img alt="Create your own slideshow - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" style="border: medium none ;" height="46" width="386" /></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center">Personalize a <a href="http://www.smilebox.com/" target="_blank">slideshow</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327724192891459313noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469558427368800988.post-66692980386733041362010-06-09T17:45:00.000-07:002010-06-09T17:58:08.988-07:00Dance<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Madison's End of Year Dance Review<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/TBAt4_FKsVI/AAAAAAAAAf8/tHqWFPeaKis/s1600/IMG_1765.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/TBAt4_FKsVI/AAAAAAAAAf8/tHqWFPeaKis/s400/IMG_1765.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480931203538923858" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">She did a fabulous job!!</span><br /></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327724192891459313noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469558427368800988.post-57399496387504981092010-06-09T17:30:00.000-07:002010-06-09T17:30:00.639-07:00Preschool Graduation<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/TBAvl8aZIaI/AAAAAAAAAgE/fw7hNZbyCGA/s1600/IMG_1732.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/TBAvl8aZIaI/AAAAAAAAAgE/fw7hNZbyCGA/s400/IMG_1732.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480933075428385186" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Jordan graduated from preschool on May 14th. Granny and Papa were able to come down and attend, which made it extra special. We have some awesome video of him picking his nose during the program - good blackmail when he's a teenager, right? He is really excited to be going to kindergarten next year!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/TBAvmuakcEI/AAAAAAAAAgM/KLN0U22izRs/s1600/IMG_1738.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/TBAvmuakcEI/AAAAAAAAAgM/KLN0U22izRs/s400/IMG_1738.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480933088850899010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/TBAvnL1VSBI/AAAAAAAAAgU/4BSnLANKzUE/s1600/IMG_1740.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/TBAvnL1VSBI/AAAAAAAAAgU/4BSnLANKzUE/s400/IMG_1740.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480933096747780114" border="0" /></a></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327724192891459313noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469558427368800988.post-41818403409795884582010-06-09T17:20:00.000-07:002010-06-09T17:39:24.214-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Wow! I have tons to catch up on since I last posted! Here's what you missed:<br /></span><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size:130%;">I was released from the cub scouts and have a new calling as the 1st counselor in the Primary. I work with some amazing women and it is tons of fun! </span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">I started an Etsy shop. It doesn't have a lot in it yet, but I'm working on getting more things made and listed. Check it out at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LittleMonkeyStore">http://www.etsy.com/shop/LittleMonkeyStore</a></span> </li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Justin has been playing stake basketball and loving it!</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Justin is looking for a new job (if you know of anything let us know!)<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Jordan graduated from preschool (pics to follow)</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Madison had her end of year dance review (pics to follow)</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Madison finished up 2nd grade and received lots of awards (straight A's, perfect attendance, etc). She is looking forward to 3rd grade.<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">We are trying to potty train Josh, only somewhat successfully</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">I spoke in church. Justin was supposed to speak too, but I guess I got a little long-winded (I know, hard to believe, but true) and left him no time to speak. </span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">We took a trip to Panaca (pics to follow in another post)<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Michael is now 7 months! Where has the time gone? He is sitting up, scooting everywhere and will soon be crawling. He is also working (still) on cutting 4 teeth, which is so much fun!</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">I am still teaching piano lessons and will (most likely) be getting 3-4 new students this next week.<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Justin, with the help of his dad, finally finished patching and texturing the hole in the bathroom wall where we removed the medicine cabinet. Now it is all painted and looks great!<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">We (well, mostly Justin and his dad) cut out a wall so we have access to the dead space under our stairs. We will eventually put a door on it and use it as a food storage closet.</span></li></ul><span style="font-size:130%;">... and that's our lives in a nutshell!</span><br /></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327724192891459313noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469558427368800988.post-64879011674825223922010-05-09T11:37:00.000-07:002010-05-09T11:54:02.916-07:00Happy Mother's Day!!I don't post much (Beth does most of that), but I wanted to thank all of the wonderful mother's in my life. I grew up with a great mom who took excellent care of me and my siblings and was super fun to be around. We learned the gospel in our home at her feet and we were encouraged to become our own people. I love you mom!! Happy Mother's Day!!<br /><br />I have been blessed with a wonderful mother-in-law that I get along with famously. I tell her I won the in-law lottery because she is so wonderful and I feel like a natural part of the family. She raised such a wonderful daughter that I could never thank her enough for what that has done for my life. Thank you for your daughter!! You are wonderful!! Happy Mother's Day!!<br /><br />My sisters are great mom's too but I don't have a lot of experience with them as mothers but their kids don't seem to be too messed up so that says something. They were wonderful sisters to grow up with and I love it when we have a chance to spend time together. Thank you for all you do. Happy Mother's Day!!<br /><br />I have some wonderful sister's in law that are excellent examples of mothers as well. Your children are growing up wonderful as well. I don't express my love for you much but thank you for what you bring to my life. Happy Mother's Day!!<br /><br />I grew up close to my aunt who was, in many ways, like a mother to me as well. Thank you, Aunt Carol, for being there and helping to raise me. I'm sure you don't get thanked for that much so for you too, Happy Mother's Day!!<br /><br />Of course, grandmothers can't be forgotten either. They taught my parents how to be good parents. I love you and owe much to you too. Happy Mother's Day!!<br /><br />Now, for the one closest to me: my wonderful wife. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZK8_mARA4DFJV6OqRXezHL2-QTPB30jFQ6878fjf1qcrUmLFxQTCXld47rhoE6UOR3qu_maHtqlbWkjqZSn3vs-XKWQP5doM2WIceeDjZ2XEQB6QT5aMHvad4k2K0auV_6M2lRTpAOfg/s1600/Cropped+Family+Pic.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 122px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZK8_mARA4DFJV6OqRXezHL2-QTPB30jFQ6878fjf1qcrUmLFxQTCXld47rhoE6UOR3qu_maHtqlbWkjqZSn3vs-XKWQP5doM2WIceeDjZ2XEQB6QT5aMHvad4k2K0auV_6M2lRTpAOfg/s320/Cropped+Family+Pic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469343374990528466" border="0" /></a><br />She deserves the prize!! She has to put up with me, which really isn't easy. She takes care of our children and she is raising them as wonderful little people. She is amazing. I can't ever find the words to express what she means to me. I have tried writing poetry and songs but I don't ever feel like they say nearly enough. She is so wonderful and beautiful but she seems to not know it. How crazy is that? There are things I wish I could do better for her because she deserves the best and sometimes I feel like I am not giving that to her. She is the most wonderful woman I have ever met (sorry mom). Thank you for all that you do for me, Beth. You are wonderful and amazing. I am constantly in awe at you. I won the wife lottery too. I love you soooooooooooo much. Happy Mother's Day!!!!Justin Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01904013723890645396noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469558427368800988.post-86660781356982069392010-04-08T21:47:00.000-07:002010-04-08T22:31:19.289-07:00Spring Break Fun<div style="text-align: center;">We spent the entire week of Spring Break up in Utah. Here are some of the highlights:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Visiting Grandpa and Grandma Banks:</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S760VFzusvI/AAAAAAAAAfE/o3-UeX0nbG8/s1600/IMG_1206.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S760VFzusvI/AAAAAAAAAfE/o3-UeX0nbG8/s400/IMG_1206.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457998072849019634" border="0" /></a>It was great to see them. We also visited my Grandpa and Grandma Pippin and my Grandma Holladay (our kids have 5 living great-grandparents!), but unfortunately forgot to get pictures with them. Grandma Holladay was at my Aunt Joyce's house, so we got to see the whole Glen family too - so much fun to catch up!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hogle Zoo:</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S760V1UF5PI/AAAAAAAAAfM/XK9rsb_D8Jw/s1600/2010-04-051.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S760V1UF5PI/AAAAAAAAAfM/XK9rsb_D8Jw/s400/2010-04-051.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457998085601223922" border="0" /></a>We had lots of fun at the zoo with Arianne, Dustin and Boston. Our favorite animals were the baby elephant, the giraffes and the huge gorilla that came right up to the glass!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Playing in the Snow at Mamah and Popi's:</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S760WsrptMI/AAAAAAAAAfU/tszvA9aSTx0/s1600/2010-04-052.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S760WsrptMI/AAAAAAAAAfU/tszvA9aSTx0/s400/2010-04-052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457998100463989954" border="0" /></a>Rather than stay in Sunny Southern Nevada, we decided to spend our spring break in the cold and snow. The kids, except Josh, loved playing in the snow (although it did take lots of convincing to get them out there). Even Mamah got in on the snowball action! Josh was extremely upset about getting snow on his boots and then had a complete meltdown when he fell off the sled face first into the snow.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Easter:</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S760Yb9v54I/AAAAAAAAAfk/lxuET9wyXjk/s1600/2010-04-053.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S760Yb9v54I/AAAAAAAAAfk/lxuET9wyXjk/s400/2010-04-053.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457998130336229250" border="0" /></a> Coloring Eggs... Easter Egg Hunts... A Visit From the Easter Bunny...<br />One Big Sugar High<br /><br />When we got home we discovered one of our (dead) cypress trees had blown over in a wind storm while we were gone. Luckily nothing was damaged by it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S760tpp7OQI/AAAAAAAAAfs/m925ijyUXmY/s1600/IMG_1344.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S760tpp7OQI/AAAAAAAAAfs/m925ijyUXmY/s400/IMG_1344.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457998494788434178" border="0" /></a>Jordan had a lot of fun helping Justin clean the mess up. We have a couple more cypress trees that are dead and are definitely going to be taking them out soon so they don't get blown over too.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S760uMLoi2I/AAAAAAAAAf0/4GRxoYOOjhA/s1600/IMG_1345.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S760uMLoi2I/AAAAAAAAAf0/4GRxoYOOjhA/s400/IMG_1345.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457998504056621922" border="0" /></a>Also this month: Michael's 1st Food - oatmeal cereal. Yummy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S760XeBxT5I/AAAAAAAAAfc/AcOBqMiCiXQ/s1600/2010-04-05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S760XeBxT5I/AAAAAAAAAfc/AcOBqMiCiXQ/s400/2010-04-05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457998113710100370" border="0" /></a></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327724192891459313noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469558427368800988.post-9578159315858004982010-03-13T22:45:00.000-08:002010-03-13T22:49:31.543-08:00Baptism<div align="center">Just wanted to let everyone know that </div><div align="center">Madison's Baptism will be </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">September 4th at 5:00</span>. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">We'd love to have you join us!</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327724192891459313noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469558427368800988.post-21504809465815562352010-03-08T11:04:00.000-08:002010-03-08T11:41:48.831-08:00Pictures<div style="text-align: center;">We got pictures taken of the kids on Saturday. Here are some of our favorites:<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S5VN0Mu8SlI/AAAAAAAAAdk/vhw9xPX-ufs/s1600-h/0038.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S5VN0Mu8SlI/AAAAAAAAAdk/vhw9xPX-ufs/s400/0038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446344883541133906" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S5VN0jwSyhI/AAAAAAAAAds/ehRO3nQpiak/s1600-h/0041.jpg"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S5VN0jwSyhI/AAAAAAAAAds/ehRO3nQpiak/s400/0041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446344889720818194" border="0" /> </a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S5VONxrXadI/AAAAAAAAAeU/MdYmr6DcPjk/s1600-h/0120.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S5VONxrXadI/AAAAAAAAAeU/MdYmr6DcPjk/s400/0120.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446345322954975698" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S5VN09tUKcI/AAAAAAAAAd0/3fN1qQUlx5A/s1600-h/0056.jpg"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S5VN09tUKcI/AAAAAAAAAd0/3fN1qQUlx5A/s400/0056.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446344896687647170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S5VOOqtikpI/AAAAAAAAAec/w5Ov7vot1Xc/s1600-h/0128.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S5VOOqtikpI/AAAAAAAAAec/w5Ov7vot1Xc/s400/0128.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446345338264916626" border="0" /></a><a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S5VN1sgWcCI/AAAAAAAAAd8/Ro4z9IAcBBM/s1600-h/0068.jpg"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S5VN1sgWcCI/AAAAAAAAAd8/Ro4z9IAcBBM/s400/0068.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446344909249736738" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S5VONceT5II/AAAAAAAAAeE/YvxE9VlsI4U/s1600-h/0088.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S5VONceT5II/AAAAAAAAAeE/YvxE9VlsI4U/s400/0088.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446345317263074434" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S5VONhVAK5I/AAAAAAAAAeM/lm_b-GfIGP0/s1600-h/0089.jpg"> <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; font-weight: bold;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S5VONhVAK5I/AAAAAAAAAeM/lm_b-GfIGP0/s400/0089.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446345318566210450" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S5VNzo2qUQI/AAAAAAAAAdc/BWeMePgDuQ4/s1600-h/0031.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S5VNzo2qUQI/AAAAAAAAAdc/BWeMePgDuQ4/s400/0031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446344873909833986" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327724192891459313noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469558427368800988.post-80104962193912059812010-02-23T13:36:00.000-08:002010-02-23T13:53:56.676-08:00New Car!<div style="text-align: center;">We have a new car! Yippee!! <br /><br />I flew up to Utah about a week and a half ago to get it (cars are lots cheaper up there). Arianne, my amazing sis, took a break from glazing all the cabinets in her house to pick me up and drive me all over creation to test drive cars. We hit a bit of a snag, but after some amazing problem-solving by my mom and sis, we were able to work things out and buy a van. It is still a little weird to be driving a minivan (all my siblings and a lot of our friends seem to think it is hilarious that we gave in and got a minivan after being so emphatic about never driving one), but it is so nice to be able to go places as a whole family. The kids love it too!<br /><br />Even though it was a little stressful, it turned out to be a really fun trip. I got to spend time with Arianne and Dustin and their adorable little boy, Boston. I also got to see my brother Daniel, my mom, my brother Ryan, my Grandma Holladay and my sister Rachelle.<br /></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327724192891459313noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469558427368800988.post-70704417268689697942010-02-17T15:52:00.000-08:002010-02-17T16:02:19.513-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">It was almost <span style="font-size:180%;">70 degrees </span>here today...<br />and yesterday...<br />and the day before.<br /> <br />I love Las Vegas this time of year!<br /></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327724192891459313noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469558427368800988.post-68149771808341373772010-02-02T22:19:00.001-08:002010-02-02T22:55:34.335-08:00January ChaosWow! I am way behind on blogging! I keep thinking life is going to calm down a little, but it never seems to. Maybe that's just life with 4 kids - constant chaos.<br /><br />We started out the month with a New Year's Party at our house. We invited a bunch of friends to come see our house and have fun and yummy food with us. It was great hanging out and celebrating the new year with everyone. Madison and Jordan actually stayed awake until midnight with us!<br /><br />Madison started at her new school and loves it. She has a great teacher and is making lots of new friends. Her new school is only about a 1/2 mile from our house, so we walk to pick her up at least a couple times a week (loving the Vegas weather!).<br /><br />Jordan turned 5 this month. We celebrated with a surprise visit from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Mamah</span> (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Popi</span> was in town for work and she decided to come down too), a birthday dinner at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Applebee's</span> and then presents and cake and ice cream back at home. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S2kWmn_ToiI/AAAAAAAAAc8/uO7FmuPFzLs/s1600-h/IMG_1133.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S2kWmn_ToiI/AAAAAAAAAc8/uO7FmuPFzLs/s400/IMG_1133.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433899278224564770" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S2kWk2d0-_I/AAAAAAAAAck/e6g6osLHgEI/s1600-h/IMG_1122.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S2kWk2d0-_I/AAAAAAAAAck/e6g6osLHgEI/s400/IMG_1122.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433899247750937586" border="0" /></a>He chose a blueberry cake with blueberry cream cheese filling and marshmallow <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">buttercream</span>, all covered in marshmallow fondant and served with mint chocolate ice cream - a fabulous combination! He loves dinosaurs these days, wanting to be a paleontologist when he grows up, so he wanted a dinosaur cake (and it had to be orange and blue, just like Buddy from Dinosaur Train). Jordan really enjoyed spending his birthday with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Mamah</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Popi</span>! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S2kWluGy6lI/AAAAAAAAAcs/SjVBy4GOPP0/s1600-h/IMG_1130.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S2kWluGy6lI/AAAAAAAAAcs/SjVBy4GOPP0/s400/IMG_1130.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433899262686718546" border="0" /></a>On Saturday, rather than have a party with his friends, he opted to go see the dinosaur exhibit at the Natural History Museum. We also got to see lots of cool animals (stuffed), live snakes, lizards, frogs, fish, sharks, and sting rays. We even got to watch them feed the sharks!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S2kWmNIZWEI/AAAAAAAAAc0/fBeHBluCxdk/s1600-h/IMG_1146.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S2kWmNIZWEI/AAAAAAAAAc0/fBeHBluCxdk/s400/IMG_1146.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433899271014930498" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S2kXU2Lu5dI/AAAAAAAAAdE/s6eIqjtUAGk/s1600-h/IMG_1152.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S2kXU2Lu5dI/AAAAAAAAAdE/s6eIqjtUAGk/s400/IMG_1152.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433900072308762066" border="0" /></a>We've been busy doing lots of little projects around the house, including painting the downstairs bath and Madison's room. Hopefully we will get the boys' room painted soon, too.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S2kXVzkh_-I/AAAAAAAAAdU/a1vg1K304Sc/s1600-h/IMG_1168.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S2kXVzkh_-I/AAAAAAAAAdU/a1vg1K304Sc/s400/IMG_1168.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433900088787337186" border="0" /></a>Awesome gold color that my mom and sister helped pick out. It took 3 coats of paint!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S2kXVfywIhI/AAAAAAAAAdM/McaAAtuahpM/s1600-h/IMG_1161.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S2kXVfywIhI/AAAAAAAAAdM/McaAAtuahpM/s400/IMG_1161.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433900083478274578" border="0" /></a>Perfect little girls room - cotton candy pink!<br /></div><br />Last week Jordan (and later, Josh) got the flu. Justin was wonderful and got up with him in the middle of the night and then changed his puked-upon sheets and started a load of laundry. The next morning we went to throw the load in the dryer and discovered the laundry room floor covered in liquid laundry soap. The brand new (Costco-size) bottle of laundry soap must have fallen off the top of the washing machine, breaking open and completely emptying all over the floor. It took me over 4 hours to clean it up, scooping up as much as I could salvage and mopping the rest of it up with towels and then finally the mop! I was so sore the next day I could barely walk!<br /><br />We are down to one car right now, which is really frustrating. We outgrew our Santa Fe when Michael was born, but put off buying a van so we didn't mess up our house loan. We took two cars everywhere for a while, but finally sold my car a few weeks ago. We figured it would be no big deal to get a loan to buy a car since we have (or had) great credit and a decent down-payment. Unfortunately, when we applied for loan we discovered that due to our mail not being forwarded (FINALLY got that fixed after 2 phone calls plus a visit to the post office), we didn't receive (thus, didn't pay) our final <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">internet</span> bill and it got sent to collections. Big sigh... so much for almost perfect credit. So now we are trying to get things sorted out with the credit bureaus, which could take several months, and trying to get by with only one car. We have rented a car a few times so that we can go places as a family (like church) and Justin has been trying to work from home a lot so I can take Jordan to preschool and Madison to dance. It is amazing that one $50 bill can affect one's credit so drastically. Hopefully it will all get sorted out soon and we will be able to buy a van.<br /><br />Michael is getting big. He is smiling and laughing and starting to interact more. He loves to watch his crazy siblings and all their antics. He has also discovered his hands, sucking on them constantly and starting to reach for things.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S2kWkTV-dRI/AAAAAAAAAcc/q1RD7UGoupo/s1600-h/IMG_1107.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/S2kWkTV-dRI/AAAAAAAAAcc/q1RD7UGoupo/s400/IMG_1107.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433899238322763026" border="0" /></a>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327724192891459313noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469558427368800988.post-39089340194596359382009-12-25T15:08:00.000-08:002009-12-25T20:47:02.682-08:00<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>The last month has been crazy! Here are some of the highlights:</div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Michael ~ 2 1/2 weeks old:</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419386944328628882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/SzWHtnUY-pI/AAAAAAAAAbE/tTYfI0L53x8/s400/2009-12-09.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">We moved Thanksgiving weekend. My amazing Mom and sisters (Arianne, Rachelle and Maren) all came down to help us clean, pack and move. We couldn't have done it without them! We are still working on unpacking the last of the boxes and organizing everything, but we absolutely love our new house!</div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">We blessed Michael on December 6th, our last Sunday in our old ward. While our family was all here, we rode the Santa Train in Boulder City:</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419386956357061154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 309px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/SzWHuUIMSiI/AAAAAAAAAbU/mBaSmQhrKXk/s400/2009-12-091.jpg" border="0" /> <div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Our great big family (and this is only part of them) and Michael's blessing pictures (taken by my talented sister, Arianne):</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419386967238997042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 309px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/SzWHu8qpdDI/AAAAAAAAAbc/eNWVV2HZGQU/s400/2009-12-092.jpg" border="0" /> <div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">We also have attended several parades and a dance show that Madison participated in:</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419387807329507794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/SzWIf2P1WdI/AAAAAAAAAbs/UaVGOX49LUc/s400/IMG_1037.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">We spent an evening decorating gingerbread houses (really graham cracker houses). Not much candy made it onto Joshua's house - boy, was he ever on a sugar high that night...</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419386952302899762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 309px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/SzWHuFBmsjI/AAAAAAAAAbM/WLCIUHf2Ww4/s400/Collages.jpg" border="0" /> <div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">We visited the Cactus Garden at the Ethel M. Factory and saw Santa. It was cold, so we didn't stay long, but the lights were beautiful and we all had a blast. Michael was asleep and warm in the stroller, so he didn't make it into any of the pictures:</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419386973422615842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 309px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/SzWHvTs7_SI/AAAAAAAAAbk/nycAwYgtZqo/s400/Collages1.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">We enjoyed a wonderful Christmas Eve eating our big Christmas Eve dinner, reading the Christmas Story, opening Christmas pjs from Mamah, leaving out cookies and hot cocoa for Santa and reindeer food for the reindeer:</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419387820332261554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/SzWIgmr7oLI/AAAAAAAAAb8/jbVoOjfu_6w/s400/IMG_1089.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419387815550276018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/SzWIgU30UbI/AAAAAAAAAb0/MCrSx7sQtw4/s400/IMG_1086.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">And finally, celebrated a fabulous Christmas Day in our new house! Thank you so much to everyone who has helped us get through the last 2 months. We are so blessed to have wonderful family and friends! We love you! </div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;">Merry Christmas!!</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327724192891459313noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469558427368800988.post-73026615972066224312009-11-23T11:07:00.000-08:002009-11-23T11:39:07.105-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/SwrilMzKlMI/AAAAAAAAAZk/0nZpTqWmfLo/s1600/IMG_0973.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407383431330567362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/SwrilMzKlMI/AAAAAAAAAZk/0nZpTqWmfLo/s400/IMG_0973.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div align="center">Madison made her first homemade bread last night almost completely by herself! Justin told her what to do and helped her take it in and out of the oven and she did the rest herself. It was delicious! She was so excited to have a sandwich made with her bread to take for her lunch at school today.</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327724192891459313noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469558427368800988.post-72666561664593648242009-11-19T12:23:00.000-08:002009-11-19T12:31:29.581-08:00It's Official...We are homeowners!! We got keys to our new house yesterday! We are planning on moving on the 28th. In the meantime, we have lots of cleaning and packing to do. I will be sending out an email beginning of next week with our new address and phone number - if you aren't sure if I have your email address and want this info please post a comment here and let me know.Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327724192891459313noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469558427368800988.post-47628266338471846442009-11-08T12:02:00.000-08:002009-11-08T17:04:36.665-08:00Introducing...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/Svcmk-HpOqI/AAAAAAAAAZU/ZqgA2m2Pkas/s1600-h/IMG_0939.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/Svcmk-HpOqI/AAAAAAAAAZU/ZqgA2m2Pkas/s400/IMG_0939.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401828694646405794" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:180%;">Justin Michael Hansen</span><br />born November 7, 2009<br />at 3:22 am</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">8 lbs. 11 oz.<br />21 inches long</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/SvcmlMEzw4I/AAAAAAAAAZc/x61RzZ41byo/s1600-h/IMG_0953.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/SvcmlMEzw4I/AAAAAAAAAZc/x61RzZ41byo/s400/IMG_0953.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401828698392609666" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We didn't want to use another "J" name but what can you do? He will go by Michael.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The kids are having a lot of fun holding and loving their new brother. He doesn't know what to think about it yet.</span><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/SvcmlMEzw4I/AAAAAAAAAZc/x61RzZ41byo/s1600-h/IMG_0953.JPG"><br /></a></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327724192891459313noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469558427368800988.post-58859092677804825272009-10-28T10:14:00.000-07:002009-10-28T10:39:00.988-07:00House!!!<div align="center">We are so excited! We finally found out the offer we made on a house was accepted!! The house is a short sale and we have been waiting for more than 2 months to get the offer approved. They want to close on it in less than a month! So, along with having a new baby, we will be moving the end of November or beginning of December! Life is crazy (good crazy though)!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397706631656726610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 312px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pWbxwYNJCc0/SuiBlU2rYFI/AAAAAAAAAY0/bgB7L3lJ5IM/s400/House+picture.jpg" border="0" /></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327724192891459313noreply@blogger.com7