WHO NEEDS A SWIFFER....

WHEN YOU HAVE AN ALLI?!
So I walk into the kitchen the other day to find Alli licking up Doritos crumbs from the floor. I guess she had pulled the near-empty bag off the counter which spilled out all the crumbs. She was scrounging to get the crumbs (probably before I could catch her). I laughed so hard and quickly grabbed the camera. It was so hysterical!

 

Hair-do!

 

I had fun experimenting one day with Allison's hair! It's getting a bit long, and I've never had it trimmed. She usually wears pigtails, (or she looks like an orphan) but we tried something new and I was having a blast! Oh.. the possibilities! (eventually):-)

Ski Video

Here is video of Darren & Andrew skiing. (Darren is in the camo jacket, Andrew in red) This was such a fun day for the boys! I'm so glad we got pictures and videos to remember this day!

Ski Mountain High!

 

Our good friends ,the Schimelpfenings, came to visit for the weekend. The two Dads and the older boys went skiing on Saturday and had a blast! This was only Darren's 2nd time skiing. He started out slow, but was speeding down the intermediate slope by the afternoon again and again, and having the greatest time! The best part of his day was spending it with his best friend Andrew!

Need Blog Addresses!

Dear Friends:
Some of you know this, but others don't. Our computer crashed a couple weeks ago (with no backup) and I lost everyone's blog addresses. I need you all to leave them here as a comment or email me at Hansens911@aol.com so I can continue enjoying all your posts. A few of you have already given them to me, but if you haven't yet, please do so. I'm missing seeing your posts!!
Love, Nicole

Our New Baby

 

A few days before Christmas we gave the kids an early gift - a puppy!! What were we thinking??!! No, really, she's so sweet, but it's like having a newborn without a diaper on. The first few nights were sleepless as she adjusted to her new home and missing her brothers and sisters. She has settled in well and LOVES the kids and they love her as well! We are also adjusting as it is a lot of work. She is a golden labrador and we wanted to name her something to remind us of the holidays. After much debate we decided on "Holly." We thought of Holly Berry, not to be confused with "Halle Berry." But we mostly call her Holly. I'm sure updates with the adventures of Holly will follow. Stay tuned...

I've got a GIRL!!

 

Okay, it's really fun to have a girl and dress her up! I couldn't decide on a Christmas dress for her so she actually has 2! I've waited so long for this!

Anyway, this was our attempt at photo shoot in her pretty dresses. She was totally uncooperative. She just kept taking ornaments off the tree. We got a few decent shots. She's still adorable.

That's what big brothers are for!

 

Darren got this brilliant idea one morning before school.... he used this "suction thingy" on Ryan's face. It's from a science kit he has for fun experiments. He decided to experiment on his little brother instead. It left a perfectly round hickie on Ryan's cheek for about 3 weeks. What a great big brother! Ryan was really upset at first and wouldn't let me take pics, but eventually I convinced him that he'd want to see pictures later. The first shot is Darren doing a reenactment a few days after the real incident.

Stranded!

 

Well, the week of Thanksgiving, Jason was stuck on a strike team in San Bernardino for 6 days. The winds were supposed to be bad, and the State was stationing many engines throughout So. Cal to be ready for a quick response in case we had another bad firestorm. He was basically stuck in this parking lot the entire time. We were lucky to visit him on our way home from our Thanksgiving trip. That was a treat for the kids! After he came home, he was stuck for 3 more days at the fire station. It's been a long time since he's been gone for such a long period of time. We missed you Daddy!!

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

We had a busy Thanksgiving! First of all, Jason was stuck in San Bernardino for a week and couldn't be with us. So, we went to Riverside to visit family that day. We went to his parent's house, then we went to the park with my family for our annual flag football, then went to my Dad's for dinner and fun. We spent the night and went to visit Daddy the next day. Then we came home. We missed Daddy a lot that week. I'm glad the kids could at least be with cousins and have a great time!

Elf Yourself Presentation

Okay - We e-mailed this to some, but if you want to see our elf presentation, check out the following link.
Merry Christmas!



http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1231753458

Just the Boys

 

On Monday, Daddy took the boys riding on their day off from school. I love that they all enjoy this activity together. It's a lot of work for Jason, but he loves doing this with his boys. Oh yes, he puts Allison on the quads when they're sitting in the garage. I'm sure he plans on grooming her at a young age to tough it out with her brothers. But for now, Alli and Mommy stay home and have girl time, while the dirt bike riding is for Just the Boys!

Gone Fishin!

This past Saturday, Jason went deep sea fishing with some guys from the ward. They left at 3:30 am to make the 5:00am boat. Yikes! He caught his limit of 10, and almost had the biggest catch of the day, until the line broke. He paid the guys on the boat to fillet the fish for him. We grilled them for dinner the next night. All the kids ate it except Blake, of course.

Halloween Fun!

 

Halloween was great fun! Darren went as Indiana Jones, Ryan Obi Wan Kenobi, Blake a SWAT guy, and Alli as Miinie Mouse. We met up with friends to share in the fun and everyone had a great time!

My Pumpkins

 

Our trip to the Pumpkin Patch this year was short and sweet.
Luckily I was able to snap a couple photos.
It was fairly uneventful - the most exciting was Allison not liking the wheelbarrow.