Halloween 2008

What a fun day and busy day! Before we could go trick or treating at home we had some places to visit. WE trick or treated at Grandpa Hansen's office (and got lots of goodies), we visited Grandma Mueller at her work and we visited Ha Ha's office and Ya Ya was there too!!!

Then we got to trick or treat in the neighborhood, Grandma & Grandpa Frye came over and walked the neighborhood with us! Skylar did a great job, but she she did get worn out!!! She would act pretty shy as she went up to the doors but you can tell the smile on her face it was all an act...then after she received some candy she would run back to the sidewalk and yell 'thank you'. She was too cute!!!

Carving Pumpkins

Thursday night we carved pumpkins! Skylar loved it, she wasn't phased by the 'goop' one bit...in fact after she pulled all the guts out she got bored waiting so she put them all back in!!! Chris tried a new carving technique, he decided to use his dremmel tool, it did work but if if does that next year he will be carving pumpkins in the garage, that thing sent pumpkin shavings flying everywhere!!!

little bit of sass...

I think the picture explains pretty well...

just call her linus...

So yes at times Skylar and her 'blankie' are very cute...then at other times I wonder why did we let or insist that she use that blanket! I thought when she started showing attachment to this purple silkie it would be wise to buy another so that we could wash one and use one...well that lasted for a little while then she got smart and realized there were 2!!! Thankfully she doesn't always have to drag both around but she can become upset if TWO blankies don't come with us!!

so is it a lesson learned...we'll see with the new baby :)

Skylar and the Boys

Skylar absolutely loves her 'boys'... And as you can see they seem to really love her too, or a least tolerate her!!

baby girl hansen update

So finally here is our newest little munchkin! We had an ultrasound almost 3 weeks ago, we actually have another next week :) I love getting to see her every month through the ultrasound! She is growing right on schedule, it is crazy to believe that in 15 weeks or so we will get to meet our baby girl & Skylar will be a big sister!

Skylar & Riley

...new friends! WE had a play date with Riley & Shelby! We had a great time. The girls are 5 weeks apart! Thanks for having us over Shelby, we need to do it more often!!

Mindy's Baby Shower

Last weekend Skylar and I got to go to Mindy's Baby Shower! We had a very nice time, Skylar even helped Mindy open a few gifts (thanks Mindy)!

the 3 Pregos!
I'm due Feb. 7, 2009 (24 weeks here)
Mindy's due Nov. 20, 2008 (35 weeks)
Angie's due Feb. 15, 2009 (23 weeks)

yes...i did that...

So I used to be a HORRIBLE painter, ask anyone that had seen a room I painted, it was BAD!


Well my skills have improved...I painted our laundry room with PLAID!!! It was a practice room because I want to do one wall in the baby's room in plaid but Chris was a skeptic and said I could not! So off I went to prove him wrong...I think I succeeded, let me know what you think!!!

I can't wait to start on the baby's room!!!

Robinette's

Tuesday night Skylar and I went to Robinette's for a play date with Livy & Jaren. As always it was great to see Jaren and 'catch up'...the girls seemed to have a good time as well (sorry no pics of the two of them), but I think we've decided our next playdate will have to be at one of our homes so that girls are confined by 4 walls :) and there will be more of an opportunity for us to chat!

Skylar & Aunt Ha-Ha

Aunt Ha-Ha is teaching her to what?

...DRIVE! Hales watched Skylar for us for a couple of hours on Sunday so that Chris could finish up a job he was working on and that I could do a photo shoot. Thank you so much Haley!
I think Skylar had fun with her Aunt Ha-Ha. She absolutely loves to drive, so they sat in Aunt Ha-Ha's car and pretended...

Doesn't Skylar look like she is having the time of her life:)

ONLY MY DAUGHTER...

I've said time and time again that Skylar has a serious personality, and boy does she! Last night was a classic example...after being gone all day I was sitting on the couch with Chris and Skylar came over 'up momma, up!' so up she came...I was trying to tell Chris a story, Skylar was kneeling on my lap and (as I am telling my story) Skylar leans in close and says 'shush momma shush', then turns around and sits between Chris and I. She was so serious. So as Chris and I are trying to not completely bust out laughing, i asked her 'Skylar why did you just say that to mommy', again very serious she turns to me and says very matter of factly 'shush'.
Can you believe her...at least it was 'shush', and not something worse!~

What's new with us...

Ok, so I know it has been forever since I have posted, we've been busy! I have had a couple of wedding so far this fall with another tomorrow and one more in November. Then some family shoots and senior pictures on top of work life is busy!
Thankfully we had a great year at Win Rec, record sales, which in the current economy is such a blessing! But I am very glad the season is coming to a close as it will be nice to have more time with Chris. I think he is ready for a break he worked his but off again this year! We have big plans for next season so we will have a busy winter restructuring and working through those details but we are both super excited about the future of the company!
Skylar is doing great. She definitely has personality plus! I think if you look up drama queen in the dictionary you may find her picture. She is talking all the time, she is very bossy, she does not like to be told no, and she has her independent streak but loves her cuddle time! We are truly blessed with an amazing little girl!
The pregnancy is going well. Its hard to believe that I am almost 6 months!!! Yeah for being more than half way! Since I have passed the horrible nausea I had in the beginning things have been pretty smooth sailing. I have had to deal with migraines (*horrible*)but luckily those seem to be coming less frequently. Baby girl seems to be a mover (which she'll need to be if she plans on keeping up with her older sister), she is most active at night as I am trying to go to sleep.We did have another ultrasound last week and she is looking good, she kinda looks like Skylar, I think. She is measuring a little small but still not enough to change the due date! I think that the due date will be here before we know it, with the holidays fast approaching, time will fly!!
We are planning on starting the nursery in a few weeks, but I still have not completely flinished Skylar's room so Chris and I need to do that first! We also have to start looking for a 'big girl' bedroom set for SKylar because we would like to have her out of the crib before the baby comes so that we do not need to buy another crib.I am not sure how she will do but thats why we are going to start introducing the idea to her before thanksgiving hopefully so that she has plenty of time to decide it is a Fun thing.
That pretty well wraps things up, we are looking forward to winter and the approaching ski season, so as always when the snow starts to fly the invite is out for visitors to Caberfae!!

**my girlfriend Kelly took that fantastic picture of Skylar and me**

Happy (belated) Birthday Dad!

Happy Birthday Dad!!! We love you!!

We celebrated Dad's Birthday on Sunday night, it was lots of fun! Everyone was over we enjoyed lots of good food and family time!
Sky looks thrilled to have her picture taken...

Dancing Queen

Skylar with GREAT-Grandma & GREAT-Grandpa

Dancing Fool

Is she doing the Charlie Brown?

3 weeks ago we were at a wedding, Skylar's very first to be invited to! And she LOVED the reception, she was a dancing queen until about 9:30 pm when she was still dancing around but with her eyes hardly open! SO we decided to call it a night!

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Are you READY????

...as I said earlier we had our ultrasound this morning! The baby looks great and is right on track for growth, a little small but not enough to change the due date! Chris and I took Skylar along so that she could see her new baby brother or sister and maybe it will make this all more of a reality for her. As the ultrasound tech was scanning the body Skylar kept saying "A fishy" and of course what would we call a fishy but nemo!
Lucky for us though it really is a baby and not a fishy....in fact it is a little baby GIRL! We are very excited that we will be welcoming another precious (& I am sure dramatic) little girl into our family. I am so excited for Skylar to have a sister. I know that I am so close to my sister I don't know what I would do without her and I look forward to Skylar and baby girl having that cherished relationship too!
I am having issues with my scanner so I will have to post a picture later. We actually have another ultrasound on Oct. 2 because baby girl was stubborn and did not want them to get a picture of her profile. So hopefully we will have a better picture for you all then!!!

Well.....

we had our ultrasound and its a .....................................................................................
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YOU THINK I WAS GONNA GIVE IT UP THAT EASY....STAY TUNED!!!! I MIGHT SPILL THE BEANS LATER.

Tomorrow is the big day....

....tomorrow is our 20 week ultrasound! We are very excited to find out if baby Hansen is a boy or a girl!!!! Stay tuned............

Blue Eyes

I just love Skylar's eyes, they are so blue! I think those beautiful blue eyes might be a disadvantage for her daddy as she gets older!!!

HOw to Reason with a toddler....

...this comes from the lost chronicles of dealing with toddlers (according to Chris).

Yesterday morning as I was getting ready for church I heard Chris and Skylar having a bit of a disagreement over her getting dressed. When something is not her idea she will either yell "no, no, no" and stomp her feet OR she will just scream at the top of her lungs as she thrashes around on the floor. (The joys of a 20 month old, right?) So I think yesterday Skylar was doing a little of both, then above her yelling I hear: "Skylar you are getting dressed because I am the boss and I said so!"

For the record Chris' tactics did not work quite as he would have liked, but it was a very cute moment!

Way to go Yonni!!!

More big news...It is official...Haley and Courtney are ENGAGED!!! Thats right, he popped the question today! We are all so excited! Welcome to the family Ya-Ya :)

(nice job on the ring too)

She is getting to be such a big girl...

She is growing up so fast and becoming such a big girl. For about the last 4 months I would ask her if she wanted to sit on her potty before bath time. I am not pushing potting training on her, I know its a little early. Well right away she thought it was fun then a month or so ago she insisted on having toliet paper to wipe when she was done. She never actually went but I thought it was cute that she was going through the correct process! Well tonight same routine: before bath sit on the potty, then bath...after her bath she insisted she sit on the potty again, so she did and I ran to grab my camera because who wouldn't want their picture taken while they are sitting on the potty???
Anyhow she went through her whole routine, wiped, put the toilet paper in the potty told me she was all done and stood up...thats when I realized she HAD ACTUALLY gone potty !!!!!! I was so proud of her, she got a big smile on her face and gave me high five!! Then of course a little treat of a couple of m&m's, hopefully that incentive will keep up the progress. Anyhow I just couldn't believe it and had to share with you all how big my baby is getting to be!!!
(and it would be nice if she decided to be done with diapers before the baby gets here)

HAPPY 30th BIRTHDAY CHRIS!!!

Happy Birthday Honey! (ok so I'm a little late)
You are so wonderful to Skylar and I and we love you so much!
You are a wonderful daddy and a great hubby!!! We love you!!!