Now for the much belated… third adventure of the summer… LAKE POWELL!!! It has been way to long for me.
I missed the lake so much and although it was rough to be there with a busy, moving, crawling 10 month old, we had a really great time!
THANKS Dad!
Our second adventure this summer really was an adventure. The Hanson Family SUN VALLEY SUCKS TRIP! It started with a 5+ hour drive to Sun Valley, Idaho, where we arrived and were informed that the condo we had rented, well, it wasn’t really rented. LONG SAD STORY. My amazing in-laws had called this company and reserved two condo units that would sleep our whole family (16 of us.) At least they had the paperwork to prove they did. Turns out the company they called went bankrupt in December and was still booking reservations and taking peoples money in January. TOTAL SCAM. Since we had no condos, we ended up booking a few hotel rooms for all 13 of us. The good thing about all of this is that my brother-in-law Chad and his family live in Eagle, Idaho. It is just outside of Boise and a some of us (Derrek, Anna, Devin, Jake, Grace, and Me) had never been there to visit. So, we spent Thursday night in Sun Valley, Spent most of Friday at Sun Valley Resort doing various activities, flying kites, playing frisbee, feeding swans, ice skating… then around 4 pm we hoped back in our cars and drove the 3 hours to Eagle. This was a trip with lots of time spent in the car. But we had fun just the same! I don’t have too many pictures from Eagle, but we had a blast. We missed you Derrek, Laurie, and Anna! We stayed up late playing SPOONS. Only one injury. Karen totally took a chunk out of Ian’s finger with her ring. We also had a great waterfight! Rocky, I think you have finally met your match. Swam in the pool, and rafted down the Boise river. It was great fun!
The Hanson Family (Derrek is taking the picture)
Hoping the swans don’t take a nibble on his feet!
Daddy & Jake – Cooling off!
Jake loves his cousins!
Feeding the swans Cheerios and Goldfish crackers.
More Cheerios Please!
Posing in the tree! (Top to Bottom Savannah, Jake, and Sarah)
Heading to the ice skating rink to watch the professionals!
Holly and Ian
Chad & Emily with Karen, Becky, and Andrew in the background.
Sarah waiting for the professional skaters to finish so she can have a turn.
Attempting this on his own…
Not quite getting it!
HELP!
He tried and that is all that matters!
Sarah and Savannah, taking a break.
Grace slept through the whole thing!
Cousin hugs!
Still hugging!
It was a BEAUTIFUL day!
Sun Valley has beautiful walking path and green areas.
THE CAR RIDE HOME…jkkkkkkkkkk
Bridge into Twin Falls
View from Bridge.
Jake and Daddy Posing! They are good at that!
THANKS ROCKY & KAREN!
I have been meaning to get some pictures on here of all our summer adventures… Well, Better late than never!
Our first fun excursion of the summer was with mom… It started Friday afternoon, we went to see a movie “Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs”. The kids absolutely loved it. I will have to go see it again, Grace didn’t want to sit still. After the movie we drove up Millcreek Canyon and roasted hot dogs and marshmellows. Jake especially loved that. He was able to hike and play around in the little stream. I don’t think he was too interested in the fire, but he loved being up in the mountains. (I am a dummy and didn’t get the camera out of the car, but hey, I had it there.) The next morning we all woke up and drove to Provo to Seven Peaks Resort! It was a little overcast and we got some rain, but that was great because everyone left when it started raining and the lines were much shorter. I think this was Jake’s favorite part of the whole weekend. Jake loved the waterslides, and being able to play in the water with his cousins all day. Thank you mom for the fun adventure!
Anticipation!!! Are we finally here?
Getting Grace in her Swimming Suit.
The small tube slide – Jake still talks about the BIG Purple tube slide!
Jake Playing hide & seek in the tube.
Can you see me?
How about now?
Jake & MJ splashing each other!
Miss Grace after her nap on the picnic table! Happy as always!
Pretending they are going down a crazy waterslide.
Hold on Jake! Hold on!
Cute Paige – Cooling off!
My big brother – Mark.
Jonah splashing around.
Kate, Paige, and Porsche loved stacking the tubes and standing in them.
MJ wanted to go home – THE WHOLE ENTIRE DAY!
Mandy & Wyatt – Snack time!
Grace was super exhausted by the end of the day!
THANKS Mom! We really had a great time!
As per many peoples comments I need to update more than I do, here is my beginning attempt to do so. Jake Started t-ball yesterday, his team is the New York Yankees (11 boys ages 4-5). His first game was very funny, and he enjoyed playing but we have a lot of practicing to do before his next game. He will play every Monday and Wednesday evening. Call me if you want to come watch.
Uncle Ian you would be so proud!
I want to win, pick me, pick me! Marissa you are so amazing!
I would absolutely love to win a free citrus summer ruffle diaper cover from Raegun wear.
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Just wanted to give everyone the heads up, we will be moving to a new house sometime late April, early May! I know that sounds very vague, it is a long story. I wanted to post some pictures of the house (previous owners furniture and decor).
We hope all of you will come and visit us after we get all moved in and celebrate with us by having a few gatherings and parties. We are super excited to have a super yard for Jake and Grace to play in (trampoline coming soon) and we are very near Murray Park. We also are ecstatic about being much, much closer to family and friends. Now to start packing! Yuck!
My Grace Emmaline was born in September with a big smile on her face. She has always been the most calm, happy, pleasant little girl. Not that she can’t be fussy and keep us up at night, but for the most part she is happy. Picture princess, she is just that our little princess, and very photogenic. Our beautiful baby girl. we think our daughter is the most beautiful little girl in the whole world. She has incredible outer beauty as well as an amazingly strong spirit and sweet inner beauty already. We think it would be so amazing to be a part of the Shabby Baby brand as your dresses make every little girl look so absolutely adorable.
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Jake was able to spend a small portion of the holidays playing in the snow with his cousins Sarah and Savannah. Devin and Grandma Karen took them sledding on the 26th and they had a great time playing and sliding down the hill!
Thanks for loaning Jake the hat and scarf Grandma!!
Christmas was so much fun this year. Jake has been really excited for Santa to come. We counted down each night with his chocolate advent calendar as well as a paper chain he helped mommy make. He loved it so much he is still asking mom every night what number we are pulling off and opening up.
We are so thankful for the time we were able to spend with our families. It is so much fun to watch all of the little kids play together, and open their presents. Jake was so excited to see all of his cousins, aunts, uncles and his amazing grandparents! Thanks to our families for making Christmas so special!
Here are a few pictures from all of the festivities!
NEY FAMILY GATHERINGS – Dec. 12th and 24th
Mandy’s Wyatt and My Grace. Aren’t they so cute! They are 3 weeks apart.
Grace fell asleep on the floor in the middle of all the chaos and festivities!
My mom with Grace & Wyatt.
Jake opening his cousin gift (a LittlePeople Police Car) he is surrounded by Porsche, Paige, Jonah, Kate, and MJ.
CHRISTMAS MORNING AT OUR HOME…
Devin & Jake opening one of his presents.
Devin & Jake breaking in the new art easel.
CHRISTMAS NIGHT WITH THE HANSON FAMILY
Hanson Family Christmas Gathering, Christmas Night. Would you look at all those presents!
Smiley Grace and the monkey blanket. She is always such a happy girl!
Jake, Sarah, Savannah, and Emily watching Thumbelina while the adults played Ticket to Ride. Just one of games we played over the holidays.
My sister Mandy commissioned me to put together a family tree for her Mother-in-law this year. I just wanted to let everyone see the final product..
I have to admit I was pretty nervous about the distressing part (only because I don’t do it as often as I would like), but all in all I really really like the way it turned out looking. I have decided that I will probably add it to the items I sell. After I make a few small changes!
