Easter Bunny!!!

It was an exciting day Easter. First of all the Easter Bunny came to our house! JD woke up to find his basket full of jelly bean eggs, a chocolate bunny, Reese's peanut butter eggs, peeps, and other Easter yummies! The first word that came from him that morning was,"egg". Thank you Easter Bunny for visiting our house. Oh and the bunny left me a note saying it was OK for Johnny and I to eat from Williams basket since he's a bit to small still. Johnny thanks him for that :).

The bunny also said in the note all of the eggs where hidden at Great Grandma Hanson house where JD would have to find them. So we emptied the chocolate from the basket and away we went. It was fun spending time with all of Johnny's family before his Aunt had to go back home to AZ. All of the kids waited in the garage for the hunt to begin. When JD laid eyes on the basketball he forgot what he was there for. He truly his is fathers son. After much forcing, Johnny was able to help him find about a dozen eggs before he gave up to play basketball with dad.

William and I followed JD and Johnny around during the hunt, but as soon as JD gave up we went inside to warm up since Washington Easters never seem to be sunny:(

Later we hopped into the car and headed to Gandma Hanson house. Aunt Kristy and Ryan announced they are getting married! We had a family home evening and played games. It was my first time playing Texas Hold'em and I WON!!!! Of course the girl from Texas should be the one to win :). It was a long Easter Sunday but one that will always be remembered! Oh and next year Easter Bunny could you leave a basket just for Johnny and I please? Thanks a bunch!

JD Loves his baby brother!

Thank You Time!!!

I’m truly amazed at all the loving friends and family I have in my life. I want to send out a THANK YOU to every one I know and a few more “thank you” s I was pondering about today. First of all of the Sun! We don’t get to see him much but lately he’s been showing his face more. A special Thank You to my Dad for teaching me the love of gardening. With the Sun coming around more I get to go outside and play in the yard. One of my favorite smells is freshly mowed lawn. I remember one summer at our house in Tenino my daily chore was to pick a bucket full of weeds a day. At the time I hated it but now I love the look of fresh dug into dirt!

Next a special person who gave me her hardly used double stroller! Last year we went out to eat with her and her family and she was talking about a yard sale she was putting on. I’d been on Craig’s list looking for a cheap stroller since William was due in a few short months. When I asked her if she had one I was willing and ready to buy it from her. Instead she wouldn’t except the money and said she’d rather give it to someone she knew who would use it. Again thank you Mr. Sun for coming out so I can use my double stroller with both boys!

And to my Sister! I asked her if I could have her Hunger Games books and she gave them to me! She introduced me to them and I’ve read all three, twice since! Later this year their going to make it into a movie and I hope we get to see it together. Not only did she give me her books but a bunch of clothes for my boys. Her boys had out grown some and mine are the perfect size. Thank you so much Big Sis I Love YA!!!

And my Mom. She found me the best orange shoes ever!!! Orange is my favorite color. The best part is she found them at a yard sale and they just happened to be my size. Worn only once or twice in their lives they were calling out to my mom,” Buy us. Your Daughter will love us” . They now have great home with me. I’ll wear them many times over until I cant wear them no more.



And finally my Husband. Sadly he recently lost an Uncle close to him. In three days he put together an Amazingly beautiful video tribute of him and made copies for his family. Johnny had pictures and home movies and put them all to music. He did such a good job that I cried and I had barely knew his uncle. He will be missed greatly. Below is the link to view the video on Johnny's facebook. Thank You everyone who has touch my life and I send out I LOVE YOU to ya’ll!

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/video/video.php?v=10150575214635078&comments

You got a friend in me

Two little boys and one lonely frog equals a good time had in grandpa’s back yard. J.D. has a cousin who is only 8 weeks younger then him and already they are best friends. J.D. calls him Ad-der so of course that’s what I call him, though it’s not his real name. One week ago my poor mom thought it would be fun to have all 8 grandsons over for spring break. Little did she know that’s 8 boys 9 years old and younger. One crazy boy filled week. But before my Sisters three boys and two of my sister-in-law boys came there was just a day for the best friends Ad-der and J.D. These two little boys share everything. From cups to toys, and even a cold which later was passed to our entire family.

On this day my dad came home from work and mowed his yard. In the back yard he found a poor little frog jumping away for dear life. I just had to show the boys and the poor little thing kept them entertained for about half an hour. They were jumping with it and pointing and the only words that came to them where,” FROG”.  I was even able to put it in J.D. hand for about 2 min. Then it was time to say good-bye to the little frog and continue our game of football!

All of the cousins!

Potty, Bike, and Smiles!!!

So much to say about JD this time around! Today was the first time JD used the potty! Honestly, I think I just had him on the potty at the right time… still it’s a big step. He’s also starting to repeat his ABC’s with me. His favorite letters are C, F, L,O, R, X, Y, Z. Those letters he’ll say loud and proud! JD also has his first new bike. He hasn’t quite got the concept that he could use the peddles to make it go, so for now he just scoots around. Sometimes he’ll just sit on it, look up at me, and with a big smile say,”My BIKE”. If scratch thought she had it bad before now she has to hide and ran away from JD while he’s on his bike! Just one time and she’s already learned to RUN AWAY!



Poor Scratch had a bad day as well. When Johnny spent some time making a nice dinner and after it was all ready and he started to eat, Scratch knocked it off the table in hopes to eat it. Instead Scratch received a severe punishment from Johnny who was already in a bad mood… a trip to the shower followed by the dryer. Poor Scratch.

William has his bottom two teeth now. It’s hard to believe he’s 7 months old. His favorite game to play is peek-a-boo with his dad. He gets the biggest smile that goes along great with his big blue beautiful eyes. His smile warms my soul everyday. Williams not sleeping through the night yet, so still praying for that soon. If you look you can see those two bottom teeth! He's a cutie!!!

The Family High Chair

Little Stephanie Suzanne



The high chair you see me in when I was a baby is the same one my boys use today. Their "Pooh-Paw" aka my dad/their grandpa kept it from when he was a little boy. He too used it when you was little but there are no pictures of him in the high chair. When I asked if I could use it for the boys he immediately went out to fix it up. He gave it a new fake leather backing and painted it black. I love family hand-me-downs. I think being the third and last born you get used to hand-me-downs from older sisters and brothers.  This is even more special to me because it was used by my dad as well. I can only hope one day one of my boys will want to use it for their little ones, cause it works just as good as the day my dad first used it. Three generations and counting! Oh and that is sweet potato all over William. He loves it!!!

Little William Brent

One Bed To Unite Them

It’s amazing how two can not get along all day long but at night one thing unites them together. JD loves to terrorize the cat Scratch. The poor Kitty is 16 years old and hates kids and other animals. Who can blame her? Growing up with Johnny as an owner J Just kidding Johnny was and still is the best thing in Scratch’s life. About three weeks ago my wonderful sister gave us her old toddler bed. I put it together and right from the start it was a fight for who it really belongs too. JD thought it was his and Scratch thought different. It’s perfect for a poor old cat who has trouble jumping up on our bed. But after the first night they learned they both can use the bed and get along just fine. Since sleeping with Scratch, JD has not fallen out of bed. Now Scratch will sit outside his door till JD’s asleep, then Meow letting us know she’s ready to go snuggle with him and keep him safe and warm and they both love their new bed.

Hair Cuts for ALL

I guess when one of us Hanson’s gets a hair cut we all do! This is the youngest 1^st hair cut and his older bothers 2^nd. Now my oldest looks even more like his dad! I cant believe how fast they grow. Today the youngest had baby food for his first time and he ate ¼ of it. Next week he’ll be 6 months. Now hopefully he’ll sleep throughout the night! Here’s wishing for it!