Christmas Eve

Tayden will always make sure to leave some cookies & milk out for Santa. This year she left out a gift for Santa. It was a Hershey Hug so when Santa opens it he will know that Tayden is giving him a hug, saying Thank you.

We went over to my parents house for Christmas Eve. My parents have a tradition where they have the kids take out some oats & glitter & sprinkle all over the grass. The oats that the reindeer can smell & the glitter to see what house they are to go too. They get so excited they like to see out the window to see if they can spot Santa. Santa drops them off some Christmas pajamas w/ their names on the presents & a balloon attached to the presents. So every year they get some pajamas to wear on Christmas Eve. Thanks, Dad & Mom for that fun tradition, the kids love...

Christmas at G-ma Hansen's...

We went over to G-ma Hansen's for dinner & to spend our Christmas w/ her. We are spending Christmas this year w/ my family. So we wanted to spend sometime w/ Dan's mom (Jeanne)& his brother(Eric's) family... The kids had a fun evening playing w/ their cousin Lucy. It was a fun evening getting together....

The kids got to open some Christmas presents from their G-ma. They got some games & their favorite toys. They were all so excited playing w/ their toys. We even enjoyed playing w/ the kids gifts.


Dan showing Cutler how to put together Star Wars legos,which his cousin Lucy gave to him. He loves to keep trying to put it back together everytime it comes apart. He just loves Star Wars things right now. Thank you, Lucy..

G-ma w/ the kids trying to see if she can beat them at the game. It was hard trying to play twister. You just keep getting somebody's butt in your face...Not in this picture but I did get Dan's butt in my face...

Cutler got a twister game from his G-ma Hansen & we all decided to play it. We had so much fun playing it. I haven't played it since I was a kid. The picture above I had to show it cause it just doesn't look right. Dan & his brother Eric decided to play twister. It was just fun us grown-ups trying to play this game. Thank you, mom & G-ma Hansen for the dinner & great gifts you gave to us. We Love you....

Snow Day...

The kids made this snowman today. They did a really good job. I just helped them a little. I think I had more fun building this snowman then they did. We picked a few yellow spots out of the snow & few brown spots to make this snowman look good. We love Ziggy, he is such a good dog. He makes playing in the snow fun..

We finally got some snow here in St. George. I was so excited cause the kids would have so much fun playing in the snow the next day. Dan took this picture at night. So the kids hadn't seen the snow yet.. They cancelled school today, so they will have a lot fun in the snow..

We went to a Christmas program to see Cutler sing w/ all the kindergarten kids at the school. There were alot of people. We couldn't really see Cutler but we know he did a really great job singing. All the kids were so cute. If you look closely you can see Cutler in here somewhere. Where's Cutler?

Santa & Kids..

Ryker is such a werid kid. I have such a hard time understanding this kid. I was picking things up around the house. He comes up to me & says cheese. I haven't heard him say that yet. So I run to grab the camera & he just kept saying over & over cheese. He wanted to show his dad what he did w/ his pajamas cause he thought it as so funny. He would start walking around like a frankenstein. Dan & I keep saying what side of the family he came from. He is a handful, so he has my brother Josh in him or he has alot of Dan's brother Eric. So we think he has got both brothers him. I am soooo excited, when he gets bigger.

We went to a Christmas party at the College. The kids were so excited to see Santa. Cutler had to tell Santa what he wanted in detail. Tayden didn't really say much to Santa. I did hear she wanted a alarm clock cause she didn't want her mom to have to wake her up anymore. Ryker was so excited to see Santa but once he sat down on his lap, he freaked. Santa was so cute w/ the kids, we love seeing him every year at bookstore party. The kids love the activities(coloring & making things) they do for them there.

This Month..

It has been a busy month. I haven't been able to keep up with this blog. It does take some time to keep up with. I've been busy with birthdays. We had Dan & my birthday. We had Dan's brother Eric's b-day as well. I've been busy helping w/ Tayden & Cutler with school activities. We've been trying to get pictures taken for Christmas. This month has gone by to fast. It was hard getting the kids pictures. I felt like it took forever. It was really hard to get all 3 kids. We did get some cute individual pictures but that is about it. Ryker hates having his picture taken. I'm just glad it is done so I just hope they are cute pictures. Dan went & bought me a new Christmas tree so we had it up before Thanksgiving. I got my Christmas gift early. I've been looking for a Nativity scene. I found the one I really like & Dan got it for me. I got what I want for Christmas, so this Christmas I can watch how excited my kids will be getting what they want. I'm excited what I got. We did have a great Thanksgiving. We spent it with Dan's family. It was a fun Thanksgiving weekend.... Thanks, Hansen Family

Our Halloween Weekend...

When I got this costume for Ryker, he hated it. He would just cry & scream. I 'm such a mean mom that I would put it on him until he would like it. He needed to get use to not getting everything he wants.

We decided we better get the pumpkins carved before Halloween. Every year we forget to get the pumpkins carved so we will brake that tradition & get them carved.

Ryker didn't want to be touched. He wanted to walk around everywhere around the school. So I kind of let him. I knew he would be back. I just had a hard time keeping track of him w/ all the kids in their Halloween costumes. I knew I wouldn't lose him. It wouldn't be long until I could smell him. The costume Chewbacca so fit the kid.


Ryker w/ his cute little girlfriend Sadie. You just want to kiss this little girl. Tayden w/ her friends Tess & Raelie. Tayden wanted to be Queen Amidala from Star Wars.



Cutler w/ his friend Luke. Cutler wanted to be Darth Maul from Star Wars. So Chewbacca was the perfect costume for Ryker. He didn't complain about the costume on Halloween. He loved having the costume on him all day. He loved showing it off.

I went & helped in Cutler's Kindergarten class. They had a really fun Halloween party for the kids. Cutler's teacher Mrs. Godfrey is such a great teacher. She is so good w/ the kids. I'm so glad Cutler has got her for a teacher. She is such a cute teacher.






Logan, Kenadee, Katelyn & Tayden. Kenadee & Katelyn are so cute together. They are going to be the best of friends..

We went to my brother Josh's wedding. He married Dawn Fernley. I'm so glad he found her . They are so perfect together. She is so dang cute.. Kenadee (Josh's girl) has another sister Katelyn (Dawn's girl). They both look like they could sisters. I'm really excited for them. They are such a cute little family. After the luncheon we went over to Logan's(niece)baptism. She looked so cute in her dress. She was so excited to get baptized. We are so proud of her. We love you, Logan.

Our Halloween Costumes..

Last year the kids dressed up as "The Chronicles Of Narnia" . It was fun having them wear these costumes. I don't know why Dan & I didn't dress up to go along w/ our kids.
Tayden wanted to dress up as Tinkerbell, so Cutler was Peter Pan. I tried finding a Wendy costume but didn't have any luck. Dan was going to be Captain Hook. He didn't want to dress up if I wasn't going to be dressed up. We dressed up also as "The Little Mermaid" the year before. I just can't find any pictures. Tayden was Ariel & Cutler dressed up as Sebastian.. I couldn't find a Sebastian costume, so I had my mom make it for Cutler. She did such a good job. I dressed up as Ursula & Dan dressed up as prince Eric. We had fun dressing up that year.

Tayden wanted to dress up as Snow White. So we dressed Cutler up as Dopey. I was the ugly wicked queen & Dan was the Prince, again. I think Dan enjoys dressing up as the Prince cause he doesn't have to dress up much. We look like such geeks this year. We dressed up as Tourists. I don't know where we came up w/ this costume. My dad did want to borrow it for the next year. I guess it was a good costume. Tayden was just a cute little witch. She could make a face that looked like that mean doll "Chucky". Now Ryker can pull the same face as Chucky. It is scary....What is up w/ that hair. I am talking about the hair creeping up out of Dan's shirt. We love Halloween. We always have so much fun dressing up. This year I'm trying to find Dan & I a costume so we can be part of what are kids are dressed up as. So I want to see who can guess what are family is dressing up as.. I have so much fun putting together what the kids want to be for Halloween.