Just like Dad

Jackson has discovered his Baby Einstein DVD's. He'll go and push a cushion up on the couch so he can sit at his level and then he's mesmerized by what's going on in the DVD. If he moves somewhere he won't turn his head away from the TV! .... just like Daddy with football:) Anyways, on Friday I walked into the living room and had to get a picture because both Luke and Jackson were sitting the exact same way.... like father, like son:)

October Updates

Wow! Almost a month since we updated …. I admit the blog has been neglected. However, life continues to go on at the Hansen’s house. Jackson is forever keeping us going and I thank the Lord for such an amazing little boy. He has certainly developed quite a personality and knows just when we need to laugh the most.

I had Thursday and Friday off due to conferences earlier in the week and then Luke surprised me and took Thursday and Friday off as well. On Thursday, Luke and I decided to spend the day together in Michigan City (yes, I know that was probably more of my decision than his but he does love to find deals down there!). Jackson spent the day with Grandma VanderZwaag and Cohen… pretty sure that he didn’t miss us one bit while he was there! Jackson and Cohen have certainly become good buddies and it’s quite something to see their reactions when they first see each other. Grandma will have some trouble with those two!

On Friday we had a call that someone wanted to see the house on Saturday (no, it’s still not sold☹) so we did some cleaning. Jackson had fun playing with all of his old toys downstairs and then decided that he wanted to run on the treadmill like adults. He would stand on there and run in place just to get us to laugh. He also found a new place to pout when he wasn't getting his way (we did not put him in the cupboard like that...).

Apple Picking

We're finally updating again! Life has been a bit hectic at the Hansen house but Jackson and I managed to get some time in with Nicki, Miya and Jayden. We went to Crane's to pick some apples. Jackson thought Miya was quite something and the both of them enjoyed many apples:) Afterwards we went to the Hawk's Nest for some ice cream (they have amazing monster cookie flurries!) and the kids played on the toys there.

Camping

We took a last minute camping trip up to Pentwater over the weekend. The weather turned out to be perfect and Jackson absolutely loved camping. He was quite enthralled with being in the sand all the time and watching the fire.

Congratulations Ryan and Missy!

The babies have arrived! Our good friends Missy and Ryan became parents of two sweet little babies (they are absolutely adorable!) on September 2. The babies were a bit early but are doing quite well and I was amazed at that phenomenal care they were getting at the hospital. The little details that they remember for preemies are really astounding. Missy looks fantastic already and is resting now before the fun all begins! We just pray that all continues to go well for them and that it won’t be too long before they’re able to come home with Missy and Ryan.

A FSU Reunion

On Saturday night we got together with Luke’s former roommates from Ferris. Luke, Kevin and Brent roomed together at Hillcrest apartments up at Ferris. It was so much fun getting together this time with the three kids.

The End of Summer

It’s hard to believe that last weekend was our last weekend of summer☹ We had such a great summer so it made Labor Day weekend bittersweet because we knew that it had to come to an end at sometime. We went for a campfire and fireworks at the Pines on Sunday night. Jackson even stayed awake for the fireworks. At first he clung to us as the fireworks started but by the end he sat on the blanket by himself and was oohing and ahhing along with everyone else. He even added some claps in there!