Early Birthday Party

We celebrated the June birthdays in my family on Saturday night. Cohen turned 3 on June 1, Dad turns 58 today! and Jackson has his 2nd birthday on Friday. It was a beautiful night (kind of warm ... but at least it wasn't raining!). Scott and Lori were honorary members of the family that night too. Jackson thinks Scott is the greatest and Scott claims that one of his best friends is 27 years younger than him.



Cohen just got a Gator for his birthday so he brought it along to the party. It was adorable watching them drive around in it!


Last year we found this pink Barbie Jeep for free (yes, Luke was thrilled with it at that price!) ... the battery doesn't work right now so Dad hooked it up to the tractor and took the boys around and around the yard.


Thank you Lori and Scott for the ANNOYING truck! Just remember paybacks .... (Lori and Scott are expecting their first in January..... any thoughts on annoying gifts to get them????)


My mom made Jackson a microfleece blanket and as soon as he unwrapped it, he laid down on the deck and said "nigh, nigh".... he loves his new blanket! Could it be because Grandma made a tag for him to play with?!

The birthday boys blowing out the candles on the cake. Jackson didn't understand the concept of blowing them out the first time but then when we did it a second time he blew them out before anyone else could. We ended up lighting them a 3rd time just to watch the boys.

Jackson's Obsession

Jackson LOVES his winter boots! Oftentimes I'll come to his room and find that he's gone into his closet and dug them out again. I guess it's a good thing that we live in Michigan and get lots of snow:) Anyways, on Sunday, I was getting ready and all of a sudden, this boy comes out of his room determined to wear his boots and a tank top to church! Thankfully we convinced him to get his shirt on and church shoes..... our little stinker!

Lots of fun...

It was fun watching the kids interact. I think Jackson is definitely ready for his "baby" to arrive in November - he needs a playmate.





Luke was so amazing with the kids!






Jackson thought it was quite fun having the girls with him at bathtime! I love his grin:)

Memorial Day Weekend

Jackson loved the inflatable slides at Helder Park (they were there for a soccer tournament). He tried to be brave and do it by himself but Luke and I didn't trust him to go down by himself. Thankfully Luke was a good trooper and went down with him MANY times!



Ben and Jackson after playing on the inflatable toys - they were happy but sweaty! Ewww!





Lauryn and Jackson played at the beach on Sunday. They thought it was fun to throw the sand and water and us.





Trent and Jackson were having fun throwing the sand in the water.



Jackson loved to "mix" the sand.

I Run For.....

Saturday, I was able to participate in the River Bank Run 10K with Hillary and Rachel. All 3 of us did it on a last minute whim but had a good time running despite the rain and tightening up of muscles.

Anyways, I usually say that I run races for the t-shirts but I was terribly disappointed with this year's shirts... they were incredibly dull. So I guess that I should say that I do run for the t-shirts but this year I had another reason to run. This year I ran for our new baby!

Yes, the Hansen's are expecting Baby #2!!!!!!!

Luke and Jackson even surprised me with a fetal dopplar for Mother's Day! I was telling the doctor last week how I wish that I had one so I could hear that sound whenever I wanted and Luke thought it'd make a great Mother's Day gift - which it definitely did:) So now I can hear this little one and calm my fears whenever I want:)

What a blessing this Mother's Day was for me - I have an amazing 22 month old son who is full of energy and much happier now that those 2 year molars came in. And now I have another little one who should make his/her appearance around Nov. 23! The Lord is so good and we just pray that he takes care of this little one as it continues to grow. Incidentally, I do think that it's a "mini Jackson" because when we had the ultrasound, it was exactly the same age as Jackson, same length AND had the exact same heartbeat...... could be interesting in the Hansen household:)

Finally outside!!!

I finally remembered to download some pictures of Jackson. He has been thrilled to actually be outside again and has really started to enjoy playing on our deck (which if fabulous for me because he's contained and content!). One day we got home from school and he wanted to be outside so I let him sit on the deck while I was making dinner. The next thing I know, he has his a cellphone, and apple and he's chilling on his chair. It was absolutely adorable as he mimicked Mom on the phone:) And of course he's without his pants on because the kid hates to wear clothes... and sometime it's not worth the fight of getting his pants back on after a diaper change.

Swimming

Jackson has a blast swimming this weekend! The hotel had a kiddie pool which was PERFECT for Jackson. I had to include a picture for Colin doing his yoga pose (he and Jackson loves to do Wii Fit). Now we can't wait for summer to actually go swimming around here.... hopefully this warmer weather is a sign that summer is coming:)