Updates on the Hansen's

It has been a crazy August. I seriously didn't think that August would fly past this quickly. I'm sitting here realizing that school starts in less than 2 weeks! As much as I look forward to getting back into a schedule and meeting new kids here at school, I am going to miss the time that I've had with my little guy. Yes, there are days when we totally butt heads and get frustrated with each other but then there are other times when I sit there thinking of how precious this time is before Baby #2 comes.

I had to post this picture of Jackson watching the DVD of his new sibling. (how cool is it that they give you DVD's of the ultrasound!) As much as I think it's going to be a huge adjustment for him, I am really anxious to see him with the new baby. Yesterday he sat touching my tummy as the baby kicked his hand (what a precious moment!). We had an ultrasound again on Monday and all looks good - the baby was weighing in at 2 lbs. 7 oz already and continued to kick me throughout the entire ultrasound (this one sure likes to move around a lot!).

Weekend at the Pines

We were able to spend last weekend at the Pines. Jackson was thrilled to be out there again so he could ride the golf cart and go to the beach to play. Friday was a beautiful day and thankfully that was the day that Sara was able to join us out there. Saturday wasn't so nice but we all were able to relax for awhile. It was wonderful being able to just hang out as a family and not have other obligations (like laundry and cleaning the house!).

Ottawa County Fair

On Thursday, we went to the fair with my dad, Cohen, Lee and Lauryn. Usually my dad just goes by himself to look at all the animals (because none of us wanted to go) but this year he had some kids who enjoyed it just as much as him! Cohen loved touching all of the animals and by the end, Jackson and Lauryn were touching them too.

John Ball Zoo

Last week Friday (this is really late in posting) we went to the zoo with Lee, Betsy and Lauryn. It was a perfect zoo day - cloudy and cool. Lauryn and Jackson did really well until we gave them a snack. After that, they didn't have too much interest in seeing the animals. Jackson was more interested in riding in the wagon with Lauryn:)

Diamond Lake

We took a trip up to Diamond Lake on Saturday to hang out with the Van Dorps. It's so fun to see everyone again and we had a beautiful day up there. Jackson was thrilled to have so many people around. Here's the latest picture of the group (with the baby bump showing!).










Jackson and Cohen liked the Kayak.

Happy 4th of July

We spent the weekend at Sandy Pines and Jackson was quite busy! He LOVED the fireworks... he kept asking everyone "you see it?" and then he'd exclaim "oh man!".... can't wait for more fireworks with him! During the day on Saturday we went to the parade at Sandy Pines.

Playtime with Cohen and Easton

We had Cohen and Easton over on Wednesday while Becky went to Shipshewana. It was so much fun watching the boys play - now I know why my mom loves her Thursdays with "her boys." I thought it'd be really busy with all the boys but I was lucky that all the boys took naps at the same time and they play really well together - although Jackson and Cohen like to egg each other on sometimes. Jackson wanted to hold Easton several times.... makes me really excited to see how he is with the new baby!