1st Stroller Ride

I can't even begin to say how happy we have been at our house with the weather getting warmer. It seems like such a long winter because we stayed inside so much with Brendan. Thankfully it seems to be changing and spring doesn't seem so far away. Sunday was such a wonderful day with the sun and no wind so we put the boys in the stroller and went for our first outdoor stroller ride with Brendan. He loved looking around and was so happy during the ride. Jackson enjoyed it too because he had his new "Soft Lightening" along with him (Grandma and Grandpa brought it earlier that day as their peace offering since they had been in Florida for 2 weeks!). We are hoping that the weather now stays this way so we can get out more often.... now if only that snow would melt!

Unexpected Days Home

So I go back to work for a week and then am home for two days with SICK boys! Ick! Jackson came down with a fever on Tuesday and both he and Brendan have been coughing. I ended up going into work on Tuesday for a few hours and then came home with them. I really struggled because I knew that I needed to be at school because I had been gone for so long but my first priority is my own kids so we had some extra "home" time. Jackson was seriously not himself and did a lot of laying around while Brendan just kind of hung out (the kid is so content!). We did pull out the exersaucer though and it was so surreal seeing him big enough to use it! Time sure flies!

Brendan's Visit to Blue Star

Last week Tuesday was my first day back to school - I can't believe how quickly the time went! Prior to coming back I spent some time here getting ready and took Brendan along so Luke and Jackson could have some play time together. Of course Brendan was such a good little guy here and I got lots done but I also took some pictures of him around the room to show my kids that he had been here.

I still can't believe that it's already been a week back in the schedule but we have all adjusted well and evenings have become pretty precious now. I love spending time at home with "my boys" (all 3 of them!) and definitely don't take that time for granted anymore.

And I promise that now I'm back online I'll start to post more often:)

Where has the time gone?

I can't believe that Brendan is already almost 11 weeks old and that I go back to school in 2 weeks. Time has flown yet I feel like I've been a stay at home mom forever. Although I'm anxious to go back and get back into the routines, I will really miss being home with the boys. Jackson and I have learned about each others routines and Brendan and I are loving to snuggle. Here are some recent pics of the boys.

Finally an update...

Well, life at the Hansen house has been quite interesting.... new house, new baby and the holidays. All of it VERY fun though - we can't believe how blessed we are with all that happened in 2009.

We are officially in the new house now and love having the extra space. Still can't find everything but we'll get to it eventually. We had a marathon week of moving in (thanks Mom and Sara for all that help cleaning and unpacking!!!) and then I have had a bit of time each day to get things done. Thankfully Luke comes home in time at night to help with little jobs.

Brendan continues to be a fabulous baby! He's so much more content than Jackson was so I am able to spend time with both boys. He's getting to be so long though - this kid is going to be tall if he keeps growing like that. I'm loving every moment with him and we do spend a lot of time cuddling every day.

Jackson was so much fun to watch at Christmas - he made cookies for Santa and was shocked that Santa didn't eat all the sprinkles left on the plate. He had a great time opening presents and we are still trying to find places for all the toys.

Anyways, we still don't have internet hooked up at the new house so I'm only able to get online when we're at my parents ... I'm getting really anxious to get it hooked up though. But here are some random photos from the last month....

Brendan's first photo shoot

We had Lynette (who took our family pictures back in September) come and take pictures of Brendan at the hospital. She captured those shots of him that bring me back to those first few days with him. I keep looking back at them in awe of how much he's changed already. You can see the pictures if you go to lynettebellphotography.com then enter site and click on clients in the bottom corner - our password is Hansen.

Life has been so much fun with the two boys! Jackson is dealing really well with his brother - I'm sure that having tons of attention from Gamma and Grandpa doesn't hurt much though. Brendan is definitely a sleepy baby! When Jackson was a baby we were lucky to get a 2 hour nap from him and Brendan could sleep for hours on end if I let him. It's amazing how different the two boys are.

On another note - we finally have the keys to the new house. Today we went to check it out and drop some of the stuff off. Tomorrow we're headed over for some cleaning and unpacking. We're anxious to move into our own house but I will miss being at my parents - it's been wonderful to have all this help with the boys.

Baby Brendan

We are thrilled to announce that Jackson has a little brother! Brendan Alan Hansen was born November 18 at 6:42pm. And I really shouldn't say that he's a "little" brother since he weighed in at 9 lbs. 8oz. and 20 in. long. Everything is well and I am thrilled to watching "my boys" together. Jackson was pretty possessive with Brendan last night when he came to visit - he wanted to keep holding him (along with the John Deere tractor that we got him as a peace offering!). We were pretty amazed at how Jackson did with him and can't wait to see if that continues. We'll post more pictures later but here are a couple.