Family Pictures

Two weeks ago we had family pictures taken with Luke, Jackson and I (one last picture with just the 3 of us!). We went to Holland Fish and Game Club and had Lynette Bell take the pictures - she did such a fabulous job!!! I was worried how Jackson would do being 2 and quite stubborn but Lynette did a great job with him! She really captured some of his personality in the pictures.

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Happy 30th Birthday Luke!!

Happy 30th Birthday Luke! You are a wonderful dad and husband and we can't wait to see what the 30's have in store for you. We hope you enjoyed your day ... a day that Eric has been reminding you of since you were 26! I hope it wasn't too bad to turn 30:) Love ya!

Concord Grapes

Last weekend we took a final trip to our first house to make sure that everything was out and it was prepared for the new buyers. On our way home we stopped to pick some concord grapes at a place near the house. We ended up picking 17 lbs. of grapes within 5 minutes! The grapes were quite plentiful. Luke wanted to try to make grape juice with the grapes so we attempted it. Now we have to wait a bit to see if it turns out - but the best part was watching Luke and my dad in the kitchen!

Moving out...

We can finally post that we'll soon be moving out of our house. It's been a bit of a process since we got the offer in August and are not closing officially until this coming week. Needless to say, since we've had the offer we've been busy packing up the house. Not an easy task with a two year old (BUT I keep thinking of how my cousin Katie did it with 3 kids and one on the way!.... Still wondering how she managed to do that!).

It's been quite crazy for us this last two months as Luke started a new job, we sold our house and just found out that our offer on another house was accepted (we go through for a home inspection Monday and then should soon find out a closing date for that one), and we have a baby coming in around 8 weeks. We certainly have had many changes in our lives.

Yes, life is crazy but we definitely are feeling blessed. It's been quite a year for us - lots of highs and lows in the last 12 months. If you would've asked me last year on this date what the Lord had planned for us I would've had a very different answer. It's truly been a year of learning to trust in Him and be patient as on He knows the plans he has for us.


We'll keep you posted on when we move to the new house but until then we're looking forward to some time with my parents .... can't wait for the home cooked meals!

Labor Day Fun

I can hardly believe that the summer is over! Where did the time go?! We were thrilled to be able to have one last beach day yesterday. Jackson had one last beach day with his cousin Lauryn too.

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!).