Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas everyone! Hope your holiday was nice and relaxing. We had a good day. I know that I should have a lot to write about since it's been a while since my last post, but I think I'm having writer's block today so I'll let the pictures do the talking.

This is Will's Christmas program at his school. I hope this photo captures the chaos that is a toddler Christmas program. If Will looks like he just got punched in the face, it's because he had pink-eye that day. Yes, I'm the parent who brings their kid with pink-eye to the Christmas program anyway. In my defense, he had been on the antibiotic for long enough that he was no longer contagious. The kids sang Jingle Bells, We Wish You a Merry Christmas and a couple non-holiday songs. For his part, Will cheerfully jangled his bell and sang a word or two.
Here's a picture of our Christmas tree on Christmas Eve before the madness started. As you can see, this room still does not have any furniture. We have sofas ordered and hope that they'll arrive in the next few weeks. In the meantime, it serves as a great exercise room for Will and the dogs.
Christmas morning around 11:00 a.m. We started opening presents pretty early (as is tradition in the Hansen family) so we were finished up and ready for naps before lunchtime. Will crawled under there by himself and probably would have fallen asleep if I hadn't interrupted.

Here's a rare non-Will photograph. My mom made Bailey (my sister's pug) a sweater for Christmas. Not only is it a sweater, but it's a killer whale sweater, notice the fin? She's very creative.

The rest of the weekend was fairly uneventful. Glenn did some man stuff and Will and I hit the after-Christmas sales with Vicky. We had a lot of fun buying some clothes for the new baby girl. We immersed ourselves in pink jammies, pants with ruffles on the fanny area and little tiny shirts in pink and brown and all sorts of girly colors. Glenn and I pulled out the baby name book again last night in the hopes of settling on a name for this new arrival. We ruled out several hundred names but still haven't decided on anything.

Hope you are enjoying this quiet week.

Every girl is crazy about a sharp-dressed man

Will still loves my shoes and boots in this case. Hats are another favorite. He looks like such a big boy in this picture - I can hardly stand it. Stay tuned later in the week for his picture with Santa (!!) and his Christmas program, which is tonight. Yes, even 20-month olds get their own Christmas programs.

Healthy family!

Okay, I've probably just jinxed us with that title but as of today, we are all healthy. Will recovered from pneumonia and is doing great! We put up our Christmas tree this weekend and he is really interested in it. He loves to move the ornaments around or list everything that's on the tree (woof woof, meow, ball, football!, ball, ball, ball, ball - you get the picture). His vocabulary is really starting to grow and every once in a while he throws out a new word and it takes us a few minutes to figure out what he's saying. He told me "gragow!" for about 15 minutes before I finally realized that he was asking for a cracker. I'm a little slow on the uptake. I don't have any pictures of the tree yet, but here's my #1 helper assisting with the tree stand. He's also mastered the word "NO" and uses it freely for a variety of situations. Toddlers = fun.

Finally, I took a picture of the new house. We are all moved in and starting to make the place our own. Still waiting on furniture for the living room. Right now it's a big empty space that's great for toddlers to throw balls, ride bikes and race back and forth. I'm also hesistant to get any furniture for it but he'll survive. We had a nice snow last week so everything looks all clean.

In Feb. baby news, we had another ultrasound last week and saw that we are definitely having a girl - no doubt about it this time. It's exciting and I've had to really restrain myself from buying lots and lots of cute little onesies and holiday dresses (for next year). If I'm not careful, I will singlehandedly be responsible for turning our economy around, at least on the retail level.

Back next time with more holiday pictures and hopefully a shot of Santa and Will. Wish us luck!

Will's first trip to the . . .

emergency room happened this weekend! Long story short, he spiked a pretty high fever Friday night (103.8), we couldn't get it down through the night, called the doctor again Saturday morning and he recommended a trip to the ER. Got to the ER around 9:00 a.m. and stayed there for what felt like a year and a half, but was actually only about 4 hours. After several blood tests, 2 x-rays and four failed attempts to get an IV in his arm, they admitted Will to the hospital with pneumonia. Will and I stayed the at the hospital last night with the devoted help of his Aunt Vicky and came home this afternoon. He's doing really well. He's on some heavy duty antiobiotics and a breathing treatment (all of which he hates) but he's getting stronger by the minute. Glenn left for his last hunting trip of the season on Saturday morning so he missed the excitement but was a steady voice on the other end of the phone when I was having my mommy-freakout moments. He offered to come home several times but we had everything under control.

We have some pictures that Aunt Vicky took that I will be posting later. Will looked pretty cute (all things considered) in his little hospital gownl. Right now, it's a little too fresh. Thanks to all who sent prayers and good wishes our way. I hope this is our last trip to the hospital for a very long time, or at least until mid-February.

Wild night at the Pauley Household

I've been a bad bad blogger! The last few weeks have been so crazy that I haven't had time to type or take pictures. We have officially closed on our new house and we're all moved in. We didn't end up closing until last Friday (long story) but we celebrated by doing some furniture shopping. Sadly, none of the furniture will be here for at least a few more weeks but we're starting to make the place look like home. I haven't taken a solitary stinkin' picture yet but I'm working on it.

Glenn was in Sheridan for work last night so Vicky and I had some fun with the pets and Will. First the cat . . . Then the pug . . .

and finally the Will!

As you can see, we spared Canyon. She deserves some dignity in her old age.

Will hit another milestone this week. We had to take him to the doctor on Tuesday just to make sure that he didn't have the croup. It was one of those doctor's appointments that make me feel like the mother of the year because he's running around, laughing, pulling out all the sterile stuff from the drawers, weighing himself, etc., and I'm the one saying "Oh, he's been really sick! Honestly!" Anyway, he didn't have croup. But the doctor commented on his shirt and asked Will if he could have one just like it and Will's very clear response was "NO!" It was his first official "no." He'd been saying "nien" (a nod to his German ancestry we think) or "neh" but this was a definite no. Since Tuesday it's been his official favorite word. Aren't toddlers fun?

Happy Halloween!

These were the only two pictures I managed to snap of Will still wearing his Halloween costume. He was apprehensive of the whole Halloween thing at first but once he figured out that there was candy involved, he got on board! Glenn took him around our new neighborhood while I manned the door at home. We thought he made a pretty cute puppy dog.

We had a nice weekend. Unpacked more of the house and it's finally starting to feel like home. I'll try to take some pictures of our new digs soon.

What a month!

Sorry for the delay in posting. It's been a crazy few weeks! We are moved into the new house. We close this Friday so I won't breathe a sigh of relief until that's all officially completed. The house is a disaster area right now but we are slowly getting everything unpacked. Thanks so much to all of the helpers this week and last - you know who you are!

Just a few pictures of Will to share with the blogging universe. He's adjusting to the new house pretty well. He's discovered that he can turn his light on in his room from his crib. That's a fun way to avoid taking a nap. I'm getting ready to move him out of the crib in preparation for Deuce's arrival but we're giving him a little more time to adjust to the new house (and to keep him from wandering the halls by himself at night).

I'll post pictures of the new place after we get everything unpacked and sorted out - looks for those pictures by summer ha ha.

Here's Will helping pack last week. Toddlers are so helpful!
Speaking of helpful, Will has a renewed interest in Canyon lately. He can throw her tennis ball and aims right for her mouth. For all of you interested parties (baseball fans) - he is currently throwing with his left hand but switches to his right every few throws. Canyon won't bring the ball back to him yet (that would be acknowledging that he actually exists!) but she's warming up slightly. He loves to help feed her, even though she has been fully capable of feeding herself for the last 13 years. She will eat something out of his hand if it's particularly enticing.
Finally, label this picture "shots that chill Glenn to his very core." Will loves shoes, mom's shoes, dad's shoes, his own shoe's. His favorite right now are my high heels. He's quite adept at clicking all over the hardwood floors. I'm thinking Lord of the Dance is in his future.

One last note. I thought it would be more bittersweet to leave our old house. After all, Glenn owned that house when we first met, it's the place that I feverishly tried to redecorate after we got married, it's where we brought Will home on that first day and set his carseat down on the table and said "now what?!" and it's where he took his first steps last Spring. There's a heck of a lot of memories wrapped up in those walls. HOWEVER, by Saturday afternoon after numerous trips back and forth to the new house, carting loads and loads of crap errrr... precious household belongings, swollen pregnancy feet and the Wyoming wind, I was just ready to be done with the move and close the door on Fishing Bridge for good. We have some cleaning to do over there this week so maybe my sentamentality will catch up with me by then, but for now I'm just ready to move on with life at the new place.

Next time, I'll post about the joys of moving while pregnant, dealing with "nesting" while surrounded by boxes and wall colors that I hate, and other reasons why Glenn is a saint.

It's a . . .

So the doctor is 95% sure that Deuce Pauley is a girl . . . There was not a definitive "money shot"that clearly indicated either boy or girl - the umbilical cord was in the way but then towards the end of the ultrasound the doctor saw the three lines and so she's confident that we're having a girl. Yikes! I think I'm in a little bit of shock. I was convinced that it was a boy and felt pretty smug in the fact that I know little boys and I'm an expert now. ha ha So change of plans and now we get to buy lots of pink and yellow and all that good stuff. I'm scheduled to go back for another ultrasound in 8 weeks. The little stinker kept covering up her face (she's very camera shy) and they want to check a few things there so it's a good excuse to go back and look at her again. She has very cute hands, we did get to see a lot of those.

On a related note - I caught (and stopped) Will from riding his blue dog down the stairs this weekend. He was poised at the top like a bobsledder as I was coming up the stairs. I think Deuce is going to have to be on tough cookie to survive her big brother.

SOLD!

Just a quick note to let everyone know that our house if officially sold! We are still working out the details but it looks like we will be out by the end of the month. I'll update with more details when we know what is going on. In the meantime, I'm posting a new poll in anticipation of my dr's appointment on Tuesday (October 14). If Deuce cooperates, we'll hopefully find out the gender. To help you with your decision, I was much sicker in the first trimester than I was with Will. I'm craving sweets and Big Macs. The heartbeat has been in the 150's. Good luck! Have a great weekend!

18 Months!

Will had his 18-month check-up on Friday. I'm happy to report that he's a healthy boy. He's in the 90th percentile for weight still but his height is up to 75% so I'm definitely thinking linebacker or tight end as opposed to wide receiver. Okay, back to reality. He's healthy and was a good boy during the doctor's appt except for a brief meltdown when I wouldn't let him empty out one of the drawers containing medical equipment.

This weekend Glenn was hunting so Will and I and Aunt Vicky visited the Lee Martinez Farm in Fort Collins. For those of you northern Co and southern Wyo residents, if you haven't been yet - I really recommend a visit. It's a pretty little farm right smack dab in the middle of Fort C. Lots of original farm buildings, educational stuff for the kiddos and animals to pat and feed. Stay away from the calf - more on that later when I get the pictures back from Vicky. Click here for their website. Here's my attempt at being artistic with a picture of Will walking through the leaves. He actually got almost all the way to the green gate before he turned around to see where the rest of us were. He's Mr. Independent and if he only had a driver's license, he'd have no use for parents at all. Disclaimer: I took this picture while we were stopped at a stoplight, not while the car was actually moving. I just wanted to get that out of the way so that I won't get any hysterical phone calls from the grandparents. This illustrates how Will likes to ride in the car lately. It makes me feel even more like a chauffer. Relaxed huh? He fell asleep about 15 seconds after this picture was taken.
Finally, I bought this outfit a few weeks ago in anticipation for the Broncos season. So far, it's been our lucky charm. I tried several times on Sunday to get a good picture but Mr. Busy won't sit still so I finally snapped this one as he was attempting to water the plants. One thing to point out to all you moms out there - clearly Glenn changed his diaper last because the onesie top is unbuttoned and hanging out over his pants. Close enough!

Crab Apples - Yum?

Here are a couple random photos from the last week. We have a crabapple (I just typed that as crapabble - oops!) tree in our backyard that is beautiful in the springtime and slightly messy in the fall. Glenn and Will were out there this weekend and Will sampled a few of the crab apples. You would think that with a face like this -

or this - that he wasn't enjoying the crab apples. You would be wrong! This kid will eat anything. If you have dinner with us at a restaurant anytime soon, remind me to show you the lemon trick.

We had a nice weekend. Still trying to sell our house. Watched a little football and experienced minor cardiac distress when Coach Shanahan and the Broncos went for 2 with 0:24 left in the game. Gulp! This is a great article on the game but my favorite is this one. Now if I could only find a picture of Chargers QB Philip Rivers looking all indignant.

For those of you wondering, we'll (hopefully) find out the gender of Bronco Baby #2 aka Deuce Pauley on October 14. I've been feeling him/her move around quite a bit which is always neat. We've been pointing at my belly and telling Will "baby" but he definitely doesn't get it. He just gives me a zerbet (zerbit?) and laughs. Aw, well it's probably better that he's blissfully unaware at this point. Will has his 18-month check-up on Friday. I'll be back about all of his amazing statistics. By the way, he had his first dentist appointment last week and he's very advanced in the teeth dept. Apparently he only has 2 more molars to come in. The dentist said that he has is about a year ahead of other kids his age. Now we have something to brag about. "So your 18-month old can speak full sentences and count to 10? Well my kid is an advanced carnivore and has the mouth of a 2 1/2 year old!"

Cowboy Fans and Poop Stories

Will attended his first football game of the 2008 season this weekend. We all went to Laramie and watched the Cowboys dominate Ohio University - okay 'dominate' is not the right word with a final score of 21 to 20, but a win is a win! Here are a few random shots from the weekend.

Will and Glenn prior to the game. This is always the one football game of the season that I can get Glenn to go to because there were no hunting seasons open yet. Will sure looks like his dad, huh?

Will and me in the stadium. It was a hot day! Will has a habit of sticking both hands in his mouth when he gets nervous. Apparently, he was only half-nervous at this point. He was quite the trooper at the game - thanks in part to Grandma Pauley who took him on many breaks during the game. Will even learned the W-Y-O FIRST DOWN cheer - he doesn't say the words but the makes the arm movement. (Note to all the 30-yd line fans - Will has learned the regular version of this cheer - not our profane one.)

Will checking out the flowers in our front yard. I was desperate to get a picture of him in his n ew shirt and pants but whenever we bring the camera out - he makes a grab for it so I had to distract with something else. It's been a while since I included a naked baby shot. I'm not sure why he looks so forlorn, he actually loves the bath. Okay, here's where I write about things that will embarass the heck out of Will when he's older. He's started telling us "uh-oh" after he poops. Grandparents and other interested public have said that this means he's getting ready to be potty trained. I'm just not sure how we go from an "uh-oh" after the fact to getting him in the bathroom and all that action before the poop arrives? Any ideas? Finally, I've taken some flack for not having a picture of Canyon on the blog. Here she is, still alive and kicking at 13. She's still going strong and her tolerance for Will has increased a little bit, especially since he loves to feed her. Thanks to all who voted in the baby name poll. Looks like Bronco Baby #2 will be called Shazam. Or Shazam-a? Stay tuned.

17 months old

Today Will is officially 17 months old. He's had a good August so far. This week he mastered the slide at his daycare. He can climb up the steps and go down the slide all by himself. Coincidentally, it has also been a week and a half since our last accident report - so he's figuring that out as well. (We have to sign an accident report every time he gets a noticeable bump, scratch or scarp while at daycare. Last week we signed 3.)

I've been a slacker with the camera lately but here's a picture of Will and his favorite new toy.

This John Deere machine was given to him by the Omaha Pauleys - it was Ben and Alena's but they have grown out of it and they generously gave it to their cousin. The bottom line is that Will absolutely loves this thing. We brought it up to Vedauwoo and he spent the entire afternoon climbing out, climbing back in, sitting down, climbing out . . . etc. He also loved it when Ben would drive him around in it. Right now it's staying with the Pauleys in Colorado until we have more storage space in Cheyenne. I'm rather thankful that it's not at our house, I don't think we would ever get Will to go to bed.

We have some exciting news to share (and I apologize for getting the word out in the blog) but we are expecting another Bronco Baby in February. Being pregnant with a toddler is an interesting experiment but I'm feeling better and finally out of the first trimester ickiness. We're all excited - well Will's probably not excited, Canyon's not either, but Glenn and I are! We hope to find out in October if the baby is a girl or boy. In the meantime - check out the survey on the right and help us narrow down names.

One other bit of news - we've grown some giant zucchini! Cheyenne had typhoon-like rains last week and we didn't out to get the garden much. When I checked it on Sunday, I pulled these two out of the garden.

I put the banana in the picture to try to give it some sort of size reference but I'm not even sure that does the zucchinis justice. They are giant! Anyone have any ideas for how to make them edible? Anyone need a canoe?

The importance of dental health

At the Pauley household, we are committed to maintaining excellent dental health. Well, one of us is committed. The other one brushes twice a day but not for the recommended two minutes and flosses only before her next dental appointment. With Will being ahead of the tooth curve (born with two bottom teeth!), we've tried to get him used to brushing teeth in the last few months. All of the credit for Will's dental health lies with Glenn. He even went to Target (by himself!!) and bought him this little electric toothbrush. Usually one of us helps Will but this morning I let him take a turn by himself. We need to work on his form. Lately, one of Will's favorite activities is to put on other people's shoes. He likes dad's tennis shoes, mom's mules and anything else in his path. Here he's modeling cousin Alana's crocs. He was actually able to walk in these and pretty darn proud of himself. Don't worry, Aunt Vicky, I won't be buying him his own pair. For those fellow croc haters - you might enjoy this article.

Everybody loves a parade

Okay, maybe not quite everybody.

It's Frontier Days here in Cheyenne and we're inundated with parades, pancake breakfasts, lots and lots of traffic and monstrous rainstorms in the afternoon. Will came to my office on Tuesday so that I could take him to the parade. With his current interest in all things animal, I thought he'd enjoy the horses and floats in the parade. He enjoyed it for a few minutes and then decided to take a nap.

We've tried to take advantage of some of the more kid-friendly activities going on this week. We stopped by a great petting zoo over the weekend. Will enjoyed being the goat whisperer.

He made a beeline for this pony.

On Sunday, we went to the spray park for a birthday party. For those of you Cheyenne folks, the spray park really is a lot of fun. It was a hot day and the kids enjoyed running around in the sprinklers. This is Will before he got soaking wet. Notice his hip board shorts? This is also a typical Will Pauley expression.

Finally, in other news - we got a new puppy. He's cute but bites and is definitely not housebroken.

Cute boy outfits

So as a mom to a little boy, I often feel a pang when I walk through the kids section at Target and see all the cute sundresses, capri pants, tube tops, etc., that are available for little girls. My options for little boys are shorts and tshirts with an occasional pair of man-capris to throw into the mix. You can imagine my delight when I was shopping a few weeks ago and found this tshirt for Will. Paired with shorts and a kicky firemans hat, he's ready for anything! (The shirts says "preschool").

I'm including this picture to give you an idea of what dinnertime is like. The kid loves food.

Holiday Weekend

It's been another wild week in the Pauley Household. We're still in the midst of trying to sell our house and Glenn's been busy getting the deck painted and making everything look fancy. On Saturday Will and I snuck away to Fort Collins and had a fun day with Aunt Vicky. We took Will to the Budweiser plant so that he could pet a Clydesdale. With Will's weight being in the 90th percentile, my dreams of him being a world famous jockey are probably fading. However, if they ever race Clydesdales, he might be just the right size!

We took Will to the fireworks display on Friday night and needless to say, he wasn't a big fan. He enjoyed running around the park but once the show started, he tried to simultaneously cover his eyes and his ears. When that didn't work, he just fell asleep.

We've all had to pitch in to keep our house in shape for the realtors. Here's our latest attempt to violate child labor laws. As you can see, we also have a strict "No Pants" policy around our house.

As the weekend wound down, we noticed that Will wasn't feeling very well. He had a slight fever and general crankiness. We kept him home on Monday with Grandma Hansen's help. After a particularly rough night that left me wondering if 15 month-olds could get colic, Glenn took him to the doctor on Tuesday. Turns out our little germ magnet has Hand, Foot, and Mouth disease. You can look it up here. Not to be confused with Hoof and Mouth which is this. So far his major symptoms besides the blisters on his hands and feet, seem to be major crankiness and inability to handle things that don't go his way. I know what you are thinking, I've probably had HFMD for the last 20 years.

Spaghetti Night

Here's a nice shot of Will's nostrils and what happens when you let a 15-month old feed himself spaghetti. Clearly Spaghetti Night is also Bath Night.

Lots of big changes in the Pauley household to report. Glenn accepted a job with the Wyoming Game and Fish and starts on July 21. Since we had a few weeks of downtime, we thought, "hey, let's sell our house and buy another one!" Well, we took care of the "buying" part when we made an offer that was accepted on a house in northwestern Cheyenne. Now we just need to sell our's. Our house was officially put on the market yesterday so send good selling vibes our way. I'll save the details about the new house until we have a better idea of when we will be moving.

Will started at the Montessori School today. We loved our other daycare provider but a spot came open at this school right around the corner from our (current) house and we felt like we couldn't pass up on the opportunity. He'll be the youngest kid in the class, but I think he'll really enjoy it. They have a big playground that he already loves and they do lots of field trips. He's a busy kid!

With the housing situation, we plan on spending our Holiday weekend painting the deck. FUN! Hope your Fourth of July plans are most festive than our's.

15 month check-up

Will had his 15 month check-up on Friday. He's still a healthy boy! He weights 28.4 pounds which still puts him in the 90% percentile and he's 60% percentile in height. The doctor watched him run around the exam room with both hands full of medical supplies (empty sterile pee cups actually) that he'd taken out of a drawer and she commented that his motor skills seem right on track. While we were waiting for the doctor, Will and I played with a plastic model of the internal organs, which gives me hope that he'll be surgeon - after his years in the NFL of course.

Will's learned one new word in the past weeks. He proudly informs you when something is too "hot!" When it's mealtime, I usually blow on his food to cool it down. Now he's figured out that he can take a bite and if it's still too hot, he'll take it out of his mouth and hand it back to me. Not very hygenic, but he gets his point across.

No new pictures this week, I was too lazy to download anything.

Weekend travel

We are back from a long week of travel. Last Thursday, Will, Grandma and Aunt Vicky traveled to Louisville to attend my cousin's wedding. We had a nice trip, the wedding was beautiful and I enjoyed getting to spend some much time with family. A trip with the Dunlap side of the family wouldn't be complete without a tour of an old house. In Louisville, we visited Farmington, a former hemp plantation where future president A. Lincoln once spent 3 weeks! You can tell that I paid attention on the tour. Will, however, did not. He slept most of the time while my cousin Katie (not the one getting married) served as his chauffer.
This picture proves that you can take the kid out of Wyoming, but you can't take Wyoming out of the kid. Here's Will at the reception. It was a warm day and he'd been busy kicking up his heels on the dance floor. I finally took off his shirt and let him be a little redneck baby running shirtless and shoeless. The kid loves to dance. He's got some moves on the dancefloor.
Here's a nice picture of Vicky and I from the wedding. I think we clean up pretty well.
After Louisville, Grandma, Will and I headed to Milwaukee for a work conference. Because of all the rain in the midwest, we had an unexpected stop in the lovely city of Cleveland. Will was a pretty good traveler. He has discovered the thrill of automatic doors and elevator buttons. He's also noticing animals a lot more. I distracted him in the airplane yesterday by looking out the window for birds (at 10,000 feet). He's slowly starting to add to his vocabulary. He now clearly says "more" and he shakes his head "no" a lot. It's a fun age.

First Haircut!

This week Will had his first haircut. He looks like a little boy - no more baby!

He was a trooper - he didn't cry but he was pretty curious about the scissors. Here's the "before shot." Getting the baby mullet cleaned up - you can tell that his mom needs a haircut too.

All done!
In other weekend news, Will had a couple playdates with his good friend Jackson. Here they are after dinner sorting through the toybox. As you can see in our house, shirts are optional but hats are always acceptable.

On Monday, I ran the Bolder Boulder 10K race and survived! I ran with a great group of ladies from Wyoming and we had a lot of fun. This is the post-race picture, I don't know about the other 3 but I was thinking about Big Mac's at this point.

Operation Lion Tamer - Mission Accomplished!!!

Will's Grandpa Hansen has been teasing me that I'm like the President and I declare the war (on sleep) over prematurely. I grudgingly admit that he's right - I've declared the war on sleep over many times throughout the last few months and each time Will has reverted back to his old ways and woke up screaming and seeking mom and dad at 2 a.m. Well, for the last 5 FIVE nights in a row, he's slept in his own bed and woken up in his own bed at a decent hour (after 5:59 a.m.). He's had a few nights where we've had to do some coaxing in the middle of the night but he's slowly figuring out this whole sleep thing. I'm delighted! I haven't slept well since the month before he was born so I've forgotten what a good night's sleep feels like. It's wonderful!
Here's a picture of our little sleeper eating breakfast. He's a happy kid!

Hope everyone has a very happy Memorial Day weekend. We're planting our veggie garden, blobbing it and on Monday I will be attempting to run (walk) the Bolder Boulder with Will and Glenn cheering me along. Hope you have a nice holiday!

Wedding Weekend

On Thursday, Will, Grandpa Hansen and I traveled to Washington D.C. for my cousin Laura Becker's wedding. We had a great time - it was a beautiful wedding and I really enjoyed getting to see relatives that I don't see nearly enough. Will was a good little traveler - no big tantrums on the plane or giant poop explosions which we all appreciated.



Here are a few quick pics:

Will feeding himself yogurt - hasn't quite mastered the whole hand/eye coordination thing.
It's a baby in a bucket! This worked as a good baby jail during the rehearsal dinner.

Will and the beautiful bride Laura at the reception. Will's tolerance for partying was quickly winding down at this point.Four generations of the Hansen family together on Mother's Day. Will, Lucy, (great) Grandma Hansen and Grandpa Hansen. Not forgetting Great-grandma Hansen's dog Chulo who was not a fan of anyone else sitting on his couch.