It's Moving Time...

Well, it has definitely been a slow process but we should be closing on our home this Friday. With the way the market has been banks have been demanding so much from everyone to make sure they are covered. I wish we could have been moved in by this Friday so we could get settled, but it won't be the case.

I think I have determined the one thing I HATE most in life is packing up and moving. Since I turned 18 this will be my 16th move. Can you even believe that?!

1.) Home to UW-Milwaukee Dorm
2.) UW-Milwaukee Dorm to Home
3.) Home to UW-Milwaukee Dorm
4.) UW-Milwaukee Dorm to Milwaukee Flat
5.) Milwaukee Flat to Milwaukee Studio Apt.
6.) Milwaukee Studio Apt. to Home
7.) Home to BYU Housing
8.) BYU Housing to Johnny's Parents'
9.) Johnny's Parents' to Logan Rental
10.) Logan Rental to Johnny's Parents'
11.) Johnny's Parents' to Centerville Rental (Johnny's sister)
12.) Centerville Rental to Draper Apt.
13.) Draper Apt to Johnny's Parents'
14.) Johnny's Parents' to Centerville
15.) Centerville to Daybreak Townhome
16.) Daybreak Townhome to OUR HOUSE!!!

I am so incredibly excited to be hopefully moving for the last time in a long time as you could imagine! Anyone want to help???

Mr. Photogenic...

In the past couple of weeks, Boston has wanted to be in pictures galore! He is becoming super photogenic as well. I might have a Mr. America on my hands!!! Does playing in sand count as a talent? Just Kidding. I love my little buddy!

Freedom from Clothing...

Is it boys or this age?

Sometimes when Boston wakes up he is either 1--Naked, 2--Without jammies, 3--like this. He just likes the freedom of not having anything on! Yes, in this picture he has his body through where his head is suppose to be! Craziness--Just thought I would share :)

I'm a Big Girl Now...

We have been working on night time training with Gennovah for a while and nothing seemed to be working. One day I was in Target and saw the Disney princess be in a bag. I asked her if she wanted it and was so excited that I was letting her get it. She carried it all through the store and to the car after we checked out. To her dismay we got home and it went on top of the refrigerator. There were a lot of tears and once she calmed down I told her that she had to stay dry for 5 nights and she would get her princess bed. After 2 weeks of hard work she acheived staying dry and now has her princess bed. What an amazing little girl, I am so very proud of you Gennovah!

Good morning...

I woke up this morning a little grumpy with what lay ahead of me for the day...PACKING! I can't even believe how quickly the end of the month is creeping up on me. During breakfast the kids decided to strick a pose. How could I continue being grumpy after seeing something as cute as this?!

Fun Times...

Well if you are ever looking for something to do with leftover cereal boxes...here was a hit with for Boston!

Lame...

I know that I haven't update this in forever! We have had a lot of things going on with us...We listed our home for sale in January and now it is March. At first we were freaking out because the house that we love had been on the market for almost a year and we didn't want someone else to come along and snatch it from our grasp and then the reality set in about how we might not sell our house.

Well...we are moving out on April 1st! Not sure where we are going yet as we wait for our offers to be accepted from the sellers. But I just thought I would let everyone know that everything is okay with us but we have been very busy taking care of this new aspect in our lives and we will hopefully be back up and running as we approach the end of the month. Stay tuned...

The Man of My Dreams...

Well I have been tagged and I have FINALLY finished...

What is his name?
Johnny Russel Hansen

How long have you been together?/How long did you date?

We will be together 6 years this March. After Johnny finally made up his mind about me we dated from March until May when he proposed, and we tied the knot in August. So all in all a total of 5 months!

How old is he?
Johnny will turn 28 in July. He is close to 6 months older than me, so as soon as I catch up he gets older.

Who eats more?
I think we eat about the same, since we are pretty much the same size.

Who said "I love you" first?
Johnny said I love you first. I responded with a "thank you", I know totally lame, but I wanted to be certain that those were my feelings and not just words.

Who is taller?

Johnny is taller--his 5'9" compared to my 5'5" (He tells people 5'10" so don't spill the beans!)

Who sings better?
Can I just say there is no hope for our kids because we both try...and if you heard the rest you'd know!

Who is smarter?
How unfair of a question! Johnny is so smart in every aspect of life, but when it comes to school...I would go to school every semester if I could I love to learn.

Who does the laundry?
I try to get as much done as I can, but if he opens the drier he warms the clothes and puts them away. I always leave him to pair the socks because I hate that about laundry!

Who pays the bills?
I pay the bills but with the money that he earns, does that answer the question?

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed?
Looking at the bed I do.

Who mows the lawn?
The gardeners. But once we move Johnny will seeing that I am allergic to grass :(

Who cooks dinner?
I cook dinner most nights, but if we are up for an Italian creation then it is Johnny hands down.

Who drives?
Johnny

Who is more stubborn?
I am!

Who kissed who first?
I really don't remember.

Who asked who out first?
Johnny asked me on a date, but after I asked him to as for my my number.

Who proposed?
Johnny did. I was going to move back to Chicago in May and he proposed so of course I stayed!

Who has more friends?
That would be Johnny. I left everyone in Chicago when I joined the Church and it is very hard for some people to keep in touch, but since we have been married I would say it is pretty even seeing that we are usually around married couples.

Who is more sensitive?
I am.

Who has more siblings?
Johnny has 2 brothers and 4 sisters and is the youngest, where I have 1 sistser and 2 brother and I am the oldest.

Who wears the pants?
I definitely get my way most of the time but there are some topics that Johnny doesn't budge on, and well, we just won't get into those!

That seemed to have taken forever and seeing that a lot of my friends have already done this in some way shape or form I can't really tag anyone, just beware for the future!

Guitar Hero...

So my little brother and his friend brought their Guitar Hero to play while they visit. Who invented this because it is sooo fun. Notice...No pictures. I didn't dare let anyone take any while I was on the guitar playing. I must have looked like a fool because I sure felt like one! Anyway, most of our nights are dedicated to playing each other especially on expert. If you haven't tried the game I really recommend it! I am seriously thinking about getting a game system so we can get Guitar Hero and rock out!

Crazy Snow Day...

Yesterday I woke up and couldn't see outside our bedroom window. Snow was whipping around like crazy because of the gusty winds and the heavens opening up. My brother Andrew and his friend Christian were the most excited because they are visiting from Chicago to snowboard. So, of course, they would be "stoked" because of all the fresh powder! Well were were going to start getting ready our neice Abby's baby blessing when her Stephanie (Johnny's sister) called to let us know their church was CANCELLED! I couldn't even believe it. They cancelled church! I wasn't too shocked because Johnny wanted to get out and buy some chains since there was already a foot of snow on the ground and seeing that we don't have an SUV we needed some assistance. (I know, my little sabbath breaker!) Uh, he couldn't even back out of the driveway because the snow drifts were too high!

Regardless of our slow non-successful morning, by afternoon the winds had calmed down cosiderably and it was time to have fun! Johnny, Andrew, Christian, and Gennovah went outside to play around and have a good time with the "2-4 inches" we were suppose to receive. Boy were they off, it was more like 12-18"! What do you do with all that SNOW, but build a SNOWMAN!!!

This was not going to be just any snowman you would find on the street! We are talking GIGANTIC!

So that is what the four of them set out to do. (Boston was down for a nap and I, unfortunately don't have any boots!) Keeping in mind that it couldn't be a normal size snowman. These had to be HUGE! So big that they needed a ladder to get the snowballs ontop of one another! The bottom of each of the were taller than Gennovah. She loved being ontop of the snowman.

Talk about TALL! With the top ball on, this snowman reached a towering 14 ft!

Here is Christian trying to add the touches we need to make this look more round after the struggle of finally getting it on top! Pure PERFECTION!

As you can tell this was no EASY task!

It wasn't all work, there was time to laugh and have fun! Here are Gennovah and Joy who became snow BUDDIES!

Finishing touches included: scrap material for scarves, liguine pasta (hair), Oreo cookies (less the filling, yum!), two large carrots (Thanks Geoff & Joy!), baby carrots, hats, and a couple oatmeal creme pies!

You can really tell how big these are from the SIDE view!

And here is the FINISHED family...

WHAT DO YOU THINK!!!

A special thank you to Geoff Osmond for capturing this priceless moment for us!