{So sad it's over...}

We are going to truly miss going to the

Casper, Oilers, hockey games. We all looked

forward to going to these games. The kids

always had fun as they could be right up

to the glass watching the game or playing

in the bleachers near by!!!

As for Tyler and I we just

loved going and watching the games and

spending time with great friends!

We were #97 biggest fan!!!

He is an amazing player and not to mention

he's our great friends son!!! We have become

very close with the family of one of the Doctors

Tyler rotated with. And both of their sons play and

are very good at hockey.

Their goalie over there in the net...ya shes a girl and shes

amazing. Its a tough position and she plays it well.

How would it be to be the only girl on the boys hockey team!!

Pretty sweet eh?

Like I said, Good times with good friends.

Cute little miss Caitlyn would dance the night away

in front of the glass for all the hockey players to see!!!

And we can't forget the "Puck Toss"

this happened every game after the 2nd period.

During the 1st and 2nd period the fans had the opportunity

to buy a puck to toss. Whoever got closest to the bucket

or triangle in the middle would get half of the cash they

earned from the pucks. Well the last couple of games

Addie caught on to this and so we "splurged" and

got her pucks. (the games are free so i think $1 is justifiable!!)

The last game (State Finals) we "splurged" big

time and everybody got pucks!! Trey would not let that

puck out of his sight. He loved that puck but he loved

being able to through it out onto the ice even more!!!

(oh and about Treys hair...he was wearing a beanie)

We are so sad the season is over.

Hooray for a great season Oilers!!!!


(And since I totally spaced bringing my camera to their last game
Rachael was sweet enough to share her pics with me.
THANK YOU so much Rach!)

{Things to Remember}

Addie at age 4 you:

*have 5 favorite movies which are:

Toy Story 1,2,&3, Tangled, and Tinkerbell

* are 42 inches tall

* Weigh 35 lbs.

* attend preschool at St. Marks Day School

* have very good writing skills

* can spell many different words

* can also read many different words

* love music and love to sing

* have a HUGE imagination

* are Mom's best shopping buddy around

* your favorite store is HOME DEPOT (yes Home Depot)

*your favorite dinner is STILL noodles with alfredo

* LOVE to build with Daddy
* build at least 1 fort of some sort a day

* your dream is to build a very big building someday

*love the story of the Restoration of the Church and Joseph Smith

* love to be with your cousins and Grandparents

* obsessed with brushing your teeth or knowing whats good for them and whats not

* are a great big sister

* say the funniest and most random things

* your favorite fast food place is "Old McDonalds"

* love to be in your pajamas 24/7

* your favorite game to play is "Go Fish" and "Hide and Seek"

* also love to go to Ross and Best Buy

* can be shy

*love to have books read to you

* love holidays and learning about all the different holidays we celebrate

*are a very good traveler

* are a good friend

* are the best 4 year old daughter we could ask for!

Thanks for being such a delight in our lives. You know how to spice things up a bit and keep us on our toes. We love you Addie!

{Happiness}

This sweet little bud brought me much

happiness today.

It finally warmed up to the high 30's today and I was

not about to spend 1 more minute in my house. So

still with runny noses and coughs I bundled the kids

up and we went out to play. They played in the mud

since all the snow is melted we have lots of mud on

one side of our yard and I sat and soaked up some

sunshine on my face. It felt sooo good. While

we were out I noticed several tulip buds surfacing!!!

YAY!!! Could it really be?? Spring is on it way?

It brought me so much happiness thinking about

the beautiful flowers I will soon have in my yard!

Now if only we could get over our lame colds I would

be really HAPPY!!!

{I'M. TIRED. OF. BEING. SICK...BLAH!}

If one picture could describe our week this one

would be it.

Yes thats right....nothing but sick, sick, sick here

in the Hansen home. I'm tired of it. I don't think I would

mind as much if I wasn't sick and it was just my kids.

But no, its been Trey and I for the most part and

Tyler and Addie on the side here and there. And

it has lasted WAY WAY WAY too long. I'm not used

to being down this long and its soooo annoying.

Besides my bad attitude of being sick and being

cooped up in my house for days I have had time to

reflect on little things through out the past week

that i've been grateful for such as:

*Addie and Trey playing overly well together (blessing from above)

*Trey still sleeping through the night, although he's congested and coughing

*Ty's awesome schedule the past couple days that has allowed him to be home more

*A very sweet friend who took and picked up Addie from school for me.

*Angry Birds game on the itouch...I think I'm a bit addicted

(tyler introduced me too it when i was spending a lot of time on the couch)

* For the crockpot who is hard at work making dinner for us and making our house smell delicious!

*That our sickness have not landed us in the hospital and can be treated at home

(it could always be worse right??)

*For the thought of visitors coming soon!!! We can't wait!

*For the sun that is shining and melting the snow away.

{ 3 Nights, 7 shirts}

I sewed my little guts out last weekend

while Tyler was out of town and

it was so much fun. I had 3 nights and a

goal to complete 7, 90 Minute Shirts by MADE,

for Trey and one for his cousin. Needless

to say I completed my goal with out

the lack of too much sleep and now Trey

has 6 new shirts for summer! Yay!!

A BIG thanks to those who donated their

D.I. bags and husbands shirts to make this possible!!!

{The Coolest thing ever....}

Casper Dog Sled Races

This is probably on of the coolest events I've

ever been too. I have come to realize that

an event doesn't have to be just absolutely

amazing and cost lots of money to make it

the best event ever. But what does matter

and what made this so fun for me (i don't know

about the rest of my family) but for me it was that:

1. We were together as a Family

2. It was Free

3. It was an event I will probably never

see again in my life

4. It was so fun

5. It was amazing...and

6. I've never seen anything like it before.

What an amazing site to see a team of dogs

and their "Musher" come running in to the finish.

A "Musher" is the Dog sled team driver.

And what was even more amazing was to see how

passionate these dogs are to race. It takes a whole

other "team" of people to hold each dog at the starting

line because they are jumping, wailing, and anxious to run.

We learned some of the Dog sled racer jargon.

Musher Commands:

Mush: Lets go

Gee: Turn right

Haw: Turn left

On by: Straight ahead or pass the distractions

The Huskies are absolutely beautiful. I loved watching

these dogs. People came from all over to participate in

this charitable event. They have special trailers

that have about 6-10 kennels built in for the dogs

to travel in. The races ranged from 1 mile to 18 miles.

And the teams where made of anywhere between 4-8 dogs.

They had other events such as the 100 yard dashes that

young kids like 6 years old could do with 1 dog. And

an event called sojourn where a team of dogs is pulling

their driver on just ski's instead of a sled. We didn't get to

see these events...Addie got cold and when she's

cold she's not a happy camper. I could have stayed

there all day and watched the races but at least

I have pictures to remember it all.

I'm so glad we went!

{Cake Decorating class: Final Week}

A HUGE Thank you to these

wonderful ladies who would not give up

on me until I agreed to get out of

my comfort zone and take this

class with them! And a husband that

was more than supportive and willing

to watch the kids so I could go

to this class....And I'm so glad I did it!

The final product.

We had to make and ice our own cake

do a decoration that we've learned then write

on our cake.

Tyler will finish up his Family Practice rotation today

so I wrote "thank you" on the cake and sent it with

him to take to the office where he's been rotating

for his last day! It was a fun class and I learned

a lot of good tips and techniques that will make

it easier when it comes to making birthday cakes!