Daddy and Addies big Date!

Tyler was so sweet to make sure all his studying was

done this past Saturday by 5:00 p.m.so I could go to

the dinner and Relief Society broadcast. Its funny

how these days Enrichment nights or Relief Society

broadcasts are like "big outings" for me. Anyway

Ty new he'd have Addie for a while, so i asked what

they were going to do and he informed me that he

had something planned...He and Addie were going

to go out on a date! How did Addie luck out?

I haven't had a date with this guy in a while!!!

Later that evening i was asking Tyler how their date went

and it goes as follows:

To start off the night they got themselves all pumped up

watching a biking video. Addie loves watching these

videos with Tyler. Then they went for a short

bike ride. ( i didn't ask for details, because i didn't

want to know how that went with no trailer

and no seat for Addie).

After a refreshing bike ride Tyler took Addie to one of her

favorite places....the park! They worked up an appetite running around,

throwing frisbee's, going down slides, and of course swinging.

After working up an appetite they fine dined at

McDonalds! Dad threw out the big bucks and got her

a Happy Meal! What a sweetie! There was no play place

at the McDonalds so they just played outside on the grass for

a while.

And to top off the night they went and got ice cream

at Culver's for dessert! These guys had so much for together.

Although I was jealous that ty took addie out on date, when

who knows when the last time was that we went on one,

I thought it was so cute that he had planned a date and spent this time her.

#1 dad in Addies heart!

A moment in History...Addie hysterically laughing!!

Yes can you believe it we caught on camera and video

Addie laughing hysterically....and all it

took was a tape measurer!!

Tyler would inch the tape measurer toward her

and as soon as it got close to her she'd start laughing

then he'd get it between her legs and shake it all around

and she thought that was the funniest thing

in the whole world!

This is Addie truly laughing! Those are

rare moments in her life for some odd

reason! I have to admit she is getting better

about smiling and not trying so hard to do it!

Can't pass up FREE Ice Cream!

Here it is Everyone, Free Cold Stone Ice Cream! So mark your calenders

because you'vegot a date with Cold Stone on Thursday night!

White Coat Ceremony

My White Coat Man! Way to go Ty!

Hang in there for the Long Coat!

The longer the coat the closer you are to

officially becoming a Doctor. So they

start them out short.

On our way to the Ceremony Downtown Des Moines.

The students were all instructed to where

their white coats over their right arm when entering

the building.

Sorry this pic is so horrible. The lighting was so bad and when you turned off

your flash then all the pics went blurry so i don't have any of ty actually walking

across this stage recieving his pins and signing the honor code.

Addie was so good during this 2 hour event. We were in an auditorium

so there wasn't that much room to move around. She loved to clap when everyone

else did. We also brought plenty of treats and books!

YEAH FOR DADDY!!!! This was after the ceremony. We are so

proud of you and love you so much Ty!

Happy parents!

I LOVE YOU!!

Isn't he just a babe!! What a good lookin' husband I have!

Ty and Doug

This is the patch on their white coats. I thought the patch was cool

so i decided to take a pic of it. Ty thought i was kinda crazy but oh well!!!

Anyway, after the ceremony we went out to eat to a fabulous Mexican resturant then

came home and picked out paint color for our new accent wall that Ty's dad painted for us.

We hurried and picked it out, ran to Lowes got all the stuff and away he went! I can't believe

how much of a difference putting a color on you wall makes. It turned out so great!

Pictures to come....Ty's mom and I also ran to the Fabric store and bought some

discounted fabric to cover my couch pillows so i can have a splash of color in our new

made over family room! However to top it all off we were inspired to run into

this other store real quick and just happened to stumble upon a area rug

that matched perfect and it was majorly on sale so of course we

bought it (our carpet is horrible hence the need for a rug).

So we totally have a whole new room. What fun! Our home is more a home now!
We sure enjoyed having the grandparents here with us. We are excepting all other visitors as well. We love Des Moines and love having people come visit!

Grandma and Grandpa Hansen Came to Visit

The first thing we did after grandma and grandpa

got off the plane was go to the zoo. We have a

really fun zoo here

The tigers were fun to see as you can

tell this tiger would come right up to

the window and get up close and personal

Here is Grandma and Addie checking out

all the turtles.

Addie got spoiled with a train ride around the

zoo with Grandma and Grandpa.

Heres that cute little train

This guy was very entertaining!!

We had a blast at the zoo. The animals at our zoo are all very active and fun to see.

After the zoo we came home so everyone could rest a while. Tyler's parents

came out to see us and enjoy a "family weekend" at Des Moines University. Included

in this weekend was Tyler's white coat ceremony and tours of the students labs and

simulation rooms. This was very fun for all of us. We were able to go and

see where tyler does his lab work and where they get to practice a lot of things like

treating patients, surgery, delivery a baby, drawing blood, putting in IV's, learning the

anatomy of the human body and a whole lot more.

Addies trip to the Waukee Fire Station

Dont you dare smile Addie. She was so excited about going

to see the "fire cucks" but do you think i could get her

smile for a pic there...no way! I have to admit she

was a little hesitant about sitting on this

big truck, but after being there for while she

finally warmed up to it.

Waukee fire dept. fire trucks.

The fire fighters there at the station were

so nice. They let the kids jump up

inside the fire trucks and play around

for a little bit. Addie decided that is was

okay to go up inside after seeing

the other little kids having some fun in there!

These fire fighters were teaching the kids

about fire safety and showing them all

the gear they have to wear when fighting a fire.

They also gave out these cute little firemen

hats and sticker badges that the kids just loved.

Momma and Addie having fun together!

Addie starting roaming outside the garages so i thought

i'd take this pic because i thought it was cute

of her in her little fireman hat infront of this big "fire cuck!"

The fire trucks were fun and all but soon there after

Addie found her true love....a tractor! This tractor

was working right across the street from the fire dept.

I'm surprised she didn't spot it sooner, however

when she did she made a bee line for it and squatted in

awe as the tractor worked so hard doing its job!

What a funny little girl i have and i love her

to death! We did have a good time. Five other mothers

from the ward and their children were there also. We have

such an awesome ward here and a lot of amazing sisters. Addie and

I love spending time with them!

Happy Birthday Tyler

Happy Birthday Tyler

And the Party begins....

I took Tyler out for Thai food for his birthday dinner.

His food was fabulous...and the dish i chose wasn't

so i ended up eating all of his too!!

Addie was so proud of herself for finally learning

to blow hard enough to have the party blower make noise.

check out those cheeks working so hard!

Big blow for 26 candles!!

Heres the Birthday boy at his finest!

While we were waiting for the Ice Cream to finish we

whipped out good ol' Split Second!!! Never thought such

an old school game could be so fun!

We had a glow in the dark themed birthday for Tyler.

Addie loved all the glow in the dark stuff especially

in her bath later that night!

After Tyler got his test out of the way the morning of his birthday he was able to relax and start enjoying his birthday. Addie and I took Cupcakes over to Ty and his friends at school during their lunch break to start off the birthday celebrations. When Ty got home from school, i finished his cake, dropped Addie off with Kellen and Mindy, then headed out for some good Thai food. Like i said before we had good food but it was Tyler's that was the best. Mine was yuck and too spicy. We then proceeded home where we met the glow in the dark gang for some cake and homemade ice cream. While we waited for the ice cream to mix up we started to play Split Second. We've been really into this game lately...I don't know if its just so old that its funny to play or what. Shortly there after the ice cream was done and ty got to make his wish and we all got to enjoy some cake and ice cream!