{Hansen Family Reunion 2011}

 Hansen Family, June 2011

Bear Lake, UT

What a fun week with the Hansen family.

We stayed at the Ideal Beach Resort Condos

with a HUGE Thanks to Tyler's parents for

letting us use up their time share points so we

could all stay together with 2 condos side by side!

It was crazy, it was cozy, it fun, it was perfect!

The actually reunion didn't start until Friday night

of June 10, 2011. Everyone was there by

Wednesday night for a little extra vacation!

So until then we played around and enjoyed all

the amenities the Condos had to offer

and some of what the cute little town of

Garden City, UT had to offer as well!

We played at the beach (even though the water was

still freezing this time of the year) that didn't stop us

from finding snail "sea" shells, making sand castles,

and writing our name in the sand!

 The boys went golfing...

 

The girls went biking...4-seater style!!!

How fun were these...all 7 of us pedaling

our way down the quaint streets of Bear Lake

stopping at the little shops and enjoying the beautiful

scenery that surrounded us. I have to admit this gave

us quite the work out. It just meant we could have our

 Raspberry Shakes later! They were kinda tough to pedal

but oh were they fun! We had some good laughs

at our selves and some good stares from others!!

Not a day went by while we were there that the
  kids didn't get in the pool! Rain or shine.

The pools were heated and felt just like bath water.

So no matter how cold it was they didn't care,

they were having fun. The slide was a huge hit.

Addie and Kaycie were little dare devils when it

came to the slide. They tried every which way to

go down that thing!!

 

Mmmm....the beloved Raspberry Shakes that

are famous to Bear Lake. They were amazing!

And so very very delicious!

We even went back the next day for another one!

 

Fun times out on the Lake. The water Trike was

the funnest thing. We've never seen it before.

random shots of cute duo's!

Let the Reunion begin!!!

Friday night we kicked off the start of the reunion

with eating "out" at Randy Raccoon's Hamburger Hide Out!

Thanks to Randy himself and his trusty ol' side kick

Marie, the restaurant was a hit! This has always

been a dream for Tyler's Dad to have his own restaurant

named Randy Raccoons Hamburger hide out. So

we asked him if he'd be willing to open his dream

restaurant for the reunion...and without hesitation

he agreed!! Thanks for a great dinner!

The next morning we divided into our teams

and had a Minute-to-Win-It competition!

It was hilarious to watch the tasks

that were given!  The little kiddos each

got buckets and shovels to

dig a shovel their hearts out in the sand

while the adults had the competition.

We then had some free time to do whatever

we wanted then we ended the evening with an

adult dinner in one Condo and a kids dinner in

the other Condo. Thanks to our niece, Hailey

who tended and fed the kids so we could have 

our adult dinner! The next morning we all went

to church then packed up and 

went our ways...'til we meet again'! 

It was fun to be together with everyone and enjoy

the typical late nights with games or movies.

Those are some of the best memories!

{Playing at G&G McFadden's house}

There's no doubt these kiddo's LOVE spending time

with their Grandparents!

They loved swimming their little hearts out.

We were probably out swimming everyday soaking

up the warm sunshine.

And if we weren't in the pool we were hiking the beautiful

red rock of Snow Canyon working up a sweat so we could go cool

off in the pool! This hike was a fun short hike with beautiful

scenery all around. It takes you to a mini slot canyon which

is full of historic petroglyphs.

We had perfect weather for our hike. It wasn't too hot and

we even lucked out with a little breeze to keep us cool.

The kids saw lots of lizards, lizard tracks in the sand,

and loved hiking up and down all the big rocks.

Welcome to our "Beach"

This will do for now until our family

can go to the REAL beach someday!

Because of some flooding earlier in the year we

now have 50 yard banks of nice soft sand before

you actually get the river. We discovered a pathway

down to the river one day while on a bike ride.

We decided to explore it and boy did we like

what we found. Soft sand, endless skipping rocks,

water to throw rocks in, and moist sand for sand castles.

It was perfect and we could have spent all day there.

So we went back at least 3 more times per

request of the kiddos!

How could they not love it. Addie had sand that she

could build something out of and Trey had endless rocks

to throw in the water. They loved going to the "beach!"

Good things always have to come to an end. It was sad

to say good bye but not as sad knowing we'll be back in

another 5 weeks!

{Playing at G&G Hansen's House Part 2}

Play play play....its what we do when we go visit family!

Unfortunately, the kids and I get to do more playing

while Daddy is being the amazing man he is and working

his toosh off doing a Dermatology Rotation. This is why we

were able to spend a month with family in St. George.

Tractor rides with Daddy are another must.

 Trey was in complete

aw of the tractor the whole time he was sitting in there

along the side of his Daddy riding in the tractor.

 

Another fun thing we did was visit Great Grandpa and Grandma Ence

up at their cabin in Pinto. In the summer they retreat from the

summer heat to the cabin for the week then back home on

the weekends. We took walks along the pastures, watched

the turkeys roost in their trees, chased lizards, played in the

sand by the stream, and relaxed. Grandma and Grandpa Ence

love having visitors during the week at the cabin!

 

And you can't go to St. George in the summer without

spending some time at the splash pads! They are so fun

for the kids and very refreshing on a hot summer day!

We met up with all the cousins at the splash pad

to celebrate cousin Bryson's birthday.

These 4 girlies have a BLAST together!

Addie loves being with her cousins!

Playing at G&G Hansen's house

Grandma & Grandpa Hansen's Garden

Addie always heads for the strawberry patch to collect the

Iddy bitty little strawberries!

 Trey has discovered his love for the wiggle cars!

Especially when he can race down the drive way side by side with his

cousin Bryson. Addie gave the wiggle cars a go but would rather spend her time

doing the monkey bars (by herself now) or digging in the dirt.



4-Wheeling is always a must! We always love to get out in the hills

and do some 4-wheeling. The kids love to go for rides with Daddy.

And of course the guns have to come too for target shooting!

We had a spectacular view of the Red Mountain and Pine Valley Mt which

call HOME for Tyler.

Grandpa had a Birthday and we got to be here

to help celebrate! Yay! Good times with family!

Ahhh...26!!!

Wow another year old!

But I couldn't be happier. I had an awesome birthday with

great birthday surprises, birthday wishes, and the best birthday cake ever!

First Tyler started making my cake  (yes he made my cake from scratch) the night before my birthday

because he knows that I love the cake a day old, better then fresh out of the oven! 

So the next day was my birthday and we went about the day

as normal...Ty went to work, the kids and I went to play with friends and Addie and I did our nails together while Trey napped. When Tyler got home I had dinner ready as usual when the doorbell rang. It was our good friend, who Tyler had arranged with to watch the kids so we could go out to dinner and shopping!

I was so surprised and very excited! We ended up going to Olive Garden and having a very delicious meal!

But the celebrating didn't stop there....

The day after my birthday we packed up and headed out to Utah. We stayed with my sister and her husband in Northern Utah and ate my cake that we brought with us! I wasn't about to let that delicious cake go to waste! Then the following day, we drove the rest of the of Southern Utah and did more celebrating at my parents house! The kids got in the pool, we enjoyed some sun..(finally) and had more cake!! Just when I thought the celebrating was over we headed over the Tyler's parents house and did more there! I felt very spoiled to have my birthday last 3 days! It was a great birthday and makes getting a year older that much better!

Field Trip and Last Day of Preschool

I can't believe the school year is already over!

Addie had such a great time going to preschool this

last semester. She started in January and has loved

every minute of it! She had great teachers and fun

classmates. She will really miss going to

St. Marks Day school next year.

They had 1 last field trip about 2 weeks before school

was over. They had been learning about recycling and

reusing things for different purposes. So they got to

go to the big recycling plant in Casper.



The kids were full of questions as usual

and had fun looking and learning about the

recycling process. However, the best part was the

random case of animals in the recycling center office.

Apparently it is a family operated business and

they are all avid hunters. So everything they have

hunted and stuffed was showcased in their office!

Kinda random but the kids loved it!

Mothers Day 2011

Mother's Day was great! What a special day for us to reflect

on our own Mothers, Mothers to be, future mothers,

and our own motherhood. I've been so blessed with 2

wonderful children and 1 big child! They are my world,

my life, my love. I love them so much.

These made my heart melt. I loved Treys sweet little hand

outlines. I'm so grateful Trey's teachers did this because now

i will always remember how small his little hands were.

And I love that Addies card reads, "Happy Mothers!"

Mothers should always be happy...how blessed are we

to have children to hold, to teach, to nurture,

and to love! 

Just look at these sweet faces...who wouldn't want

to be their MOM!!! I'm one lucky lady!

I also feel very lucky in the sense that

Tyler makes it a point to make mothers day

as special as possible. And he successfully made

that happen again this year! I was so spoiled with

simply having to do NOTHING!!! Thank you Tyler!