Here is my attempt to actually post things close to when they happen instead of at the end of the month. We'll see how it goes....

First are just some random pics of the kids being cute and playing together.

Erin has learned how to say "cheese" and likes to ham it up for the camera. Ben likes to stay in the competition for cheesiness. Ben got out his table and chairs and set them up all by himself. He was so excited to show me his surprise. I pretended to be excited, even though I had just put them away to get his room ready for his Grandma & Grandpa to stay. Oh well, cute is cute, even when it means more work.

And yes, I'm still having way too much fun with Erin's hair. The best part is that she is always asking me to do it. She grabs it and instructs: "pretty!"

Easter came in 3 parts for us. First, and egg hunt with Brandon's parents at our house on Saturday morning.

(It may look like I'm instructing Erin on proper candy eating methods, but really I'm just biting a piece in half for her.)

Part 2 was Easter morning at home, which we didn't get any good pictures of. Next was the egg hunt at Nana & Papa's house, where we completely forgot to take our camera. So, I'll just end with another cute picture of Erin loving the camera.

Hope you all had a great Easter as well!

Not only did I slack on my blogging in March, but also on my picture taking. Can we see a pattern here? Oh well, here's March at a glance.

Erin's favorite past time is eating. She's a tiny little thing, but she's an insatiable eating machine! On this particular occasion she climbed up onto the table, grabbed the box of cereal, sat in her booster, pulled out the bag, and began her snack. She's got speed on her side too. I was doing something across the room and saw her, but by the time I got to her it was too late. So, why not grab the camera?

We've had glimpses of warm weather, so of course we've been outside whenever possible.

At the park...

...or at home.

"She let us out! Run free!"

We've had some problems with our freezer that Brandon has been working on. But, when the tools come out, our helper is there!
While the boys are working, guess what Erin is doing...

Oops

I can't believe I let another month go by without posting. I blame it partially on my picture editor (aka Brandon) being too busy and partially on the fact that we were either sick or traveling (or both) all month. But finger pointing aside, here are some highlights of February. The best part of this post is that this means that the winter months are done and Spring is on it's way!

Nana & Papa had to bring the kids their Valentine's presents. Yes that is a Christmas gift bag, but the kids were much too distracted by the candy inside to care.

Imagine great pictures of a trip to Moab here. *** It was cold and rainy, and the kids and I were sick. We still had fun, but we didn't think to get the camera out. Oops.

I had an awesome birthday. We went to Tucano's and Brandon got me my traditional ice cream cake from Cold Stone. Yummy! We were even all healthy this weekend, now there's something to celebrate!

And to top it all off, we finished off the month in St. George! We moved away 3 years ago (to the week!) and hadn't made a trip down since. (Aside from the few hours the kids and I spent there in October.) It was awesome!

The kids loved the luggage carts, and really, what's not to love?

Ben's favorite part of the room was the fridge just his size! He claimed it as his own and was happy to get anything out that we needed.

We spent an afternoon at the temple grounds in 60 degree weather. It was perfect.

Ben was pretty sick, yet again, by the end of the trip. But it was still great and he was a trooper. Let's hope March brings a little better health with the warm weather.

Goodbye January

I know January is typically a long, cold, dreaded month. But as you can tell by my lack of posting, it kind of flew by for me. We didn't do anything particularly exciting, but we did have fun.

After getting a bike for Christmas, it was too cold and snowy to take it out for a ride. After having it in the house for a week, we gave up and let him debut it in the garage.

Erin is all girl. (Aside from the occasional dinosaur growls.) She loves wearing shoes and "pretty's" around the house. So, when Grandma Campbell gave her a pink bath robe for Christmas we knew she was going to LOVE it! Who could say no to such a cute little thing?

Ben loves to play with Erin in her crib; and when I find them happily reading books, how can I complain?

Have I mentioned that I love these two little munchkins?

December in Review

December:

Erin turns 1!

Big Party

Ladybug Cake

Traditional Dive-in

One healthy, happy girl!

LOTS

OF

SNOW!

Hansen Christmas Party

Ben's first bike! (Thanks Nana & Papa!)

Off to Moab for the big day...
(Erin was the official present inspector)

Amazingly, (for Moab) lots more snow.

Sledding in Style!

Brandon turns 30!

Homemade Stockings, leaning near the 'chimney' with care.

Santa found us.

Happy Boy

Happy Girl

Happy Mommy & Daddy back home with our 'Wiitopia'!

We wished everyone a Merry Christmas with this really cute card but didn't mail them in time and then forgot to take them most of the places we saw people. So, if we missed you, we love you and hope your Christmas was great!