26 years ago today....

This Handsome Guy was BORN!!!!!

And we are so glad that he was.

Chad is such a wonderful husband and always loves me no matter what.  And that is saying a lot because sometimes I can be a pain. :)

I am so grateful for the wonderful father that he is to our boys.  Chad is a great example to them of a worthy priesthood holder. 

I love to watch how tender and kind he is to our children.  They love when he comes home and gives them a big hug and reads them a story or wrestles with them.  Garrett loves to get horsey rides from his daddy!!!

Chad is such a good provider for our family.  He worked hard in school so that he could get a good job and take care of us.  I am so grateful that he makes it possible for me to stay home with our 2 sweet boys.

And who can resist his goofy side.  He can always make me laugh and just loves to torment me and our kids.  There is always lots of giggling when he gets home!

And of course his love of cars makes him very handy when it comes to things needing to be fixed.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!  We love you so much and hope you know how important you are to us.  Have a wonderful day and never forget how awesome you are :)!!!!

Cool Stroller!

-K-  I love this stroller and someone is giving it away!!!  It is worth over $500!!!!  Go here for all the details!

Better late than never!

Okay so my birthday was over a week ago, January 4th to be exact and I thought that I should share a little bit about my day.  The day before Chad wanted to take me out shopping so that I could pick out my present.  We went to Ross to see if I could find any clothes and to my luck Chad found these great barstools.  He knew that I had been wanting some for a long time and so we got them.  I love having them, who would have thought that someday I would be so excited about some barstools for my house?!?!?!  Then when we got home we got ready to go swimming with my family.  It was fun except Garrett was petrified of the water and clung to us the whole time.  He started to warm up a little at the end.  Daniel loved it and was calm and happy the whole time.  Then on Sunday, we went over to my parents house to have dinner.  My dad had to cook since my mom was out of town and I must say he did a great job.  We then had cookies and ice cream (I am not a big cake person).  All in all it was a great weekend.  I felt very loved and am now one year old.  Anyone want to guess how old I am????

Let's see What I can get done!

Like the title says we will see what I can get posted before Garrett drives me crazy trying to touch the computer.  A lot has happened since I last posted.  We have traveled to and from Seattle for Christmas, celebrated New Year's, and had my birthday. 

I will start with Christmas.  We left on Saturday, December 20th and flew to Seattle.  They weren't sure if we would be able to land in Seattle though because of all of the snow.  But luckily we landed, which is really good because when you have two small children you want everything to go accourding to plan.  When we landed in Seattle Chad's dad and sister, Whitney were there to get us from the airport.  We couldn't wait to get to their home and settle down alittle.  Garrett was very done with traveling and for much of the ride was screaming and mad.  I knew he was just tired and needed some food.  When we got their Chad's mom had made us a wonderful meal (so glad to have good food at the end of traveling).  We then just got the kids to bed and enjoyed one anothers company.

Church was canceled the next day on  account of the large amount of snow Seattle recieved.   They got so much snow, my in-laws say that the angels must love me because I wanted a white Christmas so bad that they gave me one, even in Seattle. 

Monday Chad and I had some shopping to complete so we ventured out with his Dad, Whitney and, Mary.  Luckily they have a new Toyota Tundra so we were able to get around a lot easier than most people.  You see in Seattle when it snows it is crazy there.  They don't get snow much so they aren't as prepared to clear it and it is much heavier and wetter snow. 

Tuesday Chad and I went on a date to P.F. Changs (my first time)  and then to a movie.  It was so nice to be able to leave the boys and not worry about them.  His mom is amazing and takes such good care of the boys and us.  She even took both boys at night for the first few nights.  If that doesn't make you an angel I don't know what does. 

Wednesday was Christmas eve and we spent the day cooking and getting ready for Christmas.  We had a delicious meal of Turkey, mashed potatos, gravy, peas, and stuffing.  We then told the Christmas story from memory.  We each took a turn telling part of the story and then we all opened up a present.  We got PJ's. 

Christmas we woke up around 6:30 or 7:00 and unwrapped all of our presents.  We had a great Christmas and got very spoiled.  Chad's mom finished a quilt for our bed that is just beautiful and his parents gave us a digital photo frame.  Those were just two of the biggest gifts but we got a ton more.  Chad gave me some lotion and a new sweatshirt (which I love).  Garrett got a train and some ABC flash cards.  Daniel got a elephant rattle and a book to put pictures in.
We then spent the rest of the day just being lazy and playing the new Wii game his brother got.

On Friday we went shopping again.  Chad stayed home with the boys and I went out with is mom and dad and Whitney and Mary.  What a blast even though the traffic was crazy.  Chad was such a good sport since we were gone for like 5 hours and Garrett was a bit fussy because he was teething the whole time we were in Seattle. 
That night we also went to see his friends Jason and Cindi and their little girl Alara.  That was a lot of fun because we haven't seen them forever.  Again thanks Karen for watching the boys so much for us.

Saturday Chad's Grandma and Grandpa Hanson came over for just a bit and we enjoyed a nice visit with them then me and Chad went out again and got Korean food.  Chad can't get that here so whenever we are somewhere that he can get it we do. 

Sunday we went to church where Jacob and Whitney sang with the youth and Mary played the harp.  We also got to see some of the people Chad grew up with.

Monday we had to get ready to leave and that was very sad.  We didn't want to leave and wished that we could live closer to both of our families.

Oh yeah, on a side note me and his mom kicked the boys (chad and his dad) bums in pinnochle.  That is the king family game and we can hardly ever win.  But we did and we didn't cheat either :)!!!

 

Our life with Two boys

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!  It is one week away, I hope that you are all as excited as we are!  We hope you all have a wonderful day with family and friends.

So this post is picture filled but we have a few pictures of the boys and what they have been up to.  They also both went to the doctor today so I thought it would be a perfect time to give an update on them.

This is Daniel at one month old, crazy because now he is two months and I need to get an new picture.  He is quite the chubby boy.  He is in the 85th percentile for height and weight (which is crazy because Garrett was always so small).  He weighed in today at 13lbs even and was 23 inches long.  He is such a cutie!  He is really starting to look at us and react to our smiles.  He has the cutest smile and has even tried to laugh a few times. 

Daniel is such a great baby, which I needed since these two boys are only 15 1/2 months apart.  He sleeps a lot and is already going about 6 hours at night.  A mother's dream!

Garrett is really growing as well.  He weighed in today at 23lbs 11oz and was 31 inches long.  He is in around the 24th percentile but it is fine because he is following his curve.  He is starting to try and jump and loves to twirl and get himself dizzy.  He knows where his eyes, mouth, ears, nose, hair, and toes are located. 

That is not a new kind of hair gel it is mashed potatoes!  He thought he would try a new hair style.

He loves to feed himself and is even trying to use a spoon and fork now.  He is very independent.  As you can see from the last two pictures he doesn't always get the food to his mouth.  (No, we did not put the noodle in his hair like that, I came to check on him and there was a noodle right in the middle of his head.)

Garrrett got to play in the snow for the first time and thought that we were crazy.  Chad would pick up the snow and hold it out for Garrett and Garrett would just poke it with his finger.  I then took him out a few days later and he got into it a little more.  He really did not like walking in deep snow, he would stand there and cry until I came and got him out.  He also fell down a few times and would just sit there until I came to get him.  He loved to follow the tire tracks in the driveway out into the circle (I love living in a cul-de-sac).

He could barely move with all the snow clothes on, but he was sure warm.  He also really loved the Hot Chocolate that he got at the end of playing in the snow!

Garrett really loves to play with his Daddy.  Chad gives him horsey rides almost every night and in order to stay on he has to lay down and grip Chad, I think that it is so cute.

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags?
I like to do cute and festive wrapping paper.

2. Real tree or Artificial?
I have done both my whole life so I don't really know. They both have their pluses and minuses.

3. When do you put up the tree?
Sometime after Thanksgiving. Chad doesn't like to have anything Christmas around until Thanksgiving is over.

4. When do you take the tree down?
As a kid we always kept the tree up until my birthday and I got to put my presents under the tree. This only works because my birthday is a few days after Christmas.

5. Do you like eggnog?
Sort of, I like it mixed with Sprite, it isn't to bad you should try it!

6.Favorite gift received as a child?
I got a gift from my parents one year that really meant a lot to me. They gave me a book called Daughter of a King and inside they had put a letter from each of them. I loved it and still have those letters and the book.

7. Hardest person to buy for?
Chad and my dad. Guys are hard to buy for.

8. Easiest person to buy for?
My mom. She loves anything we get her. She just wants it to be a thoughtful gift.

9. Do you have a nativity scene?
Yes, I have many. I have five and two ornament ones. I love to collect nativities, I would rather have those as decorations than Santa Claus because Christ is the real reason for the season.

10. Mail or email Christmas cards?
I like to mail them, more personal that way.

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received?
I don't think I have one. I am not too picky when it comes to presents, I just want to know that I was thought of.

12. Favorite Christmas Movie?
I like a few, White Christmas, How the Grinch Stole Christmas (the old one), The Santa Clause.

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas?
I try to do it all year long but it seems like I am still doing a bunch in December.

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present?
Not that I can think of.

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas?
Chocolate Orange, I love these and every year my mom would get me one and I would only eat a little at a time so that it would last a few days.

16. Lights on the tree?
Of course, but they change color every year, right now they are white.

17. Favorite Christmas song?
All the tradtional ones, I really like songs by Bing Crosby and Nat King Cole.

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home?
Both, last year we stayed home this year we will be flying to Washington for 9 days, YIPPY!!!

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer?
Of Course, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and don't forget Rudolph.

20. Angel on the tree top or a star?
I have an angel that my brother gave me one year. It is Beautiful!

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning?
We open PJ's on Christmas eve and everything else on Christmas Morning.

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year?
The Traffic!!!

23. Favorite ornament theme or color?
I love ornaments with meaning, All of my ornaments have a story. It is a tradition for my parents to get us a new ornament each year so I have all sorts of ornaments. Now my mom has started it with my Children and I love it.

24. Favorite for Christmas dinner?
We always had Pizza by candle light with our nice china.

25. Favorite family Christmas tradition?
Making Christmas last all day by going slowly and enjoying each present. I also like the previously mentioned Pizza by candle light.

Latest Giveaway!!!

Okay everyone my wonderful friend Ashley is doing another giveaway. She does custom vinyl and is doing one last giveaway before Christmas. This will only last till Friday so go check it out and enter to win!!!