Matt and Savannah

Christmas

2012-01-05T22:13:00.000-05:00

I'm pretty sure I say this every year but Christmas really did go by WAY too fast this year! I can't believe it's already come and gone. Wow! It just goes by faster and faster each year. We were fortunate to be able to go to Utah for 2 weeks this year for Christmas. We packed in lots of fun while there. It was so fun to hang out with family and friends while we were there. Livvy had a great time playing with cousins and getting spoiled with attention from 2 sets of grandparents. She loved opening presents...didn't matter if they were hers or not.

Some highlights of our trip were:
Mormon Tabernacle Christmas concert with my sister Kynda and her husband Eric
High school friends party
Attending a baby shower for my good friend Kristen
Going to Sherlock Holmes and We Bought a Zoo with family
Christmas Eve program with Matt's family
Driving around with my mom to look at Christmas lights
Shopping
Niels' ward Christmas program on Christmas Day
Game night with my family
New Year's Eve tradition

Halloween 2011

2011-11-09T14:59:00.000-05:00

Halloween was so much fun this year! It's exciting to see Livvy old enough to understand what holidays are and get into the spirit of it all. She loved going to the store and seeing the decorations. On Halloween night it was absolutely adorable to see her knock on a door and say "twick 'r' tweat".

We also had fun before Halloween decorating cookies with friends. I think Livvy put that entire container of frosting on one cookie.

You won't see a single turkey there

2011-09-23T12:21:00.000-04:00

Last weekend the Hansen trio went hiking at a place called Turkey Run. Even though the name suggests there to be wild fowl scuttling about, disappointingly enough there was not a single turkey to be seen. I'm not exactly sure how the Indiana naming system works, but I think it goes all the way back to the Indians. 100 Thanksgiving Days later we are left with no turkeys, but still have a stunning state park. That's my guess anyway. Weird name aside, Turkey Run is a beautiful place and the weather could not have been more perfect for hiking.

Summer highlights

2011-08-29T14:37:00.000-04:00

The summer of 2011 went by much faster than expected. I can't believe it's already over! Despite the fact that Matt had to take a few classes this summer, we were still able to pack in lots of fun and lots memories. Here are just a few highlights:

Wicked Weekend - Finally saw "Wicked"! It was an amazing production. I'm so glad I was able to see it with my mom, sister, aunt, and cousin. We went to garage sales (of course), out to breakfast, saw our cousin Olivia as a beautiful bride, had a Wii dance off, and never tired from saying the phrase, "this is wicked fun"!

Columbus, Indiana - Columbus is about an hour south of Indy. It was ranked #6 in the nation for architectural innovation and design, which was completely surprising to me. It's a neat city, with plenty of architecture and antiques for all.

Visit from Big Ma - We always love visits from Big Ma. Livvy loves all the attention she gets from having her here.

Visit from Chloe - My niece Chloe stayed with us for a few days in July. She was so nice to watch Livvy while Matt and I went on a date. We also went swimming, to an ice-cream social, garage sales, and I'm pretty sure we watched almost the entire 1st season of "The Middle".

Lots of water - Livvy is definitely part mermaid. She is completely obsessed with all things water! Touching it, drinking it, playing in it, splashing it, squirting it, looking at it, etc.

Plenty of dress up - I think Livvy gets her fashion sense from me. I didn't know until at least high school that it wasn't okay to wear a bathrobe with a tutu. I love these pictures of Livvy. This girl just makes me smile!

A trip to Chicago - To celebrate our 5 year anniversary, coming up in September, we took the opportunity while Matt was out of school to spend a few days in Chicago. We had a fabulous time! My favorite part of the trip was Navy Pier and Millennium Park, but I know Matt's favorite part was eating Italian beef sandwiches at Mr. Beef. He's still talking about it a month later. My mom was so nice to fly all the way from Utah to watch Livvy for us. I know, my mom is the best!

A trip to Shamu - We went to San Diego with Matt's parents and brother Jason. Livvy had so much fun playing in the "be-ocean" and watching the dolphin show at Sea World. We also went to Seaport Village, Cabrillo, and Old Town...just to name a few. We had such a great time!

And just a bit of working - I refinished this dresser and also a couple of nightstands for our room. I really love refinishing furniture. It's a delightful feeling to take something old and make it new again.

Before

After

Dirty Shoes & Bubble Laughs

2011-04-24T20:43:00.000-04:00

Some cute videos of Livvy for your viewing pleasure!

Parkin'-It Up

2011-04-17T19:46:00.000-04:00

For me, it was a complete misconception to think that when I had kids I would feel old. Quite the contrary. Of course Matt & I have more responsibility...but old?...no way. I totally feel like a kid again! I love playing outside, pretending to eat plastic food (also very figure friendly), and even having a good cry when things don't go the way I think they should. I even catch myself, from time to time, completely engrossed in a good old episode of Max & Ruby. Yep, being a kid is pretty great.

Just look how fun the park can be!

We are loving the warmer weather! It was a very long cold winter but spring has sprung and we are having a great time playing outside again!

Livvy turned the big 0-2!

2011-03-21T22:18:00.000-04:00

It was great to be in Utah for Livvy's birthday. It was definitely the icing on the cake (haha, funny punny) to be with family. Livvy was very into all the birthday hoopla this year. It was fun to see her so excited about everything. She LOVED opening her presents and was pretty disappointed when the present opening came to an end. For the next few days she walked around the house saying, "Presents...presents...where's the presents?". I say the same thing after my birthday but it just doesn't come off as cute.

Livvy loves "Max & Ruby" right now, so of course a Max & Ruby cake made the party complete. Livvy was a little distressed though when we started cutting Max & Ruby's house into pieces. I can't believe that Livvy is already 2! It goes by so fast. I'm fully expecting this upcoming year to be filled with some "terrible two" moments but with Livvy's spunky, sparkling personality I'm pretty confident there will be plenty of "terrific two" moments as well. Happy Birthday Livs!

The Chair Transformation

2011-03-05T14:42:00.000-05:00

A couple weeks ago I bought this absolutely hideous looking chair at Good Will for 10 bucks. You might not be able to see from the picture how hideous it is, but believe me, it was. In fact as the employee from Good Will was helping me load it into my car he said, "I didn't think anyone was ever going to buy this thing. It's been here forever". Despite its appalling appearance, it was a good sturdy chair and I figured I would be able to put it to good use in one way or another. So I decided to try my hand at painting and reupholstering furniture.

VOILA!

Reupholstering was not nearly as hard as I though it was going to be. Granted, I probably didn't do the best job, but good enough for who it's for. It was a fun little project to do!. Now, on to the armoire!

Freezing with a chance of snow cones

2011-02-02T00:00:00.003-05:00

We are learning quickly that the weather in Indy is completely crazy and unpredictable. Thanks to today we experienced our first ice storm. Last night it started raining the weirdest icy slush rain. It wasn't hail, rain, or snow...but a combination of all three. Kind of like a snow cone mixture. There was 1/2 an inch of ice covering the ground when we woke up this morning. We got some awesome pictures of the icy blanket. All the schools closed down and most of the stores closed early. I wish I would have gone to school in Indiana. There are so many snow days here! Lucky Hoosiers! Growing up in Utah, I had exactly 2 snow days my whole school career. I'm pretty sure Utah's policy on snow days is, the snow has to be level with the roof of your house to be considered a snow day. Not so in Indiana though. An inch of ice on the ground is all it takes. The ice was so bad that when the mailman came around today he would stop at the mailbox, take out a rubber mallet, give the mailbox a good whack to brake off the ice, then put the mail inside. Matt and I thought that was hilarious and watched him whacking icy mailboxes until he was out of sight. Despite my phobia of the cold it was very fun to be trapped in our "igloo" of a house all day. Matt was even brave enough to venture out in the weather to pick up some emergency supplies from the store, just in case the power went out or something like that. He came home with a bag of candles, a case of water, and 3 boxes of PopTarts. Oh yeah, we are definitely ready for a natural disaster!

The greatest invention...in my book

2011-01-22T16:00:00.000-05:00

One thing I absolutely love is learning alternative uses for different products. Some examples: The white part of an orange peel can be used to whiten teeth, coffee grounds can reduce the appearance of cellulite, Vodka removes water spots from faucets handles & disinfects surface areas, WD-40 gets tomato & lipstick stains out of clothes, and vinegar does about everything you could possibly imagine. Vinegar has to be the greatest invention in the world! Right next to the wheel and peppermint patties. I feel like the dad from “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” and his addiction to Windex. I carry a bottle of it where ever I go and sleep with it at night to ensure better dreams. If Matt broke his leg right now I would probably soak it in vinegar. That ought to fix it! Okay, maybe I'm not that addicted to it, but seriously for cleaning it is the best. I have always hated using chemical cleaning products to clean my house. No particular reason. I just have never liked the thought of chemicals being all over, especially since we have a dog and a tot running around. It puts my mind at ease knowing that if Livvy licked the water faucet the worst that could happen is she would be a little tipsy for a while. Also, I hate having 20 different bottles in the cupboard that only accomplish one specific use. I found one website that listed 131 uses for vinegar! Talk about a multipurpose product. And it only cost about 2 bucks for a gallon. The only down fall to this amazing product is the smell. But I've also learned, the smell doesn't last too long. 5 minutes tops. I think that pretty much wraps up my feelings for vinegar.

Kids + Christmas = Magical???

2011-01-02T13:45:00.003-05:00

We had a great time in Utah this Christmas! It was so much fun to be with family and friends! I'm always amazed how fast it all goes by. We were in Utah for 10 days but it felt more like 10 minutes before we were back on the plane flying home. We squeezed in a lot of fun in those 10 minutes though! Baking, sewing, movies, games, restaurants, Parson's donuts, chatting, basketball, temple sealing, laughing, etc! The down side to the trip was that Livvy got sick a couple days before Christmas so she wasn't feeling so great for most of the trip. So the actual day of Christmas went a little something like this...with a positive, magical twist!

It started out with tears...tears of joy of course

Livvy was so thankful for her presents she wouldn't stop praising us

A Christmas scowl any mom would be proud to receive

More praising of gratitude

Overwhelmed with Christmas spirit, she laid down to contemplate the true reason for the season

Though the photos of our lovely little Livvy may not show it, we really did have a great Christmas with her. We are so lucky to have her! Even being under the weather she truly made our Christmas more special and magical!

The Biggest Loser - Meet Denise and Sarah - Video - NBC.com

2010-12-15T10:51:00.000-05:00

One of my best friends and her mom are going to be on the Biggest Loser next season! I am so excited for them! They will be awesome! Be sure and watch their slim-down journey starting on January 4. Go Pink Team!

The Biggest Loser - Meet Denise and Sarah - Video - NBC.com

It's gettin' cold here

2010-12-01T22:33:00.003-05:00

The past couple days have been pretty cold. We woke up to snow this morning. The snow in Indy is very light and airy. Kind of like the fake snow they use in the movies. Since the wind is so strong here the snow wisps all over the road. It actually is very mystical looking. I'm nervous for winter to come this year since we are in a new state and don't really know what to expect. Snow I can handle...but cold 50 mph winds...that's a different story.

I think this picture of Livvy is so funny. It's like Driving Miss Daisy meets Look Who's Talking.

Wearing white after Labor Day and lookin' goooood

2010-11-07T16:59:00.005-05:00

Matt had his white coat ceremony yesterday. I am so stinkin' proud of him! The white coat ceremony is a ritual schools have to welcome students into the professional medical field. They wear a short white coat while they're in school. After 4 years and a small fee of $200,000 they will give Matt the rest of his coat. I never thought about Matt being a Dr. until yesterday at the ceremony. He looked so good walking across the stage and getting "cloaked" with his white coat. And I have to say, he looks pretty dang sexy in it too. My parents were able to come out for the ceremony and it was so fun having them here for the weekend.

Paintin' the town of Avon

2010-10-31T23:38:00.003-04:00

Now that Halloween is over she's for hire. We'd like our kids to be self-sufficient by the time they're two.

Indy pumpkin drop 2010

2010-10-29T16:44:00.000-04:00

Here's the video for all you non-facebook users. :)

That's one way to get those pumpkin guts out

2010-10-28T14:59:00.003-04:00

This morning we went to the Pumpkin Drop. A 700 lb pumpkin was dropped from a 200 ft. crane. It was awesome! The things americans come up with for entertainment. I love it! When the pumpkin hit the pavement it sounded like a bomb had gone off. I was surprised that it was so loud. After the pumpkin was destroyed, hundreds of kids ran out to get a piece of it as a souvenir. It was a very fun way to start the day!

Falling into Autumn

2010-10-17T08:51:00.004-04:00

We drove down to Nashville, Indiana this weekend. There is a beautiful state park there called Brown County...the park is beautiful...unlike the name. It should be called Amazingly Gorgeous Leaves County. Maybe I'll write my Congressmen. Livvy completed the hike around the lake all by herself. It was a mile and a half around the lake and took us an hour and a half to complete. So Livvy can now do 1 hour miles. She's going to be a track star for sure!

Jimmy Fallon performs live on America's Got Talent The Results

2010-10-04T17:15:00.000-04:00

I love comedians and I love impressionists, so naturally I would love this.

That's more like it

2010-09-21T19:47:00.003-04:00

Okay, okay, I'm sure you were all onto our little Indy tease. So...we don't really have a mansion of a house on 10 acres of land. We are just trying to get all our friends and family to move out to Indianapolis and we thought false advertising was the way to go. Thanks for humoring us. This is a picture of our real house. Not quite as stunning as the first house but it suits us just fine...actually more than just fine. We absolutely LOVE our new home! Our current project is picking out paint colors. I had no idea how hard this was going to be. Once I get the 700 paint samples picked up off the floor I will post pics of the inside.

Our house!

2010-09-19T10:58:00.002-04:00

Now that we have the internet we can finally post a picture of our house! You can really get a lot for your money here.

The house fiasco

2010-08-30T09:08:00.004-04:00

I have been waiting to post anything until we get into our house but since we are still hangin' out in limbo here I figured I would just go ahead and post to let everyone no we are still alive. So here is the story about our house. I'll try and keep it short and sweet for ya.

So at the first of July, Matt and I flew out to Indy to look for a house to buy. We were out here for 2 days and were blessed to find a house that we love. It is a brand new home. 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, 1800 sqft, fenced yard. We made an offer, they countered, but we finally settled on a lovely little price tag of $125K. The real estate market is awesome out here! So different from B-town. My dad agreed to cosign since Matt is spending all our money learning how to be a legalized drug dealer. After spending hours and hours filling out all the paper work for the mortgage company we scheduled to close on Aug. 20th. Besides the run around everything was going quite smoothly...until about 100 miles (and 12 hrs before closing) outside of Indy our realtor calls and tell us that there is a paper from the IRS that is missing from our file and we can't continue any further until the mortgage company gets that paper. Why is the mortgage company just figuring that out now???? I have no idea. On Monday (a week ago) our realtor called to tell us the mortgage company has the paper but they are still waiting for approval on something else. I honestly have no idea what they are talking about. All I know is that we are still not in our house, and I am still living in a teeny tiny hotel room with a baby and a dog. Through it all Livvy has be great. She really has. Sure she has her moments being cooped up in a hotel room with no toys except for miniature bottles of shampoo and lotion, but honestly I've had my moments to. Hopefully we will close either today or tomorrow. Keep your fingers for us!

Besides the house drama, we absolutely love it here in The Circle City. It has been so fun learning the ins and outs of a new city. Indianapolis certainly seems like a city with a lot to offer. The people here have been very nice and friendly and the weather hasn't been too bad either. We are so excited to get into our new house and start to feel even more settled.

Dedicated to Dr. Ignatowicz

2010-07-15T01:18:00.001-04:00

Here is the "Dentist Song" from Little Shop of Horrors. Enjoy!

Just as long as Steve Martin isn't my dentist

2010-07-13T02:30:00.005-04:00

When I was little I often times would memorize songs without understanding what the lyrics meant. If the song was peppy and happy I would just sing to my little hearts content. “The Dentist” song from Little Shop of Horrors, sung by the multi-talented Steve Martin, was by far one of my favorites to sing. It wasn’t until years later that I realized I was singing about a sadist dentist who is surprisingly very light on his feet. Singing that song 20 times a day when I was young must have subliminally instilled a tremendous phobia of the dentist in me because I hate, hate, HATE going to the dentist. Well after 4 years of digging my heels into the ground I was finally dragged down to Las Vegas to go to the dentist. My brother-in-law Josh is the best dentist ever so naturally he is the only one I would trust to be the least like Orin Scrivello, DDS. 2 Valium, 2 hours of laughing gas, 1 pulled tooth, and 2 implants later I was good as new…almost. (On a side note: Matt was very excited when he learned I had 2 implants put in but was quickly disappointed when he realized the implants were in my mouth.) In 4 months I’ll have to go back in again to finish the job and then I’ll really be as good as new. I owe I very big THANK YOU to Josh for being such a good dentist and drugging me up so well. It actually wasn’t half bad this time.

Should have posted this forever ago

2010-05-18T23:19:00.001-04:00

About a month ago we headed west to San Diego for some much needed beach and relaxation time. Matt's grandpa generously let us use his timeshare there and it was awesome! Right on the beach with the most beautiful view ever. It was so wonderful to fall asleep every night to the sound of the ocean…and not have to get up to push play again on the cd player. J Livvy had so much fun on the beach. She loved feeling the sand between her cute little toesies. It was cute to watch her figure out this beach business. We also went to Harbor Village, Old Town, a beautiful lighthouse, and some other places I can remember right now. All in all, we had a fabulous time!

Women get so emotional turning a year older

2010-03-11T01:15:00.006-05:00

Livvy is officially 1 year old! Can't believe how fast the year has gone by. She had a great 1st birthday and got so many fun presents thanks to her wonderful grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. She wasn't the least bit interested in her birthday cupcake...that girl is always watching her waistline. But she did like her birthday PopTarts! We love our little Livvy Skye! Bring on another great year!

Cabin Fever

2010-02-17T11:50:00.002-05:00

We are so freakin' ready for summer!

Chelsey's Baby Shower

2010-01-23T20:49:00.004-05:00

This past week I went up to Boise to throw a baby shower (with the help of many) for my cousin Chelsey. Baby showers are always so much fun! Chelsey is due in just a couple weeks, so we had to get a fun party in before all the wonderful chaos begins. Chelsey's sister-in-law, Annie, planned some fun games, our cousin Sara made the cutest party favors, and my mom made all the delicious food. We had a great turn out for the shower and I think everyone had a good time. We can't wait to meet baby Jaxton!

Our happy baby is back!

2009-11-20T00:40:00.005-05:00

Always playing together

I promise she won't eat you

After nap hair-do

Livvy has been teething the last couple weeks and hasn't been quite as happy and smiley as she usually is. It terrified us to our very souls that this was going to be a permanent change. But thankful now that the pain of cutting teeth is over she is back to her old joyful self.

Babies seeing babies at the ZOO

2009-10-19T23:14:00.002-04:00

We went to the zoo on Saturday with Matt's family. It was a beautiful day! I think the last time I went to the zoo was when I was in high school. So it was high time to go again. It must have been a cold winter at Hoogle Zoo because there were tons of baby animals. A baby elephant, baby giraffe, 3 baby tiger cubs, and a baby monkey! It was so fun to see all those cute babies! Livvy could have cared less about the animals but she did enjoy being out in the fresh air and sunshine and hangin' with some of her favorite people!

A lil somethin' fo' da fanz.

2009-09-21T15:16:00.002-04:00

Here are a couple of videos demonstrating the new haps with Livs. Enjoy!

2009 Summer update

2009-07-20T01:52:00.007-04:00

Matt and I at the family reunion

At the Eaglewood fireworks

With Mara on her sealing day at the Las Vegas temple

Havin' fun at Liz and Josh's house

Jada LOVES being next to Livvy

She looks pretty tough in her camo gear and pink chair huh?

Sleeping in her little baby tent (Thanks Niels & Tara)

Check out that 4th of July smile

Rollin' over

This summer has gone by so fast, I didn't even realize it has been almost 2 months since our last post. It has been such a fun summer having a little baby to share it all with. It's so fun when "firsts" come around. Livvy's 1st 4th of July, 1st camping trip, 1st trip to Vegas, etc. Here is a little summer update for y'all. These pictures are kind of all over the place but you get the idea of our fun summer.

Philly Cheese and Apple Pie

2009-05-15T15:42:00.003-04:00

Amish Country was so beautiful

Gettysburg

Livvy did so well being packed around all day

Gotta have a philly cheese steak in Philly

Liberty Bell

I guess you could say it's become kind of a tradition that when Matt finishes a semester we celebrate with a little play time. This past week we went to Philadelphia and had such a great time. We were a little nervous to see how Livvy would do with the flight and all the running around we tend to do on trips, but she did FANTASTIC. She is a natural born traveler. We can't wait to do more traveling with her.

Highlights of the trip were: Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, Ben Franklin's printing office, the drive from Philly to Lancaster was beautiful, Amish country (my absolute favorite part of the whole trip - they are such wonderful people), homemade pretzels and apple pie (the best we've ever tasted) and Gettysburg.

2009-05-07T10:44:00.004-04:00

This past Sunday was Livvy's baby blessing. Livvy was blessed in the blessing dress I wore when I was a baby. My Grandma Cleah made it for me and now I have passed it down to Livvy. Matt gave the best blessing I have ever heard. It was so sweet and heartfelt. Matt had been praying and thinking about what to bless her with for awhile and from what I heard on Sunday it seems like he got his answer. I had so many people come up to me after church saying what a great job he did. It was also fun having so many of our friends and family there to share such a memorable event with us.

Boise Baby Shower

2009-04-22T00:49:00.004-04:00

Beautiful Decorations

Gotta love getting presents

Four Generations

Last Thursday I flew down to Boise because my amazing aunt, Connie, and wonderful

cousin, Chelsey, threw me a family baby shower. They really know how to throw a party. My aunt made these darling party favors with a TCBY gift card. We had good food, fun games, and great company. Everything was perfect. It was also fun to have everyone meet Livvy for the first time and I'm not gonna lie, getting more presents was fun too. Thank you again Connie and Chelsey!

Our old baby & our new baby

2009-04-08T22:17:00.003-04:00

Their first "meet and greet"

Still trying to figure out what this crying thing is

Napping together

Jada is ALWAYS by us when we are holding Livvy

Jada is not ready to give up being the center of attention

Livvy Skye Hansen is here!!!!

2009-03-14T13:03:00.002-04:00

Livvy Skye Hansen was born at 2:40 on Tuesday morning (March 10). She weighed in at

6 lbs 12 oz and was 20 inches long. She is such a cute baby but of course Matt and I are bias. She hardly ever cries but we know that won't last long. We just had to say that in this entry so that when we update our blog in a couple weeks and we have nothing but crying pictures posted we can all have a good laugh about it. We are so happy to have her here happy and healthy. Thanks everyone for your love, prayers, and support throughout her delivery.

Baby Shower and Farewell Belly Pictures

2009-03-01T12:38:00.003-05:00

The sisters-in-law

Playing games at the shower

Last weekend my wonderful sisters-in-law and mother-in-law threw me a super fun baby shower. I had such a good time and got so many fun gifts. They did a diaper raffle which was great because we ended up with probably over 1,000 diapers to get us started. I'm told though, that 1,000 diapers will only last about 2 months.:) Tara, Sarah, and Leslie did so much work to make it a fun celebration for me and I really appreciate it. Thank you so much you guys!

Yesterday Matt's parents took us to Antelope Island to take our farewell belly pictures. For those of you who haven't heard I am going to be induced tomorrow (March 2) so we had to act fast if we wanted to get this photo shoot in. It was such a beautiful day...freezing cold, but beautiful. The pictures turned out great! We wanted to post more picture of our photo shoot but the files are so big that we could only post a couple.

Las Vegas Road Trip

2009-02-18T11:03:00.002-05:00

Okay, don't make fun of us but Matt and I have never been on a road trip together since we've been married. I guess we're just blessed with the 30,000 feet above the ground sort of lifestyle and never felt the need to take a road trip (did that sound snobby enough:)). Anyway, so this past weekend we packed up the car with goodies, games, and good music and headed down to Las Vegas for the weekend to visit Matt's sister, brother-in-law, and their adorable baby Mara. We had such a good time with them! We went to Hoover Dam while we were there which was very interesting to see. We also went out to eat at a great pizza place called BJ's. You have to go there if you are ever in Las Vegas. We had a great weekend and a great road trip. So much fun!

2009-01-21T23:27:00.002-05:00

29 weeks

33 weeks

Since I only have about 6 weeks left (can you believe it!) until baby girl Hansen gets here I thought I should post some more belly pictures. I have a feeling I am going to get VERY big these last few weeks. In the last couple of days I have noticed my belly has gotten a lot bigger...as well as a few other areas too.

HAWAII

2008-12-22T12:56:00.002-05:00

Matt and I decided to go to Hawaii this past week to celebrate Matt being done with a wicked hard semester (by the way, he did a great job - all A's and B's). While we were there we went to the Polynesian Cultural Center and did some snorkeling at Hanauma Bay. It was so beautiful there!!! We also went to Waikiki beach and looked through the shops at the International Market. One thing we forgot before going over there was how expensive everything is. Milk was $10.29 a gallon and cereal was $7.50 a box. Hawaii is a great place to go on vacation to, but I don't think I would ever want to live there. We had a great time and were so glad we were able to go. And of course, the day we came home it was a snowing like crazy.

Traveling a bit

2008-11-08T13:34:00.000-05:00

Having fun at Disneyland

Mall of America

Matt and I had the opportunity to go to a few fun places in the past couple weeks. I had a Minneapolis overnight a few weeks ago so Matt came with me and we went to the Mall of America. If you ever get a chance to go to Minneapolis the Mall of America is definitely worth going to. It has 520 stores!!! Talk about a shopping marathon! 520 stores means, if you spent just 10 minutes in each store it would take you more than 86 hours to get through the entire mall! Which is exactly what Matt and I did. J/K

We also went to Disneyland last week! Always a fun place to go, especially during the holidays. It was all decorated for Halloween and last year we went around Christmas time and it was totally decked out for Christmas. For some reason it gives it an extra dose of "magic" with all those decorations.

After Disneyland we flew up to Idaho Falls for the weekend because my sister Kynda was blessing her new baby Davis. We had a great time hanging out with my family, playing games and eating mint brownies (always a Harris favorite).

IT'S A GIRL

2008-10-20T22:55:00.000-04:00

We found out today that we are having an "awesome baby girl" as the ultrasound tech put it. It feels more real now that we know what it is. After the doctor appointment we went over to Target and bought a couple baby girl outfits. So much fun to shop for baby stuff now!!! We are both really excited...and really scared to raise a girl...too high maintenance.

My ever growing belly

2008-10-07T10:07:00.000-04:00

Matt took some pictures of me a couple days ago to show off my 18 week belly. It is weird to think that I am almost half way done with my pregnancy and it doesn't even feel real yet. At least I don't feel quite as sick anymore. Yay! I'm glad to be over that part. On October 20th we find out what we are having. Matt's hoping for another puppy like Jada. I think he is going to be surprised. Anyone care to venture their guess on boy or girl?

SURPRISE!!!

2008-09-06T23:07:00.000-04:00

Matt and I found out a few weeks ago that we will be expecting a little bundle in March! March 11, 2009 to be exact, which Matt is so excited about because his favorite band is 311 and the baby's due date is 311. It is SO meant to be!!! It came as a surprise to us, but we are super excited and feel very blessed!