Another general conference has come and gone.  It's crazy how fast time flies sometimes.  The week before conference was Amber's birthday, and she had requested that we get together as a family during conference weekend.  So, Steve thought to have a family sleepover.  His bulb (or something) went out on his TV a few days before, so we moved the party to our house.  Then, 2 days before conference, our bulb went out on our TV -- what are the chances?!  Luckily, ours was an easy fix and Jon overnighted the part we needed, so we were good to go for the Hansen conference party.

 

 Nick's family, Amber and Sterling, and Steve, Anita and Bree came for Priesthood session and then slept over on Saturday.  We were joined by Andy and Danny's family for breakfast, games, and more great words from our church leaders on Sunday.  It was nice to have time to be together and find out what everyone had been up to.  Thanks Amber and Steve for the idea of the Hansen conference party.

  In other news, Becky and Tammy came and cleaned my house yesterday.  They swept and mopped my whole main floor (and those who have been to our house know that the hard surface floor space is considerable), and vacuumed  in addition.  I was so grateful to them for being willing to give of their time to help me with a job that is so hard for me right now.  And, they made it seem like no big deal -- as though neither of them had anything else they would rather be doing.  So... hooray for sisters!

 

Here's my final comparison picture.  Picture on the left is at 30 weeks, and on the right is 37.  I didn't think I could get any bigger, but I was definitely wrong.

And on the baby countdown . . . only 2 more days!!  It seems crazy to think that in just a few short days everyone will be able to meet this little baby who has been consuming my life the last few months.  We are so excited to start learning about this new little Hansen baby.

March Happenings...

Normally I try to separate my posts so they aren't so long, but somehow March just got away from me.  So, here's a little recap of what went on last month.

 The kids had crazy hair day at school.  They were super excited about it.

 Kale, Hallie and Rachel were in their school Musical Revue.  They did such a great job with their performances.  Rachel even had a little solo in her group!  The Hansen's and the Snarr's came out to support them and then we had a little ice cream party at our house afterwards.

 This last weekend was Spring break for the kids, so we decided to take a little mini vacation.  We started off with a trip to the zoo (thanks Steve for coming with us).  It was supposed to be a beautiful 63 degrees.  And, although the weather still claimed it was, it was very windy and not too warm.  But, still a super enjoyable time.

After the zoo, we kept going South until Lehi where we stayed at a hotel for a few nights.  We had fun swimming, going out to eat, watching movies, and hanging with Nick and Heidi and their family (we went to church with them on Sunday, and they graciously accepted our self-invitation to hang out with them for the rest of the day).

 

 On Monday we came home, unpacked, and then went to Farmington for a day at Station Park (a shopping/eating/movie area).  The kids loved watching the fountain and playing at the playground while we waited for our movie to start.

 

 March has been super fun and full of activity.  We're excited that it's April now -- countdown to the baby has begun.  Only 17 more days!!

Baby Update...

I went to my 34 week appointment today and this baby is measuring at full term (except his legs - of course -- our babies always have short little legs).  That's right -- I have a full-sized, 7 pound baby just waiting to be born.  I have a feeling the next 6 weeks are going to feel very long.  Wish me luck!

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day has come and gone, and I don't think there were any kids more excited than ours.  Kale could hardly wait for bedtime on Thursday because that meant Valentine's Day would come that much sooner.  

Rachel had to make a Valentine's box and I was totally dreading it.  She wanted to make an owl, and Jon was out of town, so it was up to me to think up some ideas.  Thank goodness for the internet that could help us figure something out.  Here was her end result.

And here is Sky in her Valentine glory.  She seldom lets me do her hair, but when she does, she almost always insists on curling it.  Oh yeah, and she chose that Valentine outfit all by herself -- all hearts, she informed me, because it was Valentine's Day (of course).

Jon took me on a special birthday date that night, and when we got home, the kids had heart attacked our bedroom doors with Valentine/Birthday messages.  So sweet of the babysitter to help them do that.

Since I wasn't home on my actual birthday, Jon and the kids planned a little party for me on Saturday night with games, presents, and a special dessert.  It was a fun night.

30 Weeks and counting...

Technically I'm 30.5 weeks, but who's counting right?  So far everything is looking good, except that last time they did an ultrasound (which was just 2 weeks ago), our baby was way bigger than expected.  My doctor is going to do another ultrasound at 34 weeks to see if we need to induce early.  Looks like we'll be having another monster baby like Kale was.  Not that he was a monster, but he looked like one compared to all the other babies in the hospital nursery.

And now, just for fun, here's a comparison from 13 weeks and 29 weeks.

The 13 week picture looks like such a dream, but I remember feeling super huge.  The comparison is almost enough to make a girl cry.  Ah well...only 9.5 weeks to go (and possibly even shorter if this baby continues growing at his current rate).  Hooray for our healthy pregnancy.

Washington D.C.

Jon had work in Washington D.C. this last week, and I flew out half way through for a little vacation.  We have talked about taking a trip to D.C. for a long time, but whenever it comes to actually plan vacations, other choices always win out.  So, this was our chance to finally make the D.C. trip happen.

It was so fun being with him.  Our first 2 days Jon was still working, so I spent 2 blissful days just relaxing at the hotel.  My days were full of books, naps and movies, and then Jon would come home and we got to have date night.

When the weekend came, we went into the city and saw some of the sights.  By the end of our first day I was feeling so, so tired.  I was sure we had walked about a million miles, but Jon kept insisting we had probably only walked 2 or 3.  I was so tired, I couldn't believe that it had only been that far; so, when we got back to the hotel I mapped it out.  And sure enough, we had gone a million miles -- or maybe closer to 7.5.  I felt so proud of myself for making it that far without collapsing (remember?  this is the girl who does not exercise when she's pregnant).

It was so freezing!  I was bundled up for almost the entire weekend, but it was definitely worth it to be in Washington D.C. with Jon.

 Mount Vernon (that's code for George Washington's plantation and tomb)

 Museum of American Indians -- Jon thought that the Indian looked like he was holding a microphone.  As a result, Jon was rocking out next to him.

 Jefferson Memorial

 Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial

 Lincoln Memorial

 Jon and I were surprised at how small the white house was in comparison to all the other museums/monuments, but it was still cool.

 The Capitol -- I was too tired by this time to walk all the way over to the steps, so this was as close as we got.

Natural History Museum -- We couldn't get a good picture of the elephant and me, so I obviously voted to just use the picture where you could see me.

We also went through some more art museums and the Holocaust museum, but didn't get any pictures.

It was such a super fun vacation.  I loved being with Jon and talking over the things that we had seen and learned about.  Hooray -- our Washington D.C. trip was finally realized! 

Bowling

Last night we went bowling with the kids for the first time.  The kids really seemed to like it, although Hallie got super discouraged when her score was 10 behind Rachel's.  But, other than that, they thought it was awesome.  I loved seeing them trying to get that big ball to roll all the way down the lane to the pins -- it was pretty funny.