Spring Scrapbook Retreat 2009

Since we all loved having our retreat so much last time, we decided to do it twice a year. This time Angie hosted it at her house. We had so much fun once again. I am so glad that we started this fun retreat.The four of us that stayed the whole weekend. Anna, Angie, Steph and I.Tashina joined us for Friday night, we were so glad that she could come.

Stuff....and more stuff.
Yummy treats of course. We had some great food this time around too.

Being silly.

Angie is going to kill me for this one... this is her "being natural"?Stephanie and Jack

Anna digi scrapping.

Looking for some inspiration in one of the many books we had there.

Here are some of my favorite pages from the weekend.

Julie and Kristin are going to die when they see this one. No, they are not drunk.

Another Mothers Day Suprise

I have been eyeing temple pictures similar to this one for a couple of years. This company had a show at Costco a few weeks before mothers day I told Matt about them, but didn't really think that he would get it for me. I really didn't think that I would get them after the wonderful surprise in my flower beds I got the week before. But Matt surprised me once again with this beautiful picture of the Idaho Falls Temple where we were married. It really completed the wall grouping I had been working on. Thanks Matt, I love it!

What Dad's do with kids when Mom is not home to OBJECT

I found this video when I went to upload some pictures. It is a good thing that I wasn't home....I would have been a nervous-over-protective mom/nagging-wife.

Jump Creek Hike

The day be fore Mothers Day we decided to go on a little hike. Both of the kids had been sick for the week before and so we were all in some need of fresh air. Matt took his scouts up to this creek for a camp out a few months ago, but the kids and I had never been there. It was a pretty little canyon.Owen is quite the little hiker and did pretty well on the trail in some of the flatter areas.

This is the waterfall at the end of the trail. It is pretty there. Both of the kids liked looking at the watter falling so far off the top of the canyon wall.

Of course we had a difficult time keeping Owen out of the water. Matt hung him over the water so he could touch it.
Matt and I both experienced a first on this hike. We saw poison ivy for the first time. Matt (the observant one) spotted it. Neither one of us were totally sure that it was for sure poison ivy so I took some pictures so we could compare them when we got home. Sure enough that is what we saw. There was tons of it all up and down the trail and we even saw some break off trails that went right through some tall poison ivy plants. I am glad that none of us touched it... especially the kids.

Play-Doh

On Sunday the kids and I stayed home from church. Owen was sick all weekend and we didn't want Bailee to expose any one else. While Owen was napping Bailee and I made Play-Doh food with her Play-Doh kitchen.

Tacos with "Blue" meat, cheese and tomatoes

The Play-Doh Kitchen

T-bone Steak, Mashed Potatoes and Green Beans

Suprise for Tami

This weekend Tami was at a Scrapbook retreat. She left Friday at noon and didn't come home until late Saturday night. My mom had a great idea to plant the flower garden while Tami was gone. We have talked about planting flowers for years and have never gotten around to it.

Friday Night my Mom, the kids and I all went and picked out the flowers. Then Saturday morning we got up and started planting it in the rain. We had rain coats on to try and stay dry. Then Saturday afternoon Jack and Owen both fell asleep and it had stopped raining so we went and busted it out. Since Tami's retreat was just around the corner, I called her and told her Owen wanted to see her so she needed to come home for a few minutes. She was really SURPRISED!! We planted some Daisy's, her favorite flower, in the back. She was really excited because I picked out some flowers that were in the flower gardens the day we got married.

Tami checking out the flowers

The flower pot Bailee planted for her mom

Here is what part of it looks like

Happy Mothers Day Mom!!

Her first reaction

Court of Honor

Kelly awarding David (SPL) the Overall Champions Award for Klondike

Kelly giving a lantern to the troop. He commented on how impressed he was with the boys and their attitudes when they found out there was a scoring error and they were the actual winners of the Klondike. He told them their example is a light to all those around them.

David, Ben, Brandon, Nathan, Sonny, Jake, Tyler and Dallon listen to me praise them for their Klondike performance

Tyler putting a the First Class pin on his Mom

Jake receiving his Tenderfoot Rank

Brandon receiving his Second Class and First Class Ranks

Sonny receiving his merit badges

Ben receiving his First Class Rank

We had a good Court of Honor the other night. A lot of boys and parents were able to make it. Kelly came to represent the Bigfoot District Klondike Committee. He praised the boys for their great performance and good attitude. Then I awarded them their Klondike Patch and Klondike Champion Certificate. After this we awarded the boys their merit badges. We had several boys advance to 1st class and one advance to Star.

Tyler finished up his Eagle Scout Rank and now he is waiting approval from National.

Adam has his Eagle Project approved and is planning a fund raiser in May

Caleb and Mitch both have approved Eagle and will be completing their projects this summer.

On My Honor Award

At the Court of Honor Tami and I earned the On My Honor Award for our time and dedication to the scouting programs and our callings. It was exciting for us to earn the award together.

Bishop Clegg talking about the On My Honor Award

Matt awarding Tami her award

Tami giving Matt his Award

Matt and Tami wearing their On My Honor Award

Reading the Scriptures?

The other day Bailee stood up to the counter and was "reading" from her copy of the Book of Mormon. She went on like this for about 10 minutes. I really makes me realize how makes me realize how much she pays attention at Primary. One of the things she says is "receipt after me" (translation=repeat after me). Each Sunday the kids recite an Article of Faith after another child has recited it first and they always say "repeat after me". She is like a little sponge.

Easter Day and Jack's Blessing

On Easter Sunday the Easter Bunny brought some gifts for Owen and Bailee. New Sunglasses for Bailee

And a one of Owen's things right now, a ball.

Easter Sunday was an extra special day because Jack was blessed at church. We all went to Pocatello for his blessing and then headed home after lunch at Steph and Kelly's. It was a whirl wind weekend, but well worth the time with family.

The Family of THREE

The Hansen Clan

Easter

This year for Easter we went to Blackfoot. On Saturday morning Stephanie, Kelly and Jack came, Of course Maama had a Easter basket for each of the kids.

And then an Easter egg hunt in the front yard. Bailee knew just what to do and loved it. Owen needed a little helping along, but figured it out quickly. It was so funny to watch him because the basket he was using had a really long handle and it would trip him up. The kids had great time finding all of the eggs.

After the egg hunt we all went and visited Grandma and Grandpa Hansen's and then to dinner at Malina's. It was a fun day.