I was so on top of things this Easter.  Shenise was in town and we found some really cute Easter outfits for the kids to wear.  After buying them and getting them home I soon realized...Easter was on Conference weekend.  I debated on taking them back but they looked too cute so we kept them!  Therefore we dressed up the week before Easter in our “Easter Outfits” and we were…

All dressed up with nowhere to go!

 

  Corbin looked so handsome with his shirt and tie. He was being so silly and loving the camera.

 I think I should send this photo into  The Children’s Place.  It looks like he is modeling his tie!

 And my favorite picture…Lucy is so good to her baby brother.  These are some of Heavenly Fathers greatest gifts, ever!     With one child I have to make myself scream, clap, dance & tickle to get him to look and smile at the camera…and then there is Lucy, she tells me when and where to take her picture. She is so beautiful and growing up too fast.

{but what do I know, I am just her mom}

5 Months

•  rolls from back to front
• eats solids twice daily
• not too hot on fruits, but loves his veggies
• Mama’s boy
• loves his big sister, Lucy
• sleeps about 9 hours
• still drools like crazy

Today I ate Peas! 

and loved them.

I was so over Rice Cereal and Oatmeal is okay but doesn’t have much taste. so Mom thought maybe solid foods would be a great idea. Yum!

COME ONE, COME ALL

ENJOY THE FUN

LUCY’S BIRTHDAY

CIRCUS HAS COME!

STEP RIGHT UP TO THE

HANSEN’S

BIG TOP

the set up

{bad picture, doesn't do it justice!}

…………………………….

Ringmaster

LUCY

Lucy invited 14 kids and their parents to join in the fun!  The kids had to go to the TICKET booth to get their CIRCUS box which held their tickets and prizes for all the booths.

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PHOTO BOOTH

BULLSEYE

GO FISH

{yes, those are real fishes}

RING TOSS

POPCORN

&

COTTON CANDY

FACE

PAINTING

 

 …………

LET THE

CIRCUS

BEGIN!

Aunt Sara was our face painter, and a good one at that!

 Lucy won her very own fish.  She named her Princess Leah. I think she might be the longest living goldfish of the party!

Waiting patiently for the  next booth! 

The photo booth was so funny.  I was worried that they wouldn’t get what they were supposed to do, but as you can see…they got it!

Eric barbequed HOT DOGS and the Grandmas helped out with the potato salad, fruit and veggies.

 Complete indulgence!

Here are just a few of the party goers…

Grandma & Grandpa 

Grandma Shirley

The Hansen Clan

 

and all the way from Arizona….

Aunt Shenise & Lane 

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I got this sparkler that was

a “4” to go in Lucy’s Birthday

cupcake.Well due to a prior event with Grandma Sherrie on New Years Eve…

Lucy was terrified of it.  She was shaking and would not even get close to it.

So much for the cute candle!

Lucy got the cutest presents with lots of little pieces!  I told her she could only open one toy per day. It is a danger zone for Corbin!

A short potato sack race …..

a few pictures…

and Lucy was… 

going… 

 going…GONE!

along with her balloons

 

 We had a blast. Lucy loved it and had so much fun with her friends and family. 

When we got her in the car she said…

“Mom, you’re the best Mom”

That made everything worth it.  Eric was such a trooper too. I love going over board to make a party great and he had not one complaint.  He painted, cut PVC & rebar to only mention a few.  Got to love my man!

Poor Lucy woke up that night with a 103 fever and was one sick girl the rest of the week. We just made it!

Look who turned

   Since Lucy’s Circus party was going to get rained out we had to move it to Monday. So on her Birthday we took her to In-N-Out for lunch and she wanted to go to IFA to see the baby chicks and bunnies.  I was so sick and didn’t feel good so I was glad the big party was postponed.

Shenise and Lane were in town but Lane was sick the night before so they stayed home so he wouldn’t spread the germs.

Lucy wanted to go to Pizza Factory to get her special pizza.   Blowing out all

{4} candles   Ma & Pa came through with a wiggle car.  As soon as Pa brought it in from the car she ran to it and knew exactly what to do.  Not sure how, but kids just know.     Taking Corbin for a ride...whoa?

Lucy always comes up with the greatest birthday wishes for presents.  This year she asked for

• a baby elephant
• whoopee cushion
• yo yo

We were able to pull everything off except the baby elephant.  We dont have the room for a giant in our house.  Maybe next year.

I really cannot believe our little girl is four.  She is so special and makes us laugh and cry everyday.  Lucy is like a sponge. She soaks up everything that is being said around her.  Her vocabulary is wide and doesnt miss a beat.  Lucy is a great big sister to Corbin and helps out a lot.  She recently just found out she can wipe her big bummy all by herself...pretty exciting. She loves to help Dad in the yard or on the truck.  Eric constantly has a shadow from the time he wakes up to the time he goes to bed.  I wish I could slow time…its going too fast.

Out of the mouth of Lucy:

“mom, lets head out

lance and dance rhyme

I know everything that is why Jesus loves me

cousin tess was sick at grandmas so the next time we walked in grandmas she peeked around the door and said

hey grandma, we are Tess’s germs?