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yes, that's right....we live in INDIANA!!

what? when? why?? you ask. these are all good questions that we are asking ourselves too.

WHY?

brett's call center got shutdown. we had the choice to move to indiana and still have a job or option two- find a new job.

WHEN?

we have actually been here for almost 3 weeks. we got here on liv's birthday and have almost totally settled in. we love our apartment complex and enjoy the neighborhood. we haven't seen too much of indianapolis, but i know where the nearest walmart, target, costco and red robin are so we are set.

here are some pictures from the journey to indiana!

this was the view for me and the girls the whole way there. brett driving the moving truck pulling the car. i did some caravan driving, blocking for brett (i think that is what greg called it) and we had a really good trip.

here is the welcome to indiana sign. still so weird we actually moved. i think we all expect to go to wendy's tomorrow and to see all our friends at church and play group on wednesday and greg, why haven't you called to make lunch plans?

we are really missing minneapolis.
mallory, the girls were so good on the way out!!
silly olivia
we took 2 days to get here and stopped in chicago for a night. we didn't see much because we left minneapolis late and it took much longer than i thought. i forgot about big trucks having to go 55 mph!! SO SLOW!! so, because of the long trip i got a hotel with a pool so we could all play and have fun after the drive. well, just kidding. we got all suited up to go and i looked on the hotel map to see where the pool was and there was NOT a pool!! AHHHHH! i was a little mad and promised the girls we could have a bath when we got to our new house. well, here they are in the HUGE garden tub we have in the master bath. so fun.

and right after this picture was taken, mallory left her mark and claimed this as her territory by POOPING in the tub. luckily i saw as it was happening and quickly saved olivia and got mallory out when she was done.

now i know i am home.

happy birthday livy lou!!

we had two great b-day parties for this sweet girl. one at the park with all of her friends and the other at wendy and kenny's with the fam. olivia was in heaven.

we are singing happy birthday and she is wearing a too small birthday hat.

here is the cake she picked out herself. she LOVES princesses.

no, i didn't make it not enough time.


liv was so excited to open all the great presents. she has such great friends and they all gave her such fun stuff. we need to practice opening gifts though, she wasn't too good a the rip and go fast technique.


these are pictures of the family gathering. greg made ribs and ckicken, it was soooo good. as with minnesota birthday tradition greg also brought an icecream cake. wendy and i did fill in the gaps in the dinner and didn't make greg do all the work. aren't we good sisters!

we were actually celebrating all of the september birthday's,
greg(23), liv (26) AND wendy(30).
at the family party, olivia thought all her gifts were from nana! it was really funny. i can still catch her asking mallory, "these jammies are from nana, aren't they pretty". so cute, so thanks nana!

what a fabulous time for olivia. thanks to all her friends and family for making her 3rd birthday such a great one. we had tons of fun. thank you!!

announcement

i think almost everyone knows, but i am pregnant!! we are shocked but very excited. i am due jan. 26. we actually found out the sex of the baby today and if you can't tell already...

we are having a boy!!

i can't believe it is true. we are all very excited and i am still in shock. i feel kind-of scared. i feel like i don't know how to have a boy?? what do i do with him? ahhh!!

brett is beside himself. he has produced a male. the first thing he said was "we have to go on NFL.com and get him a tampa bay bucs outift". so funny. now, on to the shopping!

summer of '08

i know, i know. you are all so excited that i am finally back to blogging!! yeah. we had a great summer with tons of playing and swimming and all sorts of stuff!! here are the highlights.

we bought a new van!! for anyone who knows us, this was a very hard decision for us because- truly we really don't like minivans, but we needed to think of the future and this chevy venture gets MUCH better milage than the durango we were in love with. the girls LOVE the van. livy gets to open the sliding door EVERYTIME we get out. she loves it and she never gets tired of it. it has TONS more room and we are liking it.

this is a cute picure of the girls and brett on father's day. aren't they so cute??
this is the fourth of july. we got to go to wendy and kenny's and have good food with them and greg. we played in their pool forever. brett and i even got to play since mallory slept and wonderful cousins took care of olivia for awhile. then went home to go to a ward party and watch the fireworks. liv was in HEAVEN. she ran around with all the other kids and had so much fun. she is even flushed in this picture because of the running around.
both girls LOVED the fireworks and brett and i even had a fun time!! we really like our ward.
here is another great picture of our van and my cute girls!! isn't mallory so cute.
we went swimming atleast once a week. either at a cute little tot-lot, at a friends or at one of the lakes around here. the girls loved it.

i take care of a friends kids once a week, adam is above with olivia. adam is a year older than liv but they are the best of friends and play really well together.

this is adam sister, emily. mallory and her are only 2 weeks apart and they love eachother as much as 1 and 1/2 year old can.

the girls having dinner one night. mallory loves to do everything by herself and this is usually the result!

we got to go to the primary pioneer celebration since brett and i are both primary teachers. the girls had alot of fun. don't they look adorable in their cute pioneer hats?

this picture has a story. liv is running after some birds, as you can see. whenever liv sees some birds she always says, "mom, birds! i want to catch one". so this is her running to catch a bird!! she is so cute. livy still hasn't caught one yet!well, there is more. so keep looking.

the minnesota state fair

wow! i have been to a couple state fairs and some in canada, but i have never been to one like the great minnesota get together!! we were there for over 3 hours and we didn't even start to see everything!! i could not believe how big it was. really. it is about 5 times as big as the utah or idaho one. yikes. we didn't get to see that much because olivia LOVED the rides. she went on lots. here are several pics of her and the fun rides. this is how mallory ended up after only one ride on the merry-o-round!! she was to scared!! she is so silly. mally loved watching liv so she was happy.
i thought this was the cutest ride i have ever seen. it was a tiny ferris wheel for olivia. she loved it and even got to ride it all by herself!

i don't know who liked the bumper boats more, brett or olivia!! the funny thing was that you had to steer them and olivia didn't get that. so, by the end she was going in a circle for so long she started to feel sick and cried. it was so sad but so cute. brett went and rescued her.
here is mallory on the sidelines. isn't she so cute. really!!

we got some famous food on a stick and had a great time. brett's only regret is that he didn't find a pork chop on a stick. maybe next year!

MOVING, AGAIN!

so, i feel like i haven't posted in forever. well, that is the truth. i have a really good excuse though. we have been getting ready to move yet again. i guess brett and me just can seem to stay in one place very long. we are just moving upstairs in the same apartment complex, but to a 3 bedroom!! we are so excited. it also faces a nature/park area so we can open our windows and not hear the street/parking lot. we are really excited. so, i will post again once the computer is back and running.

i have been tagged: the husband post

What is his name?:
Brett Joseph Hansen

How long have you been together?:
almost 6 years

How long did you date?:
5 months of dating, 5 months of engagement, 5 years of marriage!

How old is he?:
ALMOST 30! (in dec.)

Who eats more?:
brett, for sure.

Who said I love you first?:
brett said it first and then i said it right after. i think we had been dating 21 days!

Who is taller?:
ahh, brett. by almost a foot! high heels and platforms for me!!

Who can sing better?:
i think i have a better voice but we both love to sing.

Who is smarter?:
what kind of a question is this? it's like those couple games where you go home mad at eachother for answering stupid questions like: which one of your wifes friends do you think is the hottest? what??

Who does the laundry?:
i do. he brings home the bacon and i wash, dry and fold it.

Who pays the bills?:
i do. but i keep brett informed through alot of nagging.

Who sleeps on the right side?:
if you're in the bed, brett does.

Who mows the lawn?:
sadly, we don't have a lawn. but if we did i think we would fight over the mowing job. i love to mow lawns. i know-weird. i think brett likes to do it too.

Who cooks dinner?:
i do most days, but now that brett is home by 5PM he is suppose to be cooking every tues. and thurs. when he does cook, it is WAY tastier.

Who drives?:
we each drive the car that is ours, if that makes sense.


Who is more stubborn?:
i think i win in this catagory

Who kissed who first?:
brett. the best, sweetest little peck! i knew he liked me, not just my assests.

Who asked who out first?:
i guess i sort-of asked him out. i wanted to shave his head.

Who proposed?:
brett. on a carriage ride around temple square! so romantic**

Who has more friends?:
i would say brett.

Who is more sensitive?:
i think this goes to me again, but brett is getting to be quite the cry baby.

Who has more siblings:
I have 5, brett has 3.

Who wears the pants?:
we share them too.

i tag:
janelle, kristina and amy (so you have to start a blog!)

FIVE years! (may 31st)

can you believe it? we have been married for 5 years ALREADY!

it seems like we have always been together but how could it be five years!

we had a GREAT day. we took the girls to the coon rapids damn. the girls LOVE it there. we walk the whole damn and then livy's favorite, throw rocks in the water. livy didn't want to leave and asked in her "parents can't say no to her" voice if we could have a picnic. so, we did! we went and got arby's and watched some people fish. it was really fun.




after the damn, our picnic and afternoon naps, brett and i got to go on a date. we went out to dinner at PEI WEI> it was AWESOME. i love P.F.Changs and PEI WEI is a cheap changs! it is even owned by changs so it has the LETTUCE WRAPS!!
it was really nice to have dinner together. then, we decided to go to the new indiana jones movie. we liked the movie and had a great night.

princess olivia

this is princess olivia at 7:30 in the morning having just woken up. brett says she must get the "happy in the morning" thing from me because brett needs a couple minutes to "wake up" in the morning.

her first thought is to get on her princess dress

AND princess shoes,

then she wants to watch "the dancing princess movie."

the sleeves you see coming through the dress are her pj's. i really think this girl is going to become a dancer. she has some pretty good moves aready. liv even sucked the babysitter to let her wear this dress to bed one night. it was so funny to go in to get her in the morning and see her wearing it. i laughed out loud!
she looks like she is a pageant girl here. I LOVE IT>
THE princess shoes. it HAS TO BE THIS pair. these shoes mean she is a princess!

things livy loves:
SHOES, dresses, ANY TYPE OF LIQUID SHE CAN DRINK (the girl can drink 9 oz of water/milk/juice in about 30 second flat), barney,
coloring, her daddy, brushing her teeth, broccoli
nursey, playdates, the park, outside, cleaning and most of all pink princess dancing.

things livy doesn't love:
loud noises, sharing (actually, most of the time she is really good), bugs,
me telling her no,
the naughty corner, chocolate (i know WEIRD, is she really MY daughter), the doctor.

she is such a great girl and we are so grateful to have her in our family.