Hansen's Happenings

And now time for a nap!

2012-01-13T14:06:00.001-06:00

He worked so hard today, he had to take a little nap.

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Sam's Sculpture

2012-01-13T13:01:00.001-06:00

Sam was at the office with me today and he made this sculpture for me out of rebar, nails, an auto part, and gummy snacks. I think it is beautiful.

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First Day of School 2011

2011-08-23T21:31:00.002-05:00

So the first day of the new school year went pretty well until Sam realized that he was not going to school with the girls this year. He insisted that he was in fact going to school and had to have a sign to hold, a backpack, and a lunch box packed with food. Even after taking Hannah to her room (which she didn't want to be walked in to) and then taking Morgan to her room, he is still asking where is his classroom. He only turned 3 this month and is ready to leave the nest and it breaks my heart. He is supposed to be my baby! I know they have Pre-K for 3 year olds, but I am not ready for that. I am considering having him go to Pre-K next year, but then when I mention it Goo Goo gets empty nest syndrome, so I guess we are both going to have a hard time either next year if he goes to Pre-K or the year after when we have no choice and he starts Kindergarten. This is the last year the girls will be at the same campus and Hannah's last year in Elementary, so it is becoming clear that they are growing up fast in spite of my efforts to keep them little forever.

Swimming Texas Style

2011-08-14T20:13:00.001-05:00

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Mmmmmmmm Butter

2011-01-24T16:27:00.003-06:00

Yes, we subscribe to the Paula Deen Theory that butter makes everything better.

Proverbs 16:3

2010-08-06T10:42:00.002-05:00

"Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed." This past year has been a very trying year for our whole family both personally and professionally. In an effort to find some peace within the horrible situation, I am adopting this verse as my "there is still a light at the end of the tunnel" speech that I give myself everyday. If you have a verse that is your ritual, I would love to hear it.

Booby! Booby!

2010-07-07T09:16:00.002-05:00

Sam and I had to run to Target last night to get a few things. He doesn't like to ride in the cart, so I let him walk. As we are going through the women's undergarment section he has to hit each bra as he walks by and say "Booby! Booby!". Thankfully the store was pretty empty and only two teenagers heard him.

Get out of here cat!

2010-06-06T17:01:00.002-05:00

The other day we had gone out to eat dinner and came back to Goo Goo's to have cookie cake for Morgan's Kinder Graduation and when we walked in the house we saw something move on the back porch. Goo Goo went to look and opened the door to shoo away what she thought were stray cats. When she got out she realized it was two small foxes. We had been seeing the mother fox in the back yard several times a week and I guess the babies were big enough to follow her to the porch, but not quick enough to run away when we drove up. The one little fox was pretty friendly and let mom take several pictures before running away. The kids thought it was pretty neat to see baby foxes.

AHHH SPIDER!

2010-06-06T16:54:00.003-05:00

Yesterday we were in the kitchen eating lunch and Sam had finished, so he went to his room to look out his window to make sure Daddy's tractor was still there (this happens first thing every morning and then several times a day). Then we hear "AHHH SPIDER!" and Sam comes running down the hall screaming. Wil is looking at me asking what I did to his boy and why is he screaming like a girl about a little spider. I am explaining that he does have two sisters that could have previously done this very thing and I hadn't ever "taught" his this on purpose. During our conversation Sam is getting his toy shotgun from the living room and runs by pausing only to tell us "I shoot spider". See Wil, crisis averted, he has the boy gene after all.

Happy Birthday Hannah!

2010-02-16T13:59:00.003-06:00

Today Hannah is 8 years old. I can't believe how fast it has gone. Everyday she gets more and more independent. I often think of her as being more like us adults and less like the other kids and have to constantly remind myself that she is just a kid too. She is a great big sister and helps me a lot. I hope you have a great day!

If you like Pina Coladas

2010-01-01T20:47:00.001-06:00

As usual we had much noise, tears, laughter, and a really great New Years Eve dance off. With ten kids under eight years old there is always someone unhappy about something. We heard several renditions of "All the Single Ladies" from Hannah, Morgan, Hailey, and Kaylie. It fast became their their favorite song after we, while suffering from temporary insanity, took them to the movie to see the Chipmunk movie. Amazingly out of the ten of them only two didn't make it until midnight. We were all together and made some great memories: Morgan's energy, Todd's entertaining abilities, my rendition of Dawn's 1980's hiney drums and some fun dance moves. Needless to say after a few days together all the adults needed those Pina Coladas.

Sam's Favorite Spot

2009-10-26T11:54:00.002-05:00

Every time I open the dishwasher, Sam comes running. He loves to take out the bottom basket and get in. It is okay if the dishwasher is empty, but a few times he hasn't let me get the dishes out and I end up running to grab dishes from hitting the floor. Why does he like this? We have tons of toys to play with and tents to hide in. What is so thrilling about the dishwasher?

My Little Pumpkins!

2009-10-26T11:09:00.010-05:00

Sam carried his little pumpkin around the whole time and then carried it around the back yard at home. Thank goodness he didn't pick a big pumpkin.

Walk the Plank!

2009-09-28T08:52:00.003-05:00

Tyler's Pirate Pary was great fun. We had buried treasure, a pirate ship cake, and sack races that left us rolling with laughter. Hopefully Jennifer will post some video on her blog.

"Mom, Sam has my underwear!"

2009-09-18T12:30:00.002-05:00

Last weekend we had to round up some of the cows to take to the sale barn. While Wil was hooking up to the cattle trailer the kids and I decided to get started on getting the cows in the pens. We herd our cows with suburbans, not horses, so all the kids were in the back and of course since we are not on the pavement, nobody is wearing a seatbelt. We get all but two of the cows in the pens by calling them and shaking a piece of paper, which to them apparently sounds like a sack of cubes. When we go back to get the other two cows it becomes apparent that they are going to go into the pen nicely, so I tell the kids to sit down and hold on. Of course Sam doesn't understand what hold on means, so in my effort to herd the cows he gets thrown into the floorboard a lot. Anyway, we have been chasing these cows around the field for awhile now and I am getting a little annoyed. I am in serious "you will go into the pen" mode and then I hear Hannah laughing hysterically and Sam falling onto the floor yet again, and Morgan crying "Mom, Sam has my underwear." I turn around to A) check on Sam, and B) to see if Morgan is naked and ask her why she has taken off her clothes. It turns out that Morgan was fully dressed and a pair of underwear had been in the leg of her pants and worked themselves out and Sam had snatched them. Of course Morgan is mortified that her brother has her underwear and Hannah and Sam think it is hilarious and our laughing only makes him squeal louder and run with the underwear. We have chased cows hundreds of times and have lots of strange things happen, but this was the first time anyone lost their underwear.

The Thrill Is Gone

2009-08-27T09:00:00.002-05:00

Okay, so the excitement of the new school clothes, new backpack and lunch box, and storytime has ended. Morgan did fine the first day of school, the second day she cried a little twice, yesterday she cried again, and today she ran screaming out of the classroom after me when I tried to leave. So I told her I would stay and help her get her breakfast tray and then I was leaving. Fifteen minutes later I am still there and realizing that this is not going to end well. I decided to just do it fast, like a band-aid. I told her I was leaving and kissed her goodbye. I started walking out and she starting following, so I walked faster and looked over my shoulder to see the teacher wrestling a kicking, screaming Morgan. I felt bad for Morgan. I felt bad for the teacher. I hope tomorrow is better.

First Day of School

2009-08-24T08:52:00.004-05:00

Morgan on her first day of Kindergarden. She was very brave and excited and surprisingly she didn't cry or fuss once. She is growing up so fast.

Hannah at her new campus before her first day of second grade. She is so independent and didn't need me at all.

Help Yourself Sam!

2009-07-28T13:32:00.003-05:00

Yesterday the girls had a dental checkup and after their cleaning they get to pick out a balloon. While I was speaking with the dentist the hygienist told Sam he could pick a balloon out too. I turned to see what he picked and could barely find him in the balloon mass. They were so tangled that I was never going to get them apart, so we got to take them all home.

PaPa and Jack

2009-06-12T09:48:00.002-05:00

Steph, this is for you. I finally found it.

Last Day of School!

2009-06-04T13:19:00.003-05:00

Hannah had her last day of 1st grade today. She made all A's all year long and got a trophy for it. Her Daddy told her if she got all A's every year until she was 16 he would buy her a convertible. Talk about motivation. We think she can do it.

Watch Out Hannah & Morgan!

2009-06-03T09:21:00.002-05:00

Baby brother Sam started taking steps last night. He has taken 3 steps several times and I am betting in a month he will be chasing his sisters everywhere. He also started waving bye-bye last week. It seems like he is learning something new everyday. Now if I could just get him to learn to eat without making a complete mess, I would be ecstatic.

Some Easter Pics

2009-04-13T09:29:00.002-05:00

The kids with their baskets.

The girls with their eggs.

We managed to keep Tyler and Sam out of the kitchen

during the dying of the eggs, so the mess wasn't too bad.

We did end up with several dyed fingers.

Easter Bunny 2009

2009-04-13T09:13:00.002-05:00

So, I convinced Wil to go to the mall with me to get the kids picture taken with the Easter Bunny. We waited in line for an hour and a half, and thankfully Morgan didn't balk when it was our turn.

Down we go!

2009-04-10T16:22:00.002-05:00

Hannah and Morgan took Sam for his first time down the slide last weekend at the Ranch. He loved it. I can't wait until he is old enough to climb up the ladder and slide down all by himself.

Thanks HaHa, DeDe, Ryan, Jack, & Callie

2009-04-10T16:15:00.004-05:00

The kids got their Easter Surprise in the mail today. They all loved it. Thanks.

A Turkey's Job

2009-04-03T11:28:00.003-05:00

Yesterday after work Hailey and Tyler went for a drive with me to check Papa's cows and the grass. Here is part of our conversation:

Lizz: Guess what I saw this morning?
Hailey: What?
Lizz: A turkey, on the way to work.
Hailey: Where does the turkey work?

In retrospect, she was exactly right to ask. I should have said I saw the turkey when I was driving to work. After I explained this here is the rest of the conversation:

Hailey: I have never seen a turkey.
Lizz: Sure you have, it is a big bird. We eat them for Thanksgiving.
Hailey: I don't like us to eat turkeys. We should not kill them. They say cock-a-doodle-doo and wake us up in the morning. We shouldn't eat them, it's not nice.

Crazy Hat Day!

2009-03-05T12:56:00.002-06:00

Hannah's school is celebrating Dr. Seuss Week and Wednesday was Crazy Hat Day to celebrate The Cat In The Hat. After trying on several hats and realizing that all their heads have grown we finally found a hat for each of them.

We're in trouble now

2009-02-17T15:59:00.003-06:00

I was busy working when I heard the rustling of plastic. I looked over at Sam and saw that he was helping himself to everything under the bassinet. In the last few days he has become very mobile and we are totally not prepared for that. The office expansion needs to get done soon, so I can have some room for a Sam Corral.

Pic of Sam

2009-02-06T15:46:00.002-06:00

Here is my baby at 6 months. He is cuter every day.

100 Days of School

2009-02-05T09:13:00.002-06:00

Hannah had her 100th day of school yesterday. She got a crown and treat bag for having perfect attendance the entire 100 days. They did a 100 day workbook about all things 100, what would you buy with 100 pennies (not much these days), draw a picture of how you will look at 100 years old, and if you could travel 100 miles where would you go. Hannah picked to go to California "because my cousins live there". So Ryan, Jack, Callie, and she did include Ha Ha and De De, feel special you were chosen. I was impressed that she almost spelled cousins correctly, but suspect she may have had help. When we explained that 100 miles would not get her very far out of San Antonio, she was not as excited about the prospects.

Sam is 6 months!

2009-02-05T09:05:00.002-06:00

Sam turned 6 months on February 1st. He has two teeth on the bottom and is working on one on the top. He gets up on all fours and rocks and then frog jumps. He can follow me around the house in the walker and is pretty good about manuvering it to avoid hitting the walls or getting stuck. The other day I had gone in the pantry and he can behind me and shut the door. The light switch is in the door, so I was in the dark with him blocking the door outside. Wil had to rescue me, but we all got quite a laugh about it.

Happy New Year

2008-12-31T20:13:00.004-06:00

It's only 8:00 PM, but we are having our New Year's Toast early. Hannah and Morgan couldn't wait any longer to start our celebration, which to them meant having a toast with "tingling wine" aka Sparkling Grape Juice. So now that we have had our celebration, can you please go to bed? Happy New Year Everyone!

Elfyourself

2008-12-12T16:53:00.001-06:00

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Santa Pic 2008

2008-12-11T17:08:00.003-06:00

Burrrrr, It's Cold

2008-12-11T16:44:00.002-06:00

Wil's Dad is cold natured, so he thought this hat was necessary to keep Sam's head warm enough during a Jeep ride. The Jeep has a top, so some of us this might be overkill.

Rollin', rollin', rollin'

2008-12-08T14:35:00.002-06:00

Sam rolled over once yesterday and twice today. I will try to get a picture posted tomorrow.

I've Been Tagged

2008-11-26T13:35:00.002-06:00

Rules:

Post rules on your blog.
Answer the six "4" items.
Let each person know they have been tagged by leaving them a comment.

4 Things I Did Yesterday:

Drove to Carrizo Springs, TX to hear the verdict on our trial
Ate enchiladas for lunch
Drove back from Carrizo Springs, TX with my stomach in knots from the verdict
Ate a piece of Goo Goo's peanut brittle

4 Things I Look Forward to:

Rocking Sam to sleep at night
Reading my book
Having everyone bathed, in PJ's, and ready for bed
Weekends

4 Restaurants I Like:

Flemings
Casa Real
Olive Garden
Chesters

4 Things On My Wish List: (in no particular order)

Landscaping
Entertainment Center for new TV
Blackberry
Cowboy Boots

4 Favorite TV Shows:

Brothers & Sisters
Grey's Anatomy
ER
Gossip Girl (yes I know it is for teens, but I still like it)

4 People I Tag: (Your It!)

I guess it ends with me. Everyone I know that has a blog has already been tagged.

Apparently I am predictable

2008-11-21T11:38:00.002-06:00

I like comfortable shoes. If my feet hurt I am going to be in a bad mood, so you will usually see me in Privo's or Born's. I have been going to depositions and court for a trial a lot in the past few weeks and that means wearing nicer clothes. The other morning I am getting dressed and Morgan comes in my closet and asks me if I have a meeting today and will I be home for lunch. I tell her that yes I have a deposition to go to and won't be home at lunch. Then I asked her how she knew I had somewhere to go that day. Her reply, "because you are wearing meeting shoes". I look at my feet and see that I am in fact wearing faux alligator dress flats. I wonder where she would think I was going if I broke out a pair of heels?

Just like PaPa

2008-11-06T10:18:00.003-06:00

Sam was practicing being in charge. He had is feet propped up and his stogie ready to go.

Big Sister

2008-11-06T10:15:00.004-06:00

Hannah is being a good big sister and reading to Sam while I fold laundry. She even shows him the pictures.

Tootie's Halloween Party!

2008-10-28T11:28:00.001-05:00

Giddy Up!

2008-10-28T11:23:00.002-05:00

Sliding with your spurs on takes a little extra maneuvering.

Straight A's

2008-10-10T15:56:00.003-05:00

Hannah got her report card for the first 6 weeks. She got all A's! She is one step closer to being the owner of her very own iPod. We are so proud of you.

Crocodile Dundee

2008-10-10T11:24:00.001-05:00

Morgan was able to wrestle this croc to the ground and save us all.

Goo Goo's Gate

2008-10-08T10:51:00.003-05:00

Hey Ryan, here is a picture of Goo Goo's spooky gate, just for you. We can't wait to see you and Jack and Callie.

Baby Talk

2008-09-26T17:01:00.002-05:00

Hannah

2008-09-05T14:59:00.002-05:00

Hannah's first day of 1st Grade. I can't believe how fast the time has gone by.

Morgan

2008-09-05T14:29:00.000-05:00

Morgan's Whopper! She also caught Papa with her hook, but luckily he got off.

Sam

2008-09-05T14:24:00.001-05:00

Howdy Partner!