Hansen Family Reunion

This summer we were able to have a Hansen family reunion. Bob and Susan put together this reunion. It was so much fun. Matt's family is really big, 5 bro. & sis., 5 step bro. & sis. and 2 half sisters accounts for a really big group. So they had this held at a spray ground, with a play park and safety town. It was a perfect place with lots of fun things for the kids to do. We all brought food to share, and visited with everyone. Grandma Hansen was also there. We all got family shots with her. She also paints and brought alot of her artwork, and each family got to pick some of her paintings to take home. It will be a great keepsake. It was really nice to have my mom and dad there as well. They had come in for the blessing of Abigail, that we were doing the next day. Here are a bunch of pics of all the fun that we had.

Eaton Eels Swim team!!

Mckayla has worked really hard on her swimming skills, and has proven herself good enough to join a swimming team. Eaton Eels swim team. They started on June 21st practicing Mon.-Thurs @ 8:30 in the morning. At first this was a little challenging for mom, because she had Abigail just the day before. Thank goodness for Matt, and taking McKayla as often as he could. It was also super helpful that Grandma Ryan came out for a month to help. This made it possible to at least get Mckayla to practice. She did really well, and with each meet she competed freestyle, breast and back. She enjoyed it, and improved much. In fact she was one of the most improved swimmers at the end of the season, and was given a gold fish for all of her improved efforts. Mckayla was ecstatic, she was now an official pet owner. Mom wasn't so ecstatic, but was very proud of McKayla.

This is McKayla receiving her most improved swimmer award from her coaches.

This is Isaiah with the help of McKayla and James Hayes. At some of the meets they had a guppy race for all those little brother and sisters that couldn't swim without floaties. This is Isaiah getting ready to race.

It was a super fun summer, and we can't wait til next summer to do swim team again!

4th of July 2010

The 4th of July we spent it with our good friends the Hayes family. We have become really close with them. They have been so helpful to us, especially when we have needed a babysitter for having Abigail, and when we have had to take some trips. The kids love being together, and
we love spending time with Beth and Doug. They are such a good family, and my kids look up to their kids in a big way. We had pizza and ice cream in celebration of the 4th, and when it started to get dark we lit sparklers and watched a few smoke fireworks. In Ohio we are not allowed to do the real fireworks, so the smoke ones would have to do. Thank you Hayes for making our 4th so much fun!