Ahh, I love this picture. It is so fun to see my Dad with Noah, while I know he loves my girls, I think this little man holds another special place in his heart. I'm just waiting for Noah to discover how fun all the wheels and things that go brrrm are at the farm. We visited Bancroft this weekend to see my Dad, Shay and Landon. Noah and Grandpa were rocking in the porch swing and drifted off, it's so fun to see them together. Two of the top three men in my life, how I love them all. Happy Father's Day a day late!
lazy afternoons...
lessons learned....
from our ant farm. Grandma Yost gave L & C an ant farm for Christmas last year. Apparently, they weren't the only kids who got one. Have you ever had ants on backorder?! Anyway, in May they finally arrived, in the meantime our farm had hosted something entirely different over the winter-mold. I tried to clean it out and dumped the vial of ants in. First off, only about one third of them were still alive. So I called the hotline. Yes, they would send more ants and yes, they would even send a new farm. The new farm was great, but alas, the ants did not fare well during the journey, over half of them were dead as I quickly dumped them in. So as I look as this neon green colony on my kitchen counter I have to admire those who are still going at it each day. They piled all their deceased friends in the corner and got to work. I didn't think I'd include a photo, it is quite a little graveyard, but it reminds me that when things maybe aren't going the best to pile all my troubles in the corner and get busy!
by the river...
Lauren and Chloe love to go down by the river right off of Broadway and "explore." It gets me a little worked up since it is so near the water, even though they are old enough to keep a safe distance, it still causes me a little stress. I wanted some pictures of all three of them and Noah just wasn't up to being sandwiched in the middle of his two sisters. I was being such clown and making so much noise trying to get even a half smile out of Noah. As you can see I did get the girls to laugh! I like this picture, it is so real and natural. 
more Noah...
Two totally unrelated pictures I know. Is that a guilty face or what, this is what Noah found to do after he woke up from a nap while I was teaching a lesson, at least it didn't involve liquid of any kind AND kept him quiet. I should get those bags out more often! He also got his first haircut this week. Amazing, I remember L and C were nearly two before I cut theirs. He'll probably get Cody's thick hair- why can't the girls ever get it!? Cody took the clippers and just buzzed off that little strip down the middle, this is the 'before' picture and I couldn't get a good 'after' one, but unless you spend a lot of time looking at his head, which I think I may, it's hard to see too much of a difference. He was great with the clippers, he got a kick out the vibration against his head I think. So many firsts happening still in his life, it's fun!
GO Bullfrogs!
Ahh, T-ball, does it take any one else back a few years? Chloe and Lauren are on a team with mostly classmates and kids from church, so it's fun that they know most everyone and get to make a few new friends. Today was the first game, and they won! Not that it's important, they are all about learning where the positions are and how to pay attention- stop digging in the dirt! It's a hoot to watch this league-all 4-6 year olds. They play games every Tues/Thurs morning until the end of July. Not sure Noah was so excited, but he found his own dirt to dig in on the sidelines. :)
beans n' rice
Our favorite cheap and easy meal-black beans and rice. It seems I always have the ingredients for it on hand. Noah is a true Hansen, since he loves it as well-actually there isn't much he doesn't enjoy. He's really into his utensils and tries to stab, poke, or otherwise maneuver his food onto them. He does okay most the time. Well, we're leaving town for the weekend, so I'll check in next week. Have a Happy Memorial Day!
here comes summer...
Well, school is out, I'm loving the lazy pace of our mornings now, no rushed hair-dos and breakfasts. These pics are from Lauren and Chloe's class field trips to the zoo, what a morning. I took Noah and we helped out a bit, besides their classes there were at least 6 other classes from other local schools. It was kindergarten-style crazy. The gal by Chloe in the Golden Eagle picture is Brianna, her best friend. Unfortunately, they discovered they are not in the same 1st grade class, bummer. They mix up all three classes and create three new 1st grades, it will be interesting, but until then we're going to enjoy sleeping in!
P.S. Couldn't get Chloe to wear a jacket to school and the zoo, so she found out maybe Mom does know something some of the time, she found a blanket in the stroller :)
