Family Reunions!

We have had all kinds of family reunions going on! Lets start with Matts family in Utah. We had 32 Hansons in one house, it was quite the place to be. Unfortunately I forgot the camera alot of the time. Boo!

We went to the Tracy Aviary. It was really cool to see all the birds! Dex thought it was awesome for the show and the First 45 min, then he was done and ready for a nap.

I love quades face below it cracks me up.

Spent time playing with the hose. It didnt take Dex long to figure out how to use it!

Uncle Ryan came to visit from Montana! He joined in on the Hanson family fun and game marathon. We had so much fun with him and are glad he came down!

I finally got Ryan to hold Quade for a sec while i put my hair up. Ryan has a firm policy: No holding kids till they can control their bodily functions. He was waving Quade back and forth and Quade thought it was the funniest thing.

And Ryan took them on a crazy stroller ride. Aunts and Uncles are the best!

This was at the Hanson family reunion, Dex loves basketball.

Forth of July was so fun! Some idiot made ariels legal in Utah this year. As fun as they were, i was just waiting for an accident. Dex thought they were fascinating as long as they kept going...and Quade slept.

Finally the day we left we realized we had not taken very many pics, so we quickly grabbed a few.

Look at that face!

Lets talk about June...

Wow it was a whirl wind of a month! So here is an update on June! I cant believe that another month has come and gone! These boys are growing up tooo fast!

Lets start with the Tim McGraw concert! Matt surprised me with tickets (I had been dropping some major hints) We had so much fun! Matt is such a stud, he knew maybe 2 songs (he is not such a country fan) and was a little embarrassed that I sang along with every song! One of the best things about the night, my friend Belize watched the kids, so we didnt have to worry about them at all and I could just enjoy Tim in tight jeans :)

That right, look out those beautiful Cowboy boots! Matt loves them. Not, he likes them best in the garage but this seemed like a worthy occasion.

We had a blast and I think that Tim Mcgraw was even better live!

I think we have a problem... Quade had just gotten out of the bath so his hair was extra poofy but man, that back hair ALWAYS sticks straight up! Good thing he is so dang cute!

Dexter also had his 18 month check up. He is one growing boy!

Dex weighs 28.8 lbs. and he is 33 inches tall. And dex is talking more and more every day. He is defiantly keeping us on our toes, to say the least!

Quade just makes me smile all day long, for 2 days straight he had his little tongue sticking out just like this. It totally cracked us up!

This kid is a boob snob! Wont eat anything unless it is from my person and will only take a bottle from Matt. Cool. This was an attempt at rice cereal...

Sunday best.

Out with the old and in with the new! We finally found a new cow on line (Thank you Aunt Chris) We ordered one asap. Actually we are keeping both so if we loose one, we are still ok.

Dex successfully finished his first set of swim lessons! He is a blowing bubbles pro. This was his last day of class when they got to go down the water slide, he did great! Getting him switched into the swim diaper always was a problem, since the kid would rather be naked.

Brotherly love.

We did have one very horrible day! We started like this.

After a long clingy, grumpy morning. Dex had a nap and woke up for lunch that ended like this...

And after another nap the day turned out great with this sweet face! I am glad the crappy day did not last long!

We all heart the bouncer. Quade LOVES it ,since he would rather sit or stand then lay. But when I do lay him down he roles everywhere, we are now mobile! And Dex acts like this is a brand new toy. He loves that he can climd in and out all by himself.

So at about 9:30 pm on Saturday May 28 we made a impulsive decision to go to Vegas and meet up with some besties from Utah. Can you believe that we moved alomost a year ago? Which means that it has almost been a year since we have seen Kent and Liz.

A little history on these two: I met Liz when we were both working at Happy Sumo like 4 years ago. Matt knew Kent from some other friends. When I met Matt and told Liz about him, she totally knew him from her husband, and had met him one time when they were playing tennis and commented to Kent that "That guy is wearing some short shorts." Ha ha sounds like Matt. Anyways it is fun to have couple friends that were all friends before we knew each other. I feel like liz has watched me grow up, she has been my friend since b4 I met Matt, we got married, had babies, its crazy!

So this trip was long over due! Too bad Vegas is so nasty bc it has some really cool things to offer. We drove out Sunday afternoon and checked in at the Venetian at about 3. We met up with Kent and Liz and introduced them to Quade and showed off some of Dex's new tricks. Then went to dinner at the Grand Lux, yumm. And we set out to walk the strip to see the new hotels and the fountains and the volcano. It was so much fun, needless to say that the boys were totally tuckered out. So we put them down and then headed next door to hang out with Kent and Liz (Dont worry we had a monitor.) It was so fun to hang out with them. It got late and everyone went down to do a little gambling. I suck at blackjack so I stayed with the kiddies. So Liz and I hit up the pool kind of early the next morning, and everyone met up with us later. We hung out there all afternoon. Dex was in love with that pool and Quade went swimming for the first time. Then came the lions, which dex loved! After that we took off. It was a whirlwind of a trip but TOTALLY worth it!

Hanson's heart the Lyons!

Come on Matt..

Please dont be blinded by my white thigh...

Maybe my leg would not look like this if my husband would stop giving me dead legs!

We are a wrestley couple. We love it. Dex loves it. And I am sure Quade will too.

Too bad I bruise like a peach.

Oh boy oh boy!

We have been busy busy, that is for sure! First off, look at this picture! Are you kidding me? Everyone was all nice and quiet in the back seat. When does that ever happen? Oh right, when they are being the best brothers ever and holding hands! Melt my heart.

So lets talk about Quade! This kid is amazing! We just had his 4 month check up, yesterday. Quade's Stats: Height: 28 inches, Weight 16.10 lbs.

So basically he is a giant. He is an inch and a half taller then Dex was at this age and a pound and a half skinnier. The doc. had lots of good news for us, his neck is doing great! He still favores one side, just a little but he is doing great and his head shape is great as well. (I was totally worried he would need a helmet, hello, he has to be able to buzz his head if he wants.)

So that means we dont have to go to physical therapy which is a huge stress relief for me!

The doc also said that Quade is the size of a 6 month old so if we want to start on rice cereal and get solids going, we can. What my baby is ready to start rice cereal? No way!

Quade is such a charmer! He smiles at anything and he laughs at everything! He coos and aws all day long. I cant believe what a laid back child he is. He has forsure out grown his bassinet but since dex is cutting all 4 K9s right now, I am not feeling the need to get them both in the same room. So Quade is on a pallet, on the floor in the living room. Nice. Quade is not the best at putting himself to sleep but other then that he is sleeping like a champ!

We love him, he is such a joy to be around!

Quade is lovin his toes lately!

And a pro at tummy time.

I could kiss those cheeks all day long. (Look at Dex in the back ground :)

What an adorable little monster!

Oh man, the life of Dexter is grand, let me tell you! Well minus today, this little guy went to bed at 5:30 today, all 4 of his k9s are coming in, poor kid, but 2 have finally poked through so 2 more to go. Other then that we spend most of our days at the pool, Dex is a swim lessons pro. OR we are partying at the park. He is so fun to watch, I cant get enough of this kid. He walks around mumbling all day long and he likes to read books out loud.

So here is a list of the latest tricks:

Roaring like a lion

Bzzzing like a bee

Pretending he is a truck

Ssssing like a snake

Words he can say:

Whoa (his all time fav word)

Moe (More)

Pees (Please)

De ter (Dexter)

Hi

Bye Bye

Uh oh

Ta da

Hot (in a whispering voice)

Vroom

Shoes

Ball

And when Quade is asleep he says very loudly "SSSHHH"

Dex is such a lover and I feel like he is so smart, he picks up on everything!

Likes the slide and has NO fear, that is forsure!

Some of Dex's best buds, teaching him how to play cars, he had more fun throwing it over the edge but he will get in one day soon.

This kid cracks me up! When ever he gets excited he makes this face says "Whoa" and waves his hands in the air. I love how animated he is. This particular moment was when a bird few by, Dex loves Birds!

This was a sad day, he took a tumble and landed face first. Dont worry, he barely cried, he was more worried about getting the ball.

That is right, Bring on the potty! He loves it and we have had a few successful moments, I am not sure if it is the candy he gets for his efforts or the books but it is always fun.

Such is our lives!