Hansen Visiting

We were able to play with Peter's family this summer too. We played at the Hansen home and went with them to Bartlesville OK for the Bennion Reunion. We stayed at a camp in cabins and there was a mess hall to eat together and do activities. It was a lot of fun.

Lily's mohawk was a big topic of conversation. You can't see here but it did go all the way down to a little tail on her neck. The day before this Aunt Amanda decided the tail had to go. She borrowed Grandpas pocket knife and cut it off with the scissors and threw the hair out on the ground before Peter knew anything about it. So much for the fun, take pictures, first hair cut. Peter was pretty mad. But what are you gonna do? She is still adorable.

She wasn't sure what to make of Grandpa Hansen at first.

James. Lily & Porter. These little cuties were born just over 3 months apart. It will be fun to see them together as they get older.

Cute Lily

July 2007

First chocolate fudge pop. It was a big hit

This is early Aug and Lily is days away from crawling. She loves to arch her back high then get on her knees and rock back and forth.

When she is on her knees she rocks and scoots backward and usually ends up stuck under the couch or the end table. Then I have to help her get unstuck.

She loves to make messes. Anything she can reach will be destroyed- laundry, trash, potted plants and the list goes on.

Lily is getting bigger and more active each day. It is so much fun to stay home with her. What a lucky Mommy I am!

Summer Happenings

On the flight to Bozeman.

 We were able to go to my Haderlie family reunion the first part of June. Peter didn't have a lot of time off and we didn't really want to drive that far by ourselves. So we bought plane tickets (super pricey$$) and flew from Louisville to Bozeman with 1 layover. It was an easy flight. Lily was happy like always and everyone told us what a good and cute baby we have.
The reunion was lots of fun. I am so glad we could go see my family.

Lily loves to sit in this chair but can't reach the toys with her hands very well. So she often uses her feet.

Natural Baby, just like Dad

In Debt!!!!

 We bought our first house! It is a nice 3 bed 2 bath 925sqft brick off Lisbon Lane in Louisville. I am so excited! We feel like we got a good deal and love the feel of having a place of our own. There are lots of things we plan to do to fix it up. I can't wait!

Fat Lily about 3 months old. I love her rolls.

Front view

First night in a crib.

Back yard with a fence. Molly and I are in heaven. No more leash walks in the dark.

I can't wait to cut back these bushes and get rid of the big wolf spider hideouts in the windows behind them.

So nice and it's all OURS!

Lilith Blessing

My parents came to town with Katie and Isaac on Friday evening. Peter and I got to celebrate our 1st Anniversary by going to a movie and getting a shake on the way home. It was a nice date night. Then Sunday the Hansen's drove up from Aunt Chere's and had brunch with us before church at 1. I was so happy to have such a sweet baby to celebrate and bring our family out to Kentucky.

This is the dress Mom made for my blessing from fabric used on her wedding dress. Mom crocheted the booties for Lily.

Most of her hair had fallen out on the sides and made her have a cute mo-hawk.

First week home

First Week

Lilith wearing one of my baby dresses brought home with Grandma Haderlie from Indonesia.

Little frog legs tucked in on the quilt from Grandma Bird.

Mommy still feeling terrible with a spinal headache. Daddy being silly.

After her first bath at home. It was a little traumatic for her and she was sucking that binki and holding her face for dear life.

Beautiful baby with long blonde hair and blue eyes.

Baby

 Lilith Anne Hansen has arrived! She was born on her due day. Weighing 8 lbs 11 oz 20 in long with the most perfect round little face and long light blonde hair. She is beautiful. I was pretty miserable the last week. I started contractions on Sunday night and had them very irregularly for the next few days. It hurt too much to lay down and the contractions were harder and more frequent in the night. So Tuesday morning I convinced Peter to take me to the hospital. When we got there I was having contractions but not regular and I was only dilated 2cm. So they sent me home. I stayed home with contractions on Wednesday. My mom got here that evening. I convinced Peter to take me in again on Thursday and after laboring all day and getting an epidural she was born around 5:30pm. I was so exhausted from no sleep, but the labor went very well and I only pushed twice. The hospital was stupid and I didn't get feed and I left with a spinal head ache that didn't get treated until the next Wednesday. But I was very happy to have my sweet baby. She is totally worth it. Here are lots of pics.

Me feeling good after the drugs. Peter bored watching tv.

Ready for home. Not liking the car seat.

First Family pic

 

Christmas Trip 2006

We made it home for Christmas. As you can see I was very pregnant. Traveling wasn't too bad on the way out but my feet were very swollen for the trip home. We had a fun time. We spent time at the Bird house first. Jackson and Rachel came up. Johnny and Susie brought their kidos from California and Matt and Melissa came in from Montana. The grandkids were very cute doing the nativity story and we had lots of fun playing games and telling stories. We also when to Willard for the Bird Christmas party at Uncle Paul's and enjoyed seeing all there.

We went to Granby after that and had lots of fun with the Hansens. We drove with the fam in the big van to St Louis for Matt and Cegan's wedding. Then back to Granby for the New Year.
Now it's time for a baby! Just 3 more weeks!

First Year

Newlyweds

I did not have a digital camera so all these pictures are printed in a box somewhere. 

Some highlights include:

• Renting our first apartment-400sq ft studio on the second story off Glenstone Ave in Springfield
• Peter getting a full time position as Actuarial Clerk for AnPac
• Buying our first car-Toyota Corolla from ebay
• Pregnant with our first baby 
• Drove to St Louis with Mary and Jim for Katie and Nate's Wedding 
• Amy went to Montana with my fam for Matt and Melissa's Wedding 
• Amy Graduating from OTC Nursing Program as an LPN graduate
• Peter hired full time as Actuarial Analyst at Humana in Louisville KY
• Moved to Louisville KY
• Rented 1 bedroom apartment off Breckenridge Lane in Louisville
• Amy passed Missouri Nursing Boards- officially licensed LPN 

 Starting out...2005.

This is me and Peter in the summer of 2005. Single and having a wonderful time. We were both living in Springfield, Mo. I was in a Nursing program at OTC. He was graduating from Missouri State.  I never thought at that time that in just a few months we would be married. It doesn't take long to fall in love. 

Our first date was the end of September. We were engaged on December 27. 


              

And we very happily walked out of the St Louis Temple together Mr. & Mrs. Hansen on
March 3, 2006.

A great start!