A few things in August

The first thing I need to say about August is that as of the 3rd, I'm finished with breastfeeding and my body is my own for the first time since May 2007. For a little over three years now I've been either pregnant or breastfeeding. It was definitely Lila's decision to end our eating arrangement and she is happy with her bottle and I'm left a little sad that we no longer have our snuggle time. (Ok, wrestling match is probably a better term, this cute little girl never really was a fan.)
The next exciting news about August is that I had my last day of working at Jetblue on Aug 8th. I'd been there since June 2004, so we had a good 6 yr run. Shaun and I decided that it would benefit us both if I worked for him doing his insurance quotes and payroll for his business. It helps him because he will have more time to sell, he'll be able to come home sooner, and he won't have to hire someone to help him. It helps me because I won't have to deal with onery people on the phone, less (and more flexible) hours, and still working from home!
Last weekend we went on our annual Hansen Campout to Yuba lake. It was so much fun, as always and the weather was perfect! Lila had a great time eating all the sand she could get her hands on and Isaak had fun playing in the sand and water. There are about 30 of us now, so it's a fun group! We boat and play on the beach all day and then have a campfire at night. Huge thanks to Ric and Jo for hosting this every year! It is amazing how much planning goes into it.


Here's Shaun eating his chex mix and Lila eating her dirt. ( yes, she prefered it even to Jo's famous Chex mix!)

Shaun, Grandpa Ric and Isaak hanging by the boat

The crew playing in the sand and water

Isaak and Shaun

Isaak, Mac, Jaxson, and Makenzie

Flying kites early in the morning
the trailers lined up, making our circle of a camp, and flying kites!

Me and Isaak on the boat. He's so funny when he gets on there, he likes it, but he just sits there, stone faced and quiet. I think the rocking almost puts him to sleep.

Shaun on the wakeboard

And I just had to throw this picture in. THIS is how we eat around here lately. One foot up!

I think Shaun got so excited about switching sides, he just quit!

A tooth for Lila

Lila has a tooth! The first symptom to let me know? Seeing it in her mouth! No fussiness, no fever resulting in a seizure (like a cute, sweet little boy I know of, bless his heart! ) :) No vomiting or runny nose for a couple weeks. What an amazing, cheerful sweetie I have!

Cherry Hill camping!

This last weekend we went camping with our friends Darin and Rachelle. We left Friday afternoon and camped at Cherry Hill. On Saturday morning we went to the dinosaur park in Ogden and then in the afternoon we played at Cherry Hill. We came home Sunday morning. Except for a few mishaps, (like our AC going out in our trailer so we were all COOKING!) we had a really nice time! I forgot to charge to charge the camera battery before I left home, so I was only able to get pictures of the dinosaur park. It was super cool! I'd never been there so I didn't know what to expect, but I think the Dinosaur Park and Cherry Hill were great choices for our family.

Here's the dinos that look so real and have a fight.

Darin, Rachelle, and Lauren

Ashby and Andrew

me and tricera

my awsome honey and Isaak

Lauren and Isaak

here, rexy, rexy

me and Isaak

Here we are digging for gems, we found a bunch, too!

They had beautiful trails to walk along and see all the dinosaurs, seriously, this place to so cool. They have places where you can dig for fossils, playgrounds made out of dinosaurs, panning for gold, and the traditional museum with bones.

Don't look away, he might getcha!

And this is the last picture of us alive....... he he

Darin , Ashby and Andrew

Here's the only pictures I was able to get of our campsite. We had a great spot right by the back entrance to Cherry Hill

I'm so sad that summer is coming to a close, hopefully we'll be able to squeeze a couple more trips in!

The 24th

We celebrated the 24th this year by going to Butlerville days with the Hansen side of the family. We saw the parade, where the kids got bags full of candy, then we went back to Ric and Jo's for dinner and fireworks. We had a great time and Isaak loved all the fireworks, he's so bummed that they are all done. The above picture is cousin Mac with Lila, these two will be great friends someday. Here's Shaun and Isaak during the parade.All the cousins waiting for the parade.

Fireworks at the house!

Isaak and Mac hanging in their step

Grandma Jones, Jo, and Ric

Jaden, Lisa, and Ty

and Kim!

Isaak and Mac

Goofball and Josh

Awww, isn't he cute!

The cousins. Jaden, Jaxson, Bentley, Isaak and Mac

Thanks Ric and Jo for having us over, it was lots of fun!

And of course I had to throw this in here, LILA HAS PIGGYTAILS!!!!

Happy Summer!!!