Our tubing adventure!

Summer is in full swing in the Hansen house. We are keeping very busy with swimming lessons, t-ball, playing with friends and time in our pool when the weather allows for it. I can't believe we are already 3 weeks into summer and know that before I know it , August will be here and it will be back to school time.

A couple of weekends ago, the girls went tubing with Nate on Uncle Brandon and Aunt Deanna's boat. We were a little nervous that they would freak out on the tube and not like it, but boy were we wrong! Both girls had a blast and didn't want to get off of the tube. They didn't love when Nate flipped them off the tube on purpose so they knew how that felt, but they still did pretty well with that. We sure do have some adventuresome little girls!

Sarah holding on tight!

A long time...again!

Can I just say that blogging while working seems not to work so well for me??? Now that summer vacation is here, I feel like I can give some time to this, so here are some pics to show you what we've been up to...
On Memorial Day weekend, we took our first family camping trip to Lake Shabbona near DeKalb, IL. We camped, fished, and rode our bikes. It was a great time. A neighboring camper was nice enough to take the picture above so that the whole family could be included. :)

Yes, this is Shelby the fisherwoman holding onto some of the fish we caught in the boat. Sarah was not quite so brave about holding the fish, but did help reel them in.

The weekend before Memorial Day, we visited Nate's Aunt, Uncle and cousins in Cashton, WI. We always have such a nice time there and the girls love to ride their "mini" horse. They get better at it each time we visit!

On May 15, my little Sarah celebrated her 4th birthday. Where have the last 4 years gone? I'm not quite sure, but she had a great time at her party.

opening presents...

sister snuggling time...

getting ready to blow out candles!

Sorry my pictures are so totally out of order. I am a bit rusty at uploading them, it's getting late and I don't feel like starting over. Next time, I'll try to remember to upload them in reverse order so they aren't so difficult to follow. Hopefully, I'll have more to share soon.

Some Christmas pics

The girls on Christmas day getting ready for all of our outings for the day!

Shelby checking out out Santa's gift tags (I had to be extra sneaky and stamp them this year to fool Shelby - she would have recognized my handwriting.

Sarah's dollhouse with ALL of that furniture. It's been a big hit with both girls even though Nate still doesn't think it looks like a dollhouse.

The girls were both opening books so we sat them back-to-back like Nate and his brother did when they were little and getting the same gift.

Gingerbread cookie making! Sarah is decorating and Shelby is sampling! :)

I hope all of you had a great Christmas and have a wonderful 2010!!