The Hansens: May 2009

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Zoo Trip

We decided to take Jarekah to the Zoo today. It was a blast. She fell asleep about half way through, but Eric and I had fun looking at all the exhibits. Here are a few picts from our trip...

Jarekah and Daddy in front of the elephant exhibit

This snake can actually grow to over 26 feet in length and 400 pounds!

The batting cages...literally! (Yes, it was creepy!)

This guy looked so sad...

Is this a line-up?

These primates were so tiny...you can't really tell from the picture.

The monitor lizard...can anyone say ewww?

I love giraffes!

Lazy days in the zebra exhibit

I saw this flower and thought it was pretty

This was my favorite exhibit at the Zoo...mama and baby elephant. Daddy was not far off, so we were able to see the whole family.

Jarekah passed out about half way through...cutie pie.

Zuckerman's famous pig...that's "some pig!"

We were laughing so hard at this one...even the primates were enjoying the sun. This guy was sacked out while sun bathing.

Monday, May 25, 2009

Eric had to work this morning, so we decided to venture out this afternoon. After tossing around ideas, we decided to head up to Multnomah Falls and then see where it leads us. Surprisingly, we were not able to actually stop at the Falls because it was so crowded. There was no parking and there must have been several hundred people, if not more. We were bummed that we could not get in, so we decided to keep driving.

Eric has been wanting to take me to Hood River because I have never been there. He loves that area and used to work there. We drove to Hood River and stopped. It is such a great tourist town. We also went to Bingen and White Salmon. I forgot my camera, so I was very disappointed. Oh well. It was such a nice afternoon!

Sunday At My Sister's...

My sister let us all come over and raid her house. We had a great time! We took the kids to the park and then we had a big BBQ. It was nice having the whole family together at once. We haven't done that since Christmas 2007. We need to do it more often!

My brother, Claire, Mom, and Jarekah

I knew my mom was strong, but the hulk?

I took this in the morning before we left...so cute!

Another one before we left

On the slide with her cousins Finn and Scout

Cousin Max and Jarekah at the park

Cousin Finn and Jarekah

This is one of my favorites...Uncle Jarek and Jarekah at the park

Finn and Jarekah

Cousins Scout and Max

Cousin Judah

Finn and Claire

Jarekah liked the slide so much she wanted back on

Jarekah is scared of the bark chips...weird, I know.

A cute one of Scout and Jarekah getting ready to go down the slide

More Fun At The Coast

Here are some more random pictures from our coast trip...

A cute one with Grampa

Aww...I love this one!

She's not a baby anymore

Cute Cousins

Longbeach...

with the family is a really great time! Since Eric had to work, (what's new, right) I decided to rent a car and drive to the Oregon Coast to see my family. My sister was already there with her family, so I decided to venture out.

The drive was very beautiful and Jarekah slept most of the way. When we arrived at my parents' house, we decided to take a trip to Longbeach because it is one of our favorite places. It was very cold and windy in Longbeach, but we had a blast. They were giving out free horse carriage rides. I think that was the highlight of the trip. I am glad I decided to go!

You can see the horse and carriage here

Jarekah and I on the carriage

Another one on the carriage...it was so windy and cold!

Here is our horse...he was such a trooper!

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Poor Baby...

is sick again! Jarekah woke up with the beginning stages of pink eye this morning. I thought maybe her ear infection never went away, so we took her to the doctor. No ear infection. The doctor checked her throat and it looks like her tonsils may have to be removed! The doctor suggested taking Jarekah to a specialist after her pink eye clears up. Needless to say, we are not looking forward to our baby having surgery!

Thursday, May 14, 2009

A Poor Little Birdie

...crashed into our window!!! So yesterday I was fixing dinner when I heard a loud crash that sounded like it came from one of our windows. I ran to see what happened and when I looked out the window, I saw feathers stuck on it. A little bird slammed into our window. Poor thing! The picture is not the greatest, but you can see the blurry patch of feathers...

Mother's Day Projects (late post)

So I know this comes late, but last week Jarekah and I started some Mother's Day projects for both Grandma's and Auntie Kenny. I finished my mom's and Eric's mom's and almost finished with Kendra's.

Eric also did one for me! Mine is done in plaster and the others are on just plain white plastic-coated paper plates. I love how they turned out! It was something fun and easy to do.

This is mine (done in plaster)

This is Grandma's

This is Kendra's (a work in progress...almost finished)

Monday, May 11, 2009

Mother's Day Fun

So Eric had to work on Mother's Day and since I did not want to be alone, Jarekah and I took a road trip to the beach to visit my parents. I love the drive and decided to leave extra early so we could attend my parents' ward. We arrived with plenty of time to spare and enjoyed their service.

After church we went back to mom and dad's where my brother was waiting for us. We had a huge lunch that my parents prepared. We had bbq ribs, pineapple shrimp, green salad, bbq baked beans, homemade potato salad, rice, and a few extras. Needless to say, we were all very full.

After lunch we ventured out to the beach where it was VERY cold and windy. Jarekah fell asleep in the car, so my mom stayed with her. I went out for all of about 5 minutes and nearly froze to death, so I went back to the warm car. My dad and brother played with some kites and then we went back to the house to enjoy a dessert of blackberry pie and ice-cream.

After that Jarekah and I had to make the treck back home. I hated to leave, but Eric was preparing a special Mother's Day dinner for me and we had a long two hour drive back home. All in all, it was a very fun mini trip and it was nice to spend some time with my family.