Happy Thanksgiving & Anniversary

We enjoyed celebrating both Thanksgiving and our 6-year anniversary this past week. After bouts of the stomach flu and a miserable cold/cough that have spread throughout our family, we are most grateful for our health. Maddie had lots of fun playing with her cousin Martha, and we enjoyed a few days with Aaron at home with no school or work.

Called To Serve

We were excited to hear today that Aaron's parents received their mission call. They will be serving an LDS mission in Singapore! We never guessed such an exotic location, and they leave so soon--December 10. We love them and will miss them while they are so far away, but we know the family will be blessed from their service.

Six Month Checkup

Kennedy had her six month checkup last week. She weighs 17 lbs 4 ounces and is 26 1/2 inches long. Both her weight and her height put her in the 80th percentile, and her head is in the 70th percentile. She is a healthy, happy baby!

Even though Maddie only had to get one flu shot, she cried more than little Kennedy did with her four vaccinations.

Yo-Ho Yo-Ho

A pirate's life for me! Maddie enjoyed herself at cousin Garrett's pirate birthday party yesterday. She decided to share her fun pirate gear with Kennedy this morning. She dressed Kennedy herself, but was having a little trouble with the eye patch when I found the two of them. I decided to finish the job.

Kennedy didn't seem to mind too much. She discovered the sword is great to chew on since her first tooth broke through her bottom gum yesterday!

Whose Crib Is It Anyway?

Most often these days when either one of the girls wakes up in the morning, she invariably wakes up her sister. If Kennedy is the first to wake, she coos or squeals until Mattie is roused. The video below demonstrates what Maddie does if she is the first to awaken.

A Week Or Two In Review

Hopefully some of these pictures will show all that we've been up to in the week or two since I've been able to update our blog:

Kennedy with Aunts Lisa & Michelle and cousin Avery

First sets of matching jammies

Kennedy discovering herself in the mirror of her saucer

Kennedy always wants to practice sitting up these days.
She's getting quite good!

Maddie loves to use all of Kennedy's baby equipment.
Go Diego go!

A Hansen Halloween

Who's afraid of the big bad wolf? Well, two of the three little pigs had their moments of fright.

And, we are happy to announce that after endless hours of gluing miniscule cotton particles onto a white jumpsuit in attempts to create his "sheep's clothing," Aaron won the grand prize of $100 cash at his company costume contest!

The three little pigs and the big bad wolf in sheep's clothing
at the annual Hansen Halloween Party.

Before trick-or-treating

Kennedy had a little too much fun.
She fell asleep while playing with her toy froggie.
See her hand still holding on to the toy?

Kennedy wanted to try on Aunt Alli's elephant costume.
She preferred to eat the nose.

Maddie LOVED carving pumpkins!

Maddie especially loved the "Jack" one on the far right--
(Thanks to Uncle Adam & Aunt Aujelle she loves
The Nightmare Before Christmas.)