Week in the Hanna House

Those of you with blogs, do you ever just think to yourself my life is so boring why would anyone want to read a blog about my life. I think that a lot and maybe that is why I don't write here that much. I mean who wants to read that I woke up, made my kids breakfast, cleaned, went to work, made lunch, took one of the kids to school, picked up said kid from school, came home, made dinner, cleaned more, then put the kids to bed. Woot...super exciting!!

I guess it has some exciting moments like trying to play the game find the diaper (Sophie is starting to take her diaper off thinking she wants to use the potty) or today in church when Lehi showed me his toilet paper after going poop because it was "green" I know gross but I guess that is what being a mom is sometimes...gross.

This week my life did have some really fun parts. Lehi had his first big boy soccer game and he scored one goal and was really close to scoring a second. It was REALLY funny to watch. If you ever find yourself in need of a really good laugh for free go to a 5 year old soccer game especially for the team The Green Grass Dragons (yes that is what Lehi's team decided to call themselves) I wish I would have been recording the game but I had two other kids in my lap that were not having as much fun as I was.

 Another pretty funny thing that happened was tonight we were passing a cosmetic plastic surgery office and Lehi asked if it was a dentist office. I told him no and that it was an office for people who wanted to change their body. Lehi then proceeded to tell us that he wanted to change his body. We asked him what he wanted to change about his body. He said that he didn't know but that he knew he wanted a change. Drew told him that if he ate all of his veggies and kept exercising that he would grow up and his body would change. Nope that was not good enough! He wanted to pay to change his body. We again asked what he wanted to change about himself and no joke he said that he wanted to become a hedgehog boy. I told him that I could spike his hair and he said no that he wanted spikes to become a hedgehog boy. WHAT!?! We said that it would cost a lot of money and that he would have to work really hard to earn the money to change. He said that he would clean the house every day to earn the money. I told him that if he cleaned the entire house I would pay him $75 (we will see if this really happens) How crazy is this kid, wanting to become a hedgehog boy!

We also had a party for Drew this week. Many of you don't know but Drew's dream job is to be a full time soccer coach/director. He loves being out on the field with those kids and teaching them about a game that he loves. Well this year he has been promoted from just a soccer coach to a director in the soccer club that he coaches for and we had a promotion party to celebrate! It was so much fun, we had pizza and cookie cake and even his mom was able to come out to Utah to celebrate with us! We wish everyone could have come out with her but that wasn't possible :(   She also took the kids on a trip to get one pair of shoes and we came back with two pairs of shoes each, Easter clothes, workout clothes, and some other odds and ends. We do love being spoiled while they are out here! She also got me a new blender for my birthday which I am excited to use! I am really glad that she was able to be here for Lehi's first soccer game more than anything. Now for the photo dump!

Sitting on the bench waiting for his turn!

Gooo Green Grass Dragons!

Sophie wanted to be a princess cat...so she was crawling on the floor meowing with her princess dress

We got our Junior Razorback packages for the spring! Woo Pig Sooie!! Go Hogs!

Too cool for school

At the farm..Lehi really wanted to take a picture on this bench

Life as we know it

I know most people who are trying to keep a blog up start most of their blog posts....well if they haven't been blogging lately....with the words "I am really bad at this blogging thing, or I am really bad at keeping up" but this is very true with me. Last year I had a goal to blog once a week to keep people updated on our lives and I made it to week 3 and that was about it. At least I started right? Uggg that word....right? This has become Lehi's favorite word lately and it drives me NUTS!! He will say something then ask the question...right? For example, "Mom the sky is blue, right?" or "Mom, those trains are moving, right?" I have gotten to the point where I will ask him back, "Are they moving?" or "Is it blue?" Then he will tell me that I know nothing and that he is much smarter than me. He isn't even five yet and he thinks he is smarter than me..I am scared for when he is a teenager and truly thinks he is smarter than me. Emmagrace started it a little but hasn't really gotten a grasp on it quite yet. Her new love is to cry or make this really ridiculous frowning face every time she does not get her way or if she thinks you are mad at her. She gets sad at bed time because she says that she will miss me so I have to reassure her that when she wakes up in the morning I will be here and we can cuddle. I think the weekend that Drew and I went away for a soccer tournament and some alone time did a number on her. Sophie has gotten a little tude too and man can that girl throw a fit!! Today she laid on the floor screaming for a good 5-6 minutes because I took the chair that she was using to climb on the counter with. I still love her though and she has started telling me she wants to cuddle EVERY TIME she isn't getting her way or she is upset about something. It is like she knows my weakness and is trying to exploit it. Those darn kids!!!

I guess I should say some positives about things going on in our home. Lehi got into multiple charter schools!!! We are excited! We think we have settled on a school about 25 minutes away from where we are living now but it will be such a great opportunity for him. Plus he gets to wear a cute little uniform! Another Lehi achievement is that he has not had an accident for 4 days in a row! We even got to wear underwear today and didn't have an accident! He might actually go to Kindergarten potty trained! We have literally been praying for this! Now to move on to his little sister who is just as stubborn as he is. Emmagrace is excelling in school. She has about three letters left to learn before she passes them all off. We are concerned with her and what to do about school. The preschool that she is in now allowed her to start early but schools won't let her start early unless she tests in and we don't know if charter schools will do that so that has been a concern for us...I know it is still two years away but I don't want her to have to go to 3 years of preschool if she doesn't have to. Sophie is starting to find interest in every thing and getting to be a lot more fun. She is learning her colors and letters and will make sure you are watching her when she is trying to show her something. Drew has quit his full time job to become a director in the club that he is coaching. I was really nervous about it at first but I can see how happy he is and how fulfilled it makes him. He comes home from his "office hours" and is super excited about it. He also gets to spend more time with our family. When he was working his full time job and doing soccer we got to see him on Sundays and that was about it. Now we get to see him every morning and I am getting more help around the house which is nice. I am still working for a storage facility and gaining a lot of interesting stories. I am also making cakes on the side and reading some interesting books.

Valentines dates

This has nothing to do with our "life" right now but it is something that has had a giant impact on our lives recently and I have felt inspired lately to share. Back in January we were set to go out to Arkansas like we do every year for Christmas. Drew's grandparents were set to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary that same week so we were excited to be able to be out there to celebrate with them. Drew had a meeting that he was supposed to go to on Monday but we both had the feeling that he should try and move it so we could leave sooner. He was able to move it and we were able to leave Friday afternoon instead. We got there late on Saturday evening and were able to go and see a lot of old friends on Sunday at our old church building. On Monday evening we were just hanging out in Drew's parents home and got a phone call that we were all expecting but hoping that it wouldn't come. Drew's grandmother who he had been very close to was not expected to make it through that night and everyone needed to get to the hospital to say goodbye. As we were scrambling to decide if I should stay or go with the kids, I knew that taking the kids would not be a good idea and I am grateful that we didn't take them. As Drew and his parents and brother were on their way she ended up passing away. I know this was the hardest information so far that Drew has ever had to hear he was so close to her. I don't think it hit me as hard that night because I knew that it was coming and I had hoped that if it was going to happen soon it would happen while we were out there. During the visitation there was a moment at the end where we got to say our final goodbyes and as I was standing there and the only thing that I could think of was to tell her thank you. Thank you for giving a perfect example of unconditional love, thank you for teaching her family about Christ, thank you for teaching me about forgiveness and service. If it was not for her I know that Drew would not have been quite the man he is today and we might not be in the life that we are today. She was truly a testament of enduring to the end. I know that she was not my family by blood but even now I can feel her spirit and her love for our family. When days are hard and I think I am done I can feel her telling me that she had to deal with Drew and his dad as a teenager and I will make it.

This is the last picture we had taken with Nanny