Melissa's Wedding

We made the journey 3 hours or so to Howard Lake for Melissa (Adam's sister) & Kyle's wedding January 5th. We got there the day before for the rehearsal as Joshua was the ring bearer and then took in the fish fry (lake fresh fish caught in the previous 2 days) supper prepared for us all afterward.

Lexi, the flower girl led Joshua back from the altar as she has done this before and remember what exactly to do!
Joshua leaving Lexi in the dust!
You can actually see them in this picture.
Joshua taking part in the dollar dance.

Joshua taking a seat on the dance floor, during the dollar dance.
Out dancing and enjoying the DJ's lights.
Joshua found a friend out on the dance floor.
Although he was half asleep he was enjoying the company of Shylynn (the little girl next to him), they played well together. Shylynn is the daughter of Adam's cousin Kim, they live in Hutchinson.


Getting back to the hotel it wasn't quite bed time I guess. Joshua decided he was going to draw, he needed the cover to the rubbermaid for a hard surface and sat down with the hotel paper & pen.

Just showing Melissa & Kyle the pillow works quite nicely, thank you! The pillow was a "thank you for being our ring bearer gift".

The Angel Fish Rocker

Here are pictures of Joshua's BIG present from G'ma & G'pa Hanson.

I decided to start putting it together and Joshua wanted to help too.

He just can't wait!

It works pretty well for a chair. We had to wait for dad to help put the screws in for reinforcement. It's pretty hard putting screws into hard plastic.

The empty box is fun to play with too, kinda comfy too I guess.

All put together.

Some of Joshua's animals got a new home.
The donkey, horse and polar bear visited the bookcase.

Hanson Christmas in Holland

The weekend of Dec. 28-30th my parents and both sisters, brother-in-law and niece came to our house for Christmas. We were only missing my brother. Entertainment, of course, was provided by Mallory and Joshua. Here are some pictures from that weekend.

Joshua got a Thomas the train, you push the conductor down and away goes the train. Here it went through Joshua's legs.

Grandma and aunt Tessa showed Joshua how Thomas worked. (It was hard to get a good picture of the whole ordeal!)

Opening a BIG present... pictures of this gift later.

Joshua got a Tickle-me-Elmo, we're all watching to see what all Elmo exactly does. Joshua isn't too impressed with it. Aunt Tessa got one from Santa and really enjoys it.... we decided it's for kids 18 YRS and up to enjoy rather than 18 MONTHS!

Mallory and dad Matt - looks like she got a hamburger and the fixings.

This is how you open your presents.

Joshua checking out what's in the box and Mallory thinking his dump truck looks pretty cool.

Adam got a dartboard, it's hanging up in the basement and has become quite addictive!

A puzzle.

Mallory, Grandpa, Grandma and Joshua

Aunt Tessa borrowing Mallory & Joshua for her family picture.

Our family picture... all 4 of us. (36 wks pregnant)

1-2-3 who can get on top first?

Joshua preferred to sit on the box while Mallory stood.

Joshua would get down, stand up straight and say "Ooooo"

Going back up.

Playing with his new mega blocks.

Grandma braiding Tessa's hair and Joshua inspecting it.

Joshua's 1st Haircut -- EVER!

The cape, or giant bib, is on... time to cut the hair!


Getting down to business.

A few keepsake locks in the baggie... lookin' good so far huh?

I didn't even mind the electric razor/trimmer thing.
I passed on using the vacuum to get the hair off me though.

All done! That wasn't so bad.

December - before Christmas

I went to wake Joshua up Sunday morning and he just looked so comfortable.
"Do I have to get up, mom?"


He's getting so big.

We held a Christmas Open House for our congregation. This was our table of food before being eaten. I even remembered the table cloth from my aunt Claudia that goes with this table!

The our very 1st real Christmas tree we picked out.

Adam got Joshua all bundled up to go pick out our Christmas tree. I'm not sure he could move if he wanted to.

Sitting so nicely on his chair having a cereal snack.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas !!!

I do have December pictures to put up yet, you're all lucky the computer decided to give you the rest of the November pictures! Although, it's kinda sad... we didn't get a nice Christmas family picture taken in front of the tree with us all dressed up because when we finally figured out the right lighting for the room and height to set the camera the batteries exhausted and well of course the 12 extra batteries we have are CHEAP-Os and decided they were exhausted like 5 seconds after putting them in. Ughh! That also means we don't have any pictures of us (Joshua) opening presents either. : ( He really enjoyed opening presents this year, he'd take a piece of paper off and hand it to me and continue on like that. Adam surprised me with my present this year. I didn't have anything under the tree and then this morning right away he thought we needed to see if Santa came. There under the tree was a glider chair with an ottoman! That was one of the last things I was wanting to get for upstairs in a bedroom before the baby comes (we're 35 wks now) and he did very well picking out one I like without me even browsing stores first! He had it over at the church hiding up in the balcony I believe. He did this little stunt of his around 3 am this morning, pulled it off well too.

We had a real nice Christmas snow, especially if you didn't need to travel anywhere!

The rest of November

One day he was having a blast sitting on this rubbermaid cover.

Believe it or not he did not like this ball when it was first given to him.

He finally decided it's okay to play with afterall.

Some girls got it from a crane machine at Dar's Pizza. That night he was giving dirty looks to anyone who tried giving him the green ball.

There must have been a spot on the floor that needed cleaning.

Almost ready!
He must have an oven mitt when we're in the kitchen. He knows right where they are kept and now he can even open that drawer to help himself.

Here is our future Pastor Harvala... most common are belts draped over his shoulders.

We've joined a group that meets at Dar's Pizza, local pizza joint, sunday nights for yep, you guessed it... pizza! Joshua loves playing pool in their game room, these pictures are a little dark but the 1st one he's bending down waiting for the ball to come out (the white cue ball).

Then he throws it up onto the table and sometimes he does make it into the back left pocket!


Cousin Mallory needed a couple kitties, Daniel striped tiger kitty was fun to play with.