Lowden's Newest Accessory

Last summer, I was with Lowden at the pool and he mentioned that the numbers on the side of the pool looked a little fuzzy out of one eye. I took him to the eye doctor to check it out and she said he was near-sided in one eye but not the other. She asked to see him in 6 more months to see if there was any change. Sure enough. Six months later, she found that both eyes were near-sided now.

So, Lowden is the proud new owner of these cool looking glasses! He doesn't have to wear them all the time. It's just for seeing the chalkboard, movies, and TV. But, he is feeling pretty swank with his newest accessory....so much so that he wore them all the way home from the doctor with a big smile on his face.

I think they make him look even smarter than he already is! Sure love you Lowden.

What Are The Hansens Up To?

Let's see...

Lots of this

Rockstar dream building

More LEGO creating (This one by Parker)

Easter celebrating

A lot of time spent in this contraption I swore I would never buy

 (If you look closely, you might see the driver of said minivan.  And, I am not referring to Bennett.)

And lots and lots of this

We are doing good!  How are you?

LEGOs Inspire

My boys were cracking up yesterday when I showed them the LEGO creations on Cathy Zielske's blog. It led us to the LEGO a Day blog. Our personal favorite was the Rock, Paper, Scissors photo entry! Lowden says he totally wants to do this now and then he was off to make a LEGO creation of his own with matching captions. And here they are for yesterday and today...

Day One

"When I signed up for the shark tank, I didn't think it would be this literal!"

Day Two

Princess Leia (referring to her character on Lego Star Wars): "Is that supposed to look like me?"

Grandpa...You Will Be Missed

I just found out my Grandpa died last night.  I am SO glad we got to visit him last summer when we were down in Lodi.  He was a wonderfully happy man and I loved him very much.  

Here are a few things that I will always remember about him:

1) Walks down by the creek near their home on Morse Road when I was a child.
2) How he loved to tell stories especially about his travels around the world with grandma.
3) His big smile.
4) His motorhome home.  (My grandparents sold their home when I was young and moved into a motorhome.  They traveled all over the United Stated with it.)
5) How he would talk in a Polish-like tongue when he was upset.  (Even though he isn't Polish.)

Love you Grandpa! You will be missed.

Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters

Daddy and Lowden threw up some serious points!

Bennett on the left with the brown hat and Mommy totally focused and ready to shoot.  And, my score was WAY higher than this says.  Must be a computer glitch.

My mom, Parker, and Lauren had a LOT of fun!  

More pictures from our trip to California are coming!  I just wanted to post these for now. 

Quick Quote

(Portland Oregon temple where Greg and I were married)

Our church currently has 128 temples around the world. Last night, Greg took the three older boys to a musical put on by the youth ages 12-17 in our stake. At one point, they showed pictures of some of the temples. And this was the conversation that took place...

Bennett: (seeing a photo of a temple) That's the House of the Lord! It's the Lord's house! (after seeing several more photos of temples) There are lots of Lords in those houses.
Greg: The Lord is Jesus Christ.
Bennett: I know about that Lord, but who are all the other Lords?
Greg: There is only one Lord, Jesus Christ.
Bennett: (Thinks) ...Then why does he have so many houses?

Quick Quote from Bennett

(Bennett at Sea World)

Last night, Bennett came in to my bedroom to talk to me. I told him he should probably go out so I don't get him sick. And this was his reply...

Bennett: "Do you know how to get better when you're sick?"
Me: "How's That?"
Bennett: "You have a healthy guy breathe on you." (Then, he proceeded to breathe with his mouth open for a few seconds from where he was standing.)
Bennett: "See. Now you'll get all better."
Me: "Thanks."

Then a few minutes later, Bennett came back in. I told Greg what he had told me. To which, Mr. B said...
Bennett: "If you have chicken pox, you need someone to breathe on you for a LONG time."

And there you have it, health and wellness according to Bennett. If you come over, he'd be happy to breathe on you too.