Another year, another round of making myself crazy trying to come up with new and unique gift ideas.
PJs were a must this year! Jared got some U of U red pants and some green Kermit the Frog ones. Chloe kept asking Santa to bring some matching pjs for Dolly, so that she could sleep in her bed.
The theme for the Hansen gift exchange this year was movies. I made a huge "movie blanket" for Jared's brother's family. They have 7 kids. The blanket ended up measuring 77 x 113 inches.
I also made Jared some new rice heating pads in the new Jazz logo and Batman.
For my sister and her husband, I made matching BYU slippers. Since they both went on their mission to the Netherlands, I found this pattern for a clog style.
I had a lot of other ideas and plans that I wanted to execute this year, but (using the pregnant excuse again) I quickly ran out of steam. Still, I am fairly happy with how the rest turned out.
Holiday Projects
Halloween
This year we went low key in our Halloween celebrations. My aunts were in town, so we did a little family get-together. We didn't attend any other parties this year or go trick-or-treating because Chloe came down with a cold. I was pregnant and Jared wasn't interested in dressing up, so Chloe was the only one really decked out.
My Dad made up a nickname for Chloe a little while ago that stuck and became the inspiration for her costume this year. Chloe loves to drink. She can down a full sippy-cup in 30 seconds or less, so he started calling her Aquagirl. I made it in blue, her favorite color, and with a duckie insignia on the chest. She loved the idea of the costume, but just like any little kid, she got tired of wearing it after 5 minutes.
Chloe's Birthday Party
We waited until my parents were back from Holland to celebrate Chloe's birthday with family and friends. I didn't realize when I invited all our family and friends, how loud all the kids would be. I think in the beginning Chloe was a little intimidated by all of them, but in the end, she was sad when all of them left.
She had a duckie-themed party. We set out all of her rubber duckies on our ledge in the kitchen.
I made her a blue (of course) duckie cake, with balloons on the side. If you know any of Chloe's trademark phrases, you know that "Balloons make her happy."
Her cousins were really excited to try to help her blow out the candles on the cake.
Each of the kids got a little goodie bag, attached to a balloon, with some candies and a mini rubber duckie inside. Everyone seemed to have a good time, but I think the next time we have that many kids for a party, we're doing it in a larger space!
Chloe's Birthday
She started out the day asking for pancakes and eggs which (like a normal 3 year old) she refused to eat once it was made.
She really wanted her outfit to match Dolly.
She got a haircut from Aunt Becca and then we headed to lunch at Chick-Fil-A, our birthday tradition with her.
The playplace at Chick-Fil-A was a little crowded, so we headed to the park to let her play.
She spent the rest of the day watching Backyardigans. I made her a birthday cupcake with blue frosting, her favorite color. She had a great time, and wore herself out, which was great for us!!!
Catching Up
SOOOO much that I need to put on the blog!!!
For those of you who have not heard yet, we had our second girl. Fiona Drew Hansen was born January 24, 2011. She weighed 8 lbs 4 oz and measured 19 1/2 inches long. She is a sweet little baby who sleeps a lot, but also takes up a lot of my time and energy. (I.E. My excuse for not posting anything in a while!)
More to come...
Three Years???
Where did the time go? I cannot believe that Chloe will be turning 3 years old tomorrow!
If You Let a Pregnant Woman Get Out of Bed
(Very similar to the cause and effect of "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie")
