Luke laughing

Fantasy Football- boys playing pretend

Travis talks all the time about his "team." They consist of the Little Einstein characters. I'm convinced that all you fantasy football players are just like little boys playing pretend. You big boys used to play with Hee-Men, Ninja Turtles and GI Joe's... now you play with your pretend football teams. Chris says today "ahhhh, why can't my team just be good?" Travis says "I wish I had a better team too." HA! He talks about them like they are people that live in our house. I'd say that at least 50% of the conversations that I have with Travis consist of him telling me about what his team did/does.

Travis' team

luke hanson 9 mos

First Day of Kindergarten- Eva

Eva goes to kindergarten!!!!!
She's sportin' the Hannah Montana backpack that she picked out. She loved kindergarten and had a great time... eventhough we were LATE on the first day. I didn't know about the traffic jams that would occur on the first day. It took us 25 minutes to get there on Thursday (first day), today it took me 5 minutes. I was also there 30 minutes early today (Friday) because I was so horrified about being late. Eva's dad escorted her and Travis in the Bob Hummer to the first day of school and I followed behind with Lukey.

Eva by her locker after school.

I thought that I might make it through the drop-off OK because I was just so pissed and overwhelmed by being late. But, then it was time to give her a hug and leave and I started crying and crying. Her teacher said "Ohhhhh, I'll take good care of her, I promise." How sweet is that? Then I walk out the door and Chris hands me the phone and I'm live on the air and crying. Nice. I guess I was holding this cute baby who was eating my keys the entire time? I don't even remember holding him?

Then after school, as I'm just feeling like such an idiot and so out of place because I've never done any of this before... we see Eva's friend, Emma Critelli, and her brother waiting for a ride. Eva and Emma will be carpooling this year, but Emma is in first grade. Anyways, we see Emmaand she's wearing the same first day of school outfit! Tennis shoes with anklets, leggings, a dress and pigtails. Too cute!

Hanson family

Luke Gerard Hanson- 5 months old.

Luke- 5 months, Chris, Eva- 5 years, Erika and Travis- 3 years. At my brother, Adam's, wedding.

Supergirl

Chris just looked at this and said "OH NO. WHAT IS HE DOING?" He really didn't notice the dress, he just wanted the cape. Probably not a good thing that both of my recent blogs have had my boys in girl's clothing?

Eva, Travis and Emma. At least Travis is holding a sword?

Jen Hoffmann, Ingrid Kemp and me. Chris said when he took this picture "just like every other picture I've seen from college." I thought that was quite a compliment to us! From taking 2 hours getting ready in the evenings to go out (while drinking) back in the day.......... to showering kids in the locker room at the pool in minutes (while drinking). HA!

The kids and I went to the Minnesota zoo with Sue and Andrew. Sue and Andrew left before everyone was so tired that they had to all get in my one stroller.

Luke is so easy that he just falls asleep while playing. Also, his nap schedule is last on our list of things to do usually, so he just sleeps wherever.

Then again, when you have entertainment like this, why would you ever need to complain?

Eva, Luke, Andrew Evens, and Travis.

Travis teaching Andrew how to be ridiculously stupid. Andrew, you're going to have to practice a long time to get this dumb.