Gerry-Buckhouse It

Ever wonder where we get the term "Gerry-Buckhouse It?" Just look at the toddler in the milk crate on the front of the 4 wheeler. RIDICULOUSLY safe, I'm sure. Watch out Sheena, he'll Gerry-Buckhouse Halle too! Ha! Marie loved it and was actually very safe since they were driving as slow as my jog. And then grandma Tree tells me that the "blanket" Marie is wrapped up in is actually a leftover piece of fabric from the dog house. GERRY-BUCKHOUSED to the max!

We also "Gerry-Buckhoused" some sausage. There are many Gerry-Buckhouse things that are actually quite great! Like making breakfast sausage from scratch.

Marie with pretend baby halle

Marie loves her babies. Might have been the first time I've ever been so weak to buy a kid whatever toy they wanted in the store. It was just too cute seeing her walk around Fleet Farm with this baby carrier.

Luke's sour cream water

This is a good way to keep things away from little sisters...

Getting in the Easter mood

What better way to get in the Easter mood than seeing 2 gals in their Easter best? They wore it to Palm Sunday at our church since we'll be in Hankinson for Easter.

I'm not sure Eva ever picked up a doll? Marie loves her babies. This is baby Malia (baby's name at daycare.)
This picture is from the end of March. Grandma Tree was ready to leave, the big kids were outside and Marie always wants to go out with them. Marie is laying out her snowsuit and trying to get it on and trying to put her boots on and crying "bye, bye"....I wasn't going to take her out. Grandma couldn't stand it, and we all know how Grandma hates the cold. Marie used her cuteness and Grandma guilt got the best of her!

Luke is hard-core when it comes to golf.

Saturday, April 16. This is the reason for the tights that Marie is wearing in the first picture.

Halle's Baptism

Oh, look at all these Hansons looking so nice and dressed up? This was quite the packing required for a trip to Aberdeen for my neice's baptism as well as swimming. Dress clothes and dress shoes for everyone...Phew!

I had to hold Marie like this the entire time because she is a momma's girl! (I kind of like it... shhhhhh.) She would not be set down for a minute or she'd scream. The priest asked "Is she the first one?" Weird that #4 is the biggest momma's baby? And, I wanted to show off my new jacket that I LOVE that actually fits me. It came from a store called "long tall sally." Laugh it up normal people!

Then I realized I don't have any good pictures of me holding Halle because Marie would scream. (Sheena, Halle, Adam) Halle is beautiful and looks like Sheena without hair. Travis says that he is going to work with Uncle Adam some day as an engineer where they will build legos and eat doritos.

The priest was quite nice to the 8 cousins under the age of 8 and let them all come up and touch the water.

Travis took photos for while. Nice one Uncle Nolan.

Is Luke walking on water?????

These two are not afraid of the water at all and are crazy, crazy in it. Marie hardly looks like Chris, does she?

Eva in princess jammies....

Marie (with uncombed hair) in princess jammies.

marie getting kicked down the slide

Happy 8th Birthday Eva!

Eva had a small party at a hotel with just a few friends on Friday. I made this cake for her (believe it or not, from scratch! AND, it was edible!) and we just hung out as a family today.
This is Luke's new game to play, and he gets Marie or anyone that's willing to "dwibe wif me (drive with me)." He is packing the car, which must be at the bottom of the stairs so that no one can walk, and then there will be two chairs and it is the car to go to "Gamma Tee's."