Blessing Day

We flew out to Utah this past week for a quick trip so we could bless little man in my parents ward. I wanted to bless him where more of my family could attend. I'm so glad we did. It was a great day. I was able to catch up just a little bit with several family members who I see even less frequently now that I live so far away and my sweetheart gave my little boy a very sweet blessing. It was wonderful. Here are some pictures of the day. Tate at 16 weeks old.
Little Tate was wonderful before church and did great during the blessing too. He was very well-behaved. Oh by the way, I got a haircut while in Utah. I was bored and it is really hot here in Texas so I decided to try something new. I like it a lot. It's so different. I've never cut my hair this short before but it's nice.



After church was a different story. The poor guy couldn't get himself to sleep so he just cried the whole afternoon. I think the pictures are still pretty cute. He's got a great mad face.Here's the whole fam damily. Cody, Aubry, Adam, Camarie, Glenn, Tate, Me, Mackers, Dad, and Mom. Just missing Auntie Mallory.
Glenn had to fly back to Houston Sunday night...well he tried to anyway. His flight was late to Denver so he missed his connection to Houston and had a few other little problems. Anyway, my aunt and uncle in Denver were so sweet and let him stay there for the night and he eventually made it back to Houston on Monday. Tate and I stayed for a few more days to spend some time with my family. It was a great trip. I always go home thinking, "I am just going to lay around and relax for a few days because there is nothing for me to do here." But it's surprising how busy and full my days at home become.
It was fun to spend some time with my little niece again. She is so different from the last time I saw her. It's amazing how much she is learning. She is a sassy little girl now.

Mya and Tate, the sole "Hansen" cousins got a little bit of snuggle time. Most of it was forced for photo ops. Little Mya is ridiculously flexible. She just lays on the ground and spreads her lets out in the splits or straddles and it's no big deal.

Mya looks adorable in her tiny swim suit.

Tate had a great time swimming with Nanna.

He got really worn out and fell asleep in the pool.

Tate also spent a lot of time trying to fit his entire fist in his mouth. This picture kind of creeps me out. It looks like he has no hand at all and he's sucking on his nubbin.
This side view makes me feel a little better. Silly boy.
We stayed busy running errands and such. We found great new fabric stores, planted flowers, went baby clothes shopping and suit shopping for my dad. Then there was the great and terrible 13th birthday party for Mckenzie to plan. Tate had a great time as well. He bonded with Nanna and Grampa again. He even helped throw Grampa's back out after a long snuggle session during a movie. Good times. He's not a little guy any more, is he gramps? You've gotta pace yourself.

Auntie Kenzie and Tater. Happy birthday my dear little sister. Hope you know how much we love you and how glad we are that you are our sister and aunt!

Thanks for the great trip! We miss you already.