Deer Crossing

I think my back yard may be a deer crossing. 3 Buck came through and stayed for quite a while.

Buck #1

Buck #2

Buck #2 and #3

Maybe I should get a sign?

Sage's Wedding

I've decided that everyone should attend a Thacker wedding. 

 These folks know how to throw a shin dig!

The Bride.

All sorts of fun things to do while you wait in line for some scrumptious food!

I always love when the bride dances with her dad.  I think I have 3 of these in my future.  Not sure I'm looking forward to it.  It's seems to represent the final "step" before she is no longer yours.  Breaks my heart.

The girls trying out their swing moves.

A fantastic night and one we were honored to be a part of!

Aeva's Defensive Soccer Strategy

Where does she get these aggressive tendencies?  Love this girl.

First Day of School 2016

Love these kids! Wish our Summer wasn't over...

The Terrific Twirlers

Aeva and MaKenlee worked all night to come up with the name of their new dancing duo and then the dance itself.  

After the performance, they spent the rest of the evening signing autographs.  

I was one of the few, lucky fans to get one!

Sunday Yoga

You never know what will end up happening at the Hansen Sunday dinners. 

 On this particular day, it turned into yoga.

Darby had to join in...2 weeks before she delivered baby Liam!

Until next week...

Bring Your Own Cup to 7-11 Day!

This day is starting to rank right up there with Christmas!!!

My Grandmas

My Grandma Pearl and my Grandma Hazel.  These ladies are both over 90 and still going strong!

I have some good genes, people!

Post Game Treat???

Aeva came up after one of her games holding this...

How many people receive a full package of Oreos for their post game treat?  

What happened to a Gatorade or an orange?  

Had they not been mint flavored, Aeva would have been in heaven!

Balloon Festival 2016

Balloon Festival 2016!  Pics from our deck.

This balloon landed in my sisters back yard so we decided to help take it down.

This owl was our new favorite balloon.  This was the first year we had seen it.

Kids played at the bouncy house during the balloon glow.

Sunrise on day 2 of the festival.

Aeva taking selfies in the yard.

Front yard on day 2.

Love where I live!

An Hour a Day...

Rafting the Salmon!

Our family trip this year was Rafting the Salmon!  Not everyone could make it and we missed them.  However, I DO NOT miss this drive.  Pretty for an hour or two but after that...how about a tree?  

A bush?  A rabbit?  Anything?

We arrived to see dad relaxing.  This NEVER happens.

Our first bus ride to the drop off point.

We were teasing Garrett about his new found low voice.  The boys decided to entertain us with a duet to show of their manly voices.

Waiting for the cars to circle back.

Aeva trying out the Captain Chair.

Loaded up and ready to go!

Boys in the kayaks.

Not a bad day for a dip in the river!  You hold on to grandpas leg whenever you need a lift.

Getting cocky with their kayaking skills.

This is what you look like after falling in the cold water.  Parker is still on Ecuador temperatures.  He doesn't adjust well to the cold quite yet.

After a day or two of rafting, you look like this.

Group pic.

The blue kayak was the least favorite.  No back support whatsoever.  You pretty much had to do a 3 hour sit up.  Good for the abs.

Cam and I with our kayak paddle skills.

Grandpa Ken decided to take it for a spin.

Lunch time!

After a day of rafting, you sit around the table and you eat!

I'm on bacon duty.  I'm in charge of determining when they are done (by sampling of course).  Slightly crispy, please.

Brothers...can you tell?

Dad after his kayak flipped.  This is what happens when you don't fasten your lifejacket.  It comes up over your head!

We managed to get him back on board.

An amazing waterfall.

The "hippo" rock in the middle of the river.

Not sure what we did to deserve this look but we shan't do it again!

Day 2...a little Star Wars on the laptop.  

Our rafting outfit.

On our way home we decided to drive through McCall, Idaho.  Stopped at the lake for a bit of a break.

The girls had to get out to this rock and did their best to stay dry.  Gracie managed to do it fairly easily.

Aeva was another story.  Let's just say that this little pull up the shorts idea didn't help much.  She ended up getting completely soaked. 

Didn't seem to matter.  The fun was there to be had.  Whose scared of a little water?

A thousand falls near Twin Falls, ID.

We saw a sign for Shoshone Falls and drove right past.  Then Troy and I looked at each other and flipped a U turn.  So glad we did!

Who ever new this existed in Idaho?  What?!?

Before we left, we had to accidentally throw our ball into the thorn bushes.  We tried sending Aeva over but it was too "poky".  So, guess who was next on the list?

What are dads for?

An amazing trip and one we will remember for years to come!  

Thanks to dad and Lenard for making it happen!