Happy 2nd Birthday Ender!

Ender is 2! He is such a happy, fun little boy! He says the cutest things and he is in love with tractors, hippos, dinosaurs, play-dough, and taking rides with Grandpa on the snow machine! Here are a few photos

Anne and Jesse Thorpe

Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Thorpe

Married February 6, 2010

Orem, Utah, USA

                                      

Mom and Anne right before she walked down the aisle

Brynlee and Mom

Ashley and Mom

Hailey and Mom

Dad ready to  escort Anne down the aisle

It was a beautiful wedding and reception

Lots of family, friends, food and dancing!
Before the wedding, all the sisters got together to
run errands and we were all in the same car-
we decided it had been a REALLY long time since that happened,

so we took a photo!

Happy Birthday Mom (Mammaw)

Our Mom Is amazing!  She is beautiful! She is Talented! She is a great friend! I love to have her visit, and I love to go visit at her home too! She is always making something for someone, and she is really good at everything she does! She can  make anything! She loves to try new techniques, and doesn't really like making the same pattern twice, so she will mix it up and change it! What talent! She can arrange flowers, and she has a very green thumb, she is an amazing cook, and knows how to do so many things, and lots of handwork! She is a beautiful seamstress, she makes fabulous baby blessing outfits and gowns, wedding gowns, winter coats & dresses, she knits socks & sweaters, she crochets the most amazing baby booties, afghans and doilies, she tats, she does beautiful Brazilian embroidery, she does ribbon embroidery, regular embroidery, she smocks the prettiest dresses, she makes fancy ukranian easter eggs, she paints, does ceramics, and has a great imagination when it comes to decorating, and fashion. 
The thing that I find most amazing about Mom is that she is always doing a project or two, reading a book or two, and is willing to teach someone how to do the amazing project she is working on, just come on over and she will show you how! Besides knowing how to do so many things, she is actually VERY talented at these things! She has not hid her talent under a bushel, what she makes, she gives as gifts to her children, and grand-children, and great-grandson! Like I said, she is amazing!
 I Love Mom, she is always willing to lend a listening ear, and she loves each of us unconditionally! 

Wahlquists 26th Wedding Anniversary!

Today, Robert and I have been married for 26 years! We are still in love, and still like each other! We still sneak off to the Pantry for a quick kiss, just to make the girls giggle, and they do! We love spending time with each other, and talking, we like to take walks, ride the tandem bicycle,-my favorite, and hike mountains. We love to go to the beach and stay in a yurt,  we love staying  in Park City, so FUN! We have enjoyed many trips around the states and abroad including Rome, Israel, Egypt, France, and Russia. This summer we are headed to England for a tour of church history sites(there are 11 people in our home these days!) We love to go to the Temple together, and try to go once  a week.

We have endured 7 moves, building 3 homes, 5 pregnancies, 3 adoptions, an associates degree, a bachelor's, a Masters, and a Doctorate, poor health, and sick babies/children,multiple surgeries,  plus many other trials. Each trial has made us stronger, I have learned that when you work hard at something, it makes you appreciate it even more, and when you work side by side with someone, enduring life and trying to make the best of it,  you appreciate them even more than you can imagine, and your love grows stronger and stronger and deeper! I am so grateful for Robert, he is the best husband, and I am so happy to be sealed to him for all Eternity, I truly feel blessed to be his wife and companion!

Happy Birthday Poppi- January 3, 2010!

Dad's Birthday was yesterday! He is an amazing man, he is a great father and a very hard worker!

He even helped Robert take down our Christmas lights while he was here on a "vacation"! What a good guy! When I was a little girl, I remember being so excited when Daddy came home! He would lay on the floor and play with us kids. He loves to fish, he is great at fixing things, building things and making things.

When we started building our  own home in Vernal, Utah, he and Mom came up to help when Robert had an Anurism, and was in the hospital for over a week, and sick for a lot longer.( He couldn't bend over or he flet like he would pass out, and he was weak.  It was a very difficult time for me, I had 5 little kids, 13- 1 year old, a sick husband, and a house that had been started...and Dad just dropped everything to come to Vernal, in the middle of nowhere, to help build our home. It makes me cry just thinking about it! Honestly he is the best Dad ever! And when it was time to lay the tile in our home, Dad's knee was killing him, and he sat on a bucket, and talked me through laying the tile! He taught me how, and since then,  I tiled all of the showers, and floors in two homes! What a gift it has been! There are many other things he has taught me, and I am grateful for all he has helped me with and the great example he is to each of us! This photo was taken in our completed home in Vernal, Utah, with Mom and McKayla

The Hansen Family Blog is Official!

YEAH!

This is going to be FUN! I hope we can use this blog to keep connected, share stories and events in our lives, and post photos! I really feel like we can help our children know their cousins better by posting often and sharing with our families!