Happy and Healthy!

We are alive! haha. I have a computer now so I wonder what excuse I will come up with now when I don't blog. Something about blogging makes me tired but I like to do it at the same time. Weird. Anyway, we are back together! After 14 weeks of being apart for Dustin's internship and a crazy summer term of school, we are together and loving the summer. Dustin had a good experience interning for PricewaterhouseCoopers in Phoenix and we are counting our blessings that they liked him too! He was offered a full-time job to start after he graduates next year! We are excited to move to Arizona next year and start a new phase in our lives. :)

I probably better give a little bit of an update from the past few months. Luke had quite a few firsts! He met Santa for the first time. He didn't think he was that bad. He just wanted to take off his glasses and play with his bells. Luke is Mr. Curious! He has to figure everything out. We had a great Christmas and enjoyed every minute we had before Dustin had to leave. Luke had plenty of opportunities to play in the snow and liked being pulled around in his little sled.

Luke got to meet our mission president and his wife.

4 generations of Hanson men

January 19th came before we knew it and Luke turned ONE! Dustin was already in Phoenix and we weren't expecting to get together until the week after because I was "told" he had trainings so he couldn't make it to Luke's party. As our family and friends were arriving for Luke's big day, I went to answer the door and there was Dustin on the other side of the door to surprise us!! Well I guess just Luke and me because everyone else was in on the surprise but me! We were so excited to see him and spend the weekend together. Luke was stuck to his dad like glue just hugging and snuggling him all weekend. Luke was spoiled rotten! He got more toys than he knew what to do with! It was a Happy Birthday for our little sweetheart!

In February we took a week-long visit down to Phoenix. It was also another surprise. My brother Aaron had an interview with University of Arizona for a new job and to be in their PhD program. So he invited us to go with and stay for a week! So we jumped at the chance! We found a homeaway condo to stay in and we lived the high life! It was furnished even down to a bed for Luke and he slept great the whole time. We went and saw the Mesa Temple, visited some baseball fields, and did some shopping. It was great because it was even Valentine's day while we were there so while Luke was sleeping Dustin and I went to see Lincoln at the movie theater. It was hard to say goodbye but we did it and before we knew it Dustin was up visiting us again.

Thank goodness it worked out that we never had to go more than 2 weeks without getting together. That made it possible. Another thank goodness for technology! We were able to Facetime just about every night or at least talk on the phone and talk about the day. Luke started walking while Dustin was gone and Dustin was so anxious to see him walking in person that he drove up one weekend just to witness it! He was probably driving as long as he got to stay with us but it was sure fun for Luke to chase his dad around.

Luke's first modeling shoot

Luke is just so much fun right now. He loves Thomas the Train. Just LOVES Thomas the Train. It is the only thing he will watch or even sit down for. For Easter my parents gave us tickets to go see Thomas at the Heber Valley Railroad. He was in 7th Heaven!! He said "choo choo" the whole ride. 

And some miscellaneous pictures...

He loves dirt!

Chuck-E-Cheese

BYU Baseball Game

First Haircut!

Visiting the pet store

The petting zoo

FATHER'S DAY!

To end this monster blog update, the most exciting update of all. We are having another BOY!! Boys, boys, boys! I am getting so outnumbered, but I love it! Luke is going to have so much fun with this little guy. November 2nd is the due date. :)