Morning Runs

One thing I do love is an early morning run. Although when the alarm goes off I don't act like I love it. I just figure I better get up before it wakes everyone else up. Plus when I don't go first thing it seems like the day goes by too fast and then the run/workout never happens....grrrr! However I will admit I am 75% still asleep when I first start feeling a bit like this...

After about !0 minutes and blowing out my eardrums with music that may or may not be appropriate I begin to wake up and see this...

I take it in and realize how peaceful and beautiful it is! It gives me a rush and energizes me. Before I know it I see other early morning friends enjoying what I do. I love seeing other people out in the morning. The head nods, the friendly runner waves, the good-mornings. All from complete strangers just enjoying the early moments of their day. So here is my question...where do all the friendly early morning, smiling, endorphin producing courteous people go? Seriously bc 6 AM people are so friendly and nice. Then by 4 in the afternoon people get in a car and turn into this...

Really it is RIDICULOUS! So my advice to all (mainly myself) take a deep breath and start running!

Another School Year Done

Yes, Asher has completed the 1st grade! This I have mixed feelings about. Sad bc this means he is getting older...happy bc it is so fun to see him grow. I just cannot believe he will be in the second grade. He is excited for Summer and it has been a really good school year for him. He had a great teacher and made some really good friends. He is a great student and academics seem to come easy to him. Here is to a great Summer and some how trying to figure out how to slow down time...

Graduation

Last week Reefy graduated from Juan Diego Catholic High School. I cannot believe that he is finished and college bound. We are so proud of him and happy for him. We went to his graduation ceremony and poor Reefy had to deal with the cheers that came from his family. I am sure he expected it since we are quite the bunch and for some reason we all felt the need to let out a scream, cheer, yell or other sounds....I am going to blame it on the fact it was early, we were hungry, and lets be honest as much as we love the graduate the ceremony...well its a ceremony. Later that night is when the real party started. The luau was at the Old Mill clubhouse and it was a lot of fun! Food, entertainment, dancing, friends and family. It's always good to get together and see extended family members and old friends. It was a great way to spend the night and to see how many people love an support Reefy. Sesi was all over the place having the best time ever. A few things Sesi did.... In his brain he is bound and determined that he is a break dancer...on the dance floor he kept spinning on his butt and back. He almost pulled the fire alarm...luckily that motherly instinct kicked in and by some miracle I stopped him just in time. Now if I could move that fast when running I would be speedy! He is not shy! This I knew already but really he loves people and wants to be where the action is. He loves his cousins. Although he doesn't see them everyday you would think he does. They just pick up as if they see eachother everyday. It was a fun night!

Congrats Reefy! We love you!

Speechless...

This morning as I sit here and reflect on my life I sit here and think how I get caught up and stressed about the little things that don't even matter. The things that really matter are our family and loved ones. We received terrible, heart breaking news this week. Our hearts are heavy as the Hansen family is in our every thought and prayer. Matt has been friends with Kurt since kindergarten and this just breaks our hearts. There are no words right now just emotions....

 Alice Frances Demske Hansen

 1978 ~ 2012

Our beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend Alice Frances Demske Hansen, 33, died Wednesday, May 9 in Orem of a severe infection after giving birth.

Alice was born August 22, 1978 in Winter Park, Florida, the eldest child of Gary and Davideen Demske. She grew up in Coppell, Texas and studied piano performance in London, UK at the Royal Academy of Music and Royal College of Music where she received a Bachelor's degree, Master's degree, and Graduate Performance degree, respectively. She married her sweetheart Kurt Charles Hansen in the Mount Timpanogos LDS temple on January 2, 2007. She finished her Doctorate of Musical Arts at the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 2008 while pregnant with their first child.
She is survived by her husband Kurt, and three beautiful children: Kurt Charles Hansen Jr. ("Charlie"), 3; Edward Gary Hansen, 1; and Frances Pauline Hansen, 1 week. She is also survived by her parents, a sister Hilary, a brother Arthur, and many relatives and friends, all of whom loved and admired her very much.

Although Alice had many extraordinary musical accomplishments, she was first and foremost a devoted wife and full-time mother. She loved families and sang the hymn "Families Can Be Together Forever" every night to her little boys. She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, always serving devotedly in her callings. She was filled with pure love for everyone she knew, and was passionate about their joy and success more than her own. She always wanted to do the right thing in whatever she did. She loved to read, be with her family, and to spend time and go on walks with her husband.

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 14 at the LDS chapel at 1600 N 900 E in Provo, UT 84604. A visitation with the family will be held there that morning from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Her interment will be in the Provo City Cemetery.

 

May Already...?

I cannot believe it is already May! No complaints here though. I look forward to the warm weather and the summer time! Plus living in Utah you never know when mother nature is going to give you rain or snow...she usually likes a little snow in June for some reason. So here is what has been going on lately... The business has been going well and we have seen a double in growth this last month! Exciting but as you know along with growth comes growing pains but we have done well and made the necessary adjustments. Thank you Matt for all you do!!!! XOXO Sesi is CRAZY! I know he is 3 and that is expected at times but he goes non-stop all day every day! He always knows how to make me laugh and keep me on my toes. For example yesterday we were at the lab working and there is a playroom that Sesi goes to. It is right across from the front office so I can peer in on him every so often. He is usually watching Nick Jr. (if you have kids you what shows I am talking about...). Well, I look in and he has completely covered Joker with blankets and pillows...all I can see is Joker's nose poking out of a hole. Then I look in again and Sesi is standing on Joker's head...good thing Joker is a good dog and goes along with it. Love that little guy. Oh and look who got a hair cut!

His hair is still long we opted out of the missionary style cut...he just wouldn't be the same without his blonde locks. One guy at the ball park calls him the "Blonde Bombshell". Crazy I never thought I would have a child with blonde hair!

BBQ, Kiddos, Sunshine!

Last weekend we had a BBQ with our friends. Thanks Kristen and Cheyenne for hosting us. Of course we love food that's a no brainer, the kids were great and had fun playng together, but the nicest was the sunshine! Wow it has been so long since we have been able to sit outside and soak in some vitamin D! Not to mention much needed vitamin D. Sad that this morning we woke up to snow. I know it has been a mild winter but still I am ready for the waem weather to be here longer than a few days at a time. Since posts are always more fun with pics here is one of the yummy salad Kristen made.

Eat your heart out Zupas!

18....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHARRIEFF!!!! I cannot believe Reefy is really 18. His birthday was March 10th. We got to spend the evening with him and go to dinner. It was nice to see him and hang out. He is graduating this year from Juan Diego and it is so weird that he is. I am so excited for him! Reefy really is such a good guy (yes I wanted to say kid but realized 18 is not so little anymore). He is patient, respectful, smart, funny, a great brother, responsible, and athletic. He will be attending Utah State in the Fall playing football....GO AGGIES. Well, I could go on more but I will save that for graduation. Happy birthday Reef we love you!

Baby Laila

We are so excited that Laila is finally here! She was born on March 6th @ 12:58 AM. This little bundle weighed in at 7lbs 2 oz. She is now home and healthy. Jenohn is healthy as well. Even though she is in California I can't wait to meet her and I am sure Liyah is excited for her baby sis too! Congrats Jenohn!

Huge SLACKER!!!!

Hello...Not sure if anyone reads this but we are alive. I have taken quite a break from blogging. Okay I pretty much gave up on it when I decided to look at it a couple days ago and saw how excited Sesi was to see old pics of himself it made me realize I need to get back to it. Okay enough excuses! So here are some quick catch ups of what we have been up to:

Yup it's official we got a dog. His name is Joker and he is an American Bulldog. As Sesi says he is a Captain America Bulldog. Sesi loves Joker and we call him Joker's protector. He is constanly telling mom and dad to be nice to my Captain America Bulldog and insists that Joker goes everywhere with him. Joker is just under a year old and we got him from the shelter. We had no intention of getting a dog but Matt and Sesi were at the shelter saw him, sent me a pic, and the rest is history. The shelter had given him the name Joker and we felt bad changing it but it fits him and the boys love batman so I guess it's pretty cool having a dog named Joker.

They are best friends...


Sesi loves Capatian America and so it only made sense he be Captain America for Halloween...


Was this also on Halloween? NOPE this is how you can see Sesi daily. We are just running errands. This happened to be at Home Depot. As a parent you learn to pick and choose your battles. As you can see by the oversized cart and mask this is usually a battle I loose.



Sesi turned 3! We had a fun party for him. As you can see Dad joined in the festivities and had his face painted too...


Sesi showing off some Jazz gear...


Sesi loves the song Party Rock Anthem. He will sing it and shuffle whenever he hears it. If we are in the car and hears it he will unbuckle and try to stand up and shuffle.

Sesi and Jax being shuffle-bots...what would sesi ever do without the shuffle?


Quick facts about Sesi:
Favorite Food: Meat! Yup he asks for meat all the time. Not to mention he eats a ton!
Favorite Song: Party Rock Anthem
Favorite Movie: Real Steel
Favorite Toys: Light Saber, Transformers, and the ipad-yup he is pretty tech savvy and thinks it is his.
Favorite Cartoons: Transformers and Tom and Jerry
He has a ton of personality and will tell you exactly what he is thinking. He has no filter which is both a blessing and a curse. I have never met a more animated and determined little guy in my life. He keeps us entertained daily.

I know this was picture over load but I am way behind and didn't know where to start. So far 2012 has been a great year. We opened the lab which is great too! We are so excited about where we are in our lives and where we are going.