Two Little Hensons

The weather was so nice the other day that we headed to the zoo.  It was such a fun day.  Anna Claire and Charlie are at a great age.  This trip was the first one they actually wanted me to read all about the different animals. Before I knew it we had been there 3 hours! (and we didn’t even see it all!)  Also, they climbed the rock wall for the first time.  Charlie-man wasn’t a big fan of the height but I was so proud of him for trying twice!  Anna Claire almost made it to the top.  She tried 3 times and did a great job!

My parents got Anna Claire and Charlie tickets to the Disney Live Jake and Sofia show! 🙂   Unfortunately my dad was sick, so Aunt Melanie joined Anna Claire, Charlie, and Granny.  They had a blast! 🙂  I heard all about every detail for several days.  Sweet memories were definitely made!  Thank you!

On Valentines day we had a fun playdate with our friends complete with crafts, games, and snacks.  We were all so excited to get out of the house after being stuck at home because of the snow and ice.  We love our friends! 🙂  The kids also enjoyed getting several sweet cards in the mail as well as boy and girl potato heads from Miss Jen!

Here’s a picture I took this morning.  Anna Claire loves arts and crafts, reading, cooking, playing with her dolls, dress up, dance, swinging, etc.  She will sometimes play superheros with her brother.  However, this morning she surprised me when she came out dressed as spiderman.  🙂  Charlie sure was happy!

As I wrote earlier, Devin and I took the kids out to dinner and a movie for Valentines day.  Well, this sweet man of mine made plans for us for the next Friday.  These plans included…a dozen roses, a birdsnest necklace, kids spending the night with Nana and Grandpa, dinner at my favorite Mr. Friendly’s, a walk downtown, dessert at Starbucks, a night away at the Claussen Inn (an historic inn downtown with only 29 rooms…precious!),  breakfast in bed, then the shooting range and lunch at Grouchos.  IT WAS AWESOME!  (and our kids had a blast making homemade pizza, going fishing and treasure hunting with Nana and Grandpa!) 🙂

I’ve got to start this post off by saying how excited I am that I now have a beautiful nephew!  Colton Michael was born yesterday.  Congrats Justin, Rebekah, and Gracie! 🙂

We had a good visit with Pa the other day.  My sweet little girl “crocheting.”  My boys love playing basketball in the living room.  Looks like we’ll be taking this outside once it stays warm.  Craziness in the bath tub. 🙂  Ready for his first t-ball practice of the season.  Isn’t this how every girl waits in the car to pick up her brother? They love to cheer on their daddy when he runs.  Book day at school – brother bear from the Berenstein Bears and Cinderella.  I love my decorated refrigerator!  Charlie sure does love his little friend Carson.  Sweet snuggles with my girl!  We were early to dance the other night and I enjoyed watching these girls read their books.  🙂 We are enjoying the warm weather!

…tuppence a bag…

Yes.  Tuppence.  Am I the only person in the world who thought that Mary Poppins was saying something different?  Tuppence is like two pence in British coins.  Just a little FYI for you. 🙂

Now, back to the birds…For Valentines day, Anna Claire and Charlie’s teachers gave them bird seed and this sweet little poem.  Then we had another snow/ice storm.  The kiddos wanted to throw out the seed for the birds so we did.  We also played outside a little bit.  Mostly they wanted to eat the icicles.

We also had fun playing with our friends Maddie and Hudson the other night.  I bet our dinner conversation was more interesting than yours! Ha ha! 🙂

On Valentines day, Devin and I decided to take the kids out to dinner and a movie.  We had a yummy meal at Mellow Mushroom and then saw the Lego movie.  Such fun family time.  Also, we gave them a little treat on Valentines morning.  Spin brushes.  I know…who wants a new toothbrush?  Well, you would have thought we gave them the moon because they were so excited! 🙂

Last but not least, we are so excited that Aunt Spencer and Grandpa both got new jobs.  We had them over for dinner to celebrate and these are the cakes we made for them. 🙂  

Check back soon for more posts that Mommy has to finish before our big birthday coming up in March! 🙂

The past week or so has been pretty busy but we’ve been having fun. 🙂  Here’s just a little of the stuff we’ve been up to…

Baking cookies, visits to the mall, going to Edventure, and playing ball inside on cold days…

Playing outside on the warmer days (and visiting Meme and Big Papa – see Charlie licking the spoon from the icing bowl?)…

FaceTime with Gracie (which was quite funny as she tried to show me her new house) 🙂 and Carson’s first birthday and AC’s friend’s 5th…

Monster Jam with Papa and Daddy and girls night with Granny and Mommy. 🙂

They also got to spend a fun afternoon with Aunt Spencer while Mommy had a meeting and Daddy was at work! 🙂  We’re looking forward to more fun…