Family pictures

Are these guys the cutest boys or what?

I love this picture because Benjamin had just picked that flower for me and he refused to take any pictures until he gave it to me and he wanted me to hold it in the picture.

This one is just so precious.

I now, there is a building in the background, but what do you do?  Taking family pictures was kind of a last minute, let's do it now thing and we didn't want to go very far.  We have been trying to get family pictures taken for about a year.  For some reason I have been thinking that we do not have a more current picture then Glen's 2nd birthday before Benjamin was even born, but now that i think about it I am pretty sure we have 2 more current pictures.  The problem is I never print them off and hang them up so I forget.  :)  Oh well, there is something about being pregnant that makes my family, and apparently me, need to take a family picture.  In every family picture from the Hansen side at least one, usually to people are pregnant.  So during the last picture all the women were saying how this is the first time that none of us are pregnant.  We announced about an hour later that we were expecting.  :)  That still makes me laugh.  Anyway, so here is my cute family picture, very soon to be outdated again.  But once this cute little girl come along I am more then happy to take another one, as long as I get plenty of just her!

Bucket list

I Was listening to day to a song called "If I only had today" by Hilary Weeks.  It got me thinking about bucket lists, you know the list some people make of things they want to do before they die?  I was thinking, "What would be on my bucket list?"  If I found out I only had a little while to live, what would I do?  I wouldn't go sky diving, or climb a mountain, I wouldn't go bungee jumping off some big bridge.  If I only had a week to live I would...Take my kids to the library for hours and read them EVERY book they brought me.  I would sing songs until my throat hurt then keep singing.  I would have my kids sleep in bed with us so I could cuddle with everyone, but I wouldn't sleep, I would stay awake watching them and thinking how much I love them.  I would wrestle, even if I got hurt.  I would hold hands more, jump in mud puddles, pay attention to the ants and bug.  I'd stop saying "Just a second" and do it now.  I would write a letter to everyone in my family telling them how much I love them and reminding them we have eternity together.  I would cherish every memory, every smile, every hug.  I would cuddle more, and be patient.

I try so hard to live every day like this, but it's hard sometimes to remember.  I listen to the song every day if I can, to help remind me how precious time is.  Even if I have 60 more years to live my kids won't be little forever, this phase is going to fly by.  I want to hold on.  I wish I could hold onto every sweet memory we make together.  

This is probably not the best time for such sentimental thoughts. Every time I hear that song I cry.  I want to just go hug my husband and kids.  And even though it scares me, thinking it might end, I am grateful for the reminder to make every minute count.  To make sure my family knows how much I love and cherish them.  To take the time for what is really important.  I want to live my bucket list every day.