Summer Fun!

Here are some random summer pictures.  Our summer started out with a literal bang when Hayley wrecked our van on the last day of school.  It put a kink in our style for a few weeks, but we are so grateful Hayley is all right (even though the van suffered a fatal injury).   Hayley and Emily were the busiest--they got to go to Nauvoo and EFY, and later girls camp.  I don't have pictures yet.   Below are pictures of our more usual summer activities: swimming, birthdays, etc.  Mara voluteered at the library--yes, that is her in the big raccoon costume!   Hayley had a surprise party.  You can see Jeffrey did his part dressing like a quidditch player and buzzing around the girls--Harry Potter fever was in the air with the final movie opening just days before. :)

KEYSTONE!

After spending a very fun 4th of July weekend in Orem (does anyone have pictures?), we went back to Colorado with the Hemmerts for a terrific family reunion.  We biked (my personal favorite), posed for the painfully fun family portrait, canoed, hiked, and gondola'd.  To top it all off Grandma Hemmert reinacted "Never Lie to an Indian" complete with headdresses and tomahawks!  It was such a fun trip!!!

Baptism Day!

Jeffrey was baptized on July 2, 2011 in Orem, Utah.  We were so glad he could be baptized in Orem so that his grandparents, aunts and uncles, and cousins could all come!  As you  can see from the pictures, it was a perfect day!  It's wonderful to have all of the Hansen kids baptized!

Junior Prom

Hayley went to Prom with Jacob Gover.  He is a nice young man from her seminary class.  They had a long wait at dinner--in spite of making reservations--but the rest of the evening was a good time.

Hayley looked beautiful.  Watch out for that dad!

Spring Break

The kids wanted to go somewhere exotic for Spring Break this year.   They had friends going to Orlando, on a cruise, to San Diego, etc., but we had a big kitchen project looming and limited funds.  I thought we should get away for a couple of nights though, so I found this interesting cabin in Estes Park.  It is called Stone Haven and was built in 1927.  I didn't care much about when it was built, or what it was built of, I just wanted the hot tub!

 We did some "exotic" stuff in Rocky Mountain Park.  First we tried the sledding area.   It was so icy that it was almost more treacherous climbing up the hill than sliding down!

Next we tried snowshoeing.   Overheard: "Why would I want to strap tennis rackets to my feet and trudge through the snow?"   Mara didn't say that, but she did demonstrate her skills. :)

 

 We ditched the showshoes and had a much easier climb to a frozen, snowcovered waterfall.   It was so snowcovered, that you wouldn't know it was there except for the sign.  Guess what kids?  We are going to do this hike again in the summer!   Get ready!

 It was a gorgeous day.

 This is where I found Jeff after getting a little lost (I got lost, not Jeff.  Hey, it's hard to tell which trail you are on when everything is covered with 15 feet of snow!).   Jeff was waiting for Neil at the fork in the trail.  Some concerned hikers were waiting with him.  I felt like a bad parent. :(

 Now this is what made it all worth it!

We enjoyed our stay in Estes Park.  The national park is awesome, but it was also fun window shopping down main street.  The rocky moutain fudge and toffee is to die for!

And now back to reality and the rest of our Spring Break vacation.  Work, work, work!