The newest addition to the Hansen family

No, not a baby, but a kitty! Meet Cooper, the cat:

Last weekend we had a yard sale at Shane's mom house. A lady came by and was buying something and was holding a kitten. We commented how cute the kitten was and the lady said "You want it? It's yours!" We, of course, said no, but after she let me hold it I was sold. Shane was against it, but after being tag teamed by me, his mom and the kitten lady, he really had no chance. I felt bad, but not so bad that I wanted to give the kitten back. I had to promise to give him a bath and clean the litter box and he said I could keep him!!!


So now we have a kitten, Cooper, in our family. He is already very well loved by everyone. Rowan follows him around and Cooper plays with Rowan. Rowan is actually really soft with him. The one we have to watch is Aidan. He likes to throw Cooper and pick him up by the tail. Cooper gets him too, but I'm still not sure it is a fair trade off. I'm not sure what Moly, our dog, thinks of him, but hopefully she will get used to him. The first thing Kiara wants to know when she wakes up and when she gets home from school is "where is Cooper?"



Shane won't admit it yet, but I think he likes Cooper after all. While I am working at night, he and Cooper sit on the couch and watch TV and I can hear Cooper purring all the way over at the computer. I think they are destined to be good friends whether or not Shane ever admits it.

Tractor Ride with Uncle Aaron

My brother, Aaron, got a parttime job driving the tractor to clear cotton fields for a few weeks. He gets to drive the big tractor, so being the cool uncle that he is, he invited his nephew to come ride the tractor with him. Needless to say Aidan was overjoyed at the idea of getting to ride a big tractor. Not only was this tractor bigger than grandpa's, but it has a door and windows and cool things in the back. This was 1 little boy in heaven!

The hat Aidan is wearing is one just like Aaron's. Aaron bought it for him and now they match. One of these days I will convince Aaron to let me take a picture of both of them together with their hats.

Here is a picture of them driving off into the sunset, literally. Aaron says the best part of this job is that he gets to see the sunset every night. (He works from about 4 until about 10 every night after working construction! He is definitely staying busy!)

Madam Hildegard and my new pets

Every year on Halloween my mom (who teaches 1st grade) goes home early and a substitute teacher comes to class to teach. This teacher makes a witch's brew and gives out pumpkin cake. It is a good thing Madam Hildegard is so willing to come to my mom's class every year. Here she is with her favorite kindergartner.

I hope my mom still likes me after seeing that I posted this picture! She is so much fun and her costume gets better every year!

For Halloween, I got a new kitty and 2 new puppies. I made the boys' costumes and happily, they turned out better than I expected. The pictures are not what I wanted, but they were all way too excited to go trunk or treating.