Look Out For Mr. Stork

About a month or two ago Ryan and I started talking about him seeing a doctor to get the "big snip".... Well, I just found out I am pregnant :). This is baby #4 for the Hanewinkel crew, and now that all the seats at our dining room table will be filled we are officially closing up shop after this little blessing arrives. God sure works in mysterious ways!

I Got New Specs!

I finally got my new glasses! I can't decide which pair I like best... The first pair is black with a hint of plum when the light is just right. The second pair is copper. It is so nice to be able to read without getting headaches!

Birds Love Me.

Ryan and I took Jude and Rory to Suson Park today (it was beautiful outside!) and saw some fun stuff. First, in one of the barns there were a bunch of baby birds that were learning to fly and one actually landed on my shoulder for a while! The picture is kinda blurry so Ryan took another one of me petting it so you can see it more clearly. So cute! Then we saw a huge mama pig nursing a bunch of piglets! I think pigs are the most disgusting animals on the planet, and I pretty much hate them, they make want to vomit... But the kids really got a kick out of all of the little squeals! Out of all the farm animals we saw there Rory was actually scared of the ponies... Cute little ponies! Go figure.

A Bicycle Accident :(

Joel was riding his bike this evening while Jude, Rory, and I walked Thor around our street. Then it happened. Joel tried to jump the street curb.... And wham! he took a major fall and did a face plant in the pavement. As he was hitting the ground I was running towards him and saw his head bounce off of the street (thank God for helmets) and his two front teeth go flying from his mouth. So, he has sadly lost his baby front teeth prematurely, but he is excited about having a cool reason for the Tooth Fairy to visit! We will probably have to take him to the dentist to make sure he didn't damage anything else in his mouth, but other than looking funny and having a fat lip he is doing great! He is such a trooper.

Congrats Sis!!!

My sister, Paige, is graduating high school this month!!! She's totally stoked and so are we. :) Paige has been running track for a while and is a freakin' speed demon so she was able to get a hefty scholarship w/ Lindenwood University running track for them. Way to go Paige! I am so excited for her!

Isn't she so beautiful?!

Just hangin' out, enjoying the view...

Her hair is so gorgeous!

I think the barbed wire fence especially adds to this picture, don't you?

Introducing Thor

So, Ryan and I have felt for a while that it was time to expand our family... Just not in the normal procreative way. We would like to introduce all of you to (hopefully) the newest member of the Hanewinkel crew, "Thor". We are fostering him right now just to make sure he will fit in well w/ us and the kids, and as long as he is well behaved w/ the kids and doesn't poop all over my house we will be adopting him. As you can see, he is absolutely gorgeous! He is a 3 year old Weimaraner. So far he has been really laid back and seems to be just about perfect for us but this is just the first day... Keep your fingers crossed! :)

Team Monsoon

Joel had his first soccer game this morning... It was absolutely hilarious!!! All of these 1st and 2nd grade kids running around the field like maniacs, there was very little order but tons of fun. Joel is a total animal - he played the entire game w/out a brake (forward for the first half then goalie for the 2nd half) and here it is over 10 hours later and he is still playing hard outside w/ his neighbor buddies. For some reason I took pictures of his first practice instead of his first game (don't ask) so, since Jude and Rory were there cheering him on w/ us we just put all three of them on our post today! They are all stars! Go #4!! Woo-hoo!!