Maverick is getting so big!!

I don't know how we got so lucky but Maverick is the best baby. He is so happy all the time. His latest accomplishments include sitting up, rolling all over the floor, and increasing his diet from milk to rice cereal, applesauce, bananas, peaches, pears, squash, and sweet potatoes. He follows suit with the other Hanks boys -- he hasn't tried a food he doesn't like.

Recent happenings in the Hanks Household

We had Sadie and Ellie over for an afternoon and they decided to put on swimsuits and put on a concert. Hadlie and Bronco are so lucky to live close to all of their cousins.

Bromo Kids
I am amazed at the number of kids that have come along in the last nine years. If everyone were in town we would have at least sixteen more including the all the new ones . Wow!!!

Hadlie & Elle
The kids all love playing musical chairs to Spencer's great Christmas renditions on the violin.
We are so grateful to Spencer and Christy. They are great hosts all the time. The karaoke was definitely a hit this year.

Temple Square
Bronco loves lambs!!

Halloween!

For Halloween, we decided to be the Incredibles. We had a lot of fun dressing up for parties and Judd and I even wore the costumes trick-or-treating with the kids. (I know a little embarassing but we had to get our money's worth.) My parents also had a party and since they resemble Bob & Helen we convinced them to wear the costumes to their party.

I think they look great.

My parents
Baby Jack Jack a.k.a. Maverick

My parents and the kids winning the contest award.

Our "Incredible" family

Judd Hunting + Mom in the shower = OUCH!!

The kids snuck outside while I was in the shower getting ready for church. Hadlie took a bad fall on her bike. I hope they learned their lesson about going outside while mom is in the shower.
Since Hadlie is always taking pictures, Bronco wanted his turn. He wanted us to make sad faces because of the accident. I was trying hard not to laugh at his cute photography skills.

Because her teeth didn't bite clear through the tongue, we just had to keep it clean with antibiotic mouthwash.

Hanks Happenings!

Hadlie learned to ride a bike without training wheels on her first try. Judd took her outside to practice and within seconds they were yelling at me to come and see. Bronco got on and rode all by himself but as soon as he realized Judd wasn't holding on, he stopped riding. However, he decided to try again a week later and now we are training wheel free.
Bronco has had a hard time adjusting to a new baby, bed time has been especially rough. The last week these are the positions he has ended up falling asleep.

I don't know how you can fall asleep in this position; I am guessing sheer exhaustion.
Maverick is such a happy little baby. We can't kiss him enough.

Summer Is Over!

The kids Hadlie is really growing up fast, she chooses her jewelry and shoes for each outfit.

One of Maverick's first smiles. The boys


Bronco always wants to pose Maverick with his animals. Maverick isn't so thrilled.
There was no question whether or not our children would have big mouths and smiles. When I had my ultrasound the tech kept commenting on how our baby's mouth was wide open the whole time. "The Summer Extravaganza"
Trying to see how many people we can fit in the pool.
Bronco
Judd with Hadlie and Bronco
First day of Preschool On the boat in Bear Lake
Maverick sleeping - what babies do best (in the day)! Judd convinced Hadlie to try waterskiing for the first time. One try was all it took and she was back in the boat.

Wow! I can't believe it is already September. We have had a great summer. It seems like we have been going non-stop since Maverick was born. Some of the highlights of our summer include Saturday morning breakfast and swimming at the Hanks, a trip to Bear Lake with both of our families, Judd's b-day party (which he has titled "The Summer Extravaganza), blessing Maverick with every member of our family able to attend, Hadlie and Bronco starting preschool, and of course our little Maverick. He is such a good baby and we have really enjoyed having a new baby again. If we can only keep him alive long enough to give Bronco a run for his money.

Bronco's Birthday!

We started celebrating Bronco's birthday with a pair a new cowboy boots;

which we followed with a night at the Lehi Roundup.
Little did we know that we would have to have celebrate his birthday at the hospital because
he got a new baby brother for his birthday.
Maverick was born at 12:43 Sunday afternoon weighing 6 lbs 5 oz, 21 inches long. Sorry, I look scary but a cute one of the baby.
We are so thrilled to have our new baby boy. Everyone loves his so much. Bronco kisses him a thousand times a day. We feel so blessed that everything went well. I am overwhelmed with gratitude with this opportunity to be a mom again.