Quote of the Day by Maxwell

Today was the first official day of winter and right on cue, it snowed. I was nervous about Maxwell driving everyone to school this morning but he did just fine. This was the text I just got...funniest text ever!

I know you're reading this Mom and Dad...sorry :)

I know he meant it with love. 

Hahahaha!!

Christmas Concert

We've been going non-stop lately, but last we all stopped and took a breath and went together to Vivian's Christmas concert. That girl can belt it out! Like everything else she does in life, she did it was gusto!

St. James Christmas Concert

Denver, Colorado 

Breakfast With Santa

A morning with my favorite girl and the Big Guy...

MDG Christmas

Last weekend we had the 460th Medical Group's Holiday Party and it was a fantastic night! The venue was beautiful and the company was great, but the best part of the night was when Matt announced the Air Force Space Command Annual Award winners. He had seventeen (17!!) winners to announce  -- last year there were two (2!!). Buckley being named the AF Space Clinic of the Year was the highlight!

Matt and I couldn't have been more proud!

December 5, 2017

It's been seven years.

Seven years ago today Sean was injured in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan. Tonight, Matt spent the evening with Sean, Steph and the boys in Virginia. The years have flown and stood still all at the same time.

For me, today was about gratitude and blessings. Gratitude for lives rebuilt and lives laid down, and blessings of brotherly bonds that bend but never break.

Sean & Matt 

December 5, 2017 

Thanksgiving 2017

We spent Thanksgiving in Breckenridge with Eric and Kiley...how much we have to be thankful for!

Day 1 -- back porch views, turkey dinner, drinks and the hot tub

Day 2 -- shopping, gondola riding, moose sightings, food, drink and hot tub

A $300 Orvis fishing net that Viv thought was a goalie stick

Kiley's first time on a gondola...

clearly, she loved it...

These two...

We saw four moose from the gondola! We.Went. Nuts!

Day 3 -- skiing (boys), hiking (the rest of us), food, drink, more hot tub 

Happy Thanksgiving from the Mile High Hansons!

Breckenridge, Colorado 2017

The Short Story - Month 7

It was another big month for Beansie!

Crested Butte, Colorado

The last time we were in Crested Butte was November 2008...it was just as beautiful as it was 9 years ago...

Lake Irwin

Blue skies and crisp, clean air was the perfect way 

to spend our first free weekend in a long, long time