It's a little early in the season...

...for stitches! Brent was playing softball Monday night, and took a grounder to the face. His laceration was full thickness (all the way through to the inside of his mouth) and took 7 stitches to close! Although it's not as bad as the ball he took the nose 5 or 6 years ago playing baseball, causing a concussion and requiring stitches on the bridge of his nose. Could be a long season!!!

More Mexico pics!

Here are a few more pictures from Mexico, including pics from our amazing suite! And of course Brent with some of the Cowboys cheerleaders...made his day!

Viva la Mexico!

Hello all! Brent and I returned from our vacation in Mexico last week, and it was just what we needed! We had a great time, relaxing in the sun and spending time together. We stayed at the Marival Resort in Nuevo Vallarta, just outside Puerto Vallarta. It was a beautiful resort! But, while we were there, we upgraded to their new "luxury" addition, the Marival Residence. It was absolutely amazing! The room was wonderful, the resort was beautiful, and the food was fantastic. And as an added bonus for Brent, the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders were at our resort, shooting their 2011 calendar spread. It's quite a hit to the self esteem to be in your swimsuit around those girls! While we were there, they had the resort's grand opening party, which was quite the soire! We had a great time! It was difficult to leave, but it was great to come home to Piper...I missed her so much!

Brent and I will be making sure we have time for traveling from now on. While at the resort, we attended a "timeshare" presentation. And we ended up signing up! We aren't sure if we got suckered in or not, but it seems like a great deal! So not only do we have a "timeshare" at this resort, we also get bargain discounts at tons of hotels and resorts, as well as flights and events. I also think it'll be a great opportunity to take vacations with our families and friends. So, we think it will be a good thing for us!

Brent has been busy at work since we returned. For him, it's difficult to go on vacation and come back to a huge pile of work and a million emails! (Luckily I don't have that problem!) Since the restructuring at his company, he now has employees in the Phillippines, and he's been informed he may have to go there. I'm not very excited about that, but duty calls I guess!

My 5K run is now exactly a month away! I don't know that I'm ready yet! My training program has me running 3 days a week, but I don't think that's enough. My endurance isn't improving like it should. So I think it's time to ditch the training program and step it up a little bit!

Summer will be here before we know it! I'm sure it will be another busy summer for us, what with Brent's softball and baseball schedules, work, sand volleyball for me, and trips to the lake! It will also be a busy summer for weddings! Starting in May, we have 6 weddings to attend this summer, including ones in St. Louis and Colorado! Should be a fun summer...can't wait! Hope is all is well with everyone!

Spring has FINALLY sprung!

Spring is finally here! All the snow is melted, temps have already reached 80 this year, and grass is getting green! After a long, bitterly cold winter, I have never looked forward to spring more. And it has been a busy spring so far for the Hansens! Highlights of Spring 2010: Zara's visit to Omaha, the annual Walnut Alumni Tournament weekend, and Easter with the families!

Little miss Zara Marie was back for two weeks to visit her Grandma Rhonda and us. The time she is back always goes by much too quickly, and this visit was no exception. She flew back to Oregon yesterday, and we miss her already! While she was here, we got to spend time with her, as well as the Hansen and Tooley family. Zara and the Tooley kids don't miss a beat when they get together...it's as if she never left! We had a great time with her, and we can't wait until this summer when she comes back for another visit!

Last weekend we wrapped up another successful year for the annual Dale Lynch Memorial Tournament in Walnut. For the last 7 years, an alumni tournament has been held in Walnut to raise money for scholarships for graduating seniors and the school. The men play basketball, and the women play volleyball. Brent and his team have played every year (and have won the most titles!) and I have played since the 2nd year. Brent's team the Crushers were victorious again, winning the tourney for the 2nd straight year. Even though they are the oldest team in the competitive bracket, they are still the best! I play on a volleyball team with a bunch of Brent's former classmates; we were defending champs this year, but Team "Serves You Right" fell short of repeating. We won the Silver bracket, taking 4th place. We had a great time, as always!

This Easter weekend was all about family! Brent and I headed to Lawrence on Friday to stay at Lindsay and Roz's house. Mom, Dad, Zach, and Tyler were in town as well. We had a great time getting to spend lots of quality time with Livia, as well as the whole Putnam family! We even squeezed in a little time to see some friends while in town. Livie had a great first Easter, and looked absolutely adorable in her little Easter dress! She is growing up so fast! After church, we jumped in the car and made our way back to Walnut for our niece Kamryn's 4th birthday party and Easter with the Hansens. We had a great weekend, but are now exhausted!


With spring finally here and warmer weather on a daily basis, Piper has been able to spend more time outside playing! We are finally able to play fetch and go for runs on a regular basis. The weather does have a drawback though; we are both suffering from terrible allergies right now! I am training to run a 5K in Council Bluffs in May; I'm on Week 5 of an eight week training program. It looks easy on paper, but it's actually been difficult! I'm sticking to it, and I'm on schedule to be ready to run in May! Also on the horizon is our trip to Puerto Vallarta! We leave on the 15th and we are soooo ready! It'll be nice to have a relaxing week with sand, sea, drinks and food! Hope everyone had a great Easter! Adios for now!