The Three Little Tikes!

When I was thinking about getting pregnant I was trying to talk my friends, Tanya and Laura into getting pregnant with me.  They kept telling me that they would think about it or they weren't ready yet.  I gave up a little bit, but still hoped that they would join me in the quest of becoming a mom.  About a month later Hans and I found out that we were going to be parents on July 24, 2008. We were so excited and couldn't wait to tell our family and friends.  I told Tanya and Laura that I was pregnant and nothing was said about them being pregnant as well.  Come to find out later that Laura had already found out and she told me about it later.  Tanya found out after me, but waited to tell me for a little while.  When they told me that they were going to be mommys too I was so excited.  Laura's due date was March 24th, mine was March 30th and Tanya's was April... 6th I think.  It was so great being pregnant with two of my best friends.  We knew what each other was going through most of the time and we could really be there for one another to lean on. When it came down to actual birthdays for our little babies Laura had Gage on March 11th, I had Arlee on March 25th and Tanya had Aliya on April 9th.  Since our due dates were so close we thought that there could be a chance that we would all be a the hospital at the same time.  Of course, they were all different hospitals so there was no way of seeing each other if that happen.  It didn't though so I am glad.  We were able to see one another after we had our babies. 
Tanya, Laura and I have talked about taking a picture of the three babies together.  Last night we finally got one.  I know it was about time, but hey... we got one. Well actually I got a few, but it is really hard to get three nine month olds to hold still.  If you know what I mean!  Anyway, take a look below...

Aliya, Gage and Arlee

We love our little ones.  They are so cute and fun to be around.  Thanks Laura and Tanya for being such great friends and marrying great people too.  Love you!

Chels

Make Up Pictures of 2009

As many of you may have noticed I have not been very good about posting pictures with a few of my blogs. I am now going to make that up with this set of pictures:

Arlee sitting in front of her first Christmas Tree

Arlee in the army crawl stage.  She was about to fall right here and she was just tooooo fast for my camera!  ha ha

After putting up the Christmas Tree at what used to be my grandpa's house and then we were renting it. We found out that we were needing to move.  We were packing up in this picture and now we are gone from there as mentioned in an earlier post.

This was the process of packing up the kitchen.  Trust me we are not messy people.

This is how we stayed organized: stuff on the left was going to our new house and the stuff on the right was going to the storage unit.

Here is a picture of me and Arlee in our old house with her new beautiful orange dress on.

Arlee and Hans in our old house.

Hans giving Arlee a tender kiss... AWE!

FUDGE MAKING DAY!!!   I love this day.  I get together with Hans' sister- in- law, Amy (right) and her sister, Shelly (middle) and her mom, Judy (left).  We have done this for three years now and I have enjoyed the time that we have spent together.  Judy even gave me her beloved recipe.  : ) Thank you Judy!

ME!  I borrowed this apron in hopes that I would look like Betty Crocker or something... Honestly, I think that I look good. : )

Hans on his 27th birthday.  I made him a very special cake! His birthday landed on a Sunday this year.  We went to his parents' house for dinner and then my family and his came over to our house to eat the awesome cake that I made him.

Hans' cake.  I opted for the number candles in hopes that I wouldn't have to light a lot and I mean  A LOT of candles.  It worked out very nicely.  By the way, I decorated it myself!  I am selling my secrets if anyone is interested.  ; )

Hans and Arlee on his birthday.

Arlee helping out Hans with his presents. This got her going for Christmas; which was only five days later.

Wow I was really happy about something, but Arlee sure does look cute!  This is on Christmas morning at my parents' house.

Well... there you have it!  Some of the pictures that I have not added to other posts. Let's just say that I am going to be working on this the whole time that I have the blog going.  Oh well. 

Chelsey

After the Holidays and reflecting on 2009.

After the Holidays:

As many of you my have realized... the holidays are over until next month.  Crazy huh?  With the holidays being over that means back to reality.  Hans is back in school and working.  Nothing has really changed with me or Arlee, but we don't get to see Hans as much as we were.  It was so nice waking up and still having him home.  We were able to run errands together and with a little baby that helps out a lot having the help.  I am sure that he enjoyed all the time that we got to spend together while still getting things done around the house. 

Reflecting on 2009 (in a nut shell):

Hans and I were able to celebrate our 2nd Anniversary on March 1st. Arlee was born on March 25th- best day ever and almost ready to think about doing it again.  ; ) My grandpa passed away on June 6th. I turned 22 on July 13th. Hans started is second year of pharmacy school the end of August. First Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's with Arlee in our family.  Lets not forget that Hans turned 27 on December 20th.  Such an old man... Just kidding I love you!  Haha.  Arlee's present to him on his birthday was crawling!  It was great.  Hans was so happy to be able to have her crawl to him.

It really has been a great year for our little family.  We look forward to more first with Arlee and eachother.  Happy New Year everyone!

The Hoges

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Check out our new Blog

We now have a customized blog thanks to my friend Jeni for showing me how.  You need to check it out.  It is a lot better than it was before.  Thaaaank you Jeni!

Arlee is Crawling!

Arlee is now crawling.  The first time was on Hans' birthday on Sunday, December 20th.  Yea Go lil' bug! 

Chels

We finally moved!

The wait has come and past.  We have made the move.  Hans and I packed up all the boxes, text some friends and family to help and made our move twenty-nine blocks south on Monday the 15th of December.  I was able to put up the Christmas tree yet again, but hey like my mother-in-law said, "if you put up the Christmas tree they will call you right after you finish to move.  So I took her advice and did and the next day they called saying that we could move.  I put up the tree on Thursday and she called on Friday and we moved on Monday.  It was a busy week for us.  Right now we are taking a break from the unpacking and relaxing.  Well atleast I am... Hans is setting up the computer while Arlee is trying to grab the computer.  It is great to have a break.  I will tell you that it is not easy packing with a needy little girl.  When Arlee is not able to see me or Hans then she starts to cry.  So she made it really hard going in and out of the room to grab different things.  I was so glad that she slept for a long time so we could pack with out any interruptions.   Hans was home all Saturday and we were able to pack for a couple of hours before going to the Jazz vs. Lakers game, which my parents and I gave him for an early birthday present.  We then packed all Sunday with the exception of sacrament meeting.  We felt bad about packing that day, but we were not going to have any other time to do it with the short notice that we had.  My little sister, Kali was nice enough to assist us for a couple of hours while Arlee was yet again sleeping!  : P Napping babies are the best when you want to get something accomplished.  I will be updating you all on our little adventures at the new house and things that come up.  By the way, Hans' mom broke her wrist after helping us move.  Sorry Ulla!

The Hoges