Hancock's

Jessi's 5th Birthday

2011-02-02T09:54:00.000-08:00

Jessi is 5!!! She had so much fun on her birthday. We started out with french toast for breakfast, then she got to open two of her presents. Then we hopped in the shower to get ready for our busy day. When we got out, we had a little suprise. Her friend Tyson showed up with a HEART shaped donut from Krispie Kreme. After playing a while with the kids. We started getting ready for her party. We had 12 kids (what was I thinking?) show up for the party. It was a HELLO KITTY party, complete with the cake. It was a stretch for MOM to decorate her cake, but we managed and it turned out okay. Then we finished up the day at FAMOUS DAVES. It was Jessi's pick for dinner. She kept asking if we had told the waitress that it was her birthday. Finally she got sang the loudest Happy Birthday song ever and the gave her a HUGE Ice Cream Sundae. She could not help but have a perma grin after that. She was pretty much spoiled rotten, but she deserves it. She is such a sweetheart and helps mom all day long. I always catch her unloading the dishwasher or changing out loads of laundry. She has such a happy helpful spirit. I don't know what I am going to do when she goes to school in August. I hope her little sister is watching and taking notes so she can help out too. :)

Halloween

2010-11-10T15:48:00.000-08:00

Our two little Barbie Cheerleaders. They had matching Barbie outfits. The girls were so excited to go trick or treating this year. It was fun to watch. Oh and on Saturday I played in a sand volleyball tournament so Wyatt brought the girls in their costumes to cheer me on before the trunk or treat. It made my day!

Happy 4th

2010-07-08T09:56:00.001-07:00

Well we went to Taylor for the 4th and of course I did not take a single picture. So when I got home I took some pictures of my cute girls. Wyatt was 1st in the bareback riding, so he won a cool buckle and a check. I like vacations that pay for themselves. It was a good visit, but I am really glad to be back home.

Pictures

2010-07-08T09:50:00.000-07:00

Trysten and Laini at the park.

Wyatt and Jessi riding horses.

My Laini bug

I didn't even pose these girls. Funny huh.

OH CRAP!

2010-04-22T12:06:00.000-07:00

Laini brought me a suprise today. I always read stories like this and think what was the mom doing while this happened. Well I left for less then 2 minutes for a potty break and Laini marched in with this. So gross, I definitely need a raise for dealing with poop in a basket today! I was proud of myself for not having to change poopy diapers anymore, she has been so good to go on the potty. Today I guess the basket looked like a lot of fun to take a dump in. So parents, hide your baskets so this does not happen to you. You can't say I didn't warn ya!

Idaho

2010-04-22T12:01:00.000-07:00

We had a great time on our trip. Thanks to all our friends that made it wonderful. NOW it is your turn to come see us. Here are some pictures.

New Dawn, New Day, New Life and I'm feeling good.

2010-03-08T14:26:00.000-08:00

I figured that I should probably update the blog. I don't have any great pictures to show. Christmas was crazy with all that was going on. I miscarried at 12 weeks on Christmas Eve so I was not able to take any great pictures of the kids. They were spoiled like crazy as always. Jessi has been driving her little sister around in the Pink Barbie Car they got. When we got home Wyatt thought that they needed to have garage for it, so he built a pink castle that they park in. We still haven't finished that so I will post some pictures when we get that done. I am so blessed to have such a beautiful little family. I love to watch them grow everyday. I have learned how to enjoy every moment of being a mom with them. Sometimes we don't know why we have trials but they are suppost to make us stronger right?. Well I have found how to be happy with all that I have and not wait for what is to come. Jessi is getting so big and ready to start pre-school this year. I cried when she graduated from nursery, I am not sure how I am going to handle sending her to pre-school. She is my best little buddy and sometime drives me crazy, but she is the BEST helper I could ask for. Laini is putting words together and finally responding to questions that you ask her. Last night she told me "Night night, Mama." Wow, I love hearing the sweet words of a child. So my girls are keeping me busy, but I am going to try and keep up better. I started my craft blog, homeadesunshine.blogspot.com. I am going to try and do something homeade every month. So if anyone has any great ideas I would love to hear about them. Hope everyone is having a beautiful year. Spring is coming and I can't wait.

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Phoenix Zoo

2009-09-09T21:33:00.000-07:00

We took the girls to the Phoenix Zoo labor day weekend. We were really nervous that it would be crazy hot, but No! It happened to be the rainiest day I have ever seen. We loved it. I can't remember when we have had so much fun. The girls had their swimsuits on so they just played in the rain. I didn't get any pics of the beautiful baby girl that was blessed. We sure had a good weekend. Thanks again Jamie & Jamie, for the pizza pool party, zoo fun and all the good food. Sorry we were out in a rush. You just gotta hit the road when the kids are good and sleepy.

Nursery Tree

2009-08-27T09:55:00.000-07:00

Here is my latest project, I am not a painter so don't expect too much. I had a lot of fun trying something new, but next time I think I would have just ordered some vinyl birds.

Kids, Camping and horse rides at Poppycock's

2009-08-27T09:29:00.000-07:00

Jessi loves horse rides and Laini is still warming up to them.

This is how Laini rides in style. Jessi pushes her in the doll stroller. I am pretty sure is really isn't safe but Laini would not get out when Jessi was done.

Camping at the lodge with all the little girls. We sure have some cute, little, fun filled drama queens

AZ

2009-08-27T09:19:00.000-07:00

Nice air shot with Taya.
Raylee was obviously telling me something very important, this pic was too cute not to post.
Quinton striking a pose in his boxers, he will probably want to kill me if his mom tells him about this pic. Here are the pics of all the swimming fun. My kids sure love to be in Az with all their cousins. It sure is fun to see everyone.

Swim time= Sleepy time

2009-08-27T08:44:00.000-07:00

Okay so Jessi had been swimming and I put her in the tub for about 2 minutes then we heard her snoring, I am sure glad that the water was not very high. It might be kinda sick but Wyatt and I thought it was funny enough to take a video of it. If you listen you can hear her snoring.

Just a lil' CRUSH

2009-08-05T10:59:00.000-07:00

I am thinking about doing some painting in the nursery and Jessi's room. Today I did all the touch up paint so that I am ready for the new stuff. I saw a silhouette painting of a tree in a nursery and I loved it. I will try and post the pic. So I was drawing out the pic of the tree I wanted to paint and Jessi came and asked what I was doing. I told her that it was a tree that I am going to paint in the nursery. Then she asked "Can you paint DALON in my room?" "So I don't miss him!". (Dalon is Wyatt's rodeo buddy and also Tandy's good friend! :) I Think it is a little early for my 3 year old to have pictures of boys on her wall. I must have done a really good job on the drawing of my tree for her to think I was able to paint and actual person.

She colored a picture the other day for him and told me that she liked it when he called her sweetie and that when he hugged her it made her heart feel good. Oh man we are in for it.

This isn't the one that I wanted but it will at least show you the idea.
http://www.bhg.com/decorating/kids-rooms/nursery/calm-and-collected-nursery/

2009-06-25T12:19:00.000-07:00

Girls, Girls

2008-11-05T16:12:00.000-08:00

Here are some new pics of the girls being silly. It was extremely hard to get one that both of them were looking good in so here is what we got. I love that I can dress them in matching clothes. Laini is such a chunk. She will be 6 months this week and she weighs 18.6 lbs. WOW! I just started rice cereal and she HATES it. She just got her first ear infection the day after Halloween. Poor Baby! Laini loves her big sister. She thinks she is such a crack up. I love watching them play together!

Best Friends Forever!

Halloween

2008-11-05T16:01:00.000-08:00

Jessi was a butterfly and Laini was a horse. Jessi came up with the butterfly idea and would not let it go so we had to be creative.

Pumpkin potato heads, the greatest things ever!

Book hooked!

2008-08-23T22:35:00.001-07:00

I have seen everyone rave about the Twilight series so I decided to try them myself. No one ever told me what the book was a about luckily because I am sure that I would have bypassed it when given the low down. My mind gets a little cloudy after having a baby, although I am not sure if the kids are really the problem. So I decided to jumpstart my mind with a little reading. Well I completely became obsessed with the story of Bella and Edward. I ended up reading all 4 books in about 3 weeks. Which is fantastic beings that I do not remember the last book I have actually read besides "What to expect.... expecting, 1st year, toddler year. (Heaven knows I need all the help I can get). Wyatt was quite impressed, he didn't even know I knew how to read. I am thankful for his support, Although I am pretty sure he was just trying to get me to finish because "My kids need their Mom back" that was his words. One night after really getting into my book I started to give Wyatt a little cliff note on the book. All he could say was "Sounds pretty gay!" Sorry his words not mine! I just laughed and then when I thought about the short explanation of the book it really did sound dumb. Funny how the authors can just suck you in with their words. I guess that I will for sure have to go see the movie with my GIRL friends. So that is why my life have been pretty uneventful the last couple of weeks. Sorry no cute pictures either. Thanks Becca for letting me borrow some of your books!

Beach Trip

2008-08-23T22:32:00.000-07:00

We went to California for a couple days and Jessi sure had a blast at the beach.

Happily Ever After

2008-08-23T22:23:00.000-07:00

Jessi: Where are you going Daddy?
Wyatt: I have to go on a hot date.
Jessi: Can I come?
Wyatt: No it is just for mommies and daddies.
Jessi: Why?
Wyatt: Because that is how we live Happily Ever After, you know like Cinderella!
Jessi: Oh, because of love.

It was a sweet little conversation about how we have to fall in love again every week when we go out on our little date.

And so it has begun....

2008-07-12T15:20:00.000-07:00

Jessi was pushing Laini in her swing the other day and of course she was doing it a little to hard, so Wyatt told her to stop. About that time Jessi slipped and fell and the swing caught her in the top lip. She started to cry and said, "Mom,... Laini pushed me down". We started cracking up. After that I have heard several of the same comments. "Laini poked me in the eye." "Laini hit me." Laini always looks innocent to me, but you never know!

Laini's Blessing Day

2008-07-12T14:44:00.000-07:00

We blessed Laini on Sunday the 6th of July in Taylor. She looked like a little angel (if you ask me). Thank you to everyone for coming and being a part of her special day.

4th of July in Taylor

2008-07-12T14:00:00.000-07:00

Uncle Wacey with Laini. Wacey got his mission call to Ireland, he will be leaving in a few days. We will all miss him a ton. He is a great uncle and we know he will do a great job on his mission. We love you Wacey!

Happy 4th of July! The matching hairbows only lasted about a minute till Jessi pulled hers out to jump around with the boys. She is a crazy one let me tell you.

We just spent a week in Taylor for the 4th of July. Papa
finished his playhouse just in time for all the kids to enjoy it. Jessi loved the big slide, it was a lot of fun I even tried it out a few times myself. All the grandkids had a sleepover with Papa in the new playhouse. Jessi played with the kids, but when they decided it was time for bed she wanted to come inside and sleep in the house.

Okay so I don't have great pictures that is part of the reason why I have not posted in so long. Sorry I will try harder to take a few more pictures.

Happy Birthday Babe!

2008-05-17T22:21:00.000-07:00

Born on the 17th of May 1980, Wyatt Troy Hancock

Happy Birthday Baby! You are such a wonderful Daddy and Husband. Thank you for all that you do for our little family. Your three girls love you so much and hope you had a wonderful 28th Birthday!

What a week

2008-05-15T13:27:00.000-07:00

Well Laini is finally here. She is a week old today! What a sweet little miracle she is too. Laini was born on the 8th at 1:30 pm. I went in at 4:00 in the morning to be induced. The labor went pretty good too. Although I didn't expect to have such severe after pains like I did. She weighed in at 8 lbs. 6 oz. 19 inches long. Only 3 oz. difference in Jessi and her. I really didn't think that I was baby hungry till she came. She is such a good baby too. I kinda forget that she is even around. I have to wake her to make her eat and change her diaper. She seems to just be content wherever she is and sleep both day and night. Jessi is such a big help, I am so glad that she likes helping mom with baby sister. I think the biggest adjustment is that she gets nervous when Daddy is giving a little more attention to baby Laini than her. So I don't have very many good pictures, I have to get on the ball. Here is what I have for all of you who are dying to see some pictures. She looks a little like Jessi, but she doesn't have as chubby cheeks. She does have dark hair, although I am sure she will lose it just like her sister did.

New Addition

2008-05-15T13:05:00.000-07:00

Laini with Grandma and Papa Hancock
Chillin with Daddy.
Our sweet little angel.
Laini with Papa Turley

A photo moment with Grandma Turley.

Kitty cats and Bunny rabbits

2008-04-28T19:07:00.000-07:00

So here is the story. Our neighbor has lots of cats
that come through our backyard all day long. Jessi gets so excited when she sees one outside the french doors. So.... she walks in my bedroom one morning while I am still TRYING to sleep and she yells, "Momma kitty cats". I wasn't about to budge so I just ignored her. Then she let out a squeal and said, "Momma, kitty cats and Bunny rabbits". I was trying to register the information, but then I thought, wow it must be early cause she is telling some good stories. Well I finally got out of bed and was getting her some breakfast when I saw a cat run past the window followed by a Bunny. It was the craziest thing I had ever seen. I have never seen a bunny chase anything, but it was having a great time chasing the cats in the yard. Later I took Jessi outside to see the bunny and it came right up to us. He was pretty hungry too. I was very nervous being that close to a bunny I didn't know, but NOT Jessi. She was loving every minute of it.

Story Time

2008-04-28T18:33:00.000-07:00

Jessi loves Story time!

She found a special seat.
Hey, Mom!
I found the book I was looking for.

Good Advice

2008-04-08T19:55:00.000-07:00

So I love to get good advice from family and friends. I just like those little tips that make life a little easier, so I wanted to post some of the good advice/tips I have received.

After I had Jessi, I was overwhelmed with the cleaning, cooking, and all the new demands of a small baby. My dear friend Kathy Collins came and gave me a small quote that I have remembered ever since.
"Cleaning and scrubbing can wait for tomorrow for babies grow up much to my sorrow,
So quite down cobwebs and dust go to sleep, cause I'm rocking my baby and babies don't keep."

Next, Molly Sherwood gave me some advice when I got married. Always keep up with the laundry. Small little advice, but it sure makes things easier if your laundry isn't taking over your life.

Finally, Ana Garrett told me about some baby detergent that was half the price of dreft. Yaaahh, I am a sucker for a good deal. The detergent ALL came out with ALL BABY, it is cheap and it works great, I haven't had any problems with it. I also love the smell. Thank you for the great little tip.

Okay girls now spill all the good stuff you have, you know I can use it. It doesn't have to do with babies either, just what ever you have.

What is in a Name?

2008-04-08T19:49:00.000-07:00

Well we are having a hard time coming up with a name that we agree on! So we finally decided that we would poll anyone who would like to participate. Wyatt seems to think he can get names for his girls out of a map, so I don't really love them. I will just post our top ten and please feel free to comment on what you think, no harsh feelings will be felt. We will appreciate the help if this really works!

1. Morenci
2. Lani
3. Arcadia
4. Jori
5. Nikelle
6. Rayni
7. Alexi
8. Rya
9. Aspen
10. Jolee

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2008-04-04T16:17:00.001-07:00

4-wheeling

2008-03-08T18:47:00.001-08:00

Every 2 year old needs a little yellow & pink camo 4-wheeler. She sure loves driving it with Dad. It didn't take long before she figured out how to push on the throttle. You really have to hold on when she drives, it is still a little rough and she is not afraid to go fast.

Daddy, miss you when you gone a week!

2008-03-08T18:38:00.000-08:00

Well Wyatt has been hitting the rodeo trail pretty hard lately and Jessi started saying this to her Dad. "Daddy, miss you when you gone a week!" I am not sure how she came up with that all on her own, but it was cute and sad to hear. I think it is because in nursery they say "See you next week." So everything to her is a week. We do miss him when he has to leave on the weekends. We dropped Wyatt off at the airport and she was sad the whole ride home. When we pulled into the house she saw his truck and said, "Daddy's Home!" I really felt bad for her. Maybe when her (baby sis-ser) comes along she won't be so bored. The Doctor said I was measuring at 31 weeks, and I am only 30. Surprise, surprise! ( I have huge babies) So I am hoping that I only have about 8 more weeks before she will come or he will induce me! I CAN'T wait!

FOR THE LOVE..... of the IFL

2008-02-22T14:22:00.001-08:00

So Wyatt came home and told me about a contest he wanted me to enter. He said, "You can totally win, you just have to sing the national anthem and submit it to the radio station." Wanting me to desperately fulfill all my dreams about becoming a singer one day, he told me to check into it. Well the radio station has a national anthem contest and the winner gets to sing at the IFL at the New Orleans next Friday night. So I told him it would never happen and he immediately informed me that he was going to help me get everything together. So he called a guy in our ward who has an awesome recording room in his house and made an appointment for me to record. Then Wyatt took some glamour shots. (Neck up of course, I am not sure the whole 6 months prego would help my chances.) Then he got on the phone and tried to put in a plug at the radio station, he has a friend and I am not sure he has any connections anyway. BUT if I needed an agent I sure know who would be a GREAT one. So I know he really wants some tickets to the fight and I was willing to offer my talents to get him there. We work together well as a team. For all the times I have cussed the dang fights he watches, it would be fun to get to go and be a part of one of the shows here in Vegas. Pretty much I am not getting my hopes up one bit, but it was fun to just get hyped about it all for a moment. He really helps me become a better stronger person everyday (even if he doesn't get tickets to a fight from it) and I am thankful for him reminding me that it is still okay to hold on to a dream. I love how spontaneous and spunky my husband is; he makes me laugh everyday. I love you Wyatt, and miss you every moment you are not here with me!

Glamour Shot

I hope that whole pregnancy glow thing was working that day. I know, I know...America's Next top Model here we come. Okay, so my face is a little fat, but can you tell my belly is huge from this picture? I am just glad that we did not submit a belly shot.

BOOK TAG

2008-02-10T15:45:00.000-08:00

The rules...
1. Pick up the nearest book (at least 123 pages).
2. Open to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the fifth sentence on your blog.
5. Tag 5 people.

So here it is: Do you fully realize your potential?..... I borrowed a book from a friend called "Losing It," just doing some studying for the post baby weight in May!

So I guess I will tag: Amber, Shanda, Cassie, Bekah and Andrea

LOOK WHO'S TWO

2008-02-09T18:00:00.000-08:00

Jessi had a great birthday this last week. I can't believe that she is two already. She really wanted to help me make some cupcakes so she got to lick the beater while I filled the tins.
We had a My Little Pony Party at the park the next day with some of her little friends. She has been asking me about a pink pony cake for a couple weeks now so that is what she got. Mom is not the greatest cake maker, but Jessi sure knew what the cake was and that is all the matters.

Christmas Time

2008-02-09T17:23:00.001-08:00

Christmas was a blast this year. Jessi was so much fun to watch. She loved everything about the holidays. She really got into the whole pinata thing. First she hugged it then the hit it. We let her unwrap a gift at a family party a couple days before Christmas, and then there was not stopping her. It was funny because she wouldn't just tear into the present to see what it was, she had to take every little piece of wrapping paper to the trash before proceeding. I guess that is due to her mother being a little obsessive compulsive.

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2007-12-03T11:30:00.001-08:00

little cowgirl

2007-12-03T10:00:00.000-08:00

She can be reverent on her horse too.!

You never know what kind of faces this girl is going to make

Jessi is a cowgirl through and through. She loves to wear her pretty pink boots and ride her rocking horse. That horse just never gets old.

Pumpkin Carving 2007

2007-12-03T09:54:00.000-08:00

Jessi had a great time carving our pumpkin with her dad, although it took a lot of coaxing to get her to put her hand in a take out the seeds, it still wasn't her favorite part.

Jessi lighting up the pumpkin, she wanted to stay outside all night and watch it glow.

Tooth Fairy

2007-12-03T09:32:00.000-08:00

Our little Tooth Fairy, Halloween 2007

Jessi got into the Halloween spirit this year. She made a really cute little tooth fairy. She was carrying her candy bucket around and it was getting heavy, but she wouldn't let mom or dad relieve her of it. It was fun to see the excitement she had. I just had to buy the little pink Dorthy shoes to match her outfit.

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2007-10-04T15:12:00.001-07:00

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2007-10-04T15:02:00.001-07:00

The Beach 2006

2007-09-24T22:07:00.000-07:00

Just bathing in the Sun!
We went to California for the Hancock reunion last August. Jessi was 6 months old and she loved it. She was sleeping so I decided to take the boogie board out and have some fun. We laid her on a blanket right on the beach. A big wave came and went all around her, then tried to suck her out to sea. When I came out of the water, everyone looked worried and Jessi was crying. I guess Wyatt's Dad saw her just as the wave went over her head and he pulled her above the water. She didn't even cry until they started to wash the sand off her face. Needless to say, I didn't do much swimming without her after that.

Easter 2006 - Jessi's Blessing Day!

2007-09-24T21:14:00.000-07:00

Jessi was blessed on Easter Sunday 2006. It was a very special Sunday because her Uncle Shawn reported his mission that Sunday too. When we got home we took some pictures, I like to call them "Easter Dreaming."