The Luci/Lola rules . . .

(unsolicited rules that Luci shared with her parents this morning regarding her interaction with Lola):

1. No throwing Lola into the TV console
2. No crushing her skull
3. no pulling her hair
4. no poking her eyes out
5. If you really want to hit Lola, just do it like this (hand motion, very soft light pat on the head)
6. No pinching anywhere
7. No pulling hair off her skin
8. No attacking Lola
9. No waking her up
10. no putting weight on her (laying on her)
    
11. no making her carry heavy weight
12. no pushing her off from high things

We're so glad to have these ground rules in place. We'll all sleep much better now!

Lola has arrived!!

Hurray!!! Lola Jane Hansen arrived earlier this evening (approx. 5:00 PM EST) after many hours of sporadic labor over a 24 hour period!! But she's as cute as can be and both her and mom are healthy, resting, and recuperating very well! I will include a few photos as well. ENJOY!!

The Red, White and the Blue!

I thought this would make an appropriate first posting for the Hansen/Peterson family blog . . . the creation of which I have resisted for quite some time. After a quick 2-week trip to the SandBox or Emerald City as some have called it, I am more appreciative than ever of this wonderful place I call home: the United States of America!!! And wouldn't you know it, it's the day before the 4th of July.

Hopefully this little blog will be an important way for us to keep an ongoing family history, if you will, so that's good reason enough in and of itself. Thanks to our many friends and family members who have inspired us with their blogs: (Sherry, the Eyres, Harris Fam, etc.)

The name of the blog itself came as sort of an epiphany the other night when I was chatting with Stin, reviewing the events of the day, and a certain occurrence provided the impetus for the title. For reference purposes, those that are really bored out there may want to peruse the following link:

http://community.discovery.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/9741919888/m/6811966829

So there you go. More updates are forthcoming I just had to "break the ice" with this first post. More pics, updates, and stories to come!