GRAY: 2010

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Recent Grandma Hansen Pictures

Grandma, Emily, and Spencer Gray

Can you guess who is who?

Grandma and Jonathan Gray

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Verna Lucille Mitchell Hansen

We love you Grandma!

2 March 1922-7 December 2010

Saturday, November 6, 2010

I stood in front of the counter, pointing to the cupcakes I wanted, as the cute blonde gal gathered them as requested. The aroma in the bakery was delicious, making it impossible not to buy something. As I paused, contemplating my next choice, I felt a curious tickle on my chin, followed by a small plop on my chest.

I looked down and saw a large red droplet soaking into my shirt. I looked back up at the girl, who stood quietly, watching me over the counter with a slight smile on her face. "Am I bleeding?" I asked. "Yes dad. AGAIN!" Jonah replied in an exasperated tone from my side. The bakery had several framed mirrors on the north wall, left of the counter. As I gazed at my reflection, sure enough, I noticed a large trail of blood running down from the puncture just below the lip, and dripping off my chin. 'Well those sutures are worthless,' I grunted to myself. 'And why is that girl so happy about it?'

Yes, I was privileged to spend all of my hard-saved HSA insurance money at an UrgentCare facility today. A little voice in my head reminds me, "That's what you get when you rush to meet the business end of a chain link fenced topped with coiled barbed-wire, biking at twenty miles an hour!" Hmph.

"Well aren't you the Clumsy One!" the attending physician who was to stitch me up sang out in a cheerful voice as I entered her domain. "Don't most bicyclists turn to avoid barbed-wire fences?" Ha ha. And the Utes are getting pummeled by TCU. Fan-freaking-tastic! A doctor who's a comedienne.

*Due to the graphic nature of these injuries, these photos have been heavily edited with bandages and sutures to protect the women, children, and innocent viewers.

Actually, all-in-all I was a very lucky on this crash. If it weren't for the barbwire and chain-link points, I would not have been injured much at all. As it is, my itemized list of injuries includes: a large contusion and scratch on anterior left thigh, two 4-inch scratches on anterior ribcage below left pec, one 3-inch scratch on left forearm, one quarter-inch puncture on left forearm, one 3x3-inch epidermis gash also on left forearm, a half-inch gash on chin, tiny puncture on left deltoid from the tetanus shot, one injured feel-bad and traumatized psyche due to sarcastic doctor. You know, that gash on my arm is a large enough pocket to carry a golf ball. Other than that, the only problems are the puntures on my chin and arm that won't stop bleeding.

The funniest part of the whole thing was the attending physician. She really wasn't sarcastic at all, and was quite humerous. Her biggest concern was the scarring, and she made certain to tell me in voluminous detail how she was stitching to reduce scarring. Of all the things I couldn't have cared about less. My biggest worry was making sure I received the tetanus shot.

I remember getting up from the crash, and taking inventory of my injuries and thinking that these were all superficial, notwithstanding the copious amounts of blood all over my chin, arm, clothes, and ground. I sat there musing, "This isn't so bad. If I wait until Monday to go to doctor, I'll save myself around $1500!" It was the whole tetanus thing that made me change my mind-that and the two-inch patch of exposed subcutaneous and muscle. I didn't even know about the chin until looking into the mirror and seeing a red goatee instead of the usual blond.

Well, enough belly-achin'! Following is some Halloween photos and stuff...

By the way, the cupcakes were delicious!

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

----------------Addison at 9 months---------------

We love Addison's cute personality. Whether she's blowing raspberries, curling up her tongue, arching her eyebrows, or scratching our eyes out, we have loved every minute of having her in our home. She is a sweet and playful little thing. Here are some 9 month pictures. Addison LOVES going outside on the grass.

----------------------------Holding my 2 favorite toys--------------------------

-------------------------------Eating my favorite toys-------------------------------

------------------------Mommy took a leaf out of my mouth!-------------------------

--------------------------------Get ready for a raspberry---------------------------

------------------------------------Thanks Jonah!--------------------------------

--------------------------------------Where to next...------------------------------------

-----------If you're Happy and you know it, Clap your hands---------

-------------------------------------Cute Baby!--------------------------------

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

SPENCER'S STUMBLE

Tonight while Jonathan and I were preparing to play his favorite game of Restaurant (basically we prepare dinner and then Jonathan sets the table, makes a menu, and acts as waiter)Spencer decided to climb on the table. Almost as soon as he had gotten on the table was he down again. Ker plunk! Yes, he had fallen. And as only little boys can, he cut the back of his head at the same time he cut the front of his mouth on the inside. Very soon after that I was on the phone with my personal mouth-surgeon (Thanks Jon!) Gratefully, Spencer is going to be just fine. Here is a little video we took about a half-hour after the event. That half-hour was spent stopping the bleeding, icing things, and attempting to get the little boy to smile. If you don't like owies, then you don't have to watch.

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Wortcher

We were sitting around the dinner table tonight eating pizza, and talking about Layton for some reason. Jonathan started messing around, "Layton, Layton-hey! That rhymes with Satan!"

Spencer is a little rascal. One of his favorite things to do is steal your place once you get up for whatever reason. If you're sitting down watching tv, or typing at the computer, or reading, and you get up for any reason, you come back to find him in your spot, giggling. The other day I was laying down on the floor reading a book when Addison started fussing. I got up to put her binky back in her mouth and turned to lay back down--and there was Spencer, laying in the spot I had just vacated, laughing at me. At first I thought he was taking my spot because I had warmed it up, but now I think he's just a little stinker and likes to steal my spot.

Jonah attended his first Blue and Gold banquet with the cub scouts this week. He had just received his new cub scout shirt that day, and he was pleased as punch! He posted the colors as a part of the color-guard, and was super excited to be able to handle the American flag. He's been learning a new blues piece on the piano in addition to his classical ones, and he seems to really get a kick out of it. That is the piece he constantly keeps coming back to the piano to play at odd times of the day. This morning he and Spencer were screeching at the unholy hour of 8:45am and I stumbled out of bed and downstairs to yell at him, demanding to know why he wasn't at school, and that he was late, and so on. He finally said, "But dad, it's Saturday!"

(Stupid red-eye correction feature. Red eyes or black eyes, take your pick.)

Dacia trying to coax Addison into taking a bottle.

Spencer got a hold of the camera. This is Dacia trying to coach him in taking a picture, then giving her back the camera without destroying it first.

Friday, January 22, 2010

Addison is Blessed

Addison's Blessing Day

Sunday January 10, 2010

We blessed Addison 2 weeks ago. Here are some pictures of how beautiful she looked in her blessing dress. Thanks Danya. I guess the story is something like this: Danya and Heidi (and I don't know who else-sorry if I'm leaving anyone out) were in a shop one day and saw this dress. They decided to buy it for the girls yet to come to the fold-as we were yet to have any. Addison is the first to be blessed in the dress. Jason did a wonderful job. Despite spitting out the binky, Addison did a great job too. As you can tell, she is starting to show a cute personality. Afterward we had an impromptu potluck dinner with the Grays. Thanks to all who came and participated. We missed those who could not be there and love you!