Hasegawa Crew

Scooter Time

2011-05-04T07:29:00.000-07:00

Well we finally live in an area that is not dirt and rocks so the kids got their wish and they are now proud owners of scooters. Can't hardly keep them off of them its the first thing they want to do when they get home from school. Who Knew!

Easter Egg Hunt

2011-05-04T07:21:00.000-07:00

Coloring Easter Eggs

2011-05-04T07:13:00.000-07:00

The kids had a great time coloring their eggs. Love the tradition and that we get to enjoy it at least once a year.

First Canoe Trip

2011-05-02T07:53:00.000-07:00

It was such a great day this last Saturday that we decided to do a canoe trip. Well this was our first canoe trip ever with the kids and I have to tell you I was really skeptical on how it was going to turn out. Brooke had decided before we ever got there that she was scared and couldn't possibly get in which in turn made Breighanna decided she was scared to and then there was Brayden ready for an adventure. The first ten minutes were kinda uncertain as everyone was getting used to the motion and Brayden thought he could move anywhere he wanted to. Well once we fixed that and the kids realized it wasn't really that deep where we were it turned out fantastic and everyone ended up enjoying it. What a blast!! I can definitely see more of those trips in the future.

It was hard getting a picture when I was in the front turned the wrong way. HAHA

Brayden found a snail and was chasing me with it yuck!

The girls wading in the water waiting for Daddy and Brayden to come get us.

Brayden was soo excited he wanted to row soo bad and was upset with me when I took over.

First Bowling Trip

2011-04-28T08:12:00.000-07:00

Family Photos

2010-12-11T05:54:00.000-08:00

Pumpkin Patch

2010-10-26T18:26:00.000-07:00

So the kids and I went to the pumpkin patch today and had a blast, they loved picking out pumpkins (and of course dropping a few). And I had a blast getting the pictures!! I love this time of year and enjoy getting pictures of the kids!

Breighanna turns 3 !

2010-10-20T11:28:00.000-07:00

Wow I can't believe it my baby is now three, where on earth did the time go. It seems like just yesterday that I brought her home from the hospital, and now she is little miss sassy pants. She is very excited to be three and tells everyone that she is a big girl now!! She feels that she is able to do everything that Brooke and Brayden do, which isn't always the case. She is a happy little girl, but very bossy and has quite the temper. She truly is a joy!

So Brooke got these cool shoes for school and Breighanna was very upset because she wanted some to, little did she know that Brooke had already picked some out for her birthday.

She sure does know what opening presents means, in fact she was getting mad at Brooke because she was trying to help her.

She received these cool little clothes from her Aunt Joelle who made them. She was very excited because now she has clothes for her new baby doll.

And of course thank you papa for the baby stroller, this thing goes everywhere and was a big hit!!

Washington DC Zoo

2010-10-20T11:11:00.001-07:00

So our school was out two days last week so I decided to take the kids to the zoo. We had a great time we stayed for about five hours and saw everything the kids wanted. I was also very proud I made it home without getting lost and in afternoon traffic no less.

My kids are awesome, they keep me hopping and laughing constantly.

WE LOVE FISHING!!

2010-10-20T10:47:00.000-07:00

Okay so we let the kids fish for the little bait fish and they each caught like three or four a piece, well they decided since daddy was just using them to catch bigger fish that they should be able to catch one that they could play with, and that is exactly what they did. They had an absolute blast those poor fish, they were still alive by the time we were ready to leave so we let them go.

Here is Brooke catching one of her many tiny fish.

Brayden is getting really good at casting his own line and he is very proud of himself. He is also baiting his own hook (thank goodness) and enjoys every minute of it.

This is the torture chamber that the fish were kept in until the kids started playing with them.

So we had only been there about five minutes and Brooke fell in and was soaking wet from the waist down, of course mom forgot to bring extra clothes because who knew she was going to do that hmm. Brayden of course thought it was very funny and was teasing her.

Fishing!!

2010-09-18T14:36:00.000-07:00

Took the kids fishing today, they had a great time. Brayden was the only one that lasted more than fifteen minutes. He was a trooper and fished the whole time with Bill, the girls and I however took off on a walk and enjoyed ourselves with nature.

Calvert State Park

2010-09-18T13:36:00.000-07:00

So we discovered this really cool beach that we hike to. It's a four mile hike round trip and at this beach you can find shark's teeth which is really cool. We have gone twice now and the kids really enjoy it. It is a beautiful hike and even Breighanna has done the whole thing without a stroller, she is one determined little girl. Brayden was lucky enough to find a small shark's teeth and he was soo excited, needless to say Brooke was not too pleased as she could not find one.

Brooke's 6th Birthday!!

2010-09-18T13:27:00.000-07:00

Wow I can't believe how fast time flies, it seems like just year I was bringing this little bundle of joy home. Where did the time go? Well anyways she had a wonderful birthday and thankfully was very pleased with how it turned out. She is now in 1st grade and loving every minute of it. She is very excited she has homework now, wonder how long that is going to last!!

My Cruise with Nestina

2010-09-18T13:12:00.000-07:00

What a great adventure this was, we had so much fun!! First cruise ever and I am totally hooked. We went to the Bahamas and swam with the Dolphins, what an experience I will never forget thank you Nestina!!

This was part of the swimming area where we interacted with the dolphins, it was at a resort call Atlantis.

These are a couple of pics of the resort, it was gorgeous!!

This was when we first got off the boat and walked to the end of the pier.

Easter

2010-04-06T17:49:00.000-07:00

So we had a very different Easter this year, we spent it on the beach. We were invited by some old friends to go to the beach house on base and they had a big party with lots of people to meet. The kids had an awesome egg hunt and then they were able to go down on the beach and play. It was awesome!! Sure did miss the family though.

Coloring Eggs

2010-04-06T08:39:00.000-07:00

Spring Break Virginia Beach

2010-04-06T08:30:00.000-07:00

Was able to take the kids to VB for a couple of days during Spring Break. It was nice Bill had a class there and so we just tagged along. Ended up in a great hotel that was right on the beach board walk and had a pool (what more could a person want). Best of all it only took about four hours to get there and it was a beautiful drive.

We Are Finally Here

2010-03-10T18:08:00.000-08:00

So these were some pictures from the first day we arrived at our new house in MD. No one had been living in the house and MD had just gotten hit by two blizzards so there was quite a bit of snow. We had the wonderful opportunity to shoveling our new driveway (what a blast). Once we were able to make a path we decided to let the kids sled there is this great hill on the side of our house and it made the best sledding hill. They were completely enthralled especially Brooke she kept at it till she was almost an ice block. Breighanna was not too sure about the snow so she stayed out of it as much as possible. We are loving our new home and the area we live in, just miss our family and friends.

For you Aunt Sue!!

2010-01-04T19:40:00.000-08:00

Just for you your very own "Super Heros", they had so much fun with the capes and as you can see Brooke loves her dress up chest!!

Christmas

2010-01-04T19:30:00.000-08:00

We actually had snow at our house two days before Christmas is was gorgeous!!

What a great Christmas morning it was the kids were in heaven, they had daddy home, grandpa visiting and oh yeah Santa made his big debute.

We actually had to wake the kids up, and for those of you who know my kids that is amazing as they are up at the crack of dawn (5:30am), by 6:45 we decided it was time as Bill and I were excited to see the kids and their responses.

Putting up the Tree

2010-01-04T19:22:00.000-08:00

It was so nice having Bill here this year to help us put up the tree. We had such a great time, I think they redecorated the tree at least ten times the first week. When I noticed they weren't messing with it anymore we were able to "fix it" and amazingly enough no one touched it.

Kids Portraits

2010-01-04T19:18:00.001-08:00

These were some of the photos that I took of the kids, I thought they turned out cute.

Happy Birthday Breighanna!!!

2009-10-30T21:52:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that my baby is already two. I am very sad that she is growing up so fast. She has now officially hit the terrible two stage, and doesn't let me forget it. She is a fiesty little red head with the temper to match, but she is also a very loving thing.

Pumpkin Patch

2009-10-30T21:46:00.001-07:00

So I decided to take the kids to the pumpkin patch on the coldest day we have had so far this year. It did not faze them at all they were soo excited and even more so because they got to do it in their halloween costumes.

Brayden, Breighanna, Henry (our good friend) & Brooke

Sight Seeing

2009-07-22T22:07:00.001-07:00

So on our trip we visited NAS Coronado which was great because my kids were able to see the helicopter that daddy flew (46) up close (they were so excited). They were also able to see the helo that their daddy will be flying here shortly.

The kids were having a good time looking at the different kids of aircraft on display and of coursing posing for the pictures.

We were also able to visit the ship yards in SD and it neat because Morgan and Carson had never seen any ships that big so they were excited.

Day at the Beach

2009-07-22T21:40:00.001-07:00

The kids were so excited to be at the beach they were able to run and do pretty much whatever they wanted. They enjoyed not only the water but the sand as well.

After the first initial shock of the water being cold Brooke decided that it wasn't too bad, although after her first spill she pretty much sat out and made sand castles for the rest of the time there.

My niece Morgan and nephew Carson. This was Carson's first time at the beach and bless his heart he was soo cold but refused to quite. He would get out in the sand just enough to feel a little warm and then he was right back in the water.

Okay so this was Braydens first time at the beach that he remembers, so the first time the wave took him down he came up sputtering and looked at me and said "Mom the water tastes like salt". I was laughing pretty hard thought it was cute.

I don't know why but most of the pictures on our vacation Brayden decided he needed to pose it drove me crazy, but he was having a great time.

Sea World

2009-07-22T21:22:00.001-07:00

Okay so it's been awhile since I have put up some pics so I thought I would try to catch up. We were able to go back to SD in June with my niece Melissa, her kids, and my Sister Jo. On this trip we were able to visit Sea World and the beach, we had a blast.

One of the only photos I have of Breighanna at Sea World I don't know what happened, anyway she was pretty happy for the most part.

The kids were so excited to see Shamu and the turtles were pretty amazing to.

After the Shamu show the kids waiting very patiently to continue to the next show.
(Brooke, Carson, Morgan and Brayden)

Disney Land

2009-06-05T00:47:00.001-07:00

The day after Lego Land we headed up to Disney Land where we did two days. I think next time I will do a whole week, there is just way too much to do and we didn't want to push the kids too hard. Brayden was chosen to train as a Jedi and then he fought Darth Vader it was so awesome (I think my favorite thing). Brooke chose to be transformed into a Princess and she had the whole salon type treatment and absolutely loved it. Breighanna was tired of it all and wanted nothing to do with anything, in fact by the last day she didn't want to be with me because she knew I was going to put her into a stroller at some point.

Lego Land

2009-06-05T00:42:00.001-07:00

Well decided to take the kids to California this last week hoping to help pass the time quicker. We had a blast we went to Lego Land and it was absolutely amazing. The kids had such a great time and enjoyed it so much. The rides were just perfect for them although Brooke came off the first roller coaster pretty pale, and let me know she did not like that one very much, although Aunt Sue and I laughed through the whole things it was so fun.

Easter Egg Hunt

2009-04-13T22:41:00.001-07:00

For Easter we were invited to our really good friends house where the kids were able to do a wonderful egg hunt with their friend Henry. Their yard was awesome for hiding eggs and the kids had a lot of fun. We are so lucky to have such great friends.

Easter Eggs & Sugar Cookies

2009-04-13T22:34:00.000-07:00

Well on Saturday the kids and I went to Uncle Ron and Aunt Joelle's house and colored eggs and decorated sugar cookies. As you can see they had a great time. Brayden had some interesting colored hands by the time we were done and Brooke made sure she cleaned up all the excess sprinkles after decorating the cookies. Poor Breighanna she slept through the whole thing.

Tentative Orders

2009-04-01T21:44:00.001-07:00

Well i don't have any pictures I have been horrible about remembering to take pictures of the kids lately, but we are all doing good and things here are going alright. Bill is still in Iraq and he is also doing well, just ready to come home and be with his kids and me. The Navy has finally given us orders for his return and it looks like we will be leaving for Pax River, Maryland for three years. I am sad that it will be further from home yet a part of me is excited for the adventure, and all of the cool historical sites we can subject our kids to. I also found out today that our good friends the Sylvesters are also going to be there which will be nice as their kids are about the same age as ours and it will be good to know someone when we get there. I hope this blog finds everyone doing well and I ask for your continued prayer for Bill and also the kids and I. I love you all.

Playing at the Park

2009-01-24T20:46:00.000-08:00

Brayden was very excited he is now able to go all the way across the monkey bars with absolutely no help. It was great watching him and seeing how grown up he is becoming and also very independent.

What a great picture, I caught both of the girls running. Brooke was running from Brayden and Breighanna thought that Brooke was chasing her it was funny.

Breighanna had seen Brayden climb up the rock climbing wall and she went over and tried it was very entertaining. After a couple of minutes she gave up and went back to the slide.

My baby is growing up so fast. She loves the slide and doesn't care if she is going up it or down it, it's all the same to her.

What a big girl.

Biking at the Park

2009-01-24T20:37:00.000-08:00

Took the kids to the park today to ride their bikes. The had a blast, it was great for me to as we did almost three miles and it was great exercise for all of us.

I love this picture. There is a fitness course that goes along with the walking trail and Brayden climbed up the pole by himself until he was able to grab the ring, what a great achievement for him, he was so excited.

Brooke loves to ride her bike but is still a little nervous. She doesn't go very fast yet and does not like to get off of her bike until we are done.

My little speed demon, I can't keep up with him he loves to go fast.

My sweet girl.

My wonderful Children

2009-01-21T20:37:00.000-08:00

Breighanna was so funny, this was the first time that she decided to wear her food. She took her Mac N Cheese and started rubbing it all over in her hair, and by the time I saw what she was doing it was too late. So I let her have her fun.

Thanks to Aunt Jo all of the kids now have their very own aprons so that when we bake cookies they get to wear them and be like mommy. We were making cookies and the older kids put theirs on, so Breighanna wanted hers on to, it was so cute.

Well we now have three kids who love the four wheeler. I cannot hardly keep her off of it. The minute she is let outside she heads straight for it and starts yelling until either Brooke or Brayden come over and give her a ride. Brayden is so good to her and helps her do just about anything.

Well it is not very often when I can get these two being sweet to each other, so when the opportunity presents itself I take advantage. They truly love each other, but prefer to show it by pestering each other. Ah Kids.

Our Little Ballerina

2009-01-21T20:32:00.000-08:00

So after about a year of Brooke asking to go to dance, she is now enrolled in a tap/ballet class. Her first practice was Monday afternoon and she was so excited she could hardly contain herself. I took pictures of her all in outfit so that her daddy could see how cute she is. She had a great time a practice and can't wait to go next week. I can't believe how grown up she is getting, she is truly a wonderful little girl.

Winter Wonderland

2009-01-06T21:22:00.000-08:00

This was Brayden's first snow angel ever and it turned out perfect.

This is me with my sister Sue, we were at her house and let me tell you the kids were loving all of the snow that they had gotten there. The kids had a blast.

Brayden couldn't resist, he was trying to have a snowball fight with Brooke but she wanted no part of it and just kept ignoring him.

We talked Brooke into sitting in the snow so that we could show her daddy just how much snow was there.

Brayden, Brooke & Breighanna with their cousin Zak. They absolutely love him, he is so good to them.

Happy Halloween

2008-11-02T20:47:00.001-08:00

Pumpkin Patch

2008-11-02T20:36:00.000-08:00

Brayden wanted to hug Brooke in this one I thought it was very sweet of him.

This is one of the photos that turned out she was constantly moving so most of the pictures were blurry. She was so cute she just kept running around the pumpkins and laughing.

She actually put the gorde in her mouth several times trying to bite into it, it was quite funny.

San Diego Zoo

2008-11-02T20:05:00.001-08:00

The kids had a great day at the zoo, we went with our friend Erin and her little boy Charlie. The kids did great and had fun.

This was neat the gorilla came and sat right next to the window and the kids got an up close view of the gorilla.

Sea World

2008-10-29T20:52:00.000-07:00

Poor Breighanna was in the stroller pretty much the whole time except for lunch, so she was very excited to get out and run around.

The kids begged Bill to go on this ride and they had so much fun they laughed the entire time.

Sea World was having their Halloween activities and so the kids of course wanted their faces painted. Brooke chose the butterfly and Brayden chose Darth Mal.

Brayden had so much fun dancing with the Cookie Monster it was great.

I thought this picture was so cool looking, it turned out great.

Happy Birthday Breighanna

2008-10-29T20:31:00.000-07:00

It was so funny she didn't want to touch the cupcake at first and then she just played with the icing. She took one taste and that was it she didn't want it.

She was so excited and happy it was great.

Camping

2008-10-28T22:12:00.000-07:00

Helping Hands

2008-10-15T21:24:00.000-07:00

Breighanna loves to help with the laundry. The only problem is she likes to pull everything out and then drag them all through the house draping them on her.

Bill was installing a garbage disposal for me and she would not leave his side I tried everything and she would not budge. She never took off with his stuff, but she wanted to be right next to daddy.

Family Fun Fest

2008-10-15T21:13:00.000-07:00

Our kids love the carnival so when the family fun fest came to town we had to go

Brooke had a blast I guess this should be the only motorcycle she should be on for awhile.

It was so fun to watch these two on the roller coaster they were putting their arms up in the air and just laughing. It reminded me a lot of when my brother Shaun and I went to amusement parks, good times.

This was just freaky looking, the had grape apples instead of candy apples and it was just weird looking, but Brayden ate the whole thing it was amazing.

First ER Visit

2008-10-15T20:56:00.000-07:00

Well two weeks ago we had to take Brooke to the ER as she had a small accident on her little 50 motorcycle. The girl has no fear and it finally caught up with her. I felt so bad she busted her lip and had a gash under her lip. This is her first big mishap and I thought I was going to cry right along with her. She was a trooper though and handled it pretty good. It is all healed up now thank goodness and no scars.

Helping Mommy Paint

2008-09-03T22:15:00.001-07:00

This girl is so helpful, anytime that I am doing stuff she wants to be right in the middle of it helping me out. She really is a stinker.

My Babies walking

2008-09-03T22:06:00.000-07:00

She has been trying for a couple of weeks now, but today she just decided she was tired of crawling and started walking.

There are only a few places that she holds on to, for the most part she just takes off.

This was her a couple of weeks ago still using the toy for help. She is one determined baby and she is fast.

Labor Day Camping

2008-09-03T21:38:00.000-07:00

My nephew Zac and niece Lyndrea (this ones for you Sue).

Brayden loves to hug on Breighanna and they were having a great time.

Breighanna with her cousin Sterling

Jerry getting the crew going to put up the canopy.

My nephew CJ just hanging out to see what's going to happen next.

Brayden went out on Uncle Jerry's boat and decided he was done, so they let him just into the lake, he had a great time.

Breighanna loves to hang out with her Papa.

This poor dog of Aunt Nancy's was terrorized by Brooke the whole weekend. It would run away from her everytime she got close.

Brayden and his Daddy went fishing everyday that we were there. Brayden would wake up around six every morning and the first thing he would ask is when are we going fishing daddy. This camping trip was the best for him yet, he was not ready to come home.

Breighanna is such a happy baby and she now say's hi and waves, it is the cutest thing. She also had a great time camping although she was stuck on the porch a lot as she was not quite walking yet.

Happy 4th Birthday!!

2008-09-03T21:32:00.001-07:00

For her birthday she asked for a my little pony cake and was so excited when she saw it.

Most of her gifts were all My little pony items and she couldn't of been happier.

The day had gone exactly as she had planned and she couldn't of been any happier.

Finally Fixed

2008-08-12T21:46:00.000-07:00

Well it's been awhile since I have blogged as there was something wrong with my other site and we could not get the comments to work no matter what we did, so I went ahead and made a new site and it looks like everything is working now.

Motorcycle Fever

2008-08-12T21:32:00.000-07:00

The kids received their motorcycle last year for Christmas and Brayden is now tall enough to hold it up by himself. Bill has been working with both of the kids on riding it as he really wants Brayden to be riding by himself before he leaves.Brooke likes to ride as long as daddy doesn't let go.

She hates getting on all the protective gear.

Brayden did so good he went a good fifty feet by himself before he tipped it.

Pickin Peaches

2008-08-12T21:24:00.001-07:00

Our next door neighbor has a peach tree that just went crazy so she invited us over to pick peaches. We made a big event out of it for the kids because they were so excited. We took the wagon and it's a good thing we did because we would of had a hard time carrying all the peaches that they picked.
Off and Rolling.

This was their favorite part being able to climb up the ladder and see how high they could reach.

The Fruit of our labors.

Soccer Camp

2008-08-12T21:02:00.000-07:00

So for the last two summers Brayden has gone to soccer camp during the summer. Well this year Brooke was finally old enough to go and she was so excited . I thought for sure she would just get out there and be aggresive, not the case. She was so shy and by the third day came in and told me she was not going to soccer that day, well she ended up finishing out the week and she says it was okay.

She almost refused to run and kicked the ball very delicately.

At least I got a big smile out of her.

Brayden on the other hand had a total blast, he was out there for
three hours each day and loved every minute of it.

Taking a break after a long scrimmage.

San Diego Trip

2008-08-12T20:48:00.000-07:00

Well we decided to accompany Bill on a trip to San Diego right after the Fourth and the first place and last place that we visited was the temple. The kids loved it they kept asking if they could go in and see Jesus it just made my heart melt. I am glad that they enjoyed it as we were unable to go anywhere else as I messed up my foot and had to go to the ER. Our trip was cut short but we are already planning to go back soon.

Fourth of July

2008-08-12T20:38:00.000-07:00

Bill and I decided to get out for the Fourth of July and do a family camping trip. We went to Roper Lake in AZ and rented a cabin, what an experience that was. We had a really good time, except for the fact that Bill, Brooke, and Breighanna ended up sick and so we didn't really sleep that great. OH well it was good anyway.
It was great Papa was able to meet us at the lake and enjoy our family camping trip. The kids were so excited that he was able to be there with them.

What a pair the two of them made. They both love to fish and it was awesome to see them out together having a good time.

Breighanna on the other hand was not that thrilled with the trip as she was not able to get out and crawl around as much as she would have liked.

Had to get this picture it is not that often that these two are so affectionate with each other, guess they were really enjoying their fishing experience.

2008-08-12T19:40:00.001-07:00

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