Kinect=Good times

Nate got an Xbox Kinect for Christmas!! Which for those of you who dont know, its a video game which you are the controller, no strings attached. http://www.xbox.com/en-US/kinect

A couple weeks ago our friends The Isenbergs came over and helped us try it out! The pictures say it all! We had so much fun!

The sillier you look, the better you play the games!

So from the pictures we can conclude that Ryan won!! HAHA

Even Olivia their daughter got in on the action!

Now if you ever wonder why I havent blogged in awhile..... im busy boxing or dancing on the Kinect!

(I cant figure out how to rotate the pictures, sorry if you get a kink in your neck)

Love Dare

Part of my New Years Goal was to become closer to God, so far I am feeling like a success! I started reading The Love Dare, which was generated from the movie Fireproof. This book was created to help bring marriages closer together in Gods purpose. Since I have started this book I have come to realize the thoughts/tasks in it can be applied to every relationship in my life. So as Ive started through this book Ive decided to not only allow it to build a more Godly foundation in my marriage but in my friendships, family, and any other person I come into contact with. I am taking it slowly and praying about each chapter to see how God wants to me use that in my daily life. I must say its starting to make some real changes in me!! I hope that anyone who is reading this blog knows how much you mean to my life and how thankful I am for each one of you!!

Stomach bug has struck

Be very thankful if you have not had the stomach flu! Nate and I were both struck Sunday with this horrible virus. Thankfully we have 2 bathrooms in our house. We will probably not be inviting any of you to eat for the next week or so! I promise to have a happier story later this week after we recover.

Father in law is in the house

From dogs to dad........

Nate's dad is here visiting us from NC! We love having him and are enjoying every minute we have with him. We just love this guy!! Who wouldnt???

Vador, Lexie, Charlie and Charlie

I bet you think I repeated myself on the title of this post. No I am not losing my mind at age 26 (yet). We have been dogsitting Charlie (Lexie's real sister) for the last 2 weeks.

We had a lot of fun and lots of playing time! I think Charlie and Charlie are new best friends! We loved having her and hope she will come back soon!! Until then........We have some zzzzzz's to catch up on......

Welcome 2011 and back to the blog!

Hey Everyone! Happy New Years and welcome to the re-opening of our blog!! The new year brings a list of resolutions or what I prefer to call GOALS for most people. Its really a love hate relationship for me because who honestly can say they have kept up or completed all of the goals they set on Jan 1st? This year my goals are simple, which hopefully will enable me to be one of those few people next year who can brag about succeeding. I am including my list at the bottom of this post so hopefully those of you (the small group of you) that are reading this will help me be a sucess and make sure I stay on track! I hope you are as excited as I am about The Hankins blog being back up for your entertainment. I promise to not let you down again and hopefully provide you with some good laughs at our life over time! I think with a husband that wears skirts and 3 active dogs you will find something to laugh (or cry) with me about. Until next time God Bless!!!

Janine's 2011 Goals

#1 Reopen Blog

#2 Putting God first and actively pursuing a closer relationship with him

#3 Trusting/following God for whatever he has in store for us this year