tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72783089638334001972023-11-16T00:39:34.222-07:00Rachel, Dennis, Benjamin, and DavidRachel and Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635085096304309732noreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278308963833400197.post-7185824267568350562011-09-10T14:16:00.005-06:002011-09-10T14:51:22.353-06:00David is Born<div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyqJfYfC-kIWCcdBj-O2sFXZaoAsk4snuF2yD8qK-pYpVYuBoveDwnTBYkdxkNrAhX2WvrrnVtJaETMMN4drdXCs-Pvm7BlPt-09KS6VR0EiiiiDB_52JPcswFC_Ogf6bQUfQqIp0Wdi0/s1600/September+10%252C+2011+003.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650828895991878834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyqJfYfC-kIWCcdBj-O2sFXZaoAsk4snuF2yD8qK-pYpVYuBoveDwnTBYkdxkNrAhX2WvrrnVtJaETMMN4drdXCs-Pvm7BlPt-09KS6VR0EiiiiDB_52JPcswFC_Ogf6bQUfQqIp0Wdi0/s200/September+10%252C+2011+003.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>Last pregnancy picture before the big day!<br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1bMglH-r5Dgi0iEh0Wd8eyBknfdrcxgTE7iYesd7r0SUu0QYSTuoA954oo8FuddldPBOLacQdS1kho2g-Lx7qJy-k_mgUn0d5pLhGq_Pzlt3z3jTCnGevMRdCL_KUyAqeDm7-98xlHNs/s1600/September+10%252C+2011+005.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650828905892201954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1bMglH-r5Dgi0iEh0Wd8eyBknfdrcxgTE7iYesd7r0SUu0QYSTuoA954oo8FuddldPBOLacQdS1kho2g-Lx7qJy-k_mgUn0d5pLhGq_Pzlt3z3jTCnGevMRdCL_KUyAqeDm7-98xlHNs/s200/September+10%252C+2011+005.JPG" /></a><br />Baby's first picture<br /><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCGT4HUtpKvqPG7mIznrkLoKPh_oEvN7MJ5xWusGYI4Gk6NRo_ZCLvMXT-_Wjl7A45p8c0nG2f9BusAZXtgqnfCy0nqBnFUhK-8BxjKF5uGL0YA3UNiyiUSEyd2ti6IBhkQ5JQbx2_cH0/s1600/September+10%252C+2011+007.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650828911242239890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCGT4HUtpKvqPG7mIznrkLoKPh_oEvN7MJ5xWusGYI4Gk6NRo_ZCLvMXT-_Wjl7A45p8c0nG2f9BusAZXtgqnfCy0nqBnFUhK-8BxjKF5uGL0YA3UNiyiUSEyd2ti6IBhkQ5JQbx2_cH0/s200/September+10%252C+2011+007.JPG" /></a><br />He's almost too tall for the scale!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MFlRXYCbkixKmnvCTi_CHieve7Jvtyifi3C9hZnVlrYOaZqHrZNknw8-UvfVS5vRTSUF-xXB2NigczEo6t_bDvJ3EVMoUILmqTQ-9E1b_O5XsgBYk5GYmGpjP5vV4iUYfkz3ZO4dAjs/s1600/September+10%252C+2011+008.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650828913391559346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MFlRXYCbkixKmnvCTi_CHieve7Jvtyifi3C9hZnVlrYOaZqHrZNknw8-UvfVS5vRTSUF-xXB2NigczEo6t_bDvJ3EVMoUILmqTQ-9E1b_O5XsgBYk5GYmGpjP5vV4iUYfkz3ZO4dAjs/s200/September+10%252C+2011+008.JPG" /></a><br />Warming up under the lights<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyTWdnM5cq0_FKyRvKTYn2k-NSYwaiC54baG_SDjaG5kNyvSuk_HqcKQJroocJp3fAufZJTdHVNkYqSs4QJ8uElp5QXCSdVjrhrF7EZ9xQcW6sstMNurAj0WJdt-GwBRd7UZZQUpdbO8/s1600/September+10%252C+2011+009.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650833573015127266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyTWdnM5cq0_FKyRvKTYn2k-NSYwaiC54baG_SDjaG5kNyvSuk_HqcKQJroocJp3fAufZJTdHVNkYqSs4QJ8uElp5QXCSdVjrhrF7EZ9xQcW6sstMNurAj0WJdt-GwBRd7UZZQUpdbO8/s200/September+10%252C+2011+009.JPG" /></a><br />Mom, Dad, and David</div><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdUaQg57KMmMT9ix_1VUJ0mQQoLvwp5pfliBTv-LcVSMhP7qyVQEOzQWK0SSnoCJnApbTbt8AugLO96_Tn3ye2mqd7DVdbseIQwI8U9fd9oUU205wXe0VKn7xAT3kiew9Cx2KzdZuacA/s1600/September+10%252C+2011+013.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650833574913100130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdUaQg57KMmMT9ix_1VUJ0mQQoLvwp5pfliBTv-LcVSMhP7qyVQEOzQWK0SSnoCJnApbTbt8AugLO96_Tn3ye2mqd7DVdbseIQwI8U9fd9oUU205wXe0VKn7xAT3kiew9Cx2KzdZuacA/s200/September+10%252C+2011+013.JPG" /></a><br />Warming up after his traumatic sponge bath.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZ8vezI8XsMR5GluakDnL4LUpEBZxdzdhYcZLzGe7_tqqkipF3RvG3jSZHsxIcdgwgjgjlbp3rna0Yb5nR1fm9tB1RC7jKbWwbOvybNag7LjDutH-dlVEWIi2PCeKyOLy3Zr3Ib2_3AA/s1600/September+10%252C+2011+015.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650833577859688818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZ8vezI8XsMR5GluakDnL4LUpEBZxdzdhYcZLzGe7_tqqkipF3RvG3jSZHsxIcdgwgjgjlbp3rna0Yb5nR1fm9tB1RC7jKbWwbOvybNag7LjDutH-dlVEWIi2PCeKyOLy3Zr3Ib2_3AA/s200/September+10%252C+2011+015.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>Wiggling out of his swaddling. He likes to be swaddled, but the blankets are almost too small for him...poor little giant!</div><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWkJfQWsEsrjmbDo1SorgVAqWjh_i4pDql1J9w4QGTapQLRvlx_nhxA9Ko7iyuyexwAg_OuOnbjB-fhkEdDfhBKwRb2twugE_vU3_6TA4SoS7MDudpMX5oDmLVrEtaYorrHZmE9PizLy0/s1600/September+10%252C+2011+016.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650833584382661506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWkJfQWsEsrjmbDo1SorgVAqWjh_i4pDql1J9w4QGTapQLRvlx_nhxA9Ko7iyuyexwAg_OuOnbjB-fhkEdDfhBKwRb2twugE_vU3_6TA4SoS7MDudpMX5oDmLVrEtaYorrHZmE9PizLy0/s200/September+10%252C+2011+016.JPG" /></a><br />Ben's first visit with David. Toward the end Ben just wanted to lay by Mom and David. One big happy family (with Dad taking the picture...)</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>David is here! Rachel had a doctor's appointment on the 8th and scheduled her induction for the 11th, but David must have heard and decided that wasn't soon enough! Contractions started on the evening of the 8th, we got to the hospital at 9 and they decided right away to keep us. David was born at 5:34 a.m. (which is not recommended; not sleeping all night and then having a newborn to look after is very tiring!) The doctor asked how big Benjamin was at birth and when we told him 7'9 the doctor said "Well this one is definately bigger!" David weighed in at 9'5 and 21 3/4 inches long. He is in the 100+ percentile for height. I honestly don't know where I was keeping that much baby, but I feel a lot better-able to maneuver now that David is born. He has dark hair and dark eyes. He is very mellow unless you get between him and his food! The hardest thing he has had to go through since being born (according to him) is a sponge bath. Never mind the shots, heel pokes for blood draws, or how cold he gets. He screamed all through his bath, kicked repeatedly while they were trying to get his footprints taken, and when they tried to measure his head circumference with a paper measuring tape he ripped the tape out of the nurse's hand and tore it in half. He is a strong little boy! He is usually content just to sit in someone's lap and look around. He all ready likes his binki and just like before he was born he gets the hiccups a lot and likes to keep his hands up by his face. He enjoys stretching out his legs, which must have been pretty cramped for the last few months. Benjamin isn't too sure about the new baby yet; every time he sees mom holding the baby Ben gets a sad look on his face and the first time he got near the baby he tried to hit him. I'm sure Ben will learn better how to deal when mom and David are back home and we get into a routine. We are SO HAPPY with David in our family and we can't wait to get to know him better as we spend more time together.</div></div></div></div></div></div>Rachel and Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635085096304309732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278308963833400197.post-17886273690127831472011-08-25T23:33:00.006-06:002011-08-26T22:11:37.797-06:00Why We Love BenjaminBenjamin is such a great little boy. He has developed such a personality and he never ceases to amaze us. He is a quick learner and is always ready to play and have fun. Here are some of his recent antics:
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<br />Ben has started to put himself down for naps. This has some...interesting results. None of these photos or poses have been manipulated by Dennis or Rachel in any way; this is exactly the way we found Ben sleeping.
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<br />Just a diaper and a bear
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<br />Sleeping on the pile of blankets we put behind the crib as storage, across the room from his bed.
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<br />Somehow he fell asleep with a duck balanced on his chest!
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<br />Ben is one cool kid! He likes to wear his sunglasses inside and when he does he walks around saying "Heyyyyyyy" like Fonzie from Happy Days. Here he is riding his trike with his shades on and no pants.
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<br />Benjamin is such a big helper; he wants to do whatever Dennis and Rachel are doing. Here he is helping Daddy assemble his new dresser.
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<br />Benjamin just started singing short songs and he would bow as Rachel clapped for him. We have no idea where he learned to bow!
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<br />We got Benjamin some soft letter blocks at the library to encourage his interest in letters. Dennis started to juggle them and Benjamin couldn't resist joining the fun!
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<br />Rachel loves to sing with Benjamin, who is picking up on the words to songs pretty fast. Here Ben is singing "I am a Child of God" with mom.
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<br />Benjamin is such a sweet boy and we can't wait to see him as a big brother to David!
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<br /><p></p>Rachel and Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635085096304309732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278308963833400197.post-32497959941424609072011-08-25T21:03:00.011-06:002011-08-26T22:11:06.840-06:00Summer FunSummer is my favorite season and here is why:
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<br />GRANDMA MECHAM'S VISIT
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<br />Dennis' mom came to Utah for two weeks and we had so much fun, especially Benjamin. Grandma had way more energy than mom!
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<br />BAKING A CAKE
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<br />Benjamin is always excited when he hears the mixer going and he is more than willing to do quality checks on all the baking I do.
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<br />SWIMMING IN THE BACK YARD
<br />Since Rachel was so pregnant this summer we didn't go to any community pools to go swimming, but that didn't stop us from having some fun in the water!
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<br />RACHEL'S BIRTHDAY!
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<br />Ok I just had to throw this one in because Dennis' sister Kami made me the cutest cake; it looks like a giant cupcake.
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<br />HOGLE ZOO (IN SALT LAKE CITY)
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<br />Benjamin LOVES animals and Dennis and I decided that as a family treat we would take Ben to the zoo. The morning we went before we left I asked Ben what animal he wanted to see and Ben said "A duck!" I suggested tigers and elephants, but Ben just shook his head and insisted "Duck". Luckily, the zoo had ducks! Ben had a good time with the other animals too.
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<br />This is the classic zoo drinking fountain shot. Pretty sure all zoos need at least one of these.
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<br />Ben riding a wooden camel, ironically not located next to the real camels.
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<br />Cool statue outside the Ape House
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<br />The zoo was having a cool temporary dinosaur exibit while we were there. Every time Benjamin sees this picture he says "Scary!"
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<br />Since it was a treat at the zoo, we decided to let Ben ride their carousel. Ben LOVED sitting on the bear and every time he sees this picture he says "A bear, a ride".
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<br />Ben's commentary: "A giraffe; it tall!"
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<br />FAMILY REUNION/GREAT GRANDMA THOMPSON'S BIRTHDAY
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<br />Ben had such a fun time playing with his cousins and seeing all the family together during our reunion in Idaho Falls.
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<br />Rachel's family: From top left: Stephanie holding Taydom, Adam (Stephanie's husband) holding KaileeJo, Liz, Daniel, Dennis, Rachel (pregnant with David). Front Row: Dad holding Hadley, Mom holding Ben. We're one good looking group!
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<br />A happy family of 3 and 8/9ths
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<br />KaileeJo pulling Taydom and Benjamin in the wagon at Great Grandma Thompson's house
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<br />THE BEAN MUSEUM
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<br />I'll admit it: ever since I moved here to Utah I've thought that the Bean Museum was a museum about beans and never understood why people got so excited over it. Turns out it's a taxidermy museum with TONS of animals from everywhere and it has free admission! It's on BYU campus and we had lots of fun seeing the animals.
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<br />I love this picture because Benjamin looks so scared of the bears behind him.
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<br />"A lion!"
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<br />THANKSGIVING POINT FARM COUNTRY
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<br />Keeping up with the theme of enjoying animals, we took Ben to a cute "zoo" of farm animals at Thanksgiving Point up in Lehi. Aunt Kami came with us. Ben's favorite part was the pony ride, which was adorable!
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<br />Ben and Dennis in "jail"
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<br />It could be a while before they get out on good behavior :-)
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<br />Ben dancing in the dance hall
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<br />Kami and Ben doing "Jazz Hands"
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<br />Ben and Kami on a wagon ride pulled by two draft horses around the farm
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<br />Benjamin learning about soil...sort of.
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<br />Ben refused to get off this tractor even though it didn't even move.
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<br />Ben called everything a cow. This time he was right!
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<br />Ben on his pony ride; he has some skills for a two year-old!
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<br />Ben called this a cow, but to be fair, some of the goats were black and white like cows.
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<br />This sheep let Ben pet him, probaby because he though Ben had food.
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<br />Ben and Kami kickin' it on a cow bench
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<br /><p>A short video of Ben's pony ride. He started letting go of the saddle to wave to us so I didn't get a very long video.</p>Rachel and Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635085096304309732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278308963833400197.post-20091858903028391992011-08-06T21:33:00.007-06:002011-08-07T00:12:52.093-06:00Oregon VacationBack in June (yep, I'm THAT slow updating the blog) we went on a long vacation to Oregon to see Dennis' family. We had such a wonderful time!<br /><br />GETTING THERE<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Q_e8gn0W0loXlfMNcdAyXhNjaLQN22mxIksnvKWun6NYKaFRg_b3sc3XQg2wyZzfioSAiwVcbsxnH9Icumt372mvQh10Q1SmPCEmaO9EkVCJ_x4DIhyphenhyphenP8I01GalcAsKe5enNRKUXsC0/s1600/August+6%252C+2011+098.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637956798335445250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Q_e8gn0W0loXlfMNcdAyXhNjaLQN22mxIksnvKWun6NYKaFRg_b3sc3XQg2wyZzfioSAiwVcbsxnH9Icumt372mvQh10Q1SmPCEmaO9EkVCJ_x4DIhyphenhyphenP8I01GalcAsKe5enNRKUXsC0/s200/August+6%252C+2011+098.JPG" /></a><br />We stopped at the Salt Flats in Utah since Rachel had never seen them during the day. It was like walking on really crusty snow and it was just as blindingly white. Benjamin had a great time trying to break his land speed record!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKioCsQpqckyA9Wm9U4PENO0aELaTYePcMza_72uwRF9sjmH5s6Zqy602e0IAe2WWLqk6fwbTM3eomNOdPdZEYkvEAQI9evZJQPSlVEzlvPh6txdkLw5xYOBCcdCg8z6RWpt93rnevCGk/s1600/August+6%252C+2011+102.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637956805966825938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKioCsQpqckyA9Wm9U4PENO0aELaTYePcMza_72uwRF9sjmH5s6Zqy602e0IAe2WWLqk6fwbTM3eomNOdPdZEYkvEAQI9evZJQPSlVEzlvPh6txdkLw5xYOBCcdCg8z6RWpt93rnevCGk/s200/August+6%252C+2011+102.JPG" /></a><br />This photo inspired by Asian tourists. Kami wanted to pose for a picture and Ben just had to join in.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-RWXthJPWS6yXC-MFDpqIo8xUCjOKMKjfbQh4xDtM4s0WSlQMX0Xw9Q67zhGsFLUiushx4ZMKIj-A_1wDy4qurl1dyMkv6FYPOIzMLQuusv8Nu1vjXnnCxprqk77PUu02_eQGVkiG0U/s1600/August+6%252C+2011+104.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637956816368452578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-RWXthJPWS6yXC-MFDpqIo8xUCjOKMKjfbQh4xDtM4s0WSlQMX0Xw9Q67zhGsFLUiushx4ZMKIj-A_1wDy4qurl1dyMkv6FYPOIzMLQuusv8Nu1vjXnnCxprqk77PUu02_eQGVkiG0U/s200/August+6%252C+2011+104.JPG" /></a><br />In Nevada we saw a WILD BURRO! Who even knew there was such a thing (besides Dennis and Kami who waited patiently in the car while Rachel hopped out to take pictures).<br /><br />KLAMATH FALLS<br />In Klamath Falls we visited with Dennis' Grandma Shaffer who was in a rehab center. We got to stay at her house even though she wasn't there. Benjamin enjoyed seeing his Great Grandma, but he also loved running through the halls, being noisy, and watching people play the Wii the center has. Luckily most of the other residents didn't seem to mind too much...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7yfvqi6vKYpktGMMFVPvgYxO85EuJrNpt1qOUHzXwebBaYPuadJdn6ZDfrEhprXBpVZIkgt0lEDKNQsWG4nOuQREQXyYiwde3tRKMRpPwKhJ36-YcWgc-ATth63EeFDjmJIPi1Iw9pNk/s1600/August+6%252C+2011+109.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637956823576384690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7yfvqi6vKYpktGMMFVPvgYxO85EuJrNpt1qOUHzXwebBaYPuadJdn6ZDfrEhprXBpVZIkgt0lEDKNQsWG4nOuQREQXyYiwde3tRKMRpPwKhJ36-YcWgc-ATth63EeFDjmJIPi1Iw9pNk/s200/August+6%252C+2011+109.JPG" /></a><br />The last day we were in Klamath Falls we stopped by to say goodbye to Grandma while she was at physical therapy. Benjamin was very concerned we were going to leave him in that strange place with those strange people. He was NOT happy for this picture so we tried again...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-af2Zng3G8qiR0dJdJe-HbauFh_IYbd53_KaCZTjcb3Age_ieaFLQbT7HJJQ93nXxHMfv2rPz-xUhyLkZZ3lsx97lTuamjZzmMEMYckdkXoGeLBD2bG2ftRQ80LrNBSpuJVEESVydZGA/s1600/August+6%252C+2011+111.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637958928848902466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-af2Zng3G8qiR0dJdJe-HbauFh_IYbd53_KaCZTjcb3Age_ieaFLQbT7HJJQ93nXxHMfv2rPz-xUhyLkZZ3lsx97lTuamjZzmMEMYckdkXoGeLBD2bG2ftRQ80LrNBSpuJVEESVydZGA/s200/August+6%252C+2011+111.JPG" /></a><br />Ben refused to give Grandma a goodbye hug, but he was more than happy to give her a high-five!<br /><br />ROSEBURG - FEEDING THE DUCKS<br />Benjamin had a great time at the duck pond. Most people who know him know how much Ben loves ducks! The only issue with feeding the ducks was that we tried to go around lunch time and Benjamin didn't think it was fair for the ducks to get ALL the bread; he wanted some too!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX-2H7lrp0cl-uz68BnDO3xOEYWdlMrn-zC6lyLoBDhe55-vfyD2z52q3pr48ufSi2ylmcWKgIZ6QnHWAuMb9UG0sW-oqEiGksa7Uf16k4xjxA6ZLfqqqXXLcmxz2ARJSAxCzMbK_kEhs/s1600/August+6%252C+2011+114.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637958935405239362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX-2H7lrp0cl-uz68BnDO3xOEYWdlMrn-zC6lyLoBDhe55-vfyD2z52q3pr48ufSi2ylmcWKgIZ6QnHWAuMb9UG0sW-oqEiGksa7Uf16k4xjxA6ZLfqqqXXLcmxz2ARJSAxCzMbK_kEhs/s200/August+6%252C+2011+114.JPG" /></a><br />Ben and Dennis walking down toward the ducks. Benjamin was so excited he pretty much RAN.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-VqSIMXIPfcz0g0eC5DNWJsBcDec_NcFAXfzsWPPgogzllcmXVv9EW4AMYUXBCYJ6jPi5qCE487QvNs7gIPWSIuhGzffvW44SpNBhlRuMyZKSKEptpHrBFxCO7Bf0MMib-C3IXuJcb4/s1600/August+6%252C+2011+119.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637958936561986450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-VqSIMXIPfcz0g0eC5DNWJsBcDec_NcFAXfzsWPPgogzllcmXVv9EW4AMYUXBCYJ6jPi5qCE487QvNs7gIPWSIuhGzffvW44SpNBhlRuMyZKSKEptpHrBFxCO7Bf0MMib-C3IXuJcb4/s200/August+6%252C+2011+119.JPG" /></a><br />Dennis gave Ben bread to feed the ducks and Ben would alternate between throwing the piece of bread to the ducks and popping it in his mouth. Sometimes Ben would fake us out into thinking he'd thrown his bread only to put it in his mouth after making a throwing motion. What a silly boy!<br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw0bqSNedS0ylL2Miy-cOE15pm-3N_b-TFE9Yn1c05UQnaeqIxPTXWmyro62spe73TY38XAK8cDr1zfc4-QxA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />WILDLIFE SAFARI<br />Dennis' family lives about 15 minutes away from a wild animal park! It has two parts: one where you drive your car through the park and look at the animals (really expensive) and a "petting zoo" that still has some really cool animals like a cheetah, flamingos, monkeys, and ducks (free). We only went to the petting zoo and Benjamin had a great time. We paid a little to ride a train that took us on a tour of the petting zoo and we even saw some lions and rhinos from the car-driving part of Wildlife Safari. Ben also really enjoyed feeding the goats.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcGXo5mcLcMIQhrTtpnnCl4hsakSvrauXizYohQNvbTnLJgV4OY7VJmYxWPRqXf79wCb_WWuVGz9HzoABL_ZQXrRfw5PHnr-OlfzhGkjsCI7fsNtG1zAOpoEuGdgc4PFG_cj226GDlp54/s1600/August+6%252C+2011+128.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637978468506111378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcGXo5mcLcMIQhrTtpnnCl4hsakSvrauXizYohQNvbTnLJgV4OY7VJmYxWPRqXf79wCb_WWuVGz9HzoABL_ZQXrRfw5PHnr-OlfzhGkjsCI7fsNtG1zAOpoEuGdgc4PFG_cj226GDlp54/s200/August+6%252C+2011+128.JPG" /></a><br />Ben loved to have his picture taken and after Uncle Devin and Aunt Kami showed him how he was more than happy to pose for us!<br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwjLvS5EkHqxd5eN-P7xELKM4CxcVXNjeNbo0prgMEAfzdmr66EXIHqJz7dmPLMYIBLbdDt91EV0ukWzqd_xA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />Rachel was nervous that Ben would be intimidated by the goats, especially with feeding them. Benjamin doesn't really like people touching his hands and has a very big personal bubble with unfamiliar people/things especially in new situations. There was no need to worry though! As you can see from this video Benjamin was not at all afraid to be near the goats! He actually fed them by taking each pellet in between his finger and thumb and sort of shoving the pellet into the goats' mouths. He even felt comfortable teasing the goats!<br /><br />FISH LADDER<br />Another cool free thing we did was to visit the fish ladder. There is a dam on the river that several species of fish use for spawning. They built a series of locks that even the smallest fish can navigate and put (thick) windows up so people can actually go down and watch the fish as they traverse the locks. It was really neat to watch all the different kinds of fish, some of which were pretty big!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSipoL-kGHh63k0WbopLPfKi5Abp3PoeDlXfNKHjou7M4ejClCKs-ntkxpj3aNerDxgSw5qALjxv-7CEmDjQ2LuULS6K4ZGH3FOUGauhfxM2KUJ37arzb338wshmLytX1vAISMRUeV7g/s1600/August+6%252C+2011+136.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637978471652146274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSipoL-kGHh63k0WbopLPfKi5Abp3PoeDlXfNKHjou7M4ejClCKs-ntkxpj3aNerDxgSw5qALjxv-7CEmDjQ2LuULS6K4ZGH3FOUGauhfxM2KUJ37arzb338wshmLytX1vAISMRUeV7g/s200/August+6%252C+2011+136.JPG" /></a><br />The lighting was pretty weird so this was the best picture we got of our family in front of one of the windows of the fish ladder. If you look closely you can see the fish in the background.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVm1A8D2AVr8H_17A0H6dzUl246tCGrZqUSPblW7Ip1I9U9FC7PdqgCsgXymnZEPU9LJXAUc3N2XI7AocS-TVerymFrHWGglNVbnGTeJ6Q5nyOqgPOcmr8s9klHQ_vvgPh_ZxfC_JshkA/s1600/August+6%252C+2011+138.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637978476373830690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVm1A8D2AVr8H_17A0H6dzUl246tCGrZqUSPblW7Ip1I9U9FC7PdqgCsgXymnZEPU9LJXAUc3N2XI7AocS-TVerymFrHWGglNVbnGTeJ6Q5nyOqgPOcmr8s9klHQ_vvgPh_ZxfC_JshkA/s200/August+6%252C+2011+138.JPG" /></a><br />Benjamin enjoyed watching the fish, but more than that he liked playing with the little puddles of water on the floor. Oh the joys of a two year-old.<br /><br />HIKING TO A WATERFALL<br />Rachel did not participate in the hike and took a much-needed rest, but those who went had a great time. Benjamin loved throwing rocks into the water and had fun getting his picture taken as well.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL0h1w4-bNwJWmit0Gu-lIBx_ILGscd1fC2i5QaDvxaCIgV5xJczXP5ONIiqD4F6FoVwgr9uyeeZx8dMkNrnNRraWJMyFqfeoflxRHROh5eSwxtvHLS3DxhUpgxVOb6PASA8YUjoQ6Tck/s1600/August+6%252C+2011+151.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637982633682855330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL0h1w4-bNwJWmit0Gu-lIBx_ILGscd1fC2i5QaDvxaCIgV5xJczXP5ONIiqD4F6FoVwgr9uyeeZx8dMkNrnNRraWJMyFqfeoflxRHROh5eSwxtvHLS3DxhUpgxVOb6PASA8YUjoQ6Tck/s200/August+6%252C+2011+151.JPG" /></a><br />Kami, Devin, Benjamin, and Dennis at the falls<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj299AZ8xs3xZLH9ogLWQlBT6_jL-jcRnajNOk_jyQMjgS14tdcxtYhyphenhyphennGL_gMKKcREt3L0NjUFoAQvM94SBwtqNCpT-sqPkH64JUbPmAHrTn1IJCGf2U2GQWRAEPq5uLxlGFjpru_greY/s1600/August+6%252C+2011+165.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637982636965191554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj299AZ8xs3xZLH9ogLWQlBT6_jL-jcRnajNOk_jyQMjgS14tdcxtYhyphenhyphennGL_gMKKcREt3L0NjUFoAQvM94SBwtqNCpT-sqPkH64JUbPmAHrTn1IJCGf2U2GQWRAEPq5uLxlGFjpru_greY/s200/August+6%252C+2011+165.JPG" /></a><br />Benjamin and Grandma practicing Benjamin's newest trick, which Grandma taught him,: Standing like a flamingo<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv0gGRjr_rXm2g3veDteXi16Ex2O99R9P2KuGkm4sC9YLm41aTXRI3c46BUn1FElLfRsBHcz-I69GLiemGrggCUCvGi7mPPegkltpuLiXc9l9jgpyHAoIJD0E_Rn6UhdpDqbcxrz9pEMo/s1600/August+6%252C+2011+172.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637982644685379874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv0gGRjr_rXm2g3veDteXi16Ex2O99R9P2KuGkm4sC9YLm41aTXRI3c46BUn1FElLfRsBHcz-I69GLiemGrggCUCvGi7mPPegkltpuLiXc9l9jgpyHAoIJD0E_Rn6UhdpDqbcxrz9pEMo/s200/August+6%252C+2011+172.JPG" /></a><br />What a cute boy!<br /><br />GENERAL FUN<br />Benjamin has so much fun spending time with family while we were in Oregon. We weren't able to capture everything on film, but we went to some American Legion baseball games, watched 4th of July fireworks and set off a few of our own (on July 8th...), baked cupcakes, set up a train set, played outside, helped Grandpa in the garden, and just enjoyed being together.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK784Em4nEwpsyWIyGRP1PzL0F_LyypxZarfjz6p2v9vwqA87cHxnmRXbMLcvSvnSe9EET6x-j1HNjnMng_VkwI2SMQ-V-lt87dNL6QrZTxv9ME2-l5jt9ZCF6dvuQh_aZbJmuBDi4NbQ/s1600/August+6%252C+2011+141.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637982629094680498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK784Em4nEwpsyWIyGRP1PzL0F_LyypxZarfjz6p2v9vwqA87cHxnmRXbMLcvSvnSe9EET6x-j1HNjnMng_VkwI2SMQ-V-lt87dNL6QrZTxv9ME2-l5jt9ZCF6dvuQh_aZbJmuBDi4NbQ/s200/August+6%252C+2011+141.JPG" /></a><br />Benjamin loved to "help" Devin play the piano. Ben actually played pretty gently for a two year-old and after each of his performances he demanded applause from everyone in the room.<br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOevEhWNMWlp2GTBOXRsCGNW6UPE_QYduyb9qywx8zcVFA7cYfg9hSwZQehRYl4fj0hyphenhyphenEeT91OoD3xtYQq3858xC9dTe8AKnJS78JnSqePqpazZCcOiF9MMexADV2O448Ka_bbgwkD8c/s1600/August+6%252C+2011+125.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637978463076293586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOevEhWNMWlp2GTBOXRsCGNW6UPE_QYduyb9qywx8zcVFA7cYfg9hSwZQehRYl4fj0hyphenhyphenEeT91OoD3xtYQq3858xC9dTe8AKnJS78JnSqePqpazZCcOiF9MMexADV2O448Ka_bbgwkD8c/s200/August+6%252C+2011+125.JPG" /></a><br />Grandpa spoiled Ben by making him a big mud puddle at the edge of the driveway. Benjamin played in it for hours and loved every minute of it.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVWb_LygmQCTIFeUOhWb-Nm5tYUDX-FWMFPtIVjYpoTxk76sezQvM4MJ4rk5ioY0AvYKpA66OGeq5FPv2cIBNdVqNigGW_zgd0MPCS65wt3I_rmxTdTBXIJrCII12_VQ_qEyt1rYn0l_8/s1600/August+6%252C+2011+123.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637958941053711746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVWb_LygmQCTIFeUOhWb-Nm5tYUDX-FWMFPtIVjYpoTxk76sezQvM4MJ4rk5ioY0AvYKpA66OGeq5FPv2cIBNdVqNigGW_zgd0MPCS65wt3I_rmxTdTBXIJrCII12_VQ_qEyt1rYn0l_8/s200/August+6%252C+2011+123.JPG" /></a><br />Grandma took Ben with her to go get the mail at the end of the lane and they got side-tracked looking at bugs and bees, both words Benjamin learned that day!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div>Going to Oregon was a great vacation and we had so much fun.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Rachel and Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635085096304309732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278308963833400197.post-22453529639315810842011-06-15T14:47:00.003-06:002011-06-15T15:33:01.788-06:00Progressive<p>This is probably just evidence that Benjamin watches too much TV, but it's so cute I couldn't resist posting it. He gets so excited every time the commercial comes on and talks along with it.</p><br /><p></p><br /><p><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzuonPJKDccUn_RwZ2gil-y3oa3ensgCgh-sTc8owkXp_Vjd5J7Y6Yhti7pL6Ai-B8n9IwzybgcNrPzCR8evQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>Rachel and Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635085096304309732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278308963833400197.post-56957363702150236332011-06-08T13:48:00.012-06:002011-06-15T17:17:54.031-06:00Benjamin Turns TWOBenjamin had a great 2nd birthday! First thing in the morning we opened presents. It took a long time to open just a few presents because he would tear off a tiny piece of wrapping paper, look at it, hand it to mom or dad, get distracted with a book or a different toy, then go back to the present and tear off another little piece of wrapping paper and start the whole process over again.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzS2NRvFF9fo18Ge4orGYv3xOeGyLVGtg4d0gtUCG5cdvWhefQLrYmLZVRCvVCvFZVEIjAlbmvyO0KS_LO0qBgIT2Ytd_SWX-sTEooY6eEe5kYUT26n4qRtvBqkWVGeBuMFFf1pUmOOI/s1600/June+8%252C+2011+002.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615941801660944898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzS2NRvFF9fo18Ge4orGYv3xOeGyLVGtg4d0gtUCG5cdvWhefQLrYmLZVRCvVCvFZVEIjAlbmvyO0KS_LO0qBgIT2Ytd_SWX-sTEooY6eEe5kYUT26n4qRtvBqkWVGeBuMFFf1pUmOOI/s200/June+8%252C+2011+002.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfzv_HlZSJcqmkFthg8TfUEUdwHlI78QKEmgPMZXe60aCmAvSg0t7TwISdsXsOBqS4ef8luwFdHGF1RrMo5FCtce5WLNnQ2ihb9z9AUFugJ2qaPNVJOnCEvnzJPbbLmGdhbaQKa1I9lMw/s1600/June+8%252C+2011+007.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615941806806202066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfzv_HlZSJcqmkFthg8TfUEUdwHlI78QKEmgPMZXe60aCmAvSg0t7TwISdsXsOBqS4ef8luwFdHGF1RrMo5FCtce5WLNnQ2ihb9z9AUFugJ2qaPNVJOnCEvnzJPbbLmGdhbaQKa1I9lMw/s200/June+8%252C+2011+007.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVsG8ccjlMD_xZIY1JeK7qWMhwUPHmdF5NfpBG2nh0L_I8FnuUn_jTVSKoReg1fHsYhsBS-hoarltNNgRqpcQJfZ7Wp14POS_sYqORyRM9GWTVKdRPLzwwxlId5Ul1Rgl2DGg9kiIJPwE/s1600/June+8%252C+2011+025.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615946750159229442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVsG8ccjlMD_xZIY1JeK7qWMhwUPHmdF5NfpBG2nh0L_I8FnuUn_jTVSKoReg1fHsYhsBS-hoarltNNgRqpcQJfZ7Wp14POS_sYqORyRM9GWTVKdRPLzwwxlId5Ul1Rgl2DGg9kiIJPwE/s200/June+8%252C+2011+025.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQZX_7ExYoDO3Qe_IdM8gC1K7OIDu6iQsuKazEbbUXOjH5aw6mc6BTYWCEIedRWL6rzMgl51kIUVdFSO4g09q-xJWU18zD3MkOfhHSWkWWZV0ALIBhj9gOnL3MjZk0sGImws0FqqL4Mg/s1600/June+8%252C+2011+015.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615941814979066354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQZX_7ExYoDO3Qe_IdM8gC1K7OIDu6iQsuKazEbbUXOjH5aw6mc6BTYWCEIedRWL6rzMgl51kIUVdFSO4g09q-xJWU18zD3MkOfhHSWkWWZV0ALIBhj9gOnL3MjZk0sGImws0FqqL4Mg/s200/June+8%252C+2011+015.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Benjamin got lots of train things including a Thomas the Tank Engine video, plate, bowl, and bath toys and an alphabet train that sings songs and teaches letters, numbers, and colors. It's designed so Benjamin can even ride it! He also got a bowling set, some blocks, a bubble blower, Sesame Street and Bob the Builder videos, some money, a personal DVD player so he can watch shows in the car, and last but not least a new bed! He got Cars sheets to go on it too. He loves having new toys to play with and is really enjoying his big boy bed. He should be used to it by the time the new baby gets here.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQ42gO2USyM3vhgDaByyekD-e9JXNRZiuBpdC7RT3qyBGcEW2JXvT6ZAQufJsONd6VJulojUYDdS1NQEc1BJz-hqyRJAh_hQzxWurLdQJvU6KHJf4e7h-T2-gdinL4OslENHasCKqVZI/s1600/June+8%252C+2011+032.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615948326359835314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQ42gO2USyM3vhgDaByyekD-e9JXNRZiuBpdC7RT3qyBGcEW2JXvT6ZAQufJsONd6VJulojUYDdS1NQEc1BJz-hqyRJAh_hQzxWurLdQJvU6KHJf4e7h-T2-gdinL4OslENHasCKqVZI/s200/June+8%252C+2011+032.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOk3n9mTdzyJok1781EffTPlrb6a7YPqLM3em5vOl9jefPhZzNWxw8HNRtTfWlJK1Q3nJrI3ipjJXrq9GgwClnXRYyEeCBhE6UL76NCb3mXuRwdvNTfMTHDx8l1pngDQDwC5OIKo-fjbc/s1600/June+8%252C+2011+031.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615948319886838370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOk3n9mTdzyJok1781EffTPlrb6a7YPqLM3em5vOl9jefPhZzNWxw8HNRtTfWlJK1Q3nJrI3ipjJXrq9GgwClnXRYyEeCBhE6UL76NCb3mXuRwdvNTfMTHDx8l1pngDQDwC5OIKo-fjbc/s200/June+8%252C+2011+031.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />After we opened presents, Benjamin helped mom make his birthday cake. In this picture he has the beater in one hand and the spatula in the other hand. The cake was Funfetti so all the batter he got all over the place doesn't really show up, but he was very messy by the time the cakes made it in the oven.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibeqbOSm_3lPOLqPHnGFZlG9bjM5cEfRDySELLqvmXYuwPtrD0NkIGf8i_Sx79wzIlIWL5FFT5aMQRwEIabJET988aW5rPtvuVsBK6WTm5EZ665KG4m36d-vmJySBhZPJXQ7l4lLCykFQ/s1600/June+8%252C+2011+014.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615941828907799858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibeqbOSm_3lPOLqPHnGFZlG9bjM5cEfRDySELLqvmXYuwPtrD0NkIGf8i_Sx79wzIlIWL5FFT5aMQRwEIabJET988aW5rPtvuVsBK6WTm5EZ665KG4m36d-vmJySBhZPJXQ7l4lLCykFQ/s200/June+8%252C+2011+014.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I made five train cars out of mini bread pans and decorated them just free-hand. I think it turned out very cute. I made the wheels out of mini Oreos.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnK0rq0btvVq4tcoInLpi8_DboMi8NLuECTIYk0Algs9oiHQo_LzysC2sepxjWhD3EP5Y37MoCd3zu7NvTTIdGIm0W-FvE7IaQP7QZz0V6NRlhM4ad2ny-sdwCBkbf1vzOMEA0UEWMZBU/s1600/June+8%252C+2011+016.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615944383932522994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnK0rq0btvVq4tcoInLpi8_DboMi8NLuECTIYk0Algs9oiHQo_LzysC2sepxjWhD3EP5Y37MoCd3zu7NvTTIdGIm0W-FvE7IaQP7QZz0V6NRlhM4ad2ny-sdwCBkbf1vzOMEA0UEWMZBU/s200/June+8%252C+2011+016.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0XP2F0jjoaRFa_GDsjs-4_iadZ4AbZAZBGwCyj0UQ9SRh6jk8PHl4JxKxCdqYbuL224n1m9goyiy4PMR5bAeu3czOfYe4zZNABE7LrRKzJDoBb4ASv3gMOzy1O1VlRS0zlXsCv832hv8/s1600/June+8%252C+2011+017.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615944392118169570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0XP2F0jjoaRFa_GDsjs-4_iadZ4AbZAZBGwCyj0UQ9SRh6jk8PHl4JxKxCdqYbuL224n1m9goyiy4PMR5bAeu3czOfYe4zZNABE7LrRKzJDoBb4ASv3gMOzy1O1VlRS0zlXsCv832hv8/s200/June+8%252C+2011+017.JPG" /></a><br />Conductor's Car - the smoke stack is Gummy Lifesavers and mini marshmellows, the conductor is an M&M with blue frosting for his hat.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjbSBy6jRfHZ6CZqyPofBEn7ubhRcMx_IZrOxx2yduE_Qmq_3vXV6mT1A9tncn_7T8_VC9l6ZiwvZfOVNTRhckJbaUMYv-mlrLwZdFtC_OuzxRO92zC5izVqBoDIKO9KjmAvRzEfej54Q/s1600/June+8%252C+2011+018.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615944400492584994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjbSBy6jRfHZ6CZqyPofBEn7ubhRcMx_IZrOxx2yduE_Qmq_3vXV6mT1A9tncn_7T8_VC9l6ZiwvZfOVNTRhckJbaUMYv-mlrLwZdFtC_OuzxRO92zC5izVqBoDIKO9KjmAvRzEfej54Q/s200/June+8%252C+2011+018.JPG" /></a><br />Coal Car - the Coal is Oreo crumbs and chocolate chips<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-NAeIbol9wd0Zsfjjpk4M9VlCylSimqHsmhHZ356u8diokYKoHlNkzh535nSaPcilfA63FaXII4pw8sSfgwmfS0H-F7POkzDEUKMthWMQDVL0Z6bc8N7deHGhC-mQpIMYSfQZRCFBfk/s1600/June+8%252C+2011+019.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615944410677043250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-NAeIbol9wd0Zsfjjpk4M9VlCylSimqHsmhHZ356u8diokYKoHlNkzh535nSaPcilfA63FaXII4pw8sSfgwmfS0H-F7POkzDEUKMthWMQDVL0Z6bc8N7deHGhC-mQpIMYSfQZRCFBfk/s200/June+8%252C+2011+019.JPG" /></a><br />Passenger Car - the people are made of orange M&Ms and their features are done in frosting.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_IbOJ8ZzPrvemel1cH6gVnrgp0B4YzIgpLs4DuZCjNddmy18pPm8Zlqj4Il3kGcTL893MEx1jxFgq6KD7ltFXD8WZ7QnXXixpT8ow5VZRf_Z8HHTDO_0XbBeLxOawic9tPez342Oj2c/s1600/June+8%252C+2011+020.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615944412957571522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_IbOJ8ZzPrvemel1cH6gVnrgp0B4YzIgpLs4DuZCjNddmy18pPm8Zlqj4Il3kGcTL893MEx1jxFgq6KD7ltFXD8WZ7QnXXixpT8ow5VZRf_Z8HHTDO_0XbBeLxOawic9tPez342Oj2c/s200/June+8%252C+2011+020.JPG" /></a><br />Circus Car - Animals are made of mini animal crackers (Animalitos) and the bars are just piped frosting<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikW0K3NHGYdHyHpt20iTGDKd5JQJpKkCrW8FDJHaQQlmrqEv7XiUssyIB2VfQoGys5gqoNiFRc_ZmhJQenRbbrbCF3683Ke3Xnu7UuYLE7N_FVvv0TGsLybTyjCq64oLgtqCHkZUFfrXg/s1600/June+8%252C+2011+021.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615946744984830082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikW0K3NHGYdHyHpt20iTGDKd5JQJpKkCrW8FDJHaQQlmrqEv7XiUssyIB2VfQoGys5gqoNiFRc_ZmhJQenRbbrbCF3683Ke3Xnu7UuYLE7N_FVvv0TGsLybTyjCq64oLgtqCHkZUFfrXg/s200/June+8%252C+2011+021.JPG" /></a><br />Train Car - Just piped on words<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Benjamin loved his cake and enjoyed eating it almost as much as he enjoyed destroying it!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS9DTyDVIknmvAjqYjoc-NcymOezS25hIRykXVub-vWmJ2xe5Q-oY7WarzzoLSdbQqPgT7B2frOkvnQikHyN7DbOVEJQwHmhTheXjkDe-RswJN43S4_aAcsnsH0WRJBZ8NwyCj0BZNiQc/s1600/June+8%252C+2011+027.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615946753847812226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS9DTyDVIknmvAjqYjoc-NcymOezS25hIRykXVub-vWmJ2xe5Q-oY7WarzzoLSdbQqPgT7B2frOkvnQikHyN7DbOVEJQwHmhTheXjkDe-RswJN43S4_aAcsnsH0WRJBZ8NwyCj0BZNiQc/s200/June+8%252C+2011+027.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>If you look closely you'll see Benjamin has RED frosting all over his face, hands, and hair even though the piece he got was part of the GREEN car. He even ate all the mini marshmellows before we sang Happy Birthday to him!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwYLuqZClwCH6Ee0uI9YLal2uJ7g-O8qmSKBVx7SZThgjeltSre0fYpTHStlbLLaVL6wBadEWua86jg11COnhmc-5bw_EJKDdFodfEl-gBFJtKJQJzOw75Gxvzq6rdM6kOnHmi-4m96o/s1600/June+8%252C+2011+029.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615946765556598786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwYLuqZClwCH6Ee0uI9YLal2uJ7g-O8qmSKBVx7SZThgjeltSre0fYpTHStlbLLaVL6wBadEWua86jg11COnhmc-5bw_EJKDdFodfEl-gBFJtKJQJzOw75Gxvzq6rdM6kOnHmi-4m96o/s200/June+8%252C+2011+029.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Uncle Samuel and Aunt Kami came over for birthday fun and cake and ice cream. It was great to be together for Benjamin's big day!</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>2 Year-Old Fun Facts about Benjamin</div><br /><br /><div>-Weight: 30 pounds</div><br /><br /><div>-Height: 75th percentile for his age</div><br /><br /><div>-Favorite Words: No, Woohoo, Dad, Go</div><br /><br /><div>-Favorite Cartoons: Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Little Einsteins</div><br /><br /><div>-Favorite Food: Spaghetti</div><br /><br /><div>-Favorite Fast Food: Taco Time Mexi Fries</div><br /><br /><div>-Favorite Game: Racing down the hall with Dad</div><br /><br /><div>-Favorite Song: BYU fight song</div><br /><br /><div>-Favorite Passtime: Playing at the park</div><br /><br /><div>-Favorite Animal: Bird</div><br /><br /><div>-Favorite Toys: Balls, Blocks, Cars, Books<br /></div></div></div></div><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy-aoQZ_4g-wFrrkLsjEQMP_mQMEOf-n1wykBeqYi4_6-cx8Wz_DXaeXDDSJywXY4iCqWOSUOOATHTHP8MQOw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Rachel and Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635085096304309732noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278308963833400197.post-79938369146178343792011-05-04T13:37:00.015-06:002011-05-04T14:56:14.202-06:00Easter VacationFor Easter this year we went up to Idaho Falls to be with Rachel's family (like we do every year). We stayed an extra week to spend time with family and friends. We had a great time!<br /><br /><strong>EASTER</strong><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY2B-uyOxo6KoN2bL0kjF_btb9IevXKZaT9He-gicp9BMYDjhQE5aGayfKyEciHr0XBsiCmZYUaRxwYJWOcYXfGr-Rc55IJHYwNhmjNGcnRyQPuY_xrh8RA_lwdSnAX4zJSPHr28aVNCY/s1600/May+4+2011+003.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602948833920227602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY2B-uyOxo6KoN2bL0kjF_btb9IevXKZaT9He-gicp9BMYDjhQE5aGayfKyEciHr0XBsiCmZYUaRxwYJWOcYXfGr-Rc55IJHYwNhmjNGcnRyQPuY_xrh8RA_lwdSnAX4zJSPHr28aVNCY/s200/May+4+2011+003.JPG" /></a></div>This is the best picture I got of Benjamin with his Easter basket. He ran around the whole time so excited. I took his shirt off as soon as he started opening his chocolates.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqmCC6AIx839GuHiNVpbtos7-reUFLEgWGfwmZ2MIISLHqVLysFcJIjw35xhvQ-GfcImQU6JOsInLdq17pFEH17JEyDmxAKwFlQ2M1HX2d4kkaamQq67I2T5E9ezADi20I-oSKwizTJc/s1600/May+4+2011+004.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602949093667038002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqmCC6AIx839GuHiNVpbtos7-reUFLEgWGfwmZ2MIISLHqVLysFcJIjw35xhvQ-GfcImQU6JOsInLdq17pFEH17JEyDmxAKwFlQ2M1HX2d4kkaamQq67I2T5E9ezADi20I-oSKwizTJc/s200/May+4+2011+004.JPG" /></a><br />A sweet picture of Taydom during our Easter celebration.</div><br /><div><strong>VISIT TO REXBURG</strong> </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimrfKWXx9ku3i5Fbn_Z59Qa4QRyX2K9ziK0B1osSjH3TXxK_3-rxgAJZCGLlHtAg1bhRRoEW8eKd8r2HT9FpIMiUxhAuf81fFG24ewF4Yg5uwqKWQ4Ozu7rSidyTe7RW-HZ3r0Fmdu1es/s1600/May+4+2011+007.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602949702032328354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimrfKWXx9ku3i5Fbn_Z59Qa4QRyX2K9ziK0B1osSjH3TXxK_3-rxgAJZCGLlHtAg1bhRRoEW8eKd8r2HT9FpIMiUxhAuf81fFG24ewF4Yg5uwqKWQ4Ozu7rSidyTe7RW-HZ3r0Fmdu1es/s200/May+4+2011+007.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>We went to Rexburg to visit Matt and Korissa and Conner before they move to Washington State in May. Benjamin and Conner had fun together, especially since Conner's house was being packed up to move. Here they are on a mattress.</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTg7xZ3-5lfFO4i4zeBbW3It5ROUlD0aEEYdyL51ZfUFkPJLWI1ll8iJEQSqiP6CcQcerW0pcq3yZvcRmLA52vWtplq62Iop2-MAsK7zR2O8-trmMB3BwT7q5qQhygYrdHYgsfUeqlFGw/s1600/May+4+2011+008.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602949708313253618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTg7xZ3-5lfFO4i4zeBbW3It5ROUlD0aEEYdyL51ZfUFkPJLWI1ll8iJEQSqiP6CcQcerW0pcq3yZvcRmLA52vWtplq62Iop2-MAsK7zR2O8-trmMB3BwT7q5qQhygYrdHYgsfUeqlFGw/s200/May+4+2011+008.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>We tried to take a nice picture of the two boys sitting on the couch. I took about 20 pictures. This was the best one we got.</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGI1xEHRtqlEIKFlZrpsi8pC5o8EGL9HLz7T1lODlY4suDbaFEmpbL7FQtkL42jUKOqElHRIQNswhhL-k1D0gCzrY0DbkTBa7GUbYTggaQhRdCDZmP69OgKb-Iji3H26Y3mMvcQpg0bo/s1600/May+4+2011+009.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602949712567769778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGI1xEHRtqlEIKFlZrpsi8pC5o8EGL9HLz7T1lODlY4suDbaFEmpbL7FQtkL42jUKOqElHRIQNswhhL-k1D0gCzrY0DbkTBa7GUbYTggaQhRdCDZmP69OgKb-Iji3H26Y3mMvcQpg0bo/s200/May+4+2011+009.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>On the mattress again!</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSwwzt7CM4MlkzoghqPFz7PSyVftTjV_Ye9f-XsNhbX2aDR63pAKrZfUok50vVOj_7kJOj-dsAVo7R7npYcFNefrb1LrI73aCLJIuo1HyIgLPqBuLzugGCSbSD5s0avGAkT36d-41Vsc/s1600/May+4+2011+011.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602949720092499906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSwwzt7CM4MlkzoghqPFz7PSyVftTjV_Ye9f-XsNhbX2aDR63pAKrZfUok50vVOj_7kJOj-dsAVo7R7npYcFNefrb1LrI73aCLJIuo1HyIgLPqBuLzugGCSbSD5s0avGAkT36d-41Vsc/s200/May+4+2011+011.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>Helping Aunt Korissa vacuum with Conner's two toy vacuums.</div><br /><div><strong>FEEDING THE DUCKS</strong></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfCqDvLUARU2u8G9InRBtfastP62L6G7_9_-VOd6w03DaYF4ouWunlCnTZjPQ9LnbhYBV-jZtOF-SySZSNfafs-dMBtYPPSyQUv8znLe-Naiap7mCV4lgTGyFV0eAOK__uuY7cUwRs4c/s1600/May+4+2011+016.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602950369596921202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfCqDvLUARU2u8G9InRBtfastP62L6G7_9_-VOd6w03DaYF4ouWunlCnTZjPQ9LnbhYBV-jZtOF-SySZSNfafs-dMBtYPPSyQUv8znLe-Naiap7mCV4lgTGyFV0eAOK__uuY7cUwRs4c/s200/May+4+2011+016.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>Benjamin got SO excited to see the ducks. I pulled him out of his carseat while he was shouting "A duck!" over and over.</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKTI3zUgJWIRBu-u_WeFabRxBH92kjnXPY8Ift08tuuL9or-FnDTxYdnKN_3tJR8Q1w90T4EWZQ6o3rFEWbBnM9NQxKnnJ3R3z4zviV-HDLmNmHDBvPqbTPeGwnVgXDAQ8NFfQMi5M9Zg/s1600/May+4+2011+017.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602950370316599778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKTI3zUgJWIRBu-u_WeFabRxBH92kjnXPY8Ift08tuuL9or-FnDTxYdnKN_3tJR8Q1w90T4EWZQ6o3rFEWbBnM9NQxKnnJ3R3z4zviV-HDLmNmHDBvPqbTPeGwnVgXDAQ8NFfQMi5M9Zg/s200/May+4+2011+017.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>Benjamin has a pretty good throwing arm when he focuses on letting go of the bread at just the right time. He also had several throws behind his head...at this point he will throw from whatever hand has something in it.</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeafkDV6xtnUXeGHtgASqpH_PV4Nkj73HmIlqWEFZPHEIYHPFy2NGooeI076Ue3buUqs5tlf1vESsMbrlX_mF-KawKio-TosNgTIE7oSq3amp2SUnrZVTQb-fICI68ZG6jV9-aCXX5JFM/s1600/May+4+2011+013.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602950356912513090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeafkDV6xtnUXeGHtgASqpH_PV4Nkj73HmIlqWEFZPHEIYHPFy2NGooeI076Ue3buUqs5tlf1vESsMbrlX_mF-KawKio-TosNgTIE7oSq3amp2SUnrZVTQb-fICI68ZG6jV9-aCXX5JFM/s200/May+4+2011+013.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>The ducks and geese got really close to people with bread. I was afraid they'd try to eat my toes or my kid, but Benjamin was not scared at all to have large birds so close to him.</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7GTRh9PP6ylcbdD4Y3SxA0FyKCcxJp04hPMwCj_Km-xuOBAOyYk4OV-XT7M0vsArTNN7lAY5awW1KQndoAn9xtTmg8kflRjSQ7mJB6py5xmlSjarMx86p8gAQ7Ux_6no04lba03sZ12E/s1600/May+4+2011+014.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602950365091058962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7GTRh9PP6ylcbdD4Y3SxA0FyKCcxJp04hPMwCj_Km-xuOBAOyYk4OV-XT7M0vsArTNN7lAY5awW1KQndoAn9xtTmg8kflRjSQ7mJB6py5xmlSjarMx86p8gAQ7Ux_6no04lba03sZ12E/s200/May+4+2011+014.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>Feeding the ducks was probably Benjamin's favorite part of the whole vacation. It was freezing cold outside and Benjamin's face and hands were so red and even Dennis and Rachel were getting really cold but Benjamin still screamed when we carried him back to the car.<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyqDeBHS1-Pv2qnCAx_jAlj49JOX4ypJY7emK-DeiYiU_8OakEeuFk0a3DNN6nEgnKVOYByhwvWJyo5aX7RJw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p><strong>SLEEPY BOY</strong><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwRfZxtGFVlhowuJxNrY6TacLPajMUMNg3ms1nmBMxr7LEdgQysxhEHEb-LZ1nEoWVGG4MwxB1p9qwcFhU4IQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p>I'm such a mean mom; I make my son eat his lunch even when he's ready for a nap...Ben tried so hard to stay awake and eat his lunch. He didn't quite make it and eventually I just let him nap and he ate lunch later.</p><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzkAX-28sLYBcsQ_I1oqvlNGMKHvitz8yDdNco7g21Xafd8zhg-KGSRvM708C8pfVV5C6B9KXhNDKytzrVWig' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p>Just to show how tired Benjamin was, it's not water in his sippy; it's orange soda. Normally Benjamin will go through just about anything to get a drink of pop but he was so tired that keeping his eyes open was too much to ask.</p><br /><p>We had a great time in Idaho and these pictures aren't even everything we did. We visited Rachel's Grandma Ostler and Benjamin loved her cat, Cici. Benjamin liked to grab her tail and pet her with sticky fingers and the kitty didn't mind. At one point Benjamin even tried to sit on her, but she ran away in the nick of time. Benjamin loved to spend time with Rachel's Grandma Thompson and Aunt Ginny as well. Grandma liked to give him treats and Ginny brought him toys to play with and liked to have conversations with Benjamin. We got together with two of Rachel's old college roommates for dinner and Benjamin had fun playing with other kids and really loved the homemade french fries we had! It was a great trip and we can't wait to get back to Idaho again.</p>Rachel and Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635085096304309732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278308963833400197.post-30498730422694663612011-04-21T14:37:00.008-06:002011-04-21T15:23:44.922-06:00The Best-Laid Plans of Mice and Men...I had a New Year's Resolution this year that I was going to blog the last day of the month every month about everything that had happened during that month. This plan lasted until the middle of January when I found out I was pregnant and immediately succumbed to intense nausea that lasted all day. All of you who have been pregnant know that during the morning sickness phase everything is basically a nauseous blur and nothing else seems to matter except that you get lots of time on the couch in your sweats. It's been since Christmas since my last blog post and I don't even have very much material to catch up on, but here are a few videos and pictures of how fun life is with Benjamin.<br /><br /><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy3NQ5aaL4zG4XjGw5C3F0PSRTjMwZT8M03BWkjf8ixoRp-G5GtoXR8TtPfARIMK0hIHAa7yv1J3f7IwfVwMCwTbqlbae-AI5Ghs7IzEVacPxYSEPCKtYKtqW_hlZ79jEmir3_3PyJ0ds/s1600/February+11th%252C+2011+010.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598145393502754658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy3NQ5aaL4zG4XjGw5C3F0PSRTjMwZT8M03BWkjf8ixoRp-G5GtoXR8TtPfARIMK0hIHAa7yv1J3f7IwfVwMCwTbqlbae-AI5Ghs7IzEVacPxYSEPCKtYKtqW_hlZ79jEmir3_3PyJ0ds/s200/February+11th%252C+2011+010.JPG" /></a><br />We went to watch Uncle Sam wrestle at UVU and for Benjamin's nap he just slept on the bleachers; he seemed comfy and it was very cute!<br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxgga-248s2vBQWQ1gAR9Zq7hDtl5Iy7x9TpNFtkET6DeuaHj_UrEuBGZam2xJypEWr3egNJiK9BZ8pqvkLGA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Benjamin likes to stack things. He stacks food storage cans, cans from the kitchen cupboards, toys, and anything else he can find. He is pretty good at balancing things and he enjoys playing with his blocks, which are uniform in shape and therefore easier to stack. Whenever his tower falls down he exclaims, "Oh man!"<br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyoDPumbKr578NYIkZM-lzPNJblYHFxUCMYGHYN8XhH1J_i_RUBUmA68XGCUtvr-oAO4ISpesYA0siHSalqcQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div>Benjamin got a tricycle for Christmas and now that the weather is finally nice enough he likes to ride up and down the block, with a little help from Mom and Dad.</div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu411bAskza21ZHdMjyc23fMN1FrPGcsdPJOuPYyOFpqh5nPXKmzEAq59YttEa4P84gIxjknUUArPLNzJTJZLdPTJSZup9jvUUWAbDFoPwXQ8ttFPmtbni2uL2PnqvPrYfi0quQuNVjmA/s1600/Baseball+Game+-+Cosmo.bmp"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598145698992330866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu411bAskza21ZHdMjyc23fMN1FrPGcsdPJOuPYyOFpqh5nPXKmzEAq59YttEa4P84gIxjknUUArPLNzJTJZLdPTJSZup9jvUUWAbDFoPwXQ8ttFPmtbni2uL2PnqvPrYfi0quQuNVjmA/s200/Baseball+Game+-+Cosmo.bmp" /></a><br /></div><br /><div>We went to our first BYU baseball game of the season and Cosmo was there! Benjamin was SO excited to meet Cosmo and he really enjoyed watching baseball, even though the weather was a little chilly.</div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><p><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwohCQkDJ0kEPIal7An1IUEmM--Uz_uo1R-vXLyaiG8Xa8XCepVLawiwCSbtLIqIyQYO9Npn1o2YOb4NhXoRA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><br /><p>We went to the BYU/UNLV game in Provo and the fight song was played enough that Benjamin learned it! We sang it a lot during March Madness and I just had to get it on video.</p>Rachel and Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635085096304309732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278308963833400197.post-16363245905202492852010-12-23T22:04:00.004-07:002010-12-23T22:30:21.850-07:00Temple Square AdventureWe scored some tickets to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Concert featuring David <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Archuletta</span>. We left Benjamin with a sitter and met up with Dennis' sister Kami. Our 4th ticket went to Emily Velasquez, a youth in our stake who is a very good sport and who was a lot of fun to have along. The concert was full before we even got to Salt Lake City, as we found out later, but that didn't stop us from having a good time! Our parking pass was for the Church Office Building, which had some interesting things in it...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBk14PRrYyJQeWVuQJOOFzgjmzeNw1pJhiqEFrVnebG2khXtDK1Q2ZoTAWeIBWuRGa2ZUTkIilj-ifDUlSq5eVWh5FIDxUqaDSUvMv5R8Xk0A-Su99nb5MUcgW_BSHQGSCpOR2yQyLE8g/s1600/December+23%252C+2010+007.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554111096088614818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBk14PRrYyJQeWVuQJOOFzgjmzeNw1pJhiqEFrVnebG2khXtDK1Q2ZoTAWeIBWuRGa2ZUTkIilj-ifDUlSq5eVWh5FIDxUqaDSUvMv5R8Xk0A-Su99nb5MUcgW_BSHQGSCpOR2yQyLE8g/s200/December+23%252C+2010+007.JPG" /></a><br />That's right - there's a CAR WASH in the Church Office Building parking garage.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAX09dY6EyMalzvEEIVzAhZ35DypqVr6Lncjj5vwbv03yKJEN79I71cu0GFYKKD6buqHGS41dV045T5rT-xgw9RAFynB6owAfgckH2_i4o3tNeyV3WWTMO9gg-bwS66KE-GAAkOYaGhAQ/s1600/December+23%252C+2010+006.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554111100544875570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAX09dY6EyMalzvEEIVzAhZ35DypqVr6Lncjj5vwbv03yKJEN79I71cu0GFYKKD6buqHGS41dV045T5rT-xgw9RAFynB6owAfgckH2_i4o3tNeyV3WWTMO9gg-bwS66KE-GAAkOYaGhAQ/s200/December+23%252C+2010+006.JPG" /></a><br />complete with vacuum and garbage area.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4SX5tyqsgxC1vaSvhr1_5zJn7BZp7pSIrERNXRvwGnJQB701KnHm_25Kbt_ikf3sEsxVYtuJITNIAJaTc9VcmUjDAmNWIfvL6Qmwc7tPHBeDSwO0CRT-E2gLyu-YdnTR_PagfWWJ2X4/s1600/December+23%252C+2010+003.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554111901156312530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4SX5tyqsgxC1vaSvhr1_5zJn7BZp7pSIrERNXRvwGnJQB701KnHm_25Kbt_ikf3sEsxVYtuJITNIAJaTc9VcmUjDAmNWIfvL6Qmwc7tPHBeDSwO0CRT-E2gLyu-YdnTR_PagfWWJ2X4/s200/December+23%252C+2010+003.JPG" /></a><br />Classic shot of the Salt Lake Temple<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9dbAhikFEPqAOBlaVFjRfXTPzX2gXDqNHNh4mCCBZTDur9woAv3rZqhfr-KHAA_UCHaplfV0-SciZ2rC2w9M_KMgv6bEP0QaKHTXnkPJzGamQhHzhEsbAig0cSh1__uEouhRx1uBs4E/s1600/December+23%252C+2010+002.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554111903766143634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9dbAhikFEPqAOBlaVFjRfXTPzX2gXDqNHNh4mCCBZTDur9woAv3rZqhfr-KHAA_UCHaplfV0-SciZ2rC2w9M_KMgv6bEP0QaKHTXnkPJzGamQhHzhEsbAig0cSh1__uEouhRx1uBs4E/s200/December+23%252C+2010+002.JPG" /></a><br />Nativity in the middle of the fountain - it was beautiful and there were a lot of (more) professional photographers there taking pictures of it. I felt the sudden urge to purchase a tripod.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDgB0hjz6CfPOLOaOTw_HPfJWeUJkhu-Qw4xmSjPeW4xVbK0Jr8qLnxhhrXdjsgB-fsvZPDVqlTmVGJ8Nn2QoBKVI_OCU3O8JcgbzNXUa7kDx80Xgw4GftdwVqaWrJKSLxMXauMZtpFkA/s1600/December+23%252C+2010+001.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554111911061653250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDgB0hjz6CfPOLOaOTw_HPfJWeUJkhu-Qw4xmSjPeW4xVbK0Jr8qLnxhhrXdjsgB-fsvZPDVqlTmVGJ8Nn2QoBKVI_OCU3O8JcgbzNXUa7kDx80Xgw4GftdwVqaWrJKSLxMXauMZtpFkA/s200/December+23%252C+2010+001.JPG" /></a><br />Cute Kami at Temple Square<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrWM0sWRKSw6bYd-jIvKd9Mj8uwawoC5BOuJ3k22Pd0yz-L6ttUlPJcqmrZkvF3vuLd2OpJJoBuq0a0T3GMg3lz_RFfoy8Ps6yrL1SgIqacd7qgV5BMPU5u9BisKm3wGWai4PMFJRXYq8/s1600/December+23%252C+2010+005.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554111106739189762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrWM0sWRKSw6bYd-jIvKd9Mj8uwawoC5BOuJ3k22Pd0yz-L6ttUlPJcqmrZkvF3vuLd2OpJJoBuq0a0T3GMg3lz_RFfoy8Ps6yrL1SgIqacd7qgV5BMPU5u9BisKm3wGWai4PMFJRXYq8/s200/December+23%252C+2010+005.JPG" /></a><br />Kami at the Family History section of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. While we were there we saw a few geneology charts that started with just a poor couple in England. One family ended up with 5 Presidents of the US in their lineage and another couple had Shirley Temple, Steve Young, Joseph Smith, Emma Smith, Philo Farnsworth (he invented television), and Lucille Ball. <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxo1Ozzx7T19oUV8N-bsdecC74zTcxrMSUpu_fTSOSnyItHN12xFemA46Z_O_5Lp97_SAm0LZfK-c1shJzhD17CPxQbgWJQA1acebMWOj9XX2gdnbcaxRcpqhKDMZv2GS-sgaxhT6zlSY/s1600/December+23%252C+2010+004.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554111108711108562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxo1Ozzx7T19oUV8N-bsdecC74zTcxrMSUpu_fTSOSnyItHN12xFemA46Z_O_5Lp97_SAm0LZfK-c1shJzhD17CPxQbgWJQA1acebMWOj9XX2gdnbcaxRcpqhKDMZv2GS-sgaxhT6zlSY/s200/December+23%252C+2010+004.JPG" /></a><br />Rachel and Dennis in front of a really pretty Christmas tree in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building.<br /><br />We walked downtown in Salt Lake and saw an historical landmark - the building of the Salt Lake Tribune. According to the plaque we read, the Tribune actually started out as a very anti-mormon newspaper, but it has obviously changed its ways since the beginning. The building was pretty boring so I didn't bother to take a picture. :-) <br /><br />After we left SLC we went to Burger King for dinner and still made it home by 11. We had a great time with Kami and Emily!Rachel and Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635085096304309732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278308963833400197.post-89068930681101845152010-12-23T21:36:00.006-07:002010-12-23T22:02:05.372-07:00Cute BoyIt seems like Benjamin is getting cuter by the day. His most recent accomplishments:<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzenOho9NrCvZHKpelC6b_vocohkGBNOu0RgY0YSPw1wTlpIvQHV5JtwrxhtLwMcQmOWLwaoZzLmHg1IfBk' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />He learned to shake his head NO. Now every question he's asked he shakes his head no. It is much easier for him to resist bedtime now that he can say he's not ready for bed yet.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNUjMzpZ4i7gn2zYEKCe2JeEQ_D2QNaIEWp68RbkKY_8n9-cxALNaa6ibnaJiOR2k4PHBDufVC7AmYoTciTVIjqZ2aXJfkpw7A9AuAWmwEDWMIpSLrmr86p9vAVWOQWz8m38UTWkLm7Jw/s1600/December+23%252C+2010+009.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554103762161870082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNUjMzpZ4i7gn2zYEKCe2JeEQ_D2QNaIEWp68RbkKY_8n9-cxALNaa6ibnaJiOR2k4PHBDufVC7AmYoTciTVIjqZ2aXJfkpw7A9AuAWmwEDWMIpSLrmr86p9vAVWOQWz8m38UTWkLm7Jw/s200/December+23%252C+2010+009.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p>Benjamin climbed up on his "dresser" so he could snuggle his snowsuit. He stayed up there for about 1/2 hour and insisted I stay there the whole time. I snuck away just long enough to grab my camera!</p><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dysUWxJx07rC2t5DsjBqzkS4XeqTspMwUMcF7C-cjI7Y3RI2TOFZLWZw9PHLrbxoGozNVfHr6yXfvyQyv-OiA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />Benjamin is learning so quickly! As you can see from this video he loves singing songs and picks up on the motions to songs almost as fast as I sing them. After hearing "Monkeys on the Bed" about 3 times and seeing the motions, he all ready knew how to do the motions.Rachel and Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635085096304309732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278308963833400197.post-67095451417249726942010-12-16T16:40:00.005-07:002010-12-16T17:00:58.250-07:00It's Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas!TRIMMING THE TREE<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHDfvLK7k4RUbMXKchwnPtpPdQWG6PJhmxk4jz1GXfdLxcW1trGlSXAW9UyLvQ-8ny8aYVVdvuZnIvKMpfwKD3aCaKK0RNdKGeZCcXBoGV1Pb8x0pGp9vjLw9TmZColOm91-qCh1S0vwM/s1600/December+16+2010+019.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551429322792599842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHDfvLK7k4RUbMXKchwnPtpPdQWG6PJhmxk4jz1GXfdLxcW1trGlSXAW9UyLvQ-8ny8aYVVdvuZnIvKMpfwKD3aCaKK0RNdKGeZCcXBoGV1Pb8x0pGp9vjLw9TmZColOm91-qCh1S0vwM/s200/December+16+2010+019.JPG" /></a><br /><div> Helping Daddy untangle the Christmas tree lights<br /><div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw9Kw6FpOQPcEK63uzmxIXsBYRG7i5gcOPNFM5Wdv5-cqwZyGdta3429Lcr44RzW-d8XOldPomS4sEZyNHx8w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div> </div><div>Benjamin's tree trimming technique was to basically create a pile of ornaments on one section of the tree. Once all the ornaments were on Benjamin wanted to clean them off. As a result there is a very large bare spot on our tree the covers the entire front of the tree within Benjamin's reach. </div><div> </div><div>CHRISTMAS CRUISE<br /></div><div>There's a family in west Provo that has the Provo River on their property. They decorate all their land with lots of Christmas lights and boat people up and down their section of the river to look at their lights. We went with Kami and Samuel and it was lots of fun!</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7oJyjwNKzdoKi_B8JxgV7_0vJzFZyIV9R0KcSPyQJZBodNYF1S5WzPrWAzmFlOvfaufAKhkpAaA7dS69iZMiIVoydJBCCDqRO96p0cq-1_5H8TMvjE8fuw5s7RH14mu6vma_U8EgBwQ/s1600/December+16+2010+025.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551430004171734946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7oJyjwNKzdoKi_B8JxgV7_0vJzFZyIV9R0KcSPyQJZBodNYF1S5WzPrWAzmFlOvfaufAKhkpAaA7dS69iZMiIVoydJBCCDqRO96p0cq-1_5H8TMvjE8fuw5s7RH14mu6vma_U8EgBwQ/s200/December+16+2010+025.JPG" /></a><br />Waiting for the cruise to board!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTaH4N6Dlvg6Y8X-ICiPmoAINUXpcgwlxs0WTA428FC5ncOB0YZb-hWe4ztiuYjAyu3lpuKE-6vohbd_nns8_XrhNOu0PiPP76lrwqAPM6YhqVq-nvCTY9sNRU3xqrgesRV8qYxSSLGgI/s1600/December+16+2010+026.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551430010520772642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTaH4N6Dlvg6Y8X-ICiPmoAINUXpcgwlxs0WTA428FC5ncOB0YZb-hWe4ztiuYjAyu3lpuKE-6vohbd_nns8_XrhNOu0PiPP76lrwqAPM6YhqVq-nvCTY9sNRU3xqrgesRV8qYxSSLGgI/s200/December+16+2010+026.JPG" /></a><br />Only in Utah...</div><div> </div><div>BAKING DAY<br /></div><div>Kami came to our house and she and Rachel baked ALL DAY. Benjamin helped here and there, mostly with tasting and distractions. However, when it came time to frost cookies Benjamin was right there the whole time with a spoonful of frosting and a very messy face.<br /></div><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4FaY9_8ztHe1hxVXuiNAsD9vrVkvBLL1Ym4onhAnn-Gk0rP4Dp9Sa7TaPtWD9NZVt93QdpPBcPpsihAAE6sFocG5XHvILmkYkRgiqBR78uDNIZtMUbvTq9_OkGseQajoiGjpjWizykNc/s1600/December+16+2010+030.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551430620734777234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4FaY9_8ztHe1hxVXuiNAsD9vrVkvBLL1Ym4onhAnn-Gk0rP4Dp9Sa7TaPtWD9NZVt93QdpPBcPpsihAAE6sFocG5XHvILmkYkRgiqBR78uDNIZtMUbvTq9_OkGseQajoiGjpjWizykNc/s200/December+16+2010+030.JPG" /></a><br />Helping Kami make frosting</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6HjnMpMDd5vJdZgdZIsqtqJbOZoKEXNZTe3G1DuyANpg4HSR321Guhym7fuMebau9BafODjYExh0lpzVYd23BKwheFPRhj3Y_C_Gk_unl2ng0q2gtX8WbONeKJMIkp0HyDMho9bcppRU/s1600/December+16+2010+037.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551430630019177282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6HjnMpMDd5vJdZgdZIsqtqJbOZoKEXNZTe3G1DuyANpg4HSR321Guhym7fuMebau9BafODjYExh0lpzVYd23BKwheFPRhj3Y_C_Gk_unl2ng0q2gtX8WbONeKJMIkp0HyDMho9bcppRU/s200/December+16+2010+037.JPG" /></a></div><div>Frosting cookies</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP_JOHLWq8F2kPbgqAx8HZ5X1A1KfRRDJeJRCEzCjTI8dDpVq9erk7knRY3hDyMeMrj8epywyT-uSTTqKqeoO3n0ZjevfkoJXIk_HcTNEf2ILfpeC7jsCfyVhpr01iE0oblPPBpTj8YuA/s1600/December+16+2010+039.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551430632150132098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP_JOHLWq8F2kPbgqAx8HZ5X1A1KfRRDJeJRCEzCjTI8dDpVq9erk7knRY3hDyMeMrj8epywyT-uSTTqKqeoO3n0ZjevfkoJXIk_HcTNEf2ILfpeC7jsCfyVhpr01iE0oblPPBpTj8YuA/s200/December+16+2010+039.JPG" /></a><br />A very messy boy after frosting cookies</div><div> </div><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhPUsHJX4ye4bFB9h1nOzRV1iUDBDS0MLQm2ZbnaOY2TAt7r-nqpZUuJK_TARv50nfs1tjhIxI1L5v4KHiKH17F7ROygVMRP1muyuS1RSV3Ji0NPha07cQyL8RXYi_Pn_qoc1j7NGrNk/s1600/December+16+2010+040.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551430636304609154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhPUsHJX4ye4bFB9h1nOzRV1iUDBDS0MLQm2ZbnaOY2TAt7r-nqpZUuJK_TARv50nfs1tjhIxI1L5v4KHiKH17F7ROygVMRP1muyuS1RSV3Ji0NPha07cQyL8RXYi_Pn_qoc1j7NGrNk/s200/December+16+2010+040.JPG" /></a><br />The fruits of our labors: Sugar cookies, peanut butter cups, peanut brittle, Kisses pretzels, chocolate dipped pretzels, and chocolate dipped wheat-thin peanut butter sandwiches. Kami and Rachel agree that this display is Martha Stewart-worthy.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1zuvaazGKuZfUuieTTDactw2JbwsBABmhLSfkS4C10owsYt69fcTvF_0AFCdnVhObfDA2GFGE8bgYkla2JXSxcEtg0IwPI_E4uabx5Z9f9rtPoVguUrdjiOkeYK5U9Req5YENEvfVez4/s1600/December+16+2010+043.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551430911685604610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1zuvaazGKuZfUuieTTDactw2JbwsBABmhLSfkS4C10owsYt69fcTvF_0AFCdnVhObfDA2GFGE8bgYkla2JXSxcEtg0IwPI_E4uabx5Z9f9rtPoVguUrdjiOkeYK5U9Req5YENEvfVez4/s200/December+16+2010+043.JPG" /></a><br />After such a long day of baking Rachel was done with cooking so Benjamin had to fend for himself for dinner. Just kidding. In the commotion of dinner Benjamin climbed up on the table and grabbed a frosting knife and a tortilla chip. So cute.<br /><br />VISITING SANTA AT THE MALL</div><div><br />Basically it was a disaster. Benjamin cried before Santa even touched him. Ben was so upset he did not want ANY pictures with the scenery. This was the best picture we got of him that day.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3AinSvXDbSN3ZqiMs06I6kSJOH95LboDXR4yf8zNhCPPFM_Zc4RJkFaqDHoA1zEMopzpNgb_aknsoVdBW4hCSk4jLEXrsU1N7jxzk6V3I4RBv_osAsHAwizLKcC1kJX-pjoRSYfEPEk/s1600/December+16+2010+046.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551430917799841106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3AinSvXDbSN3ZqiMs06I6kSJOH95LboDXR4yf8zNhCPPFM_Zc4RJkFaqDHoA1zEMopzpNgb_aknsoVdBW4hCSk4jLEXrsU1N7jxzk6V3I4RBv_osAsHAwizLKcC1kJX-pjoRSYfEPEk/s200/December+16+2010+046.JPG" /></a><br /><div> </div></div></div>Rachel and Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635085096304309732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278308963833400197.post-79894079569965440572010-12-16T16:31:00.003-07:002010-12-16T16:39:57.000-07:00Thanksgiving!This year for Thanksgiving we went to Idaho to Rachel's aunt Donette's house. We ate some good food then had time for playing. It was about 2 degrees outside but I really wanted Benjamin to see the cows. The cows liked seeing him too.<br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrM6rAHlBxdcG60pz1-ABqcJJ0u_6lrLJ3ue0BAp3Cw52Bhb5AAyVR63FRNFAOvXKJrONw8OeQsf3OL4faduGe7r5j-LyI398y860PGi9Y6j14cQxUmmBKlxSxIIHViwzpf2bfq-9CZA/s1600/December+16+2010+001.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551427273055325538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrM6rAHlBxdcG60pz1-ABqcJJ0u_6lrLJ3ue0BAp3Cw52Bhb5AAyVR63FRNFAOvXKJrONw8OeQsf3OL4faduGe7r5j-LyI398y860PGi9Y6j14cQxUmmBKlxSxIIHViwzpf2bfq-9CZA/s200/December+16+2010+001.JPG" /></a><br />Getting cow kisses<br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicXAT3-9jiv9sq0rHkP3u_ob8wwo2I6PRTEU2r-DbHWVi_Tfg4HsqbkhLd30zCgvrS0v-bpDPFdXwD3jC3qQkI6gzNY79zCD2eZTF_OHwvg6IKzFsXl-IZC_JW-4QXBVuowE0_ggDGhO0/s1600/December+16+2010+002.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551427276696440578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicXAT3-9jiv9sq0rHkP3u_ob8wwo2I6PRTEU2r-DbHWVi_Tfg4HsqbkhLd30zCgvrS0v-bpDPFdXwD3jC3qQkI6gzNY79zCD2eZTF_OHwvg6IKzFsXl-IZC_JW-4QXBVuowE0_ggDGhO0/s200/December+16+2010+002.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WnteXH6DR5NiKSRZNeJ0yF8sLwVh3fdLiRq4nfkK5tLkUU7Eij2qBW5xftxtYj3ucejFU1K08t8ijxBlZGb0xGdy6I1DZOf9vXKBbpCJj-1hLpSu3IdU88mUkM6PnNj9XKKkg8RsjBA/s1600/December+16+2010+003.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551427280916935794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WnteXH6DR5NiKSRZNeJ0yF8sLwVh3fdLiRq4nfkK5tLkUU7Eij2qBW5xftxtYj3ucejFU1K08t8ijxBlZGb0xGdy6I1DZOf9vXKBbpCJj-1hLpSu3IdU88mUkM6PnNj9XKKkg8RsjBA/s200/December+16+2010+003.JPG" /></a><br />Benjamin, the rough rider<br /><br />The day after Thanksgiving Rachel and her mom and dad went to see the new Harry Potter. Dennis was all ready back at work and Benjamin had to stay at Great Grandma's house with Aunt Liz and Great Grandma so we thought we would bring home a treat for him. As you can see Benjamin thought that was a pretty good deal!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2pVVzcgytgO-3Sz9u7FgoOkEs9TSfmazJdA2cpZb534sAOiBEPsdqXT9t_UMBKhUfTcY4gB2O_UT-SfgOEkF5EQbhAWiSWhDyreUNK5C2m4TZDC0qavstIdvr8J-6mYLYIbMH-SfypYc/s1600/December+16+2010+007.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551427530057573378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2pVVzcgytgO-3Sz9u7FgoOkEs9TSfmazJdA2cpZb534sAOiBEPsdqXT9t_UMBKhUfTcY4gB2O_UT-SfgOEkF5EQbhAWiSWhDyreUNK5C2m4TZDC0qavstIdvr8J-6mYLYIbMH-SfypYc/s200/December+16+2010+007.JPG" /></a><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKp634TP1PZggsAAF2I4UXN3rAp1-C7xravfHAhMKhjDUrfDhcqKP1136RcPaVHXci4fRhueGOWphG7XkeGA7qvlJ2NGx9yWK7LMf5FF9Vg_iV4uKwPnd1GSSIUc4ffjBg04XBxkIKrBg/s1600/December+16+2010+011.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551427538853672354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKp634TP1PZggsAAF2I4UXN3rAp1-C7xravfHAhMKhjDUrfDhcqKP1136RcPaVHXci4fRhueGOWphG7XkeGA7qvlJ2NGx9yWK7LMf5FF9Vg_iV4uKwPnd1GSSIUc4ffjBg04XBxkIKrBg/s200/December+16+2010+011.JPG" /></a><br />He stopped even looking at the camera; he was totally absorbed in the popcorn.</div><div> </div><div>We all had a great Thanksgiving weekend with family.<br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Rachel and Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635085096304309732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278308963833400197.post-37293592934378925442010-12-16T16:17:00.005-07:002010-12-16T16:31:30.000-07:00Halloween Pictures...Merry Christmas!Before Halloween Rachel and Kami spent an afternoon at Gardner Village, basically a bunch of boutiques and cute shops where the area is decorated for Halloween. Even though this is only the second year we did this, we've decided it's now an annual tradition.<br /><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieOb8zRdtQ65IrUFzVuwLPaf1I-yUtmXNbzhPadnvaCKcnjz_R4D-lt9BVpKqGBT4x9l1vrYlAogCPgfiiZ8clwZaWq4CMMvQbjr-3f6Fqotq_Yl8rNuRF7q5cnhwn8l17eTWuhmyHKWY/s1600/November+13th%252C+2010+310.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551425164124155954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieOb8zRdtQ65IrUFzVuwLPaf1I-yUtmXNbzhPadnvaCKcnjz_R4D-lt9BVpKqGBT4x9l1vrYlAogCPgfiiZ8clwZaWq4CMMvQbjr-3f6Fqotq_Yl8rNuRF7q5cnhwn8l17eTWuhmyHKWY/s200/November+13th%252C+2010+310.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2BdKrtVoi2aJUuMkiV_UMroEXe-iRjd4FF8xysIEPh1XsdhyphenhyphenNYIdTsQKJLeyA44w48cyXEw3l1F86oItA92be_EYCRLEqkkX8Yio05lhJ0TOyCFqSMmI9UbValK4VddWpqIZdfoATuYQ/s1600/November+13th%252C+2010+308.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551424615061867522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2BdKrtVoi2aJUuMkiV_UMroEXe-iRjd4FF8xysIEPh1XsdhyphenhyphenNYIdTsQKJLeyA44w48cyXEw3l1F86oItA92be_EYCRLEqkkX8Yio05lhJ0TOyCFqSMmI9UbValK4VddWpqIZdfoATuYQ/s200/November+13th%252C+2010+308.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPHTOPz8oPdls8jceZ0KlZXkDRJEkjMUnC_BtDT7Sv5ugCFWjDX2_O_pD4GnU01i9jEJ3ByhioZE_iPbNHdffbrXqeUN9bpar2hcKFdvuQPF8BFU_VJcYuDc895LMcAaGkRrJBgr_hlSk/s1600/November+13th%252C+2010+314.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551425170811979858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPHTOPz8oPdls8jceZ0KlZXkDRJEkjMUnC_BtDT7Sv5ugCFWjDX2_O_pD4GnU01i9jEJ3ByhioZE_iPbNHdffbrXqeUN9bpar2hcKFdvuQPF8BFU_VJcYuDc895LMcAaGkRrJBgr_hlSk/s200/November+13th%252C+2010+314.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7PVQfjZfFyC9amvZb9MtZXp-IcooWJ0_6EqM5_VieYzZiYch1REjGmFcYbyTqlFIgtlh_NWNAP_A8_PGUXB7LKoSjH-R-n8JM_RCnytgCVqKYX2wqQAhqlv0PWsztQaxlCOOZHaq7h5Y/s1600/November+13th%252C+2010+318.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551425183593391106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7PVQfjZfFyC9amvZb9MtZXp-IcooWJ0_6EqM5_VieYzZiYch1REjGmFcYbyTqlFIgtlh_NWNAP_A8_PGUXB7LKoSjH-R-n8JM_RCnytgCVqKYX2wqQAhqlv0PWsztQaxlCOOZHaq7h5Y/s200/November+13th%252C+2010+318.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLhC-DzFJLIHEhVbzux6L3BblD4bpLlV_QxoAUzow2SH81epTV5UGkVrgJDh0XYK2hzLcLO7T1r9w94fNz1isOrs-tg_VcS4k9PMIRxuin0dc3BAINCQK3yoc0TfBsKjXsYQwyTIWvbIQ/s1600/November+13th%252C+2010+317.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551425179373945202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLhC-DzFJLIHEhVbzux6L3BblD4bpLlV_QxoAUzow2SH81epTV5UGkVrgJDh0XYK2hzLcLO7T1r9w94fNz1isOrs-tg_VcS4k9PMIRxuin0dc3BAINCQK3yoc0TfBsKjXsYQwyTIWvbIQ/s200/November+13th%252C+2010+317.JPG" /></a><br />Benjamin was the cutest duck! He had lots of fun trick-or-treating and much to his parents' dismay he enjoyed eating his candy this year, especially the chocolate. Thank goodness we took pictures at the beginning of the night because by the end of the night the white part of his costume had lots of brown marks from Benjamin enjoying his spoils. </div><div> </div><div>Since Halloween was on a Sunday this year Kami had a Halloween dinner at her house. She made an amazing dinner and Dennis, Benjamin and Rachel all had the stomache flu. We went to Kami's but we didn't really get the most out of our dinner. We dressed up but none of the pictures were post-worthy. We really did appreciate all the hard work Kami went through though and it was still the best Halloween we'd had for years!<br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Rachel and Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635085096304309732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278308963833400197.post-53108020307075054132010-11-13T22:20:00.007-07:002010-11-14T14:57:38.694-07:00Fun Times with BenjaminBenjamin is such a joy in our lives. He has a very playful personality and is always coming up with something cute to do. He still only says Mama and Dada, but he jabbers non-stop so we know once he starts to talk he will catch right up. He has great motor skills and can all ready walk down stairs (most kids just scoot up and down). We love making Benjamin giggle and playing with him and he loves spending time with us too!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlpEnceQ13eqf1P6WRn1T8ZX5XBCIJy12JoFanFxquIAJrNnGe6nGT_yTniZamCv9gk3THO-bIxBdCATaQx9vlUrdecqNf5lBllU4cjUqoqR6s6D90mU8EuZ_QBZy19kBjkav3QRWeJM/s1600/November+13th%252C+2010+301.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539274760843134434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlpEnceQ13eqf1P6WRn1T8ZX5XBCIJy12JoFanFxquIAJrNnGe6nGT_yTniZamCv9gk3THO-bIxBdCATaQx9vlUrdecqNf5lBllU4cjUqoqR6s6D90mU8EuZ_QBZy19kBjkav3QRWeJM/s200/November+13th%252C+2010+301.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Playing an off-duty fireman<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaKRUWTaeIwDSGznxESxfvyqs6af4CWgoQgviXqPqXwqD4A7pv-uTp8LIfRTYRaWV6KhHMfPpx0iad3bTYoipbKxpQBzVDHFL9BE8CT0_J9B-7F0nuEWUWEhnEp7D0EV-4Z96lgqIvW4/s1600/November+13th%252C+2010+303.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539274748711786194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaKRUWTaeIwDSGznxESxfvyqs6af4CWgoQgviXqPqXwqD4A7pv-uTp8LIfRTYRaWV6KhHMfPpx0iad3bTYoipbKxpQBzVDHFL9BE8CT0_J9B-7F0nuEWUWEhnEp7D0EV-4Z96lgqIvW4/s200/November+13th%252C+2010+303.JPG" /></a><br />There's nothing like child labor! Benjamin feels like a big boy when he helps sweep and I get a clean(er) kitchen floor.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZjMNpm1jKwPtj69EFSwZN8rF-yW5QRvWQhZc2YJphXd3eayRaQV0bbqcmgY03H26Ptq6oq0WEpZvaIO2LbVLAbahKhExJlY_dEe3EJnLeUw-lSJSbr1WuJHxzKEi-eS_BgrShcIkNE8/s1600/November+13th%252C+2010+306.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539274291509182626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZjMNpm1jKwPtj69EFSwZN8rF-yW5QRvWQhZc2YJphXd3eayRaQV0bbqcmgY03H26Ptq6oq0WEpZvaIO2LbVLAbahKhExJlY_dEe3EJnLeUw-lSJSbr1WuJHxzKEi-eS_BgrShcIkNE8/s200/November+13th%252C+2010+306.JPG" /></a><br />One of Benjamin's favorite costumes - pantless firefighter with flashlight and drum.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5T-OnNM7bKbJxKbJCxnnWD8JNawNWdHQUBeXn9zeieLk4LDBa-O8_jH0pKHbR_mgfxjCC1T7teeciUu5KNEZZzFIU9D5Sr7DQOsoAqshrmfDCklhgvSTHdzVHQ-6qDo0K1N59oYgwX1A/s1600/November+13th%252C+2010+307.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539274283934284162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5T-OnNM7bKbJxKbJCxnnWD8JNawNWdHQUBeXn9zeieLk4LDBa-O8_jH0pKHbR_mgfxjCC1T7teeciUu5KNEZZzFIU9D5Sr7DQOsoAqshrmfDCklhgvSTHdzVHQ-6qDo0K1N59oYgwX1A/s200/November+13th%252C+2010+307.JPG" /></a><br />He's even cute while he's sleeping! Dennis went in to check on him during his nap and Benjamin had stuck his foot through the bars of his crib.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdSHb2L1V_BvYqOdw8adISYi7mS81qLYzpulv9zdme8DgLhhKeIi4kNqLE1cyRzB5l-e16Lx-rpxzi1BLgn4H2VpTQtucjDX8qZvyygeP8C8QIwMNEAUzK9ijZrI2ttZ3gMionhC5sL4/s1600/November+13th%252C+2010+311.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539273945410591538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdSHb2L1V_BvYqOdw8adISYi7mS81qLYzpulv9zdme8DgLhhKeIi4kNqLE1cyRzB5l-e16Lx-rpxzi1BLgn4H2VpTQtucjDX8qZvyygeP8C8QIwMNEAUzK9ijZrI2ttZ3gMionhC5sL4/s200/November+13th%252C+2010+311.JPG" /></a><br />Shopping with Uncle Sam. Benjamin loves having Samuel and Kami so close-by.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMlV0A5u2cSBkiRhsWhaP3snk5JmcK7EUNq8HvxnEHqCjHgny-zcmuiFSdWQzOvgF1GZ0O1nHpfW_EPmFamDobwxZYSGg1HstSNIaoqNo608C8UDvv0RinbpKxDAK9bDNIyrimwvx76w0/s1600/November+13th%252C+2010+313.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539273741343645458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMlV0A5u2cSBkiRhsWhaP3snk5JmcK7EUNq8HvxnEHqCjHgny-zcmuiFSdWQzOvgF1GZ0O1nHpfW_EPmFamDobwxZYSGg1HstSNIaoqNo608C8UDvv0RinbpKxDAK9bDNIyrimwvx76w0/s200/November+13th%252C+2010+313.JPG" /></a><br />A typical Friday night - a mostly-naked baby climbs up on the back of the couch all by himself.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWzc1kH0rusoTVp5pDtw1MbJfUmI9UPmmm2xBZ1ZPSQjh9t52kN9CQyEbfAzWo9OzJx7VNXrJERXeVDeK-_rvT0Nz0ObRfI8jFey3uzVtWPIzI4Im7pmgM6HOSvlmCOOK3gCRixWwb-C8/s1600/November+13th%252C+2010+327.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539272008061147234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWzc1kH0rusoTVp5pDtw1MbJfUmI9UPmmm2xBZ1ZPSQjh9t52kN9CQyEbfAzWo9OzJx7VNXrJERXeVDeK-_rvT0Nz0ObRfI8jFey3uzVtWPIzI4Im7pmgM6HOSvlmCOOK3gCRixWwb-C8/s200/November+13th%252C+2010+327.JPG" /></a><br />Benjamin loves his toy basket, even if he doesn't use it for its original purpose - to keep toys in it. To Ben the basket is more like a wonderful plaything that inspires all kinds of creative uses and is usually a type of fort in which to watch cartoons, pile up diapers, climb in and out of in various positions, and to stand on top of.<br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQNCivzxGLSX1xgpJ7tfIjIIkezUi8DSuEUU8Nplwth_at1Ok0uMWNKIhPxvbRGyhbz_dLr95vcy7ozz2JF0iFesrvxlD880sUiW2qxgBXX3fDIuO2SqBomQ5EDeJr6m2awC5jdhvG7M/s1600/November+13th%252C+2010+329.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539272004635713362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQNCivzxGLSX1xgpJ7tfIjIIkezUi8DSuEUU8Nplwth_at1Ok0uMWNKIhPxvbRGyhbz_dLr95vcy7ozz2JF0iFesrvxlD880sUiW2qxgBXX3fDIuO2SqBomQ5EDeJr6m2awC5jdhvG7M/s200/November+13th%252C+2010+329.JPG" /></a><br />Oh no! Sucked in by the couch!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJiD_nYBcn4WVddU914s5TIE_dWq9yaLPNEvpffdJ7mR8krg-yvnRsSVm1hbXvq1YAVWu-l7pIiMZ3FelwMBnpgwwGf68x7NSRX6fnx1r86AVibooSU2vDiBFvjpGjTLbAKNAh7kSywwE/s1600/November+13th%252C+2010+330.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539271995583517490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJiD_nYBcn4WVddU914s5TIE_dWq9yaLPNEvpffdJ7mR8krg-yvnRsSVm1hbXvq1YAVWu-l7pIiMZ3FelwMBnpgwwGf68x7NSRX6fnx1r86AVibooSU2vDiBFvjpGjTLbAKNAh7kSywwE/s200/November+13th%252C+2010+330.JPG" /></a><br />I bought Benjamin some mittens because the weather is getting colder and Ben needs to keep his hands warm. Benjamin loves them so much he brings them to me to put them on his hands even when we're not going outside!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><br /><object id="BLOG_video-FAILED" class="BLOG_video_class" width="320" height="266" contentid="FAILED"></object>Rachel and Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635085096304309732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278308963833400197.post-31840449231635662372010-11-13T20:52:00.008-07:002010-11-13T22:20:06.599-07:00The Rest of SummerI must have realized I would miss summer at this time, which is why I waited until November to blog about summer vacations. See? It was part of my plan all along to wait this long!<br /><strong><em></em></strong><br /><strong><em></em></strong><br /><strong><em>Eastern Idaho State Fair</em></strong><br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd9IrtCc4pHiGwa8q-9ZgqrTK_Jl7Lxdz380V6t8eER9fvoPiNtr1R2swUKgMYYxh6Y1Qt7W2fkvlsYJRtqzhXpbBLVTEOYL0NOhGA6HC3Bf90Pbd_RQwNxm31obbWUSHzPI-ayOetbyo/s1600/November+13th%252C+2010+290.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539262953313876162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd9IrtCc4pHiGwa8q-9ZgqrTK_Jl7Lxdz380V6t8eER9fvoPiNtr1R2swUKgMYYxh6Y1Qt7W2fkvlsYJRtqzhXpbBLVTEOYL0NOhGA6HC3Bf90Pbd_RQwNxm31obbWUSHzPI-ayOetbyo/s200/November+13th%252C+2010+290.JPG" /></a><br />All set for a day at the fair!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ4DysOVp-PRlhzlCv0R-68d1YG3hiBYQks3m4o-24AdpTOO01NHSeuEyNK34_9sZs2kOaDTnIY2RCxDmFYBsr4njm5mwLj6oaTF3lSbzKae7WCGDhnNaXFcIF6HbShQ2F67w5Tocl1pA/s1600/November+13th%252C+2010+291.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539262954324023970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ4DysOVp-PRlhzlCv0R-68d1YG3hiBYQks3m4o-24AdpTOO01NHSeuEyNK34_9sZs2kOaDTnIY2RCxDmFYBsr4njm5mwLj6oaTF3lSbzKae7WCGDhnNaXFcIF6HbShQ2F67w5Tocl1pA/s200/November+13th%252C+2010+291.JPG" /></a><br />Testing the hot tubs<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbfgZvQK-0eiyXgCw3cEYYufSKMF2Nu-7SXLJXFDKJefLvFtQwhR1Jv5WM5NFIyuen4zxoPNBggIzHDN2xBkOj-V2byu8I6SLt_Zz5KScfMbBbe75e-_Ni382LMFVYKBM1lMn0gHLdRro/s1600/November+13th%252C+2010+295.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539263971649396834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbfgZvQK-0eiyXgCw3cEYYufSKMF2Nu-7SXLJXFDKJefLvFtQwhR1Jv5WM5NFIyuen4zxoPNBggIzHDN2xBkOj-V2byu8I6SLt_Zz5KScfMbBbe75e-_Ni382LMFVYKBM1lMn0gHLdRro/s200/November+13th%252C+2010+295.JPG" /></a><br />Riding the Carousel. Benjamin loved it so much he actually started crying when we had to get off.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilCSDnT7RHTH_yOvLFnBsn7AlZ_xZyN-fFylGL8wogBs6_DNQIeqj9ao8nmeBepkS4nb9_yrNrHqik8ouxbUKD0dXTsHEdaLMPDcEmAfQRf0711IU_tAUotSY1LVXr2epRvC7J-5w7Bpk/s1600/November+13th%252C+2010+299.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539263983769782658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilCSDnT7RHTH_yOvLFnBsn7AlZ_xZyN-fFylGL8wogBs6_DNQIeqj9ao8nmeBepkS4nb9_yrNrHqik8ouxbUKD0dXTsHEdaLMPDcEmAfQRf0711IU_tAUotSY1LVXr2epRvC7J-5w7Bpk/s200/November+13th%252C+2010+299.JPG" /></a><br />Driving the boat; Benjamin comandeered BOTH steering wheels!</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBB_k55XYZXUDs-H_ObNhgEmSWlTbzqT084mFRNjjPRI3_J-pz1MGkJESiXFE_Qo6gEQcNFby7F3FUDNDWy8zzOR-OT8jbGlGYSN5cTQ_K34Z5EnOgjAWrFCTTSOrgQvCbVamQCkJZoxY/s1600/November+13th%252C+2010+296.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539263976480972322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBB_k55XYZXUDs-H_ObNhgEmSWlTbzqT084mFRNjjPRI3_J-pz1MGkJESiXFE_Qo6gEQcNFby7F3FUDNDWy8zzOR-OT8jbGlGYSN5cTQ_K34Z5EnOgjAWrFCTTSOrgQvCbVamQCkJZoxY/s200/November+13th%252C+2010+296.JPG" /></a></div><div>Riding with Aunt Liz</div><div> </div><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgynGBKXTcFQR24HV9d16CcjQ2ABcajQCz4Vl3k0_2nrKomjvmZIduEAD6miu9ENzMW0fhQyHLGSOrJjF_K-ton0aXdplVFa0nDeHjAYnue-hh5Nm4ZVxg2TLxPM24UYcLptUe2MDm3CJo/s1600/November+13th%252C+2010+292.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539262961130544530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgynGBKXTcFQR24HV9d16CcjQ2ABcajQCz4Vl3k0_2nrKomjvmZIduEAD6miu9ENzMW0fhQyHLGSOrJjF_K-ton0aXdplVFa0nDeHjAYnue-hh5Nm4ZVxg2TLxPM24UYcLptUe2MDm3CJo/s200/November+13th%252C+2010+292.JPG" /></a><br />Visiting the big horses in the barn with Grandpa<br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUThT9zccKpTJBAbTvVDBs8UzouBfPgGzhUpbbXcAgYuiST-AXYEeA3AD__rNkVXQ6EDRN4SvC3OaQBDlJn3h0FXup20rd76ucZ4cCbpnnlnbGuqCI1KO1UQ_AXfBzegmZlznPXyMDW80/s1600/November+13th%252C+2010+293.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539263966086497938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUThT9zccKpTJBAbTvVDBs8UzouBfPgGzhUpbbXcAgYuiST-AXYEeA3AD__rNkVXQ6EDRN4SvC3OaQBDlJn3h0FXup20rd76ucZ4cCbpnnlnbGuqCI1KO1UQ_AXfBzegmZlznPXyMDW80/s200/November+13th%252C+2010+293.JPG" /></a><br />Benjamin preferred playing in the sawdust to riding horses though.<br /><div><br />The only fun part of the fair I failed to capture is the vast amount of fair food we consumed while we were there. We love going to the fair every year!<br /><br /><br /><strong><em>Pirate Island Pizza</em></strong></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVuGbL_6xqqz9oEbmVUNbK0wqaTbLP0t9D7WcB2myb82WmuMIxOJRuzfZtih71o4V9z3-vzE20oJNu42HMbH5oefB23BaOzvJOrUby5hb2E1iS_6faT8zcHG-55f_pN3bXLNPtIr_BU3c/s1600/November+13th%252C+2010+286.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539262341775025490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVuGbL_6xqqz9oEbmVUNbK0wqaTbLP0t9D7WcB2myb82WmuMIxOJRuzfZtih71o4V9z3-vzE20oJNu42HMbH5oefB23BaOzvJOrUby5hb2E1iS_6faT8zcHG-55f_pN3bXLNPtIr_BU3c/s200/November+13th%252C+2010+286.JPG" /></a><br />Pirate Island Pizza - Me, Dennis, my sister Liz, Dennis' sister Kami, and Dennis' brother Samuel took on the Kracken - 2 feet in diameter of meat-lover's paradise in pizza form. Benjamin liked the crust the best.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOUiFtkZAD-KYddhctfrMupnt_H1b-qD5WXwjYIL_ANkIb9Lsy19MtmfuBeTtwnfWTU5VJwK44fjbFqAZ9sQM8SOQ3iTJEHNoghEoC6XDR894VmepBWyzgDLPhkWfqqm2jNm_OUD5T_kw/s1600/November+13th%252C+2010+287.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539262347136163058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOUiFtkZAD-KYddhctfrMupnt_H1b-qD5WXwjYIL_ANkIb9Lsy19MtmfuBeTtwnfWTU5VJwK44fjbFqAZ9sQM8SOQ3iTJEHNoghEoC6XDR894VmepBWyzgDLPhkWfqqm2jNm_OUD5T_kw/s200/November+13th%252C+2010+287.JPG" /></a><br />Benjamin didn't get to play any games at Pirate Island (they have an arcade), but he got to ride a little merry-go-round they had and he LOVED it!<br /><br /></div><div><div><div><br /><br /><strong><em>Mecham Family Reunion<br /><br /></em></strong><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0xyTNILLTPfUPIeN1yVOm93OEUmmum6KANQjvwiqQMJDrQYLaFAtnC0uC55qW5dS22hF5pPfxtIePiEBY0Xq7RwJtPm-PW2Mz3Km3CH31S1XjE6ey2MZByahFlPjuPxpZc5z-4QwfJY/s1600/November+13th%252C+2010+278.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539261924816683218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0xyTNILLTPfUPIeN1yVOm93OEUmmum6KANQjvwiqQMJDrQYLaFAtnC0uC55qW5dS22hF5pPfxtIePiEBY0Xq7RwJtPm-PW2Mz3Km3CH31S1XjE6ey2MZByahFlPjuPxpZc5z-4QwfJY/s200/November+13th%252C+2010+278.JPG" /></a><br />Woohoo! A family reunion with a trampoline! They also had a bouncy house but I didn't get any pictures of it.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZo_oi8k0fyUdwjzCEsjrZwSvTedHwUovF5qCSLqYmJEWXbI-1TiqZ8jVfPQ3NQ6Ldm_1bmzDoOjnL8Zh7yXX0NSqMq82xYJdGiBzYklW0NO2Jqg3u5F76FxaO5-56XzgnnXlCMjQdaYc/s1600/November+13th%252C+2010+280.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539261934856386834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZo_oi8k0fyUdwjzCEsjrZwSvTedHwUovF5qCSLqYmJEWXbI-1TiqZ8jVfPQ3NQ6Ldm_1bmzDoOjnL8Zh7yXX0NSqMq82xYJdGiBzYklW0NO2Jqg3u5F76FxaO5-56XzgnnXlCMjQdaYc/s200/November+13th%252C+2010+280.JPG" /></a></div><div>The Joe Mecham Family: Samuel, Rachel and Benjamin, Dennis, Joe, Darlene, Korissa, Kami and Conner, and Devin. What a good-looking group!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgAS8_E8xh-JFcTDkr4eNfLUAbRmS9P_yvgoluCbOXsm-dJG1lKyYgBYd_3cRr9I1FTEjCMRgOMlSXpHm7CxlFLw7WVa5QQHFA1bCe0HGsDZGhXtf6hXSrKjIJh9e1jBccFZUB8hY_qRQ/s1600/November+13th%252C+2010+285.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539261938929644866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgAS8_E8xh-JFcTDkr4eNfLUAbRmS9P_yvgoluCbOXsm-dJG1lKyYgBYd_3cRr9I1FTEjCMRgOMlSXpHm7CxlFLw7WVa5QQHFA1bCe0HGsDZGhXtf6hXSrKjIJh9e1jBccFZUB8hY_qRQ/s200/November+13th%252C+2010+285.JPG" /></a><br />Settling down on Grandpa's lap after a long day of reunion.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><em>Thompson Family Reunion<br /><br /></em></strong></div><div><div><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlsGgMMQ-e-5OZ5pMypqHDpqo5bAKDFJRmkAft8B3YPedWhxCRjzpkYF96_tUPcQH3R7DnUqGXCRh9kKJnsfww4og1tMdsT9gLAMuFSoCBQjY4VfSRIv75E2i5IuNSYL1p-tRxpTdugkI/s1600/November+13th%252C+2010+253.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539259963171466514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlsGgMMQ-e-5OZ5pMypqHDpqo5bAKDFJRmkAft8B3YPedWhxCRjzpkYF96_tUPcQH3R7DnUqGXCRh9kKJnsfww4og1tMdsT9gLAMuFSoCBQjY4VfSRIv75E2i5IuNSYL1p-tRxpTdugkI/s200/November+13th%252C+2010+253.JPG" /></a><br />We went up to Dubois, Idaho to put in Great-Grandpa Thompson's military headstone. While we were there we decorated his grave with some flowers.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilBjKUoaaJN-__nLPNSS22aMpyU5MoBaIGfMs-M_j0hKansItC24o9iuguQ18va5-rfxEk5wLAbhyphenhyphenssDK6ICYJ0Hn-lrtqPwekh8FdDasvql4MsG06yRs2Se2ZyUAmVvyC9sRW_kc6V2M/s1600/November+13th%252C+2010+245.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539259975532622306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilBjKUoaaJN-__nLPNSS22aMpyU5MoBaIGfMs-M_j0hKansItC24o9iuguQ18va5-rfxEk5wLAbhyphenhyphenssDK6ICYJ0Hn-lrtqPwekh8FdDasvql4MsG06yRs2Se2ZyUAmVvyC9sRW_kc6V2M/s200/November+13th%252C+2010+245.JPG" /></a><br />Of course, whenever the Thompsons get together there is plenty of good food! At the cemetary we had Rachel's Aunt Donette's famous Fudge-filled Cookies, soda, water, candy, cookies, and crackers. Don't worry; after we were done at the cemetary we went back to Idaho Falls for lunch. :-)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDgaNf1-FFw1LL6YUXErBVSinwOFwaUMJh8Zv6Ki0UYqQ6V0x54f9bf8tgoKGxlU4XSxsRZpQoWRw2niBqB1GhJET5fa-2vLo0McIaaegLcNSI5rknJmW5ukIAdlxRQr7rFj4pY1c6zgw/s1600/November+13th%252C+2010+259.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539259983534751538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDgaNf1-FFw1LL6YUXErBVSinwOFwaUMJh8Zv6Ki0UYqQ6V0x54f9bf8tgoKGxlU4XSxsRZpQoWRw2niBqB1GhJET5fa-2vLo0McIaaegLcNSI5rknJmW5ukIAdlxRQr7rFj4pY1c6zgw/s200/November+13th%252C+2010+259.JPG" /></a><br />Feeding the ducks by the falls in Idaho Falls. Most of Benjamin's bread ended up on the rocks below his feet, but Daddy helped him get it to the ducks.<br /><br /><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Tniw8ANyghTFpwEfYAKw4N8Dct77HQ8mrClGqnD-zn0f5PptQfDjvbt_qV6fAW2ACUTNvC1mh3HntUmU_BNoxh91CwuUhyoR8fjhLHDpZeoImVwYVTkA8n8K1CzPEHzWvZWJaHpOUbg/s1600/November+13th%252C+2010+276.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539259988988640706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Tniw8ANyghTFpwEfYAKw4N8Dct77HQ8mrClGqnD-zn0f5PptQfDjvbt_qV6fAW2ACUTNvC1mh3HntUmU_BNoxh91CwuUhyoR8fjhLHDpZeoImVwYVTkA8n8K1CzPEHzWvZWJaHpOUbg/s200/November+13th%252C+2010+276.JPG" /></a><br />We love to see the temple!<br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Rachel and Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635085096304309732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278308963833400197.post-65757156569072084912010-08-25T22:49:00.004-06:002010-08-25T22:54:35.853-06:00GigglingBenjamin had such a great time playing with Aunt Liz while we were in Wyoming. Every time I watch this video it makes me smile.<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyvO4Wc3JzJtjkNnEd_W8MHuDDHDI-fLDAGfeX7G4RZRNLbyDNT3JLOEItaQSxwI_hQfFC521Gsj2HfwIsiDQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Rachel and Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635085096304309732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278308963833400197.post-5004704326928839702010-08-25T22:21:00.005-06:002010-08-25T22:47:25.433-06:004th of July<div><div><div><div><div><div>This is the first year since we got married that Dennis and I went to Wyoming for the 4th - one of my favorite holidays to spend with my family. We always go to Tensleep (population: 310) and enjoy the festivities. The following is my ideal 4th:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSIwzSU8gQYl3t8YdEBzLgjIP9W9IRz2dfFYDk7ZbFhv0nVdy_MMOowfZMF3zoNlQYif0XXGEojVssTIizh5IHz4kJgk-yKhD81ApwB3OzVgLQeEUnWs0YhHJM1DPYE0hvo7UDhepjJgo/s1600/July+14th+128.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509570211980097666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSIwzSU8gQYl3t8YdEBzLgjIP9W9IRz2dfFYDk7ZbFhv0nVdy_MMOowfZMF3zoNlQYif0XXGEojVssTIizh5IHz4kJgk-yKhD81ApwB3OzVgLQeEUnWs0YhHJM1DPYE0hvo7UDhepjJgo/s200/July+14th+128.JPG" /></a><br /><div><div>Gearing up for the Tensleep parade!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhro2bXUbF5IEyNF4CSHQ6nbpdbF_B-o8H0cPTzGSNSBF2_LjVYXdnTrlVnrK7KPONYHo12Jbc3zYtMF_UBBl0RFquAKm4AQ4PWYlpoTCo60V9WktQ49JiNu3KqJCl-D9ZTPfD2C55Eu_c/s1600/July+14th+130.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509570219456491810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhro2bXUbF5IEyNF4CSHQ6nbpdbF_B-o8H0cPTzGSNSBF2_LjVYXdnTrlVnrK7KPONYHo12Jbc3zYtMF_UBBl0RFquAKm4AQ4PWYlpoTCo60V9WktQ49JiNu3KqJCl-D9ZTPfD2C55Eu_c/s200/July+14th+130.JPG" /></a><br />It was sunny and warm - perfect weather.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtUNKzv7WmYhkCKl20dJd_HjTyYxJnsiCBivGRZ3552UREa0Z1DmJ38JrbUevYDIY55T0iixHef-KjmwmPXnY0P-_LYUxblh5kJFYo5nby41YVYghsqr__d_iRlPHA4rh-H8NkH3AM01Q/s1600/July+14th+132.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509570226705926130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtUNKzv7WmYhkCKl20dJd_HjTyYxJnsiCBivGRZ3552UREa0Z1DmJ38JrbUevYDIY55T0iixHef-KjmwmPXnY0P-_LYUxblh5kJFYo5nby41YVYghsqr__d_iRlPHA4rh-H8NkH3AM01Q/s200/July+14th+132.JPG" /></a><br />Benjamin picking up candy<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBxKf-eN1NJkeuO3aY46QNj2ik8eJqKIA6zYEBkPQqco5rn71UDmcgTrWjBuxk8eqUd7NJroAsujIg1A6Dt33VEaLp3Q0tXZxBZ8nnBUJCODkGhi66DSY_4r27M7L38jO3VT9d3VyC_Ek/s1600/July+14th+144.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509571017866305554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBxKf-eN1NJkeuO3aY46QNj2ik8eJqKIA6zYEBkPQqco5rn71UDmcgTrWjBuxk8eqUd7NJroAsujIg1A6Dt33VEaLp3Q0tXZxBZ8nnBUJCODkGhi66DSY_4r27M7L38jO3VT9d3VyC_Ek/s200/July+14th+144.JPG" /></a></div><div>After the parade we have a picnic lunch in the park, then a family favorite: Pooh Sticks.</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgub8Cns8EOJSw_Ald4948sUip85tnUIZOLnq1nek2NVITIrLydLD2c0W6n2hJPlGJH8Ym8lmYKeLw5PviwXlU7ZPp5cq5tKS4RdzP_ZPNrLue0d-rdYhWWzJbwBL0gN_heVG4xcKcU2aE/s1600/July+14th+140.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509570238021268482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgub8Cns8EOJSw_Ald4948sUip85tnUIZOLnq1nek2NVITIrLydLD2c0W6n2hJPlGJH8Ym8lmYKeLw5PviwXlU7ZPp5cq5tKS4RdzP_ZPNrLue0d-rdYhWWzJbwBL0gN_heVG4xcKcU2aE/s200/July+14th+140.JPG" /></a><br />Basically we throw sticks off one side of the bridge and see whose stick makes it to the other side of the bridge the fastest, a la "The Winnie the Pooh Movie".</div><div> </div><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBVW6bLWBMz-HF0dy8tVZfikHVrhov6JAnYt2qIjbvTVZ1JPePIC-sKQRjnykYLLeb8NzG1uLu0ZuN4uOiTX61SC_qF0iYSNMJF3w0aw9gqjJ0ICNOQF-Zvb3Cl9mDUGZJBcJ-2DmZM_A/s1600/July+14th+150.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509571003641839330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBVW6bLWBMz-HF0dy8tVZfikHVrhov6JAnYt2qIjbvTVZ1JPePIC-sKQRjnykYLLeb8NzG1uLu0ZuN4uOiTX61SC_qF0iYSNMJF3w0aw9gqjJ0ICNOQF-Zvb3Cl9mDUGZJBcJ-2DmZM_A/s200/July+14th+150.JPG" /></a></div><div>Swinging at the park after lunch</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_D9c9RQFkL4RZ8-Kuv4W1qZwBejpIEJlo7Q4B0vOKMVB-KTo8wfiortzykJTMAE_fKfSOOFHatvCuKbBL3Pg7s5hruGujGBTvNpujCgg5YunZWv1kfZrfihqz3g3lUGTd9tNbwZQW-w/s1600/July+14th+152.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; 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HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509571312060931522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWMJIRw55Wjva6aGfj9PPJRqN7zJCq9nsUxcmZePYk8cKFgqDyvBsjlY5RDWBxoJ9FV1JqE3E1RYA1OaJ59X_1fYvibQEu6ZQQrsmjWVbZxYhuasjspAgG8HqrPAQoZd4Lj7a_qbXdYrk/s200/July+14th+153.JPG" /></a><br />This bull was so stubborn - it took three cowboys to get him back in the pen.<br /></div><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1RwaYwVxvu5tPqAF8udDyOx0XNO38HmygjxuMLptDrnSAXP_nFsG5hAmRKE8eZPwwIcDqp6Rfbj0n46dzUIj11rt1hUU4LJ5V-9tq17CLW44k3GNZ2vVT6GWHoehEnoClGL4zAP805Co/s1600/July+14th+167.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509571861645298786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1RwaYwVxvu5tPqAF8udDyOx0XNO38HmygjxuMLptDrnSAXP_nFsG5hAmRKE8eZPwwIcDqp6Rfbj0n46dzUIj11rt1hUU4LJ5V-9tq17CLW44k3GNZ2vVT6GWHoehEnoClGL4zAP805Co/s200/July+14th+167.JPG" /></a><br />Benjamin didn't like loud fireworks, but he enjoyed the snakes!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDyJzolhSzAkOe9RbswB0lYMh4RMFXIzMsQdvxQaKPGPS8cybunJXsYq58-mg8vbHnd5jOOGRBFEJ-UZYQrq4seCZbvQw6Kd17FjDCC5EzAT3slptbt913aGST5AdH3bR0pxiWQ3Ll_RM/s1600/July+14th+180.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509571875593137714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDyJzolhSzAkOe9RbswB0lYMh4RMFXIzMsQdvxQaKPGPS8cybunJXsYq58-mg8vbHnd5jOOGRBFEJ-UZYQrq4seCZbvQw6Kd17FjDCC5EzAT3slptbt913aGST5AdH3bR0pxiWQ3Ll_RM/s200/July+14th+180.JPG" /></a><br />A family of sparklers<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxowZgTryuQyEg2a62jusnGK6-2a98D5mHxFdEaGq5OBKamjo4u_pEd1x_YtCJXn-3fmd_hwUvRoVTdmYgQPY1uhSsZcZm-WL46-8aOqs8Z2ZAGLhLBo1UNBNUlkMqvaskfyszb-2gmgI/s1600/July+14th+186.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509571885815189074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxowZgTryuQyEg2a62jusnGK6-2a98D5mHxFdEaGq5OBKamjo4u_pEd1x_YtCJXn-3fmd_hwUvRoVTdmYgQPY1uhSsZcZm-WL46-8aOqs8Z2ZAGLhLBo1UNBNUlkMqvaskfyszb-2gmgI/s200/July+14th+186.JPG" /></a><br />The day ends with us lighting fireworks out of the city limits. There were so many people lighting off fireworks we really didn't need to light any of our own, but my dad set off a couple that were perfect. Just for the record, there are VERY few fireworks that are illegal in Wyoming; it makes for a great show.<br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Rachel and Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635085096304309732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278308963833400197.post-11479966448919052202010-08-25T22:08:00.002-06:002010-08-25T22:21:10.772-06:00La PietaIn June and July there was a local art supply store that had a life-sized replica of Michaelangelo's "La Pieta" on display with free admission. We took advantage of this (twice) and were amazed by the beauty of the statue. The original is in The Vatican, behind several sheets of bullet-proof glass. This replica is made from a cast of the original statue. Even Benjamin appreciated the beauty - he kept pointing and gasping the whole time we were there.<br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiei4h9wWoxTGAj4zCBCHXJjxCmU-nWOmff1axwxEMdZZd0Fd2AwM7lGSKiD_Y6rEvmGzhEDQU5rmbkQYQ8SvrktaGeq4q4tkUsntQztC8bPTsNxnTdQSrBs1ED-mU78G-XQpKzsTl4R_M/s1600/July+14th+089.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509566607935981986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiei4h9wWoxTGAj4zCBCHXJjxCmU-nWOmff1axwxEMdZZd0Fd2AwM7lGSKiD_Y6rEvmGzhEDQU5rmbkQYQ8SvrktaGeq4q4tkUsntQztC8bPTsNxnTdQSrBs1ED-mU78G-XQpKzsTl4R_M/s200/July+14th+089.JPG" /></a><br />The whole statue<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEAHpLnxX9K6nyHTAmN_69ErGBWhZleLRVPzQkcgsq-fIdcj91pwdy46VPgRvOZWCdcqu5OpAhVYqgMKG1eUTtLcVI6XKvIz_CF15iOZWClw8Z0nXtCU-NnGolb09DrDYWe3vvzl61Ny0/s1600/July+14th+091.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509566625363107298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEAHpLnxX9K6nyHTAmN_69ErGBWhZleLRVPzQkcgsq-fIdcj91pwdy46VPgRvOZWCdcqu5OpAhVYqgMKG1eUTtLcVI6XKvIz_CF15iOZWClw8Z0nXtCU-NnGolb09DrDYWe3vvzl61Ny0/s200/July+14th+091.JPG" /></a><br />Details of the fabric carved by Michaelangelo. He made this statue in his mid-late 20's and when it went on display nobody believed he had done it so Michaelangelo snuck back to the statue later and carved his name on the statue so there would be no doubt that it was his work. It is one of only a few pieces by Michaelangelo that is signed by him.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjER5fvIeJqGOpfoPK_DZoiBJZCukf8I1k_VKHhdszc6qu6qjqz-VviPdlGx5FEbzssF9ajsEEHP0wdlc_w-GFLH3F2W_bQT_GQgnc363-QST46kIR4_F4l-tyQEMdFSJqhLrDIa_S97Yk/s1600/July+14th+092.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509566615301247778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjER5fvIeJqGOpfoPK_DZoiBJZCukf8I1k_VKHhdszc6qu6qjqz-VviPdlGx5FEbzssF9ajsEEHP0wdlc_w-GFLH3F2W_bQT_GQgnc363-QST46kIR4_F4l-tyQEMdFSJqhLrDIa_S97Yk/s200/July+14th+092.JPG" /></a><br />Remember, this was carved out of stone. The details of the muscles were amazing.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKAm9AfUqhyvhLsJ2MSLARFxdLQv_wyDXePfTBydQZ7yBcpvmQ9XZarCv2z2r_GZsrrY8uBj210L87QVOeR6QALxXtdKA97p4Z1ABGNbMpeJ9JCSwIxcp9Eb1BzrH5SMqRXTyF9Wg1lOs/s1600/July+14th+102.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509566633037130546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKAm9AfUqhyvhLsJ2MSLARFxdLQv_wyDXePfTBydQZ7yBcpvmQ9XZarCv2z2r_GZsrrY8uBj210L87QVOeR6QALxXtdKA97p4Z1ABGNbMpeJ9JCSwIxcp9Eb1BzrH5SMqRXTyF9Wg1lOs/s200/July+14th+102.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Just to prove we were really there!</div></div>Rachel and Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635085096304309732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278308963833400197.post-8565072536526584082010-08-25T21:57:00.003-06:002010-08-25T22:08:34.963-06:00Popcorn!<p>This is the first song Benjamin learned. He actually learned it just after he turned 1, but I have been slacking a bit in posting to the blog...</p><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyLZjJvPC8A9tpoEydtk1tzTpUOFcDWjq4OJUPL8XHnh1IIZ-ERrlNctUoU5YBoOch4ckgFlsQGjKMQRKVPkQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>Rachel and Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635085096304309732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278308963833400197.post-25500952954183700682010-08-25T21:47:00.002-06:002010-08-25T21:56:04.299-06:00<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='305' height='227' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyQC0lBcPEkeKC7ujqjqlOOEI5pv2ZbQfaqn7Vayt6uXTol387BePSV4jY5K_ECfAblnkOFOMcDxGjmL0zRHQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Rachel and Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635085096304309732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278308963833400197.post-47718907236953328312010-07-14T23:05:00.006-06:002010-07-14T23:40:28.333-06:00Summer VacationsFor some reason, even though none of us are in school, we still tend to take most of our vacations in the summer. I guess it's good to get Benjamin on a schedule early, right? Anyway, we were lucky enough to go to Oregon for Dennis' brother Samuel's High School graduation. We had a great time, but we didn't manage to take very many pictures. Benjamin loved to rock-a-bye with Grandpa Mecham before naps and watch Daddy and Uncle Samuel play video games.<br /><br /><div><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuH7FU1jOOWMZhZze7b15GT_F8deSOltW9HyK9By-QlE6jwFxaorCtdJSAVInpPWwe4T2uLrspdhmfBap6LtpR1OkK4DPrtIhGFTGCHDYpl3ogn0VFcJ4N_iUUsm2nwE1kHCn1OlRxFtE/s1600/July+14th+074.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493996263048464130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuH7FU1jOOWMZhZze7b15GT_F8deSOltW9HyK9By-QlE6jwFxaorCtdJSAVInpPWwe4T2uLrspdhmfBap6LtpR1OkK4DPrtIhGFTGCHDYpl3ogn0VFcJ4N_iUUsm2nwE1kHCn1OlRxFtE/s200/July+14th+074.JPG" /></a><br />Playing tee-ball<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6FHru3TnGDKXI9q8Sd9taki-LkfyumKHSw5oWUBJNk6z-ebxrmfQP4MQM3hGL-05PBiXWqX3G50OVxz9l80R2fFcYPNrqi3dPMPflVBy-7MUlwN1SLOLEV8VVxD9h0VpAVPeuHl_pF8/s1600/July+14th+075.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493996260394517106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6FHru3TnGDKXI9q8Sd9taki-LkfyumKHSw5oWUBJNk6z-ebxrmfQP4MQM3hGL-05PBiXWqX3G50OVxz9l80R2fFcYPNrqi3dPMPflVBy-7MUlwN1SLOLEV8VVxD9h0VpAVPeuHl_pF8/s200/July+14th+075.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Rocking with Grandpa and watching sports - two of the best things in the world.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Our second trip was to Wyoming. We spent the 4th of July there and also had fun just playing. Benjamin began perfecting his walking techniques with Grandma's help. Grandma was in a knee brace because she tore her MCL in her knee. She was on crutches so she and Benjamin walked at about the same speed. Benjamin had a great time with Grandma, Grandpa, and Aunt Liz. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqZjyOhbiutPMCAXlcwI1ySQRqvqgi12P2_umMF28HUKS0bGbhvR_xy1EK6WEL64l7M7QIQE7LMH-D-ZTidNb3eRvhsVPDVr4KJ3XRd51uBwTAC3k0SY8QG63CFNEe_lqwo6GBTRamNis/s1600/July+14th+205.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493998239852837314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqZjyOhbiutPMCAXlcwI1ySQRqvqgi12P2_umMF28HUKS0bGbhvR_xy1EK6WEL64l7M7QIQE7LMH-D-ZTidNb3eRvhsVPDVr4KJ3XRd51uBwTAC3k0SY8QG63CFNEe_lqwo6GBTRamNis/s200/July+14th+205.JPG" /></a><br />Rocking with Grandpa</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqVv6Fay79c_ptA_6zhCkD94VyqdzFOHiqX5EMlON-w40XxYPl0nq0VOR_Bg-i74QOxOG1IqIM6CozrcyZGztHg0OTOtMcbLWnFueCyBkr9B45F1q5IF7KH_OErXfnYqcEX631p7Ts7Y/s1600/July+14th+200.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493998835119118578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqVv6Fay79c_ptA_6zhCkD94VyqdzFOHiqX5EMlON-w40XxYPl0nq0VOR_Bg-i74QOxOG1IqIM6CozrcyZGztHg0OTOtMcbLWnFueCyBkr9B45F1q5IF7KH_OErXfnYqcEX631p7Ts7Y/s200/July+14th+200.JPG" /></a><br />Helping Grandpa install child safety locks on the cupboard where all the cleaning supplies are kept.</div><div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhec3-AU3ChB3Z2XPt0qRgVuoxDgj42cpm7DC922s6Cptrj5UjeC2ys0FHuVqqQo1D_GaAUTKjXFV7t9YEmk-VuOfBsJIYDooMMcxAIkICT2jSxVeE7MxF1iLpCFTI-w2MU3XI4tRSagEk/s1600/July+14th+193.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493998222670535170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhec3-AU3ChB3Z2XPt0qRgVuoxDgj42cpm7DC922s6Cptrj5UjeC2ys0FHuVqqQo1D_GaAUTKjXFV7t9YEmk-VuOfBsJIYDooMMcxAIkICT2jSxVeE7MxF1iLpCFTI-w2MU3XI4tRSagEk/s200/July+14th+193.JPG" /></a><br />Daddy built an amazing Lego statue, but Benjamin didn't mind taking all the credit.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdInVUsEc4Jas4HalvLP8wry9gNaxv6gE91ehGYWECwfDDo5LIcx1SUjfegjswLJuu_GqeMcNqPJNtshxoFJ_e9k_bAWCkdDbmGs_J3nNTihucz83whF_HjMIWnvkerwqhpsyj8glV24M/s1600/July+14th+203.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493998229085634466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdInVUsEc4Jas4HalvLP8wry9gNaxv6gE91ehGYWECwfDDo5LIcx1SUjfegjswLJuu_GqeMcNqPJNtshxoFJ_e9k_bAWCkdDbmGs_J3nNTihucz83whF_HjMIWnvkerwqhpsyj8glV24M/s200/July+14th+203.JPG" /></a><br />We celebrated my birthday while we were there, but we couldn't find the candles so we used matches instead. It was awesome.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhypABFp1juya8eEOrwFEomaUw02XXpVuZhb3ojyblvKGYze1H0u2TLtWO2gTOApgTEn9ykz3Mb4BD_nex5OIw1abV33Kzqvhdm57uNr52U2ANiDTkNDNJgw2G46ihfcMoJLZ9hl2hn2zs/s1600/July+14th+189.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493998213121556178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhypABFp1juya8eEOrwFEomaUw02XXpVuZhb3ojyblvKGYze1H0u2TLtWO2gTOApgTEn9ykz3Mb4BD_nex5OIw1abV33Kzqvhdm57uNr52U2ANiDTkNDNJgw2G46ihfcMoJLZ9hl2hn2zs/s200/July+14th+189.JPG" /></a><br />Benjamin went swimming a couple times. He loved being in the water, but didn't like sitting down. Every time he fell on his bum he stood back up as quickly as possible because it was so cold!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRiLmyTqzcfs3WtmqtsaJz3Z1eHR-geLCB6UicJKSmVvXL9i7cem7VvT0WwTS5lBEh8Q7uqbqq6faVPLolU0350RHyKRW0q527ktxvzHGYXVECq_wS4hSLn4m1lv5FFAE9ymEeeqeDqEA/s1600/July+14th+145.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493996279092214850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRiLmyTqzcfs3WtmqtsaJz3Z1eHR-geLCB6UicJKSmVvXL9i7cem7VvT0WwTS5lBEh8Q7uqbqq6faVPLolU0350RHyKRW0q527ktxvzHGYXVECq_wS4hSLn4m1lv5FFAE9ymEeeqeDqEA/s200/July+14th+145.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Benjamin and Aunt Liz became fast friends and had a great time playing together after Liz got off work every day.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUWzDzeVjlRZTa1GkxJZDsb2BJ2a7fgBNdEnuXkRFFcdFCMgevb3Cf5lkV9IPiRVXyRDjL4tGoBZ1R6_zm076l0b2OuxqOdiObXsxnd5Jnjym0zVDwLhY4tAbLpqvOw8kTSqbB_F2-Z4/s1600/July+14th+131.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493996272458847394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUWzDzeVjlRZTa1GkxJZDsb2BJ2a7fgBNdEnuXkRFFcdFCMgevb3Cf5lkV9IPiRVXyRDjL4tGoBZ1R6_zm076l0b2OuxqOdiObXsxnd5Jnjym0zVDwLhY4tAbLpqvOw8kTSqbB_F2-Z4/s200/July+14th+131.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Taking a ride in the stroller and enjoying the sunshine<br /><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyuZvnMv2QfzgmsVkn4bogrecyOxopqQ8tD_mB8AWDQ6nNrrcUtINppuya9uIS37PfUnKkO1WrcBwUbyJCYEQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Rachel and Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635085096304309732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278308963833400197.post-80186837910127038012010-07-14T21:21:00.007-06:002010-07-14T23:03:57.706-06:00Look Who's ONE!!On May 21st Benjamin turned one. Here are some things we did to celebrate:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOakEXm3ZJmY08t9yTAphfdweL1NNOK-76EbxLgEh2kRN6vA2y42XEOmEMpBGkkuNCo0Yn8vFRbSKLbcsJUrD97pt5EI706GVd94Wb4LQrQwW15UEV587kuV3szYMYltd6JajR_Ih96DM/s1600/July+14th+009.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493977992794840050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOakEXm3ZJmY08t9yTAphfdweL1NNOK-76EbxLgEh2kRN6vA2y42XEOmEMpBGkkuNCo0Yn8vFRbSKLbcsJUrD97pt5EI706GVd94Wb4LQrQwW15UEV587kuV3szYMYltd6JajR_Ih96DM/s200/July+14th+009.JPG" /></a><br />May 20th we had a party for him at my work. Basically there were no office birthdays in May and we all just wanted cake, but it was still fun and cute.<br /><br />ON MAY 21ST WE:<br /><br /><br /><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJYkJVg1VyhO3RPuVxMbVQAjk0_aYOHTmFOo1D5ne8PZVnHS_Vv-txCpki606Ei3X288OH06djDoufQLYre6YEOqwMpe6XecMy7ZF2LGfgo_I0CPbpd0_VkD8GBdXQRaFmsy5zZ6CGEck/s1600/July+14th+011.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493988666939087794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJYkJVg1VyhO3RPuVxMbVQAjk0_aYOHTmFOo1D5ne8PZVnHS_Vv-txCpki606Ei3X288OH06djDoufQLYre6YEOqwMpe6XecMy7ZF2LGfgo_I0CPbpd0_VkD8GBdXQRaFmsy5zZ6CGEck/s200/July+14th+011.JPG" /></a><br />Opened cards, which were possibly his favorite present at the time. He loved his birthday cards so much we brought them on our long car trip because they kept him entertained for so long!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqcP8AjL9xkTSCHcYrOaPPUgQwdsaD5w7y_Zpr91jSNUeyksTTu7E9yTM3kQXLrK4FDwcQuMm8oTvB6QEZE1jl95nRKFVZW6A19JzBhJIxfXslq1gZ7KVCIDu07OcZzhRTlxDgK3gd7HU/s1600/July+14th+045.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 189px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493987342296983858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqcP8AjL9xkTSCHcYrOaPPUgQwdsaD5w7y_Zpr91jSNUeyksTTu7E9yTM3kQXLrK4FDwcQuMm8oTvB6QEZE1jl95nRKFVZW6A19JzBhJIxfXslq1gZ7KVCIDu07OcZzhRTlxDgK3gd7HU/s200/July+14th+045.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVBOmu9tg4xvC28dQNwQemp57uypQ5cx48-QgKxWQP_Wi7d88JKvOEqqUblqcAD-SBqvHXZhqrEb6kRVJsKAcxiJauzZ2ENLEj-Ongkgoj0qWYWaL8cSFrLYNC0d4lnHdTr_RiCotFPSA/s1600/July+14th+013.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493978010873453202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVBOmu9tg4xvC28dQNwQemp57uypQ5cx48-QgKxWQP_Wi7d88JKvOEqqUblqcAD-SBqvHXZhqrEb6kRVJsKAcxiJauzZ2ENLEj-Ongkgoj0qWYWaL8cSFrLYNC0d4lnHdTr_RiCotFPSA/s200/July+14th+013.JPG" /></a></div><div>Opened presents</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdSKfAur2pRk9_pyGjFelocnGWqR1pJiGQ3QX8dfEjhUkwEspksgj7cuXpOhw1perDIcmfB9AIYbly9mCeyTfWgd_X6p4hlyYV1WJwSTpV-kYSHVIlIc77up-rwwoqyFZ9IbrVgqfljiY/s1600/July+14th+018.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493980155471517890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdSKfAur2pRk9_pyGjFelocnGWqR1pJiGQ3QX8dfEjhUkwEspksgj7cuXpOhw1perDIcmfB9AIYbly9mCeyTfWgd_X6p4hlyYV1WJwSTpV-kYSHVIlIc77up-rwwoqyFZ9IbrVgqfljiY/s200/July+14th+018.JPG" /></a></div><div>Installed and used his new forward-facing carseat</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYgCTM5hVnP6h7PdYVhcnZGx9GXHc_MDbxc_Rjgnlo01GlXeBEhUbS-xshVXgzod90ZVKEt_pPlhHcCsJaETh64vU1bt4cf3zcz93Ppl_hPmgGTi23XZkgN9Df6LUnA8fd4KNhz5AkZw/s1600/July+14th+021.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493978020569338626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYgCTM5hVnP6h7PdYVhcnZGx9GXHc_MDbxc_Rjgnlo01GlXeBEhUbS-xshVXgzod90ZVKEt_pPlhHcCsJaETh64vU1bt4cf3zcz93Ppl_hPmgGTi23XZkgN9Df6LUnA8fd4KNhz5AkZw/s200/July+14th+021.JPG" /></a><br />Went to the mall and visited the Disney store - He LOVED the sparkely red floor and we bought him some sunglasses. The guy behind the counter heard it was Ben's birthday so he made him a special Hero sticker with the birthday boy's name on it.</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6LKw6OIOXyzVhjIjxjMVQbXxbtxT6Wma9gNEqJVTHsTHkoT0-G3jaNNA6Et6J64jv1sgDvFzqJhn26KNqmhcEOeEMDQcnDxNbPl1nAcrxiKvFA9xYVQQRvvu8SjR4lmA-AAxV-lbDzMA/s1600/July+14th+023.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493980157289552130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6LKw6OIOXyzVhjIjxjMVQbXxbtxT6Wma9gNEqJVTHsTHkoT0-G3jaNNA6Et6J64jv1sgDvFzqJhn26KNqmhcEOeEMDQcnDxNbPl1nAcrxiKvFA9xYVQQRvvu8SjR4lmA-AAxV-lbDzMA/s200/July+14th+023.JPG" /></a></div><div><div>Had a party! From the left: Mom and Benjamin, Cambria (her back, anyway), Corwin, Lori, Zaden, and Aunt Kami <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzf7FrU4nn4gWpPLhjqPRuQHSzq-3hM-lC28VWNvcMf-z_lI9iRPbRUzO8MsonNFQFCspXcG-lsA4LpaDCcngPLS8R15jKVQGGubpzRRSqdCgmCWDQ_zFJ769sUUmSxlQr9mLJkD3zKA/s1600/July+14th+011.JPG"></a><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlReTUrceTdsNgPr2SLSSHhhyphenhyphent_ArU_B6qHST8d76d_mOqIQ6suE8n0TN-j2Euo-82oaEFyCNKlbwo6dQ0m_OU6brUetTpocKev-aJb-kEwEBQ3kq6dElRb1ZoVSZM8u96W6X00UKi2vo/s1600/July+14th+025.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493980168786486866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlReTUrceTdsNgPr2SLSSHhhyphenhyphent_ArU_B6qHST8d76d_mOqIQ6suE8n0TN-j2Euo-82oaEFyCNKlbwo6dQ0m_OU6brUetTpocKev-aJb-kEwEBQ3kq6dElRb1ZoVSZM8u96W6X00UKi2vo/s200/July+14th+025.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cQV0LX_QrON2fYu5jRwLbDZiqQRSwsOQ2AJ33QPYmhmYf2IKW0yftUFvzbwVNsGfjWmxyLkqeLLr4qbhFzTKQAFuJo6pv3MHYUmcON29pCnGKMfQd68x6J5E5zDOquH3fv2nvmpGnHM/s1600/July+14th+030.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493987338836660722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cQV0LX_QrON2fYu5jRwLbDZiqQRSwsOQ2AJ33QPYmhmYf2IKW0yftUFvzbwVNsGfjWmxyLkqeLLr4qbhFzTKQAFuJo6pv3MHYUmcON29pCnGKMfQd68x6J5E5zDOquH3fv2nvmpGnHM/s200/July+14th+030.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj58JSiEZfrvvLdTYxFAkTbiqiy8D-ZsDraE0tN0Ghc4a9sEZ_cmhBMxSeGJM0tWKRQoiz4GfPYGzEqGabJOWEAgu67mxpkxm1um13-mWrq33WsXT69WYPvhzAD7GxjQvIZeW9O8Jc3vCA/s1600/July+14th+040.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493980169905869314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj58JSiEZfrvvLdTYxFAkTbiqiy8D-ZsDraE0tN0Ghc4a9sEZ_cmhBMxSeGJM0tWKRQoiz4GfPYGzEqGabJOWEAgu67mxpkxm1um13-mWrq33WsXT69WYPvhzAD7GxjQvIZeW9O8Jc3vCA/s200/July+14th+040.JPG" /></a></div><div>Had cake! This is the cake I made for Benjamin to destroy. The pictures on it are clockwise from the top left: A tree, music notes, book, block, and bubble bath. The cake remained mostly intact because Benjamin would only take tiny bites and didn't seem to like getting his hands dirty. He still had fun though!<br /></div><div> </div><div>A week later, we got to do presents and cake with my family in Idaho!<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_lqhsgRf_ek84aNrExscPyUCugSdcmmr4Y7Msi4VIa2wfWNfafkQ0C2yI2LIBDz-7Q0T4-a5hAmQqsAyVtfImRaNWXaQ4-55I93ZsIm1X3-b6BgGSEQyYZKQmAXioNAz2jhfaTG1908w/s1600/July+14th+051.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493987350539322018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_lqhsgRf_ek84aNrExscPyUCugSdcmmr4Y7Msi4VIa2wfWNfafkQ0C2yI2LIBDz-7Q0T4-a5hAmQqsAyVtfImRaNWXaQ4-55I93ZsIm1X3-b6BgGSEQyYZKQmAXioNAz2jhfaTG1908w/s200/July+14th+051.JPG" /></a></div><div>Classic ring-stacking toy!</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58KQU3Dh6rUSg9qAF7Ac0jJopqtX9bzTmnYvMWfkoSfdaarJOkJHxL5bTASA5_47Rt2ma6_dAvlLV4Nhgr9ejkrzoAL2vwCzVROD0ImxdeTXVJYL9MeYZC7l7X9nZ5jbGyG1cSTlpXcs/s1600/July+14th+061.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493987360105871698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58KQU3Dh6rUSg9qAF7Ac0jJopqtX9bzTmnYvMWfkoSfdaarJOkJHxL5bTASA5_47Rt2ma6_dAvlLV4Nhgr9ejkrzoAL2vwCzVROD0ImxdeTXVJYL9MeYZC7l7X9nZ5jbGyG1cSTlpXcs/s200/July+14th+061.JPG" /></a><br />A fire station! Wow, that's mine! (KaileeJo and Taydom were helping by this point.)<br /></div><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8oxxyvJTwhh7Lwj3QdBhcBVMVWWwBYlKX1T-ESTxbHhUL_uBx-0OJeVik3h4JHNZqX5NevYyPPDjcIUwCawmSssZGyjG16HiQm6FNfXWEBjnU3_V4vVpZNAz462B4xyW2P16rsREnD8/s1600/July+14th+070.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493988675623163442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8oxxyvJTwhh7Lwj3QdBhcBVMVWWwBYlKX1T-ESTxbHhUL_uBx-0OJeVik3h4JHNZqX5NevYyPPDjcIUwCawmSssZGyjG16HiQm6FNfXWEBjnU3_V4vVpZNAz462B4xyW2P16rsREnD8/s200/July+14th+070.JPG" /></a><br />MMM...Benjamin did not mind getting messy to eat Great Grandma Thompson's cake!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEx6OyKvQC-px1Fw8YQQJreUfdxF4RsXsLGbo9ESVqj6-3hAvSO8OuauHkvkQCIQG5GJsXpUPZC-TsgGh31gPnjn6FQx2gF6HiG940UuEldpG5GPQepFTb78o4T9QwPgEPp-FT2wcLWEk/s1600/July+14th+065.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493988684042230898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEx6OyKvQC-px1Fw8YQQJreUfdxF4RsXsLGbo9ESVqj6-3hAvSO8OuauHkvkQCIQG5GJsXpUPZC-TsgGh31gPnjn6FQx2gF6HiG940UuEldpG5GPQepFTb78o4T9QwPgEPp-FT2wcLWEk/s200/July+14th+065.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Horray for Birthdays!<br /><div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzbI82jyCg42utjkXWY1up7-jsCPf3ieCMYdwoao8gM-YCJ8pu7eFfKZYDKFldWin7ZSKwNb7Wyjt-AEfCoCQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div></div></div></div></div>Rachel and Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635085096304309732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278308963833400197.post-16555396371727940562010-05-16T18:18:00.008-06:002010-05-16T19:29:24.751-06:00Just a bunch of pictures. 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HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472027787861942034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG5cU44ueoK4ExRbTw7ArG7JWxe4tgdHnLRPpRfp1M9zXKSHxeH2o9mthi1hejlGym35PvJoPj8Da4iP_R5_s1BUSy2QRidIS78T4ZYE9uhMBovQ6HJOPJlkCgMow4llw_qm_bA-Txr7g/s200/May+16,+2010+003.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Rachel and Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635085096304309732noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278308963833400197.post-20887181056248059912010-03-24T22:14:00.005-06:002010-03-24T22:24:53.108-06:00Hanging Out with Aunt KamiSo it turns out Kami was TAKING most of the pictures...Even so we love having her so close and we enjoy spending time with her. We are excited to have Uncle Samuel closer going to UVU this fall so we can have fun times with him too.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAtxUmiNPcXf5KC19oXr4oft6GZS-vXSbmsrnJ1OUOsf47J1ygXG0VpCKizLkzaGwn4mTt_5VOSHfjn0aatK6ijR4OhLMeY13PngNcaiqAnXnOdl-249ssrasg3FlD2-nVHIvPoS95Sjc/s1600/SV400017%5B1%5D.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452421924230862130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAtxUmiNPcXf5KC19oXr4oft6GZS-vXSbmsrnJ1OUOsf47J1ygXG0VpCKizLkzaGwn4mTt_5VOSHfjn0aatK6ijR4OhLMeY13PngNcaiqAnXnOdl-249ssrasg3FlD2-nVHIvPoS95Sjc/s200/SV400017%5B1%5D.JPG" /></a><br />BYU - Utah Gymnastics meet<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JobLiG0CRqM2nPRPDMdAfxx8mY3G2YKNKVQVm_LtzqzQmRamtcgTqliEzfu45xbSBg1J3DE-CfYPApVkuUO9RSYiHmbugGMFVOuP4S4xjqPgHp3o3aVU96ILk0pQiFgGzGtr-o5nSQA/s1600/Kami+Cupcakes.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452421756678411730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JobLiG0CRqM2nPRPDMdAfxx8mY3G2YKNKVQVm_LtzqzQmRamtcgTqliEzfu45xbSBg1J3DE-CfYPApVkuUO9RSYiHmbugGMFVOuP4S4xjqPgHp3o3aVU96ILk0pQiFgGzGtr-o5nSQA/s200/Kami+Cupcakes.jpg" /></a><br />Cupcake Cafe afterward!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeOhAiRz3wCf1s28EssHXzH05B9OX7kMn7sB65ZAo7xZXY3jRjbJAYtnNIdo9LZMwAcfyVVsv6ouLFejeNktIkJBaKGa2VKbuKP5zStWW82fjlsCrzbk6jKIkT1m0RtGyvqYDmRKxunDs/s1600/Cupcakes.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452421747960817138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeOhAiRz3wCf1s28EssHXzH05B9OX7kMn7sB65ZAo7xZXY3jRjbJAYtnNIdo9LZMwAcfyVVsv6ouLFejeNktIkJBaKGa2VKbuKP5zStWW82fjlsCrzbk6jKIkT1m0RtGyvqYDmRKxunDs/s200/Cupcakes.jpg" /></a><br />Benjamin even got a bite.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHpMY4Tp4G32AsJIBws6pWpw2ryUUN5bCGXPC3KbGUtbutU3sGIZW9ip-_KfQi2w-z0oFMahX0h1JLrMIkf8u38OIq9oeU-NAZDq4jTeB6KtIYsz-LKcP5WqosEibiGWmz2s2_5jGIvY/s1600/March+24,+2010+009.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452420585635518034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHpMY4Tp4G32AsJIBws6pWpw2ryUUN5bCGXPC3KbGUtbutU3sGIZW9ip-_KfQi2w-z0oFMahX0h1JLrMIkf8u38OIq9oeU-NAZDq4jTeB6KtIYsz-LKcP5WqosEibiGWmz2s2_5jGIvY/s200/March+24,+2010+009.JPG" /></a><br />Pirate Island Pizza<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFa8msjG5lFih644cHvMX1D_vc_Vv8m1E-jFuNpt_1xE49GRBlBRTJo_BX-uchpt2gwQEXdhWOgy-P7FVHOFDPNQlBWdvV0HKivOtGyhBI7vEdUOeU22qgoINdA-sK0N3pd4OMqov-lc/s1600/March+24,+2010+008.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452420575248423746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFa8msjG5lFih644cHvMX1D_vc_Vv8m1E-jFuNpt_1xE49GRBlBRTJo_BX-uchpt2gwQEXdhWOgy-P7FVHOFDPNQlBWdvV0HKivOtGyhBI7vEdUOeU22qgoINdA-sK0N3pd4OMqov-lc/s200/March+24,+2010+008.JPG" /></a><br />Ben says "Arrrrgh"<br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div>Rachel and Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635085096304309732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278308963833400197.post-33573242982028052892010-03-24T21:52:00.006-06:002010-03-24T22:13:39.541-06:00Fun Times in Pajamas<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXTfCf45Qm1zu2cDEHgg2a9dL3mEG8Zay75KwkJxSM9o5qkvHlqWkJXmRXpYca2efCK4-Kd0DfHAZhPFgUgGQ0jfYmoTdpVuRielwqt5SX6pNRAS0nXumOWNHIo2Cr6Ln3q6CCucph3M/s1600/March+24,+2010+001.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452415514534502738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXTfCf45Qm1zu2cDEHgg2a9dL3mEG8Zay75KwkJxSM9o5qkvHlqWkJXmRXpYca2efCK4-Kd0DfHAZhPFgUgGQ0jfYmoTdpVuRielwqt5SX6pNRAS0nXumOWNHIo2Cr6Ln3q6CCucph3M/s200/March+24,+2010+001.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlfY0DVOrTChu_7W7lpVPYpVEnqzVSuF_c5H8exyYNKush0R6hh2DnpjS7KzbJciFuaFUBnyp9I23osN_YnnJzjTZPEKQxsb_bYtzgO0akSnLrheXLQv8pEyhb2SRHNoP7Lcw5_DjK9FM/s1600/March+24,+2010+003.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452415524456612162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlfY0DVOrTChu_7W7lpVPYpVEnqzVSuF_c5H8exyYNKush0R6hh2DnpjS7KzbJciFuaFUBnyp9I23osN_YnnJzjTZPEKQxsb_bYtzgO0akSnLrheXLQv8pEyhb2SRHNoP7Lcw5_DjK9FM/s200/March+24,+2010+003.JPG" /></a><br /><div> Walker OR...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4br9J7UhLvHJtgVLHPN9zGwK8OjkQXrTewwFrdMqHxGIOjtliZ8vfNpbJXs_kAvP78pN1URksbI_yTlHTgxAdAApgqOPnRPPRi0e71TvOdXqhBnBxR-tqul0UuudmRLVmXrYrgYcC-J8/s1600/March+24,+2010+011.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452415536871119554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4br9J7UhLvHJtgVLHPN9zGwK8OjkQXrTewwFrdMqHxGIOjtliZ8vfNpbJXs_kAvP78pN1URksbI_yTlHTgxAdAApgqOPnRPPRi0e71TvOdXqhBnBxR-tqul0UuudmRLVmXrYrgYcC-J8/s200/March+24,+2010+011.JPG" /></a><br /><div><div>Climber?<br /><br /><br /><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivmYvkwvBDuwDEb3Ft3EerK0ZDpp_DeJ0B_BqNhPHuDghUmwjluPaxnZQw_UGoHzEhW1uBwaWG4XMcsgZd_RHrUfzV3sYaSdkr1Y52j2EnV9giK0j0TR7ZNHOYco5pCSvEadGBZJ5G_UQ/s1600/March+24,+2010+004.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452417250240510514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivmYvkwvBDuwDEb3Ft3EerK0ZDpp_DeJ0B_BqNhPHuDghUmwjluPaxnZQw_UGoHzEhW1uBwaWG4XMcsgZd_RHrUfzV3sYaSdkr1Y52j2EnV9giK0j0TR7ZNHOYco5pCSvEadGBZJ5G_UQ/s200/March+24,+2010+004.JPG" /></a><br />Some quality TV time!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRelqtWCEcVhJjLHN7a6iXou53Ao8idMToAeDtxPnfUBW-ZW27fJjMGoD3t3-ubnTei64kjoOBjyeOcS0caegi2KmAodwApt9SKG5vIjZRcIei-7u7IWCDv0_5o9bsCDZP8ITiCjpYdXc/s1600/March+24,+2010+005.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452417596468655714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRelqtWCEcVhJjLHN7a6iXou53Ao8idMToAeDtxPnfUBW-ZW27fJjMGoD3t3-ubnTei64kjoOBjyeOcS0caegi2KmAodwApt9SKG5vIjZRcIei-7u7IWCDv0_5o9bsCDZP8ITiCjpYdXc/s200/March+24,+2010+005.JPG" /></a><br />He reminds me of that comedian...you know, the one who's always standing...Rory Calhoun! (name that show)<br /><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfSK1F1gNp0BzKHdPpu-sqCdPRzaIqTtsBuNExfgSHlqLP93WsBM0-KL1vydA9V1c3UKB9Qn_Wsp5HlitQiRYkoOWlK46-G8gEKeT53IOFl8WwoAci_LcjdSps5dR7nEnx9Hrj0eQudvw/s1600/March+24,+2010+013.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 196px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452417754071939442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfSK1F1gNp0BzKHdPpu-sqCdPRzaIqTtsBuNExfgSHlqLP93WsBM0-KL1vydA9V1c3UKB9Qn_Wsp5HlitQiRYkoOWlK46-G8gEKeT53IOFl8WwoAci_LcjdSps5dR7nEnx9Hrj0eQudvw/s200/March+24,+2010+013.JPG" /></a><br />Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?<br /><br /><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlygTXVqDPcSB2yzbKnurUqx9NUsSeMDRMxyPhhPAEOefurmcq5wZKG3T7nmSloZeak_iHnTcxOaUyr4wgGo0Se7rKM-VRins_0hbXsvtqXl330i32v_ebhKjCzm2VFiser9w1G1liqQA/s1600/March+24,+2010+015.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 140px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452418202812182850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlygTXVqDPcSB2yzbKnurUqx9NUsSeMDRMxyPhhPAEOefurmcq5wZKG3T7nmSloZeak_iHnTcxOaUyr4wgGo0Se7rKM-VRins_0hbXsvtqXl330i32v_ebhKjCzm2VFiser9w1G1liqQA/s200/March+24,+2010+015.JPG" /></a><br />BENJAMIN stole the cookie from the cookie jar!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEebWl6-pPLFV31BdeiWEgX5WYNsROJECSIQKAF4URTjSsvSUC9xhjequJgx8WxLY5FLmu3JIkQszFT5qHoeQJRzwzrb4lwQc8mR5L4QsPmD7JFQk6si3bpwkpnk5oh4elYU2nx4JOX4/s1600/March+24,+2010+016.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452418210803224306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEebWl6-pPLFV31BdeiWEgX5WYNsROJECSIQKAF4URTjSsvSUC9xhjequJgx8WxLY5FLmu3JIkQszFT5qHoeQJRzwzrb4lwQc8mR5L4QsPmD7JFQk6si3bpwkpnk5oh4elYU2nx4JOX4/s200/March+24,+2010+016.JPG" /></a><br />And it was delicious.</div></div></div></div></div></div>Rachel and Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635085096304309732noreply@blogger.com2