Puppets.

I can't express how much I love being a mom. It is the most fulfilling thing I have ever done in my life. I feel blessed to have the opportunity to spend every day with this little guy. I love our little family and cherish every moment we have together. It amazes me how much Benjamin learns each day, and how much he is growing up. I honestly try to cherish each memory-- even if it is as silly as benjamin and I crawling around chasing each other or as tender as him asleep in my arms after a long day.


Anyway--- Today I decided that Benjamin might enjoy the little finger puppet his Aunt Tammy sent him when he was born.. and well... see for yourself his reaction...

By the way-- thanks tammy for the puppets! They were an instant hit!


You really don't have to watch the video--- its more for the grandparents--- It kind of the typical Home video--- great Cinematography, thrilling action and cunning script. And Please excuse my wonderful deshuffled look--- it was at the end of a long busy day of errands.

Life....

Lately, life has been a little busy. Rob accepted a Job in the fall with a company that he interned this past summer with. We are excited about it and feel grateful that rob was given a couple of job opportunities to choose from. Anyway-- with that in mind, rob has been working super hard to finish his masters in time. He has been working Long days and very late nights. Tonight, in fact, I am making this post at 12:30 am, sitting in the lab with him at school, and benjamin sleeping in his car seat.
Since I haven't blogged for a while, I thought I would just post a few pictures. Nothing to significant has happened in our lives.... Benjamin is into EVERYTHInG- no longer is he content with his toys-- which are child proof. He is interested in anything and everything that is not his toys. Being his fathers son, I am trying to keep him away from anything to dangerous, especially trees--- I just don't want to make any ER runs-- poor robs mom. Benjamin is still sweet and happy, however, he is a very determined little kid, and nothing and no one will get in the way of what he wants. He is bound and determined little boy!

Benjamin Loves to look outside






He loves to play with balls!!! He will crawl around the house throwing the ball and running after.

The Stache

a week and a half ago , robs electric razor had some problems... what resulted was rob growing a full blown beard. Sick I know. I refused to kiss him. Anyway, rob finally shaved it... (after benjamin cried when rob tried to kiss him)... well almost all of it. He ran out of time before he had to go somewhere, and what resulted was the "stache". See for yourself...
what do you all think??

The little Frog Prince

When you are a child, Halloween is always exciting. You couldn't wait to get dressed up and get as much candy as possible. I remember inhaling my dinner (which was a normal thing for me as a kid) so we could get our snowsuits on, then get dressed up in our costume and hit the road. But over the years, I kind of became a boring grown-up and lost that childlike spirit of excitement. Example, my 3rd year at BYU. My roommates and I were hanging at home studying, when a knock came to our apartment.There stood 3 little children dressed up in their Halloween get-up trick or treating--- I almost died! We forgot that is was Halloween... and we didn't have any candy on hand. You should of seen the disappointment on the kids faces... it was pretty depressing. I felt so lame.
Well, this year, I was excited. I guess when you have a kid it becomes way more exiting. I couldn't wait to show off our little frog. Benjamin was just too cute. He was a little tired by the end, but we all had fun!














Ummm isn't Ronald McDonald scary??? He looks like death. Yeah... Surprisingly Benjamin didn't cry. Apparently He scared a lot of kids. He was handing out kid meal hamburger boxes with candy in them. Apparently that wasn't enough to win the kids over.