Dear Grandpa,
You are the greatest!
Bennett
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Happy 54th Grandpa!
Bennett
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
2 and a half
Last month we got some 2.5 year pictures taken of Bennett with our favorite photographer at JC Penny's in Temecula (not favorite photographer ever ... just favorite at Penny's, really, she is such a sweetheart! I love to see and catch up with her each time we go!)
Anyways ... I was looking at Bennett's 2 year picture at my neighbors house and realized how different he looked and well, I look rather different too, so we took some pictures to document this phase in life our life.
Anyways ... I was looking at Bennett's 2 year picture at my neighbors house and realized how different he looked and well, I look rather different too, so we took some pictures to document this phase in life our life.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Cold!
We went to frozen yogurt the other night for dessert ... Bennett was of course happy as a clam!
That was until he suddenly grabbed his face with both hands and yelled "COLD!"
Poor kid got his first brain freeze!
But don't worry, all is well now.
It was nothing that a little "Fruit Ninja" couldn't fix!
That was until he suddenly grabbed his face with both hands and yelled "COLD!"
But don't worry, all is well now.
It was nothing that a little "Fruit Ninja" couldn't fix!
Friday, September 16, 2011
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Three More Months
... hopefully!
So it's September 14th and my due date is December 14th thus I am officially in my third trimester!!!!
And well... lets be honest, I have my hopes up.
I have them up for an early/on time delivery! I mean I'm willing to wait, I did it for Bennett and I'll do it every time after this (if there are any more) but I'm not gonna lie, having a baby in December doesn't thrill me. Especially in a December where Hanukkah and Christmas over lap! I love our Hanukkah traditions and I'm realizing we can't plan a thing or invite anyone over because we have no clue what that time will hold for us! And then when I think about missing our Christmas traditions because I'm in labor or sitting in a hospital room recovering ... well, I get more than a little sad! Or even worse... listening to people say "You're STILL pregnant" while participating in all the traditions (both Hanukkah and Christmas) would be the worst of all!!!!
So all that whining above is to say... please pray for this baby to come at the time the Lord wants it to come and in the manner He wants it to come (naturally or c-section) and please pray for my body and mind and spirit to be gracious towards when and how this baby comes no matter what day it is. Pray that selfishness would not reign in me (I realize that's the problem here, but still, I want MY traditions). Pray that I will be brave and peaceful when talking with my doctors who seem so bent on robbing me of the birth I so desire for this sweet child I'm carrying. And last but certainly not least, pray that I would be kind and loving and gracious towards the "your still pregnant?!" and "you're so big" comments because they have already started and well... just pray, for me to keep my mouth shut! ha ha! :)
And now, a belly recap of the first two trimesters ... let's be honest, that's the only reason you checked this post! :)
So it's September 14th and my due date is December 14th thus I am officially in my third trimester!!!!
And well... lets be honest, I have my hopes up.
I have them up for an early/on time delivery! I mean I'm willing to wait, I did it for Bennett and I'll do it every time after this (if there are any more) but I'm not gonna lie, having a baby in December doesn't thrill me. Especially in a December where Hanukkah and Christmas over lap! I love our Hanukkah traditions and I'm realizing we can't plan a thing or invite anyone over because we have no clue what that time will hold for us! And then when I think about missing our Christmas traditions because I'm in labor or sitting in a hospital room recovering ... well, I get more than a little sad! Or even worse... listening to people say "You're STILL pregnant" while participating in all the traditions (both Hanukkah and Christmas) would be the worst of all!!!!
So all that whining above is to say... please pray for this baby to come at the time the Lord wants it to come and in the manner He wants it to come (naturally or c-section) and please pray for my body and mind and spirit to be gracious towards when and how this baby comes no matter what day it is. Pray that selfishness would not reign in me (I realize that's the problem here, but still, I want MY traditions). Pray that I will be brave and peaceful when talking with my doctors who seem so bent on robbing me of the birth I so desire for this sweet child I'm carrying. And last but certainly not least, pray that I would be kind and loving and gracious towards the "your still pregnant?!" and "you're so big" comments because they have already started and well... just pray, for me to keep my mouth shut! ha ha! :)
And now, a belly recap of the first two trimesters ... let's be honest, that's the only reason you checked this post! :)
Monday, September 12, 2011
Tissues
Gotta love a church that provides tissues in the sanctuary ... even if they are just used to entertain!
Friday, September 9, 2011
Labor Day!
Despite the weird rainy and humid day, Labor day was not a wash for our family - We had a great day!
Instead of cooking breakfast we decided to go out for breakfast (with the rest of Murrieta, I'm pretty sure) so we had a lot of time to kill at our table. Of all the things we could have done with our hungry little hippo, Adam decided today was the day to teach Bennett about shooting straw wrappers at people ... Bennett thought it was about the coolest thing ever!
After a yummy breakfast and a quick drive down to Carlsbad ... we arrived at Lego Land! But since we were not interested in spending $70 a person to look at blocks quiet yet (I'm sure we will at some point, but just not today) we went to just the aquarium portion of the park!
It wasn't huge by any means, but I must say, it was fun and Bennett really enjoyed himself, so pretty much that counts as a success in my book!
They might have freaked him out a bit in the beginning, but the bubbles where you could go "inside" the water were pretty cool!
Even Adam and Mary Beth had a good time with them!
Totally coveting these prints ... so wish they were in Bennett's room!
A little Lego play station of course!
We did a lot of looking and pointing, but Bennett was not interested in actually getting his hands wet!
Bennett loved looking at himself! He just kept laughing and running and then checking to make sure he could still see himself!
Good thing he was paying attention to all those beautiful fish right behind him! ha ha!
We ended our time at the aquarium with Bennett's super fancy 32 cent souvenir of "Nemo"
Gotta love a simple kid!
After the aquarium we went and walked the Carlsbad Outlets and actually got some awesome deals on a few things so that was a nice bonus to the day we hadn't expected! After a phenomenal meal at King's Fish House and a little overheating of our car (yep, cracked radiator here folks! It's in the shop as we speak) we headed home under the beauty of this amazing double rainbow!
Instead of cooking breakfast we decided to go out for breakfast (with the rest of Murrieta, I'm pretty sure) so we had a lot of time to kill at our table. Of all the things we could have done with our hungry little hippo, Adam decided today was the day to teach Bennett about shooting straw wrappers at people ... Bennett thought it was about the coolest thing ever!
After a yummy breakfast and a quick drive down to Carlsbad ... we arrived at Lego Land! But since we were not interested in spending $70 a person to look at blocks quiet yet (I'm sure we will at some point, but just not today) we went to just the aquarium portion of the park!
It wasn't huge by any means, but I must say, it was fun and Bennett really enjoyed himself, so pretty much that counts as a success in my book!
They might have freaked him out a bit in the beginning, but the bubbles where you could go "inside" the water were pretty cool!
I didn't realize how yucky octopus' really are!
Totally coveting these prints ... so wish they were in Bennett's room!
We did a lot of looking and pointing, but Bennett was not interested in actually getting his hands wet!
Bennett loved looking at himself! He just kept laughing and running and then checking to make sure he could still see himself!
We ended our time at the aquarium with Bennett's super fancy 32 cent souvenir of "Nemo"
Gotta love a simple kid!
After the aquarium we went and walked the Carlsbad Outlets and actually got some awesome deals on a few things so that was a nice bonus to the day we hadn't expected! After a phenomenal meal at King's Fish House and a little overheating of our car (yep, cracked radiator here folks! It's in the shop as we speak) we headed home under the beauty of this amazing double rainbow!
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
We heart Balboa Park!
During the summer we always love to go down to Balboa Park in San Diego to catch an organ concert or two. (as seen from the past few years here, here and here) And this year was no different!
We went to silent movie night with Brian and Crystal-Lee to watch the 1924 Peter Pan and listen to the organ.
And we were right, Bennett totally got into the parts of the movie where there were pirates and indians but other than that he just wanted to play with his dad and run around!
Even still, fun was had by all!
We went again for the finale last week ("A Tribute to Hollywood" sounded like a fun theme for the night) and we left kind of early and realized as we were passing the 8 on the 163 that it was 6 and the concert started at 7:30 so with a very coded conversation (we didn't want Bennett to hear the "Z" word) we decided the zoo was a great place to kill the next hour and a half. So I turned around and asked Bennett what he wanted to do before we went to the park to have dinner? He just kind of looked at me like, what? and said, "Uhhhh..." and I said, "where would you like to go right now?" And after a second of quiet he said "Zoo!" He was totally shocked and started yelling and clapping when I said that that sounded like a good idea and that we would be there in a couple minutes!
He was beside himself as he realized we were going in with no sunscreen or stroller or anything! He just got to walk into the Zoo with his dad like a big kid!
We know who the big guns are as far as animals are concerned for Bennett so we went straight to the Sky-fari and then on towards the Elephants!
He was so happy (and there was hardly anyone around) so we let him run ahead to the elephants - he was just so excited to be there!
No joke, he asked me to take this picture of him and the "Eh-Eh"
Once in the Elephant area we were reminded again why we so so so love the Zoo during the summer when it's open late for "Night Time Zoo" - there is hardly anyone there AND the animals are all out and about, not taking naps like you normally see during the day.
As we were walking I asked Bennett what the Elephants were eating ... if I had only had the slightest inkling of what was to come out of his mouth I would have video'ed it - but alas I did not. So a few minutes later we asked him again so I could hopefully get it and yep, he said it again:
What in the world?! Where does he come up with this stuff?
There was lots of running - I think he was just that excited!
The giraffes were our last stop for the evening before we headed to the concert (and our picnic dinner)
Adam captured a good baby belly shot as Bennett was walking along the curb.
Another good thing about Night Time Zoo - all the normal crowded things aren't crowded! So we stopped at this lion by the entrance to see if Bennett would take a picture next to it, after a couple failed attempts ... I'm in love with this picture!
Once we had dinner and were enjoying the concert laying on the grass listening to all sorts of random things (music from the God Father, the Pink Panther theme...) We tried to take a picture together. I think I was still feeling lucky from the last time when we got that awesome one with Brian and Crystal-Lee ...
ha ha! We told him to look up - we ment at the camera - he just didn't get it!
Adam and I called it quits after the second song of the second half (we were both too tired) so we missed the tribute the Sound of Music but other than that, it was such a great night!
Thank you Summer Organ Festival and Balboa Park you never disappoint!
We went to silent movie night with Brian and Crystal-Lee to watch the 1924 Peter Pan and listen to the organ.
And we were right, Bennett totally got into the parts of the movie where there were pirates and indians but other than that he just wanted to play with his dad and run around!
Even still, fun was had by all!
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| We got sooo lucky! Who gets a great picture using the self timer on the first try?! We do!!! |
He was beside himself as he realized we were going in with no sunscreen or stroller or anything! He just got to walk into the Zoo with his dad like a big kid!
We know who the big guns are as far as animals are concerned for Bennett so we went straight to the Sky-fari and then on towards the Elephants!
He was so happy (and there was hardly anyone around) so we let him run ahead to the elephants - he was just so excited to be there!
No joke, he asked me to take this picture of him and the "Eh-Eh"
Once in the Elephant area we were reminded again why we so so so love the Zoo during the summer when it's open late for "Night Time Zoo" - there is hardly anyone there AND the animals are all out and about, not taking naps like you normally see during the day.
As we were walking I asked Bennett what the Elephants were eating ... if I had only had the slightest inkling of what was to come out of his mouth I would have video'ed it - but alas I did not. So a few minutes later we asked him again so I could hopefully get it and yep, he said it again:
What in the world?! Where does he come up with this stuff?
There was lots of running - I think he was just that excited!
The giraffes were our last stop for the evening before we headed to the concert (and our picnic dinner)
Adam captured a good baby belly shot as Bennett was walking along the curb.
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| 25 weeks |
Once we had dinner and were enjoying the concert laying on the grass listening to all sorts of random things (music from the God Father, the Pink Panther theme...) We tried to take a picture together. I think I was still feeling lucky from the last time when we got that awesome one with Brian and Crystal-Lee ...
Adam and I called it quits after the second song of the second half (we were both too tired) so we missed the tribute the Sound of Music but other than that, it was such a great night!
Thank you Summer Organ Festival and Balboa Park you never disappoint!
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