Friday, May 31, 2013

Superhero night at the 66ers

 Our family was invited to a fun birthday party at the 66ers baseball game,
 it also happened to be Superhero night.
We sat in the grass seats and the kids ran around crazy and
enjoyed being together.
Ben got to talk baseball with Tatum and actually watch a few innings.




 Tatum and Jameson
 Lincoln and the birthday boy Caius

Swim lessons

With the end of my pregnancy and Nash in the NICU last summer, 
we didn't get to the pool much. This year with our YMCA membership and the
kids signed up for swim lessons, we are in the pool a lot.
MAY swim lessons

Saylor despite her sweet smile here, cried through most of her lessons.


Lincoln turned into a fish. Although we didn't sign him up for private lessons, he often had one.
The other kids in the class were absent or refused to participate.
He can backstroke the length of the pool

Tatum could swim independently before but lessons have sure helped her confidence and endurance in the water.

Kids are awesome. We got 'em in swimming lessons. If Saylor put half the effort into swimming that she puts into crying about it all the way there, she'd be a dolphin by now. Lincoln swims like he plays...hard and nonsensical at times but always whole-hearted. Tatum reminds me so much of Brooklyn as a kid that it's ridiculous sometimes. She reads non-stop, constantly listens to Michael Jackson and is very devious in her teasing mechanisms. If I ever hear her attempt to convince Linc that "Nantucket" is a swear word, I'll intervene with a quickness...

Otherwise, it's family junk as usual...just trying to lay low in the heat.
Out.--Bennie
I am one proud mama!

Monday, May 27, 2013

Memorial Day

 We enjoyed the day at home with the kids.
We played in the backyard and kept it really low key.
Ben prepared yummy ribs and we had all the delicious
summer time fixings to go with it.
We talked about the reasons we celebrate Memorial Day and we talked about the people we honor on this special day.

Monday, May 20, 2013

Saylor and GoGo get a date

 While the kids were both in school,
GoGO took Saylor to Disneyland.
She stuffed a Princess Bear in Downtown Disney
and then they headed to both parks for a
fun day. My mom said Saylor talked the whole day 
and really enjoyed her one-on-one time.
They left Disneyland at 2 and grabbed lunch and headed to the beach.
They played in the sand and then grabbed dinner at Pei Wei.
I didn't pick up Saylor until 8pm that night.
She had a fabulous day!


Monday, May 13, 2013

My sidekick



 Saylor loves to shop with me.
We often go to thrift stores and find treasures.
She is such a sweet girl and such a big ham.

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Mother's Day

 I received a lot of fun hand crafted gifts from the kids and a website from Ben.
I am one lucky mom, mommy, mama.

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Bead Party

Saylor's Masterpiece

Tatum and I hosted a bead party.
We had a good time chatting and creating with our girlfriends.










Saturday, May 4, 2013

Touch the Temple

 Each year our primary participates in a wonderful 
activity called 'Touch the Temple.'
The kids sing hymns,
participate in activites,
learn about the symbolism of the temple,
 tour the grounds and
promise to go inside someday.