Prom and Graduation

Here are some pictures from Josh's Senior Prom and David's Graduation from St. Cloud Tech. It is getting harder and harder for me to get good still pictures of Bennett - he is always wiggly or looking at something. Also I just noticed that he is wearing the same shirt in these pictures - the prom and grad was not on the same day - just happens that this is one of the only shirts of Bennett's that I've managed to keep clean with no ketchup or spaghetti stains!

This is the house that David and his carpentry class built this year. We got to tour it after the graduation ceremony.

Baby Updates

Here is our first baby picture. About 2 weeks ago I was feeling pretty crampy and just not "right". My doctor decided I should go in and get an early ultrasound done just to be sure things were ok. And it looks like they are! I was very nervous and worried going in to it but was soooo relieved when we saw the heart beating strong! Everything is looking right on track and I'm currently 9 weeks along. I have been feeling very good these days. I get a little queasy at times but mostly just tired. Luckily Bennett and Mike have both been very good to me these last few weeks when I don't feel like doing much play-time or house cleaning!

New T-shirt

Bennett got a new shirt the other day...

Yep that's right, Bennett is going to be a Big Brother! I am still pretty early - about 6 1/2 weeks along which makes me due on (sigh) December 24th. (We did it again and are going to have another Holiday baby....) Maybe since Bennett was so late I'm hoping this one will be also. I was at the doctor this morning and so far everything looks good. In the last week I have started to feel tired and alittle nauseous but so far it hasn't been too bad. Since I am still early, if you are reading this, consider yourself one of the lucky few who will know our news already. Otherwise we aren't telling people yet - (so this means no spreading this on facebook, around town etc.) Keep us in your prayers for safety and good health for me and baby and for a smooth adjustment for Mike and Bennett.

Haircut

Bennett has lots of hair which seems to be coming in on the thicker side. Before Easter I took Bennett in to get his hair cut. I had to do this around Christmas time also. I tried to do it my own this time but he did NOT want me to - even with Mike trying to hold him he still wiggled too much and cried. So, I broke down and took him in again - she's so nice and didn't charge me the full price :-)

Here are before, during and after pictures of his 2nd official haircut.

Easter

Easter was a busy day. After church Bennett looked at his Easter basket - he got some sand toys for the new sand "box" (pool) that we got for him. Then he took a quick nap before we going over to my mom's for lunch. In his Easter basket at Grandma's house was some more sand toys. After that we headed to Watertown and stopped in to see Mike's relatives. From Great-Grandma Meme he got - yep, sand toys! He'll have tons of fun this summer! Then we went back to my mom's for a short bit before heading to Chanhassen for cousin Gabriel's 1st birthday party. Needless to say it didn't take Bennett long to fall asleep in the car on the way home last night. It was a great day with lots of fun with family and lots of great food!

Don't my boys look cute!

He found the M&M's in his Easter basket and likes that more the the sand truck!

This is what he looked like after his short nap before heading to my mom's.

Great-Grandma

As you probably all know, Bennett & I head over to Great-Grandma's every morning to check in on her, give her some company for a little bit each day and help her out if she needs something done. It also gives Bennett and I a break in the mornings to get out of our house. Bennett loves going over there. He has a few toys over there but one of his favorite things is Grandma's wheelchair. Before he got familiar with her house and started walking all over, he would just stand by her chair and push her around the kitchen. Now that he's more used to her and her house though, he doesn't do so much pushing anymore but he now wants rides. He'll stand on her foot rests and then (shaking my head & rolling my eyes as I type this) she tries to pick him up. He is obviously too heavy for her to pick up but she tries it every time anyways. I keep telling her that one of these days she's going to tip out of her chair! Anyways, here are some pictures of Bennett getting one of his daily rides with Great-Grandma. I also have had to start moving things up since he is getting in to more and more things over there - like I said, he's getting used to the house and is "exploring". Earlier this week he opened up the door to the Hutch and grabbed one of Grandma's fancy pepper shakers and ended up having a pretty big sneeze attack :-)

Shoe Obsession

Bennett has an obsession with shoes right now. He will carry any shoes he can find around the house. The other day I saw him throw a toy behind the couch so when I reached behind to get that toy I also found a pair of my tennis shoes. Today he was carrying around Mike's shoes and was trying to put his foot in to one of them. So, I put them on him and he didn't know what to do. He'd stand up but then tip over so he just decided it was easier to squat instead. I don't think he quiet knew how to take them off either (which is funny cause he has no problem getting his own off).