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So normally I talk about how fast the time goes and I can't believe it is already_____. Well, it is still January and it is still cold and I am ready for spring! There, I said it. We haven't had a ton of things going on this month, but the highlight was that Megan came to visit for almost a week! We shopped, scrapbooked and vegged. I wish we could do that more often!

Here Bennett is helping Dale shovel the driveway with the
new shovel he got for Christmas. Can you remember when
getting a shovel for Christmas was fun? Me neither. Nevertheless,
he loved it!


Doesn't he look like he LOVES his new sweater? Peterbilt (Petey)
had his 5th birthday and we thought he needed something
to keep him warm. I think his sentements were the same:)



This is the smile I get everytime I catch Bennett
doing something he shouldn't....how can you resist?

fun with Bennett

So I have a funny story about my son, but I didn't have my camera with me, so no pics, sorry!
I get together with 4 other moms and their kids for a playgroup every Wednesday morning.
This past Wednesday we were at my friend Kate's house. She has 3 kids, but the middle one, Teague, is Bennett's little cohort/partner in crime and is part of this little story.
Shawna (another one of my friends) was heading to the bathroom and stopped to look around because the door was shut and she wanted to make sure that nobody was in there before she went in. All of the adults were in the living room, so she knew none of us were in there. But she still hesitated because she heard some noises coming from the bathroom. I suspected that there were kids in there and gave her the nod that she should take a peak.
Sure enough, there is my son and Teague, soaking wet from head to toe. At least Teague stopped and had a look of "uh oh" in his eyes. Not Bennett. Nope. He kept right on splashing in the toilet like nobody's business. The entire roll of toilet paper was stuck to the floor in a big wet paper-mache like mess and our boys were having a hay day.
Kate and I were both trying our best to keep a straight face and explain to our little men why we should NOT play in the toilet while changing their clothes.
Thought you could use a laugh:)

Washington Christmas

We have made it through all of our travels and are so glad to be home safely.

Despite some major travel delays, our trip to Washington was great. We spent many family, fun-filled hours in the Sioux Falls and Denver airports!


Bringing Bennett to the farm was such a treat. Dale was walking with Bennett down past the cows and Bennett was just "mooing" away. He was a little over-whelmed, but excited. We took him for a ride in the tractor and was laughing away when his mom drove! Why is that funny?

This is Bennett "helping" mom pack.


Dale was showing Bennett the cows.


This is in the backyard at Dale's mom and dad's house.


We all managed to squeeze into the tractor.


Bennett befriended one of the calves...the rest ran back into their little homes.