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31 Jul

week in pictures

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25 Jul

week in pictures

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Hunter is feeling giddy in this picture. Can you tell? He is freakin' happy to have lived through that med switch!

This is my BFF Tara. Tara and I were next door neighbors for five years…. She still loves me in spite of that.

Tara was one of the few people that stuck by me through the hell I caused myself. She came over on many occasions in the spring of 2005 to fix me ramen noodles and climb in bed with me for a good girl cry. I miss her every damn day. She will never be next door, but she is in my heart for life.

She brought her kids down this week to spend SIX days with us.

Ty is growing up so fast.

We took all fifteen to dinner tonight. The owner of this joint loves us. I am not sure why…. you should see the place when we leave.

Ellie Brooke

Aren't babies this age supposed to fear the outdoors? Sailor crawls as fast as possible through the grass to eat the dirt and the plants. All my other babies would be paralyzed with fear the moment their butts hit the grass. I would use that to my advantage often. So the other day I sat Sailor on the grass hoping it would give me a moment to relax. WRONG! She is a wild one.

Brothers- Charlie and Storm.

Yesterday Sailor lost her innocence. It was her first, full head, hair-do. It was HELL! For both of us.

She slept well afterwards. She never falls asleep with the bottle in her mouth. I loved having a sleeping baby in my arms.

Tara and her family went home today. That was me you heard crying. Damn UTAH! Parker was just as sad as I was. He had a little crush on Mia. He calls her "meow." (She is the cutie in the balloon crown.)

This is a game called speed. It's fast and loud and I am always grateful we don't have neighbors when the kids play it. They stand in a line and try to outshoot each other with the basketballs. It's beyond my comprehension. But it is a FAVORITE!

Any Orthodontists out there? Can you tell me right now how much I need to save to buy the braces and headgear for my thumb sucker?

It was a wild and crazy week! On Tuesday our friends DB, Nicole, and their five kids arrive. We are having a blast entertaining.

SWEET SWEET SUMMER!

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11 Jul

week in pictures (part two)

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This is Brandon's oldest son, Hunter. He happens to be the same age as my Hunter. He plays the guitar like his dad.

I lined up the Benson Boys for this picture…. Ellie couldn't figure out why she wasn't in the picture, so I sat her next to Hunter.

She had no clue she wasn't in the photo.

She smiled on the count of three just like the rest of them. She is so much fun!

Brandon's second oldest, Spencer. He is Hadley's age. He wears himself out daily in the pool and with the babies.

Ty and Grandpa on the tandem.

We have friends visiting from Utah again. (I am loving the company) The Jeff and Jodi Jones family came down to play with us for a few days. We went to the beach and Scooters Jungle today.

While we were at the beach the kids found two starfish. They made them a home in a beach pail so we could watch them for a few hours.

Jazzi and Emily saying good-bye to their starfish. They set them free before we left.

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10 Jul

week in pictures (part one)

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Saying good-bye to Eric. We miss him already. He truly is the perfect boyfriend for Shaylee!

We found her like this the other night. She had gotten out of bed to sit in her chair. WHY? We have no idea!

Ladies and Gentlemen, she is crawling!

Late night chit-chatting on the couch with all our loved ones… Well at least the ones that were awake!

And the baby grew a tooth!

The Brett Benson family. We had so much fun with them in spite of their BYU allegiance.

These two are two peas in a pod. They both make the same face at me when I get my camera out.

Smile damnit!

Shaylee smiles the second she sees the camera. Jayden on the other hand…. I had to make a fool out of myself to get this tiny grin, but it was so worth it, his dimples kill me!

More pictures of our fun week coming tomorrow.

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06 Jul

scenes from the weekend

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Ty's feet. One of his funny little anomalies. He has rocker bottom feet. They are soft and squishy. He skis down the hardwood staircase.

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We sat around and talked and laughed and had the best afternoon. Bronson always like to play, "who is the smartest?" and quizzes the kids. It began with, "Which war was George Washington in?" Dalin raised his hand immediately and said, "The Revolutionary War." YAY DALIN!

Bronson asked the next question. "Which war was Abe Lincoln in?" Colby's hand shot up, because he knows everything there is to know about Honest Abe. "The Hawk War" he screamed.

Bronson stared at him…… "WHAT?"

Colby said it again, "It was The HAWK War and I can prove it." so he went in the house and brought out his report on Abraham Lincoln and handed it to Bronson. Bronson read aloud the part where Mr Lincoln had participated in the Black Hawk war with the Native Americans.

"SEE?"

So he gave Colby half a point.

What happened next was the most politically incorrect moment of our day. Brought to you all by Bronson.

Bronson looked at the front cover of his report and said, " I think this is what 'The South' thinks Abraham Lincoln looks likes!"

And we all laughed so hard I thought we were going to die.

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A few family pictures minus Hadley. She went to the beach for the fourth of July with friends.

HAPPY TUESDAY Internet!

Brandon's brother rolled into town yesterday with SEVEN kids. Do you know how many people that is? Like NONE! We took them to dinner last night, just Brandon and Bronson and me, and we all fit at one table. It was CRAZY! I counted heads all night long.

Seven kids……

I can't even imagine having so few.

We are loving the company. The kids are in heaven.

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