Ben's funny faces

Here is the next installment of blogging. I thought that I would put together a couple of my favorite pictures of Ben's expressive face. He doesn't say much, but he has great facial expressions.

I suck...really, I know I do.

Okay, so I haven't posted anything for five months. I realize that this is awful, and that I have slacked majorly. I blame facebook. Now I don't have to update my blog because I can do short useless little snippets on facebook and then feel like I have contributed my thoughts to the world (or the 20 friends I have.) So, here goes.

Well, we have been to Disneyland twice since my last post. They were both great. The first time was in October with my whole family. It was a lot of fun, and I really just love being with them. They are all almost as funny as me. The next time we went was just a week ago, and it was great. It was so empty we walked onto most things. It rained once, but that was okay. We had a great time, and the kids loved it. One thing that I thought was fun was that Ben really was into the characters. He would hold their hands and get his little autograph book signed. It was fun. Darla and Joe took us to Goofy's Kitchen, which was awesome. We all ate until we wanted to puke because that is what you are supposed to do at buffets right?

Lets see what else...Sean and Katie are both doing really well in school. They are smart little monsters and it cracks me up when Scott and I will try to spell something and they sound it out. No more spelling apparently. Sean is playing junior jazz and loving it. He is a pretty athletic kid, and has decided that he wants to race snowboards in the X games. Great, he is going to end up killing himself, but he just is not afraid of anything. Katie is taking dance lessons and she loves it. She likes to show off her sweet moves. She is so girly that it cracks me up. She is always wanting to put on makeup and stuff. So not like me as a kid. Ben is in speech therapy. He is progressing, slowly. It is hard not to get frustrated and worried, but we just keep trying to work with him. We also found out that his uvula is attached to one of his tonsils, so we are taking him to the doctor to have it checked out. From now on we are going to call him "mutant."

The Fish Farm

Scott took our kids to the fish farm up in North Ogden with his mom and dad and Alex and Brianne. The kids were so excited and Scott said Ben even caught his own fish. (Apparently he also almost hooked his face, but he missed so we are good.)

Alex is helping Sean get his fish off the hook. I hate that part. But what a good uncle.


Ben is so dang funny. He cracks me up.

Here's Katie fishing all by herself. Everyone knows to stand back.

Ben looks like he found something pretty cool.

Here's Ben and Grandpa. This is some serious fishing. Look how hard they are both concentrating.

The Aviary

So, Aliesha was nice enough to take us to the Aviary this summer. We had a lot of fun, and the birds were cool. There were these really sadistic pelicans that would try to eat the baby ducks. It was super creepy. Here are some pictures from the trip. Hallie was hilarious because she did not want me to take her picture, so I would call her and she would turn her body so that I couldn't get a good picture.

Aliesha got the kids some food to feed the ducks. They were so excited. She is such a nice aunt (but we don't call her that.)

Here is Katie and Kamrin in the creepy room where the birds can attack you. It kind of wigged me out a little bit.

This is the only picture I caught Hallie in. She avoided me like the plague.

Here is Ben just seconds afterward. He doesn't have a problem being in pictures.

Here is Darla and Ben. She tries not to be in pictures ever. Hahaha.

Disneyland pics again!

So, we went to Disneyland again (yes again) in February. We had a blast, and my favorite thing about the whole trip was how Ben absolutely loved the characters. He was so much fun. We went to a character breakfast for Scott's birthday and Ben was so funny. Katie got to dance with Chip for a really long time, and she was darling. Here are some pics.

Scott loved going for his birthday. He got a gift certificate for about $70, and was in heaven. We will probably have to go for his birthday every year. Sean is Sean, and so he was so excited to ride big rides. He was so close to being tall enough for Screamin', and we will have to ride it next time because he will be big enough. He thinks he is big.

Here is a picture I took of the castle at night. I really wish I could take better pictures, but I just haven't spent any time trying. I wish I could do a lot of stuff, but I just am too lazy to actually learn. Oh well. Here are our mediocre (but cute) pictures, and I guess they show our love for the mouse's house.

Our next trip is in October. We are really ready, and October is way too long away. But, this year we want to go for Halloween and Christmas, so our trips will be at the end of the year.

Ben's Big Day

Today is Ben's birthday. I love that little monster so much. He still doesn't speak at all, well he will say Hi, Wow, and Yeah, but mostly he just makes noise and points a lot. He is so particular about what he wants though, and he still communicates really well with his grunting and pointing. He is so funny to watch, and he makes Scott and I laugh a lot. Ben wants to be big just like his brother and sister, and chases them around all the time. He has this Pluto dog that he carries around and likes to pretend it is licking people. He makes a noise for it and everything. He just has such a funny personality, and he can be full of it.

Here are some recent pictures of him, and you can see why he makes us laugh so much.

Its funny how fast time goes by. I can't believe how old my kids are getting (not me, my kids), and I sometimes wonder and worry about how this will change our family. I am excited for my kids to learn new things and have new experiences, but on the other hand, I dread them getting older. I guess that is what it means to be a parent, but I just don't know how to feel about it.

Yes, I am a slacker

Okay, so I know that Valentines Day was months ago. I have kind of fallen off the whole blogging wagon. I promise to try harder for anyone who even looks at this...it might just be me.