Benjamin's 1st Birthday parties

Benjamin's first present came on an airplane! It was Grandma Huff!







That night Benjamin got his first real taste of sugar. He couldn't have been happier about it either. Emily Hendricks made his awesome safari cake.



He certainly loved his cake! What a cute little boy. We love you Benjamin!

Walks with Mom

Hat - $7.00

Coat - $18.00

Crackers - $1.00-ish

Spending every day with this guy - PRICELESS

One year older and wiser too...

So I don't have birthday pictures up yet...but I will soon. I just wanted to let you know the stats on Benjamin as of his most recent doctor's appointment.

Height - 29 inches - 25th percentile - doctor says he thinks that's wrong, he says Benjamin is taller than that.
Weight - 21 lbs 3 oz - 35th percentile
Head - big - 80th percentile
Shots - 5 -he didn't get his one at 9 months because he was sick so he had to get an extra one!
Smiles - too many to count!

Some updates...pictures to follow.

Do you think that time gets faster the older you get? I mean, seriously, when you were younger didn't things just seem to creep by? Anyway, I can't believe that it's already the 12th. I did make a mistake, though. I didn't call my brother, Trevor, on his birthday. I thought about it about 5 times that day, but every time I thought about it was a time when I wasn't able to call. I'm a bad sister.

Well, I'm weaning Benjamin. Is that a weird thing to put on a blog? Probably, but there you have it. This week is his last week nursing. Babies have to have breast milk or formula for their first year of life, so I've done it and I'm ready to move forward...I think. So far Benjamin is dealing really well with it. He's such a sweet baby. I will post pictures of his first birthday party, which was also his first real taste of sugar. It's a good thing I waited till he was a year....he's already addicted.

Yesterday Josh was released from the Bishopric. He served for 22 months in our student ward, which is really long in a student ward. It was a great experience for our family. It will be fun to have Josh sitting with us on Sunday - Benjamin has never had his dad sit next to him in our home ward. But we will miss it. We are so grateful for the memories we have and for the wonderful friendships that we now have. We truly are members of the church of Jesus Christ and it is perfect. In every calling we both have been blessed and also refined to be better people. Thanks to all for your love and support...always. We are surrounded by great people!

THE most AMAZING water slide - EVER!

This past Saturday our ward had an activity out in Weston, Idaho. That is where the Nash's live, Jessie Hylton's parents, and they have this amazing water slide! Seriously, it's incredible - these pictures just don't do it justice. Our ward went out there for a rockin' good time!


As you can see in these pictures, Benjamin LOVED the pool that Grandma Nash put up! There are also some pictures of us going down the slip and slide, our Bishop going down, and crazy Mike Hylton with 3 inter-tubes around him. Next we have a video of Josh taking Benjamin down the slide...

It probably would have been better if I had taken Benjamin down first - Josh went a little fast down the slide. Benjamin wasn't a huge fan, but then again he was very tired. It was fun, nonetheless!

THANK YOU JESSIE AND MOM AND DAD NASH!!!

by the way, there's another "new" post down below.

Our visit to Casper - AKA God's Country!

In August we had the opportunity to go to Casper. The last time we were there was when Benjamin was 1 month old - so it had been a while. Evan and Ashlee also came from Littleton. We had a lot of fun spending time with family. As you can see in one of the pictures, there were deer that visited my parents neighbors - no, they don't live in the country or anywhere close to it. We also got to go up to "The Falls" in Casper and took some fun pictures. Benjamin also got to take a bath in Nana Howard's famous sink! All the grandkids get baths in that sink and it wouldn't be a trip to Nana Howard's without it! To see the pictures larger, just click on the collage - that way you can see Josh and Ashlee's fun faces! 

 

Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes

This is Benjamin's new favorite position. I had to capture it with the camera because he likes to stay there for a couple of minutes at a time. He cracks me up!