Merry Christmas to our blogging friends! We hope that you all have a safe and wonderful Christmas. We are headed to Casper, WY for Christmas. We're so excited to spend it with Terra's family. There will be 20 people and 2 dogs in the Howard home. So it will be a bit chaotic, but fun. Thank goodness that they have a 7 bedroom house. :-) We're leaving on the 24th to drive to Casper - pray that the roads are good! We'll be coming back on the 29th. We're so excited for Benjamin to open up his presents. He doesn't totally get it, but he loves to rip the wrapping paper..so that will be lots of fun. We'll take lots of pictures with our awesome new camera.
For those of you who didn't know, Josh got a new job with the grocery store Macey's. He works in the meat department and he LOVES it. It's such a nice change from the old job!
I'm still working at USU to put Josh through college. Hopefully he'll be done sooner than later. We're praying...I'm probably praying harder than anyone else. :-)
Benjamin is growing. He is on the verge of walking, but is fine to get by on crawling and walking with help. His favorite mode of transportation is holding on to mom's fingers and walking...or running. He is getting really good at animal sounds. In fact, yesterday at church we were looking at a book of Christ during the sacrament and he saw a sheep and he blurts out, "BAAA BAAA BAAA. " I know, my child is so irreverent.
We are so grateful for our eternal family and for the testimonies of Jesus Christ that we have. We are also so grateful for this time of year that we have to celebrate the birth of our Savior.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Monday, December 21, 2009
Monday, November 30, 2009
Bishop Ward - USU 57th Ward
For those of you who were in the USU 57th ward while Bishop Ward was Bishop, he passed away on Saturday, November 28th. He went and took a nap and when his wife went to wake him up, he never woke up.
His funeral will be on Wednesday, December 2 at 12:00 (viewing from 10:30-11:30 before funeral). It will take place at the Richmond Stake Center (135 W. Main, Richmond). Sister Ward would like anyone who was in the 57th ward with Bishop Ward to sing at his funeral. We need to get a count of how many are going to help sing and if we can also get someone to play the piano. We will be singing "Each Life that Touches Ours for Good." Please let me know if you are able to sing and are able and willing to play the piano.
Thank you!
His funeral will be on Wednesday, December 2 at 12:00 (viewing from 10:30-11:30 before funeral). It will take place at the Richmond Stake Center (135 W. Main, Richmond). Sister Ward would like anyone who was in the 57th ward with Bishop Ward to sing at his funeral. We need to get a count of how many are going to help sing and if we can also get someone to play the piano. We will be singing "Each Life that Touches Ours for Good." Please let me know if you are able to sing and are able and willing to play the piano.
Thank you!
Thursday, November 19, 2009
California Adventures
CALIFORNIA!!!
I will start off by saying that I made a very expensive mistake! I forgot to bring my camera to Disneyland. So I bought a disposable camera for $20!!!! Sheesh. Anyway, so Disneyland pictures are yet to be developed.
This year was kind of a big birthday for me. My mom was going to be going to CA to take care of my cute nephew, Damen, so she said she would take me for my birthday. Yes, we drove. Benjamin actually did really well. On Monday, the 9th, we went to Disneyland. I have NEVER been told Happy Birthday sooo many times in my life. My family called me and then a million people said happy b-day via facebook and then a gazillion people said happy b-day to me at Disneyland. On your birthday in 2009 you get in to Disneyland for FREEEEEE! Plus, you get a rad button that says "Happy Birthday" and then they write your name on it. It was a little creepy but fun at the same time. We all had a great time. Benjamin LOVED the rides and he could've gone on a lot more and been very happy about it. The faster we went on the teacups, the more he would laugh. He truly is a son of Josh and Terra. :-)
Here are Damen and Benjamin playing on the train table. Damen was very kind to share with Benjamin for the whole week.
Benjamin was very proud of himself for getting to the train table and then standing up with it.
And then he proceeded to climb onto the train table.
A famous Benjamin scowl that is often seen. We're not sure if he gets it from his Uncle Swen or from his mother. Uncle Mike seems to think it's from Aunt Jessie...but we think it's cute nonetheless.
Keep reading below for the rest of California adventures!
I will start off by saying that I made a very expensive mistake! I forgot to bring my camera to Disneyland. So I bought a disposable camera for $20!!!! Sheesh. Anyway, so Disneyland pictures are yet to be developed.
This year was kind of a big birthday for me. My mom was going to be going to CA to take care of my cute nephew, Damen, so she said she would take me for my birthday. Yes, we drove. Benjamin actually did really well. On Monday, the 9th, we went to Disneyland. I have NEVER been told Happy Birthday sooo many times in my life. My family called me and then a million people said happy b-day via facebook and then a gazillion people said happy b-day to me at Disneyland. On your birthday in 2009 you get in to Disneyland for FREEEEEE! Plus, you get a rad button that says "Happy Birthday" and then they write your name on it. It was a little creepy but fun at the same time. We all had a great time. Benjamin LOVED the rides and he could've gone on a lot more and been very happy about it. The faster we went on the teacups, the more he would laugh. He truly is a son of Josh and Terra. :-)
Here are Damen and Benjamin playing on the train table. Damen was very kind to share with Benjamin for the whole week.
Benjamin was very proud of himself for getting to the train table and then standing up with it.
And then he proceeded to climb onto the train table.
A famous Benjamin scowl that is often seen. We're not sure if he gets it from his Uncle Swen or from his mother. Uncle Mike seems to think it's from Aunt Jessie...but we think it's cute nonetheless.
Keep reading below for the rest of California adventures!
I guess if I had to get old, I might as well have done it at Disneyland. My mom also made this aMaZiNg cake! Needless to say, it honestly was one of THE most moist and most wonderful cakes I've ever tasted. We had fun celebrating!
On the day that we went to the beach, I remembered to bring my camera!!! AWESOME. We went to a beach that was in my mission! It was so fun to go back to a place that is very near and dear to my heart. We were at the Carlsbad beach!
A fun shot my mom took of us!
This is the last picture our camera ever took...and ever will take again - may it rest in peace. Here I was snapping some photos of sweet Benjamin and, as you can see, the tide started to come in. Well, it was A LOT more powerful and a lot bigger than I had expected it to be. It knocked Benjamin over and almost completely covered him had I not reached down to pick him up. In the process of saving my son from drinking a gallon of saltwater and sand...my camera was immersed into the lovely ocean tide. I still had it around my wrist, but when I looked at it again, it had passed away. We tried to revive it by letting it dry out for 2 days and then trying it again...but she was gone.
Anyway, it was a good camera, but now we've moved on to bigger and better things. Well, at least we've been looking. You can't have a child, a blog, or facebook and not have a camera. :-)
The rest of the trip was a blast. We went to SeaWorld - for FREE. We got soaking wet from the shamu show. Thank you, Melanie, and I quote, "They usually don't splash that much when it's cooler outside." Yes...yes, they do. Damen was not very happy about it. Benjamin, on the other hand, almost fell asleep after that. Note to self - don't EVER sit anywhere near the splash zone if you don't want to get wet. Even if it's November!
Oh California, you will ever have a spot in my heart. We hope to go back often...next time with Josh. We sure did miss him. We were very glad to get back to him and to be sleeping in our own beds.
On the day that we went to the beach, I remembered to bring my camera!!! AWESOME. We went to a beach that was in my mission! It was so fun to go back to a place that is very near and dear to my heart. We were at the Carlsbad beach!
A fun shot my mom took of us!
This is the last picture our camera ever took...and ever will take again - may it rest in peace. Here I was snapping some photos of sweet Benjamin and, as you can see, the tide started to come in. Well, it was A LOT more powerful and a lot bigger than I had expected it to be. It knocked Benjamin over and almost completely covered him had I not reached down to pick him up. In the process of saving my son from drinking a gallon of saltwater and sand...my camera was immersed into the lovely ocean tide. I still had it around my wrist, but when I looked at it again, it had passed away. We tried to revive it by letting it dry out for 2 days and then trying it again...but she was gone.
Anyway, it was a good camera, but now we've moved on to bigger and better things. Well, at least we've been looking. You can't have a child, a blog, or facebook and not have a camera. :-)
The rest of the trip was a blast. We went to SeaWorld - for FREE. We got soaking wet from the shamu show. Thank you, Melanie, and I quote, "They usually don't splash that much when it's cooler outside." Yes...yes, they do. Damen was not very happy about it. Benjamin, on the other hand, almost fell asleep after that. Note to self - don't EVER sit anywhere near the splash zone if you don't want to get wet. Even if it's November!
Oh California, you will ever have a spot in my heart. We hope to go back often...next time with Josh. We sure did miss him. We were very glad to get back to him and to be sleeping in our own beds.
I'm pretty much a slacker mom when it comes to the Halloween costume. It's not my favorite holiday, so I guess that's why I don't push it as much. Anyway, to show how cheap I am, a couple of days before Halloween I borrowed our awesome neighbors costume. Really, Benjamin doesn't need a costume to show that he's superman...he really is. :-) I dressed up as a mom - because I just pretend to be a mom. And Josh dressed up to be Superman's father. Doesn't he look great? And cute cousin Addison is a vampire cheerleader - a very cute one! Benjamin had fun going trick-or-treating, but he only lasted about a half an hour before it was just too cold. Then he went to bed and we sifted through all of his candy. Ahhhh...the joys of parenthood.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
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!
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