I'm really behind again...this has been a busy summer. Now that Ben is more mobile I am working on all the projects that I couldn't do last year because I was feeding, or holding, or changing the Benjito. Anyway, hopefully in the future I can keep up, but our summer only has about 2 weekends that are not planned right now, so who knows.
First, Mom and Dad came to visit for Memorial Day weekend. We rafted, tried a new Italian place, played in the pool, had a fire, saw the gorge and forest, and enjoyed the warm weather!
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| I take a lot of pics of him asleep... |
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| Jamir and Ben went on a father son campout and Ben was really scared of this fish...it was so nice for me! I painted the deck and cleaned the house uninterrupted! |
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| Bike rides are Ben's favorite. He always grabs his helmet and points to the bike when we are in the garage |
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| being goofy |
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| first time at the Eagle Point library. I prefer him to tear books that we already own apart. |
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| has to sit with Papa while he plays |
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| playing in the pool while we wait for grandparents to arrive |
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| these are the best carts..with walmart or winco had them. |
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| Sunday walk around Jacksonville |
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| left over pasta |
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| trying to find the natural bridge. We got an extra mile walk because we missed the sign |
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| at the raft rental place |
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| all on the raft. Ben slept the whole way again..and didn't even wake up when the water splashed him |
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| Manolo cant resist a good nap on Ben |
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| Pruning some roses. |
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| Morning popsicle. those homemade popsicle kits are the best. Little does Ben know he's eating fruit and greens |
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| I was working on the deck and hear a splash...he took his shirt off and went in |
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| frisbee hat for Manolo |
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| First Rodeo. It was fun, but I didn't like the bull riding, the dog herding the sheep was my favorite part |
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| Ben liked the tractors a lot and the horses |
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| newly painted pots |
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| at a birthday party splash pad park |
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| Ben has figured out the slide by himself now. |
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| he really liked this ceviche at someone's house(shrimp and seafood cocktail) |
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| At the BYU alumni picnic |
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| he really wanted to climb this |
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| another walk where he falls alseep |
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| since there is construction on our street Ben gets to enjoy all the trucks that go by. He points them out every time |
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| one of the cold days we went to the park |
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| putting laundry on his head |
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| our excursion up the moutain |
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| snow! Ben thought it was pretty cool. Guess he doesn't remember December |
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| I turned around and he had fallen asleep next to me like this |
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| the big mess. I found a really good couch on craigslist for free so we dismantled our old loveseat..my plan is to make an ottoman iwth the cushion |
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| our racoon |
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| another chocolate banana popsicle and a paint project |
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| fell asleep like this on the way to Walmart |
