Babysitting

Last weekend we watched some kids so their parents could go out on a date. It was pretty interesting having 6 little kids. Bentlee had a blast! They all played really well together and had a good time. Here are the boys....

And the the girls...

These are Bentlee's new friends, Allison and Megan. She loves when they come and play with her.

I've Been Tagged!?

Okay, this is my first experience with being tagged. Heather got me and I'm supposed to list 6 quirky things about me...

1. I absolutely love peanut butter and honey sandwiches, especially on my homemade bread. I eat at least one everyday (usually), today I had two, lunch and dinner!

2. I have serious OCD when it comes to toilets, especially public ones. I will hold my pee all day long so that I don't have to go in a nasty public restroom. Being pregnant is hard for me just for the simple fact that I can't hold it as long.

3. I do not enjoy talking on the phone. There is something about talking to people when I can't see them or their expressions that really bugs me. I'd rather email or talk to them in person. This isn't necessarily true with family and close friends however.

4. I can't stand it when things don't add up right. I will do things over and over until I get things right or they match. It must be the accountant in me! :)

5. I don't really like to shop. I really dislike going grocery shopping or going to Walmart so I avoid those places (Luke does a lot of the grocery shopping). And anytime I go to the mall I can't even enjoy myself or try on a new outfit because I'm too worried about kids. It just never ends up being a very pleasant experience.

6. I'm pretty obsessive about clean sheets. If I don't shower before I go to bed then I sleep on top of the comforter, if I do shower then I sleep in the sheets. I make Luke do the same. Weird, I know.

Let's see... I tag Casey and Sherra...ha ha!

Two Cute Kids!

I am just about worn out for the night but I want to say that I love being a mom and I have two super cute kids! I am so thankful for them, and for my amazing husband! I am so blessed!


Bentlee takes every chance she can get to be a mommy!

Carving the Pumpkin

Our neighbors gave us a pumpkin so for family night this week we decided to carve it. Bentlee said she wanted a happy pumpkin and this is what she got. She was pretty excited about it after it was done, but she wanted nothing to do with taking out all the nasty guts. Luke got pretty into the carving, you would think he was a dentist or something!

Talk about a serious pumpkin carver!!

The Bouncer

Marshall absolutely LOVES this bouncer! He will bounce and bounce and eventually bounces himself to sleep (see above), it is so cute! The other morning I was getting ready and he was bouncing and watching me. Pretty soon he was completely asleep but every once in a while his legs would start bouncing again. Even when you take him out of it, his legs like to keep bouncing. It's pretty funny.

Our First Camping Trip!

Bentlee is helping her dad get wood and make the fire. She absolutely loves being outside and especailly going camping. She did say she wanted some friends though. I guess mom, dad and Marshall weren't exciting enough for her!Okay, so last weekend we made history. We actually went camping with just our little family, no one else. We have gone camping a lot with both families, or the ward or whatever, but never just the four of us. It was so fun! Luke told me a long time ago (like when we were first married) that his dream was to get home from work and I would have the kids and everything all ready and we would go out and go camping. On October 17th 2008 his dream came true. He got home from work about four o'clock and we headed to Lynx Lake. We only went about 10 miles and we were in the pines away from everything and everyone. We got there and Luke and Bentlee made a spectacular fire and then we cooked our delicious tin foil dinners on it. Then we roasted marshmallows and had smores. We all slept in our little two man tent under the stars and full moon. We had a really good time, I can't wait to do it again.

Marshall's Big News

A day after Marshall's five month birthday he got some rice cereal. He did pretty good, but I haven't given him much since because it is just easier to nurse him. I think I'll wait until the six month birthday and really start him on solids.

Marshall has had a pretty exciting couple of weeks. For one thing he has pretty much mastered sitting up by himself. Just after he turned five months he was figuring it out, and now I can sit him down and not worry about him. Hurray! Then, a week ago tomorrow I noticed that his first little bottom tooth was coming in. I didn't even realize that he had been teething. He hadn't shown any signs. Lucky me!!