Christmas Day at the Bennett's!

Christmas Day was spent at my parent's house with the entire Bennett bunch. We now total 15 (2 parents, 7 Bennett kids, 4 spouses, 2 grandchildren). Quite the crazy, busy, fun bunch. It was especially fun to have Thann, Brooke and baby Jude here with us.
Our day included brunch, a couple games, some sleeping, turkey dinner and lots of baby holding. Bennett's newest game is to wear other people's shoes around the house and have races with whomever will race with him.


My beautiful little, or not so little sister, Holly.


Uncle Stevan is Bennett's best playmate.


Whatcha thinking about, Benny?


Baby Jude smiles at Great Grandma.


My sweet nephew, Jude!


Uncle Thann and Benny!


Nice scarf, Ike.


Sisters!


Uncle Thann and Bennett!

Christmas 2008!

Christmas morning! Wake up early (we have a two year old), make coffee, play with the new train table, open fun gifts (a V-Tech Motion game system for Bennett, an IPhone for Heath, and an ITouch for Chris..fun, fun), read the Christmas story from the Bible and get ready to head over for Christmas Day at the Bennett's.

Christmas Eve Dinner

My brothers, sisters and I, along with our spouses had a special Christmas Eve dinner and gift exchange at Kipp and Heidi's house. Heidi made a delicious meal and we had some great laughs during our White Elephant gift exchange.


Gift cards...one from Target and a gas card. Are you able to guess which one Chris wanted? :)


Getting ready to choose our gifts.


Mommy and Benny on Christmas Eve.


Jenna and Matthew


Holly and Beave


The host and hostess, Kipp and Heidi


Isaac and Kathryn

Bennett turns TWO!

Bennett is two! Hard to believe our little guy is already two years old.

The day began with a donut from Dunkin' Donuts (his favorite) on our way to church.



Next was the Toddler Room at Elevate with Gramma while Mom and Dad ran the adult service ...oh, and hangin' out in Auntie Heidi's Kid's Church room (another favorite).







After church, it was on to Gramma's for a party and a HUGE gift from Gramma and PaPa...his very own bouncer castle.





The day after Bennett's actual birthday was his party. It was a train party at our house with most of his favorite people....Daddy, Mommy, Papa and Gramma, Great Papa and Great Gramma, Auntie Heidi, Uncle Kipp, Uncle Matt, Auntie Jenna, Auntie Holly, Uncle Stevan, Friendo, and Kathryn. He LOVED his gifts. His favorite was the train table and Thomas trains.











Bennett is such a blessing to us. He makes us laugh. He is talking so much now and keeps us all entertained with his antics. He is a very good boy, especially for being two years old. We are so thankful that God has blessed us with such an obedient little guy.

He SHOOTS, He SCORES!!!

Chris, Bennett and I are up in Calgary visiting our Toews family. This afternoon we went out on their frozen pond and played hockey. Bennett absolutely loved it. This was his first time on ice. He did really well, only wiped out twice.
He enjoyed trying to use the real hockey sticks like Daddy was using, but then reverted back to his own small stick which he
could control.

I see a hockey star in the making....

Fall fun with Bennett

Life with an almost 2 year old is so interesting. It's fun, busy, laughable, busy, tiring, busy, sweet, oh, and did I say busy. Bennett is so much fun but boy, does he ever keep me hoppin'. If it's not dancing to music from "Mainstage", a blast from my past, it's going to parks, kicking a soccer ball, or playing trains in the basement. He talks so much and says the funniest things. Chris and I laugh at him all of the time. I love this stage with him, even though sometimes I feel like I am going crazy, but there is nothing else I would rather be doing than all the craziness with him.

ChicagoLand!

Chris, Bennett and I just spent Labor Day weekend in Chicago. What a blast. We went to the Lincoln Park Zoo (very fun zoo, BTW and it's free, just have to pay for parking), rented bikes and rode along the shoreline (that was such a cool thing to do), ate amazing food, shopped a little, saw theHillsong United Concert (thanks to Uncle Matt and Auntie Jen for hanging out with Benz during that time), took lots of bus rides, shopped a little and all around had a fabulous time.


Lake Michigan!


Riding the carousel with Mommy at the zoo!


This is how Daddy and I shop!


Wanna be just like my dad!


Loved riding on Uncle Matty's shoulders!


Me and my mommy!


Checking out the lake with Mommy!


Riding on the back of Dad's bike!


Loving my very own Jamba Juice! CHEERS!!!


I am big enough now to pull my very own suitcase around. I pulled it all the way from our room on the 18th floor, down the elevator and to the parking garage where our van was parked.