Bubby Boy is vertical!

Bennett's favorite thing to do lately is to pull himself up to standing.  He looks like such a big boy when he is vertical.

Whatcha lookin' at?

Partners in crime

Easter

We had a wonderful Easter celebration.  We attended 3 egg hunts, decorated Easter eggs, I spoke in church, and we had a great Easter Dinner with some friends.  It was a wonderful time reflecting on the resurrection of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

Bennett at 11 months!

I am a slacker.  I have not been blogging (or taking pictures for that matter).  But hey, I did take these pictures of Bennett only 1 day after he turned 11 months!  Isn't he cute :)

Pumpkin Blueberry Pancakes, Pulling to Standing, Beauty Salon, & Curls!

Since I have been slacking with my blogging lately, here are some recent random pictures for your viewing pleasure!

Bennett loves food.  Here he was demolishing a pumpkin blueberry pancake.  I have no doubts that he will "go for" his birthday cake.  It will be fun to watch.

Bennett loves pulling up on anything he can lately.  Watch out world...here comes Bennett!

Maya's Beauty Salon.  Watch out: she is not at all gentle!

Bennett's  hair now has curls behind his ears....or wing tips as Nathan calls them.  They are super cute and I might not cut his hair when he turns one like I originally planned.

Drinking ketchup?

Maya has been doing really well with potty-training.  I haven't even really been training her.  I just take her when I remember and she has been staying dry.  So, since she filled up her princess sticker chart, she got to go to "Donald's (McDonald's)" tonight. 

So, she starts eating her meal and I look over at her.  She looks down and notices the little white ketchup cup.  She proceeds to pick it up and try to drink it.  I told her, "Maya that is for dipping your fries, you don't drink that".  She looked at me as if saying, "Whatever Mom, I see these cups every week at church for the sacrament and I know what they are for!"  She tried to drink it again, but after I kept giving her a weird look she decided to skip the ketchup drink.  It was hilarious.  She is right though, she sees these little cups each Sunday and has only been to McDonald's a handful of times in her life so it is no wonder she assumed she was supposed to drink it :)

He (We!) Made It!

Well, after an intenive 20-month MBA program at Michigan State, Nathan is now an MBA graduate.  WAHOO!  We all made it.  It was very challenging and we are glad to be able to now reconnect as a family.

The girls were saying "GO STATE"

We were fortunate to have Grandma Ann and Uncle Brad come to visit.

Someone made me get in for a picture :)

We made it!

While I was out trying to get Bennett to nap, Maya fell onto the row in front of us and her top 2 teeth cut into her bottom lip.  Poor thing was bleeding pretty badly and was exhausted.  She fell asleep after we cleaned her up and went back into the ceremony.

Look at this cute little graduate.  He is the best thing that came out of this journey!

What am I needed for?

It looks like Jadyn has potty-training and babysitting under control.  Guess I can take it easy!