Category: Ben

Cancun, Mexico

July 14, 2021 admin No Comments

All expenses paid vacation to Cancun with Salesrabbit sales team!!!

We left Thursday morning – the kids last day of school – May 27 – It was so exciting to go on a trip just the two of us! (Now it is Jul 14th when I am writing this so my memories are already fading! I’ll try to do this trip report justice!)

We Made It! To the HOT Hot Mexico!

LOOK AT THIS BEDROOM VIEW! I couldn’t get over it the whole trip – it was amazing to be living at the pool at the beach in the always 80 degrees. Here are some pics of us enjoying the all inclusive resort!

On Friday we took a boat to Isla Mulheres with some work peops and explored the island for the day. It was about 65$ per person to charter the little boat. And we were so excited about the tacos that we ate there for lunch – they were THE BEST. The snorkeling was so so. The beach was an amazingly clear blue and white. And it was lovely to be out on the water.

That night we had a fancy dinner on the beach! Toes in the sand. I had a delicious vegetable curry with chips – most had sea food.

Saturday Sunrise! and our morning crepes…

On Saturday we went on a tour with all of our work group. It was all day long – we went to 2 different ruins: TULUM and then COBA and ended the day at the Cenote!!!

TULUM:

After lunch we got to ride bikes into Coba and see more and different ruins:

And then we got to go swim in one of the CENOTES in COBA! It was down a bunch stairs – maybe 50 and then you swim in the beautiful underground river! IT WAS SO HOT and the water was so refreshing!

It was a long drive home. The small towns reminded me of my time in Brasil. I wonder how it would be to live there for a few years. It looks like such a simple life.

Ben got up early for another beautiful sunrise!

I got up for the crepes and lounging by the pool!

We took a taxi in to town to shop and look for souvenirs and we went down to the beach and heard all of the work people getting giddy about something… they were finding beautiful big sea shells about 5 feet off the shoreline! So we jumped in for an hour or 2 and found a couple of shells to bring home! We had dinner with work people at one of the resort restaurants and went to explore the nightlife:

And then it was May 31 and time for us to pack up and fly home. It was a relaxing and fun trip. So good to spend time with Ben and a good break from being mom. It was nice to get to know some of the work people and nice to explore CanCun!

We got home Late Monday night. The kids were home waiting for us!!! Rose and Ray, Millie and Tiago had stayed at Joel and Megan’s. Benji and Packer stayed at Falabellas. And Cali stayed half at Falabella’s and then the next half at Joel’s. They all were happy to see us but did just fine getting spoiled from aunts and uncles while we were gone.

Categories: Ben, Jana

Soccer Ends

July 14, 2021 admin No Comments

Ben and I were out of town for the last soccer games this season. But we enjoyed a few week night games of Benji’s and we were able to get team pics the weekend before and the kids were able to go to their games with friends and family 🙂

Last Soccer Practices:

Benji had fun on his U19 team. I had fun coaching Millie’s team. And Ben rocked it with Rose, Ray and Tiago! So many SOCCER games!

Back: Clara, Sadie, Lucy , Leila, me. Front: Sadie, Millie, Gwen, Avie, Cora. Not Pictured: Maren, Hallee

Ray spent the last Soccer Saturday with Noah Drake

Categories: Ben, Benji, Jana, Millie, Raymond, Rose, Tiago

Strawberries and Roses

July 14, 2021 admin No Comments

Our Strawberries are in season! and Rose helped Ben plant a Rose bush!!!

Categories: Ben, Rose

Happy Birthday Ben!

June 26, 2021 admin No Comments

Ben’s Birthday was on a Sunday this year! Mothers Day Sunday to be exact! We had a great day celebrating him and Motherhood.

He is the SLOWEST present opener – The kids hate it!

I got him Hoka hiking shoes, the Chirp wheels, a new mountain bike and a couple little things. Mom got him 2 new games! His parents gave him a nail/staple gun! Ben made dinner for me for mothers day and we went and visited his mom and then we had cake and did the spanking train!

Ben is always the life of the party at our house. He connects with each of the kids and with Me 🙂 He deserves the best and we love him.

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More March

April 19, 2021 admin No Comments

March 23: We had Gus, Dagny and Mae over! and Ben and Benji learned the New Street Fighter Game.

flashback: March 21: Hanging at the Hancocks

And the sign that Angelee made us: Strawberry Wine: MEMORIES

March 26: Ben had his 10 minute procedure done

Camry is on the PG Softball Team

We had fun comparing all of the kids “bare books” over the years! They make one at the end of every year in Elementary school.

We had to collect ROCKS to paint to take with us to St George for the Aspiration Hike: POKIES are the WORST

Ben got the chair swing hung up!!

Family History from John Lewis and Art by Rose:

Rose and Millie out with the Hancocks, Cali at Taylee’s birthday breakfast!

Categories: Ben, General, Hancock, Robertson, Rose

Ben Held Down the Fort

March 28, 2021 admin No Comments

Ben held down the fort and they ate all the yummy food! I was gone for 5 days! I always have mom guilt when I do that but I really wanted to do that. While I was gone our ward brought dinner to Ben and the kids on Weds and Thurs. And Michelle and Kristin brought a meal and then Erica fed the kids on Saturday after Marens baptism and then on Sunday we had more leftovers.. Anyway, people are so generous!

And Alex got his mission call to Chile while I was gone!

Brewer had his 2 surgeries the day dad died. So Ben had to take care of his wounds that week I was gone. He kept taking his bandages off and he ripped open the stitches on his foot so then we had to keep him in the cone and keep it wrapped! Crazy Dog!

Categories: Ben, General

American Fork Wrestling Tournament

March 10, 2021 admin No Comments

TIAGO

Wrestling is such an intense sport. It is still hard for me to watch. The bending and twisting and emotions. The CRYING, so much crying. I can barely stand it. The boys always work hard though and they are always willing to try again.

Raymond