Category: Ben
Luminaria – Work Party
We got to go to Luminaria at Thanksgiving Point. Salesrabbit paid for us to get in and then they gave food vouchers and had a large tent rented out for all of us to meet in and have cookies and Cidar and Hot Chocolate. We hung out in the tent and stayed warm and tried to remember names, and held the baby and got to know a few more people and tried to win raffle prizes!
We enjoyed walking through the lights before and after and as we searched for the corndogs. Here is the luminaria for those of you who won’t be going ( like our children). The Light the World section that details Christs life was very neat and I personally loved the live reindeer and the gingerbread houses!
It’s always fun when we’re together! (winky face, heart eyes, love, love)
Ice Skating take II
YOUTH ACTIVITY AT THE SKATING RINK!
Ryan, Alex, Nathan, and Benji
November = Wrestling
Rays shoes from last year fit Tiago perfectly so he had to go to practice and try them out! It was so fun watching Tiago out there. He tries so hard and he LOVES it!
The Big Boys are work horses! They are there 4 days a week for 2.5 hours and then tournaments on Saturdays.
Burger Time!
Ben has been in a good mood ALL MONTH since he got his hands on Burger Time!
We are all enjoying having a new game and it is fun having it in the Living Room 😉
Another Service Project
When Mom’s Away…
These People Know How To PLay!!
Thursday, the kids babysat for Megan until Joel could get home from work so Joel brought Pizza for everyone!
Friday – everyone had to wake up early for Dads and Donuts at the school – the girls helped each other with their hair!
Ben took this lovely accurate picture of him chilling while all of the kids are in school! Friday lunchtime Ben took the littles to McDonalds! And Friday evening Benji and Packer went to a campout and Ben took all of the others to watch Abominable at the Theater!
Saturday they had a busy day of Soccer Games but they snuck in a Donut Run and and Ice Cream Outing!!! They had lots of late nights and lots of fun and barely had time to miss the mom!
Sunday morning Ben had meetings and the kids just got themselves all ready for church and walked to church!!! They are so awesome! I surprised them and came home in time for church and it was great to be BACK!
pizza 
hot chocolate 
hair 
ready for school 
opposites 
Tiago won a book! 
Story Teller Bro Boren 
MOM LIFE 
spoiled 
lunch date 
at the movie 
good night 
early soccer 
Donuts 
Soccer Goal Ice Cream
Yum
look at those raspberries from the garden, best time of the year! And what Bishopric member throws a roast in the oven before 8am meetings!! WOW!
SalesRabbit PARTY
On Friday night we went to Ben’s work party! We got to order a sandwich from the Grilled Cheese Truck and they had soda and watermelon and yumminess. Then we played in the bounce house and did carnival games to earn tickets. Ben was in charge of the Dig Dug arcade section adn was there the whole time. Joel dropped Mae Mae off for us to babysit!
At the end of the evening they had a dance off and they had the raffle drawing. I might have gotten LOTS of tickets and my ticket numbers were called about 5 times. Ben and I brought home $40 at Target and the kids brought home TONS of kid prizes!
COACHing
SO here is our set up. Ben is coaching 4 teams. Benji on Mondays 4:30-6:00, Rose on Tuesdays 4:30-5:30, Millie on Wednesdays 4:30-5:30, Ray on Thursdays 4:30-5:30. I go over with the kids and the equipment at 4:15 and get set up and Ben gets there at 4:30 to coach. It’s been hot and busy but kind of fun too. Sometimes the kids like to go to each others practices. We all like to go to Millie’s practice.
I thought I’d maybe want to coach Millie’s team BUT I’m just not feeling it. I’m kind of warn out with little kids by the afternoon and I kind of see how good Ben is at it – He is a natural and he has a million and 2 games in his back pocket to use as needed. He really is the best . Especially with these younger teams. So I am doing my part with setup and getting Cali to her practices and putting dinner on the table and letting Ben continue to ben THE COACH.