Day: November 15, 2013

BEN took a trip to WISCONSIN

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Ben got to go to Wisconsin last weekend! He and some of the guys that I grew up with planned to go to the BYU v Wisconsin football game & it was his Grandma Nettesheim’s 90th birthday party. It worked out perfectly for him to visit the mother land, see tons of family and get some guy time in:

What do you do when your husband leaves for 3.5 days? Mine doesn’t do it often so it is a big deal for the kids and I BUT we found ways to survive:

You build forts to make the kids think that laying on the couch and watching movies is AMAZINGLY FUN

One of the best things about Wisconsin: Kopps Custard!

triple scoop!

Benji is Mr Sentimental still. We took this picture to send to Dad before they went to bed:

“we miss Dad”

Grandma’s 90th Party was a huge success. So glad that Ben got to go and honor her and spend time with family.

Virginia Nettesheim with Amanda and Pete.

The kids and I drove to Provo to say hi to my Grandparents. This isn’t an Amazing picture of Arden or Elma or Millie but I love it because it shows their home.

Grandparents and Great Grandparents are the best!

Another priority on Ben’s list was eating a Brat. It’s just one of those things you need to do when visiting Wisconsin and especially when going to an athletic event in Wisconsin. It’s comparable to Yogurts to Go, Taco Bell and Hula’s when I return to my mother land.

YUM

I also took the kids to the park on Saturday. The weather has been wonderful but that is just a side note. I really wanted to show you how my kids took up all of the swings and I had to run back and forth trying to keep them all swinging. #naturalworkout

swings

And then BYU played Wisconsin at Camp Randall and they got beat but the guys cheered hard and the bleachers didn’t crumble during the “jump around” and they had a blast.

Game Day

Categories: Ben, General

My Little Mama(s)

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Cali loves to be mom and play house and their latest “toy” is Millie:

these girls have motherly instincts. They can’t stand to hear their sister cry and will often “check on her” for me and put her pacifier in. We gave Millie a bottle for the first time today and they LOVED it. They thought it was so neat that they were feeding her and she was really drinking it. Anything that Millie does, Rose wants to know if she did that when she was “a tiny baby”… New Babies Are AWESOME. SO MUCH LOVE AND FUN AND JOY and crying.

Categories: Cali, Millie, Rose

Millie Marie – 2 Months

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Millie has passed the 2 month milestone!

11 pounds 3 ounces. 22 inches long. HEALTHY.

She just learned how to smile. She is still new at it and pulls some fun faces as she tries to get her face to be happy. It is So FUN. So worth it when they finally respond to you.

I always forget to put a bow on this baby. I think I’m busy doing other stuff and it really never crosses my mind. She did get to wear one in the hospital and then again on her blessing day and YESTERDAY:

sometimes the cuteness factor just isn’t worth it!

Categories: Millie

November (first half)

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November is halfway over! Time is always flying these days. I don’t think time is ever going to slow down so I should probably just get over it and know that days turn into months and months into years and soon we are all OLD. I will try not to always write about time flying and just get to the good important details of our lives. Details that I will soon forget and maybe even long for someday (:))…

Packer and I have been working hard on his reading and spelling. It is the last thing he wants to do after a long school day but we are getting there.

I was able to craft with my old ward friends on Super Saturday!

“I’m Princess Belle and this is my Knight, Ellie.” so so cute. Rose loves her princesses.

Uncle Pete’s birthday and an Aaron Rodgers injury, 🙁

Ray Tom still tries to sleep with the boys EVERY night. No way I’m letting him BUT he is so CUTE in that big bed trying to be a BIG boy.

Cali got to go on her Dad night – she really wanted to go to the park and get pushed on the swings but the weather turned for the worse and the sun goes down too early so… she chose a trip to the dollar store and an ice cream!