What's been going on?

So life at our house has been really hectic this week. I have a huge project due for my math class tonight that I finally finished and Clayton has been busy with school...he has a test this weekend. We had a fun weekend last weekend but I haven't been able to post until today.

Ben loves sitting up now so we thought we would get out his highchair and see how he liked it. He loves sitting in it and playing with his toys. I think he likes being up closer to us as well. He is also a drool machine lately (hence the wet shirt).





We also took advantage of the nice weather and took a 3 mile walk. It was so nice to be outside. We wore Houston out though. He came home and crashed on the chair.



We got our exercise bike set up last week and it has helped us get some exercise in when time is short and we can't got to the gym.



Along with our health kick lately, we decided to try out our new Bosh mixer we got for Christmas from my parents and make some whole wheat pizza dough. It was actually really easy. And it tasted really good. I am so proud of how domestic I am becoming. I actually made sugar cookies for a primary activity a few weeks ago too. After a few batches, they turned out great. My next goal is to make bread.

Benjamin is growing up!

I can't believe how big Ben is getting. He is such a happy baby. He loves to chew on anything (no teeth yet) and has found his thumb. He is almost always smiling and his laugh is so much fun to hear. We recorded his laugh on one of those recordable cards for my brother Matt who is on a mission. The only problem is that if you can't see his face you don't know if he is laughing or crying.

We sure do love him!!!

Valentine's Day Weekend

We had a great Valentine's Day weekend. A busy one but a great one. It started when I was called down to the office Thursday afternoon. Clayton had sent me flowers. He is so sweet. He even had picked my favorite kind... Gerber Daisies. I have the greatest husband.




Friday night we went out to dinner to the Olive Garden where we of course ate too much. I love their frozen raspberry lemonade.

Then Saturday, I got another Valentine gift. The new Taylor Swift Cd. I love Taylor Swift and have been wanting this CD since it came out. I was so happy. That is seriously all I have listened to in my car for the past few days.

Saturday afternoon, my brother's girlfriend Liz was baptized. It was so wonderful to see her make that important covenant with Heavenly Father. She was confirmed the next day at church and we went up to that as well.

Monday we celebrated my brother's birthday. We all went to dinner at Bonsai (it is a Japanese steakhouse that cooks your food on a big grill in front of you). It was very yummy and very fun. My 2 1/2 year old nephew came with us and it was so cute watching him react to the chef. He loved watching him cook.

That was our busy weekend. We spent a lot of time with family and we had a great time. We hope you all had a great Valentine's Day.

Houston's Birthday

We had a great little family birthday party for Houston last night complete with birthday cake (Clayton even tried it).



He didn't know what to do with the candle...



But he sure did like the cake.




Houston is the greatest dog. He is truely a part of our family. My mom even called to sing happy birthday to him.

WE LOVE YOU HOUSTON!

Happy Birthday Houston!!

I just wanted to wish our dog a wonderful and fabulous Happy Birthday!! He turned two today. It's weird to think that we have had him for that long, but we have. Lisa is making him a doggie birthday cake. (She found it online, it's an actual cake: flour, bacon bits, beef flavored baby food, ... all cooked in a 8x8 pan, which is good so there will be enough for me :))

Happy Birthday!! We love you!!

Ben is feeling better!!!

We are so happy that Ben is feeling better. He stil has a little cough but he is a happy baby.



His new favorite thing is to play with his toes. He even gets them into his mouth sometimes.



He can also roll over. We are hoping to get that on video soon but every time we bring out the camera, he stops rolling. This is him on his tummy so you can at least get the picture.



Houston loves to entertain Ben. He just laughs and laughs.