Today in the kitchen: Me (Shelly): picking up my bag to head out on an errand Walker: (in a pathetic whine) "Where are you going Mom?" Me: (flat tone, poker face) "Crazy." Will: (no hit of irony) "No Mom, where are you going in the CAR?" It seems my craziness is standard knowledge around here. Read More
Olympic fever has caught on with the Bennions... well kind of... The past few weeks Shelly has been trying to make sure the boys get some good pool time. A result of that has been William beginning to actually swim on his own. I left work a little early on Friday so that I could get in on a little of this swim time with the boys. We had such a good time that we have spent a couple of ... Read More
Watch out Vegas - trouble is headed your way. We are off this morning to meet Uncle Jess, Auntie Michelle, and our favorite cousin Addie! Or Baby Addie as we call her around here. Poor girl, she'll probably be 18 and W&W will still call her Baby Addie! While we are causing trouble in Vegas - Eric is in Philadelphia no doubt stirring up some of his own. He left yesterday, much to the dismay of the boys, especially ... Read More
Eric mentioned earlier that I was joining him for his business trip in San Francisco - and what a treat it has been! I arrived on Wednesday via Oakland. Many of you know that I am a fairly routine person so it was thrilling (in a good way) to be in discovery mode. I took the B.A.R.T for the first time and met Eric at Montgomery Street. Our hotel happens to be right next to the TransAmerica tower ... Read More
Happy Birthday Sweetheart! I would be remiss today if I didn't make some sort of effort to publicly celebrate you! Happy 30th birthday. This year is going to be the extraordinary year that you want it to be, and I am excited that I will be here to watch it unfold. You are an amazing woman in so many ways. From expert organizational skills to impromptu costume designer. You have talents that you have yet to awaken which ... Read More
It all started with a reward for the boys for good behavior. Nearby there is a park that the boys have affectionately named the "Speaker Park". We haven't been in a while, and the boys asked to go there if they ate their dinner. They ate really well and cleaned up all of their toys so we packed up and headed to the "Speaker Park" We couldn't have been there longer than 5 minutes when Walker began to cry. ... Read More
All aboard...! The boys and I took a trip to Union Station it was our first time to the famed Station and we had a blast. We packed a lunch and ate it in the court yard with the Koi Fish Fountain/Pond. Then we explored every nook and crannie of the station. Below are pictures I took with my blackberry (I forgot to grab our camera on the way out). Enjoy! Read More
Rather than post a bunch of pictures here is a (relatively) short video of our camping trip! We had such a blast. Cannot wait for our next camping jaunt. You may want to enter full-screen in order to see the pictures at their on-screen best. Read More
All aboard for fun and adventure! The boys and I had an adventure on Sunday to the Travel Town Train Museum in Griffith Park. With old trains that you can climb inside and explore it was more fun than we knew what to do with. We spent he whole time hopping from train to train to train. We waved to the people that took the train ride around Travel Town, and watched a miniature train make it's way around a ... Read More
Hi everyone. Just a quick note to say that we are doing a little remodeling on the blog. Not all the elements are working yet, but they should be shortly. Also we have a few more posts on the way so check back often. Thanks, Read More
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