My not so little Ben Ben has reached several mile stones in his sixth month. He got his two front bottom teeth and has been sitting up without support for about a month and he is really moving around, his version of crawling is so cute. He kind of pushes up on all fours and then scoots his legs forward, he is especially good at spinning himself around on his belly when he hears my voice, its like hes high centered. he he
My Thea girl loves to be in the pool, she can tippy toe touch the bottom of our four foot deep pool now and does pretty good without her life jaket. Our neighbor Bekah Nalder who is 10 yrs old is her best friend and likes to come over to swim and play with her. I have to remind myself that she is only three. Sometimes I expect too much and treat her like an older child. But I love it when she whispers "I love you mommy." She is starting pre-school this September at Otis Elementary, four days a week in the afternoons. It should be really good for her, she needs more attention than it seems I can give her.
Bat and I are doing so much better than we were a year ago, we go to church almost every Sunday and try to attend ward activities and he is working with the bishop to get his melkezdic priesthood, then we can go to the temple to be sealed. We did go to the temple a while ago to do baptisms and that was a good experience for us both. I was just so happy that we could be in the temple together in any capacity. We are working on setting goals to buy a home, hopefully in about a year and a half we will start shopping for financing and then a home.
My kids and my mom and I took a trip down to Utah over the 4th of July it was so good to see all my cousins. We spent the 4th down in St. George, it was so hot but we went swimming to cool off at this georgous pool. Ben was so tired of traveling in the car by the time we were ready to go home, for my own sanity and all involved I just flew home with him. Even in a crowded flight he did much better than in the car. I just nursed him during take off and landing and he did great.
Just this last Monday we went to Higgins Point at Lake Couer dAlene for a family home evening with my friends and hometeacher the VanCleaves. Thea and Bat had a great time swimming adn Ben discovered the dirt and decided he loves it. At first I didn't want to let him touch it but then I realized I need to let go and let him get dirty.
My brother Kyle got home from serving a mission in the Tulsa, Oklahoma mission on the 2nd of August. He looks so good and I am so happy to have him home and to get know my kids, Thea just loves him. After spending a month or so with us he plans to back to Utah to go to school. I dont have any pictures of him to post yet but I will get on that and post them. Then you can show him to any worthy young ladies that might be interested in a handsome RM.
