Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Lizards and ALL!

After an INCREDIBLE conference weekend - I have so much to share!
Hopefully this will be an enjoyable READ...
First of all for the many blessings in our (including and especially Benjamin's) life:
caterpillars to hold - airplanes that fly in the sky - lizards to hold - "profet Present Monsun" - walks - duck pond - the smell of spring - work bonus - deer eating acorns in the back yard - a weed puller helper - peanut butter, honey and jelly sandwiches on the back porch - lots of little people - trains and train tracks - school buses - tractors - the park - a sweet reminder: "mom prayers" - "Emple Square" scene on tv - ladybugs -family - "mom mom house" - sidewalk chalk - "tweet tweet" = treat, treat for eating all his dinner - jelly beans - daddy home at night - our memebership in the church - our Savior, Jesus Christ -
and a "yuv you mom, see ya mornin'" at night.
As you can see Benjamin has been such a joy. Jonathan and I are amazed daily by what he says and the things he does. Although he is ALL boy and gets into plenty of trouble - he is a very sweet child. Theses pictures are of Benjamin looking for OUR lizards. We have AT LEAST 2 that live on the back porch - maybe they should really be called camillion's ? - because they change color! We've caught one - and I let Benjamin hold it! I took a picture of the lizard because he was shedding. I told Benjamin we couldn't pet him, so he kept repeating: "no pet yizard..."
Other big news - Jonathan is on spring break this week - which isn't much of a break... but some fun for him! Monday he is going to visit with Dr. Narde's office and staff. We met him at a career fair and really liked him -- he is located in Columbus, GA. Jonathan is planning to go into general dentistry and we are just beginning to look at where he may practice! Tuesday he is playing in the Alumni Golf Tournament in North Georgia ... home Wednesday and then a few days work at Chick-Fil-A... and afternoons and evenings with US!
The weekend has been amazing - started off with a service project with a few friends making baby blankets to donate to the hospital - then two WONDERFUL days of General Conference -where we were able to sustain a new prophet, President Thomas S. Monson, as President Hinckley passed away in January. If anyone is interested in watching any of the conference, you can watch any session at: lds.org
Between sessions and into the evenings I was able to make some baby gifts for friends!
Last bit of news ... Benjamin and I are going to Utah for one last two-for-one airplane trip ...
May 27th through June 3rd ... just one day shy of his 2nd birthday. We are SO excited and can't wait to see friends and family in Utah and just BE in Utah... Hope everyone has a great week!

4 comments:

Mary Mitchell said...

SO cute. Thanks for giving us all sorts of things to think about and be grateful for =). Glad you guys had a good General Conference weekend. Wasn't it wonderful?!

Jessica said...

I still can't believe he saw the temple on tv and said "emple skare". So cute. That kid is adorable.

Leslie Watters said...

Hi Rachel! You are such a good Mom for picking up lizards!!!! That is so creepy to me...you'll have to teach me to be brave!

Laura said...

It was so cute the way you listed all the things your family is thankful for. We can't wait to see you and Benjamin when you come in May! We're glad that Jonathan gets a break from school and you guys get to spend more time together. Can't wait to talk to you soon!