Winner-Winner

Aaron submitted an "honor code" speech to a speaking competition at BYU. He was picked to be in the top 5 to compete and read his speech. Grandma, Aaron, Bennett and I all got into the car and headed to Provo to hear him give his speech.

 Bennett stayed with Aunt Carlie and Uncle Aaron while we attended the event. It was in an auditorium in JFSB.

 Though few in number attended, it was a great event. Grandma and I sat in the middle right behind all the speakers who were presenting. Aaron was 2nd to last and he did fabulous! He had the whole 5 minute speech memorized, he captivated the audience and his speech was wonderful! 

 They had a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winner and Aaron took 1st! $300 isn't bad for poor college students! 

Way to go Aaron! Keep up the great work!

Trip to the Park

Bennett and I slipped out of the house one day and down to the park. It was so refreshing to get out for a minute and Bennett loved the swings and all the other kids at the park!

Growing Up

I have found just random pics from of late and decided to post them. Enjoy.

Bennett just doing his morning stretches in his PJs.

 Crazy bed head! He needs a haircut, he seriously has a mullet in the back.

 Bennett has learned to climb the stairs quite well and quickly, but he hasn't mastered the going down part yet!

 A safe place to put Bennett these days so I can actually get dressed and brush my teeth.

What a big boy!

Just feeding himself some big kid food

 LOVES watching cars go by!

 Too handsome for words and look at those teeth!

 What a goofball...and I promise he usually does wear pants!

 Pulling himself up to anything and everything!

 I remember when he was so little we didn't even buckle him in because we knew he wasn't going anywhere. Haha, how times have changed.

Blue Sweater

The sweater worn in all of these photos is from a sweet lady I used to work with named Charlene Hall. She this crocheted it for him and I love it. 

One Wednesday Grandma was gone and so Bennett and I packed up and headed into Salt Lake and met Aaron for lunch at the Salt Lake Center. We ate at the little Cafe they have there and got huge sandwiches. 

 We loved the chance to see each other during the day and Bennett and I loved getting out of the house.

And...rubbing his head against the glass...

 So serious.

 We ended up having a lot more time then we thought and so we walked across to the Gateway Mall and shopped around a little bit. What a fun afternoon!

 We wore Bennett out on the way home.