Pics of Benson

Benson is a good little baby. He is really starting to notice the world around him. He has the cutest little smile. And yes, I know Christmas is over, but Grandma Spendlove got him such a cute Christmas outfit that I have to use it even if Christmas is over.

Photo shoot before church

Nephi in search of gum

Nephi knows that we keep gum on top of our filing cabinet. Stuart found Nephi trying to climb the cabinet for the gum.

Our kids all like to play outside with the neighbor kids and lately Nephi has found a lot of chewed gum lying on the ground. Yes, you have guessed it, he likes to pick it up and chew it. We have all been working really hard on noticing chewed gum and helping him avoid it.

Note: please excuse the cluttered bedroom. When you live in an apartment, your bedroom doubles as a storage room.

Benson's Blessing

Stuart gave Benson a wonderful blessing, and we were so happy and grateful to share the special occasion with so many wonderful family members (Sarah, Brittany, Sam, Grandma/pa Spendlove, Steve, Melissa, and their kids).

Then onto our apartment for dinner with the family. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Sarah, Sam, and Brittany stayed for a little longer and we went to Sea World on Monday. It was lots of fun. Of course I didn't have my camera for that.

Afternoon at Sea World

Never a dull moment with Nephi

Nephi loves lotions and potions. He has really been interested in the vaseline lately. I found him putting gobs and gobs of vaseline in his hair. At first it was cute and funny, but then I tried to get it out. I washed and scrubbed, but it just wouldn't come out. Of course he did this 20 minutes before the older 2 kids needed to be picked up from school. Luckily he did this the day before my Mom left so that she could hold Benson while I ended up cutting his hair.

I just couldn't get the grease out and so I had to just cut the grease out. I didn't want to use the clippers because the grease would have definitely clogged the blade. I left his hair like this until Stuart got home to use the clippers. (Yes, Nephi still loves to put Summer's hair accessories in his hair) That evening I was talking to one of my friends and she said that you can get out vaseline with dish soap. Wish I had that knowledge before, but there was just no time to google that with having to pick up the kids and Nephi being a walking mess maker with grease covering his hands, head, and clothes. Luckily though we were able use dish soap to wash out the grease with what remained of his hair. It worked great.

Stuart finished up his hair cut with a nice little buzz. Nephi loved his haircut and named himself Grandpa (my Dad is bald). Has he learned his lesson???? Of course not! I found him getting into my pomade a couple of days later applying grease to his scalp.

Sunset at the beach on New Year's Day