THE BENNETT'S: September 2008

September 28, 2008

All About Me

*I am ... dreading to have to go to work tomorrow.
* I think ... way to much about everything.
* I know ... I want to be at home with my kids.
* I want ... to quit my job but am scared.
* I have ... an amazing husband, kids, and family.
* I miss ... being able to just go on short vacations whenever we want.
* I fear... losing someone I love.
* I hear ... the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins game.
* I smell ... a coconut lemongrass Scentsy bar melting.
* I crave ... something sweet.
* I cry ... when I think about the future and whether or not I should quit my job to be at home with my kids.
* I search ... for ways for me to be able to stay at home with my kids.
* I wonder ... when the economy is going to turn back around.
* I regret ... nothing. Everything I have done has made me who I am today.
* I wish ... I lived closer to my parents and brother.
* I love ... going to the horse races, being in the outdoors and just being with family.
* I care ... about being the best mom that I can be and always being there for my kids.
* I always ... shower at least once a day.
* I worry ... about what kind of world my kids will be living in when they are teenagers.
* I am not ... perfect, actually far from it, but I don't worry about it anymore.
* I remember ... the sound of my grandpa's voice and the way his hugs felt and think about him everyday.
* I believe ... everything happens for a reason.
* I sing ... while driving and usually when nobody can hear me.
* I don't always ... eat breakfast and think that I now have got Peyton in the same habit.
* I argue ... with Bradyn but we rarely fight anymore.
* I write ... on my blog at least every week or so.
* I lose ... my mind lately. I don't know if it is the juggling of two kids and a job or what.
* I listen ... to the tv all the time when I am at home. I don't necessarily watch tv all day, I just need the background noise.
* I don't understand ... how the economy got to where it is today.
* I can usually be found ... at work, at home or running the kids around.
* I need ... to find a way that I can stay at home with my kids and still make money.
* I forgot ... probably plenty. I am very forgetful lately.
* I am happy ... when I am with my family.
I TAG ****
Calie, Jessie and Haylee

September 21, 2008

A New Do for Peyton and Houston's 1st Cut

This last Friday I took Peyton in for a hair cut. I was sick and tired of her mop and wanted something different. For a long time I have wanted to cut her hair into a bob but was worried because her hair was so curly as a baby and is still really wavey that if I cut it short it would turn into an afro.

Well this is how it turned out. It still has a little wave in the front but for the most part I am pleased.

Houston already needed a trim around his ears but when I got there we decided to clean up the back and the top a little bit. He looks like a little man now. I can't believe how a little hair cut made him look so much older.

Uncle Jason will be proud of this picture since he gave Houston this shirt. It says "Don't You Wish Your Mommy Was HOT Like Mine?". I don't agree with the saying especially since I still have about 10 pounds to go before I reach my pre pregnancy weight.

I took the kids to a place called Cookie Cutters. They specialize in kids cuts and if you haven't taken your kids there I highly recommend it. It is so cute. They have this large slide/play area to entertain the kids while they wait for their turn. Then they let them pick out a movie to watch while sitting in either a car, a plane or a tractor. After their cut they receive a balloon and a sucker.

This picture has nothing to do with the kids getting their hair cuts but it is just so darn cute that I had to share.

Rodeo Finals in Heber

This last summer Bradyn steer wrestled in some of the local rodeos and made enough money to qualify for the Rocky Mountain Pro Rodeo Association (RMPRA) finals in Heber which were held last Friday, September 12th and Saturday, September 13th nights. He did pretty well. He tied for second Friday night and had a steer that just wouldn't fall on Saturday night but still ended up fourth in the average. His steer wrestling horse, Ostertag, has been working good all year for him.

Peyton and Houston with Grandpa Brent and Grandma ReNae at the rodeo. The clown gave cousin Preslie the scarf that Peyton's wearing around her neck. She was pretending that she was a clown.

Peyton Turns 4!!!

Peyton turned 4 last Wednesday, September 17th. I can't believe she is 4 years old already. Wow, how time flies. We had her birthday party last Sunday, September 14th. Bradyn's parents and brothers and their families came along with both of my grandma's, my Uncle Wade and my cousin Katee.

Peyton and cousin Preslie

Peyton blowing out her candles along side cousins Preslie and Raylee

As you can see from the pictures above, her birthday was about like Christmas.

September 3, 2008

Tagged!

I've been tagged by Brittany http://brittanyth.blogspot.com/

Here are the rules:
1. Link to the person who tagged you. http://brittanyth.blogspot.com/
2. Post the rules on your blog.
3. Write six random things about yourself.
4. Let each person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their website.
5. Let your tagger know when your entry is up.

Okay so here are six random things about me:
1. I graduated from Bingham High School in 1998.
2. I really want to learn to rope but feel it is a little late in life to learn something that many have been doing their entire life. Maybe if we ever finish our arena then I won't be so embarrased to rope calves in our back yard until I get better.
3. Bradyn and I have actually been together for a total of 13 years this coming January but have only been married for 5 years this last May.
4. I love to scrapbook to make other people books but I still have boxes of and even pictures I have never printed off of our wedding, vacations, baby, and misc. pictures.
5. I really enjoy giving at Christmas time and always seem to go over board. Since I have had kids I would rather just buy them Christmas then spend money on Bradyn and I.
6. I am looking forward to Halloween. It is one of my favorite holiday's and I have so much fun dressing up and going to the Halloween Party which has become a tradition.

Okay now I tag Calie, Jessie and Natalie. Have fun girls!!

September 2, 2008

A New Year

Today was Peyton's first day of her second year of preschool. She was so excited to go. I can't believe how fast she is growing up. Last week I took her to pick out her backpack and she picked out a Dora one with wheels. Today at school she practiced writing her name, matched shapes, traced the alphabet in order and made a bead neclace. Peyton also started her second year of dance last Friday. She had so much fun. Last night I caught her singing hello toes, goodbye toes (which is one of the warm-up excercises they do in class), in the bath tub.

With the Labor Day weekend just ending, Peyton starting preschool and dance again, and the chill in the air, I am reminded that summer is officially over. It went by so fast. With Houston being born on June 15th I took the entire summer off to be with him and have enjoyed it so much. I have to go back to work next Monday, September 8th and am dreading it. Wouldn't you want to be at home with this little man all day every day?

Labor Day Camping Trip

For the long Labor Day weekend we went camping with Bradyn's parents Brent and ReNae, my brother and sister in-law Hadley and Haylee, their kids Preslie and Colter, Haylee's parents Larry and Claudia, two of Haylee's sisters Whitney and Lindsey, my other brother and sister in-law Shayne and Mandy, two of their kids Kesley and Raylee, and Kesley's friend Aspen. We went to Henry's Fork which is located on the north slope of the Uintah's around the Wyoming/Utah border. The weather was great on Saturday and most of the day Sunday. It started to storm Sunday night and we woke up to snow on Monday. I can't believe we got snow already. We also woke up to another suprise on Monday morning. At about 5:30 a.m. are trailer started to shake really bad and when I went to open the door I discovered that the weight of the heavy wet snow buckled our awning and broke the main beam right in half. Looks like we will be investing in a new one. Other than our awning and waking up to snow we still had a really fun weekend. We rode 4-wheelers, went fishing, rode the homeade zip line, ate good food and the cousins all had a blast playing with each other.

Peyton caught the first fish Saturday. She even reeled it in all by herself with her Dora fishing pole.