Benton at 15 months

Benton had his 15 month check-up on Monday. He weighed 25.6 lbs and was 33 inches tall which put him in the 90% percentile for height and the 63% for weight. The doctor said that he looks good and that he is developing right on schedule :). He thought it was really fun at the doctors and he especially loved the sucker that Doctor Hom gave him when he was done. At 15 months Benton is so much fun. He is a little ball of energy and he loves cruising around the house exploring and trying to keep up with Jackson. Wherever Jackson is at, that is where Benton wants to be. I am so glad that Jackson treats Benton so well because I am sure that he misses his personal space a little bit. Benton has started to go up and down the stairs and he loves to play in the play room. He loves toys that he can pull or that he can put things into and pull things out of. He just recently started to fill up the back of his little airplane car with toys and drive it around the kitchen(something that he has learned from Jackson). He loves books and songs, and he loves to play wrestling and go on horse rides with his daddy. He also really loves driving the car(the real car) and the boat and he knows exactly what to do. Benton loves water and he loves to sneak into the bathroom and turn on the tub now that he knows how to stand on the stool. Benton also loves climbing up on things-everything in fact, I just hope he doesn't break something(an arm, leg, neck). We love our Benton so much and we are so thankful that he is such a healthy and happy little boy.

August 2009

It has been such a long time since I have posted I don't even know where to begin...so today-today is where I will begin and I will work backwards. Today Jackson started his first day of preschool(he would correct me and say kiddie college). He was so cute and confident-and on his video camera interview he told me that he was going to be nice to everyone at school so that everyone would think that he was a nice guy. As he walked into the door I had such mixed emotions- I was so excited for him because he was so excited but I was also a little sad that he was already starting preschool. I can't believe he will be 4 soon... time really does fly. Miss Melinda is his teacher and when I picked Jackson up today she told me that one of the teachers is pregnant and when she asked the class why her belly was big that Jackson said,"she eats too much". I love my 3 year old :). On August 29th I ran the top of utah half marathon and I am really happy to say that I met my goal of under 2 hours (1 hour 52 minutes). I didn't prepare as well as I should have and I have been paying for it the past couple of days but it was worth it. On August 16th we went on a little trip up to Preston to stay at our friends the Taylor's cabin. Yep- Preston Idaho and it was so much fun- we took our boat (we finally got a boat)and went to Oneida Reservoir one day, we rode 4 wheelers to Bear Lake one day, and we went on a hike to a fresh water spring on the 3rd day. It was one of the funnest vacations we have had in a while... our friends the Dutsons came too. Jackson and Benton loved rideing the 4 wheelers- especially Benton... everytime one started he would start running towards it so that he could have a ride. This was our first trip of I hope many with our boat and it is so much fun. August 7th- After 2 months of looking Mo was finally able to find the boat that had everything he wanted (his dream boat) and we have loved taking it out every chance we have had this past month. I am loving learning to surf and Mo has been working on being able to land a back flip on the wakeboard. Our boys love just being out in the boat and being able to have swim breaks. Benton has started to try and talk this month. He has been heard saying gog(dog), babe(baby), mama, dada, fish, and kie(blanky and binky). He is such a busy baby... and I thought Jackson was busy but compared to Benton he was a coach potato. He loves to play chase(it is so funny to watch him try and run) and he also loves getting right in the middle of whatever Jackson is playing. He still loves the water and if I don't keep the bathroom door closed he has either turned on the tub and thrown things in it to get wet, or he has been playing in the potty(he does both with a grin). There is always a trail of where Benton has been. This month has been crazy busy but it has also been the funnest month of the summer. Hopefully September brings us some more good boating weather :).