Bean Museum

Aiden and I went to the BYU Bean Museum on a field trip with Lizzy and Ali's preschool class. That had been the first time I have been there. I have to say it was fun to see all the animals. Aiden loved it too. I tried to get Lizzy and Ali to pose for pictures in front of the animals, but Lizzy was having none of it. So that is why you will see more pictures of Ali. Aiden even stayed in his stroller the whole time and was happy. The preschool children also made the signs of the animals they knew using sign language. It was a fun time. We will have to go back and bring Shae sometime.

Sledding

We have gotten a lot of snow this year, so Shae decided to build a little sledding hill on our front lawn. Lizzy and Shae were out there for 2 hours playing. Ali was out there for a little while until she got too cold and came in and had hot chocolate. Sadly Aiden hasn't played very much in the snow this year because we still haven't bought him snow pants.

Beauty and the Beast

Last weekend we took a quick trip to Boise to go see Uncle Scot perform in Beauty and the Beast. We decided to leave Aiden with family and friends for the trip since he wouldn't have enjoyed the 6 hour drive or the play. (Thanks to Angie and Jason, Gen and Ashton, and my Mom for watching Aiden-you were a life saver!) The girls were actually really good in the car. Lizzy played Nintendo DS and colored and Ali colored, read books, and took naps. When we got to Boise we went out to lunch with Uncle Scot and his girlfriend Megan. Then we went swimming in the hotel pool and then off to Beauty and the Beast. Uncle Scot played Gaston and his girlfriend Megan played Belle. I have to say they did a great job! The girls knew what was going on since they have seen the Disney movie of Beauty and the Beast many times. Ali enjoyed the show up until the part where Gaston got killed by the Beast. Ali said, "I don't want the Beast to kill Uncle Scot. I love Uncle Scot." Ali was distraught until after the show she could see that Uncle Scot was okay and not hurt. We had to keep explaining that they were just pretending. And on the way home Ali said, "I only want to watch a Beauty and the Beast that doesn't have Uncle Scot in it. Only just Gaston." So we thought her concern for her uncle was pretty cute. The girls had a great time. Thanks to Uncle Scot for getting us tickets and a discount for the hotel!

Ali with Uncle Scot and Lizzy with Daddy
Ali with Gaston
Ali with Belle, aka Megan
Swimming at the hotel
Ali having fun in the car
Lizzy playing Nintento in the car

New Member of the Family

My brother Michael and his wife Camille just had a baby girl! Her name is Afton Esperance Bennett. She was a healthy 7 lbs. 7 oz. She has an older brother, Lance, who is 2 years old. Shae and I are excited that we now have a niece and a nephew! Lizzy, Ali, and Aiden are also excited to have one more cousin to play with!

Christmas

We enjoyed spending Christmas with Shae's family. They came and stayed with us. And this year we have a house that everyone could fit in. Thanks for all the presents. We all got spoiled by Shae's parents. We also went sledding at Soldier Hollow again this year on Christmas Eve. We are making it a tradition. One of my favorite gifts from Shae was a new camera. I took these pictures with my new camera.

Happy Holidays!

Preschool Christmas Program

The girls just had their Christmas program at preschool. All the kids were supposed to wear red. They sang a lot of songs, a lot of them with sign language and some with bells and drums. Grandma Bennett got to come and watch too. At the end they went around and said what they like about Christmas, saying and signing it. Lizzy was the first to go and Ali was the last to go. Lizzy said, "We like Christmas lights." And Ali said, "We like Christmas reindeer's." Everyone thought Ali was so cute because she is the youngest and littlest in the class. Their teacher told me awhile ago that Ali is their mascot for the class because everyone wants to be her friend and calls her, "little cutie." But they both did a great job. Afterwards we went to Carl's Jr. for lunch and let the kids play on the slides.