Misc.

Easter, my birthday, Sinco de mayo, and anything else we missed.

Easter- we went to 3 Easter egg hunts this year, and Benson got less than 5 eggs total. I take the blame for the first two- we were about 20 seconds late to both, and by the time we got there, all the eggs were long gone!

   Midwestern's Easter egg hunt 

   

The last Easter egg hunt was at Albertsons, and I made sure to get there early. We had plenty of time to spare, but by the time the hunt started, there were rows of people waiting at the opening of the boundaries of the hunt. Because of the way the hunt was set up, I couldn't help benson with out being an uncomfortable distance away from Eden (and my purse) sleeping in the stroller.  I didn't want to leave her alone with that many people, so I tried to coach benson from the sidelines.  Benson was clingy and didn't want to leave my side, but I was determined that this hunt would be a success. I forced him out there and was giving him all the verbal clues he needed, but it was all in vain.  Every other toddler had a parent beside them helping, so poor Benson was wondering around alone, and on the brink of tears. It was obvious that he was way too slow to find any, but he miraculously came back with one. I'm sure that some parent looked at him and took pity on him, and just gave him one of their child's 25 eggs. I am apparently much more competitive than Benson is when it comes to free candy. 

Grandma Vicki's Easter baskets made up for the disappointing Easter egg hunts though!

Sinco de mayo at the Williams. (White person's piñata.)

My birthday present from James. He also

 threw me a fun party that night that was a complete surprise! To top it off, my parents were there for the week. 

My Mother's Day present from James. Cruiser bike, complete with a bell. Now all it needs is a basket and ribbons hanging from the handlebars.

Grandpa and Grandma Phelps came into town and took us to dinner. We had a great time and the kids loved all the extra attention!

 

And a few of Eden

Eden is officially 10 months old today and I realized that I hardly have any pics of her!  This is mostly due to my lost camera charger, but still- so pathetic! I guess you'll have to take my word for it that she is so adorable and beautiful! I can't imagine life without her.

This one says it all

At 13 lbs 7 oz, she was up to the 3rd percentile at her 9 month check up.  She has so much personality in that tiny little body!















Spring training game when my parents were in town. 

After a few times of Benson trying to crawl in bed with us, we put a stop to it. And now this is how I find them at night. Eden doesn't seem to mind. These two really do love each other.

    Best buds

Benson keeps himself busy

Due to a lost camera charger, all I've had to work with is this ancient 3G iphone camera. Still better than nothing though.

                                                     loves tormenting the poor ducks

                                               Making long train processions are one of his favorite pass-times

                                                            Gourmet pizza party

                                         Pre school graduation

Handsome little guy!  He now requests that I take pictures of him when he is doing something funny.

              pajama party with the cousins

 

      He looks so old in this one!

Now we are a mini van fam

First car we've bought together...and now that I think about it, this is the first and only car that I own (or co-own in this case).

It was a pretty painful experience, thanks to James's shameless negotiation skills.    

We talked them down to $10,000 for the van, but after all the fees and taxes and extras were added, we paid $13,000


2006 Toyota sienna XLE 105k miles