He's three!

Bennett was so excited for his McQueen birthday this year! Every morning he would wake up and ask if it was his birthday yet. This year we had over some friends and family and had a fun time. I took the easy way out and ordered some pasta pantry (sure glad I did), added a big caesar salad and cooked up some chicken kabobs on the BBQ; nice and easy! The worst part about birthdays is the dang cake and how long it takes to decorate, and this year was no different. Someday I will get better at it or give in and take a cake decorating class at Michael's. In the end it was all worth it to see Bennett's excitement as his family and friends sang happy birthday to him, although I am sure he out sang all of you; it is his favorite song. He sure got spoiled with presents, thanks for coming guys.

A few fun facts about Bennett right now are:
-he comes home from church and randomly sings a new primary song, right now his favorite is, Follow the Prophet
-his favorite fruit is a kiwi
-he really likes Diego
-he asks everyday if it is snowing, so he can build the ice rink in the backyard
-he loves to body check Andie, she hates it
-he calls everyone "My" My Mommy, My Daddy, My Melissa, My Uncle CoCo, My Miller, apparently everyone is his!
-he always wants macaroni for lunch
-he loves hide and seek and is really good at it, one time I looked for 10 minutes and couldn't find him
-he is in to using the "poop" word or calls Andie a "poo-poo head" he gets a timeout every time
-he still loves his Roarbert and sleeps with him every night
-he thinks Avery Heavenor is his girlfriend
-he has a lisp on his "s" words it is pretty cute
-when he dances he looks like his Grandpa Bennett
-he could eat a whole bag of chips himself, he tries to hoard them; he steals the bag runs and hides
-he loves to be outside
-he is a very affectionate boy, he loves to give out hugs and kisses
Bennett we love you so much, you are perfect for our family!

Echo 2012

Echo is probably the event I look forward to most all year, and sure enough this year did not disappoint. The kids love to be with their cousin's and grandparents, be in the boat and snack on junk food all day! This year we did the annual bowling party, my favorite part about this is watching all of my mom's victory dances after her strikes or spares. She was really good this year, so this may have been the best bowling extravaganza yet; chaotic but fun! I can tell I am starting to age because I can count the amount of times I went behind the boat on one hand, sad day. Each year gets more and more exciting because my nieces and nephews are starting to do more water sports behind the boat, this year they surfed and were good at it too. In the evenings the adults enjoyed playing poker for service minutes (hilarious), playing cover your butt, Loot, and liars dice. Unfortunately each year I get worse at taking pictures and didn't even have a picture of everyone this year, sorry guys! Thanks for a fun year at Echo Bennett family!