Kid Updates

Benson has recovered from his ear infections and is back to his old rambunctious self. Benson had an exciting first today - he got to give the theme and the Article of Faith in Primary. As of January, Benson has been going to Primary with all the big kids at church rather than to nursery with the little kids. Let's just say that the transition has been less than smooth. But today he was very excited because he got to use the MICROPHONE! So we practiced a lot at home and mommy uttered many silent prayers that he wouldn't use this opportunity to demonstrate what CAN be done with a microphone. And he did great! He said only what he was supposed to in a very loud and clear voice and then went and sat done. As I walked out of the primary room I had a few tears in my eyes, from a combination of pride and relief. How grateful I am to be the mom of this incredibly smart, independent little boy and to be able to watch him progress. Here he is saying the Article of Faith (the ice cream cone is his "microphone").


Grace got her first black eye yesterday. Mike was reading the kids stories on Benson's bed and Sabrina (accidentally, we think) pushed Grace off and she hit her eye on the bed frame. We put her to bed with just a little scratch and by this morning her eye was swollen half shut. Grace got to go spend Thursday night at Grandma Stacey's house this week and had a wonderful time. She even got to sleep in Grandma's bed since Grandpa was out of town. Grace also got to go to Aunt Jenny's soccer game before they brought her home on Friday. All of the soccer girls know Grace and make a fuss over her which she LOVES! Jenny plays keeper and she said that when she came off the field after a rough 20 minutes she was mad but then she saw Grace yelling "Aunt Jenny, Aunt Jenny, Aunt Jenny" and she couldn't stay mad. Grace is enthusiastic about everything and it rubs off on all of us! I will say it was much quieter when she wasn't home, but we all missed her, especially Daddy, who gets the best reaction out of Grace when he comes home every night. Here are a few pictures of her shiner - they don't quite do it justice.




Sabrina is in language explosion mode. She is saying new words all the time. She says mommy, daddy, "cheese" everytime she sees the camera, baby, popcorn and probably more that I can't think of right now. Her animal sounds repotoire is also growing, she can now do a duck, a cat, a lion, and a dog. This video is the best I've gotten so far, she had a little extra help from her siblings.