Sir Charles Benjamin III

Luke & Charlie-Summer '05Luke & Charlie-Summer '05
Luke & Charlie-Snuggle bugs
Charlie 12-14-05
Charlie 12-11-05
Sleepover! Luke, Charlie & Harley 2-11-06
Charlie 2-11-06 (exhausted from his sleepover with those roudy boys!)

This is my Charles Benjamin. Well, he's my mom and dad's boy. He passed away early this morning. He was almost 11 years old and it was just his time to say goodbye. I remember that we brought Charlie into our family so that Addy wouldn't be alone and when it was time to say goodbye to Addy, we got Luke so Charlie wouldn't be alone. Now poor Lukey (and my dad) has lost his best buddy. He was such a good boy. He was always smiling and was so good with the grandkids. He had such a good nature about him and though he liked to bark at everyone that walked past the house, he was so friendly and loveable. I didn't get to say goodbye and that is super hard but my mom and dad were there to tell him that it was okay and that we all loved him. I miss you, Charlie! I will always remember you. XOXO

NextFit

My girlfriends and I are part of a program called NextFit! I absolutely love this thing! We went last Friday and took our 'Before' photos! I even got asked to do a little video! We are committed to meeting with Kathy Smith (a famous fitness expert) every Saturday for a work out and then doing at least 3 workouts during the week using our Keychain Trainer while tracking our diet (no-we don't need to go on a diet)! This thing is awesome! You plug it into the computer, tell it your body size and such, fitness level, places you can work out, equipment you have available and time you have and it will match you up with specific trainers (all of whom have worked with celebrities) and a program is downloaded into your Keychain Trainer and all you need to do is plug in your headphones and it is like you have a personal trainer walking you step by step through your workout! It is amazing! It even calls you by name! Our first Saturday workout was last Saturday and it kicked my butt! I have worked out twice on my own with my Keychain Trainer and couldn't be happier about it! I am even trying to eat healthier too!!! At the end of the program, we take our 'After' photos and tell them our story! Watch out! You may see my pictures online in a few months!!! I am so excited about doing this and getting fit :)

Team NextFit! Me, Kasey, Robyn, Keri, Christine & Kasey's mom!

Island Park.....I LoVe this place

Once a year we get the opportunity to take over Uncle Steve's cabin and spend some time together with Matthew's family in the great outdoors in one of the prettiest places! It is so much fun and I look forward to it every year and am always sad when we have to leave. We walked on the tressel, went shooting, went to the lake, rode canoes, took late night drives to try and find meeses (hehe), got ice cream, ate tin foil dinners and laughed a ton! I can't wait for next year!

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Rella got this great video of Grandpa imitating Jase how he runs! He is perfect at it! Loves it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipyk9jAUGtQ
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InDePeNdAnCe DaY!

I decided that I wanted to do something this 4th of July! We usually don't really do anything so we made it a Dinosaur Day!!!! Matthew, Jase & I went to the Thanksgiving Point Dino Museum. It was so much fun! Jase was the leader so we followed him around. He thought the dinos were pretty cool but it appeared that the giant shark was the winner for the coolest in his book! He also liked digging in the sand for fossils! We got to see a mammoth skeleton but it was not nearly as cool or as big as the one at Grandma Carolyn's museum so he just passed right by it! hehe After that, we met up with Oma and Papa and saw Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs! Jase loved it!!!! It was a super cute show and was just as cute as the other 2 Ice Ages'. Later that night, Jase & I went to Oma & Papa's to watch fireworks! Jase fell asleep for the last 10 minutes (through the loudest ones too) and slept until 10am the next day! We did nothing all day on Sunday except for laundry and naps (I snuck in 2 naps, I was so exhausted!). Then Matthew and I started our marathon of Harry Potter so we can be ready for the next movie to come out on the 15th!
Hope everyone had an enjoyable weekend and Happy 4th as well!!!

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Happy 1st Bday Mollie!

We celebrated Mollie's 1st Birthday on July 3rd! I can't believe she's 1 considering how petite she is!!! She fractured her tibia (at my house no less) falling down the stairs but still was such a happy girl for her party! Yeah Mollie Pollie Poo Head!!!! We love you!

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You and Me

I am such a copycat!!! My girlfriend Keri had this song on her blog and I cannot stop listening to it! I would have to say that it is my new found favorite! It is just so beautiful!! It kind of gives me a new found respect for my husband and reminds me of how much I love him and what a beautiful journey we have had so far and I can only imagine the great things ahead of us! I love you Nu and I will always love you!

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Cabin Time!

I love Summer because it means it's Cabin time!!! We went up to the Webster's Duchesne cabin this last weekend! It was so much fun! Both Jase and Harley were super good and we can't wait to go up again! Thanks for inviting us Jason, Rella, Joss & Jax face!

Harley trying to sneak his way into the middle seat on the way up there!
Chasing birdies with uncle Mitch!
Playing in the Lake! I could not get him out of the water! He was soaked ;)
Exploring outside!