Bennett Family Life

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Baby GIRL #3!

Yes it's true, and the proof is in the pictures. The baby is perfect and healthy and that's all that matters! Now to pick a name...at least I don't need to buy anything!!

http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb14/kbennett79/Baby%20Girl%203/

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Trip to Mexico

We just got back a few days ago from our trip to the Riviera Maya in Mexico, an area just south of Cancun. We all really enjoyed the getaway although family vacations are definitely exhausting. Maya LOVED swimming in the pool and that is really almost all we did while we were there. We spent a little time on the beach, just enough to build a sandcastle, and one afternoon we took a trip into Cancun to take the girls to the aquarium and do some souvenir shopping. Otherwise we just enjoyed relaxing at the resort. We stayed at the Azul Sensatori which I would recommend to people with little kids as well as adults as there is an adults only side to the resort. The pools were really amazing, and although I couldn't partake in the drinking I could certainly appreciate the open bars all hours of the day. The girls did really great on the plane rides, Katelyn just laid her head down and took a nap on both flights without our normal crying/fighting routine to get her to sleep (which is a lovely new phase we're in right now). Anyways we had a really great time.

Here's a link to our online album with some pictures and video from our trip. We did get some cute pics of the girls and you can see some of the fun kids stuff that they had as well - Maya got to be in a puppet show and even danced on stage.

http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb14/kbennett79/Bennett%20Mexico%20Vacation/

Well next up, Maya's birthday is just around the corner and I'm sure the rest of the summer will fly by. Chris and I both have outings and things going on the next couple weeks, including a business trip I have to take up north for a few days. So her birthday will continue to sneak up on us - I really need to get on the ball. Things with baby #3 are going just fine, everything's still been easy so far and I really hope it stays this way and I don't get big and pregnant this time (hey a girl can dream right?). We find out if we're having another baby girl or a baby boy this THURSDAY and we are very excited so keep an eye out for email/text/facebook updates with our news!

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Katelyn Turns 1!

Katelyn's 1st birthday was a huge success a few weeks ago - we had a family birthday party at my aunt's house where all the kids got to swim, and Katelyn had her first experience with birthday cake which was very cute and messy just like it's supposed to be. We are very blessed to live so close to much of our family that many of them could share her birthday with us. And Thank You very much to everyone who sent your well wishes!

Here is her birthday video:

http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb14/kbennett79/?action=view¤t=Katebdayparty.mp4

Katelyn loved her blue frosting!

Maya and her cousins swimming in the pool at the party

Katelyn and Maya on her actual birthday after opening gifts. Of course Maya had to play with all the presents just as much as Katelyn did.

Maya Dance Recital

Maya did such a great job at her first dance recital in May - we're looking forward to many more! Here's a link to the video from her dance. She even got flowers from Uncle Thad after her performance.

http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb14/kbennett79/Maya%20Dance%20Recital/

Thursday, May 5, 2011

And we have some news

Things are a wee bit crazy around our house these days :) April was a busy month - my dad visited, we had our 7 year anniversary, my mom moved to town and we had Easter dinner at our house just to name a few. And last weekend we had another party when Chris threw me a surprise party for my birthday! It has definitely been a whirlwind! Of course I'm always looking ahead so we are excited to have my brother visit in a couple weeks as well as the girls birthdays are just around the corner and we have our first big family vacation in June to the Riviera Maya in Mexico.

I can't believe Katelyn is going to be 1 year old in less than a month. Hard to believe! She is such a little character right now. Here are some of her favorite pastimes: Playing with doors/cabinets opening and closing them 100 times in a row, pushing her walker, chasing the cat. Favorite food: chicken and cheese. Favorite phrase: uh oh (which she will say continually until you acknowledge that she dropped something just for you to pick up). She also recently started giving very sloppy kisses and shaking her head. It's so fun to see what new little things she is going to pick up this week.

Maya is in dance classes right now on Saturdays which she really enjoys. We don't get to watch class so I'm anxious to see her recital in a couple weeks. Then I'm sure we'll do some swim lessons for the summer and at her daycare she'll finally be old enough to go on all the field trips they take which should keep her entertained for the summer. There is Kindergarten Kick-Off next week at the schools and I'm sure fall will be here before we know it.

And last but not least, we had a surprise recently that definitely threw our world into a bit of shock - we found out that we are expecting again and we will be adding to our family again in November! I am 13 weeks along already. I just hope the rest of this pregnancy goes as fast as the past 13 weeks have gone. You all know how whiney I get when I'm miserable and pregnant. LOL. If it wasn't past my bedtime I'd upload my latest ultrasound picture onto here but I'm tired so it'll have to wait for next time. But trust that I am most definitely not

trying to pull a fast one on you. There really is a new baby on board!

Here are some pictures for you. Videos will have to be next time too...goodnight!

The girls with their grandma's on Easter

Maya and her cousin Noah on Easter

My blue eyed girl giving me a smile - it is REALLY hard to get her to smile for pictures!

My dad and Mary with the girls during their visit - it was so much fun having them visit!

Maya showing off her dance class attire

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

February, now March?!

Hey everyone! Well two months have passed again, crazy how that calendar works ;) The month of February was a little crazy in Texas with the ice and snow, I'm sure you saw the Superbowl coverage to know how wonderful it was. School closed for 4 days one week. Soo different from up north! We've also been fighting ear infections and passing colds back and forth but luckily (knocking on wood) the flu passed us by this year.

We are doing pretty well, plenty going on as usual. Spring has arrived here, it's in the 60s and 70s these days. Katelyn is 9 months old and she is pulling up on everything. I predict that we have an early walker on our hands, we shall see. She weighs 21 pounds and is already outgrowing the 12 mo clothing so I've pulled down all of the 18 mo clothes. It's so crazy how fast she's growing! She still doesn't have any teeth which is crazy but they say it's normal for some kids but it makes it hard to feed her certain things. Maya is as sweet as ever, she's very excited for warmer weather and already insists on wearing skirts and dresses everyday - so tights are popular in our house these days. We also signed her up for a dance class to start later this month which she is VERY excited about.

This past Sunday we did some home improvement items around the house since we've decided we're staying put and one of those was to work on the toilet downstairs. Well...bad idea. We were awoken at 1am on Monday to a flooded bathroom and part of the carpet downstairs. We were so grateful that Katelyn woke up crying that night and I heard the water otherwise we would have been in really bad shape the next morning. Even so, we had to clean up the mess and have a plumber come out to fix it and today we had a water restoration company come out to make sure the floors and walls get dried properly so we don't get mold. What a mess! Just when you feel like you're getting ahead...

Well we are looking forward to the springtime as we do every year - I'm sure time will continue to fly by! Here are some new pics.

Look at our big girl! Playing with the play kitchen is a new favorite activity.