What we've been up to

The month of May was super-busy for us! We took a vacation with another family to San Diego and had a blast! Benjamin loved having two friends around for an entire wekk and Erik and I loved havin the company of our good friends at the same time! SD provided us with so many great things to do: the zoo, wildlife park, beaches, hiking, golf, great restaurants, pool time, exercise time, a Mothers' Day spa day, alcoholic beverage time, the list goes on... we had so much fun!

Benjamin came back from that trip having learned to talk as much as a three year old. Not that his talking makes much sense to us, but he is chattering away none-the-less!

We came home just in time to witness the marriage of two of the greatest people ever... our friends Laura and Ryan had a beautiful intimate wedding ceremony, and we were so happy to be part of their special day! I think this was the first wedding I have cried during since my brother was married in 2007!! It was just so special, and it's one of those marriages that so wholely represents what marriage is meant to be, and I just couldn't help but cry sappy, happy tears! :) We love you guys! Congratulations!!

The next week, Benjamin and I joined my parents in Scottsdale for a few days. My parents spoiled us rotten and we thoroughly enjoyed every minute of the trip! We went swimming every day, I went shopping while my parents watched Benjamin, I had a massage, a mani/pedi, great food, and some down time that I truly appreciated. I also hiked a mountain a couple times, wearing Ben in a child-carrier! Talk about a great workout!!

While we were there, Benjamin came golfing with the three of us. It was just for nine holes, and the kid did wonderfully!! We did learn something about him though. He can get stressed out over little things! Ben freaked out when we hit the golf balls!!! He really loved hopping out of the golf cart to pick them up before we could get to them. When people were teeing off, he would start running up to the tee shrieking, and once the ball was hit he would whine (very close to a cry, but more of a distressed whine.) It was quite funny, though I did feel a bit bad for him. His favorite part of the golf trip was picking up all the balls in the green and placing them in the cup. Best way for me to improve my score right there! I usually 3-put, and with his help, the ball went right in! Ha!

We came home just in time for Memorial Day weekend and spent our time as a family and swimming with some friends. I love that we have a pool, and I love that Benjamin LOVES the water. We will probably go swimming most days of the week this summer! We also love that our friends love to swim and can enjoy the pool with us!

Speaking of... this last weekend we co-hosted (with the Crains) a fun Fiesta Party at our home. I think everyone had so much fun! The Crains had attended a Cystic Fibrosis Foundation fundraiser with us, and together we purchased a Mexican-food catering (care of Andales at 61st and Yale) that included food and margaritas for 20. They ended up bringing enough for about 50, but we're okay with that! :) We had over a bunch of friends and the girls next door came over to help watch all the kiddos. It turned out to be a lot of fun for the kids and the adults!

So anyway... there you have it... what we've been up to... basically having fun! Hoping to keep updating more frequently now that I have caught up! Yay!

One of the two pics I have from SD because my camera had no battery... oops!


A few from Scottsdale... Beautiful!!