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2011-01-13T23:01:00.001-05:00

A Year In Review

2011-01-11T21:57:00.002-05:00

Since I have been so bad about updating the blog, I am going to try to recap some of my favorite things Bo has said or done in the past year. Please feel free to add any thoughts or stories I may leave out. I am sure this will just be the first of many sessions trying to catch things up.

- The Clock Tower... Bo is obcessed with the city clock tower. We have to stop everytime we ride down town to wait for it to chime the hour. He now compares everyhing in size to it. Today he told me that eating his lunch would make him as big as a clock tower. Everytime we get in the car he starts looking for it. One morning about a month back, he began telling me that he saw the clock tower while we were driving down Hwy 27. I argued and explained we could not see it from where we were. Well, he showed me! He quickly let me know that he saw it on "that green sign" on the side of the road. I looked back in the rear view to see the Greater Rome Bank sign with the clock tower logo. He so impressed a lady in the book store at the down town library with his interest in the clock tower that she personally bought him a magnet. This was right after Christmas and I promise it is one of his most prized possessions.

- Singing... Bo LOVES to sing! He litterally sings all the time. If he does not have a song in mind he just makes one up. He has made himself famous among friends and neighbors lately performing Amazing Grace. He has sang it so much that when he was sick a few weeks back the lady in the urgent care office asked, "Is he the little boy that can sing Amazing Grace?" I must have looked at her funny, because she quickly explained that she remembered his face from once when my mom took him with her to the doctor and he sang for the whole office. Well needless to say, sick or not Bo sang agian and loved every minute of it. I have got to get a video of this online for all to see. Besides singing Amazing Grace, we are working on learning verses of scripture put to song. We listen to them in the car. Well, recently when I went to give Bo medicine for his allergies he asked, "Will this medicine give me a joyful heart?" Apparently he did remember that the verse says, "A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones." He just did not fully understand!

Long Time No Post

2009-06-14T15:42:00.004-04:00

Yes, I realize that it has been forever since I have updated! Hey what can I say? If you are a school teacher you definately understand. After the last Spring break it is like the kids go wild and you are doing good just to keep afloat! Needless to say, the last thing I was thinking about was updating our blog. Well, I know I have alot of catching up to do so I better get busy. Below are some pictures from Easter etc. I will take some more soon to post.

Happy Birthday Bo!

2009-03-09T20:58:00.006-04:00

It seems like just yesterday that we were bringing Bo home from the hospital. He has grown so fast and this past year has been such a blessing!

This past Saturday we had a family party for Bo at GiGi and Pop's house. Bo of course was very excited to see Ava when she got there. They stay together on Mondays and are so close! It is precious to watch them together. They really love each other!

The cake - for the adults.

We were so glad Mary Ellen could come. She is so great with Bo! Side note - I made the shirt Bo is wearing. So many people have little jumpers etc. made but a t shirt just seemed more practical for us.

If you have ever attended a family birthday at our house you will understand why the wax is fixing to drip on Bo's cake. My family thinks it is fun to sing lots of Birthday songs.

Finally the songs were over and Bo got to try his cake. He was not sure at first.

Ava was watching Bo so intently! We let her dig in beside Bo. We figured it would be twice the fun to watch!

Ava was very concerned about making sure that Bo got a bite of cake. She decided she better help him out and tried to feed him. It was PRECIOUS!

Bo got frustrated trying to eat and decided to just bite the cake.

I was surprised that Bo stayed this clean.

We had to get a picture of all of the cousins before cleaning up.

Present time!

Bo's granddaddy made him a special piggy bank. Our pastor gave us the idea of a bank that had 3 sections. One for tithing, one for saving, and one for spending. Bo's grandfather went the extra mile making a beautiful bank with engraved plates and all!

Bo had a great day!

February in a flash!

2009-03-09T20:39:00.003-04:00

I apologize for not posting more recently, but Bo is consuming my time as he is into everything! Here a few cute shots of him I managed to get during February.

Rainy days were so much fun with his dinosaur rain coat. I think he looks so cute!

Bo is always so precious in the mornings. It makes it so much harder to leave him and go to work. Here are a few pictures I captured on the way out of the door one morning.

Bo is in LOVE...

2009-02-03T21:54:00.003-05:00

Bo is now in love... with his daddy's laptop computer! He has recently discovered this amusing "toy". This along with other distractions we will mention later, have contributed to my lack of blogging. It has almost become impossible to use the laptop when Bo is anywhere around. He immediately begins moving towards it and is getting very fast. Recently, he managed to pull it off the table, and then pull off some keys from the keyboard before we noticed he had found it. Bo is now pulling up very easily and getting braver by the day. He is VERY mobile. His arm being broken in December set him back a little with crawling, but he is quickly making up for lost time.

In early January Bo really began to figure out crawling. One afternoon when I picked him up, Mrs. Troylene and I discussed his "crawling". She said it was so funny! I agreed but then realized exactly what she meant when we got home. Bo for some reason has always had this notion that crawling has a lot to do with standing on your head. Bo began by putting his head on the floor with his hands beside. After walking his feet up to his forehead, he would then begin to walk out with his hands. He would slowly move his hands out on the floor until he laid flat again, and then start walking with his feet until they once again hit his head. I know this process sounds really complicated and it looked it too! He was like an inchworm! I am however, sad to say that I did not get it on video that night and he figured out a better way the next day. Therefore I hope my memories will be enough.

I am sorry to report, however, that January was not the healthiest month for Bo or our family in general. He had another ear infection in early January which resulted in getting tubes. He did great with the surgery and seemed to feel better quickly. That is, until last week. Bo had just been to see the ENT and gotten a good report on his ears. That is when he developed an ear infection and cough in less than 24 hours. As a preventative measure, and out of fear of the ER on the weekend, we decided to take him to the doctor Friday. I figured he really just had a bad cold. I was surprised to learn that he actually had bronchitis and another ear infection. It became obvious quickly that he was really feeling rough. As the day progressed he felt worse, and I started feeling bad as well. I decided to go to the doctor that evening. I also learned that I had bronchitis. Saturday morning Jason began feeling bad and also had to make a trip to the doctor. I feel like I have moved in the the TB ward! We have all been taking breathing treatments and antibiotics. Needless to say, our family has gotten to know our doctors well in the last few months!

OK, so now on to some more exciting stuff. After all, we all know you really check the blog just to hear about Bo. He now has 2 bottom teeth and 4 upper ones. He cut the top four over the Christmas holidays. His newest thing is playing peek-a-boo. He does not quite understand however. You see, Bo thinks that he should cover my eyes. He covers them up and then pulls his hands away all excited and waits for me to exclaim peek-a-boo! I have been trying to get him to cover his own eyes, but all he does is cover his cheeks or ears instead. I guess he does not want to miss anything!

Our vocabulary now includes:
Baa Baa (bottle)

Bye (which only counts once you leave and if it is repeated at least 100 times.)

the P sound for Pop and peek-a-boo

Mama, Dada, and lots of gibberish that has yet to be interpreted!

Besides our laptop, Bo also has many other favorite toys. These great toys include our cell phones, the TV remote (and no he is not fooled by the DVD remote or an old one), empty or half empty water bottles, the coasters on the coffee table, any new magazines that I have not yet gotten to read, the mirror in our foyer, and cords to anything he can reach! Please note that none of the actual toys he owns have been included in this list. I can assure you that they are all sitting neatly in the basket in the living room where we keep them, as he never chooses them!

Well, I am sure that by now those who worry about spelling and grammar mistakes are getting high blood pressure. Therefore, for your safety I probably should stop writing. Hopefully things will slow down soon (or in 18 years) and I can get back to blogging on a more regular basis.

I have not taken any really recent pictures as we have all been sick, but I did find one from earlier in January to share below.

WHEW

2009-01-04T20:03:00.008-05:00

OK, so I have fallen way behind on the blogging here lately. Hey, what can I say, it has been a CRAZY past month or so. We have TONS of catching up to do, but I will try to make it brief... mostly because there is no way I can remember it all and it's getting late.

Lets see... as of my last post Bo had broken his arm... well the month of December was full of thankful prayers for good health insurance... A week after the arm injury, Bo got a double ear infection and double pink eye. Jason got sick, and I got sick. Jason and Bo both went through 2 rounds of antibiotics each. Bo was better by Christmas but Jason remained sick until New Years.

Christmas was great reguardless of the illnesses. Bo officially was able to stop wearing his sling the Monday before Christmas. At that time the doctor said he was clinically fully healed. Since then he has been released from the Dr.'s care and his arm is 100%.

One of the major hold ups in me posting has been wanting to put the videos of Christmas online. Well, unfortuantly I am challenged in this area. I cannot figure it out! I am also sad to say that since I was focusing on videos I do not have as many pictures, or atleast on my camera. Below are a few.
One of Bo's gifts was a full Little People Nativity Set from his grandparents (Jason's parents). Since Bo is still a little to young to understand it, Will really enjoied helping put it together while Bo and Ava chewed on the pieces. Hopefully this will be a fun experience for years to come.

Jason and I helping Bo open his presents.

For those who were unaware or have forgotten, Jason and I were married on Dec. 25th in 2005. This Christmas made for 3 years that we have been married. Each year Jason and I typically have gone some where during the span of Christmas to New Years to celebrate. This year we went to Charleston. We had to delay our trip a little due to Jason being sick, but were able to leave New Years Eve morning. Bo stayed with his granparents and Pop and GiGi while we were gone. We are not sure about what all they did, but we know Bo seemed to have had fun and not missed us hardly at all. Below is Jason's favorite picture from our trip.

In case you do not recognize her, the highlight of Jason's trip was meeting Dr. Ruth. He wanted to share about this photo. Here are his comments. "This is my new best friend Dr. Ruth Westheimer. We danced the night away New Years Eve." As you can tell Jason is obviously living in some dream world. While we did get a glimpse of her in the lobby and snap a picture, she only told us Happy New Year. Aparently, Dr. Ruth was there as a part of Renaissance Weekend. Jason and I were oblivious to this event until learning about it on our trip. Contrary to rumors started by my lovely family, no Jason and I did not go to some sex therapy weekend retreat.

Back home Bo was having lots of fun with his grandaddy and Pop. I do not think that Bo made it until midnight, but that did not stop him from getting to take part in the banging of pots and pans.

I know that this does not totally catch us up totally, but I will be working towards that. I mean, hey, I cannot cover almost 2 months with just one post. Check back for more!

Emergency Room Pictures

2008-12-08T21:40:00.003-05:00

As promised here are the pictures from the Emergency Room. As you can tell by the first picture, Bo really was not hurting too bad.

All of Bo's grandparents waited with us to find out exactly what was wrong. My mom (GiGi) was so great helping calm me down and assure me that accidents happen.
Kissing my precious little boy.

Night Night!

Arm Update

2008-12-08T21:00:00.002-05:00

Bo is still doing well and is a super baby indeed. We saw an orthopedic today and found out that his arm could be back to normal in two weeks. I was thrilled. He did not cast his arm but recommended keeping it in his sling. He also gave us a few ace bandage type wraps that we can use to wrap his arm down secure it. He said that he knows Bo will move his arm some and that is fine, we just want to try to prevent further injury during the healing time.

This evening when I got home I sat down and made Bo a "Christmas sling". He has all of these cute Christmas outfits and the blue one was really not working for me. This also gave me a chance to make him one that was a little smaller and fits better. The one from the hospital was actually quite small looking but still too big for Bo. Having one that fits a little better will help him to not use his arm I hope. I tried the sling on right before Bo went to bed tonight. I made it reversible so it would go with more of his outfits. Here he is trying it on.

One tired, cute, precious, boy!

Our First Visit to the ER

2008-12-07T16:35:00.002-05:00

Friday morning Bo took his first big fall. I was changing his diaper and he began his usual routine of fighting with me to lay still when he fell. I had hold of his leg as I was changing him but that was not good enough. Bo rolled towards me putting "slack between me and him" and I could not catch him. He landed on his right side and cried only for a few minutes. After I calmed down I called his GiGi and Pop. They met me at Jason's parent's house where Bo was to stay for the day. Once in the car Bo did not even whimper. He rode the whole way with no tears. I had concerns about his arm as he was not moving it beyond the elbow, but he did not seem to be in pain unless we made him move it upward. We all debated and wondered if he was really hurt and how bad. We decided to let him stay with Jason's parents and watch him closely. I went on to work knowing that Bo was in good hands. As the day went on I felt bad and decided It was worth a copay to know he was OK. I called Jason and shared my thought and he agreed. We go Bo in to see his doctor Friday afternoon. After talking with the doctor, x-rays, a trip to the ER, and lots of tears (by me - not Bo) it was determined that Bo's arm is fractured. The top of his humorous bone has a fracture. We were sent home with a sling and are to call the orthopedic on Monday. They did not even feel that Bo needed pain medicine as he has not really cried throughout the ordeal unless you mess with him.

We have stayed home this weekend and are trying to see and learn how this will all work out. I am not sure exactly how you keep a 9 month old (as of today) from using his arm. They did have us safety pin his sling to his clothes to help keep him from using it. Bo was so close to crawling and this has frustrated him as he cannot figure out how to move around now. We have gotten out his exersaucer again to give him another option for playing while still trying to protect his arm some. If anyone has any ideas for keeping him immobile we welcome them.

I have some actual pictures from the E.R. that we took on my mom's camera. When I get them I will share them as well. I also plan on updating after we find out more hopefully from the orthopedic.

Bo Meets Santa

2008-12-07T16:19:00.003-05:00

The family picture with Santa below is on the desktop of my computer at school. This week one of the children in our classroom saw it and said... "man we better be good, she knows Santa". After that I freely reminded them that Santa and I were close and if I needed to call him I would.

The picture below was taken by my brother after we met with Santa. Bo has a black wool coat that goes with this hat. We think he is simply precious in them!

Our Annual Trip

2008-12-07T15:29:00.003-05:00

Each year after filling up on turkey and all the trimmings Jason and I head off to spend the night and prepare for shopping. This year Bo stayed the rest of the evening and next day with both sets of grandparents. In years past Jason and I have stayed close to the Mall of Georgia, but choose to try Lenox this year. We went Thanksgiving night to see the Lighting of the Great Tree at Macys. Here are a few pictures below.

Please do not get me wrong, Jason and I are not mad Black Friday shoppers who fight over items and knock people down to save a few dollars! We just enjoy getting out and getting in the spirit. Afterall, Christmas is a special time of year... it's when we were married!

Happy Thanksgiving!

2008-12-07T15:24:00.002-05:00

Better late than never right? Please check out the link to Bo's cousin Luke's page for some precious turkey day photos.

http://pnutbutterandhoney.blogspot.com/2008/11/thanksgiving-1.html

Meet Bo the Cowboy

2008-11-02T18:35:00.006-05:00

Ladies and gentlemen, you have heard of and met Joe the Plumber, but have you seen Bo the Cowboy? We personally find him much more adorable. Believe it or not, I put together this costume for very little money. The vest and bandanna are a cowboy onesie that I bought for $2.00 and modified. Then upon looking for a hat, I met a woman in a store who offered to give me the chaps and outer-vest. I found boots at Wal-Mart, and the rest is borrowed from my home center at school.

We definitely had to make our rounds on Halloween. Bo's appearances began early as I requested his grandparents meet us on my class field trip to the Pumpkin Patch at Trinity United Methodist. Jason and I had taken Bo there last weekend to take pictures of him with the pumpkins. However, once we began taking pictures we realized that the memory chip was missing from the camera. So, we have no pictures from that visit. Therefore, I wanted Bo to join me on my field trip so I could take a few shots. Bo was very tired when he arrived as I was keeping him from his nap. Below is Bo and his granddaddy, and Bo with the pumpkins.

That evening we met up with Bo's cousins. Below is Pebbles Flintstone(Ava), Bo the Cowboy, and Will the Police Officer.

My brother and his family (Joel, Lucinda, Will, and Ava).

After meeting up with my brother and his family, we visited with some more cousins. Bo's cousin Burch was my favorite Halloween character. See if you can guess what, or should we say WHO he was.

Joe the Plumber, or as his shirt says... Joe T. Plumber. We thought his clever costume was a hit. At least more convincing than Sarah Palin - since that job is already taken by Tina Fay. Below is a picture of Burch with his family. He belongs to my uncle Jim and aunt Pam. He also has a beautiful sister, Rachel.
When we met up with my aunt and uncle, we also saw my grandparents. This makes them Bo's great grandparents. They are so proud of Bo, and we so blessed by them. Below is a picture of them followed by a group picture of the men in the family (minus my dad for some reason).

Finally, we ended our trick or treating by stopping by Henry and Connie Pollitz house. They are close family friends and much like another set of grandparents to Bo. Below is a picture of Bo sitting on their sofa. When looking at this picture I first noticed that since Bo is such a young cowboy he must carry a paci in his holster instead of a pistol.

Happy Halloween!

2008-10-31T06:05:00.002-04:00

We have lots of updates and pictures to share, but for now a picture with Bo's pumpkin will have to do. I will do my best the get the rest up this weekend. I am remembering to take pictures but just cannot find the time to keep posting them.

7 Months!

2008-10-16T06:13:00.003-04:00

Bo has really grown fast! We cannot believe he is already 7 months old. He is getting cuter everyday and really beginning to develop his own personality. He is babbling constantly now and still struggling to cut a tooth. He is eating very well and still LOVES bananas. One of his favorite things continues to be his walks with Jason in the evenings. No matter what kind of evening he is having, he always enjoys his walk. We are sitting with no problem now and even holding our own bottle.

Bo has been looking so cute in his fall clothes. I could not resist this hat. It was a hand-me-down. Bo really gets tickled when we put hats on him. He knows something is different and keeps touching his head and giggling. Speaking of hand-me-downs....

We have REALLY enjoyed all of the fall clothing that Bo's cousin Will, and more specifically his aunt Lucinda and uncle Joel have shared with us. He has been dressed in Halloween style almost everyday for the past week or so. We are definitely thankful for older cousins!

Family Pictures

2008-09-24T06:34:00.005-04:00

We took family pictures this past Saturday at Jason's parents house. Here are a few of my favorites thus far.
Grandmother and Grandaddy

Bo with his cousins Kelley and Don.
Bo with his Grandaddy and Pop.
Everyone wants to play with Bo!
The men of the family.

Bathtime Again

2008-09-21T21:16:00.003-04:00

Bo recently found the water faucet in the tub. We got him a new bath tub that sits upright. On Thursday evening (Jason's Birthday), he was bathing him and started yelling for me to come with the camera. Jason had scooted Bo up close to the water, and he was playing in it! Bo was so excited, as was his daddy. Here is what I saw.

This is your birthday song...

2008-09-18T06:51:00.001-04:00

mmm AH Went the Little Green Frog

2008-09-08T20:37:00.005-04:00

Bo was 6 months old yesterday. Today he went for his 6 month check up and here are the stats:

Height - 27 inches (75 percentile)

Weight - 16 lbs. 11.11 oz. (50 percentile)

Bo wore his frog outfit for the first time today. After dinner I thought I would take a few pictures of him so I could update the blog. The outfit has a really cute hood that I had not tried on him yet, but Jason wanted to see what it looked like, and I found it cute.

Oh Look! Its a frog with sweet potato and banana drool! Oh wait, who is that on the TV in the back ground? Is that Osama Bin Laden... Oh no, just Obama who's running with Biden! Sorry, just had to get that in!

Every time I get the camera out, Bo stares at it instead of smiling.

That's better!

Jason is still taking Bo on walks at night. This is right after they returned from their walk. Jason said Bo wore his hood on the way home just for fun.

After a walk is bath time. I realized tonight that I have not taken any pictures of Bo in the tub, and of course we have to have those to show his future dates to embarrass him. Thank goodness I didn't take full body shots! Jason has recently taken over bath time, so taking pictures was a little easier. Here is Bo eating the bubbles. I am really proud of the next two with water. They turned out really cool even if I didn't know what I was doing.

Playing With Ava

2008-09-02T20:29:00.002-04:00

Bo has been staying with Gi Gi (my mom) on Mondays. She sent me some pictures of him and Ava playing together last night. She took these pictures last week. Ava turned 1 year old this past week, and Bo will be 6 months this coming weekend. I am so glad that Bo has great cousins like Will and Ava to grow up playing with. They seem to be having lots of fun. Thanks for sharing the great pictures Gi Gi and Pop!

Playing

2008-09-01T21:14:00.003-04:00

Bo is now to the age where he is really fun to play with. He is beginning to get a personality of his own. He laughs, screams, and mostly babbles. More recently he has even developed a pathetic fake cough for when he is being ignored. He is still working very hard to cut his first tooth. Sunday we went to Gi Gi and Pop's house for lunch. It was a family affair. Bo got to spend some more time with Will and Ava. He really enjoys being around other children. He is quite the social child.
The hat Bo is wearing used to belong to his cousin Will. He was so sweet to allow Bo to borrow it for a while. When we first got the hat, it was way too big. Therefore, it got pushed to the back of the drawer and I didn't find it again till this past week. Well, it is probably already too small but I managed to cram Bo's noggin into it just this once. After all, we have to have a picture of such a cute hat!One of Bo's new tricks is kissing. He grabs your face and plants one on you! He of course does not have it all down perfect, but hey, he thinks it's funny. With him teething right now and drooling so much this really is interesting. Here he is fixing to kiss Pop.

A Very Special Day

2008-08-24T16:29:00.002-04:00

Today was a very exciting day for our family. Jason's dad was baptized. He has been believer for over 50 years, but had never been baptized. A few weeks back Jason and his parents joined Fellowship Baptist where we attend church. Pretty much all of my family attends church there. I have been a member of Fellowship since a child. Jason and I have attended there together since getting married. We were all so excited when his parents joined us along with my great aunt and uncle. What a blessing! We consider Bo so blessed to be able to attend church with both sets of grandparents, his great grandparents, several aunts, uncles, and cousins. Bo will be able to grow up seeing all of them each week worship and commit their lives to Christ. Not many people are so blessed! After church today we went to eat lunch with Jason's sisters, niece, and parents. Below are some pictures from this special day.

The Happenings of the Bennett Household

2008-08-24T16:04:00.005-04:00

Things are still crazy as ever at our house. With me starting back to work, I seem to never find a few minutes to update our blog. Hopefully now that the school year is underway things will calm down a little and we will be able to update more faithfully. During the evenings for the last few weeks Jason has been taking Bo on a walk after dinner. This has given me an opportunity to finish getting things ready for the day ahead and collect my thoughts. Bo seems to really enjoy going on walks. Towards the end of dinner he typically gets really fussy, and so the timing is perfect. Jason says that he rarely cries once they get outside. This past week I asked Jason to take the camera with them and take a few pictures. Here is what they came up with.

That particular night, they were doing some construction on a house around the block from ours. Jason said they stopped to watch for a while.

Bo and Jason have also discovered some cats that live near by. Jason has been telling me how these cats come up to the stroller to see them every night as they walk. He said Bo really likes watching them walk around. All I can say is that he better enjoy seeing them on his walk, because we are not getting a cat!

All of the excitement seems to have worn Bo out.

This week Bo also took a visit to my school. One morning we stopped by to see my dear friend Susan before I took him to his sitter. She has been dying to see him. We spent a lot of time with her this summer and she loves playing with Bo. I guess he will have to call her Nana Susan. He is so blessed to have so many people who care so much about him.

Busy Busy Busy

2008-08-11T20:39:00.003-04:00

When we returned from vacation things got crazy. I had one week before returning to work, and it so happened that it was my last week of classes for my masters degree. Therefore, I had lots of projects, papers, and final exams to take care of. I am excited to say that I am finished after exactly 2 years!

That same week Bo went for his 4 month appointment. He actually was 4 months old while we were on vacation. On July 16th Bo weighed 15lbs 9oz. and was 26 inches long. He is growing WAY TOO FAST! He has begun eating baby food and has thus far tried bananas, carrots, green beans, and apples. He loves to eat and gets mad if you do not shovel it in quick enough.

We have been very blessed with great options for childcare now that I am back at work. On Mondays Bo is staying with my mom (GiGi). Then Tuesday through Thursday he stays with Troylene Oates. She keeps a few other children in her home and lives 2 blocks from my school. She is wonderful. Then on Fridays, Bo stays with Jason's mom and dad. We love that he is able to see his grandparents regularly, but that they are not the main source of childcare.

Bo is changing everyday now. He turned 5 months old on the 7th. He will not go back to the doctor until next month, so we will not have an official weight until then. Jason and I however try to guess his weight by weighing him with us on the scales. We are guessing right now that he weighs between 17 and 18 lbs. He is rolling over, and babbling all the time. He has been teething and drooling for a good two months now but still has no teeth to show for it. The other day he took the bottle from me while I was feeding him. He cannot hold it for long on his own but he is definitely trying. Below are a few recent pictures of him playing.

Finally!

2008-08-10T21:58:00.003-04:00

I cannot believe it has taken me this long to get the rest of our highlights from vacation up on our blog. I downloaded all of my pictures to my dad's computer throughout the week and never took time to get them. After we got home things got crazy as I had only one week before returning to work. Our world has been and is still spinning. More about what is going on more recently later, but for now here are the final highlights from vacation.

One evening later in the week Joel and Lucinda were taking pictures of Will and Ava on the beach. I dressed Bo, and we attempted to then take a few pictures of Will, Ava and Bo. I think we took over 200, however with 3 small children you cannot always get everyone to look and smile together. The one above is in my opinion one of the best. Ava of course looked great in all of the pictures, but we could not get the boys to get on the same page.

Every year we have to eat at Inlet Harbor. When my dad was a child he took a fishing boat from there with his father and brother. His brother Fred caught a huge fish and to this day their picture is hanging on the wall of the restaurant. Therefore, each year we take a picture of my dad standing by his picture. The fish used to hang in the restaurant, however no one can locate it now.

Bo also enjoyed playing with Landon at the beach. His parents and grandparents are family friends. Above is a picture of them laying together. Landon seems to be giving Bo bunny ears.

Bo also enjoyed playing with Mr. and Mrs. D. We have always thought Mr. D was so funny and Bo definitely agreed.

We had a great vacation! I am sad that it went by so fast. I will try to get the blog back up to date in the next few days.

Family Pictures

2008-07-08T13:45:00.004-04:00

Last night we took our annual family pictures. I am sharing a few of my favorites in a slide show.

Our Morning at the Beach

2008-07-07T14:31:00.001-04:00

We arrived Saturday and everyone is having a blast. This morning I actually remembered my camera and took a few pictures. Check out the slide show.

The Coke Zero 400

2008-07-07T14:16:00.001-04:00

Jason really enjoys racing and late Thursday evening we decided to buy to tickets to the race in Daytona. Gi Gi and Pop kept Bo for us. We got their early and walked around. Jason had a blast!

4th of July

2008-07-07T14:07:00.003-04:00

We decided to leave a day early for the beach. We left Friday afternoon and drove to Jacksonville, Florida for the night. We stayed at a hotel on the St. John's River. They have a tremendous fireworks show there. We sat on the dock that evening and watched it all with Gi Gi, Pop, and their friends. Bo did a great job traveling and really seemed to really like the fireworks.

Playing with my cousins

2008-06-30T20:46:00.003-04:00

One afternoon this past week Bo and I went by GiGi's house to visit with some of his cousins. He had a blast playing with everyone and loved the attention. The girls were great babysitters!

Happy Fathers Day

2008-06-15T21:56:00.003-04:00

Daddy's Little DAWG!!!

We had a great Father's Day. We went to church this morning and then had lunch at Bo's great grandmother Wilma's house with our family. Below are some pictures from today.

A family picture

Me with my Daddy.

Playing with Ava.

Before bedtime Bo spent some more time with his daddy.

He thinks his daddy is so funny!

I tried this afternoon to get some really good pictures of Bo. Below is a slideshow of what we came up with.

A Great Babysitter

2008-06-15T21:45:00.002-04:00

A few days this week I had to get together with my friend Karen Masters to work on projects for our masters program (we graduate in July). Her daughter Mary Ellen helped with Bo. She had lots of fun feeding him and playing with him. She is a great babysitter!

My Trip to the Lake

2008-06-15T21:26:00.003-04:00

This past week we rode with Pam and Rachel to the Lake. Gi Gi and Pop were there for the week. While we were there Pop had a birthday. Below is a slide show of our trip.

Vacation Bible School

2008-06-08T21:21:00.006-04:00

This weekend Bo attended his very first VBS. He of course stayed in the nursery (which I helped keep). His cousin Ava was also there and he enjoyed spending time with her. I snapped a few pictures along the way. In the pictures below I had propped Bo up next to Ava to take a picture of them both. He however fell over on top of her and it made for a good cheek to cheek pose.

In the two pictures below, Bo was sitting with Mrs. Jackie and talking/playing with Ava. Ava however decided his paci looked really good and got a hold of it. I did not get a picture of the next scene, but it was Ava succeeding in stealing Bo's paci and putting it in her own mouth while he screamed. It was SO FUNNY!

Below is a group photo (Bo, Tori, Ava, Benjamin, and Mary Katheryn).

Bo's aunt Pam was in a competition this weekend to raise money for our missionaries. She represented the girls team . The team that raised the least was supposed to kiss a goat, however even though the girls won, Pam was gracious and both her and the boys representative kissed the goat. Below is a picture of Pam with Bo.

Bo's grandfather has several goats at his house and volunteered to bring one for the event. Pam brushed his teeth, washed him off, and brushed his hair first. Below is the goat with Bo's grandaddy, daddy, and aunt Pam before the big kiss.

This weekend was a blast and Bo seemed to have lots of fun socializing with other babies. We are proud to announce that he also started a new trend of sleeping 10 hours at night! This began after Bible school on Friday, and was a repeat last night. We are hoping this is here to stay!

3 Months!!!

2008-06-05T21:03:00.006-04:00

We cannot believe that Bo is 3 months old now! He is growing so fast! I am just so glad that I can be off this summer and spend time with him. Bo is beginning to show some personality and play with us. He loves to dance! He thinks it is so funny if you sit him up, take him by both hands and make him dance. I will have to post a picture or video of him in action soon. Below is a picture of Bo sitting in the recliner.

Today Bo was able to spend some quality time with his cousin Burch . Burch helped babysit and then Mommy, Bo, GiGi and Burch went to Taco Bell for lunch. Below is a picture of Burch and Bo at lunch (Bo of course fell asleep).

This afternoon Bo and I went swimming. Our friends across the street have a pool and have offered to let us come swim several times. As the temperature outside got hotter and hotter today, I was reminded just how badly my white legs and arms need a tan. So, off we went! Bo and I both got wet first and then both took naps. He laid down in his stroller in the shade, and I laid in a chair in the sun. It was GREAT! I have a feeling that we will be doing this often this summer. Below is a picture of us "swimming". Bo liked the water.

11 Weeks Old

2008-05-29T21:08:00.004-04:00

I know I am a little late posting about last week, but later late than never right? Last week was an extremely busy week because it was the last week of school. That alone just begs for mass chaos. Bo has been staying with his grandmother (Jason's mom) for the last few weeks while I was back at work. She has done a wonderful job and we are so grateful for her help.

This past Friday was a milestone for many in our family. Bo's GiGi (my mom) retired from teaching after 30 years, Bo's cousin Don graduated from high school, and Bo's cousin Kelley came for graduation and to visit. On Saturday we were blessed when Kelley volunteered to babysit so Jason and I could go to lunch and buy groceries. She loves Bo so much and we loved getting to visit with her. Below are a few pictures of Bo with Kelley.

On Memorial Day we had a family cookout to celebrate Don's high school graduation. He will be going to Shorter next year and playing football. We are all very proud of him. Below is a picture of Don and Maggie.

10 Weeks Old - My Week in Review

2008-05-18T14:42:00.007-04:00

Within the past week Bo has mastered the art of smiling. Pretty much anytime he is awake and amused now he practices his grin. Of course we are all thrilled with this new discovery he has made. We cannot get enough of his grins and smiles.

One of the things that makes Bo smile the most is watching the lights in "his tree". We have a silk ficus tree in the corner of our living room with white Christmas tree lights on it. This has become Bo's favorite activity. He will sit and watch the lights for almost an hour without fussing. He just coos and smiles while kicking his legs and flailing his arms. He just cannot get enough of it. Therefore, we would love to add colored lights. (I know... colored lights on a ficus tree is not the decorative statement of the year, but hey if it amuses him I will try it.) The only problem is that we are kind of in the wrong season to buy Christmas lights. We have looked around in stores, but they are no where to be found. Below is a picture of his beloved tree and a few of him looking at it.

We had one other exciting/interesting thing happen this week. One afternoon Bo was sitting in his bouncy chair in the living room floor when I turned around to realize that he had somehow gotten himself out of the seat and was laying on the floor. I was shocked! After all, his chair is not a normal bouncy seat. This one has sides to it. Therefore this was not easy to do, and how did I miss it? Yes, I know that he should have been strapped in, but until now there has been no reason for it. So the mystery began. How did he perform this trick? For the last few days I have been putting him in the seat and leaving him unstrapped waiting for him to repeat his trick. After all, as long as the seat is on the floor he really cannot hurt himself. Finally, this afternoon the answer came to light. As I was working on this post I hurt him yelling out and laughing. I looked over to see him wiggling his way down the seat and kicking the toys with his feet. Apparently he has discovered the toys are way more fun when you kick them instead. Each time he kicks his body slides another 1/2 inch downward towards the toys. The only problem with this game is that eventually if you keep it up your bottom has no where to go but off the seat and into the floor. Below are some pictures of Bo caught in action.

Happy Mother's Day

2008-05-11T21:44:00.002-04:00

Bo's First Field Trip

2008-05-11T21:29:00.004-04:00

On Friday my Pre-K class took a field trip to Sparkles Inflatables to play. Bo is staying with his grandmother (Jason's mom) now that I have returned to work. I miss him greatly but know that he is in good hands. Each morning I wake up counting down the days until I am off for the summer and get to spend the whole day with him again. Because I am so anxious to see him, I had Jason's mom bring him to meet us on our field trip. He was a hit! My kids absolutely are in love with him and were glad to see him again. Bo even went down the big slide with his mommy. We all had a blast!

2 Months Old

2008-05-11T21:24:00.003-04:00

Bo was two months old on May 7th. He went to the doctor that day and weighed 12 lbs. 2 oz. and was 22 1/2 inches long. He is growing so fast! He also got his first round of shots. He did so well! He did scream when he got his shots, but he really didn't cry too much. He ran a fever the next day and was sleepy but other than that we survived just fine.

7 Weeks Old

2008-04-27T22:05:00.002-04:00

We cannot believe Bo is almost 2 months old. He has grown so fast!

Bo and Rachel

2008-04-27T21:57:00.002-04:00

My cousin Rachel absolutely loves babies! Saturday night we had a family get together and Rachel was so excited to see Bo. When I asked her if she wanted to hold him she lit up. She did just as I told her and sat really still with him. She even held his pacifier in gently. She had the best time holding him and kept saying his name.

Bring in the Clowns!

2008-04-27T21:34:00.004-04:00

This past week was the West End Kindergarten Circus. This was GiGi's last circus since she will be retiring in May. Between acts some of the West End Staff members dress as clowns to entertain the audience. To make things special they included Bo and his cousins Will and Ava in the act. The clowns brought out a "Shrinking Machine". They put one of the adult clowns in and brought out Will. Then they decided to try it again and put Will back in the machine, bringing out Ava. Last, they put Ava back and brought out Bo.

It was a hit!

Play Date

2008-04-27T21:24:00.003-04:00

This past week Lindsey and I got together several times to go walking. Andy and Bo seem to really enjoy our walks. Here they both are in their jogging strollers after our walk.

A Day With Family

2008-04-20T20:19:00.003-04:00

Today Bo's big cousin Don turned 18. We celebrated with cake and ice cream this afternoon at Jason's parents house. It was great getting to see our family.

Happy Birthday Don!

Bo with his aunt Melody.

Bo and Grandaddy.

Bo with his cousin Kelley.

Spending the Night

2008-04-20T20:13:00.002-04:00

Last night Bo spent the night with his GiGi and Pop. Jason and I were able to go to dinner and spend an evening together, just us. Most importantly we both got a full nights sleep! It was a blessing for us, but we were anxious to see him this morning at church. Thanks mom and dad!

6 Weeks Old

2008-04-20T20:07:00.002-04:00

On Friday, Bo was 6 weeks old. A family friend, Connie Pollitz came by to see us. She brought us a wonderful DVD of all of our pictures and video footage from when Bo was born. We are so blessed to have such wonderful friends!

Going to Church

2008-04-20T19:52:00.005-04:00

I forgot to put these pictures up after I took them. These are of Bo going to church last Sunday. I just could not resist the cute dress shirt and sweater vest.

No more pictures please!

5 Weeks Old

2008-04-11T15:35:00.003-04:00

I am growing too fast!

Today I enjoyed watching my mobile.

Splish Splash

2008-04-08T20:38:00.003-04:00

Tonight Bo took his first official bath. Until now we had just been giving him a sponge bath until his cord healed. He cried at first, but calmed down after a minute and seemed to enjoy it. Unfortunately, none of our pictures turned very well, but this was the best one.

My First Friend

2008-04-08T15:03:00.004-04:00

Today Andrew Jones and his mom came over to visit.

I am one week older than him. We had fun taking a nap together!

Me and My Great Grandmother

2008-04-07T21:30:00.003-04:00

Below is a picture of Bo with his Great Grandmother Wilma.

She came and stayed with Bo for a while today.

4 Weeks Old

2008-04-05T19:47:00.002-04:00

Am I a dog or what? Go DAWGS!!!

Three Weeks Old

2008-04-04T21:28:00.006-04:00

Last weekend Allie came to visit and took some pictures for us. She did an amazing job. Below are a few of our favorites. Be sure and check out Allie's blog of all of her photos. There is a link on our page. THANKS ALLIE!!!

Happy Easter

2008-04-04T09:35:00.000-04:00

The Easter Bunny came to visit.

Two Weeks Old

2008-04-04T09:31:00.000-04:00

One Week Old

2008-04-04T09:27:00.000-04:00

Coming Home

2008-04-04T09:13:00.000-04:00

We came home from the hospital on Monday, March 10th.

Getting ready to come home.

Pictures of my new room.
Trying out my new bed.

Welcome Baby Bo!

2008-04-03T17:00:00.000-04:00

Bowman Jacob Bennett was born at 12:16 p.m. on March 7, 2008. He weighed in at 7 lbs. 10.9 oz. and was 19 1/2 inches long.

My nursery picture.

My daddy was so proud!

The announcement on the hospital door.

Our first family picture.

My cousin Will was excited about my arrival and could not wait to hold me.
Meeting my aunts and other cousins.