33 pictures - get ready

I didn't realize I would be uploading that many pictures.  But here ya have it!  We don't have anything big or exciting going on right now, so what you see below is a snapshot of our day-to-day life.

 I went to the dentist for some teeth implants.  Think I should ask for a refund?

 We love The Habit.  If you don't have one near you, write a letter to your congressman and find out why.  They have the best onion rings.  In fact, when we go to other burger places (Smash Burger is also pretty good), we'll stop by The Habit first just to get some of their onion rings.

 Ah, the park.  Ah, the bark.  Ah, a crawling baby in the park with bark.  Thank you Dr. Seuss wannabe.

 Zoe loves the swing!

 On a recent excursion to Deseret Industries, I found 2 brand new Mr. & Mrs. Potato Heads.  Zoe loves them and I love watching her create potatoes with arms in the eye sockets and a nose where the ear goes.  We may very well have a Picasso on our hands.

 What can I say?  He really is a happy baby.

 And here's how Zoe gets under my pants.  

 We finally took "the office" apart and put it away, but until we did that, Zoe was having this kind of fun with it.

 Who doesn't love getting flowers?

 My long time friend Cynthia made this cute hat for me.  When I got it in the mail, I was lucky to wear it for 7.2 seconds before Zoe got her hands on it.

 Play date with cousin Kira!

 Zoe loves going to the "princess store."  We have started a bean jar with her where when she is reverent during prayer, or goes potty in the toilet or other good behaviors, she'll earn a bean to put in a jar.  It's one of those baby food meat jars so it won't take her too long to fill it.  Once she does, we'll take her to the Disney store and get her any toy she wants.  There's a lot to be said for incentive.

 Stripes and plaid.  I love being a mom.

 One of those cold rainy days when we had to stay inside.

 Benson loves being at the front door and seeing the outside world.

 I love this girl and her crazy curly hair.

 Playing at the mall.

 He loves his little Elmo.

 Every now and then we catch Benson randomly shrugging his shoulders.  We don't know why he does it, but when he does it it cracks us up.

 Someone has an obsession.

 Sacramento Kings vs. Phoenix Suns.  We got to see Jimmer Fredette and one of my basketball crushes: Steve Nash.  Of course, we could have used some binoculars to see these guys a little bit better.  We got these tickets through a Groupon deal.  Thanks for the nose bleed Groupon!

 Decorating Valentine's cookies.

 Decorating those cookies with her cousin Kira.

 We had to make sure EVERYONE was safely clicked in.

 Yay for double strollers and nice sunny days!

 What kid doesn't love being in the driver's seat?

 He has been pulling himself up on everything.  The open dishwasher door is just the right height.

 Love.

 I think we need to get this girl a bubble machine.

 My post-workout sweat angel.  I do Crossfit 3X a week.  If you don't know what it is, go to YouTube and find a video.  You'll be in awe of me and my awesomeness in doing it.

 Our little growing boy Benson!

Our beautiful sweet Zoe.

 A couple weeks ago we went through a fever scare with Benson.  It lasted a little over two days.  The highest his fever ever got was 103.7.  But that was scary enough for me to start wondering if we needed to take him to the ER.  He had no other symptoms of being sick and his doc said it was a virus.  Needless to say, he did get back to normal.  Zoe never had a fever or ear infections or anything so I didn't know what to do/expect with him.  I learned quickly though and I am a pro at that whole rectal thermometer thing now.

 Happy little boy in his train conductor overalls.

 Kisses from Zoe.  She loves her little brother.

 Those are his first two teeth coming in.  He currently hast 3 coming in on top.

 She loved the Sponge Bob decorations on this cake for Aunt Dannika.

 Party boy!  Benson has gone from doing an inchworm crawl/flop to almost full on crawling.  He is growing so fast and so quickly.  He's also started pulling himself up on furniture which, unfortunately, that he's had more head bonks than usual.  Darn that gravity!

 He loves stairs. One time recently while I was in the kitchen, I forgot that I left the gate open.  I also realized that things were a little too quiet.  I checked on Benson and he had climbed up all those stairs you see in the picture.  He is brave and always up for a challenge.

 Zoe is in full princess mode.  I thought we were going to have a tomboy on our hands.  Thanks to Disney, that's not happening.  Some of her current favorites are Rapunzel, Belle and Ariel.  Above is my attempt at giving her 'Punzel hair.  She has Belle and Ariel dolls (she calls them her guys) that she carries with her everywhere.  Snow White and Tiana are quickly becoming favorites.

 Benson's first trip sitting up in a shopping cart!

 We recently spent a Saturday at the Jelly Belly Factory.  Zoe loved it and can't wait to go back to the "jelly bean store."

 Fairly typical of how Zoe's bed looks when she goes to bed.  She has to have her guys with her.  Dora is not a regular visitor.  If you can see, squished next to the wall, there's Ariel and Belle.  What Zoe's holding in her hands is what she calls "bath time Elmo."  It is actually a safety cover for the bath tub faucet.  I don't think it's ever been used for it's intended purpose.

 The kids get to bathe together now!

 Gotta love family!

 Zoe loves fire trucks and we recently had an opportunity to get up close with this one.  She was in heaven.  The fireman even let her sit up in the cab.

 Please note: Bell and Ariel.

 At the park.  When it's not raining we have quite a few parks around here and we always have a lot of fun there.

 Twice a week Zoe and her cousin Kira have play dates.  In between all the melt downs and the times when they're not sharing or trying to force the other one to do something, I think they have fun.

 7 months in December!

 I still see you!

 8 months in January!

I love my beautiful girl.

 Cute kids!

 Over Christmas we were able to get together with Ryan's extended family.  Ryan has a special relationship with his Grandpa and was so glad that he was able to spend some time with him.

 Grandpa trying to talk Zoe into a polar bear swim.

 Benson with Papa and Me-Maw.