Friday, June 27, 2008

June Birthdays

My sister's Birthday is today. Happy Birthday Julie!!!
She is a whopping 31. Love you Julie.

{Julie with niece Avrie}


{Julie, Trent, and Garrett at our Annual Halloween Party in 2006}



Last Friday (the 20th) was my Mom's Birthday.
Wednesday (the 25th) was my Dad's Birthday.
My mom and dad are the greatest! We love when we get to go visit them. They are wonderful grandparents. Grandma is now 54 and Grandpa is 58. Oops---was I not supposed to say how old they are?! Love you Mom and Dad.

{JoEllen and Val holding Owen the day he came home from the hospital}


{Mom and Dad at our Halloween Party in 2005. They were characters from "Beetlejuice."}

Monday, June 23, 2008

Hot Summer Days!

Benson loves to play in our little pool in the backyard.
{Not the cutest look on his face, but the sun was bright and I said, "Hey Benson!" That's the look I got.}



The other day we invited our neighbor, Ammon, over to play.
Benson loves Ammon. They had a great time.


In this video Benson jumps up and lands on his bottom. It's quite funny. He actually likes to do this in the house too. He'll start jumping on the floor and then just land on his butt. Today he was jumping on the couch and he thought it would be really cool to jump off the couch onto the floor---landing on his bottom, of course. He figured out that it wasn't such a good idea.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

3 Months

Our little mohawk man is 3 months old today.


We love Owen so much and we're so happy that he is part of our family.

{Notice the foaming bubbles coming out of his mouth}

He is still such a wonderful baby.



3 months have flown by. I can't believe how big he is already. He brings so much happiness into our lives with his sweet smile and cute little giggle.

Monday, June 16, 2008

Hubby TAG

I was tagged on this awhile ago, but I wanted to save it and do it for Father's Day. I'm a day late, but I'm doing it.

1. What's his name? Jeffrey McFarland Bean

{Jeff's favorite team is the Florida Gators---he's from Florida}

2. How long have you been together? 5 and 1/2 years

3. How long did you date? 1 and 1/2 years

4. Who eats more? Probably Jeff, but I can definitely pig out too. We're trying to be better about eating too much though.

5. Who said 'I love you' first? Jeff did. I didn't tell him that I loved him until about a week later.

6. Who is taller? Jeff is---he's 6' and I'm 5'6"

7. Who sings better? Me, but he would like to learn.

{Jeff's favorite vacation getaway is Tennessee--he would like to go there every year}

8. Who is smarter? We are both smart with different things...Jeff is really smart, especially with numbers. It's hard to say who is smarter.

9. Who does the laundry? Me, but Jeff will help fold them and put them away sometimes---which is the hardest part.

10. Who does the dishes? Me. I don't like the way Jeff loads the dishwasher. I can fit so much more in when I do it.

{Jeff is good about helping with the diaper duty}

11. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? If you are in bed then Jeff does. I always like to be closest to the bathroom, so sometimes it switches.

12. Who pays the bills? Jeff always does. Once in awhile I'll pay a hospital bill or something. He's good with keeping our finances organized. If I did it, it would be a mess.

13. Who mows the lawn? Jeff does and he enjoys it. He just started a lawn care business...PROMOW landscaping and lawn care 995-0272.

{Jeff likes to play paintball. He's on a semi-pro team}

14. Who cooks dinner? Cook? Um.......I do, but I'm not much of a cook. He will grill sometimes or help me out.

15. Who drives when you are together? Jeff does most of the time. If he's tired then I will.

16. Who is more stubborn? I'd say he is, but he'd probably say that I am.

17. Who kissed who first? We both went in for the kill. It was a mutual thing. And it was hot!

18. Who proposed? Jeff did, and it was awesome.

{Our engagement picture}

19. Who is more sensitive? Me, but Jeff's sensitive side comes out once in awhile.

20. Who has more friends? Me.

21. Who has more siblings? Jeff---he has 3 sisters & 3 brothers. I have 3 sisters & 2 brothers.

22. Who wears the pants in the family? Jeff, but sometimes I feel like it's Benson.


Jeff is such a wonderful husband and daddy. We love him so much and we're so grateful for all he does for our little family.

Friday, June 13, 2008

Hey Carpet Face!

Benson falls asleep on the floor by his door a lot. Most of the time I will go up once I know he is asleep and I'll move him into his bed. Sometimes I forget and he wakes up with Carpet Face.


If you look close you can also see carpet marks on his knees and his left arm. He was not very happy that I was taking these pictures of him. Sometimes he wakes up on the wrong side of the bed---or door, I guess.

Owen is almost 3 months old. He has the cutest little giggle. I haven't been able to get a good video of it yet, but I'll keep trying. I do have a few good pictures though.



My wonderful neighbor gave me her double stro
ller (thanks Amy!). I love that I can now go walking and take both boys with me. We went out for a little stroll today.

Friday, June 6, 2008

Benson likes...

GUM!

It was very quiet in the house---which is always a good indication that something bad is happening. YEP! Benson got up on the counter and was shoving gum into his mouth. He didn't even waste time taking off the wrapper.


Here is a video of Benson chewing his gum.


Benson also likes...
CORN!

Benson got to try corn on the cob for the first time.

Here's a video of Benson eating corn on the cob.



Benson also likes...
Thomas the Train!

He loves to play Thomas the Train stuff on the computer.
Here's a video of him watching Thomas the Train.

Sorry there are so many videos, but I hope you enjoyed them!

Monday, June 2, 2008

Just another little tease for the Twilight fans!

So this video doesn't work anymore. I tried to download it again on YouTube, but I couldn't. I guess it was copyrighted or something. It was shown on the MTV video awards on Sunday. Here's a link to it that you can watch.
http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/06/01/watch-our-exclusive-twilight-clip-from-the-movie-awards-preshow/

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

check-up!

I took the boys to the doctor today. Benson went in for his 2 year check-up and Owen had his 2 month check-up. When I set up the appointment I thought it would be a great idea to just do them both at the same time. Then I thought about it more......and realized it could be very difficult. You have to help hold down the child that is getting shots. I was worried Benson would be a terror and take off or get into things. It actually went really well. Benson was pretty good. The nurse actually said she thought he was one of the best 2 year-olds she's ever seen. I told her to come to my house sometime. For some reason Benson is always really good when he goes to the doctor. Benson just had to get one shot. He cried for just a minute and then he was ready to play with the light switch again. He didn't even care to keep his Thomas the Train band aid on (and he loves Thomas). I think he thought the band aid was making it hurt more.
Here are Benson's measurements:
Length: 35 inches
(above 50%)
Weight: 29.6 lbs. (above 50%)
Head Circ: 49.25 cm (above 50%)

Here's a picture of Benson playing with his Trains that he got from Grandma Bean for his Birthday. He loves it!


Owen had to get 4 shots. Plus I had them give him the first anti-Rotavirus dose. He'll get another one at 4 months and 6 months. I had Benson take this when he was a baby too and he never got the Rotavirus. We were so grat
eful! His cousin, Garrett, got it and it was really bad. I know many other kids have gotten it too. I don't want to go through that. They throw-up and get diarrhea that lasts many days. Not pleasant. Owen Cried after getting his shots, but soon fell asleep. I gave both of the boys some tylenol before so that it would work when they got their shots (I know---I'm so smart).
Here are Owen's measurements:
Length: 23.5 inches (above 50%)
Weight: 13 lb. 14 oz. (90%)
Head Circ: 40 cm (above 25%)
Doctor Johnson said he is definitely thriving. He is a great baby. He goes 8-9 hours between feedings at night. Which is a miracle to me since Benson went every 2-3 hours forever! I'm a firm believer in
Babywise.


Here is a video of Benson holding Owen. This is what typically happens when Benson wants to hold him (which he doesn't get to do very much--obviously).

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Cook it up!


Well, David Cook is our new American Idol. I guessed that it would be Archuleta, but I was wrong. I agreed with Simon when he said that he would be happy if either David won. But my jaw did drop in a moment of shock when it happened. I'll be honest---I didn't call and vote for either one (because I was fine with either one of them winning). I do like David Cook and will probably even buy his CD (or download it from itunes).

My sister Jena has (yet again) said that she'll never watch American Idol again. She does NOT like David Cook. Love ya JENA! It drives her crazy how he screams that high pitch note at the end of many songs. Here's a picture of what he looks like when he does it. I'm sure it's familiar to you.



Another good thing that came from David Cook doing American Idol is that he looks a lot better. Don't ya think?

Before


After

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

David or David?

Anyone who knows me knows that I love American Idol. The finale is tonight (if you didn't know--you must live in a hole). I really like both Davids, but I'm guessin' that David A. is going to take the cake. That'll be awesome to have our homeboy from Utah win it.


I really enjoy my TV shows. They are all ending this week, or they already ended last week. Here are the shows that Jeff and I love to watch:
Survivor
CSI (Vegas---baby!)
House
Grey's Anatomy
The Office


Some of just my favs:
American Idol
Bachelor/Bachelorette
The Hills



Some of just Jeff's favs:
Bones
Without a Trace
Orange County Choppers



There are not many good shows on during the summer, but we are looking forward to So You Think You Can Dance. I love it. I wish I could move like those people. WOW!

These pictures did not come out as clearly as I hoped. I don't know how to fix it. OH well!

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Attention all TWILIGHT fans!!!

Here's the teaser trailer for TWILIGHT. It's good, but what a tease! You may need to hit pause on my music player---it is now at the bottom.

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Birthday & a Blessing

We've had a very eventful week. Saturday, May 3rd was Benson's 2nd Birthday. He still isn't into unwrapping the gifts, but he likes what is inside. Benson was so tired by the time we got to doing the cake and gifts, so we saved some of the gifts for Sunday after Owen's Blessing.


Blow out the candle!




The classic Birthday cake squash!


A cool musical card from Grandma Bean.


Cake on Sunday with all the family over for Owen's blessing.


I love my new bike!


Owen's Baby Blessing went really well. Jeff gave a beautiful blessing and I even shared my testimony in Sacrament meeting (which is a rare occasion in itself). I found a cute blessing outfit the day before for $29. Anyone who has blessed a baby knows how expensive the outfits are. I couldn't find one I liked that was cheaper than $40, until I found the one we bought.


Our family after the blessing (on our porch).




My sweet Aunts...Dana, Jena, and Julie.


We love baby Owen!


Grandma Bean and Owen


Grandma and Grandpa Gunther