Spring & Summer Fun 2009

Sping and Early Summer 2009

We have had a few visitors lately and are enjoying them so much. Ryan's parents came over memorial day and we took them to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and then we went to Boondocks and the park. Erik graduated from 5th grade and is now officially going to Jr. High next year. He has seen the doctor and is 5'1 and 102 lbs. He is going to pass me up by the end of the summer. He was able to go with my dad for a week to Atlanta and back and kept Papa company. Jordan Friddle was here with Jared while Erik was gone with Papa and they had so much fun. We have had Sami here for a few weeks now and she is loving it. She has been hanging out with Rebekah W. who is a girl in my Ward and they are like 2 peas in a pod. Little Bekah keeps telling Sami to "Get out of my HOUSE" when she doesn't get what she wants from her. Boy is she bossy. While my parents were here with Jo, Kena & Sami they put on a FHE show for us of Noah's Ark. We laughed so hard. They were so cute acting out all the animals and Jo did a great job of being Noah . Jared is at Cub camp today and hopefully having fun. Erik has an overnighter tonight with the scouts and Ryan gets to go with him. Luke is doing pretty good. He has figured out how to roll to his stomach and scoot back, but then gets caught on a piece of furniture and gets mad. He has his dads temper:))))HAHA. Ryan would tell you he has my temper but since he is not writing this I get to say what I want. He is such a great little boy. I just love it when he smiles and babbles. When he wakes up in the morning he starts saying DA DA DA so I tell Ryan he is calling for him. That has worked so far. I'm sure Ryan will catch on sooner than later but since he is usually getting up for work anyway why get out of bed!!!! We are so excited to see so many of you soon.

Springtime Fun

I thought I would add a few pics of what we have been up to lately. Jared had his field day at school and had a blast he also just finished soccer and loved it. The clothes were soaking wet! They had to put them on then run to the other player and take them off.

Can you say dizzy? Try running back after 8 times around the bat!!

Erik has not been able to participate in much but is trying really hard to stay off his leg. The 5th graders had a celebration at the REC center yesterday so Erik stayed home with me and we went to the park for playgroup and then went shopping for new shorts for summer. You all know how fast he grows:}. Well this is his last week in elementary school:( I can't believe he will be in Middle School. Sad for me but fun for him.

Erik with his friend Ashton.

Well Rebekah has found a new love. (LIP STUFFS). Oh my goodness hold onto your hats this girl is all girl. She love putting on any lip stuff she can find and it is usually in my purse. I finally broke down and bought her some from walmart for 98 cents and she is constantly asking me if I want some. I just love her to pieces. She has also been asking her daddy to take her swimming so while my mom was here last weekend we took just her to the pool and she loved it.

Ok so not the most flattering picture of me but look at that cute little girl with the cherries on her swimsuit!!!!

Luke has finally turned over on his own but is reluctant to try it again. He is such a fun baby. He is laughing and smiling all the time. He loves his bed for nap time and take very good naps which I love. I just have to try cleaning my house while he is sleeping otherwise it doesn't get done. Anyone else feel that way???? He is trying to get some teeth in so he has been a little cranky. But for the most part he love to play in his excersaucer and loves to sit up on his own. Oh how I love this kid. Look at those cheeks.

Hey Sheree does he remind you of anyone?????

Ok so I can't forget the last addition to the family. Thunder is about 5 lbs if that and is a good dog. He loves the kids and is pretty good at not barking unless the neighbors dogs are out. This is our Thunder the Wonder!!!

Erik's 11th Birthday

Sorry it is not the best picture but I can't find the MRI. I told Erik to put it away and who knows
where it might be. When I find it I'll post it and you will really be able to see the fracture.

Wow I can't believe I have an 11 year old. Erik has had a tough month. He has been telling me for about a year now that his knee hurt but I just thought it was growing pains. He never had any swelling and it only seemed to hurt when he played hard. One day he came home from riding his razor with tears in his eyes and told me he wanted to see the doctor about his knee. Boy did I feel bad. I made an appt and they sent us for x-rays and the next thing you know we are sitting in the orthopedic surgeons office getting ready to have an MRI. Well needless to say Erik has a fracture in his left knee and has to keep all weight off of it for 6 weeks. Try keeping a 10 yr old from running even with a leg brace and crutches!!!!!He has not been able to participate in any of the year end fun stuff at school and he had to cancel baseball. Boy is he bummed. He has been really good about staying off his leg until Sat. at his birthday party when I caught him JUMPING on the trampoline with his friends. I thought I would kill him and save him the trouble of surgery. Sound good to anyone else. Anyway he such a good kid. He is always willing to help with Bekah and Luke and around the house (until lately for obvious reasons). He loves to read and put together Lego's and play games. He is getting really good at Clue. Erik is starting Jr High next year and is really excited about it. He will be starting 11yr old scouts this week and has his first overnight camp out in June. He is such a spiritual giant. I will come around the corner and low and behold he is reading his scriptures. What an example he is to me. He knows so much about the Book of Mormon and sometimes I just sit in awe at his knowledge. I am so proud of him and can't wait to see what he does next. We LOVE you Erik!!!!!

Jared's 9th Birthday!!!

Well Jared sure knows how to make birthday last. He was suppose to take cupcakes to school the Friday before his B-day but it turned into a snow day so I had Ryan take some to work. I AM trying to lose a little weight. Then on Saturday he had a birthday party at Chuck-E-Cheese with 4 of his friends and a cake decorated by Jared and Ryan. He had a blast. Then on his real birthday he wanted fish for dinner so Jared and Ryan had fish while Erik had a PB&J and I had a salad with brownies for dessert. Jared was in fish heaven. He wanted Lobster but that didn't happen. Maybe next year:) I sure love this kid. He is such a funny boy. He is always trying to crack a joke or tell a funny story. He is such a good big brother and always tries to help me with Luke & Bekah. I am so grateful the Lord sent him to our family. We are so blessed to have him in our home. We sure can't wait to see what he says or does next. He loves being in soccer and scouts. Jared we love you!!!!!

Denver Aquarium

Winter fun in Colorado

Well the Binghams have been having fun checking out our new home in Colorado. We went to the Denver Aquarium and had a blast. We saw all sorts of marine life. Rebekah had a little breakdown in the middle of the Aquarium because she wanted to see an animated Gorilla and Ryan thought she was saying Koala and there was not a Koala anywhere to be found. When we finally figured out what she was telling us life was so much better for our cute little 2 year old. Erik just finished Basketball season and loved it. He is about to turn 11 in 2 months and I just keep thinking how did he get so tall and so smart. He is growing way to fast for me. He is going to be taller than me in no time:( Jared is getting excited for soccer to start. He had a valentines activity at school and I took Bekah and Luke and we had lunch with Jared. The 3rd graders had a salad bar to share with their parents and it was alot of FUN. Jared wore a shirt to school that said "Don't make me do the Valentines Dance!" Well guess who did the Dance a million times that day! I warned him but he insisted on the sign. Rebekah is getting so big and her hair is growing sooooo long. She is so busy and into everything. I can't turn around without cleaning up something. We had a little incident with the dog and poor little Thunder looked like he was in shock. Rebekah got the tub of butter off the kitchen counter and decided that Thunder needed a hairdo. I wish I would have been in the frame of mind to take a picture but I just kept thinking that now the dog needed a bath and the carpet needed to be cleaned and Rebekah needed to be in time out. Not one of our better days!! It seems I turn my back for a minute and she is either changing her clothes or putting on my mascara. Luke is now 5 months old and my chubby little buddy. He is so cute and I just love his smile. His chubby little hands are grabbing for everything. Ryan has been winter camping with the Scouts. He is also busy with his calling and work. He is such an awesome DAD!!!! He is always trying to find time to spend with the kids doing something productive and also playing with them. We had a visit from Nana and Papa on different weekends recently and loved every minute of it. As for me I am loving being home with my kids even though some days are not so great and I am learning how to be a patient mom:) At least I hope I am.