Here are some photos from the Fair.

Catching up

Wow..........am I behind. We have been running for almost 2 weeks. Ken and I took our trip to Bristol, TN to see the Nascar race. We had a great time. We stayed with some of our friends from IA in their coach and we were right next to the track. Both of the races were fun and it was fun to go back, since we haven't been there for at least 4 years. Matt Kenseth won the Busch and Cup race, which was great for Rod and Merelene, since he is one of their favorite drivers. Aunt Stacy stayed at our place with the kids and they had a great time too. They were all worn out by the time we got back. It was a 15 hour drive for us and that is a long time in a car, but well worth it.

My sister Kelly and her family are at Mom and Dad's this week. They got there Friday. We aren't going to make it down to see them since we are still trying to get our kids back into their routine of every day things. Ken and I went to an Alan Jackson concert at the MN State Fair. We have gone to the fair every year for many years. It is a tradition. We took the kids yesterday and met Jason and Denise and their kids there and all of us had a great time. We ate too much and spent a lot of money on food and rides. Evan learned that he hates the haunted house but loves to ride rooler coasters with his Dad.

Evan starts school on Thursday and I still can't believe that he is in second grade. He has all of his stuff ready to go. School shopping was fun. Just he and I went and that was much easier. He doesn't like to try on clothes but did a great job and we got it all done in one night and about 4 stores. I am ready for him to go back to school also.

I start my woodworking class this week and that will be fun again. We are going to make cutting boards and I am not sure what else.

I think should get everybody up to speed. I will try and get some photos on here later today.

Have a geat week!!

Almost Done!!

We made a lot of progress but didn't quite get it all done. Ken was at work until 2 and we worked hard after that. There is about 30 feet that we need to finish. Here are a couple of photos.

How did I do that?

I'm not sure what I did to get the construction photos way down to August 16 but there are 5 photos for our fence construction. Enjoy!

Fence Building

Hi,
We worked most of yesterday on getting the frame up for the fence and we were able to get it all up. Grandma Dolly and Grandpa Gordy came and took the kids to the park after their naps so that helped. We had a lot of potty breaks and needing drinks but got a lot done. We also got started late since Ken had to help deliver a baby. After dinner we went to their hotel and swam and had a great time. The kids loved the water and it was nice that it helped with us not getting sore muscles. We are putting on the pickets today!! YEAH!!! More pictures after we are done today.

I think it worked this time........................Let's see!

Sorry

Hi Everybody,
I have been trying for two days to get some photos on here and I can't figure out why they won't go on. It says that they are uploaded and then they are not there. the kids are in bed and I am going to try again. Thanks for being patient.
Have a great week-end.

Vacation photos

Here are some photos. Evan showing us how old he is, Ken with an actor, acting as Forrest Gump, Abbie and Drew building at the Children's Museum, and Owen the Pirate. Have a great week.

Vacation

We are having a great trip so far. We made it to Mom and Dad's Friday, I ended up leaving Mankato at about 1:30 so we were here for a late supper. Saturday we got up and ready for Evan's Birthday party at Jungle Bungle. It has a huge playplace and we were there for 4 1/2 hours, I think that says that they had a great time. It was great to see all of our friends and see everybody having a good time.

Sunday we went to Church in Maquoketa and that was fun. We left from there and headed to Chicago. It started out a little rought with crabby kids but they slept a little and we stopped to let them run. We went right to the hotel and other than a few rude drivers we made it fine. What a crazy place.

We went to Navy Pier and saw so many things. Boats, old ships, crazy people, and did they ever stare at our triple stroller. It was fun. I don't have the stuff I need to load my pictures so I will have to add them later. My cousin, Karen and her family came down for about 7 hours and that was great fun. We went to the Pier and to the Rain Forest Cafe. That was awesome!

Evan and my Dad are having a great time and have traveled allover. They have been in IL, IN, and WI. I will get the marked map from Dad and let you know more later. They are having a great time and who needs a radio when you have Evan. The truckers come home tonight.

We have been at Mom's since yesterday and helped her get some things done around here and let her get lots of loving from the kids.......good medicine.

Ken is learing a lot at his conference but syas it is much better when there are others there, and I would agree. It is strange for us to be aprt over night but he is done today and will get here later.

All for now. I will add pictures when I get home.

Have a great week.

We Have Post Holes

Hot, hot, hot.....In this heat Ken got all of the holes done for the posts for our fence. Little by little we are getting closer to me getting my day care license. Right now we are waiting for the backgrounds checks to come back fromm IA. She said that IA is always slow. I went to a three hour car seat class last week and need to get CPR yet. YEAH!!! I might have it by the time school starts.

Evan spent the week-end with Rosemay and Mark at the lake and he loved being the only child. Grandpa Mark stood chest high in the water and fished while Evan plaed with trucks in the sand and that way they were both cool.

I took the kids to a pool Friday and the rest of the week-end we stayed in the house. Owen is getting molar in and is not very happy. They were in their pool for about 15 minutes last night after supper and then wanted in the cool.

We head to IA Friday and Evan is thinking already about the stuff wants in Papa's truck. He is very excited to go with Papa. It will be a very fun trip and good for Mom and Dad to see the kids, and us too.

Have a great week!!

Beautiful Week End

What a beautiful week-end it was. We headed for the lake after Evan was done with horse camp. Saturday it was 84 and sun with no clouds in sight. We fished with the kids and here are the fish totals: Evan-16, Abbie-6, and Drew-8. They had so much fun fishing, they all carry the worms and Evan even baits his own hook. Our friends, Jason & Denise, came over with their girls and we went to a beach for swimming. They found a toad to make a house for and they loved to watch it swim. We grilled ribs for supper, fished some more, and then they had to head home. We had a lot of fun.

Sunday we fished, went for a boat ride, and went to another beach to swim. The water was so clear that the kids were chasing fish in the water. We made dinner and came home. It was so nice to get away and spend the time with our friends.

Evan spent last week at horse camp and loved it! This week he is at Day camp. He likes to get out and make new friends.

We are still working on the potty training. We made the whole week-end with no wet pants. YEAH!!

Have a great week.

We had a busy week-end and swam a lot. Ken is working on getting the fence in. The yard was marked last week and Ken is getting in the posts for the corners. I will be so happy when it is in.

Things are moving ahead for my day care license and I am very excited to get started. I have people asking all the time when I am starting and how many kids I can have.

Evan is at horse camp this week and I can't wait to hear all about it. Have a great week.

Where Does the Time Go?

Busy, busy week at the Bentson house. Evan has has hockey camp this week and baseball. Tuesday we went for Owens Dr. appointment and shots. Then home for naps. Evan had hockey and then a baseball game. His game was great. He had a hit that was clear past the left fielder and would have been a home run but they can only run 2 bases unless they are the last batter. He made some awesome plays and got the outs! It is so fun to see him have a great time and do so well with baseball. His hockey is coming right along too. He loves it and doesn't let them push him around. He is skating very well, much better than his Mom will ever skate.

With the hot weather the kids have been out in our pool almost every day and trying to cool off. We may go to a big pool this week-end and let them swim there.

We have the permit for the fence and are going to start taking out the old one and the electric company is coming today to mark the power lines underground so we know where not to dig. YEAH!!!! I can't wait to get that fence up.

I had the fire marshal here to do his inspection for my day care license and now I just wait for all of the paperwork to come back and I will have my license. I know that I won't have any trouble getting kids so that is a relief.

Have a great week-end and stay cool.

Hello,
I am soooooooooooooooooo bad. I have been checking other blogs, wondering when the updates were going to be on there and I finally look at my own today and notice that it has been forever since I put even a little note on here.

We had a good 4th. We went to a parade that was 2 1/2 hours long and the kids got more candy than they will ever eat. And what happened to all the floats that they used to have when I was a kid? There weren't any! Lots of very loud fire trucks and all kinds of different cars. Then we watched the fireworks from our backyard. They shoot them from MSU which is a couple of blocks away from here.

This week, Evan had a friend over for 2 days and they had a great time. And we are still hard at potty training. Some really good days and some really bad days but we are closer every day.

Mom has 2 treatments in the book and she is so blessed that she has not been very ill from them. She has been tired and nauseated but no vomitting at this point and that is so good.

That's about it from here. Have a great week-end!! And get those blogs updated so we know what's going on with you!

ADORABLE!!

I took this this AM and it was too cute to not share it with everybody. I am a little prejudice but I think it is adorable.

ROCK STAR, EVAN!!!

Look at this future rock star. He loves his guitar!! He has started lessons and has had about 4. Ken also got a guitar so he can try and keep up with Evan. So far so good. They are both having a good time with it and that is what is important.

We have lots of plans for this week.....2 baseball games, a trip to the library, and a picnic for Ken's work. It should be fun!

The kids can't wait for the fireworks on the 4th. Have a great week and hope to hear from all of you very soon.

Father's Day Week-End

Here are some photos from our week-end at the cabin. It rained on Sat. but we still had a good time and the kids had Daddy out fishing at 7AM on Sunday. They all had a great time catching the same little fish that they are learning to cast with.

Hope everybody is having a good week.

Here are some photos of Evan playing baseball. He was nervous about playing this year but is really doing a great job. He is one of the smallest on the team but is not letting that slow him down!
It's been a busy week. I have had day care 3 days this week. With potty training and baseball, Poison concert, last night, we have been running. The twins are doing very good. Abbie is a week ahead of Drew so she tends to do better. She likes being a "big girl."
We are heading to the lake on Friday. The twins are getting their fishing gear and Ken gets to teach them how to cast. The good thing is that they will catch the same fish every time. (The one that comes with the pole.) That is what Ken wanted for Father's Day and he will have a great time with them. I will be the photographer and maybe catch some fish too.
I have been working on the paperwok for my daycare license too and hope to have that before school starts.
Have a great week-end!

Vacation 2006

Here we are at the Grand Harbor Hotel and Waterpark in Dubuque, IA. This was about the middle of the trip. First, we went to Davenprt to see Mom & Dad. We all had a great time! The kids love having the school right accross the street from their house, they want to go over and play all the time. We went to a Graduation party Saturday afternoon, while Mom and Dad napped and then we went back to their place and had pizza.

Sunday we went to our old Church and saw a lot of friends. It was nice to see them again and how much the kids have grwon since we have moved. Then we went to the Waterpark. All of the kids loved the slides! They couldn't get enough of them. It was Mom who called it quits for all of us. Aunt Stacy had a great time too.

We stopped and saw Grandma on Monday. We took her outside and she got to watch the kids play and blow bubbles. then on to Rochester. This hotel had a waterslide and a kiddie pool. The kids were turning into fish by now!!

During the trip we contiued with the potty training and they did great! We are still working and they are almost there. Owen is walking all over the place.

We got home yesterday about 3 and were so glad to ne home! the cats were glad we were back too.

Have a great week-end!

Owen's First Haircut!

Owen had his first haircut yesterday. He was very good and tried to sit still. I don't know who had more hair on them, me or him! I'll get on a picture.

The twins are working very hard at potty training. I won't go into details but we can just say that today they have gotten a lot of stickers!!

Evan's last day of school is tomorrow and he is so excited! He will have a busy summer. Baseball goes until the end of June. He is going to Bible school and 3 camps. That should keep him busy!!

We are heading to IA tomorrow and are looking forward to seeing Mom and Dad. It is hard being so far away and not hugging them a LOT!!

Have a great week-end!

Love,

Krista

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