Evan lost his third tooth of the summer ! I think the tooth fairy is about broke!

New Addition to Daycare

I had a little girl names Abby start on the 28th and she is adorable. She will be coming 2 days a week and we are very excited to have her here with us.

August 23-26

Daycare CLOSED!!! I closed up the business and we headed for the lake with Stacy, Pat, and Adam. Ken had to work so he came up on Saturday. We had a great time and Ken's Mom was there with us. Mark was able to get off work Friday at noon and join us also. We grilled out, fished, went out on the boat, and tried to catch up on sleep. I am still wondering if we ever get caught up because I don't feel like it. It was a great get away and the most rest I have had in a long time. Rosemary is so great about cooking and then I can be with the kids and not worry about meals and when we grill, Ken or I grill and she gets the rest ready. All of the vegetarian recipes were a hit!
It was a great chance for us to get to know Stacy's new man and his son. They are great and I am glad that we got to spend that time with them.
Evan got a regular size fishing pole for his Birthday and then Stacy and Pat gave him a tackle box full of tackle. He was ready to call it quits with the new pole until he caught a fish and then he really liked it. He caught a lot of fish and had a great time.
Stacy and Pat got the twins small tackle boxes also and they had fun trying out the new things. It was really a great week-end with lots of fish to catch and lots of photos!

Visit from Maddy and Family

Maddy and her family were here for a visit and we had a great time. I am so glad that we had the chance to meet them and make them a part of our lives. When I started daycare I never expected such a wonderful friendship with the families of the children that I care for. It is wonderful. We had fun playing when they were here and seeing all of the new things that Maddy can do now. She likes it at her new daycare and we miss her every day here! They are waiting to sell their house here and then they will find on in Fargo. Good Luck!

Ken's Work Picnic

Ken's work had a big picnic, they do every year, and it was a great time. They had 3 of those inflatables. One was a big slide, an obstacle course, and one to jump in. That was as far as we got at the picnic. We moved to a table long enough to eat and Ken went to get food while I watched the kids. Evan was not there since he was spending the week with Papa in his Wal*Mart truck. I had Abbie, Drew, Owen, and Katie from daycare.

Evan and my Dad had a great time. Evan was able to talk him into McDonald's three times the first day. He ate snack wraps and that is what Dad thought Evan's handle should be for the CB but Evan decided on Mello-Yellow. He had a great time and Dad sent home and atlas that had all of the stores marked where they had been, how many miles they drove, and what they did at each place while they were there. Evan is all ready to go next year or earlier if we can work it out.

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Evan's Party

Evan had his Birthday party at Jungle Bungle in Davenport, IA. It has a huge play place and he and his friends had a great time there. This was the second year they were there. He loved seeing all of his friends and got really cool presents.

David A. Marquez

We went over to our friends and saw their new baby, David. He was about 1 month old here and so adorable. That is her big brother Jorgito with Abbie. They were pretty cozy!!

Evan's 8th Birthday

August 5, Evan turned 8. It is hard to believe that he is already 8. His Grandpa Gordy and Grandma Dolly came down for the day and here are some photos. They went for a bike ride to the college and had a great time. Evan wanted have a big party with his friends in IA and that was on the 11th.

Pat & Adam's first trip to Mankato...

Last weekend I took Pat and Adam to Mankato to meet Team Bentson. (We also had my friends daughter, Maddie.) All went well. The kids had a great time together! We all walked down to the park. The big kids, Pat and Ken played a little baseball. Krista and I took the little kids over to the play ground. It wasn't long before the big kids joined us. All the kids (including Pat) played in the sand for a while. Then we headed for home.

The kids did a little swimming and goofing around in the front yard before dinner. After dinner, we turned on some rock n roll (Poison, Unskinny Bop) for them.

Pat and Adam had a great time and the kids can't wait to see each other again so they can all play! We are all looking forward to next weekend when we go down to Davenport and Pat and Adam get to meet mom and dad...

Just GOOFING

Who are these kids and who do they belong too?? Love the unibrow and the facial hair!

Ken't trip with the Kids

Ken had a couple days off, during the week so he and three of the kids headed to the lake. You can see they had their fishing attire on and did some fishing. They really like to fish and have a running tally at the cabin. The dock had a little remodeling and now it is easier for all of us to fish at once. We still untangle lines now and then but it is great to be out there together.

Our First Camping Trip

Team Bentson had their first "official" camping trip. We bought a tent and got tons of camoing supplies from some of Rosemary's friends. We loaded up the camping gear, the kids, and headed out to Sibley State Park. We learned that next year we need to reserve campsites well in advance. Sibley is about 20 minutes from the cabin so in case of disaster we could evacuate. Ken set up the camp while Denise, the kids, and myself went to the beach and swam. We grilled brats and hot dogs over the campfire. Made yummy smores!!! It was a little challenging getting the kids to settle down with all of us in a tent. Finally by 10PM all was quiet. We had cereal out of cups for breakfast and all has a good nights sleep. I must admit that it was much better than I imagined it would be. We are looking forward to doing it again before the summer is gone.

Evan has been busy with hockey camps and has one week left in August. He is awesome and gets better every time he skates. He is bored most of the day and looks forward to daycare kids.

We are keeping busy and it is hard to believe that summer is almost gone. We are heading to IA for the kids Birthdays. That will be a fun trip.

Stacy met a guy and they are doing great. His name is Pat and he has a 6 year old son. We are going to meet him this week-end, I hope.

I think that is all the news for now.

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Harold and Mary's Farm

All of Team Bentson was invited out to the farm. It belongs to Evan's bus drivers, Harold and Mary. They had all kinds o f baby animals, including, chicks, turkeys, calves, pigs, kittens, and geese. We had a great time. I think the hit of the farm was the tractors. They tried out as many of them as they could get on but I don't think that they hit all 16 of them. We are going to get some sweet corn form them and a fresh turkey for Thanksgiving.

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Not Quite a Month

Well, it hasn't quite been a month since my last post, just close. Things have been hectic here and I am thinking that is going to be that way for about 18 years.

We are doing great and enjoying every day of this warm weather. We have been heading to the park or just out in the yard. We had a couple weeks of sick kids. That was daycare kids and all. We had pink eye, runny nose stuff, and a GI bug. I hope that we will start getting used to all the germs and quit getting sick. The kids have been out riding their bikes and usually when they do that we go to the college.

We made a trip to IA with Aunt Stacy and did The Race For a Cure with Mom and Dad. That was fun and the kids held up very well for being up at 5:30AM. We walked three miles---YEAH!!!

Evan has been playing baseball and and is really good this year. Papa was in town and got to see him play. Evan has had hockey camp this week and then goes right to baseball. He should be tired by tomorrow.

Saturday we are heading to IA. Ron and Kelly and their kids are here for a visit. IT will be a lot of fun to see them. We are getting a family picture taken and plan on doing some swimming. It should be a great time.

Next week we are heading to WI Dells with Gordy and Dolly to celebrate their 20Th Anniversary and also their 70Th Birthdays. We have a video of the Dells and the kids are very excited to go. We will also be getting a family photo done with them.

I will try and not wait so long between the next post and add some more photos.

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Who's Garage is This?

I will never forget when my Grandma was here at Christmas, we walked her into the house through the garage and she said, "This garage is a pig sty!" We finally had some time and I hauled everything out and hung things up and now we have so much more room! The kids had a great time going up the stairs to check out the attic. What a great feeling of accomplishment!
Sunday we went to church, napped, and played in the yard! We took the kids up to MSU where they had all kinds of room to ride their bikes. Drew tried a ride on Evan's old bike with training wheels and did great! The yard was mowed and fertilized. Monday we had a lazy day. The kids wanted to put flags out in the front in honor of Memorial Day. They put them in a row in front of the fence. I got to sleep in!!! We spent most of the day outside! Then Evan had baseball practice and the other kids played at the school.
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