bendixen family

Quick Utah/California Vacas

2011-10-18T13:04:00.000-07:00

Last week we headed to Utah Thurs-Sunday to visit Corys family. It was a fun quick trip and the boys loved the attention that they got when they were there! The next day the boys and I headed to Disneyland with my mom and sisters. I sure do love Disneyland and I think the boys enjoy it too! Crew wore his halloween pirate costume for 3 days straight! I thought he might start out growing the pirate phase...but it seems to be getting stronger and stronger!

I had so much fun with my younger sisters! Late night runs to starbucks and krispy kreme and dancing in the car! I love them so much and love even more that they love my boys almost as much as I do!

The boys got their hair cut before we headed to Utah. It made me realize how big Remington is getting. But doesnt he look cute! The car ride to Utah was definatly the low-point of the whole vacation, but it was definatly worth seeing family and friends! Crew still hasnt stopped talking about how much fun he had with his cousins and Nana and Pa.

Recent Home Improvement Projects!

2011-10-18T12:32:00.000-07:00

My kitchen has never been my favorite room in the house...I never really mentioned it to Cory because I thought that I would sound ungrateful (which it definatly would!) But 1 Saturday as we ran to Home Depot as a family to grab some stuff Cory mentioned re-doing the cabinets! I was estatic! He told me that I better hurry and do it before he changed his mind. I got on the phone that day and starting getting bids and on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday the final bids were given and we started the next Monday! I listed my appliances on Craigslist and sold them faster than I thought. Which really meant that this was happening and that we needed appliances if I was going to cook!

The next month Cory went out of town hunting and the projects continued to the guest bath...and the projects havent stopped since. Next up, master bed and bath! I think Cory is starting to regret this can of worms that he opened by allowing me to do the kitchen!

Bathroom: Before

Bathroom: After

Kitchen: Before...without the white appliances that I already sold!

Kitchen sink: Before

Kitchen sink: After (absolutly LOVE my sink! worth the extra $$ for sure!)

Kitchen: After (sorry pics taken with phone!)

Bendixen Family Athletics

2011-10-18T12:12:00.000-07:00

Our Family has had some athletic events happen recentlty. Cory went on his annual hunting trip and got this big Buck and he was pretty dang excited. I participated in my 1st Triathalon. Crew started playing soccer. And we enjoyed some family time at the lake!

The boys absolutly love the lake. Crew always wants to go on the tube and wants to go faster. And Remington is just relaxing or sleeping on the boat.

Crew loves soccer and he is pretty good at it too! He scores atleast a goal a game. He has had alot of family come out and support him, the bigger the crowd the better. This kid is a performer!!!

My sister, Savannah invited me to do a triathalon with her. So I started training. I had alot of fun training for it and had even more fun in the race. This definatly wont be my last. I ended up taking 3rd place in my age group (19-24) and I beat the time that I wanted to get! Im glad that I did it and was able to do it with Savannah!

Remington's 1st Birthday Bash!!!

2011-08-26T13:51:00.000-07:00

My sweet little baby turned 1 last week. He is growing up so fast and its hard on me. I just want him to stay the cute little baby that he is...but obviously he is no longer that little baby! I had 500+ pictures taken at the party...hense the billion pictures that are in this post. But I wanted to try to document it the best I could!

Invites:

The Birthday Boy himself...And dont worry Crew had plenty of fun himself!Family Pics...

The Food....8 ft long sub, chips, 3 kinds of cupcakes, sugar cookies, tons of candy, popcorn, nachos, cotton candy....So more like Junk then Food!The Activities....swimming, pony rides, photo booth, and the balloon guy, who pretty much stole the show!!!

The guests...well most of them! The photo booth was way fun but was even better at documenting almost everyone who came!

After lots and lots of time and prepartion (put by almost every member of my family) it was a success!!! Happy Birthday little man! Dont grow up too fast....please!

End of Summer California Trip

2011-08-18T15:30:00.000-07:00

Well the first week in August my parents got us all a beach house in Oceanside. We enjoyed spending time with family, being walking distance to the beach, going to a pirate show, SeaWorld, and Disneyland all in a week. It was jam packed, but very fun!!!

Thee Birthday Month

2011-08-10T16:06:00.000-07:00

I had a great Birthday Month as you would call it in my family...the big 23 was very fun and eventful for sure! It started out 30 days before my actual birthday when my mom took my sister and I to lunch and to get massages! And then...the fun began!

Lots of good meals out to eat!

My parents got us rooms at a resort in Scottsdale for a whole week for mine and my sisters bday! Which meant...laying by the pool, shopping, and eating out for an entire week! PAAARTY!!!

I was spoiled by my parents, mother-in law and friends! Best bday gifts to date!

And finished my real birthday off with going to breakfast with my boys, laying out by the pool, having a dance party with the fam, and enjoying an amazing cake!

Thank you everyone for making me feel so loved and special!

A Mid-Summer Recap

2011-08-10T15:22:00.000-07:00

Here is a recap of mid-July in the Bendixen home...courtesy of the iphone...

Started with Summer hair cuts

To fun times with babysitters! Whether its coming home to the babysitter tied up, a full grown mustache grown in hours, or professional sculpted happy meals...The boys had a good time with babysitters

And Cory had his fun getting ready for hunting season which is just around the corner (95% of what he got is not pictured)

I enjoyed spending time with my brothers and sisters and going on lunch dates!

Spending time indoors at jumpstreet with cousins and friends!

And of course hitting up Sunsplash weekly! Crew went down the tube slides and even the body slides this summer!And Remington hit a few milestones himself...upgrading to a new car seat and opening his 1st bank account! You know...its crucial for a 11 month old to have a bank/savings account!

And we enjoyed mansoon season and playing and watching the rain!

NEXT....Birthday Month Celebrations!

Our 4th of July

2011-07-05T09:13:00.000-07:00

We had a good 4th of July weekend. Cory went out of town fri and sat and me and the boys swam alot and had fun! Sunday night after dinner we did sparklers. Monday we went to a movie and lunch, went and bought some fireworks, went to my parents for dinner and Crew swam and then we lit off fireworks. The boys both loved them! I loved having Cory home and spending time with the family!

beginning of summer..

2011-07-02T19:29:00.000-07:00

I really have been slacking on my blog...especially because I havent been taking pictures with my camera. I love this new app that I got on my phone and pretty much have been posting pictures everyday so thought I would just post the same pictures on here. Here explains a little of what we have been doing lately!

Cory: Has been doing great at work! Has been getting ready for hunting season and is currently up in the mountain at a 4th of July archery shoot with my brother-in-law.

I: have been cooking alot with my mom, swimming with the boys, and been busy with my new calling.

Crew: has been enjoying swim lessons, thinks he can swim...but still needs to work on a few things! has been enjoying Sunsplash, and playing with his aunts and uncle while they are out of school

Remington: has the sweetest little face and smile, is crawling everywhere, standing on everything, and getting into everything

A Pirate Life For Crew!!!

2011-05-05T14:55:00.000-07:00

Crew turned 3 yesterday! And being the pirate that he is...I decided to throw a pirate party for him! Every single person we invited came and it seemed like they all were having a good time. So I think it was a success! Here are a million of the billion pictures taken. (missing: 20+ adults, 1/2 the children, main dishes, the front yard decor...and im sure more things too!) Enjoy the picture overload!!!

The Decor/Food

The Activites....

The Guests...well atleast some of them...

And it was a success!

Happy birthday Crew!
Love you to the moon and back!

Easter Time

2011-05-03T07:36:00.000-07:00

Well with Crew's birthday tomorrow, mothers day and corys birthday sunday, and next week our anniversary...I thought I better hurry and post these pictures before I just bag the whole thing!

Easter celebrations started at about 8 am and ended at 8 pm. Fun with easter baskets and new toys. Remington sat with his basket for a good hour playing with everything inside. Crew got some trains, toys, and candy. Cory got golf stuff since it is his re-found hobby! I got a nail/spa gift certificate that I cant wait to use. We had a good day at church and then that night went to the Banks' family easter party/egg hunt. Crew had lots of fun!

Pre-Easter...After Easter

2011-04-28T15:21:00.000-07:00

I promise there is a reason for posting these pictures so late...a week of activities is alot of pictures and I was just dreading it...so I'll do a little at a time!

We started Easter on Monday night with a Easter Feast, a special FHE lesson, dying easter eggs, and eating sugar cookies...

Then...a easter package from Cory's mom! Crew loved everything in it, and Remington loved eating everything in it!

Saturday we had the Allen family Easter party. Lots of food, Lots of people, and Lots of fun! We relaxed while Stetson took Crew on the egg hunt and Holly held Remington pretty much the whole time! Crew also enjoyed swimming with all the kids!

Now....hopefully I can post the pictures of Easter day and Easter night sometime this week!

Ahhh....a vacation!

2011-04-18T11:10:00.001-07:00

Cory and I had a great vacation this past week. It was so fun to spend time with one another and to relax! I was able to finish 3 books! We had lots of fun in Mexico, eating, laying out, playing cards, and just being together! We definatly missed the boys! But as I watched a few other moms on the boat carrying one child and pushing a stroller with the other child I was glad that wasnt me! Maybe when they get a little older!!!

We decided to go parasailing in Cabo. It was lots of fun! We just tried not to listen to the creeking sounds or look at the frayed ropes the whole time!

I had to get a pic with this pirate for Crew!

Dinner was fun....usually. We had interesting people with us. But it was fun to have a nice sit down dinner...without kids every night. Cory pretty much ate a steak every single night, I had just about everything!

Cory's Favorite Towel Animal...the crab

My Favorite Towel animal....the monkey!

Family Home Evening

2011-03-29T20:46:00.000-07:00

Crew had his 1st Bowling experience Monday night for FHE. We started the night with pizza,wings, and garlic bread at a pizza place near by and then went to the bowling alley. And Crew was estatic the second we walked in! He loved wearing the shoes, carrying the ball, rolling the ball, and seeing the pins go down! It was sure fun to watch his excitement! (And don't mind the pizza faces and the naptime hair...at this point I was glad that we were all there and happy!)

He then put his game face on...no messing around here! Remington was happy as ever! Cory was a pro like always! Crew loved waiting for his ball and getting it BY HIMSELF...he let us know many times that he could do it alone!

I promise we did get him out of his car seat! He was just so content in there that we milked it for as long as we could!

"Two boys" (as crew would say)

ya...I don't think normal people do this in the bowling alley

And here he is in action!

Thinking he is THE COOLEST thing EVER!!!

And unfortunatly he has got us fooled...because we do think he is the coolest thing ever!

We love Crew and the excitement he brings to our family.....and I cannot wait to see Remington's personality continue to grow! We sure have fun as a family! And Im loving every second of it!

New Puppies...

2011-03-24T14:33:00.000-07:00

My mom's dog had 4 puppies a few weeks ago. Crew thinks it is his dog and that the white puppy is his. (which I dont mind because his dog fix is taken care of) He loves to go check on his puppy, whitey (which he named) all the time. Remington cannot control himself when he sees the puppies he starts kicking like a maniac and waving his arms fast enough until he can touch a puppy. And that is why my mom is holding his arms down in the pic below. Now I can only imagine what is going to take place when the puppies are gone...( and whitey has already been picked by the dad's family)

St Patty's Day

2011-03-18T12:30:00.000-07:00

For St. Patricks Day we started off by heading to the zoo with my nieces, but the line was to the parking lot and so I decided to take a little de-tour and ended up getting McDonalds and having a picnic at the park. The kids were still in heaven and it was a great day outside.

We ended the day with green eggs, pancakes and sugar cookies! Cory and I didnt eat much of the actual food (since not many green things are very appetizing) but its the thought that counts!right!??

Random Pics

2011-03-16T10:22:00.000-07:00

Here are some random pictures (taken with my phone, unfortunatly) from the past week.

A trip to the zoo with my sister and her girls:

This little sweet boy got tired so he enjoyed relaxing in the bottom of my jogging stroller, what a angel boy...i just love him and his cute little face!

Crew is a pirate...thats all I can say. He wears this jack sparrow hat that my aunt gave him every single day. He always has a knife that he got from disneyland on his belt and a sword or two in his hand! He loves playing peter pan on the tramp (in his undies) everynight with his dad!

and, these two little boys make me so happy! Crew loves making Remington laugh and I love seeing my 2 little boys happy together...definatly one of the joys of being a mother!

Millies Birthday...and a flash back...

2011-03-11T07:56:00.000-08:00

One of the amazing traditions that my mom started is that she throws her grandbabies their 1st Birthday Party. And if any of you know my mom you know that she throws THE BEST parties ever! She goes all out. And with no exception thats what she did for sweet little Millie's 1st Birthday Party. Millie is the type of baby that when you see her you just want to squeeze her....to death...and that is pretty much what I do everytime I see her! We had a petting zoo come and food galore! Which brought back memories of Crew's 1st Birthday party so I couldnt help but post some pictures of his 1st Birthday. I can't believe how grown up Crew is!

And then here is some pics from Crew's 1st birthday.

1st of all: Im glad Crew has grown into his eyes!

2nd of all: what in the heck was I thinking spiking his hair that high!

and then one of my love...I can't believe how young...i mean sexy...he looks!

Another great Disneyland Trip!

2011-03-01T09:56:00.000-08:00

We ventured off the Disneyland this past weekend. We had a great time. This time was extra special because we stayed in one of the Disneyland Hotels and got to have breakfast with the characters! We had a blast! Picture overload...but who couldnt have one when you go on a trip!

Crew:

loved spending time with his Nana and aunts

loved eating multiple churros

loved getting his book signed and eating with the characters

loved going on the Monsters Inc ride...ten times...

Remington:

loved seeing all the lights and bright colors on all the rides

loved eating his first churro

loved being with his Nana

loved all the characters and couldn't stop staring at them

loved spending time with my boys

loved being with my mom

loved having intimate moments talking with my sisters

loved staying and eating at the Disneyland Hotel

The Weekend..

2011-02-21T16:47:00.000-08:00

Here are a few pictures that I took this week..with my phone...quality isnt that good, but I atleast took them right!??

Remington is becoming more and more fun each day. He smiles all the time and loves to laugh!

The boys and I went to see Justin Beiber 3D this past week! Crew and I both loved it! We love going to movies together! The boys always do so well and Crew loves that he gets popcorn and a soda! Crew sang and danced during the movie! Good thing it was only us and 2 other people in the whole theatre!

This past weekends rain storm has been fun for Crew. He can actually use his favorite umbrella for the rain and not just for looks as he totes it around everywhere we go! We were going out to eat with Corys parents and when we walked outside it was raining. Crew ran inside as fast as he could and grabbed his umbrella! He loved it!

What a great weekend!

Valentines Day

2011-02-17T08:28:00.000-08:00

I would have to say that this was the best Valentines to date. Cory really stepped it up and surprised me! We started by going out to dinner at our new favorite pizza place. Savannah watched the boys and we were able to relax and just talk. We had just gotten our new iphones and when we were ordering them I told Cory that we didnt need to get eachother anything since we had just spent money on those. So I didnt expect anything! Towards the end of the dinner Cory said he had a surprise for me! He then told me that his Valentines gift for me was a 7-day cruise in April and that our moms would be taking turns watching the boys. I was so excited. I have never been on a cruise before. So I cant wait!!!

I then got home and walked in our room and saw these AMAAAAZING 2 dozen roses and a little love note/poem for me. I was even more shocked!

I had a great Valentines Weekend and am so grateful for Cory and the person, husband, and father that he is! I am blessed beyond words can describe of how lucky I feel to have him in my life. Love you babe! Happy Valentines Day!

GIIIIIRLS TRIP!

2011-02-10T13:21:00.000-08:00

A couple of weekends ago I was able to go on a girls trip with my sister, cousin's wife, and friend to California! We had lots of fun! We enjoyed sit down dinners (which doesnt happen often when the little boys are around) which also included waiters that were most likely on drugs, shopping at the outlets, going on every adult ride at Disneyland and California Adventure (I havent been on most of those rides since high school), and Six Flags (which is insane, I might add). I enjoyed spending time with these girls and getting to know them better! We had lots of fun and laughed the whole time! Loved every second of it!

My 2 Big Boys!!!

2011-01-20T08:23:00.000-08:00

Well, both my boys hit a milestone last week. Remington started eating rice cereal (I cant believe he is already 5 months!) and Crew got Potty trained!

Remington didnt know what to do when I squished him into the bumbo...kinda freaked...kinda cried! He also didnt know what to do with his tounge and didnt really know how to swallow. But he is doing better now and getting the hang of it. He loves to grab the spoon and put his fingers in his mouth too. I thought it would make him "sleep better through the night" but it had the opposite effect. I fed him at 7:30, bathed him, and got him ready for bed. But he was wired! He was wide awake, kicking his legs, and ready to party...until about midnight. Thats when I was like uhhh your going to bed! And he still has been having the same effect to it. So Im doing it in the morning and then at dinner to see what happens!

(wired...cant you tell by those eyes!)

Then there is Crew...man I love this boy! He is hilarious! He thinks he is soooo cool now with his undies on! He has a new strut! He has only had a few accidents and even went to a basketball game with my dad a few nights ago and went to the bathroom several times with him. He also went by himself in nursery! (which I have been stressin' about!) He loves getting toys when he goes poop. Soo...he goes 4 times each day (even if its microscopical) so he can get 4 toys. I swear the boy already knows how to munipulate me! He wanted Pirate undies..which I swear are none existent. So if anyone knows where to find them pleeeease let me know!

Cory went out of town last weekend so Crew and I went and got the eggs...in his undies and yes he thinks he is soo cool! He always has to have some kind of boots on when he goes outside (he has 3 different pairs) and his shovel and bucket to get the eggs!

2011-01-18T10:23:00.000-08:00

another christmas post

2011-01-18T10:03:00.000-08:00

Warning-longest post ever!!!

I know I am a month late. But I wanted to post them anyways so my mother-in-law could see them! Here are a few of our Christmas activities. Visiting santa at bass pro, peter piper (bc we couldnt go back to see santa until 8:30), Banks Family talent show, and Allen Family Christmas Party.

Bass Pro:

This santa was pretty affectionate I might add. He kissed Remington a couple of times and did the same with my 2 year old niece. It was pretty weird (you can tell by Crew's face that he thought the same thing) but we visited him and thats all that matters!

Next, Peter Piper:

Dont worry I won the JACKPOT and all the kids were coming around to check out what all the camotion was about. And dont worry we pretty much bought the whole ticket store with our winnings!

Next, Banks Family Talent Show:

My grandpas birthday is close to Christmas so he asks us to do a talent show for him. My family usually doesnt do much (except for my little sister Sophie who does a dance or throws a flip or two) so this year my mom decided that we would do the nativity. Cory and I were Mary and Joseph. Remington was baby Jesus and Crew was a lamb (which he wasnt too excited about!)

My niece Leesies Birthday:

Allen family Christmas Party:

This year we went to a train park that is covered with lights. It was fun being with the family. Unfortnatly the lines were hours long and you had to wait in a huge line to just get a ticket to ride too. So we enjoyed eating dinner and being with the family. Until these random charaters showed up. Crew thought he was back at Disneyland! Aunt Sophie took Crew and Leesie around to see them all. They are both IN LOVE with Sophie. Best Aunt EVER!

Disneyland Christmas 2010

2011-01-04T18:22:00.000-08:00

This year for Christmas my parents gift to us was a trip to Disneyland. We all left the day after Christmas and had a blast! It was ridiculously crowded, but that just gave us more of an excuse to buy a season pass to go back in a month or two! Crew loves Disneyland and getting all the characters to sign his book. He acts shy around them, but then cant stop talking about how "goofy signed his book!" I think going to Disneyland with your own kids is such an amazing experience. Seeing them so happy just makes the whole place even better then it was when I was a kid! Thanks mom and dad for taking us. We loved it!

Christmas 2010

2011-01-03T18:10:00.000-08:00

I was seriously so excited for Christmas morning this year. Crew would ask every morning if it was Christmas. Finally it was! Crew opened his stocking and found this sword and he didnt care about anything else. He didnt even care about opening gifts. He would ask us to open them for him. I was so surpised and sad! But it taught me a lesson. Pay $10 and get him a sword and he will be happy! Next year Ill have to take note of that! That explains why I dont really have any pictures of him opening gifts! We just finished opening his gifts the other day actually! We also got Crew a trampoline for Christmas which he loved! We had a great Christmas!

Trips to the Zoo

2011-01-02T17:59:00.000-08:00

With the weather being nice here recently we have been able to make a few trips to the zoo. Cory had a few days off of work so we went with him. Also a few weeks ago I took the boys and my niece Leesie to the zoo. Crew has so much fun at the zoo!

Cutting Down The Tree

2011-01-01T09:14:00.000-08:00

I know this is a little late..but i thought i would post it anyways! For Christmas this year Cory wanted us to go cut down our own tree. So we headed up by Sunrise Ski Resort and found this beauty. Cory didnt bring a good saw so we ended up tying it up to our truck and pulling it down. It was a pretty hilarious experience. The tree was waaaaay too big for the truck and for our house. We had to do a little cutting and trimming once it got in our house so it would fit under our 10 foot ceilings. It was a great experience, but we aren't sure how often we will do it!

Cookbook

2010-12-02T07:56:00.000-08:00

My mom published a cookbook about 10 years and this year she decided to come out with her 2nd cookbook. Everyone who has it loves it! Its great for the everyday cooking! It would make a great Christmas gift for anyone who likes to cook. Here is the link if any of you are interested.

elizabethbankscookbook.com

Disneyland Trip

2010-11-15T17:37:00.000-08:00

The Boys and I hit up Disneyland Thursday-Sunday. Cory’s sister was up there for the week so we were able to stay with her and enjoy spending time with them. We all had lots of fun! It was the beginning of their holiday celebrations so they changed the whole small world ride to Christmas and put up lights on the outside. It was amazing! And I loved hearing the Christmas music playing, seeing the Christmas trees, and watching the Christmas parades!

Remington's Baby Blessing

2010-11-08T11:24:00.001-08:00

Cory blessed this sweet little boy on Sunday. Everything went perfect, everyone was there, and I enjoyed every second of it! Cory did an amazing job and Remington was an angel. We somehow forgot to take pictures at the church of everyone. But were able to get some pictures at a brunch after that my mom did! Thanks for everything mom!

Cory's family was able to come into town for the weekend for it. Crew was in heaven playing with his cousins 24-7! We ate lots of yummy food and had lots of fun!

Great-Grandpa and Grandma Banks

Nana and Doo Da

Crew jumped the whole time. So we couldnt get a decent family pic or one of Crew!

Grandpa and Nana Simmons

Uncle Matt and Aunt Stacey (corys sister)

Uncle Stetson and Aunt Holly (my brother)

Payton, Crew and Landon

Fun at Jumpstreet!

We had a very fun and eventful weekend!

Proud Father Moment

2010-11-08T11:10:00.000-08:00

A couple of weeks ago we went up the the mountains. It felt so good up there and we just enjoyed being together. I realized that Cory was at his happiest being up in the mountains with his family. Remington and I layed in the hammock while Cory and Crew gathered some firewood for our firepit at home. Then Cory taught Crew how to shoot a BB Gun. Crew and Cory were in heaven. I was a little scared having my 2-year old son carrying around a gun (even though it was locked) and learning how to shoot a gun at such a young age. But they both loved it. Crew still shows people his paper plate that he shot.

Halloween 2010

2010-11-08T10:55:00.001-08:00

Better Late then Never Right!!??

Well we had a very fun and eventful Halloween! We had a Halloween party at our house and ate lots of good food, had lots of fun, and enjoyed having everyone in our home. Unfortunatly, Cory never actually put on his buzz costume, but he was Buzz, I was Jessie and Crew was woody..and Remington was a little giraffe. I had bought him the little alien guy costume, but he looked so cute as a giraffe that I just kept him in that. Here are a few of the many pictures taken Halloween weekend.

Halloween Costume Winners!

The Money Game!

The Winner!

Its Halloween Time!

2010-10-12T15:35:00.000-07:00

Last night after both the boys had their baths I put them in their Halloween Pjs. They looked so cute! I thought I would put them in their pjs early so they could wear them a few times! We read some Halloween books last night and today. We are all ready for Halloween to come! I cant wait!

My Boys

Well here is a tour of our house's Halloween decor! Crew and I had fun setting everything up...he only broke a few things! He loves halloween already just like his mom. I also just realized that the tour is backwards, but Im way too lazy to change it! Enjoy! and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

I have 3 windows by the kitchen table and they have these in them

the kitchen table

I promise the candles were once straight!

end table

Pot rack

the counter

half of the counter

other half

Our arch way right when you walk in

Our Front Door

Little boy all grown up

2010-09-23T21:14:00.000-07:00

First of all this boy is amazing and so much fun! I was so suprised that Savannah got so many great shots of Crew. 2 year old, outside, 100 degrees, in jeans/long sleeve shirts and a tie, with his cousin there. I did have to give him my soda and I did have to dance alot and we did have to take lots of breaks...but it was worth it! We had soooo many good pictures, here are just a few. I am in love with so many of them! thanks so much Savannah!

(drink break...while poseing)

Crew is really into trains right now. And not to mention his "choo choo boots". He asks to wear them everyday, even Sunday when he is getting ready for church. I let him where them pretty much everyday (its not worth the fight) except Sunday!

Remington's Newborn Pictures

2010-09-23T20:45:00.001-07:00

Here is just some of Remington's newborn pictures. He is such a sweet boy and I love him so much! So greatful that I get to be his mom!

a preview...

2010-09-16T15:26:00.000-07:00

I had some pictures taken of the boys this morning. I just couldnt resist and had to post these pictures! Savannah did such a great job! thanks so much! I love it and cant wait to see the rest!

Bath time

2010-09-16T08:34:00.000-07:00

We have continued to enjoyed this sweet little guy in our home the past month. I cant believe he is already a month old! Crew loves him and is the biggest helper! He has to buckle him in everywhere we go and has to help me carry him. We are loving it! Remington also enjoyed him first baths giving by both his Nanas!

My mom after giving him his bath!

Cory's mom came down to visit Labor Day and spent time with Crew and met Remington for the first time. We had lots of fun! (didnt get many pictures though)

Big Brother

2010-08-30T10:46:00.000-07:00

I have been in heaven the past 11 days having these two cute boys in my life!

I am blessed beyond words!

Pictures of our newest addition!

2010-08-22T17:11:00.000-07:00

Here he is...our newest pride and joy.

little Remington

we are all enjoying him so much. especially Crew!

Introducing.....

2010-08-20T21:24:00.000-07:00

He is here!
Pictures of Remington Bendixen will come soon!
He was born Thursday night at 10:40.
He weighed 5 pounds 6 ounces and is 18 inches long.
everything went perfect and everyone is healthy!

Fun with Crew

2010-08-18T13:32:00.000-07:00

The past few weeks Cory and I have really made it a priority to spend as much one-on-one time with Crew that we can. Since he wont be an only child for much longer we are trying to savor these last days of just us having Crew and Crew having all of our attention. We have had alot of fun and it has been really good for our family! We went to the Diamondbacks game a little bit ago and Crew enjoyed all the perks that go with going to a ball game. Also Sunday Cory decided to bring out his old tent that he got when he was a little boy. We played in it all day and then we moved it into Crews room where he slept in it, read lots of books in it, and even had fhe in it! He was in heaven! I have also been swimming with him alot at my parents house. He loves going off the slide. This new floaty thing has been amazing and he can just go off whenever he wants! He puts his hands up, goes backwards, and just acts crazy while going down the slide! I sure love my little boy and am so glad for him to meet his baby brother!

Crew is spoiled...thats all I can say. He thinks he has his own ipod and ipad. He knows how to work all of the gadgets, how to unlock them, put on netflixs, and pick his own shows!

(fun with cousin Leesie)

And here my belly is this morning. The doctor said the baby could come anyday.

weekend getaway

2010-07-20T16:24:00.000-07:00

Last weekend Cory took me to a resort in Scottsdale to relax. I am coming down to the close of this not so fun pregnancy (7 weeks left!) and he knew that I needed a break and some time to relax before the baby came. So we went to the Hyatt at Gainey Ranch in Scottsdale and relaxed, swam, went out to dinner, ordered room service and just had a great time! Crew was in heaven...he probably enjoyed this weekend more than anyone else! But we had fun as a family. The hotel had events all weekend long for all the summer visitors. They had alligators, snakes, turtles, and gila monsters that came and Crew was in heaven. They also had Native American dancers, swimming at night with light up jelly fish and fish (Crew loved that) and other fun events! We had a great time, but I didnt get many pictures to document it. Only on my phone.

Next time I'll do better with the picture taking!

Movies...

2010-07-01T10:04:00.001-07:00

Well since it has been so hot we have been enjoying going to the movies lately. Crew is OBSESSED with toy story. we watch 1 & 2 almost everyday and we have seen Toy Story 3 twice already. My mom bought Crew these Woody pjs and my niece Jessie pjs. Crew cries when I have to take them off to get dressed for the day and yes I do have to wash them everyday so he can wear them at night!

Crew watching Toy Story 2 in his pjs with woody and buzz

These pjs are hilarious to see him in and he is always so happy when he wears them!

Well I ventured out and went and saw the midnight showing of Eclipse. I had lots of fun with my sister Savannah and my friends Jenny and Mallory. We enjoyed seeing all the crazies there and really enjoyed the movie! It was hilarious waiting with these girls and we really had alot of fun!

The Circus Is In Town...

2010-06-26T09:45:00.001-07:00

Last night we were able to go out to dinner and to the circus! We had so much fun! Crew loved the whole show and loved all the perks that go along with the circus! I loved the elephants so thats where I took most of my pictures. Cant wait for it to come again!

The New Baby Elephant...it was so cute!

A BIG Day at the Bendixens!

2010-06-21T18:45:00.000-07:00

There is a guy at Cory's work who has chickens and has been taking to Cory about them for a week or so. Cory has mentioned it once to me and then all the sudden today he was like for fhe can we go get some chicks for Crew. I was like uhh sure if you help clean up the mess! So Cory got home from work early and we went and picked up these 4 chicks. Crew is so scared to hold them, but loves watching them! (I was so scared that he would squeeze them to death so hopefully he is always scared the hold them) So here are a few pics of Crew looking, video taping, and kissing the 1st Bendixen pet(s)!

Well....today I decided that this week was the week to start potty training! I wanted to do it before the baby came and the earlier the better so he wouldnt go back to his old ways when the baby came. I got all the underwear (buzz, woody, nemo, lightning mcqueen) and this was the potty of choice! We went to the library together and picked out a potty training dvd and 4 books to read today and tonight to prep Crew for the BIG day...tomorrow. Well we were at home and Crew said "where potty" and I went and grabbed it and put it in the family room while the potty movie was on and all the sudden he was going! Cory and I got so excited and Crew was even more excited! So tomorrow we will work on it all day and hopefully he will be all set within a few days! I really hope it is this easy....but im sure it wont be! haha

Summer with Aunt Sophie

2010-06-14T10:52:00.000-07:00

One of my goals this summer is to take Crew to do atleast 1 really fun thing each week. Well we have been living it up and we have been doing practically 1 fun thing a day! We go to Sunsplash twice a week, swimming, another waterpark, and much more. Last weekend I babysat my little bro and sisters while my parents were gone. So we decided to go to Sunsplash one day and Jeepers the other day. Crew loved spending time with aunt Sophie! Crew had fun going on rides, playing games, playing in the jungle gym and just being with Sophie! Here are some pics from Jeepers and I'll post pics from Sunsplash later this week!

(Crew literally passes out after swimming everyday!)

Hope your enjoying summer as much as us!!!

summer hair cut

2010-06-04T12:12:00.000-07:00

Well we decided to give Crew his summer hair cut! Here are a few pictures of him. He now has the same hair cut as his dad! haha It has been hard to get good pictures of this crazy and very active 2 year old! We have been going swimming everyday and having lots of fun! I sure love this little boy!

Happy Birthday/Anniversary Babe!

2010-05-21T15:09:00.000-07:00

Well its a little late. But better late then never! 2 weeks ago Cory turned 31! We had fun spending the day together (luckily it was on a Saturday) Made a good breakfast, went out to lunch as a family, and went to a movie later that night just the two of us. Then this week we celebrated our 3rd Anniversary! We went to another movie and tried to go out to dinner, but I wasn't feeling good at all so had to call it quits! We had a fun night just the two of us!

I just wanted to let Cory know how proud of him I am and how lucky I am to have him! I don't know many men that wake up once a week at 4 in the morning to make it to the temple before work, then works a 10-11 hour day at work (just so he can be the top salesmen! p.s. Cory won 2 ipads within the past 2 weeks and I have been spoiled using it!) then comes home and takes care of his son while I rest and gives him a bath and gets him ready for bed! I HAVE THE LIFE!!! I am just so lucky to have such an amazing husband and father to our little boys! I love you babe! Happy Birthday and Anniversary!
(Cory will most likely never read this, but just in case he does!)

Here is CORYS FAVORITE picture! So since it is all about him I figured I would post it!

Love you baba

Crew's family b-day party

2010-05-06T09:27:00.000-07:00

Since we took Crew to Disneyland for his birthday we decided to just do a family party this year for him. My whole family came over for pizza,ice cream cake, and games. Crew loved all of his gifts and loved playing ring-around-the-rosies and head, shoulders, knees, and toes and do as im doing with everyone. (These are Crews family FHE games that we have to play each week!). He was too busy playing with his toys to eat any cake, but enjoyed picking up the lit candle and dumping it into the cake instead of blowing it out! We had fun last night! Thanks everyone for coming!

Stetson and Holly's gift

The Waldvogels gift (We missed you guys!)

all his toys that he wouldnt let go of!

Hunter, Sophie and Haley's gift

The cake episode

Playing with Leesie and the gifts she got him

Do as im doing

Nana and Doo Da's gift

Ring around the rosies!

Crews birthday

2010-05-06T09:12:00.000-07:00

Well my little boy is 2! And he is looking so much like a little boy! We had fun on his birthday. He ate a total of 4 krispy Kreme donuts (nasty I know!), then we went out to lunch with my dad (crew calls him Doo Da) and to some ice cream, then spent the night at home and Crew played outside in the grass with Cory and enjoyed riding his new 4-wheeler that Cory's mom gave him!

My Big, Little Boy

2010-05-03T19:57:00.001-07:00

We were able to spend a long weekend in California. We had so much fun! I thought alot this weekend on how lucky I am to have what I have. Spending time with my son and seeing him so happy made me so happy! He is becoming a little boy and I can't believe it! I also thought alot about how lucky I am to have such an amazing husband to loves us so much and works so hard to provide for us so we can do fun things as a family! Crew is turning 2 tommorrow! So we took him to DISNEYLAND and the BEACH! He loved every second of it! Thanks babe for working so hard and making it possible for us to go on this great vacation!

Crew loved the beach! Not so much the water...a little scared actually!

Peter Pan

Crew LOVED seeing goofy! (p.s. baby bump is growing rapidly!)

He ate 2 of these huge pickles!

The parade

He begged to go on this ride and when he got on...he hated it! I knew he would!

He ate this WHOLE churro!

We had so much fun! Cant wait to spend the day with Crew tomorrow and celebrate his b-day! More to come....

its a.....

2010-04-12T13:13:00.000-07:00

Well its official...im pregnant with another BOY and we couldnt be more excited! I cant wait to see Crew and him become best friends and do everything together! I am due at the beginning of September and all I can say is that its going to be a loooooong summer!

Also since it seems like everyone does a belly shot and I never have I figured I would try it out. I never took any with Crew. But here it is baby boy #2 at 18 weeks....

Easter Day

2010-04-06T09:01:00.000-07:00

Easter morning was pretty fun this year. Crew is getting to that age when he really gets excited and enjoys things! I am loving it! We spent the morning relaxing and watching conference and then headed over to my parents for a breakfast that had everything you could imagine. Then can home and watched the 2nd session while Crew napped and then headed over to my aunts for the Banks family easter party. We had a great and fun day!

Crew and Cory's Easter Baskets

Crew checking everything out

Crew is OBSESSED with baseball. Always carries atleast 2 bats everywhere we go! He loved his new tee and spent the day hitting and running around the house after he hit it!

A little egg hunt around the house

Crew loves getting money so he can put it in his piggy bank!

Banks Family Party

The yummy dessert that I brought. Mini angel food cakes!

Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend as much as we did!

A package for Crew

2010-04-05T12:47:00.000-07:00

Saturday after Crew got a package for Easter from Cory's mom (Nana Utah). Crew was so excited. He pulled everything out and wanted to go straight outside to his sandbox to play! He was in heaven! thanks so much Nana Utah! Love and miss you!

Allen Family Easter Party

2010-04-04T08:17:00.000-07:00

We had a great Saturday! We kicked off Easter with going to the Allen Family Easter Party. My mom was incharge and she ended up renting out JUMP STREET! The kids jumped and went down the slides while the men played hard core games of dodge ball! We ate homeade cinnamon rolls, muffins, juice, and lots of fruit! It was so much fun! Then we headed over to a park for the egg hunt and annual egg toss! Aunt Haley took Crew and he found lots of eggs and even some with money! Then we had the egg toss with about 50 people. Cory and I ended up winning again! Last year we won too! It was lots of fun. We have fun things going on Sunday and we cant wait!

Banks Family Pictures

2010-03-09T17:39:00.000-08:00

A couple of weeks ago we had family pictures taken of my extended Banks Family. Here are a few pics of my family, my parents and their grandchildren, and my extended Banks family.

A week outside

2010-02-22T07:21:00.000-08:00

This past week was really fun for Crew and I. We spent most of the days outside playing, at the zoo, the park, jumpstreet, at the pet store, or at home playing in the sandbox. It has been great weather and we were able to really enjoy it! We had lots of fun and hopefully this week we can do the same before it gets hot.

The Park with Leesie

Almost 1/2 of my pictures had crew doing this face!

At the zoo with aunt sophie:

Cory and I were able to spend Saturday day seeing Mary Poppins with my extended Banks Family. My grandpa and grandma took all of us and we had amazing seats (row 8 in the middle) and then he took us all out to dinner afterwards. Crew stayed home for the play with a babysitter but came to dinner with us. We had lots of fun!

WHAT A GREAT WEEK!!!

FHE's

2010-02-16T19:24:00.000-08:00

The past 2 weeks we have been able to have lots of fun for Family Home Evening. Last week we went to Amazing Jake's for my cousins birthday party and last night we went to Jumpstreet with my family. We had lots of fun and Crew loved every second!

Jumpstreet: Crew jumped for an hour straight and Cory and I jumped and played dodgeball

A little video of Crew

For Presidents Day Cory only worked a few hours so we had fun playing baseball, going out to lunch with friends, and going to Jumpstreet.

Last Monday at Amazing Jakes:

Aunt Haley, cousin Leesie, Dad and Crew

Cory and Crew on the tea cups

Crew's 1st Boo Boo

2010-02-10T12:58:00.000-08:00

Crew got his very 1st real scratch last night! Cory was trimming a tree in our backyard and a little branch fell down and Crew walked right under the tree at the exact time that it fell. We felt so bad! Crew was tough and only cried for a second! Im sure this wont be the 1st scratch, bruise, or black eye that this little boy will have!

HAWAII

2010-02-06T20:59:00.000-08:00

We were so lucky to be able to go to Kauai with Cory's work this past week. We were spoiled and had so much fun spending time with eachother and the other couples there. Here are a few pictures of what we did.

On our 2nd day there we went with a group from Cory's work ziplining! It was so much fun! Unfortunatly we didnt get many pictures. Especially of the really good really long ones. (it was hard because Cory and I went at the same time) We had lots of fun and enjoyed swimming in the nasty brown water at the last zipline!

(Cory doing a flip)

(video at the bottom of him doing this)

We decided to splurge and go on a "doors off" helicopter ride over the whole island! Worth every penny! You have to do this if you go! Here is a few pictures of the many I took.

The Luau

View from our room

Here is a video of Cory doing his flip well not fully doing his flip!

Millie Kay Kokaliares

2010-01-31T19:47:00.001-08:00

This week my older sister was able to have her 2nd little girl. I was able to see the delivery again and enjoyed every second of it! The dr. had to wait until I got there to start delivering actually (thanks caitlin for being a life saver and watching crew) but I made it just in time. Here are some pictures of Crew and Millie. Crew is IN LOVE with her! and so are the rest of us!

Millie Kay Kokaliares

Another Zoo trip

2010-01-25T12:25:00.000-08:00

On Saturday we decided to go to the zoo because Cory had never been. Because it has been raining so much no one was really there! It was great weather, a little cold, but it was lots of fun!

The Holidays

2010-01-12T09:45:00.000-08:00

This Christmas and New Years we got to spend time with Cory's family. We went to Utah and to Idaho for a few days. Here are a few of the many pictures that we took. Of course in no particular order.

(Also I just previewed the post and ALL the pictures have red-eye, but Im way too lazy to fix it)

In Idaho at Grandpa and Grandma Wood's

Just petting a sting ray

An Aquarium in Utah

(really cool and fun actually, Crew LOVED it!)

Playing in the Snow

Christmas Morning at Cory's Moms

In Idaho with Grandpa Wood

New Years Eve

Utah

2009-12-30T10:20:00.000-08:00

Just a little preview of where we have been spending our christmas and new years.

More to come when we get back

Christmas Pictures

2009-12-08T16:34:00.000-08:00

Well here are a few pictures the my sister took for our Christmas card. The photo shoot lasted less than 20 minutes! Crew was screaming most of the time and wouldnt let us hold or touch him. So here are a few pictures that Savannah managed to get within the first little bit! (thanks again Savannah!) Starting with our Christmas Card that Savannah designed. (thanks again!)

Merry Christmas everyone!

2009-12-08T16:16:00.000-08:00

This giveaway looks amazing!!!

Mama’s Holiday Wish List MemeTodaysMama and Provo Craft are giving away a sleighful of gifts this holiday season and to enter I’m sharing this meme with you.

1. What 5 items are on your holiday wish list this year?
-ugg boots
-work out clothes
-dvd player
-movies
-running shoes

2. What is your favorite handmade gift you have received?
a centerpiece

3. What handmade gift have you always wanted to tackle?
card making

4. What was the best Christmas gift you received as a child?
a lemonade stand! The REAL deal! stocked with candy, lemonade, and all the supplies to sell!

5. What items are on your kid’s wish list this year?
He seems to really be into the movie Cars right now, so anything to do with that

6. What is your favorite holiday food?
cookies!

7. What will you be hand-crafting for the holidays?
lots and lots of treats!

8. What is your favorite holiday movie?
Elf, i think its so funny!

9. Favorite holiday song?
Rudolph the red nose reindeer

10. Favorite holiday pastime?
going with my family to hand out sweatshirts and big mac's to homeless people

Carter's Birthday

2009-11-30T21:06:00.000-08:00

On Saturday night we got invited to Carter Nikolaus' 1st Birthday party. We had so much fun at the gym! Crew loved hanging on the bars, jumping on all the tramps, and jumping into the foam pit! We sure had alot of fun! Thanks for the invite and Happy Birthday Carter!

Thanksgiving

2009-11-29T09:45:00.000-08:00

I got a call the night before Thanksgiving from one of my best friends saying that she wanted to run the Turkey Trot. She had an extra slot and wanted to see if I wanted to go. I told her that I hadnt been running and that I have never ran more than a mile. But I said that I would go for some reason! We ended up running the whole thing (6 miles+). Im glad I did it but I am still sore! We spent Thanksgiving day with my family and had a great time. Then my sisters and I went to Toys R' Us at midnight, Dennys, then Target and Walmart. I didnt get home til 6 in the morning and then slept a few hours and then enjoyed spending the weekend with Cory and Crew

I got all my Christmas decorations up and we can't wait until Christmas! I just love the holidays!

Another Trip to the Fair

2009-11-07T13:50:00.000-08:00

We were able to take another trip to the fair on Wednesday. This time Cory got off work and almost my entire family came. It was Cory's first time at the fair and he loved it! We went on tons of rides, ate tons of food, and played 1 game. (Which Cory won the giant polar bear!) We had tons of fun and we can't wait until it comes next time!

Right before we left.

We looked over and Crew was just chillin like this

Crew loved the petting zoo...again!

Stetson took Crew and he cried the whole time!

Our 1st ride at the fair!

Halloween 2009

2009-11-01T10:48:00.001-08:00

Well we had a great halloween. Friday night we threw a fun party. We had lots of fun and ate some yummy food. (thanks everyone for coming) Saturday we spent the day relaxing. Then went to grandpa and grandma Banks' house and then to Nana's house for dinner and trick or treating. Crew had a great time. He was a little rockstar! He loved getting and eating all the candy! Hope you all had a great Halloween!

our ACDC rocker!

Trick or Treating

Stetson, Holly, Leesie, and Crew

Halloween night

Nana with her grandbabies

Friday night's party.

A few couples from the party