So you think you can dance...

He gets his dance moves from his father....

Hold My Rock

Caleb loves rocks. He totally loves 'em. As I was following him around on Sunday morning, I watched him as he collected 3 perfect rocks. Large, round, oval, smooth rocks. He carefully held them to his chest as he played, ran and jumped in the puddles. It was time to climb the stairs and he needed at least one of his hands to hold on to the rail. He turns to me and places one of the lovely rocks in my palm....

"Hold my rock", he says.

"Ok, baby, I'll hold it", I say. I am so proud of him. I can't wait to see who he becomes. I love watching him learn and grow and love.

My baby. No longer a baby.

My big boy.

Not the way to spend a Saturday...

I just spent alllll day writing a paper for my psych class. Allllll day, like 12 hours. So not fun. I just couldn't get it out on paper. I better get an A. Betcha I don't though. My teacher is tough. :(

I got my period today, too. Phooey :(. This month makes it 1 year since we've been trying for baby #2. Why can't i get pregnant? What does God have in store for me and my family? Another baby as wonderful as the one He's already given us? Maybe, maybe not. But I hope so. I hope so soon. This stinks. 1 year. {sigh} We waited 2 years for Caleb. Those were 2 very, very hard years. Thank God for Caleb. He brings me pure joy. I am so lucky to be his mom. 1 year. {sigh, again}

Bennett Family Photos 2009

I miss posting on my blog!... I have been so busy with my online class that I haven't had time to update. I'm really trying for an "A" but I have a feeling it's gonna be a "B" instead. My teacher is really hard. I study alllll the time and get good grades on my quizzes but he totally jacked me on my essay (got an 82 when it should have been more like a 92). :( Oh well. Just 2 weeks left and then I start a 5 week Chemistry class in January.

Our Thanksgiving was wonderful -- we spent it at my parents' house and John's family came over to celebrate with us! We have great families. It is so nice that they all get along. We have so much to be thankful for!

These are our latest family photos. My baby is growing up so fast. I love him more and more every DAY! Enjoy!

Wish me luck

so.... i got into the online psychology class that i need as a pre-req for the nursing program. it starts tomorrow. it's a short term course which means that all of the material you would normally get through in 18 weeks is crammed into 6 very short weeks. i've heard that it is A LOT of work and requires many, many, many hours of studying. i'm a little nervous because i don't know if i'm going to have the time to study properly. in addition to taking care of my wonderful and amazing (but also very busy) toddler, this week i start watching my 3 year old neice 3 times a week. i guess that means i'm going to have some late study nights ahead of me. i'm excited about this class but a little bit nervous. i graduated from UCR in 2000; it's been almost a decade since i've been in school. i'm hoping for an "A"!!! wish me luck...

Halloween Costume 2009

Ride 'Em Cowboy!!!
Seriously, could he get any cuter??

I love his costume this year!!! It's totally adorable but the best part is that it only cost $11.00!!! I love hand-me-downs. :)

Slacker

Caleb eating his morning "bay"

he climbed into the bathroom sink. look how proud he is. he can climb anything!

sitting on the potty reading pooh. lol.

here he had climbed into his high chair and then got down on his own and was saying "stuck! stuck! mom, stuck!" but i had to grab the camera before helping him free. hahaha.

.....i have been a total slacker with my blog. what have we been up to? well, my beautiful baby neice, alana, was born on 9/23! she is gorgeous just like her sisters. those girls have my heart! :)

what else.... i tried to crash a chemistry class (one if the pre-reqs i need for the nursing program) last month but was unsuccessful. there were so many people wanting to add and nobody wanted to drop! i was seriously disappointed. i just want to move on with my life; get things going, you know? i'm trying to get into an online psychology class (another pre-req) that starts at the end of the month. i'm 2nd on the waiting list but no word back yet if i'll be able to. BUT... i love the place i'm in as john's wife and caleb's mommy. so if now is not the right time to go back to school, then no big deal. i'm gonna enjoy every moment i have with my guys!

still no luck in the trying-to-conceive department, of course. we'll be coming up on a year in december. i have to say that it does suck but it's not as bad as last time. i'm ovulating so i guess we just have to keep trying. i know it will happen in God's timing; in God's plan. waiting isn't easy though.

we are seriously broke. broke as a joke. no money, honey. no tengo dinero. it. sucks. big. time.

no further progess on the potty. still just sitting on it 3-4 times a day. sometimes i'll find him sitting on it, diaper on, with a book in his lap. i'm going to try "potty training" when he's 22 months. someone told me that that is the perfect age to teach kids. so we'll see.

he amazes me every day with how much he knows! the other day i walked in on him "reading" the Little Drummer Boy singing "bum, bum, bum, bum". it brought tears to my eyes. he actually knew what book it was and remembered the words. his vocabulary is shocking too. he told his grammy "I DO IT!" the other day and when i asked him "where's the moon?" he answered "right there, mom". he can climb anything. we had to put our knife block on top of the fridge so he can't get to them. crazy kid! scares me half to death!

i love him so much.