West Coast Hendersons

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Did I mention that we are moving to Utah??

Yes, you read right. We are in fact moving to Utah.

We are EXTREMELY excited to be moving close to family and friends.

Today is the first day our house is on the market.

I had no idea the amount of work it takes to put a house on the market. I was up at one in the morning planting flowers in our front yard with a spoon!! I kept thinking, "If someone drives by right now, they are totally going to think that I am on crack!"

Ray and I finally crashed at 4 in the morning only to wake up at 7 to get the kids ready for school. And what am I doing when I FINALLY get a chance to rest?? That's right BLOGGING. I have my priorities straight! (but I think I might got lay down now)

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Sweet little Avril??

Today Ray came in the kitchen looking for some cookies. Here is our conversation:

Me: What are you looking for?

Ray: The cookies...

Me: We don't have any cookies.

Ray: Yes we do, Avril just gave me some.

Me: We don't have any cookies, I threw them away last night.

Ray: AVRIL!

**Need I remind you what Avril thinks is her snack bar?

Just call Ray George Costanza...

It's always fun for everyone when granny and pa come!

Granny and Pa came to visit for Hannah's baptism.

What a wonderful time we had with them.

The kids had so much fun hanging out with them.

It was over 100 degrees while they visited, so slurpees were a staple item of the day.

Our morning went so smoothly with them around, that there was actually time to read a book before school!

Avril enjoyed having someone to watch her favorite shows with.

We even got a clean and organized garage out of their visit. This is the before picture. I will post the after when I get a chance. It is an amazing transformation. I am sure that John and Carolyn were a little sore the next day! Thank you sooooooo much. I still can't believe the difference!

Thank you so much for taking the time to come and see us!

We love you so much!

Monday, September 15, 2008

EXCELSIOR!!!!

To my wonderful father on his 60th Birthday:

My dad lives his life by various sayings, quotes, motto's, etc. The Benton family motto is EXCELSIOR. It means always climbing ever higher. As a kid I remember running out the door, pumping my fist in the air saying, "EXCELSIOR, always climbing ever higher!" I loved it.

Another one of my dad's sayings is, "It's the hard that makes it great!" And my dad truly lives by this saying. He would always buy these complicated kites that took FOREVER to put together. All of the various pieces of the kite would be spread across the beach and don't even get me started on the tails. Yet these are the memories I hold so dear to my heart. Sitting on the beach, talking with my dad, sorting through the different kite pieces, untangling and rolling up 6 kite tails. So dad, you are right, it is the hard that makes it great!

Another saying is, "The Benton's always do their best!" I am sure that is why my parents were called to serve a Mission and sacrifice so much. Because Benton's always do their best!