handy anna

this is not anywhere near as cute and precious as the pics below, but i'm pretty proud of myself! both of my headlights burned out and i changed the bulbs all by myself. first, i went to advance auto to buy the lights. then i discovered i had left my wallet at home (sweet!). so i got my wallet and then went back and tried again. after that, i brought the car home and went to work!

lights, owners manual...

fantastic tool kit....(thanks, dad!)

feeling pretty confident!

using my tools...(owners manual *less* helpful)

success!

back in business.

Soren's kiddie kandid pics

Burke's kiddie kandid pics

SummerHill Place

Ann and I made sure to stop by SummerHill Place on Christmas Eve to see the luminaries. I will admit to being slightly nervous as we got close. To our relief it looked beautiful. I remember waking up early Christmas morning and checking to see if the candles were still lit. The first year we ran the show I think the candles were out by 9:00 pm. Merry Christmas everyone. You are all missed.

Happy Birthday Jocelyn!!!

Happy 24th Birthday Jocelyn!

I love Jocelyn because she so smart

She has great people sense

She is great with kids (ie David)

She is a great conversationalist

She knows how to have a good time

She gets giddy during romance movies

She watches sports and make good comments

She is very beautiful and fashionable

She is easy-going but also very determined

She is a hard worker

She is always optimistic and positive

She is kind to everyone and looks for good

and I love her lots!

Donald Bennion Family Picture

DA Bennion Happenings

Halloween

Soren's 3rd Birthday

All the birthday attendees--in the corner, you can see the start of Burke's antics :)

Burke is such a nail biter these days. I'd say that out of his time on the soccer field this season, whether running down the field, kicking a ball...80% of that was also spent biting his nails at the same time.

CONGRATS!

Hey Joe, you and your bride look stunning! Congratulations cousin.

Jeremy and Naima

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO JOHN AND MAXWELL

Today is the birth date of our oldest and youngest grandsons. I love them both and I am so proud of their individual accomplishments. Grandpa

this will be jeremy soon...

except that the baby will be a girl and maybe not blonde.

News Alert...

Jeremy and I have some terrific news. . . we are expecting a little girl in February. The due date is February 15th. We are super excited to experience this new chapter in our lives. According to the doctor, she is healthy and seems to be on track with her size and development. As I respect and love you all dearly, would love to hear some great tips for a new mom and dad.

Love,

Nai

Happy Birthday Joe B!

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Joe is:
*completely generous.
*incredible with computers and great at explaining what he's doing and why he's doing it.
*a great reader with fantastic taste in books.
*a great gift giver.
*fun and funny.
*super intelligent.
*very talented.
*great at many fields--he's a tech guy and an english guy!
*handsome.
*a great cook.
*makes the best chocolate chip cookies EVER.
*loves the family and is great at keeping in touch.
*thinks of what would make other people happy.
*service oriented, hard worker.
*great thinker.

Love you, Joe! Happiest of birthdays!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LINDA

This is Linda at the age of two.
She was on her way to an unbelievably meaningful life.


This is my darling Linda at age 5. What a great start to a truly inspiring life.


This is Linda a few years ago here at Casa.

Linda exceeded every expectation her Mom and I had for her. She was a success in every endeavor including selecting a fantastic husband with whom she raised six of the most wonderful children. I love Linda for all that she represents. A father and mothers dream come true.

William's birthday and more

William chose this cake out of my party cakes book, hence we had a pirate themed 6th birthday party for him a couple of weeks ago. It was the first time we've done a friend party for any of our kids, and I think they all had a great time.

"Arrgh!" Captain Will and crew. Notice all the mustaches on these six year olds :)

William is in tee ball this summer and really loves it. He has his last game 2 days before we come to Portland!

All the boys came up from the basement like this one day. I love my cowboys! And I love that they all play together so well.

Sorry this pic is a bit blurry, but I thought it was a great one to commemorate one of our last days with David and Joc living nearby. We miss them!

Adam is eating solids, and loving them!

At my sister Amber's wedding.

Williams kindergarten class put on a little musical play called the Three Piggy Opera. Will was Father Pig. I just wish William didn't have to grow up.

I love this picture.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NAIMA

Happy Birthday Nai! I love Naima because she is everything that you would hope your granddaughter would turn out to be. I remember her as a tiny baby sleeping in grandma's and my bedroom on Nawiliwili Street pleading after we were all tucked in for the night, "Juice Grandma" . Up without a moments hesitation would be grandma to bring a bottle of juice to our first grandchild. She is beautiful, loving, talented, inquisitive, supportive, and beautiful in all respects.

Grandpa

Seattle!

This is the before picture... just about the only thing we own is books (8 boxes of books!)
Our Master bedroom
Our spare room (That is Anna'a bed so we have started calling it Anna's room but anyone is welcome to come visit it!)
Our main room with deck
The books are now contained
Our deck view of Lake Washington.

Dave and I have made it Seattle and are all unpacked and organized so we thought we would share some pictures. We would welcome visitors anytime! We are loving our new home, neighborhood and ward. We are Bennion Family number 7 in the ward! And Uncle Lynn's sister-in-law, Ann Hinckley Romish, is our RS President. Small World! Dave is in SF and Atlanta this week for training and my project is to redo our kitchen table by the time he gets back... good thing he is gone the whole week!