"I went to Utah and all I got was..."

A FAT FACE

Benson fell, face first on to the wood floor from the booster seat less than 24 hours after arriving in Utah...NOTE: Always make sure the booster is STRAPPED to the CHAIR before strapping the child to the booster! A quick trip to the ER showed everything was fine, and soft little baby faces don't brake, just bruise horribly (can't really tell from this picture).

PUSHED AROUND

Benson was fairly good about being dragged around to all the wedding festivities. As good as a rascally 17 month old can be.

"QUALITY" TIME WITH DAD

It may not have been 'quality' for dad, as Benson was pretty rascally the whole time. But Brandon and Benson got to spend a lot of time together!

A "NEW" COUSIN and A "NEW" TOY

Okay, so it's vintage Fisher-Price, but the cash register was 'new' to him, and he LOVED it! Don't be fooled by size, Benson's actually 8 months older than his 'new' cousin Laura (aka:LaLa).

LOTS OF DRINKS

Giving Benson sips of ice water was about the only time that Benson would let my mom snuggle him.

FOUR NEW TEETH!

Which came in handy for eating doughnut balls (but also made for some miserable nights). "Doughnut Balls" are what Bailey calls doughnut holes, and since Bailey talked Papa into getting doughnuts about 5 times, Benson learned quickly that the goods were in the white paper bag. He'd scream "DoughBALL!," and then quickly eat 3-5 (after already eating a 'real' breakfast). Now has 6 teeth total! (his new ones are two molars, and a front middle, and front side.)

A STRIKE!

The little ramp and bumpers helped a lot, but hey, you get the same amount of points! He loved bowling and would scream "A BALL" when he wanted to have a turn. When he knocked the pins down he shouted "I GOT BALL!!"