The Bentons: April 2009

A day in the mountains

The fam took a trip to Carla's parents property up near Avery for a mountain style church service. Mitch and April were there with Kaelyn and Andrew, Jean was there as were Dave and Brenda. We had such a fun day up there.

Guess who's walking? Here's a hint, the handsome boy in the green outfit... ;-)

Lukas, saying "Hi" from the other side of the screen....shortly after this photo, he began licking the screen...yuck!

It was so beautiful up there and Ryan just "happened" to bring his camera, so we took the kids and did some photos. They look very nice, enjoy.....

Mommy and Lukas, going for a walk... ;-)

Later, the kids all enjoyed a nice Ice Cream cone...some of it got into their mouths....

Fun in the backyard

Carla and the kids had some time to themselves while Ryan was out doing a photo shoot. They had such a fun time playing bubbles and basketball. Lukas even tried to copy Daddy and mow the lawn with his little mower.....

A friendly game of B-Ball....

Bubble time....Leiya was sorting our all of her bubble making wands....

Out little gardener, trying to mow the lawn...

Tee Time!

More Bubbles for Leiya!

A performance at the Stockton Thunder Game

Ryan was fortunate enough to be able to perform the National Anthem at a Stockton Thunder Playoff Game. It was such an awesome experience and we all had a lot of fun!

The happy couple, right before game-time.....

Ryan, setting up his gear, getting it all ready....

Ryan, doing his thing.....

Lukas LOVES popcorn....he was nice enough to show it to the camera....

Ryan's friend, Ryan MacMurchy, Right Wing for the Stockton Thunder. Leiya was so excited to meet a real hockey player....then Daddy had to explain why the hockey player was wearing a suit....she didn't understand the term Injured Reserve....oh well...

Ryan, with Carla and Lukas....

A door for Lukas

As a parent, you do everything you can to keep your kids safe...including locking the door so they can't come in and out without you knowing.... Well, the good thing is, Lukas is a smart boy...the bad thing is, he is very resourceful as well... Just let the picture do the talking....

Easter 2009

We had a wonderful Easter this year as a family of four! What a glorious day!

After all this time in behind the camera, Ryan actually got in front of the camera for this family picture!

Our little Lukas!

I wish our kids were a little more goofy and a little less serious.....

Lukas' first "Official" Easter egg find.....

Adding to his collection....

The Painting of the Easter eggs!

Our first Easter as a complete family of four! We had a lot of fun! As it turns out, Leiya didn't even need to dye the Easter eggs, after she got done putting all of her stickers on the egg, you couldnt even tell what color it was! We had a wonderful time!