Winter....

Unfortuantely winter is here and I don't think the snow is going anywhere!! Sometimes I wonder why we choose to live in Edmonton but minus the crappy weather I really do love living here!! This winter we have discovered that Dexter loves the snow!! He would play out in it for hours if we'd let him.  So it looks like on the warm days that's were we will be spending most of our time. He looks so stinking cute all bundled up in his snow gear!!

Dexter is growing up way to fast and I can definately say that he isn't a little boy anymore!! He is starting to get more and more independent and is learning new words everyday!! He has a slight addiction to spongebob and it is kind of sad that he can say his name but none of his auntie or uncles lol!! I guess spongebob visits more lol!! He never sits still and I am constantly cleaning up after him.

I am 23 weeks pregnant now and I am starting to get really nervous for baby number 2 to get here!! Sometimes I wonder what exactly we were thinking but deep down I know everything will be fine. This pregnancy seems to be flying by but I guess that probably has to do with that fact that I have no time to stop and relax. I am still working 4 -5 shifts a week and I keep saying I am going to cut down to about 3 but the extra money is to nice especially with Christmas right around the corner.

Speaking of Christmas I am super excited for it this year!! It is funny how when you become a parent holidays are so much different. I am so excited for Dex to open his gifts this year and to experience all of our fun family traditions. I really had no clue what I wanted for Christmas... Still don't but I am sure Nick will figure something out lol!

Anyways things are so great with my two boys and I couldn't be happier!! I am definately feeling so blessed right now and can't wait to meet this new little person in a few months!! If only I knew what I was having.... But I really do enjoy the surprise it was an amazing experience!! Well I am off to get my crazy 2 year old out of the toilet...

Daddy and Dex all decked out to go play in the snow!!

Such a handsome little stinker we just love him sooo much!!





Fall

Well it's been a crazy fall so far and so many things have happened. I have so much to catch up on it isn't even funny.

Nick and I celebrated our 3 year wedding anniversary in September so we decided to go away for the weekend. We went to Calgary for the weekend and we barely left the hotel but not for the reason that you are thinking. I basically spent the entire weekend puking it was awful but it was so nice to spend time alone with Nick.  Dex went and stayed with Grandma and Grandpa Chipman in Magrath and had a blast!! But he was happy to see us when the weekend was over. I have such an amazing husband and I love him so much!! The past 3 years have flown by and I feel so blessed to have him in my life. He is such a great husband and father!!

I had my 24th birthday on the 3rd of October and I feel like I turned 34!! This whole being pregnant and being a mom thing makes you feel way older than you really are. Anyways I had an awesome day!! Nick and Dex got me flowers and a gift certificate to Thyme Maternity and then took me out to Red Robin's with some of my closest friends. I always love getting together with Erin & Tyler and Jen & Josh!! And Dex had so much fun hanging out with Quinn!!

Thanksgiving weekend my dad came up to Edmonton to visit and to come pick Dex and I up. We had a great weekend. We went out to Wetaskiwin on Saturday and spent the day with Nick's family!! It is always so much fun when we all get together!! Dex loves playing with his cousins!! And his mommy and daddy love that there are other people to chase him around for awhile!! We spent sunday just hanging out and we made a roast chicken dinner. On Monday Nick went off to work and Dex and I headed down to Magrath with my dad. My mom waited for us to have Thanksgiving dinner and we had an amazing meal ready and waiting for us when we got home. It was so nice to be surrounded by so much family. I have truly been so blessed and had so many things to be grateful for!!

On the 15th of October my little sister got married and she was the most beautiful bride I have ever seen!! Her groom didn't look to bad either but I am so proud of her and love her so much!! It was such an amazing day and all the hard work of decorating paid off!! The decorations were beautiful!! I was so glad I got to spend a week at home with my family!!

The beautiful bride and groom



 The Chipman Family

Easton, Dex and Livi



My cute little family

(17 weeks pregnant)

On a sadder note someone very close to our family was killed in a horrible accident. My little sisters best friend Danae was killed on saturday night in a car accident. She is like a sister to us and was such a sweet and kind girl!! I hate that such horrible things have to happen to such good people. She was such a beautiful young woman and will be grately missed!! I will miss you Nae Nae and love you so much!!

Now I think I need to end this post on a positive note so I will give you a Dexter update!! Dexter is 20 months old and acts like he is 2 already!! He is so busy and definately keeps Nick and I on our toes. He loves playing with his toy trucks and blocks. He always loves to color and mommy finally caved and bought him the colorless markers because he was coloring on everything!! Also he is going through a fun stage of always taking off his clothes!! He will strip right down on pee on the floor!! It is driving me crazy so the potty training has begun!! (wish me luck...) He is so cute and it is so much fun to watch him learn new things. He is learning new words everyday and I am sure in no time will be talking my ear off. He can count to 2 now and Nick and I think it is the cutest thing ever!! Also he got to hear his baby brother or sister's heartbeat today and really has no clue what's about to happen... Let's just hope his love for babies sticks...Anyways hear are a few pics of our little man.

 This is how I find him most days!! Butt Naked!!

 His new love!! Maccoroni and Cheese!!

He found his soother a few weeks ago.. He hasn't used one since he was 4 months old but I find him chewing on it all the time... I better throw it away lol!! 

August

First thing is first I am preggers again!! Yeah..... not lol!! I think I will be a lot happier about it once the vomiting stops. But we are super excited to have baby bennett #2 on the way!!

Anyways we went to Fairmont with Nick's family for a week and we had a great time!! Dexter was always on the go but it was nice to have a pool around all the time so we could tire him out!! We spent most of our time in the water which was a nice break from the rain we had been getting in Edmonton. It was so nice to relax and visit with his family!!

We left straight from Fairmont and headed to my parents house. We went down to Kalispell and it was awesome. We camped for 3 nights and stayed in a hotel for one. It was Dex's first time camping and the first night was a little rough for him but he adjusted pretty quick. He was in heaven being outdoors 24/7. We played in the Lake all day and he had so much fun!! He was the first one in the water and the last one out. You would have thought that the water was so warm but trust me it wasn't lol!! I love spending time with my family!! All of my sisters were there and I love spending time with them. I miss them so much!! I also love being with my parents they are the best people I know and I love them so much!! We were sad East, Kass and Livi couldn't make it but I was glad we got to see them for a little bit while we were home. We left Kalispell and headed back to Magrath and spent a few days there and then headed home back to Edmonton!!

We had an awesome holiday with both familes this year and I can't wait to spend more time with both of them!! Dexter is growing up too fast and I can't believe he is going to be a big brother soon!! Which is a good thing because he is quite spoiled!!! Today was his first day of nursery and I got a little weepy lol!! I am sad but I am going to blame it on the pregnancy hormones lol!! Well I am off to bed....

July

Well I can't believe July is almost over it has gone by way to fast!! We have had a very busy month.

Canada Day Long Weekend we went home to southern alberta to finally meet our niece Olivia and she is beautiful!! We instantly fell inlove and wish we lived closer so we could see them all the time. We had a great weekend we went to waterton with the entire family on friday and it was a lot of fun!! Then on saturday we had Livi's baby shower and it turned out so great!! I got to make a few cute things on the cricut which I love to do!! We had a great turn out and Kass got some really cute stuff!! Then on Sunday it was Livi's Baby blessing and Easton's birthday so we had a very busy weekend but it was great to spend time with my family. I miss living near them and Dex loves being around all of them too!!





We got to bring Hallie home with us for a week and a half and it was awesome!! I might not have made it without her. I worked 12 shifts while she was here and she let me sleep in which was amazing!! We loved having her up here and while she was here Dex said her name it was pretty awesome and now she claims that she is the favorite auntie. I think the other aunties are a little jealous but I guess that just means they need to come stay with us for awhile!! Anyways I felt bad we couldn't do much while she was here because it rained the entire time. I think we had one nice day so we ran through the sprinkler.



My mom came up to get Hallie and she stayed for a few days and ofcourse I had to work everyday while she was here but I still enjoyed spending time with my mom!! I miss her so much!! She is the best woman I know and I just love her so much!! We decided to take down one of our trees in the backyard together and we did pretty good until the end... let's just say we almost riped down our cable wires running off of our garage. It is a good thing Nick got home just in time to help us lol!!

After working so many days in a row I decided to take a saturday off so Nick, Dex and I enjoyed an entire day together and it was awesome. We didn't do much in the morning just tidied up the house and let Dex take his afternoon nap. Then we went out grocery shopping and then went to the Leg. We had so much fun!! Dex ran and jumped in the water even though the water was a  little chilly but it didn't phase him at all. We had a great time together and then we came home put Dex to bed and Nick and I got to snuggle on the couch and watch a movie!! It was so nice!!





Anyways this last weekend was Magrath days so we were heading home on thursday night but we got a phone call on sunday that my uncle burns had passed so we came home a day earlier. His funeral was on thursday and it was an amazing service. Everyone laughed and cried and you could just feel the spirit so strong and we knew that my uncle burns was there. We will truly miss him but feel so blessed that he isn't in pain anymore and is doing the Lord's work!! He has an amazing family and I am so glad I got so spend time with them this weekend. We had a family reunion and it is always so nice to get together with your family!! I have an amazing extended family and we always have so much fun together. Magrath days was fun like always but I must say it is way more tiring with a toddler running around. Dex had a blast!! He collected a huge bag of candy from the parade, played with all his little cousins, walked the trail with grandpa, went to the petting zoo, ran around all day, went to the softball games, was constantly given candy all day long, watched the firworks and zonked right out. It was a good weekend all in all and I can't wait to go on our holidays in August!!





Calgary Zoo

So last weekend we took Dex to the calgary zoo for the first time and we had so much fun!! We met my Mom, Dad, Kinz, and Hallie in Calgary friday night and spent the night in a Hotel. And as soon as we got there Dexter was having a great time!! He could have cared less that Nick and I were around. The Hotel had a waterslide so ofcourse the first thing we did was get in the pool. Dex is such a little fish and is so brave. He would have gone down that waterslide all by himself if we'd let him.

After swimming we went back up to the room and visited til bedtime. I love my family so much!! They are my favorite people in the entire world. I have the best parents anyone could ask for. They would do anything for me and I love them so much!! And as for my sisters they are my best friends. (I love my brother too ofcourse!!) I miss them so much and jump at any opportunity to get to hang out with them. I always feel like a kid again when I am with them. We had so much fun giggling til the wee hours of the morning!!

Saturday morning Dex woke us all up bright and early so we got up and got ready to head to the zoo. We were a little worried because the forcast called for rain but it was a beautiful overcast day. We had so much fun taking Dex around to see all the different animals and it was so fun to see his reaction to everything. It was such a great day and as we were getting ready to leave it started to pour rain. So we left at the perfect time.

It was such an awesome weekend and a much needed getway for our little family!! When life gets hectic all anyone needs is their family to make everything better!! I love my family so much and can't wait to see them on Canada Day!!

Here are a few pics from our weekend:

Dex and Daddy going down the waterslide!!

Dex with Auntie Kinz

Mom, Dex and I

 Sisters

Dex with Grandma!!

Nick and I

Dex showing everyone his muscles!!

Grandma and Grandpa with Dex!!

Auntie Hallie and Dex

He was so cute he would point at everything!!

Family pic but Dex was done with pictures!!



So Much Has Happened

I have not blogged in forever and I promised myself I would do better but it hasn't quite happened yet. Anyways life is never a dull moment in the Bennett home. Our little boy Dexter is so busy you barely have two minutes to sit down. He has turned into quite a funny little boy. Now that he has got walking and running down he has now started to talk and it is so much fun!! He says the common words like Dad, Mom, Uh Oh, No, Ya, Up, and his favorite what is that? He says that about 50 times a day to me lol!! I love how he tried to mimic everything we are saying as well. I could go on and on about our little man.

So much has happened since the last time I blogged. My little sister Kinzee graduated from high school. I can't believe she is done!! It definately is making me feel so old.... O well what can ya do. Anyways we are so proud of her and love her very much. She has gone through a lot lately and it amazes me how strong she is. She is such an amazing woman and I can't wait to see what she does with her future but I know whatever she does she will be amazing!! Love you Kinz!!

Some more exciting news!! I am finally an auntie on the chipman side. Kass and Easton had a beautiful baby girl. Olivia Michelle Chipman and I am dying to meet her. Sometimes I hate living so far away from my family cause I miss out on things like this. O well I know I will get to meet her soon enough. She is absolutely beautiful and I have definatley had a lot of fun shopping for her lol!! Little girls just have the cutest things.

Anyways not much else is new with our little family. Nick is busy at work and is working part time again this summer for his friend Eli. He is such a hard worker and an amazing dad. I definately lucked out in the husband department. Just watching him with Dex makes me smile. I am still working a couple nights a week too and things are going great!!

Well I will post a few pics of the little munckin to show you what he's been up to lately.

We took him to this Sesame Street Event at the Science Telus Center and he loved it.
He was making a sandwhich!!

Dex and Daddy!! Dex loves riding his bike.
He drags it to the front door all the time!!

Dex's first experience with bubbles!! He tried to eat them
but eventually caught on that they don't taste good when
one landed in his mouth lol!!

I don't know who he is talking to but it
looks serious lol!!

Dexter's favorite place!! The Park!!
He loves the slide and has to do it all by himself!!

He found a blue marker and decided to eat it.
I new something was up because he was being
so quiet!! I should have known...

Life Lately

It seems like time is going by so fast. Dexter has changed so much and has become very independent. He wants to do everything by himself and when I try to help him he screams bloody murder. I feel like the terrible 2's have hit already and he is only 14 months which scares me because I can't imagine his tantrums getting any worse... Anyways all I can say is that it is a good thing that he is so dang cute!! I love spending time with the little stinker.

I can't wait for the weather to start warming up I am so sick of the snow. After this winter we are seriously considering moving somewhere that it doesn't snow 9 months out of the year. I hate that Dex and I have been cooped up all winter. O well what can ya do.

Anyways not much is new with Nick and I. He is busy with work and spends all of his spare time with Dex and I. He is such a great husband and dad and I feel so blessed. I  started a new job recently and I work at Hollister in the evenings from 10:00pm - 3:00am. All I do is fold clothes and it's really not that bad but it beats putting Dex in daycare which I refuse to do.

Other than that nothing much is new. I am looking forward to going home this weekend and spending time with my family I miss them all so much. It is never a dull moment in the Chipman house. Well I guess I should post some pics of our handsome little man because he is definately not a baby anymore or atleast that is what he thinks.

He always has to feed himself now and he starts off using a spoon but my the end uses his hands and somehow gets it all over his face and body!! So much fun!!

This is his favorite spot to sit and like always he is always making a funny face when I try to take his picture.

We gave him a choclate strawberry and he loved it!!

I absolutely love being a mom and I wouldn't trade it for anything!!

Dexter is One!!

I can't believe that my baby is one!! This last year has been the best year of our lives. We are so inlove with our little man and he brings so much joy into out lives. He has grown and changed so much I can't believe that he used to be this small.

He is such a happy little boy and is so full of energy. I feel like all I do is pick up after him and my house is still always a disaster. He makes us laugh everyday and it is amazing how quickly he is learning new things. Here are a few of Dexter's favorite things to do around the house.

He likes to climb from the couch into the chair. He does this all day and he is so proud of himself!!

He loves to help me load and unload the dishwasher but he loves it even more when mommy leaves the room because then he can sit on it.

Dexter loves water!! He would stay in the bath all day ang night if we let him!! He is a little fish!!

We can't keep him away from Nick's computer. He is either under the computer playing with the cords or sitting in his daddy's chair typing away on the keyboard.

He also loves to get into the fridge. He can open the door on his own now and so I will find him here all throughout the day!!

And we can't forget the fake cheesy smile he pulls every single time we take a picture of him!! I don't know where he got this one from but this is his favorite pose!!

For Dexter's 1st Birthday this year he got 3 parties!! Yes I know he is a spoiled little stinker!! He got a party with nick's family but unfortunately I don't have pictures yet. His 2nd party was on his actual birthday and he had quite a few visitors. Olivia, Mark, and Cario came over for cupcakes and it was so much fun. Here are some pics of his 1st birthday!!

Dexter got cupcakes for the 1st time and he loved them.

These are the many gifts he got on his birthday!! So spoiled!!

And his 3rd and final party was in Fairmont with my family and it was so much fun!! Here are a few pics from there.

We had a monkey themed party!! One of his nick names is monkey butt!!

This is the cake I attempted to make!! Didn't turn out quite the way I thought it would but atleast it looks like a monkey lol!!

And his gifts from his 2nd party!! Grandma and Grandpa Chipman bought him his 1st bike!! We can't wait for it to warm up so we can give it a try!!

This past year has been amazing and I wouldn't change a thing. I get a little teary eyed thinking about the fact that my baby is growing up but on the other hand I am so excited for the future!! He is learning new things everyday and is now walking and talking a little. I feel so blessed to have such a beautiful family!!