You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them. ~ Desmond Tutu

Resolutions for 2010...

We have several family resolutions for 2010...one of them is to stay connected with family and friends near and far (1). Another one is to spend more time together doing things as a family (2). And yet another is to practice (and model) reading and writing for the young literacy learners in our family (3).
So...what do you get when you add 1+2+3? A family blog, of course!

Here is our first attempt. Our goal is to spend each Sunday evening together as a family planning and posting (highlights from the previous week, what we're reading and learning, things we're looking forward to, and some of our favorite photos!! So, check in when you're able, watch us grow, and feel free to respond to a post if you feel so moved. Happy New year to all of our family and friends!!!


3.07.2010

Hellooooooo

This weekend was a good weekend. I played every single day. We had some of our family come over tonight. Tomorrow, we're going to go back to school. Grandpa is going to the hospital tomorrow. He has to get his heart better. Tomorrow is going to be really cool.

It's almost spring break. We get nine days off of school. We're not going to take a vacation then, but we are going to this summer. We are going to go to Vancouver. I know about Vancouver because we watched the Olympics. I watched Shaun White and I want to be a snowboarder, too.

Goodbye. Peace out!

By Benjy

Hello. It's me, Benjy.
I went to Lifetime Fitness today with Connor and Sophie and Jessica. First, I went on the rock climbing wall. I rang the bell at the top nine times. Second, I went in the swimming pool. I swam for a long time. Then, I went home and ate dinner. At the end of dinner, people came over to our house. They were our family. I was most excited to see my cousin, Laura.

My grandpa is going to go to the hospital tomorrow. He's going to get his heart fixed. I'm going to visit him there tomorrow. Then, the next day is my grandpa's birthday. If the nurses don't let him eat his birthday cake, I will!!!

Seeya later, alligator. After while, crocodile.

1.31.2010

Benjy...

Sorry, Benjy's too tired and can't post tonight. Hopefully he'll be back next week after getting some extra sleep!

Jack Attack!!

Hi, it's Jack. I went to a birthday party Friday night. It was for Cord, who's in my class. We played football, we played Wii, and we went bowling at Apple Place. Eli was there, too.

Today was a cool day. Dad took us to the Winter Carnival in St. Paul. St. Paul is the capital of Minnesota. We saw a dragon, a jack-in-the box, a flaming chair, and a castle. They were all made of ICE!

I go back to school tomorrow. It'll be cool.

Peace out!

1.27.2010

The Return of the Benjy...

Hello, Benjy's back! I just ate a pop tart. It was yummy. It is really cold here. We had to have inside recess again. But, I love inside recess because we can color. I color with my friend Connor. When we get done coloring, we play some games. We like to play Checkers. I always win. We also play Snap Cubes. They connect and I made a ship today at Choice Time.

I went to Sam's house on Saturday. He's in my class. Sam has a sister and brother. His sister's name is Lauren and his brother's name is Mason. I know three different Masons. When we were about to go back home to my house, Sam showed me his fort. In his car on the way home, his dad gave us some gum. I love gum. Yummy.

My dad got me a new Lego camper. I put it together; it was very hard, especially to put one of the doors on. I like to wreck it and put it together again. I built it three times already. Zoey destroys it almost every day. But that's okay, I can build it again. And, Jack got a Lego Star Wars ship.

Seeya later, alligator. After while, crocodile.