9.01.07 - OUR BUSY LIVES

Helping Mommy with the Dishes. Lance LOVES bananas.


Adventurer Lance inside the Dryer!

It is almost Lance's 1st birthday and I can't believe that it has already been a year... wow time sure does fly by. Lance is really cute and his little personality is really shining through. He is a very happy little guy. He bobs and shakes his chubby body when music comes on, he claps when we say "yeah!" he points at things and says, "Saaaat?" (translated = “what's that”), he smiles and laughs a lot... we just think he is so cute. He is not quite walking yet, but I'm sure it will come soon enough. He sure likes to crawl onto and into everything though! It's pretty funny to see what he can manage to get into... the dryer, cupboards... etc. =)

We recently took a little trip down to Southern Utah and stayed at Michael’s bosses second home there while Michael did some work. It was nice to get away and spend some time together. Lance and Michael even took a ride on the Brady’s scooter!

Family Photo. Ed & Nina, grandkids, and Grandma Caroline.

Mary & , Grandpa and Grandma Ed & Nina, Susan, Frienly & Curt, Terri & Mike, Grandma Caroline, Christopher, Margo & Hailey, Camille, Lance & Michael, Jennifer and Ali, Anne & Doug.

We also got together for a little Liechty Family Dinner in Orem, UT and got to catch up with Michael’s mom’s side of the family.

Michael and I are doing well. Michael is working hard and always has a bunch of stuff going on the side. We actually just bought another house in Pleasant Grove that already has a renter in it... it's a long story, but it's a great investment and hopefully it will turn out well. Michael is also constantly buying and selling cars to make a profit. He had a convertible Corvette, now he has a huge truck (which I can hardly get in) and he already has it for sell and is looking to buy a BMW. He just loves buying cars, enjoying them for a little while, then selling them for more than he bought them for.

When Michael is not busy at work, or buying and selling cars or houses on the side, he works on the yard aka “the jungle.” Our yard is basically weeds and these aren’t just ordinary weeds, they are 4 foot tall! Way to go Michael for tackling (literally) the massive project.

Lances loves having his picture taken. Showing off those Luscious Bennett Lips!

I am doing great. I have been picking up a lot of random jobs lately. Managing my uncle’s apartments, babysitting cousins for days at a time, contracting painters.... it has been nice to earn some extra money and Lance is a great side-kick!

8.04.07 - CANCUN, MEXICO

Hanging out in Cancun and surrounding cities.

We just went on the most fun family vacation to Cancun, Mexico! It was adults only so we left Lance with my parents and took the opportunity to strengthen our marriage and spend some time with John, Debbie, Jennifer, Shae, Rebecca, and Angie. It was so great!

John and Debbie found us a great resort to stay at and we stayed for about a week and it was so great! We had so much fun relaxing, reading, touring, snorkeling, playing tennis, shopping, eating authentic Mexican food, swimming in the resort pools, and playing in the ocean.

We were able to see some really cool places while there. We went and saw the ruins of Itchna Nitza, and Chitkin… and learned a lot about the culture back when these cities were built.

This is the playing field and the hoops... lucky winner...

The natives there used to have a ritual where the best, and most worthy men in the community played a game and all of the surrounding area came to watch. In this game there were two parallel stone walls with a vertical hoop on each. The point of the game was to throw a ball into the hoop. The team that got the ball into the hoop first won and their team leader was sacrificed to the Gods… interesting I know.

Before climbing to the top.

Becca, Angie and I at the summit.

We all got to climb to the top of one of the ancient pyramids and see all of the work these people put into this ancient city. There are carvings on every stone and they are all very symbolic and beautiful.

Debbie, John, Shae, Angie, Becca, Jennifer, Camille

Becca and Angie

Grateful for some shade after a fun day snorkeling and playing in the ocean.

We also had a great day snorkeling at __________ and got to go on a little boat with some native guys while they drove us on a little boat around to the best areas to see the fish. That was about the extent of my snorkeling, but Michael snorkeled almost every day off the shore where our hotel was. While Michael was off adventuring I was usually either sitting on the beach tanning or reading The 5 Love Languages.

Michael looking zoned-out after playing tennis... It was so hot and humid that it fogged up the camera lens!

On one of the rooftops at our resort were 4 outdoor tennis courts. They were some sot of turf with a little bit of sand on the top. It was a lot of fun to play, and John even gave me some lessons and taught me how to serve! It was so great to get a real lesson and learn how to do it properly. It was a lot of fun to play, but REALLY hot! We were all so sweaty by the time we finished our clothes were stuck to our bodies!

7.01.07 - SUMMER TIME

HEBGEN LAKE

Sitting on the "beach" with Papa and Nana

Grandma & Papa, Katie, Johnny & Christine, Coleman & Rachel, Wid, Christine, Camille, Nana, Rachel, Collette, Mary Jane, Adam.

Nelson, Collette, Eliza, Katie, Andrew.

Hanging out at Hebgen II.

Lance loves kisses from his Nana!

4 Generations of Handsome Men!

Michael sported a beard, then shaved it to a French man's moustache... scary!

We just got back from our annual trip to Hebgen Lake, Montana for the Covey Family Reunion. It was a lot of fun and we did a lot of skiing, hanging out and eating. It is so great to get together with all of the family and spend quality time together. Lance absolutely loved being with all of the grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. We always look forward to Hebgen and can't wait until next year!

Look at that cute face! It's no wonder everyone is constantly kissing it!

Lance is almost 10 months old now, and is as cute as ever. He has become an expert crawler and is now pulling up onto things and walking around them. He will pull up on just about anything and it has caused a bit of a problem because he consistently falls down and hits his little face onto something... he currently has a bruise on one cheek and a big scratch on the other! =( I feel like every time someone looks at him I need to explain why he is so beat up!

Lance giving his "tough guy" look and me sporting the swimsuit I made.

Michael's job is going well and he really enjoys it. I have been doing quite a bit of sewing lately. I actually just made 3 swimming suits! I knew that I could design a swimsuit that I would love and so I created a pattern and made it! =) I am going to try to sell swimsuits if I can. They are the long tankini style, and I think they are pretty cute, so we'll see how it goes.