Eat, Pray, Love

So usually I don't see the movie before the book, but I did with this one.  I was a little worried about seeing it because someone I will leave unnamed told me it was slow.  Well personally I really enjoyed it.  I love books and movies that make me step back and rethink life for a minute.  After seeing the movie I'm definitely going to get the book and read it. 

Flashback

I've been trying to get some sort of scrapbook put together from  Bentley's first year.  I can't believe how fast the time has gone.  It seems like just barely I was waking up in the night with a newborn.  Time goes by WAY to fast, he'll be starting kindergarten in 2 weeks! It seems like it was only a few months ago that he was this small.

Swimming Lessons

The past two weeks Bentley was in swimming lessons.  I was amazed how fun the teachers made it.  Every skill was taught in a game.  Bentley absolutely LOVED it! Another good thing is there were only 2 other kids in his class. Since I started training for my last triathlon Bentley would come to the pool with me, since then he has been like a fish.  He definitely doesn't have a fear of water, which I'm so glad he doesn't.  The swimming lessons helped him even more to not be afraid and learn the very basics of swimming techniques.  His favorite part was the last day.  On the last day the kids got to go down the slide and off the diving board.  The diving board was the highlight!  Bentley loved the diving board so much he ran from the beginning of the diving board and jumped off.  He thought that was great.  He tells everyone he sees about jumping off the diving board. 

Bentley going down the slide

Bentley with his cute teacher and his certificate for passing level 1

PS My triathlon pictures were missing for a little bit and I've finally found them.  They're on my fitness blog now.

New Addiction

I have a great new addiction.  I'm pretty sure the hubs doesn't appreciate this because the last day and a half the house has kind of been put on the back burner while I worked on my new addiction.  What is this new addiction you might ask, well confession time...it's digital scrapbooking.  I absolutely, with every fiber of my being, hate, yes that's right, hate scrapbooking.  It takes way to long, makes a big mess, and never looks good when I'm done.  Well I've now found a way that still takes a long time, but doesn't make a big mess, and if you don't like the page when its done you can easily change it.  I've been using the 30 use trial of Photoshop Elements and I love it!!! I'm currently on my last use of it so I have to leave it open otherwise it's good bye Photoshop until I can justify buying it.  I have finished our family 2009 scrapbook it just needs a few final things and I will send it off to Shutterfly to be published.  FYI they're having a sale right now you get 30% of a book.  Sweet!! 
Here's two of my pages. Now remember I'm not talented in the scrapbooking department so no making fun!
PS I got all of the stuff for free from Shabby Princess.  The link is on the left side of my blog.

Big Boy in the House!

It's official I no longer have a baby or toddler roaming my house.  My little boy is now officially a big boy.  Bentley turned 5 on June 30th.  I can't believe it's been 5 years since he entered my life.  He is definitely the center of mine and Brian's lives.  Now he's 5 his current favorites are: reading (he just started reading books on his own and loves it), riding bikes, T-ball, friends, games, golfing, Batman, being a ninja, the list goes on.
I'm so happy to have Bentley.  He's so patient and kind.  Happy 5th Birthday Bentley!!!

Bentley Newborn

Bentley 5 yrs-doing cool Jedi moves

For Bentley's birthday he wanted to have a SpongeBob party.  We decided to have a SpongeBob water party.  The party started out great, sunny and warm.  Within 15 minutes it started to downpour like crazy.  Everyone was drenched.  I had to grab all of the birthday stuff plus all of the little kidlets and go running back to my house.  It was surely a party to remember. 

At the party before the rains came flooding down

This is the first year I haven't made Bentley's birthday cake.  Since I was in class all week long I couldn't swing making a cake.  I think Bentley actually like having a store bought cake.

Lunatic Tri

A few weeks ago I raced in the Lunatic Triathlon in Price.  This was the first triathlon I have done and it totally ROCKED!!!  I have no idea why I've been wasting my sweet time on racing just running races when I could have been doing triathlons the whole time.  The race started at 10pm so it was completely pitch outside when it started.  I was decked from head to toe to wheel with glow sticks.  Bentley highly enjoyed that.  This was the first triathlon in Price so the course we pretty awesome Hahaha!  No really it wasn't that bad except trying to bike out in the boonies in pitch black doesn't work so well.  They did tell us though that the police had sent out reminders that everyone's dogs should be on a leash and the dog catcher was making a round before the race started.  Oh good, that makes me feel a lot better. 
Anyway, the race was great.  I loved the swimming part besides the facts that 1.  I jumped off my bike, ripped my shirt off (I had my swimsuit on underneath) and my shoes and went running across the street and up to the gate to the swimming pool, went to jump in and realized I forgot my goggles and swim cap at my transition station.  So I quickly ran back across the street and grabbed those.  2. I was literally swimming on top of people.  I couldn't pass because we were doing a serpentine swim so there were swimmers going both ways.  We got to swim through the finish line which was fun. The whole thing was a RIOT!!!  Even Brian and Bentley enjoyed it because I came in every half hour and they watched the whole swimming part. I'm totally doing another one this year.  I can't wait!!! 
Here's a few pics.  There's more on my fitness blog.

My wonderful mechanic!

This is how Bentley chose to pass the time.

At the finish line.  I know I look horrendous.  If you leave a comment don't say anything about this picture!!

Delightful Doughnuts!

In the summer Bentley and I have some sort of activity planned everyday.  Well Thursday is cooking/baking day.  Today we decided to use a recipe from the Pioneer Women.  We used her homemade doughnut recipe.
I mixed up the dough last night because it has to be refrigerated for several hours.  This morning we woke up and rolled out the dough that had now doubled in size.  Bentley had a great time cutting the doughnuts and the holes in them.  After that they had to rise for 1 1/2 hours.  Then the fun began.

Dough right after it was made, ready to be refrigerated

 What a handsome chef!! Doughnuts cut and ready to rise.

 All risen!  Ready to fry!!!

Fry Baby Fry!!! (They're 100% fat free)

 Glazing the doughnuts.  He may or may not have licked his fingers.

 All glazed and ready to be devoured!!

The verdict...DELICIOUS!!!

Brian came home for lunch right in time to enjoy some fresh, hot doughnuts.  

Need I mention that's all he ate for lunch

 Showing off our doughnuts and aprons

If you would like to make these yourself click on the link for the recipe. Doughnut Recipe

They really weren't to hard to make and turned out yummy.  Definitely worth a shot.  

How many miles do you think I'll need to run after this adventure?  

In preschool Bentley had a journal that he would draw in everyday and he's been telling me all the things he was going to write in his journal when he went back to school.  He was bummed when I told him he wasn't going back to preschool any more so he wouldn't be able to write in his journal.  So a few days ago we made a summer journal.  Here's today's journal page on making doughnuts.

It says: "I made doughnuts.  They were good.  My mom helped me.  We ate them then dad came. Then dad took them."  
I like how he blames Brian for everything.  PS Brian really didn't take them.  LOL  There's still a plate full left.