Waffle Loves Valentines Flowers and a Movie

On Valentine's Day, Benjamin and I delivered some Valentines and then met up with my sister-in-law, Lan. We had a great time going over to Thanksgiving Point to get a Waffle Love treat. The biscoff waffles are very tastey! Benjamin and I had a tug-of-war with the waffle we shared.

When we arrived home from our outing, we found flowers had been delivered for me from Mike. They're still blooming and make the house smell pretty. Benjamin and I got Mike an oreo ice-cream cake, which didn't last very long.

Mike and I went out (without Benjamin) on a date to dinner and a movie, The Monuments Men. It's the forth movie I've been to in the theatre since Benjamin was born. What a treat!

FHE - Reindeer

We missed going to the Timpanogoes Symphony Orchestra tonight for Family Home Evening, so we went to see the reindeer at Thanksgiving Point. Benjamin got to see the reindeer up close and laughed in delight at seeing them.

There was also an ice sculpture demonstration. We saw the sculpter working on his last piece for the evening, a flower in a small block of ice. The process is pretty fascinating.

As a bonus, we saw the Chick-fil-a Cow. It was a fun evening and we are happy to be creating some fun memories for Benjamin.

18 Month Celebration At Cornbelly's

We can't believe that Benjamin is already 18 months old. We decided to go out to Cornbelly's at Thanksgiving Point. Benjamin was amazed at the different pumkins. I bought a small one for him as we were leaving and he decided it must be a ball because he kept throwing it--it never bounced back though. We also showed him the carved pumkins, which are pretty amazing.

We took a bumpy hay ride. I think that Benjamin enjoyed it. He was curious and looked around the whole time. Then we headed for the corn maze. I think that was his favorite part because we allowed him to run free. We took turns chasing each other down the rows. It was fun to hear Benjamin laugh when he found me hiding in the corn stalks. Mike got some great pictures below.

Love this Face

I love this face when Benjamin tries to look right into the camera. Makes you want to pinch the cheeks.

 

Last week we went to see the dinosaurs at Thanksgiving Point. It didn't phase him at all that there were skeletons all over the place. 

 This week we got blocks for Benjamin. I get to build towers and he knocks them down!

Scottish Festival and Cedar Hill Days

 Last weekend was busy for us. We had Cedar Hills Days and the Scottish Festival at Thanksgiving Point to attend. Mike took many of the pictures of Benjamin at the Cedar Hills Carnival. Above Benjamin got to go on the big Fun Slide with his dad. I took him on the merry-go-round. He did pretty good and didn't freak out.

 At the Scottish Festival we bought some homemade root beer...very good! Benjamin got a tiny taste as well. I think he likes the way the bubbles tickle his tongue because he stuck his tongue out and smiled. Adorable!

We also enjoyed the music of Men of Worth and the Wicked Tinkers. Above are the Wicked Tinkers...a lively bunch! Benjamin enjoyed himself and even clapped along to the music and danced a bit. Here's a cute little video.

At the closing ceremonies, all the groups that competed in the piping competition played and marched. It was really cool!

Baby Animal Birthday Party

Last Friday Benjamin and I headed to Thanksgiving Point for the Baby Animal Birthday Party. Benjamin got some one-on-one time with a baby kid, baby calf, and baby lamb. The kid took to Benjamin because he was laughing, so the kid nibble and licked his fingers. It was cute!

The calf also licked Benjamin's fingers. The lamb below was not quite sure what to think of Benjamin's fingers. We also saw some piglets, but they were a bit shy.