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YUBA LAKE, Lloyd Family Reunion

Packer. 9 months old and ready for the water. He loved the water to which I was surprised. When Benson was this old... he hated the cold water. Not Packer. He squirmed in your arms to get you to put him in the water so he could kick and splash and play. So cute.

Haylee & Benson playing in the tube.

Haylee, Ben, and Benson walking along the rocky beach, looking for a good spot to play.

Benson loves dirt, and rocks, and mud. He's all little boy! Here is Benson and cousin Haylee playing at Yuba Lake in the mud making castles, and sculptures, and other masterpieces!

COOL at the POOL

Swimming Party Family Reunion. Here's some shots of Ben & Benson swimming and sliding. Benson loves the water -- to the point it gets kind of scary sometimes. He might think he's part dolphin.

Father & Son

Father & Son Time. Ben & Benson catching butterflies to feed the frog and turtle at Grandma Atkin's house.

Clean Up Time. Benson & Packer playing in the kitchen sink, having so much fun!

Here is Benson holding his new little cousin: Max (Bonnie's little boy). So sweet.

JUMP, JUMP, JUMP! Benson loves to jump on Grandma's trampoline. He thinks he is so tricky. This is me and Benson playing on the tramp.

Home

Well, here is a picture of the future kitchen... it has wood floors in it now... but, you know me... I'm not so good at keeping up. I guess you'll just have to come and visit me.

Spring!

EASTER! Benson really enjoyed Easter this year! As you can tell, he's good at finding those eggs! Benson is almost 2 & 1/2 in this picture. He is 110% all boy. He loves tractors, trains, rocks and dirt. And he knows all about trouble. Some days I want to sell him to the gypsies, but then he does something incredibly cute... and I decide to keep him after all.
Benson loves towing Packer around. However, it's really mommy doing all the towing or pushing. It sure makes great fun, and great pictures!
Here is Benson & Packer playing blocks and tractors on the kitchen floor. It's so nice to have a brother for a friend! Here is Packer, at 7 months old, in a swing at Grandma Atkin's house. It was so much fun he fell asleep.
Packer is growing like a weed as well. He broke his first tooth on May 13th, and his second tooth on May 14th. He sits up all alone, and is trying really hard to crawl, but it looks more like centerpede, or bug hop than a crawl. It sure is cute though. It won't be long untill he'll be all over the place via crawling.
Here is Benson at the Hogle Zoo. Aunt Morgan's boyfriend bought him a popsicle, which he loved... as you can tell! He loved the zoo, especially the train... which we rode twice. He still talks about the animals at the zoo to everyone he sees. I guess we'll have to go again sometime.
Packer... Need I say more?

Benson swinging at Grandma Atkin's house. He loves to be outdoors... whether he's swinging, jumping on the tramp, or just simply digging in the dirt... if he's outside, he is happy! I can't wait to have a yard of our own so I can just let him play outside all day long.

Home Sweet Home

New Home for the Atkins!



















Yup, It's true. The building of our house has finally begun. It's not much to look at now, but it will be. The lake/moat around our house will be filled with alligators and pirhanas when we're done. It's going to be great. Move in date should be about the end of May or first of June. Wish us luck!

New Year, New Fun

Benson & Packer love being together, at home, in the car, shopping -- They always seem to be entertaining each other. What more could you ask for?

Here is my little Packer! He's getting so big --- and chubby. He's cooing, smiling, spitting with puckered lips creating spit raspberries... and trying so hard to sit up. He loves it when you pull on his arms to help sit up & stand. I just love him bunches!

Benson is so cute with his new little brother. He's always wanting to hold his hand and hold him on his lap. Benson is so proud of his little brother!

Here we are at our annual New Years bowling party. Benson LOVES bowling!

Fall Fun

Ben & Benson playing in the Leaves. Benson playin after a bath...He loves to play in boots. Here are some more pictures of our new little Packer (Or as Benson would call him: Tacker). What a sweety.

Here is Benson carving his first pumpkin. It didn't look like much at the end, but he still had tons of fun working on it.