Wife to Garrett, Mommy to Kenley & Jax, Aunt to Julie, Friend to who wants me, Daughter to Henry & Laura & Gary & Cassi, God-Mother to some of the cutest cuties Blakely and Casey. Insurance Agent to my lovely clients. I am working hard to raise my children to be all they can be, full of life, full of confidence, full of manners, full of love, showing God's love to others, being more than I am or can be...striving everyday to be a better person and it's not always easy!!
KENLEY PATRICIA BENSON started second grade this year at Trinity-Klein. She continues to cheer at Texas Lonestar Cheer and is in her fourth competitive year, she is on the Youth level 3 team. She has competitions all over the state this year and in Louisiana and California. Cheer practice and tumbling takes up a majority of her time, however she loves to spend time with her friends. She is enjoying Girl Scouts and all her friends. She still loves to ride in the golf cart, do her hair, she really like to play with her brother and Blakely. She enjoys traveling and got to go to Disney World this year, Montana, Louisiana, and had a great summer.
I can't imagine my life without her. She makes me laugh, she fills my heart with a joy I have never known and I enjoy watching her grow up. She is growing into such a beautiful soul.
Garrett graduated from the University of Houston in 2007 with a degree in Construction Management. He currently works at Baker Concrete as a Project Manager.
He is a sports fanatic. However, his love is Texans football and this takes up the majority of our fall and winter. He is an avid Texans tailgater. Every weekend there is a home game he is cooking and preparing for his time in the parking lot at Reliant Stadium. Fajitas, beer, washers, music and sausage are a few items you would find hanging out of the bed of his truck. He loves to hunt and is still continuing to fill our walls and our freezer.
Garrett finished up his job at EXXON in the Woodlands and is working in Midland, TX on a job for Chevron. Hopefully he'll be back home by November.
He is so happy to finally have a son. We welcomed Jaxon David into our family on March 31, 2014 and we, all three of us, are absolutely IN LOVE. ESPECIALLY DADDY!! He has his own personal Little Texan, who will grow into a big Texan.
Garrett loves his work and is a wonderful father and I could not ask for more. He works hard and his dedicated to our family. Being away is hard, but we are doing great, not to say it is without its hardships, but life isn't easy.
He reads stories to Kenley, takes and active role in her cheerleading, and helps in me in so many ways with her. I value his role as a father so much and I could not ask for a better partner in life or a father for her. They love each other dearly and that is so beautiful. He is so good with Jaxon and is such a great help. He has been on quite a few "man trips" lately...so he does owe me one or two...soon.
Texas Tinys First Place
We're Strong, We're Mighty, We're Texas Teeny Tiny
Thanksgiving 2011 Lake Murval
Halloween 2011
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
August 25, 2011...the last time I put up a post! That was a LONG time ago! It has been a long year in the Benson household! We look forward to what 2012 has to bring! We are very excited to a new year and dedicating our time to our family and focusing on Kenley.
Kenley was a Leopard for Halloween! We went Trick or Treating with Jenna and Brody!
We spent Thanksgiving at Lake Murval with Nana, Papa, and Granny. Kenley absolutely loves it there. She loves to be outside. She mowed the grass for hours with her Papa. She built fires with Nana. She loves to play with Granny. It was a great few days of peace and tranquility.
Kenley took her Christmas pictures last week so look for our Christmas card coming to your home on or right close to Christmas Day!! Garrett and I could not get our schedules worked out so Kenley will adorn our photo card this year! But she is our most valued possession and our blessing each Christmas!
She also had professional shot done in her Cheer uniform. We have had 3 competitions so far and this weekend her squad won FIRST PLACE!! She and her teammates are the most dedicated group of girls we know! We are so proud of her. I have to say that Garrett is so amazing too! He is so helpful with preparing snacks for the girls and hauling the cooler around and the box of goody bags! He is the ultimate cheer daddy! He is so good with Kenley, he gives her pep talks when she needs them and practices with her! She is one lucky little girl!
GRANDPARENTS STOP READING HERE!!!!!! GRANDPARENTS STOP READING HERE!!!!
Every year I create a photo album for My parents and Garrett's...the following is what I wrote on the first page of the book this year.
Kenley has finished Pre-School, it was sad for her to lose Mrs. Eifert. She still talks to her every day and tells me something about her often. She started Pre-K with Mrs. Armstrong and seems very happy. She always tells me, “School was fine, Mom” Her days are filled with Gymnastics, Cheer, watching Nickelodeon, playing her iPad and iPod. In the summer she will swim, ride Jet-Skiis, 4-wheelers, fish, play basketball, swing, slide, climb, jump, tumble...although that now requires supervision!
She loves spending time with her “Aunts” both real and honorary. She does so many things with each and every one of the people in her life and they are all very different activities. She has made such strong bonds with each of the many amazing women, and men for that matter, that surround her! She is one blessed little girl.
She loves taking care of her babies and plays very hard with her Barbies. She likes to take Golf Cart rides and visit neighbors. She is sweet and loving and just an amazing kid. She is known at school for her sweet singing voice and her sense for fashion.
My Dad often tells Garrett and I we need to be on our knees every night thanking God for her. Every year for the past 4 I have created one of these books for Kenley, and this year has been the most magical for me. I have not only seen her change and grow physically but I see her becoming a person. She has truly became my best friend. With this friendship by no means have I forgotten my responsibility or duties of being a parent. I see her work ethic, her genuine love for others, her patience, and her heart and I see the sweet child I have created through the bonds of my marriage and love with Garrett and I see what she can become and what a joy she brings now and what a joy she will continue to be, for this I get on my knees every day and I THANK GOD!
This is on the flap....
I started putting these books together so you could look back and see Kenley growing up which she has done, right before our eyes. I now see that these books captures the moments that we can never get back. They hold the memories that we will all hold within our hearts and can’t be taken away, but now we can share them with others and most importantly with Kenley in the future. She is such a blessing to me. She is my best friend and she fills my days with joy and I can’t imagine my life without her and I thank you for the part you played in that. I hope that she brings the same joy and love to your heart and life as she does mine!
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Garrett and I met at Lutheran High North in 1997. He came to North from Northwest Academy and I came from Our Savior. We started dating in in 1998 and the rest is history. We left Houston in 2001 after we graduted from Lutheran High North. Garrett went to University Texas and I went to Texas A&M. We spent many hours on the road between the two, to be fair it was Garrett who mostly did all the driving. We were married in September 2005 at the Fontenot Grand Mansion and welcomed Princess Kenley in April 2007 and Jaxon in March of 2014 (5 days shy of 7 years apart, by choice). We currently live in Klein, TX and will celebrate 9 years of marriage on the 10th of September.
Both Garrett and I grew up with dogs. Garrett had Boofer growing up and I had a host of dogs, one in particular was Autumn Marie, a Golden Retriever that went everywhere with my Dad. She could be found in the church parking lot, dropping me off at school or at a softball game.
In early 2005 I announced to Garrett that I wanted a Golden Retriever. He agreed and off to New Waverly we went and picked up a 3 month old pup, who shares my birthday of March 6. We chose her name while driving to pick her up, Brighton Marie. Yes, we got it from the home builder. She is very active and weighs around 80 pounds and firmly believes that she is a lap dog. She is very smart but many find it hard to love her. She is starting to calm down this days and is showing signs of her age. She has just a month and will beging a regime of "old lady" food. She is battling her skin lately it is not in agreement with all of the swimming she likes to do. She is aging around the eyes and after a long week at the lake with my parents her joints were worn out and she could barely get in the truck! Autumn lived to be in her teens...so I am hoping we have a long long life to live!!!
