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.
Some changes at cheer....
We aren't having a competition at Disneyworld, it will be in Atlanta. Some very upset girls! Happy parents! I'm extremely happy because now we get to go to California and do Disneyland with Jamie and Casey!! So much better for us!
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Sunday, May 20, 2012
It continues
Putting the house together continues...
Today we completed a huge task, cleaning out the garage. We even found a box with baking pans that never got unpacked! We found the cupcake pans!
We are experiencing new things in our life...we have a neighbor that is 4, Spencer and the girls want to be together all the time! We are constantly hearing, "can I go see Spencer" and it is only 50 ft. to Spencer's house. They spent the day at the zoo while Garrett and I cleaned out the garage. They were both crying for each other by 6:30 and had only been away from each other for an hour. I never know when to draw the line to not annoy the neighbors and neither does Cindy. We are negotiating this! Ha! So cute those two! The one who doesn't think their cute is Peyton, Spencer's 11 year old sister! She thinks they are ANNOYING!
So funny! Poor Peyton!
We still need a home office desk and we are on the hunt. We have been looking at consignment shops for the perfect unique one! That's a major piece a few other things are chaise lounges by the pool...a small piece by the landing on the upstairs. The playroom needs some decor, not looking forward to that. And a lot of stuff got put in closets upstairs that needs to be thrown OUT!!
Today we completed a huge task, cleaning out the garage. We even found a box with baking pans that never got unpacked! We found the cupcake pans!
We are experiencing new things in our life...we have a neighbor that is 4, Spencer and the girls want to be together all the time! We are constantly hearing, "can I go see Spencer" and it is only 50 ft. to Spencer's house. They spent the day at the zoo while Garrett and I cleaned out the garage. They were both crying for each other by 6:30 and had only been away from each other for an hour. I never know when to draw the line to not annoy the neighbors and neither does Cindy. We are negotiating this! Ha! So cute those two! The one who doesn't think their cute is Peyton, Spencer's 11 year old sister! She thinks they are ANNOYING!
So funny! Poor Peyton!
We still need a home office desk and we are on the hunt. We have been looking at consignment shops for the perfect unique one! That's a major piece a few other things are chaise lounges by the pool...a small piece by the landing on the upstairs. The playroom needs some decor, not looking forward to that. And a lot of stuff got put in closets upstairs that needs to be thrown OUT!!
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Time Marches On...
More things keep appearing on walls...slowing but surely. We temporarily dumped all Kenley's toys in the 4th bedroom when we moved, they made it out and to the play room. The crosses all got hung. Kenley's closet has been cleaned out and organized, 3 boxes of trash and 1 huge donation box later...it was a LONG Friday!
I find myself at work worrying about things at the house and at the house worrying about work!! In the middle of all this you add in cheer practice, tumbling, privates, birthday parties, play dates, and time is no doubt marching on..
Kenley is struggling with staying in her room at night. There aren't house guests, her cousin Julie isn't here all the time, although I wish she was so I could leave to work super early! Her best friend Summer isn't with her every night, so she is adjusting to sleeping up there consistently. We have to get her out of our bed! She slept with us a lot when we were between houses...nobody sleeps well...so it's tough love right now...walking her straight back to her bed....
Kenley met her neighbor friend Spencer, she is 4, they seem to get along great!
Kenley got and inch and half taken off her hair last week!
I find myself at work worrying about things at the house and at the house worrying about work!! In the middle of all this you add in cheer practice, tumbling, privates, birthday parties, play dates, and time is no doubt marching on..
Kenley is struggling with staying in her room at night. There aren't house guests, her cousin Julie isn't here all the time, although I wish she was so I could leave to work super early! Her best friend Summer isn't with her every night, so she is adjusting to sleeping up there consistently. We have to get her out of our bed! She slept with us a lot when we were between houses...nobody sleeps well...so it's tough love right now...walking her straight back to her bed....
Kenley met her neighbor friend Spencer, she is 4, they seem to get along great!
Kenley got and inch and half taken off her hair last week!
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Wedding Reception...house guests...firsts..
Kendra & Marks wedding reception in Houston was held in Houston this weekend! We celebrated with them for the final time for the marriage! I ask God to bless their union! As Garrett and I will be entering into our 8th year of marriage this year I realize what work marriage is, but what a joy it is to have a partner in this thing we call life! Somebody who is always on your page or who at least understands your page. Somebody you can trust and lay your head down with at night.
The wedding reception brought us our first house guests and our first dinner party at the new house! Justin, Garrett's cousin from Montana, and his girlfriend Jody spent the weekend with us and we had a blast! Kenley also had her friend Summer over all weekend! What a sweetie pie! We just love her like our own. I'm so blessed that God brought Cherie, Summer, and her little brother Jake and Curtis into our life. I couldn't make it through cheer without Cherie and she is certainly becoming one of my very dear friends and Kenley and Summer truly adore each other!
The pool got a lot of use and we are so happy to have it. At one point during the dinner party, Garrett took me into our room and gave me a big hug and said he loved the house! What a special feeling that we know we picked the right home to continue our journey as a family!
The wedding reception was wonderful. We got to see many friends and family and celebrate such a joyous occasion!
The drive from the new house to work has not been bad! So far so good! Hope everybody is enjoying the weather!
The wedding reception brought us our first house guests and our first dinner party at the new house! Justin, Garrett's cousin from Montana, and his girlfriend Jody spent the weekend with us and we had a blast! Kenley also had her friend Summer over all weekend! What a sweetie pie! We just love her like our own. I'm so blessed that God brought Cherie, Summer, and her little brother Jake and Curtis into our life. I couldn't make it through cheer without Cherie and she is certainly becoming one of my very dear friends and Kenley and Summer truly adore each other!
The pool got a lot of use and we are so happy to have it. At one point during the dinner party, Garrett took me into our room and gave me a big hug and said he loved the house! What a special feeling that we know we picked the right home to continue our journey as a family!
The wedding reception was wonderful. We got to see many friends and family and celebrate such a joyous occasion!
The drive from the new house to work has not been bad! So far so good! Hope everybody is enjoying the weather!
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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!!!
