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.
I use to wonder...why don't people announce the name of their baby?? Why don't people announce the gender? Blah blah? I no longer wonder...however, maybe I would have learned and kept mine quiet???
It seems like more and more everybody has an opinion about what you name your child. Am I guilty of joking about names of my friends kiddos? Yes! Have I wondered if they considered that those names last the child a lifetime? Yes! After this pregnancy I will reserve that conversation to my husband and best friend...name your child what you want, your child! Your pregnancy!
I read my pregnancy app every now and again...not as frequently as I did with Kenley....the other day I read about the "emotions" of a pregnant woman! Bahahaha! What emotions? I have 2, cry or yell. I do feel sorry for Garrett! I do feel better knowing that one emotion of a pregnant woman is frequent crying. The app says let "your partner" (in case your confused the app talks to me, but means to talk to Garrett...they think he will download a pregnancy app??) cry...after she cries...she will feel better!! This made me laugh! I will say I cry a lot less than when I was pregnant with Kenley!!
I also don't feel guilty saying pregnancy is not the "best time" of my life! People try to make you feel guilty for saying that, it's not gonna work on me! Yes! It's magical. Yes, it's awesome that I'm providing life to baby Jax! But hormones flood your body, they take over your no longer in control! At this point, just like with Kenley, Jax is controlling everything! Some people are not affected by pregnancy and some are...some people love it and "glow" some people become covered in a rash (it's me!). This is true between sisters and mothers and daughters. Never judge two people and their pregnancies.
I think not only as I grow older...and with the coming of this baby I want to work on 2 things:
1. Not judging others...
2. Not cursing
Off to make the Santa List with Kenley!!
Kenley had a fabulous Halloween!
Here is a link to something I read about marriage!
http://sethadamsmith.com/2013/11/02/marriage-isnt-for-you/
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!!!
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