Stewart Visit Day One

Ben and I had big plans for Ryan to trying bowling for the first. He enjoyed it but wanted it to be his turn every time. The gutter rails not only helped Ryan but defiantly helped Kari and I's score also.

Ryan was always so cute after throwing the ball...Or should I say pushing. We had to help him or it would stop in the middle of the lane.




Oooh, that was a close gutter...Not so good Grandma.

Nick had a full day that ended up him sleeping in my arms. I couldn't feel more blessed to have these kiddos in my life.

Stewart Visit Day 2

Mary rented a hotel room so we could all go swimming for the day. Nick had only been swimming once and loved it even more the second time. Ryan thought the slide was a bit intimidating but did try it twice. We all had lots of fun before the fam had to head back to Rapid City.

The Benson Puppies, But Not Really Puppies

People often ask me if I have any dogs. I always say yes but then have to explain that they live back at home. I miss those cute little faces and those cute little voices talking to me when I walk through the door.

This is Nikki. She is our chill, relaxed trouble maker.

This is Zeus. He is our lap dog, can't you tell. He believes he is 10 pounds but is really around 70 pounds. This is him speaking to us saying how much he loves the fam.


Nikki "talking" back.

Zeus is such a beautiful dog.

Garden of the Gods 2008

I loved these photos so much that I had to share. We were in CO Springs at Garden of the Gods with my family and had the best time walking around. It is such a beautiful area and to spend it with my family was perfect!

Uncle Ben and Ryan

Uncle Ben and Ryan could not be a cuter pair. Ben loves his little nephew so much. He loves teaching, helping and playing with Ryan every chance he gets.

The last time Ryan visit Uncle Ben built an airplane with Ryan.

Ryan lasted about 2 minutes but he really tried and uncle was very patient...Maybe it was because uncle enjoyed building the plane.

What a cute little couple =)

Our Next Vacation

I can not even wait for our vacation in May! We are not only celebrating us being married for 3 years but also the birth of my best friend, Jenn's baby! We are going to L.A., specifically Hermosa and Redondo Beach. My best friend Jenn and her twin sister, my other best friend, Steph are all meeting there after almost three years of being apart. It is so amazing to have friends like that. I love you ladies and CAN NOT wait to see you!!!

I think Ben will love surfing (which Jenn's husband does regularly) and fishing off the Pier. I am sure you will see the whole trip on the blog soon =)

SQUARE!?!?!?!

I love our new bathroom fixtures. You know us, always liking something a little off the wall. Here is our newest. At first I wasn't sure but the more I thought about it, I loved the way it looked with the square tile.

One knob is for the volume of water and the other is for the tempurature. Lets just hope it is as cool as it looks.

RED!!!!

This is my most recent painting adventure...Red Wall!!!!

Pillow Controversary

I would like to take a poll of the women here that buy stuff to make their home look good? That is what I thought, all of you! Well, my husband recently thought I was smoking something, lets just say illegal, because I bought "decorative" pillows.

Now I really believe if I would have never defined it by "decorative" we would have been in the clear. Unfortunately, I was not putting my engineer hat on that day. So instead of this beautiful looking pillow on the corner of the couch......

We get this, where everything is thrown in pile if I am lucky. Most days....On the floor!

1-800-HANDY-HUBBY

I feel so blessed to have a husband who is so unbelievably handy, who enjoys making our house a home and still being so cute~! Thank you babe.

We have always disliked our small shower in our Master Bathroom. It was just this clear box. I never used the bathtub so all it did was collect dust. Yesterday Ben asked me if we wanted to update it for our liking. I told him "you have to do all the work so that is your call."

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!! He made the choice I was hoping for =)

This is pre-construction. The tub is nice but I never liked sitting in it, getting my hands wet as I am trying to read a book and then my head is hitting. I know, I am one of the few, who do not enjoy this. LOL!

Here is the beautiful glass box we shower in.

The vanity. We just replaced the top about a year ago. Hopefully we can sell it...it is marble. We actually, to no ones surprise, got it for a great deal. At Lowe's it was clearanced from $350 to $50. Now that is a steal!


Let the demo begin!!!

The tile is coming up slowly but surely.

As you see in this picture, the toilet has moved to the other side, where the bathtub used to be. The half wall next to it is for our walk in shower. I am so proud of honey wearing his ear protection. Having a nurse around can drive you to do crazy things, like protecting your hearing and eyes!

Here is where the walk in shower is going. I actually can say I helped minimally with this project. I removed the vinyl, some of the tile and disconnected the sink. Not much but I sure do take great pictures =)

Posting to be COMING SOON!

I am going to be posting a visit from the Stewarts soon but I want to get all the pictures. Mary has some really cute bowling pics....So keep your eye out. Hope everyone is doing well. We had a "Blizzard" as they call it in CO Springs that we would call a snow storm. Nothing major just a few icy spots. I am sure all of our family from MN, SD and IA KNOW what a Blizzard really means. Miss you all....Love Ben and Cassie

I Love You, Man

We went to a movie this weekend that I would recommend..."I Love You, Man" It has some dorky humor and a man who just makes up words all the time. Very funny!

"Every boy NEEDS it, Cassie"

This is the typical phrase I here from my loving husband. I look at his work bench and say..."How could you need ANOTHER tool, you have a whole garage full." I am then politely reminded the need for a specific tool, to do a specific job, each specific time. I come to ask myself....When do we have all the specific tools we need? Anyone.....?!?!?

Smores, Smores, Smores

Ben and I were bored yesterday, trying to come up with things to do. So...Ben came up with a wonderful idea. Why not roast marshmallows over the fire pit on the deck. PERFECT!!! We bought all the ingredients....Graham crackers, marshmallows and Hershey chocolate.

Got the fire pit all ready and sat outside.

The stars were bright, the moon somewhat full, and the freezing cold. Yep, we lasted a total of ten minutes and two smores down, then, we were icicles and came back inside. I guess it is the thought the counts.