"Bennett Bunch": Ryan turned the BIG 30

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Ryan turned the BIG 30

Ryan had his birthday March 21st. My friend Angela and her family decided to decorate our front yard with black streamers and "over the hill" signs late friday night. It was kind of funny because she was terrified of getting caught. However, everyone in our house was already asleep. (Sorry no pics.)

The next day we decided to have a little dinner/ birthday party at Angela's house. We had Loaded Baked Potatoes, salad and cheesecake. Angela also baked a Birthday cake for Ryan.

We also invited another friend Krista and her son. The kids enjoyed playing with a new friend. It was very nice letting the kids play outside with their dogs too. After dinner we hung out in the garage while the kids played on the mini pool table. They also had a motorized scooter that belong to their son. We each took it for a little ride. It was kind of cool Ethan loved it but Madalyn scraped her toe on the ground.

We then sang Happy Birthday and enjoyed some cake. Thanks Angela & Brandon it was a lot of fun.

Ryan holds Madalyn & Ethan while we sing Happy Birthday!

The kids help Ryan blow out his candles

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Favorite Quote

"I don't want to drive up to the pearly gates in a shiny sports car, wearing beautifully, tailored clothes, my hair expertly coiffed, and with long, perfectly manicured fingernails. I want to drive up in a station wagon that has mud on the wheels from taking kids to scout camp. I want to be there with a smudge of peanut butter on my shirt from making sandwiches for a sick neighbors children. I want to be there with a little dirt under my fingernails from helping to weed someone's garden. I want to be there with children's sticky kisses on my cheeks and the tears of a friend on my shoulder. I want the Lord to know I was really here and that I really lived. " — Marjorie Pay Hinckley

Quotes by Madalyn

One day as we sat around Meme’s table eating lunch and talking Madalyn was telling us about stuff that happened “a LONG LONG time ago” according to her. I made a comment about her being so old and she replied “Mom, I don’t hurt.” I’m not sure where she got the idea that if you are old that means you hurt. ~ Jan. 2008

Latter in that same conversation Meme said she thought Madalyn looked like her Grandma Bennett. Madalyn replied “I think Grandma Bennett looks like you Meme. You both have tangled hair.” Meme and Grandma both have curly hair which is what Madalyn was talking about. ~ Jan. 2008

When we were in the car Madalyn was singing a song. These are the words she sang: “…and so my KNEES ARE GRAY…” I was trying to keep from laughing out loud. If you are not sure why this is funny I will tell you. She was singing “I am a Child of God” and the words should have been “…and so my NEEDS ARE GREAT…” It was so cute and I didn’t want to correct her at the time. ~ Feb. 2008

The other night after Ethan went to sleep Madalyn and I stayed up talking for a little bit. She looked at me and then Ethan and back at me and said “I love that little guy.”
It was so sweet and sincere. ~ March 2008

Here is another one about singing. Madalyn loves to sing primary songs as loud as she can off the balcony. I heard her outside on the balcony yesterday singing “Follow the Prophet.” Here’s what she sang “Adam was a prophet first THING that we know…” instead of “Adam was a prophet first ONE that we know…” This is a song we have worked on but she always reverts back to the words she likes better. ~ March 2008