The Benson Family: July 2010

7/31/10

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Trying to put one of her diapers on her baby! So sweet!

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7/30/10

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Giving Holland kisses!

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7/29/10

These pictures are from this evening. Ellie has a play princess camera and she likes to have her picture taken with it. So I snapped some pictures of her while John was taking pictures of her with her princess camera. It was pretty funny. She then decided she wanted to check out my camera. So she took a picture of Daddy and Holland. She's such a funny little girl! Enjoy our pictures from this evening!

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Such a big girl eating her lunch!

7/28/10

Ellie Raye's New BIG Girl Room

She loves her Rose Petal Cottage from her cousins Abbie and Molly! Aunt Hali got it all set up with her toys. She also got two of my American Girl Bitty Baby Dolls to play with today from when I was little. She really likes them!

The sink is her favorite part of the cottage along with the door!

I'm pretty sure Lola made her mad in this picture. Notice all the dogs have to know what Ellie is doing at all times! We have 3 body guards for her!

Such a big girl tonight eating dinner. She enjoyed chicken, rice, cheesy potatoes and A1.

Holland doing his Gentleman pose as John would say. He's still doing good!

Ellie's new BIG girl room! John worked really hard on painting her room, he did an awesome job!

Ellie really loves her new room! John and Aunt Hali helped me determine where to hang all of her decorations, they were quit the decorating helpers this evening!

She has Great Gram's cedar chest in her room that she gave her!

I have to go to Muncie to get another curtain for her other window.

Aunt Hali came over today to help with Raye, she was such a BIG help. Thanks Aunt Hali!

Ellie in her new room going to bed. We decided it was time to stop rocking her to bed. John sat in her bedroom floor as she drank her sippy. She went right to sleep after she drank her sippy. She's really growing up way to fast!

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Getting the rose petal cottage all cleaned to play with from her cousins abbie and molly!

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Big girl plate!

7/27/10

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Ellies new room is painted! We have to move her furniture in, old furniture out and decorate.

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7/26/10

Gosh, we have had a busy past few days! We celebrated Nanny's 50th Birthday Saturday with a surprise party. Her real Birthday is tomorrow the 27th! Happy Bithday Nanny we love you!

Yesterday John went to the Brickyard with his friends. Ellie and I went to Indiana Beach with Cousin Clover and Aunt Melissa. We met my Dad and Barb there. Ellie is now staying with them until tomorrow. I have been posting all the pictures they send me. She is having a good time. We do miss her and it was hard letting her stay but, we know that she is in good hands!

John painted Ellie's new room which was the back spare bedroom. It's light pink and her room will become Brody's room. John's painting Brody's room a light blue tomorrow. I will post pictures when they are all finished and decorated!

Holland got to come home today too. We are so glad our guys home finally. He's doing good and recovering better than expected!

Here's pictures from the past few days;

Happy 50th Birthday Nanny!

Ellie enjoying a snack at Nannie's surprise party. She got the new Sketchers Twinkle Toes on Friday, she loves her big girl shoes!

Nanny with her cake! Thanks Julie for making us a great cake!

Nanny reading her card from Raye!

We got Nanny a personalized Jewelry Box for all her special jewelry with a special engraving on it!

Indiana Beach!

Ellie and Clover

PawPaw and Raye on the carousel

I love seeing her with her PawPaw, this picture brings back memories to the pictures that I have of me and my Gramps on the carousel at the Mooreland Fair when I was little.

PawPaw, Ellie, MawMaw and Cousin Clover

Raye and Momma on the ChooooChoooo train. Ellie loves trains, she loved the train ride.

She wouldn't let me hold onto her, what a big girl!

MawMaw and Ellie rode the ship. Ellie didn't like it as much as Cousin Clover did!

Feeding the catfish with PawPaw.

PawPaw went and got popcorn, Ellie thought it was just hers. She would shake her head NO when anyone got some!

HOLLAND CAME HOME TODAY!

After being at the Vet from July 3rd to July 9th then coming home and going back to the Vet from July 12th to July 26th today we have MISSED our dog! It has been a rough past few weeks dealing with this tragedy. He is doing wonderful! Dr. Rich told us Holland is the biggest success story they have had! They definitely did everything in their power for Holland and we can't thank them enough for what they have done for our family. Country Acre Animal Clinic is an amazing place. Everyone told us they would miss Holland and he was such a good boy for them. The last two weeks he spent their after we had to take him back really helped him heal and get well. John and I are both shocked at how well he is doing. Thank you to everyone for all your love, support, thoughts and prayers. We are lucky to have you!