Happy Easter 2009

This was the first Easter Aiden knew what he was doing. He woke to a note from the Easter Bunny telling him that he had eggs and his basket to find. After the egg hunt We got him ready for church. The other picture is Aiden posing for Aunt Katey. Easter was nice as we spent it at my Dad's house with some of our family. We had a big lunch and Aiden got search for more eggs. In a little over a week we go to see Aunt Kate in PA.

Everything that's going on!

Aiden got an early Easter present from his Grandma Kathy and Papa Mike. He basically refuses to anywhere without his new bike. He wakes up early in the morning wanting to ride it, he takes shorter naps so he can ride it a little bit longer, and he's actually pretty good on it. We've been riding down to the park everyday possible, when the weather permits that is. A week from tomorrow Aiden gets his tonsils taken out so we are all so very anxious about that. They say his tonsils are to big and they are causing him to snore. They also have pits in them and that's causing him to get sick a lot.

Rachel is doing great. She has been at her job for over a year now and she is finally starting to settle in. Thank you Jesus, I finally get a little peace. Now she's two months from her due date and I get to deal with that now.

Kaine is doing great, obviously he is getting pretty big. He is just a little over 5 months old. He is training very well. He is now house broke and he no longer sleeps in a cage, instead he sleeps on a big pillow on the floor by our bed. He fetches and does very well on walks. I'm still trying to get him to listen to Aiden. As it is right now he loves to chew on Aiden's toys.

Overall the Benda family is doing very well. We have a lot going on in the next couple of weeks. We have Easter this Sunday and in a few weeks we are heading out to PA to visit Kate and Adam and their soon to be new arrival. I'm sure there will be plenty of posts from that trip. More to follow soon.

A Little Update!

It's been a little while since I've posted anything here so I thought I would give you all a little update on the things going on around here. Rachel and the unborn baby are doing great. We are going on walks every now and again and we are officially done with volleyball. That is of course a good thing because Rachel was starting to scare me a little bit while she was playing.

Kaine got his stitches out today and is doing very well. He is getting huge after only being 4 months old. His obedience is doing very well and will soon be a very well behaved dog.

I painted the living room a week ago and also put in a new sink with faucet and put in a new counter top. I'm trying to get Rachel to let me do the rest of the kitchen. When that is done, pretty much every room downstairs will have been redone and finished. My buddy Colin was in town this past weekend and we hung out. I haven't seen him in like 5 years. That's how my friends do it, they spread their time out that way you miss them a little bit.

So this week there were a lot of things going on. I started bottling my wine on Thursday. I got 22 1/2 bottles out of my approximate 5 gallons. To some of the bottles I added a raspberry flavoring and some I left as is. It tasted pretty good for my first batch of home made wine if I do say so myself. I've already started giving some bottles away but Rachel has informed me that I need to save some bottles for when she is no longer pregnant.

Last night we had a poker tournament here at the house and Rachel was the perfect hostess. The turnout for the game was great and I ended up taking 2nd place. Kaine is doing really well and is getting bigger everyday. Rachel is a little nervous of how big he is actually going to get. Aiden and Kaine are wresting all the time which is good I guess. I think Aiden is going to be in for a rude awakening when Kaine gets full grown.

This Thursday is the big day for Kaine, he gets the old snip! I know, I'm taking away his manhood but it's honestly for the best. So that's what's going on in the Benda house.

Sick at Home

Two weeks ago Aiden was home sick with strep, we gave him medicine, he started feeling better, and then last night he came down with a fever. I took him to the hospital today and he still has strep. So we have two more weeks of medicine, then to the doctor, and if he still has it, they will probably have to take out his tonsils.

Kaine is doing very well with house training, we haven't had an accident in over a week. Aiden and Kaine are so cute together and play like no other. They are rather funny together, although today, Aiden doesn't feel like playing so Kaine is just lying there next to him wondering what is going on.

Rachel is doing very well although she wasn't feeling very good last night or today either. We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the next baby. In April we are planning a trip out to PA to visit Kate and Adam and their new baby beer.

My next project is a big one and am probably going to require some help on it. I want to tackle the kitchen. My goal is to be able to do it for about $1000, maybe even less. We shall see how it goes. That is what's new in the Benda house.

Murder Mystery Party

Friday night we had a birthday party for Kriisti. It was a murder mystery party and it's theme was a 20 year class reunion from 1985. Everyone had a part and at some point throughout the night, someone would be mudered. After the murder you had to figure out who did it. Here are a few photo's from that party. A good time was had by all. Oh, and about 18 of us killed a keg.

The first picture is the entire cast and party. The second is Rachel's (Natalie Nebraska) fake senior picture. Then there is Dad and Kathy (Mr. and Mrs. Nick Nixon) who is running for president. Then there is Rachel and I (Joe and Natalie Nebraska). A good time was had by all.

At Home Sick

Well for the third day in a row Aiden woke up with a fever. After taking him to the hospital they informed us that he has strep. So I got to stay home today and take care of my sick kid, which is so much fun. He actually wasn't to bad considering everything. We played with Kaine and just spent the day together.