Jason stayed for the baby shower – I think he enjoyed it all as much as Tara did!! 😉 . . . Thanks everyone!!
Apr15
Category Archives: Family
Apr14
Baby Shower
The baby shower was Saturday and oh my gosh the kids got a ton of stuff. Thank you to all our family and friends for making it such a special day!!!! Not sure how many posts this will take to show off all the pictures but here we go . . .
Apr8
You’re Invited!
Well it’s finally here . . . this Saturday is the Baby Shower. All the planning, all the “Cricut” cutting, all the “Pinterest” pinning has come to an end, LOL. Baby Girl Benson’s room is pink & gray, so for the shower I went with pink, gray & yellow . . . Tara loves Owls. This cute little owl is in the invitation and it’s from Cricut’s “Cindy Loo” cartridge, I added the little flower with “bling” (always need a little bling). Wish my “out of town” family & friends could be here to celebrate with us, but of course I will post pics next week so you can see it all . . . 😉
Apr7
Owen’s 6th Birthday
This kid is loved!! He had 2 birthday parties!! We went to dinner at “Texas Roadhouse” last week on his “real” birthday. His dad’s family and our families met there to celebrate. He does love being the center of attention – LOL. The staff brought over a saddle on wheels & we all sang Happy Birthday. Saturday was his party with friends & extended family. I made his Monster Cookies for the guests and Tara did a crazy good job on his monster cake, soooo cute! We all had a great time! Check out Owen’s “ninja” move in the pinata picture- LOL. 😉
Apr1
My Muffin Man Turns 6!!
Today is my muffin man’s 6th birthday.  His party is Saturday so I’m making his annual “gift cookie” for the party guests. This year’s theme is a “Monster Bash”, not sure how this will translate into sugar cookies but we’ll see.
Happy Birthday Owen!!
Mar27
Tree House Bed by Jason Benson
Just When you thought the braggin’ was over . . . the “Dynamic Duo” strikes again!!
Oh my word – Jason seriously blew me away!! He designed and built this Tree House Bed around Owen’s old bed, hung a Swing & built a Tree Book Shelf around the soffit in the corner of Owen’s room. Tara painted all the rolling hills on the walls by hand! The Bookshelf that’s in the bed is actually a “secret entrance” to the area below. Jason attached the bookend to that darker piece of wood which inserts into the notch on the side. When Owen wants to enter his secret “Boy Cave” he just slides the bookend to the right and the door swings open!!! SERIOUSLY?!?!Unbelievable!! So proud of you guys!!! Great job Jason & Tara!!!
Mar25
Surprise!! cont. . . .
Here are the rest of the pics . . . besides being a John Deere fanatic, Matthew is also a big fan of everything country & everything Bronco’s!! P.S. He MUST own every “Cinch” tee shirt ever made!! LOL
Mar24
Surprise!!
We had a surprise “John Deere” birthday party (at Jason & Tara’s house) on Saturday for Matthew, Amie’s boyfriend & John Deere addict. He’s in the Air Force and getting deployed. He leaves 2 days before his birthday so we thought it’d be fun to surprise him. His birthday is close to Owen’s and we told him it was Owen’s birthday party so that when he saw balloons and streamers he wouldn’t be suspicious . . . . lol, he was stunned!! It was great!!! It took him a bit to wrap his head around why HIS family & friends were at Owen’s birthday party!! I love how Jason is cracking up and Amie is hiding! LOL  . . . Alex & Heidi are the ones responsible for introducing Matthew & Amie . . . way to go guys!!! I wanted to share the “how to” John Deere candy labels with you – super easy. They’re actually “return address labels, #5160 and they will “perfectly” wrap around Hershey Nuggets (not Hershey Treasures). Just add your own verbiage or image!! P.S. I took so many pictures we’ll have to do this party in 2 posts 😉
Mar18
More Baby Shower Prep
Yes, this baby shower has consumed almost every brain cell I have, lol. I wanted a few vases with fresh flowers to put around the house for the baby shower next month. I really wanted “milk glass” but opted for the “Dollar Store” and some spray paint (I used a matte finish) . . . here they are – pretty cute right!? 😉
Before . . .
After!
Mar13
Braggin’ Time Again . . .
My son & daughter-in-law are the epitome of creativity. These two make a dynamic duo for sure! This is Jason’s latest project . . . a bookshelf build from scratch for “our” baby girl’s room. He taped off and hand painted the chevron stripes on the back and his miter cuts on those trim pieces are incredibly perfect!! Then Tara hand painted this adorable little mom & baby deer picture. She added some glitter for a little “bling”, lol. That girl can paint!! She’s going to do 2 more for the baby’s room. Can’t wait to see them!!
Country Girl 