All Things Benich...

Well, I told you to stay posted for details on our Arkansas trip...here they go! This is the story of our Spring Break weekend in Arkansas. Starring: Avery Claire Benich (16 mos), Aubree Paige Benich (7 mos) and Brock Austin Benich (4 yrs). Supporting roles played by Craig, Cathy, Tom & Lori Benich.

Since it had been nearly 2 years since we were last in Arkansas, none of us could actually remember what we did last time! Therefore, it was definitely a "must" to make this trip quite memorable!

Saturday we arrived a little after noon and were very happy just to stretch our legs and get out of the car! The kids decided they would see what sort of record they break in terms of turning a perfectly clean house into a perfectly big mess! They were quite successful!

Saturday night the girls had their first big girl bath together. Their very first bath Aubree was not more than a bump on a log. This time, she decided to watch Avery and find out what cool baths were all about!

She even got a bit adventurous and decided to take a swim to the deep end!

The Benich girls were quite a cute pair in their polka dot Carter's pajamas!

Avery + Aubree = Cutie Patooties!


Sunday we decided to head out in 2 groups: The Boys and the Girls!

The Boys headed to Sportsmans Warehouse while the Girls headed to the mall. Aubree decided to show her high maintenance colors and objected pretty much the entire time. Didn't slow this mom down! If I stopped every time Aubree objected...well, I'd never do anything! The child has an opinion of her own and a strong one at that. Many people mention how they just "wonder who that comes from"! Hmmm, I have no idea! ;) hehe!

The girls did decide to show their shopper side! They began picking out a new wardrobe just as soon as they were in arms reach! I think despite Aubree's complaining early on...we have a couple future shoppers on our hands!!!

We met back up with the boys at Fast Lanes and Brock had a great time bowling! Avery was pretty enticed with the game as well. She also showed off her fashion sense and seemed pretty focused on ensuring the ball matched her shirt! Atta girl!

After bowling, the kids (big and small) played some games and won lots of tickets! So many tickets we came home with some really cheap prizes!!! Amazing the junk you can come home with!!

How many Benich's does it take to stomp a spider? Apparently, Five. (Six if you count the one being held.) I should have taken a video, not picture...it was quite the group effort!

Do I have to wait 15 more years, Dad?

Merry-go-Round fun!

Followed up by dinner at a local Pizza place, we wrapped up a busy, but fun-filled day!

Monday the big boys went fishing and were pretty successful in catching both fish and hell from their wives! If you don't recognize the tone of these lyrics, just ask a Benich! "The phone...the phone is ring-ing! There's a fisherman in trouble..." :)

While I didn't tag along to photograph the fishing adventure, I did manage to get a couple cute brotherly moments:

* How many similarities can you find in this picture? *

* How bout this one? *

We wrapped up the night with some more cousin fun and as you can most certainly tell...we had a great time! Hopefully Spring Break 2010 will bring us on another adventure with all these Benich kids!