What a Blessing

Our 2nd week in Oregon has been an eventful one. We've been staying at Todd's sister Kristi's house in Medford, and have loved having the Bennion girls around they are such a great help. And Kya loves her Luker! Well the week started off with a bang as we helped Mimi and Grandpa paint their house. Todd of course took a quick break to pump some iron. We've had a ton of laughs and lots of fun in Kristi's pool. Saturday Ted and Kristi took their boat out and we had a blast wake boarding !! Although Todd soon felt the consequences of 10 hours on a lake with no sunscreen, and we spent the rest of the evening trying tips off the Internet to relieve Todd of his horrific burn. A Cider Vinegar and Ice soak finally did the trick. We also celebrated Mimi's Bday on Saturday which included a huge dance party in Kristi's living-room.

Sunday we went to our old ward in Ashland to bless Baby Boston. Boston looked so cute in his white tux. Todd gave the most amazing blessing and it was great to see all our old friends. Monday Todd went back on the boat this time soaked in sunscreen and wearing a UV blocking shirt. Kya and I went to the mall and got our ears pierced for her birthday. Kya picked out the earrings so we now have pretty sparkly pink ones so we can be twins. Monday night we celebrated Kya's 3rd bday so Todd could be there. She scored with 3 new My Little Ponies, 2 swimsuits, a princess swim cover-up, and a new Ariel gown that came with a bibity bobity boo and slippers. Finally the day had to come as yesterday we had to say goodbye to Daddy. Todd flew home to start summer classes, and we can't wait for him to fly back and get us at the end of June!! So this might turn into a picture blog this next month so Todd can watch Boston continue to grow huge! We Love you DADDY!!

The BIG Trip

Well we finally made it despite a 3 hour layover that turned into 4 1/2 hours and then sitting on a plane for an hour before taking off for a 6 hour flight. All in all the kids did amazing and Boston slept the whole trip! We stayed one night in Portland and met up with JuJu, Papa, Auntie Cocoa, Auntie Ka and Uncle Jr. at the Zoo. We all had a blast and Mia and Papa did some major bonding. For our first week of our big trip we stayed at Juju's house in Eugene. We got to see one of Uncle JR's baseball games, Kya got to go to Ka's cheerleading practice in Albany where they showed off their matching "Princess Crown" Hair. We also got to visit with our friend Aaron and had Uncle Ryan and his girlfriend Mel over for a BBQ. Mia really loves her Uncle Ryan. Sunday we went to Todd's old home ward, he had a lot of fun seeing everyone again and showing off the kids. After church we got to see Grandpa Jeff, Grandma LaDonna, Aunt Savannah and Uncle Tyler on our way down south. The girls got to rip into Xmas gifts and see their horse Gus, Kya had a ball! Sunday night we had a relaxing stay at Grammies house in Myrtle Creek. Todd and I slept great, however Grammie got stuck in bed between two girls. Monday we reached our next destination Medford. Kya was so excited to see Mimi, Grandpa and Blackjack again, she tried to jump out of the car before it was stopped. Luckily we had just turned on the child safety lock on her door. Tune in again for week 2 of our trip.

Boston's Here!!!

Let me just start off by saying BEST DELIVERY EVER!!! Everything went perfectly and now we have Boston Ryder Pratt to show for it. Boston weighed in at a whopping 8 lbs 4 oz and 21 in long, our biggest baby yet. The girls absolutely love him and never leave him alone. It's hard to find a picture of him that doesn't have Kya in the background holding him. We are so lucky to have our Mimi here she's been such a HUGE help!! Enjoy the pictures of Boston, I've gotta go pack since we fly out Tomorrow!!! I can't believe Todd's already put in a year of Law School... we'll be out
in no time!