More Benjamin pics.  I guess when he actually lets us take a picture, I need to capitalize on it!!

I took him to the driving range recently.  He hit two buckets of balls.  He did not do too bad!  I think in the spring he might do a few group lessons.  Up here golf is a fall school sport, so if it clicks with him and he enjoys it, he would have 3-4 months to practice before trying out.  I am just excited to see him broadening his horizons.   It sounds like he will have a quiet winter and then possibly do track in the spring.  He is thinking maybe discus or shot put...maybe Kenna could give him a few pointers??

The boys all had orthodontist appointments recently.  The oldest two are presenting lots of problems.  Jacob has so many baby teeth still and no room for them to come in.  We go back in 4 weeks and he will probably have to have 4 teeth pulled, in hopes of it encouraging other teeth to come in.  Benjamin...it has been two years since his last visit and one thing we were waiting for was his growth and how his jaw grew.  It seems that from his profile his bottom jaw did not grow out too much, but that his top jaw (what is that called, cause its not a jaw is it??) did not grow enough.  So, we are being referred to a surgeon.  There are other steps we could take, but nothing will totally correct the problem.  Seems if we leave it as is, it can create lots of sleep apnea and bite problems years down the road.  I did not realize it, neither did Benjamin until the ortho pointed it out, but his four front teeth or so do not meet up.  We even headed for pizza after the appt and sure enough, when he puts a piece of pizza in the front of his mouth, his front teeth can just barely bite through the crust because there is such a gap between top and bottom teeth.

These pictures are terrible quality, because of low light, but I have to take them when I come across them.  We have had some tired boys lately and for some reason, they love to curl up in our bed.

Benjamin and I recently took a day trip to Billings to see a Fluffy concert.  He is a comedian that Benjamin really enjoys.  A good show!  We had a great time.  The weather was terrible, so what normally takes 2 hours to drive, took 3.5 hours.  But we made it back safely.  Saw 2 different semis off the road and they had closed the road to semis, unless they had on chains. 

We have already had 3 snow falls and been below zero.  I hope it is not an indication of what winter will be like!

Halloween was pretty mellow this year.  I think because it was so cold, many opted for indoor activities.  Joseph went with a neighborhood kid, Jacob hung out with two friends and Benjamin had football stuff going on.