Ozzy?

This is ozzy from school, he has been living with us for the past week, he went back to school today. . . I am not so sad, Ethan has a little obsession with stuffed animals. . . I believe I deprived him as a child and now it is payback.

We saw these everywhere on the road to Rexburg last week. . . they are HUGE and kinda pretty. . . especially when there is a whole lot of nothing but tumbleweeds and sagebrush.

I told you. . . a whole lotta notta. . . it is a long drive.

Cole's Obituary

Cole Benson

Cole Christian Benson, 21, of Lyman, died Sunday, May 10, 2009, at Madison Memorial Hospital of natural causes.

He was born May 16, 1987, in Rexburg, Idaho, to George Harry and Louise Blunck Benson. He attended elementary schools at Lyman, Archer and Adams. He graduated from Madison High School in 2005. He was attending Brigham Young University-Idaho in Rexburg and had just completed his second year. If Cole wasn't playing sports, he was watching sports. He loved being outdoors, camping, motorbiking, snowmachining and anything else that included good friends and family. Cole enjoyed the friendships he had with the youths in our area and the strength and good times that they shared. He loved his family, especially his 19 nieces and nephews.

Cole was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served a mission for the church in the Missouri Independence Mission. He gained a strong testimony of Joseph Smith in Missouri and was forever grateful for the Spirit and witness there. At the time of his death, he was serving as Elders Quorum president of the Rexburg South Stake Singles Branch. Cole was a great example and a choice spirit that blessed our lives for the better.

my sweet little bro. .

For those living in Rexburg or nearby that would like to attend the funeral of my little brother Cole Benson. It will be on Thursday, and the viewing will be Wednesday evening.

Cole passed away at Madison Memorial Hospital Sunday morning after having chest pains, which turned out to be a tear in his aorta. He was going to be 22 on this coming Saturday. He had been home from his mission less than a year, and was attending BYUI. He always passed his physicals, and played lots of sports. There was no indications that he had problems. It has been quite the unexpected shock for our family.