Here is Ben’s first school picture. What a cutie!!! He really likes to go to school and I’m happy to drop him off for a few hours. He’s becoming quite the handful when we go out - I’m not sure how long I’ll be able to use the excuse that “he’s just a boy!”
Ben was excited to help us put up the Christmas tree. He wanted to decorate it by throwing his cars and crayons on it. He even blew out a “candle” and clapped for himself (I guess he’s getting the hang of the birthday thing).
Today while I was working in the yard I let Ben come out and play with me. I asked him to stay out of the mud holes that Ozzy creates when it rains. He was good for a long time and played on his swing and slide. Then it got quiet and I looked over and he was happily sitting in a hole of muddy water. He was quite content to just sit there. He was probably thinking that it was the perfect way to win himself yet another trip to the bath to play!!! I’m glad I thought first and didn’t but his brand new shoes on him to play in the backyard.
I think everytime I ask Ben if he wants a bath both he and Ozzy go running for the tub. Ozzy just can’t be left out of a single bathing. Ben’s newest “trick” in the tub is acting like he’s swimming on his tummy – which is really hard to do with Ozzy in the tub since all he wants to do is attack the splashes. I know when Ben is ready to get out of the tub when toys start flying out of the tub like you can see Ernie in the air in this picture (this is the same routine we have a meal time).
Today was a beautiful day to go to the zoo and we were lucky enough to have daddy go with us! Ben ran like the wind and it was nice to have a second baby chaser. He ran right through the birds but liked everything else we saw. He did really good with the animals in the petting zoo and was very gentle. The funniest part of the day was when Brooke fell down and started crying and Ben ran back to that same spot and laid down on the ground and started a long drawn out fake-like cry. Robyn and I were laughing so hard (of course Brooke was fine).
Ben loves to ride his bike down the driveway incline. He gets going fast enough and lifts his feet and down he goes into the street. Our neighbor’s house frequently has sitting water and he’s instantly drawn to it. He’s loving this weather because it means we get to go outside a lot more.
