Grant's Farm

On Friday Ben and I went on a field trip with Auntie to Grant's Farm. Ben loved the train, it takes you from the parking lot all around the farm. We saw a lot of animals and he told Daddy each one we saw that night - turtles, camels, elephants, horses, goats ("Ben feed a bottle") and he was very serious about listing them all. 

Also, you can see he wore his watch while we were there - this was a first and very funny to see! I guess it's more of an accessory until he can tell time!

Innsbrook

We went to Innsbrook this past weekend and Ben loved playing at the beach especially in the sand. He spent a long time with Bebe digging with the sand toys as he was less sure of the playing in the water this year. We let him skip his naps on both days since he was so well behaved and loving the beach, but we left with a VERY tired kid!

Sweet Dreams

On Father's Day Ben got his new "big boy" bed. He started climbing in and out of his crib (one of the scariest things I've seen in a long time) so we decided it was time! We went straight to the twin bed with rails instead of a toddler bed and we completely removed his crib. That first night Ben slept great and I don't think I slept at all - I kept picturing him wedged between the wall and mattress or something horrible. But he loves his bed and has been doing great - no problems (so far, at least)! 

Ben will soon have Joe's bed frame from when he was a kid. Bubba was nice enough to offer to paint it for us - so that will look really cute and will add the finishing touch to his new bed.

Some Shine

We have quite the little singer! Ben loves to sing and is often humming while playing with his toys.

He's so upset in the beginning of the video because he likes to see himself on the LCD panel of the video recorder… I remember Charlie always liked to "watch myself on tv" when he was younger too!

"Baby!"

Ben and I got to meet my friend Kathie's new baby today. He was fascinated by Emery at first and then quickly moved on to "Annie" the Yorkie. 

Ben seemed like such a big boy today - he walked with us to the park without his stroller, ate a sandwich at the market for lunch and sat with us at the table - no high chair - and he actually stayed put!

We loved meeting you Emery - you're definitely a keeper!

There's animals at the zoo?

We went to the zoo last weekend with the Willis/Maddi clan and had a great time! Joe and I kept trying to have Ben look at the animals, but all he wanted to do was look for the train. He seems nervous in the photos, but actually LOVED riding the train and going through the tunnels - he talked about it all weekend!