A Little Song and Dance

A little song and dance courtesy of Ben. (I particulary like the shoulder shimmy)

Playland!

Well, it was a rainy, yucky morning and in order to prevent the trouble we had last weekend when it rained, we decided to check out Sylvania Playland. It is a large indoor playground with bouncy stuff and several swing sets and a toddler area. Ben had a blast! He played with the other kids in the toddler area, moved around the foam shapes, climbed all over things, played in a little play house, went down the big slides with help from daddy and bounced in the baby bounce house. Definitely a place to go on rainy days!

More Playland

Stroll'n with Strollers

Ben and I went to the zoo with Tiff & Cameryn and Kristi & Andrew. We originally were supposed to do a Zoo walk, Stroll'n with Strollers, but they cancelled it, so we did our own stroll! The kids really enjoyed seeing the animals and they loved Nature's Backyard. Ben must have run back and forth in the big room 5 times. And of course the river to play in. Ben wound up pant-less because he fell in the water.

How cute!!!

Dancing

Ben dancing to the zydeco music on The Princess and the Frog

Peek-a-Boo

Ben now eats at the table with Adam and I. Here he was being silly and playing peek-a-boo

Yummy!

Ben loves his kieshka and mashed potatoes!

Nothing is Safe Anymore

Before and After

A morning belly shot, before food. 12 month shirts fit this belly.

An evening belly shot, after a day of eating . 18 month shirts fit this belly.

Eggs

I had to share this - I laugh every time I open the eggs. I think I got an osterich egg in the mix! Though, fitting for the food monster, Ben.

Feeding the Fish

When we go for a walk in the neighborhood behind us, we sometimes stop to feed the fish in the pond. There are a ton of fish, some of them really big. Poor Monster, she doesn't want to feed the fish, she wants to eat the fish!

More Daddy, More!

Put Your Shoes On

This totally cracks Adam and I up! Whenever you say to Ben, 'Put your shoes on', he immediately plops down where ever he is and lies down so you can put his shoes on. He learned it at Sharon's where she does this every time he puts on his shoes.

Cage The Beast!

I got out Monster's puppy play yard to see if Ben would tolerate an outside playpen, and he seemed to like it (I think he likes anything as long as he is outside). Now I just need to find all the pieces for the plastic play yard to put it together for him. It will make outside time a lot easier since Ben wanders all over the yard and finds every stick imaginable. I wonder if you can fit a sandbox inside a play yard...hmmm

A Hot Mess

That's what I call a hot mess! Ben kissed the pavement yesterday, resulting in a busted up nose and forehead and then he was playing with chalk and dirt and sticks and mulch this afternoon.