Ring Around the Rosy & Dress Up

Ben loves to sing Ring Around the Rosy and when he saw this statue of kids in a circle he instantly began singing and wanted to play. They must sing a lot at his new school because he's got a bunch of new songs he likes to sing. Including my favorite, "One, two, Cha, Cha, Cha!" complete with arm moves.

He's also really into dressing up at the moment. We bought him this helmet he loves wearing around the house (and at Grandad's birthday celebration). He's going to be a fire fighter for Halloween and we can barely keep the costume off of him...

New Train Table!!

We tested out Ben's new custom-made train table at our playgroup today. It was a HUGE hit with the kids and moms. Grandad made this awesome table for Ben that fits on the top of our coffee table. Everyone approved - tossing around words like "genius," and "better than Pottery Barn," and "wish my dad could do that." I think you'll have about five orders coming in, dad.

What can we say?! We're lucky!

Not to mention, Joe made the PERFECT track. But, I'm afraid you'll have to tidy it up tonight - the track didn't really weather the storm...

Ben LOVES to sing!!

Move over David Beckham...

Ben's taking soccer lessons and loving it! It's a class geared for kids ages 2 to 3 and you play with your parents on the field. Today was his first class and he had a total blast (and he actually paid attention, so that was fun to see). It was hysterical to see all these little kids on the field with these tiny toddler-sized soccer balls flying everywhere. He would play for a while, then knock on the glass to wave to me, Bebe and Grandad and yell "I'm playing soccer." He seemed very proud when class was over and totally exhausted.

This is a horrible pic, next time I'll go on the field, but I'm sure it's so blurry due to his sheer speed - OR the reflection on the glass - you decide.

It was a big week for Ben (and his parents) with soccer and school starting. He started a new school on Mondays with his buddies Connor and Dillon. I was a nervous wreck - more nervous than any of my first days of school. He seemed to love it and wasn't shy at all. When I dropped him off he was shoving another kid - so I was so glad to see he was making new friends - - - UGH. Hopefully this "MINE" phase will end soon, but I know we're not alone.

Family Fun Fair and Magic House

Last weekend Ben had a great time at the Family Fun Fair - he was really into it this year. He especially loved the slide and went down about 500 times!

Later in the week we went to the Magic House. He had a blast playing "Bob the Builder" with the truck, hard hats and blocks. He also played with the doll house for a long time - he loves this kind of imaginative play these days! Last winter he could've cared less about the doll house, so it was fun to see the difference between last winter and this summer.

ME WANT COOKIE!

Actually, it was an ice cream sandwich, but to say he enjoyed it would be an understatement.

New Toy

Ben made himself at home in the box for our new microwave - he takes his blanket, buddies and flashlight in there. Why DO we buy these expensive toys for him when he's perfectly content with a box?!