Dress Up-

He's feeling MUCH better! So, Ben was busy in my closet pulling some of my clothes. Capris & turtleneck, stripe shirt & jean skirt and shorts & fleece. He's a crack up...

Hand, Foot, Mouth...

Again! But it's nothing a Slurpee couldn't fix.

Waiting for Grampy-

Grampy was in Abu Dhabi for business and Ben was really missing him while he was away. So, on the Sunday after he returned Grampy called Ben to go see a movie, just the two of them. The MINUTE they hung up the phone Joe and I heard the front door open and we were wondering what was going on... even though Ben had two hours to wait he decided to park his stool right by the front door and wait for Grampy to arrive. He was really excited and it was pretty cute.

They saw "Despicable Me" and Ben seemed to love the movie. When he got home he did a drawing of the movie... I was curious what it looked like, so I pulled the pic online. Seems like he had a good memory of what was going on. Also, Ben knows who to take to the movies - he was in heaven with his blue slushy, popcorn and Twizzlers.

I MUST mention that while those two were at the movies Bubba came over and sweated her head off working in the yard with us. It was HOT and we really appreciate all the hard work. The house is looking really good and we're set to list on Aug. 19!!!!! It's true :)

Saturday Night, Putt Putt = FUN for all!

Jason (the winner) giving Ben a few pointers.

Ben testing his swing.

The golf gang - some of our very favorite friends Lisa and Jason.

Sorry I missed an action shot of you, Lis! She's a total pro and gifted putt-putter.

Joe showing his superior skills.

Perfect form... uh, yeah right (from the loser).

Saturday morning

We went to my favorite coffee shop on the Hill and Ben and Joe decided to have fun with the post-its I brought for drawing. Ben thought this was the funniest thing ever.
After coffee we headed to the park by our house and were surprised to learn that Ben could swing by himself. He got a running start and was a pro at pumping his legs. He must be practicing this summer at his babysitter's. We were shocked how good he was... guess we haven't been to a park in a while, it's been too hot.
Then Joe was giving Ben big pushes and Ben couldn't get enough.

Mixed Media-

We love this castle Ben drew and painted. It has "spikes and fire." He takes his artwork quite seriously.

REAL Bowling!

Joe took Friday off and we wanted to do something fun and different... so Ben suggested bowling. He's been wanting to go since his birthday party and we just hadn't gotten around to it. We had a great time and Ben bowled a 66 (with gutter guards). This morning he asked where his new bowling shoes were... I guess we didn't do a very good job letting him know that you BORROW the shoes.

We also played ski ball, whack-a-mole and air hockey. Ben was THRILLED he got lots of tickets from the arcade games (even though we weren't sure WHAT to do with the tickets he loves them and has been carrying them all around).