Nine Months

Ben got his 9-month photos taken today. These are the "reject pics." It's amazing he looks so happy in most of these photos because he was crabby at picture time! Our favorite photo is him with a big smile showing his two bottom teeth - but we're going to make you guys wait to see that one.

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. We're going to celebrate with Bubba, Grampy, Aunt Holly, Uncle Chaz and cousins Charlie and A.J. It should be a nice day for Ben's first Thanksgiving. The following day we are baking the Willis-family-favorite Currant Cookies. It's that time of year and we're excited!!

Our Little Card

He had no idea what was going on, but I think Ben had a fun Halloween. He got to see his grandparents (and grand-godparents) and even had a visit from a friendly Bubba Pirate. We went to a party and saw more than 500 trick-or-treaters. Ben stayed up until 8:30 p.m. and was happy playing with Presley (farmer) and Grant (pirate). I think the big kids wore him out because he slept until 8:30 a.m. today!

It's All Happenin' at the Zoo

We had a great day at the zoo today. It was a little cool and the animals were sleeping but it was nice to get outside and have a little adventure. Ben liked the fish and penguins the best. As you can see, he was worn out at the end of our field trip.

Bath time

Ben loves taking a bath. At first he could have cared less, but now he likes kicking his feet and splashing around.

Crawling all around

Ben crawls EVERYWHERE and loves to kneel. He also pulls himself to standing especially in his crib in the morning. I can't believe how much he has grown. Two bottom teeth have started to emerge - - - but every time we try to peek in his mouth he sticks out his tongue.

Summer Love

Well, we knew Ben would eventually find a girl. . . but we didn't think it would be this young. These pics were from his summer babysitter. I hope she was keeping a close eye on those two!

Six-month photos

We got Ben's six-month photos taken today. He was looking around like "what are you crazy people doing to me now?" I thought we would post some of the "rejects" - of course, we think they are ALL cute!

Here is one of his 3-month photos to compare. Do you think he looks different? We can't tell - although, his hair is definitely longer now!