Cousin Charlie "hosted" a very fun Halloween Party at Bubba and Grampy's house. He made creepy appetizers, spooky punch and somehow he found some brains and eyeballs we all had to feel! EEEEWWWWW! We had quite a night! The cousins had a blast (Ninja Charlie, school bus AJ and skunk Ben).
I recently got to take a trip all by myself :) I went to Minnesota and left the boys at home. I went to visit my great friend and college roomie Kristina - her new baby Arlo and husband Darrell. I had the best, most relaxing time. You forget what it's like to be around a LITTLE baby after a while - you don't have to leave the bathroom door shut, you don't have to worry about leaving a cup on the coffee table, he doesn't play with the outlets or climb on the dining room table. (Hee he, just wait Kristina and Darrell!). He was such a sweet guy with a happy disposition. He was learning to roll while I was in town, so it was fun to see. Thanks again for a great trip!
Ben loves to draw. He also loves biting the tips off crayons (and that drives us nuts) so he mostly uses pencils and pens. He takes his drawings very seriously and we hang the finished pieces very low on the refrigerator door so he can see his work. He walks by his drawing and points and claps, so he must be fairly good.
Ben loves his new booster seat. He doesn't eat every meal here yet, but has snacks and today he ate breakfast at the table. He climbs up by himself and clicks the straps in place (luckily he doesn't know how to "unclick" the straps). Ben also learned how to use a cup with a straw - what a big boy!
(I think Ben looks SO much like Joe in this pic)
We had a fun night running (literally) around the Magic House. There was so much for Ben to play with, he had a great time. He loved "driving" this truck, playing with the kitchen and going down the baby slide. Our last trip to the Magic House he wasn't really walking, so it was a lot different this time. Three adults could ALMOST (but not quite) keep up with him!
