A Walking Man

Each week Ben takes about five more steps. He is well on his way to walking full time. He practically runs - - - skipping the walking all together. Sheesh, check out that droopy diaper! That's gotta feel good.

Sitting Pretty

Well, I guess he's not actually sitting. . .but one day he will. Thanks, dad for making Ben this beautiful rocking chair. We love it! Dad, now you can say your work is online!

First Christmas

Christmas was a lot of fun. Ben received a TON of presents - lots of toys and all of them went straight into his mouth (working on those teeth)! Christmas morning was at our house with all of Ben's grandparents, Uncle Tim and Aunt Amanda. It was a nice day - - - now on to the first birthday plans!!

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.