Back in the Habit

Ben's 23 month birthday is just around the corner so we resumed our tradition of going to Heaven on Seven to celebrate.

It's Not Going to Get Any Easier

Last week was interesting one. Early in the week he asked how does a mommy get a baby in the tummy. Yikes! Then, on Saturday he wanted to exercise his second amendment rights - get a gun and shoot some bad guys. Ugh! I get nervous enough when the kids pick up sticks in hockey class.

43 To Go

We haven't had any baby's first posts in a while, but we have one now. Ben made his first trip to Kentucky. It wasn't as memorable as Brad's first visit, but we did get to cross the river via a cool bridge.

Teeny Spring Break

The boys, Daddy, and Poppy went on Spring Break last weekend. It involved all the classic elements: sun, sand, and water. Unfortunately they were not at the same time. Saturday started off with a party in the hot tub. Then we drove down to Purdue for the Spring football game, which was sunny and warm. We hit the trifecta when we played in the sand area of the Cincinnati Children's Museum.

Loose Cannon

Ben always tries to be like his big brother. While getting dressed for bed one night, Ben decided to try using the potty. Ben was quite frightened once nature took its course and stood up to figure out what was going on. In his mind, it was the potty that was causing this strange phenomena of water coming out of his body. The obvious solution to this problem is to run away from the potty, but that didn't stop the pee. Clean-up on aisle #1!

Just so there was no confusion, Ben decided to point out to everyone where this strange phenomena started on his body.

The Talented Mr. Benjamin

Somehow Ben is able to get 100% of the chocolate content of a chocolate chip cookie on his face and clothes and not get any in his mouth. In other sweets news...we found out that Ben likes ice cream. They were giving out samples of Culver's frozen custard at Take Time for Tots and Ben was loving it.

Airplane Restaurant

What is better than a train restaurant? Take a second...think hard. Think harder. It is kind of a trick question. The answer is "nothing". Although, a good alternative to the train restaurant is the airplane restaurant at Clow "International" Airport. There is a diner named Charlie's right next to the runway. You can watch planes land and take off. The boys seemed to like it, but it is no train restaurant.

Safety First

Riding an ATV is dangerous. Proper equipment is essential. Apparently that idea extends to ATV video games. Bradley always puts on his helmet, knee pads, and elbow pads before playing ATV Offroad Fury on the PS2.

Dream A Little Dream

Bradley is starting to understand and talk about dreams. Today he told me that "Every night, my legs tell me to go biking." So, we took a bike ride to the park and played sand and swings for a while.

A Long Time Ago

It was only a year ago, but it feels much longer. Last year, Ben was getting his second tooth and just starting to stand. (Mar 2008)

Now, lets go way back in time, Feb 2007, Bradley was helping with chores like laundry and vacuuming. He was starting to talk more and use the stairs.