We Have a Sentence!

Ben spoke his first sentence today (unless you count when he said "go away"). He took a blue marker and pointed it at me and said, "color my dada."

Stream of Consciousness

Ben used the potty!!! As usual, he sat on the potty before putting his pajamas on. I reminded him to aim and then he successfully peed in the potty. Yeah!

A Wee Bit Anti-social

I am afraid Ben may grow up to be a hermit. One of his first and still favorite words is "my". He is also quite adept at saying "go away". And, oh yeah, Ben likes to roar at people. Hmm...

Working Guy

On July 4th, Bradley attended his first Home Depot workshop with mommy and Grandma. You can't see it in the picture, but he has an orange apron on.

25 Months and Counting

Ben turned 25 months last weekend. Guess what we did to celebrate?

June Flashback

Where have my babies gone? A year ago, Ben got his first haircut and had his first ride in the bicycle trailer. Ben was also learning to play basketball and started to play water. His big brother finally learned to poop on the potty and started playing t-ball.

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Making A Run For The Border

The family took a mini-vacation this weekend. Mini as in less than 24 hours. The first stop was Charles Mound, the highest point in Illinois. The summit is 1.4 miles from the road. Despite a good effort from all, there was a 75% dropout rate on the trek. Since we were so close to Wisconsin, we popped over the border so the boys could check one more state off their list. The next stop was Dubuque, IA. It was lunch time, so we went to McDonald's. (I think the boys are secretly trying to eat at McDonald's in all 50 states.) After lunch we found a park and played for a little bit. The boys did a lot of climbing. This was Ben's first trip to Iowa. Bradley had visited once before. He needs to watch out. Ben is only one behind in states visited. He was three behind at the beginning of the year.

The Big Day

We had a full day of celebrating Ben's birthday. The first stop was the zoo, where we saw a tiger, bears, meerkats, giraffes, and dolphins. After a nap and lunch we opened presents and had a cupcake. Ben didn't each much of his cupcake. Bradley thought that Ben would want to go the Chicky Rice store (Flat Top), so we went there for dinner. Both boys were remarkably well behaved. We wrapped up the day with a trip to a park.

My Chair!

Ben is getting better at talking. Most of his sentences start with the word "my". He declared Poppy's chair as "my chair" and promptly took possession. A few of his newer words are goldfish, airplane, car, truck, bus, bike, hot, poop, and yuck.

Training Buddies

Ben went out for his first solo trip of the year in the bicycle trailer on Thursday. Even though he is over 30 pounds, he didn't really slow me down. It was a much different story on Saturday when I towed both boys (70+ lbs) to the French Market. It was about 3.5 miles ones way, but it nearly killed me. A snack and a rest helped ease the return trip a little bit, but not too much.