Music to My Ears

Some may claim I have a short attention span. I chalk it up to having an imaginative brain!

And despite what anyone else thinks, I believe I make some darn good music given the instruments I've been provided!

Happy Friday!

Big Boy Bath

Now that I'm sitting up I'm taking a big boy's bath! YEEEAAAAH BABY!

Yeah, you like that I've discretely covered up my goods.

"Thank You, Thank You Very Much."

Memorial Day Weekend Fun

This weekend was jam packed full of adventures! Saturday morning Daddy and I walked across the street to visit Mommy in action at our church Flea Market. She was tying animal balloons like no ones business! Uncle Jon and Auntie Cori joined the fun too- I'm glad I got to see them!!

Afterwards, Miss Amanda, my #1 fan and MVB (most valuable babysitter), joined me at my first REAL pool adventure. The water was a bit nippy so we hit up the swings instead. We finished off the evening with a nice barbecue.

Sunday I took my first trip into the city. I went to visit my boy Joseph on Capital Hill. Why is it that I'm always scaring the new guys??

Uh oh. Roll reversal....

Monday afternoon I had a visit with Grandma and Grandpop. I love them soooo much. Although I will miss them dearly when they move to South Carolina, I'm looking forward to all of my adventures at their new lake house!!

I finished off my long weekend with a quick jaunt to the pool with Mommy. Life is good!

Me and My Balloon

We went to Red Robin for lunch last weekend and Mommy let me hold a balloon. I'd never seen one of them before!!

Yup, that's me and my first balloon!

It was faaaabulous.


20 minutes later....

I was holding on to that darn string for dear life.


And then the check comes......

Wouldn't you know it, I held the balloon the entire lunch.
Oh, the simple things in life.... don't you just love 'em?

The Talented Mr. Benny

One thing is for sure, I love typing [read: banging] on Mommy's keyboard all day. I think I resemble a young Harry Potter... or better yet, Bill Gates. I'm going places, oh yeah, I'm going places...

Thank You for the Support!

I wanted to thank everyone who came out and voted for me in the Hot 99.5 Baby Idol contest. The competition was fierce, with over 1,900 cutie babies!!! Sadly, I did not make the first cut. I may not have made the top 50 but I'm #1 one in Mommy's heart and that's all that matters! :-)

My First (bad) Haircut

Okay, so we knew this day was coming. My bangs were forever in my eye. I know, I know... bad karma to cut your hair before you're one year old. Now I didn't head over to Hair Harmony like my bud Jude would have liked. It was me, Mommy, and a pair of cheap scissors.

All in all, I think I liked the end result.

..... Or did I???

(Five minutes after seeing myself in the mirror)

....PS if you enlarge the photos you can see my pearly whites coming in!

(Not so) Happy Friday!

Sorry bout the weather out there... and speaking of which, it seems I'm under the weather myself. On top of teething, I have come down with a little cold. Don't despair... I'm resting up and I'll be back to my nutty self in no time!!

Play Ball!!

I love playing ball with Mommy and Daddy. Hit play to get the ball rolling!!!

Oh I am so proud of myself!!

Vote for Ben!!!

No, I'm not running for president, but Mommy did me the pleasure of entering my photo in to the HOT 99.5 Baby Idol competition (...oh, I am so embarrassed).

Please vote for me by clicking here: VOTE FOR BEN

You're looking for this picture of me below:

Tell your friends and your family too!! Voting continues each week as they narrow down the competition. The deadline for this week is Friday at NOON.

The competition is tough this year, I swear!! Look for my buddy Owen from Ashburn in the "O" section and you can vote for him too!! I mean, we're no David Archuleta folks, but we've got talents too!!!

Thank you!! :-)

Happy Mother's Day

I love you Mommy!!

Happy Birthday Cousin Kate!

Happy Birthday to my cousin Kate in NJ. I hope you're celebrating your 5th in style!!

Congratulations Uncle Jon!!

Congratulations Uncle Jon on graduating from Penn State Dickinson School of Law!!! We are all so proud of you! :-)

Oh, wait a minute, here you go.... I'm much happier in this shot. (Didn't want you to think I wasn't happy for you for real)

Happy Friday!

Hitting the Pool Early!

With the weather being so nice I couldn't resist a dip in the pool!! Here are some photos of me in action.

And here is a short video of me splashing away!!!

(Video coming soon!! Problems uploading)

Mommy forgot that my regular diaper is not a SWIM diaper and the dang thing filled up like a balloon around my tiny waste. Check it out- its half the size of the pool! Needless to say, I spent half my time playing naked.

Happy Birthday Uncle Jon!

Happy Birthday Uncle Jon! We miss you and can't wait to celebrate your graduation from law school next weekend. What a big accomplishment!!

Toothless in West Virginia

This weekend I took my first mini vacation up to Grandma & Grandpop Phillips' river house in Charles Town, WV. I did pretty good, all things considered! And just so you know, these may be the last shots you see of my bare gums... I've got my first tooth coming in!

I got to do fun things like ride this stuffed doggie....

And I got to play with Grandpop...

And check out the Shenandoah....

And I wanted to try some of Daddy's beer- but that wasn't happening (c'mon, we're in WV!)

I'm looking forward to my next adventure!!