Monday, August 31, 2009

Diaper Head Part Duex

Who could forget the post of Ben when he was just a little guy - entitled "Diaper Head". Well here he is with a swim diaper on his head... only nuttier.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Ahhhhhh!

Ben has been practicing drinking out of a cup. Here he is expressing the satisfaction of a refreshing glass of cold water.



Unfortunately he hasn't been able to temper the thrill of dumping it all out after a few sips.

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Sunday Funday

Today was a fun day for us! After church we took Ben to the mall to ride the Choo-Choo Train.

Afterward we got Ben & Seth matching haircuts. This was the first time Ben didn't fight or cry! We took a quick trip to the park nearby and then finished of the evening wolfing down delicious Moby Dicks kabobs.
All the while, Andrew was just a little angel!

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Crabfest VII





Despite the rainy weather Ben and Mommy went over to the Phillips house to partake in Uncle Jon's 7th annual Crabfest.





Uncle Jon had novelty koozies made just for the occasion and he and Ben had a great time stacking them and knocking them down.


Over.


And over.


And over again.



It was all fun and games until Ben took a running slap into my koozie that was holding a cup of sangria. You win some, you lose some I guess!


Sunday, August 16, 2009

Lions & Tigers & Bears OH MY!

Today we left AJ with Grandmom and Pop-Pop (they are in town for the week!) so we could take Ben to enjoy the National Zoo in DC.



While Ben was distracted by who knows what, Daddy pointed out something more interesting...





We saw zebras, elephants, monkeys, prairie dogs, pandas, and more! But the ONE THING missing from the zoo today? Giraffes!!





After a quick stop at Ben's favorite exhibit (the octopuses) we had a nice picnic lunch as a family.







And wouldn't you know it... all the excitement left Ben no choice but to fall asleep on the way home. Mental note the for next road trip! ;-)