Fast and Furious

The weeks and months of summer have flown by. More than ever, I am enjoying working 3 days and spending my other two weekdays playing with Benjamin. We get to go to "story-time" at the County Library, play in the park, watch the bulldozers outside our house, climb stairs, dance, talk, and most of all, just enjoy spending time together. I will admit, when B was younger, I didn't really enjoy my days off...but these days, I look forward to it. I'm not one who gets a ton of stuff done on my days off, but I hope when Benjamin is old, he will remember... my mom played with me.

Snacking on a banana and watching the tractors

Snacking on an apple. yum.yum.

Sitting like a big boy at his table and "reading" a book

Running at mommy thinking " I'm going to get that camera!!!"

Driving at Grandma Mooherd's

Oh Boy

After work, my mom came my house to drop something off. When she left, Benjamin was quite distraught, screaming and crying at the door (I was busy starting dinner) The next moment, he stops crying, I go around the corner...and Benjamin was outside. AAAHHHH. He has opened the door himself and was standing in the driveway waving bye to Grandma Cow. Runaway baby begins. Time to start locking all the doors!

Good Eater

I often get asked if Benjamin is a good eater. Not sure if they are asking because of his lankiness, people just want something to talk about, or they had particularly difficult eaters, so they like to see if other people's kids are like mine. (like when I ask if other babies are good sleepers : )

Benjamin is a great eater. His number one food of all time (for the time being) = graham crackers.
He also loves things he can hold and eat like bananas, cheese sticks, pears, and apples.

He also likes: any fruit, green beans, sweet potato, butternut squash, carrots, edamame, tomatoes, cheese (cheddar is his fav), pasta, spaghetti sauce, yogurt, garlic bread, almond butter, peanut butter, cream cheese.

Today, he ate chili and chicken salad for lunch and quinoa for a snack! So yes, while he prefers graham crackers at all times of the day, he will eat most things that i put in front of him, especially on a spoon or fork.

Vacation

**Warning, lots of pictures***

Two weeks ago, we were able to get a way for a vacation to Milwaukee. Best possible vacation with a 1 year old. My awesome aunt allowed us to stay at her second house, tromp around her property, use her car, and she stocked the fridge, got us a pack n play, and a bunch of toys that Benjamin loved loved loved. We spent most of the time relaxing, playing in parks, spending time with my aunt and cousin, and just enjoying being away from home. My amazing aunt watched Benjamin one evening so we could dine at an awesome restaurant to celebrate my birthday, and the next morning so we could enjoy some adult activities. (ok, we went on a brewery tour, we were properly brainwashed into thinking it is "miller time" all the time, and we found out that Miller thinks that a 6 pack/day is "responsible" drinking. whoa.)
Silly us, we never managed to get a family picture. argh. so much for the token Christmas picture from vacation. OH well.

Benjamin's first plane ride

as you can see, there were lots and lots of empty seats. The trip there, which was at 10am, was a breeze.

Benjamin, my aunt, uncle, and cousin

Benjamin and his favorite thing of the entire trip, Tiger, the cat.

B modeling his new sweater and shoes my aunt got for him

Benjamin "riding" the airplane.
MMM, just like my mom, I love chips and guac!

Sandbox fun!

Enjoying snack time at the park

Smiling with Auntie after stealing her garlic bread and eating it all!

Seriously, swinging makes B the happiest boy in the world