Benjamin Meets Santa

I love this picture! Benjamin loved everything about Santa; his furry clothes, RED, the abundance of hair to pull (he's got some grip and that beard was real!), the jingle bell on his hat, and everyone making funny sounds to get him to smile. Happy 1/2 year birthday to my little man. It is a joy to watch you grow.

Ready or not, here comes CHRISTMAS!

The first weekend in December started out with a trip to get our Christmas tree in Newberg with "Grandma Kathy" and coffee at Chapter's book store. We had our Sunday School Christmas party that night. Benjamin needed a little caffeine to keep going, but it clearly was not enough!

I wanna hold your hand...

Baby Ben and Baby Kira (born Sept. 20th). Kira's mommy and Ben's mommy are good high school friends and think it is so neat that their kids are the same age.

Thanksgiving Weekend

We spent Thanksgiving at my Uncle Tim's. It was great to see everyone on my mom's side of the family. Then, Luke, Benjamin and I went to Redmond for a relaxing weekend reading books, sitting by the fire, playing guitar and baking. The last time we were in Redmond, Benjamin was very "colicky" and this trip was MUCH more relaxing!

Practicing his rolling technique in front of the fire...he loved watching the fire.

Proud to be sitting up in Grandpa's chair!

Five Months

So I am behind in posting as our little guy is almost SIX months now, but I will catch you up. Month Five was a blast. Ben is learning so much and hits new milestones daily it seems. This month he learned to roll over with purpose, he "talks" to us (saying "da da da da," but I don't think he's associated it with Luke yet), he is reaching out for objects of desire (mom's hair, mom's necklaces, food on our plates, anything that sparkles or has lights, cell phones, etc), he can sit propped up, and his feet and hands (anyone's) are a good source of entertainment. He is teething, and we have seen the start of a bottom right tooth, although it hasn't broken the surface yet. He loves it when I sing ANYTHING...I'm getting good at making up random songs. His favorite book is "It's Raining Pigs and Noodles."

Neglected Dog

It has been brought to my attention that we are lacking in recent photos of a particular granddog. Here is proof that we still do love the poor neglected Sadie.

• Sadie makes Ben giggle like crazy.
• Sadie has to touch me at all times, and when I am upstairs (where she is not allowed), she waits patiently...touching my shoes.
• Sporting Ben's cap.
  
  
  

First Time Rolling Over

So, please, please, please ignore the audio on this video! I had been trying to catch him rolling over all day (his first day really rolling) and the baby talk is not really flattering. :)

First Laugh Caught on Film

It was tricky to catch this on film at first, but now he's just a regular ol' giggle monster.