Ben's Blue Tunnel O'Fun!!!!

Other than Aunt Jooley, I don't think anyone has seen Ben's Blue Tunnel O'Fun. He loves it! The crawls through it, rolls in it, and just hangs out inside his "BIG BLUE TUNNEL O'FUN!!!!!!!!!

Injury Update

Ben doesn't seem to even know that he has a black eye, but we do. Here's a few pics from this morning. The last one is really bad, but it shows how puffy his eye is.

Ben's Black Eye

The trials and tribulations of learning to crawl and stand and walk and pull-up has resulted in Ben's First Official Big Time Awwwiiiieeee!!! While trying to pull up on the kitchen chair, his sock feet got the best of him, and the hit his eye on the footrest. He was a tough guy though. After a few screams (mostly from Elizabeth), he was laughing and smiling within minutes. He's up stairs cracking up right now.

Spring Has Sprung--Can you tell?

We had spring, but now it is gone. Dogwood Winter (maybe) is upon us. Oh another note, Ben and Niko don't seem to mind.

Ben Wears His Snack

These pictures speak for themselves.

A Few Photos from a Busy Week

Mamaw and Papaw started the week off with a visit to Greenville, and then Ben was hauled up to DC to visit Aunt Jooley and Uncle Rick. Plenty more photos in Ben's Photo Album.

Laughing Boy with Silly, Silly Relatives

The Naked Crawl

Crawling and Dancing

Ben & Daddy Wrassel

Not sure who wins this match, but it's obvious that we're both having a lot of fun.

Also, Ben's a little sick today. He has either a head cold or allergies, but no fever. Nothing major, but since we've been fortunate enough to have a nearly cold free boy up until now, I thought I'd share with you about his cold.

There are quite a few new pictures in Ben's Album for you to look at also.

TWENTY THREE MINUTES OF BEN TV

Note to the grandparents--DON'T get overly excited while watching this video. At your age, weak tickers can be an issue and we do not want your excitement to cause any ill effects to you. Ben needs his grandparents, but enjoy all the same.

Beach Blanket Bengo

After two days of packing and planning, Ben went to the beach today for the first time. We loaded the car with towels, and blankets, and chairs, and snacks, and sunscreen, and pretty much every possible beach thing you can imagine.

After about 45 minutes (well, really have about five minutes when we sat him down in the water) he was over it. I don't think that it was so much that he didn't like it, but he has a short nap span, and he hit the wall pretty quick. Maybe the sand in the diaper had something to do with it also.

Anyway, here are a few pictues and we have video of his first time in the water, but that will have to wait until we return.

Bubbles and Ben

Sunday morning Bubble time. Enjoy!

Saturday in Florida Highlights

Here are a few highlights from Ben's time in FL so far. He's been a bit off throwing a couple of fits, but overall has been quite good. We believe he is completely adjusted now, and you can tell from these pics that he's have a great time overall.

Sorry, no pics today, but soon! Also, SANDBOX THREADS now open

Sandbox Threads is now accepting orders. I have learned that we have a few more blog viewers than just close relatives to Ben, and so I wanted to share this info with everyone in Ben's Blogland.

Ben's doing great. We're in FL, and his first plane ride was a breeze. He's trying to sleep off the jetlag though. And he's already been in the pool twice.

Forget Crawling--Straight to Walking

While the title of this post is true, and you are about to see a little one walking for the very first time, it's not Ben--he still hasn't figured out crawling. This video is of Ben's new friend from swim class, Sydney. And she decided to take her first steps in our den tonight. You can also see more of Sydney at Sandbox Threads and on The Thread of Sandbox Threads.

Check back in the months to come for video of Ben doing the same.

Bird Boy Cometh

No explanation necessary.

More Near Crawling

Push Ups & Jumps Ups