Dinner Time!

Waiting for his rice to cool. 

Snow!

Fresh snow! Ben was so excited to run through it.

Fist time sledding!

Warm Bread

I made bread today! It was much easier than I thought it would be.

And the smell was amazing!

Fall is Here!

Stomping through ginkgo leaves on our way to the park.

 Picking berries from the bush. After he put them in my hand, he

put each one in the holes on the bench.

Snacking on a red pepper - he's always liked them, but eating it like

an apple was a first!

Winnipeg and Canada Day!

Right after we were in Ohio, we went to Canada to visit Kim and Dan in Winnipeg! It was our first time there and we were so excited to see them and the city. We stayed for Canada day, and got to see them perform at the Forks - and got to spend some time with Dan's family as well!

      

     

We miss you guys!!!

Ohio Vacation!

Back in June, we went to Ohio for a nice week-long vacation. It was great to have everyone together, and it was so fun have the kids together!

Tough guys!

It was relaxing and crazy all at the same time! We miss everyone, and although I'm disappointed it's taken me this long to put up a few pictures from our trip, I'm excited that now we'll be seeing everyone again very soon - at Thanksgiving!

18 Months!

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One and a Half Years Old - 24 lbs, 12 oz. and 31.8" tall

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Ben turned 18 months old today! These last 6 months have gone by so quickly. He has changed so much, but continues to be the sweetest, silliest, most charming little boy! 

Since it's been awhile since an update, here are a few things he's been up to!

• Walking! 
• Started talking!
• Still loves to build with blocks
• Throwing and catching balls
• He loves the playground and the swings
• Loves picking out a book and climbing into our laps
• He loves his baths now - and refuses to be dried off (or clothed!) after
• Loves helping to get himself dressed (and undressed!)
• He loves giving kisses and hugs - sometimes he even grabs your face to plant one on you!
• He sits in a booster chair now and doesn't drink from sippy cups anymore!
• He loves food! He is almost always hungry, so it's a good thing he likes a lot of healthy things!
• He loves animals - pretty much all kinds but especially birds, dogs, and most recently frogs
• Buttons! He plays with his buttons at least once a day - they are by far his favorite thing!
• He does not like seeing or hearing us get hurt. It makes him very sad.
• He does not like saying goodbye to daddy in the mornings. Neither does daddy.

He is such a funny and loving kid. We are so lucky that he's in our family.

Morning Window Watching

Florida Pt. 2!

I am seriously kicking myself for taking barely any pictures. I am really going to try to remember to take more the next time we get together with people!

After leaving Sarasota, we headed to Arcadia to see Grandma and Grandpa Gebeau! We were only able to stay for a little while, but it was so great to sneak in a surprise visit!

Then we headed to Palm Beach Gardens to see Grandma Caryl! We were greeted with a warm welcome at a neighborhood get together, met lots of friends and ate lots of good food! Ben spent the afternoon exploring the house, and we spent the evening chatting and catching up. The next day we went to the mall and Ben went on his first big carousel! He wasn't sure what to think at first, but by the end I think he was having fun. We even got to ride on a little train that went around the shopping center. It was such a quick trip, but it was so nice to be able to spend some extra time visiting. I only wish I had taken more pictures!

Garbage Truck!

The garbage truck comes every morning around 8:45am, and it stops right in front of our apartment! Usually Ben loves to look out the window and watch it, but today we happened to be outside at the perfect time.

He was so excited about this garbage truck, he was laughing on the way there, and started making the cutest excited inhales as we got closer!