Rough Housing

Benjamin and Ada enjoying playing together but lately it seems they like rough housing and wrestling with one another. These two were playing in the living room while I was doing dishes. I had to come and see what the ruckus was all about. I found Ada giving Benjamin a headlock while he was laying on top of her legs! She might not be one yet, but she can hold her own!!


Here are these two after I broke up their wrestling match. Don't they look like angels?

Scuba Diver

Benjamin has quite the imagination and is always coming up with new games, activities, and stories. He also loves to dress up. He had to wear Ada's sunglasses (they are too big for her anyway) while he took his bath. That way he wouldn't get water in his eyes and then he could see all the animals in the ocean. He is becoming quite the conversationalist and has a love for talking--I have no idea where he gets that from! :) I can't get over how grown up he has become. Sigh!

All together now

When I got home from work today Benjamin asked me if we could do a "project". He already had the rubber stamps out and showed me where daddy put the ink pads. I told him that we had to eat our supper first and then we could do a "project". He ate his supper as fast as he could and then said that he ate his supper all up and that he was done. We rubber stamped for a little while and then we switched to coloring. Benjamin was sitting on my lap while he colored. After Ada got out of her bath (daddy gave her one while Benjamin and I colored) she headed straight over to our table and insisted on sitting on my lap also. Ada is quite the mamma's girl and gets very jealous when I hold Benjamin. It was a tight fit but everybody fit on my lap.

Accessorize, Accessorize, Accessorize

Why is that girls like to accessorize? I just wasn't prepared for such a young age! Ada loves putting on these necklaces and gets upset if you try taking them away. She wears her necklaces morning, noon, and night (she wears them with her pj's), and even right after a bath with nothing but her diaper on! She is too cute and become quite the girly girl even though she can get dirty with the best of them. She is so proud of herself when she picks them up and puts them on. Her other favorite thing to do with her necklaces is to put them down the register. After she does it she will look down the register and point till we get her necklaces back out. Such a silly girl!!

Canning Peaches

Benjamin has really taken an interest in helping us with everything that we do. He especially likes helping us with cooking and doing dishes! Let's hope he continues his love of cooking and cleaning. He just had to help me can my peaches. It was a long afternoon of canning but we got it done. The next morning Benjamin wanted to eat our freshly canned peaches. It took some convincing to have him eat fresh peaches instead.

Love you so much...

Benjamin sure loves his little sister Ada. He likes holding her, playing with her, feeding her (even things he is not suppose to like chips), walking with her, and just hanging out with her. Currently, these two share a room together and it is not uncommon to find Benjamin in Ada's crib. Ada likes playing on Benjamin's bed also but supervision is a must since she could fall out. These two really enjoy each other (which is great) but they have their days and moments where mom and dad are at their wits ends trying to keep them apart. These two are both stubborn and if they want something neither one will give up till he or she gets what they wanted.

Too much time watching mommy!

Benjamin has spent too much time watching me nurse Ada and pump that he has figured out how the machine works. One night he decided to show me how he can pump his "boobies" too.

Hopefully this will not cause any long term issues! But I thought that these pictures were just too cute not to share. He will definitely not be happy with me when he is older!!