Happy Fall

Ben stayed at Grammy and Pappy's house while I worked Wednesday and Thursday. He had play dates both days with Jackson and Jacob. He loves to play with them. Thanks Frances for taking these wonderful pictures with my camera...I wish I had been there!

Playing ball
Helping a brother out...

Dad had covered our tomato plants to protect them, but unfortunately, the actual tomatoes froze. Jack, Jake, and Ben pulled the frozen tomatoes off the vines and threw them to the cows....

Look how intense Jake is...
To the "buuhs"
Brothers...
Posing..they may have seen a camera before :)
Jack
Jake
Ben
Jacob and Samson
Pappy and Benjamin playing in the leaves
Benjamin icing his....cookie?

Fall Days

Ben and I went "neighbor hopping" on Thursday. I wanted Benjamin to get to play outside before the weather turned cold and rainy. We walked to Aunt Ruby's with Mammaw, played with Pappy on the four-wheeler, and ate a popsicle at Mammaw's before taking a long afternoon nap.

Playing on Ruby's sidewalk

Ben loved the 4-wheeler!!
If you look closely, you can see Ben signing "more"...

Visiting with Courtney and Kelsey

15 month check-up

Ben had a pediatrician appointment this morning and also received one vaccination. He looks great!
Weight: 25 1/2 lbs. (between 50th and 75th percentile)
Height: 30 3/4 inches (around 50th percentile)

After the Farm

These are the pictures of the evening after we spent the morning at Fran's Boo at the Farm party.... Look how Ben's arms are above his head! Mommy's favorite boys
Ben went around the house for about 15 minutes "golfing" his ball around.

The Gram Cam and Orange Crush

Grammy loaned me her memory card so that I could look at Benjamin drinking his orange crush (wonder why he didn't sleep that night:)? Here are a few pictures from the Gram Cam...

Chewing on a ball with Kennedy
Cozy Coupe...wait, why is Colin driving?

Cute picture (except for Ben's eyes)
Trying on his cow costume for the first time. "Buuuh!"
Ben's first tractor ride with Pappy!

Our neighbors, David and Shelia, provide all the kids with drinks and snacks year round. He has been asking me for over a year what Benjamin would want to drink. I guess Ben has chosen Orange Crush as his beverage of choice. David also lets Ben pick apples off the tree and eat them (he doesn't think the apples are balls anymore). I have been assured that Ben didn't really drink out of the can and that these pictures are posed....

I don't think he drank much based on the amount on his shirt!
Blowing kisses
Doesn't he look big?
Sharing
Relaxing with Pappy

Boo at the Farm

We are so glad that we got to go to Fran's family's farm this morning. We had a wonderful time. Ben was dressed as a cow...very appropriate for the farm party! For those who do not know, Benjamin loves cows and calls them "buuh". He nearly jumped into the pin with the cow so Fran lowered him into it and he was mesmerized. He also climbed the fence. Thanks for inviting us!

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Baby Shower

We had a baby shower for my cousin Amy on Saturday morning. She is having a girl, Audrey Lynn, in January. We had a wonderful time planning and hosting the shower. Thankfully, Susan watched Ben so that there weren't balls flying...

Katie, Amy, Jo, Holly, and Beth
Mmm, the food table. We had bruch foods since it was in the morning
Audrey's name spelled out on cloth diapers
We hung some girls dresses on the wall (they were Jo, Amy, Holly, Beth, and Katie's dresses)

Little Reader

Benjamin loves to read. When I was pregnant, I would tell Matt to read aloud so that Ben would know his voice. Well, the "Larry the Cable Guy" book wasn't exactly what I had in mind, but Ben still likes to read and likes Matt's voice! He may be a book worm like me!

Reading in the kitchen...
Reading in front of the window...
Reading in front of the door...
Look at Ben's Halloween clings
Helping me with laundry