Fantasy of Trees

We visited Fantasy of Trees yesterday. Ben and I had a wonderful time! Of course, we located the putting section first and met up with Jack, Jake, Dee, and Fran.


Yes, Ben is trying to get down
Colin and Kennedy crafting while Amy watches (with Ben yelling, "AAAM EEE", his new favorite word besides "ball" and "da")
Posing for pictures as we were leaving

Happy Thanksgiving

I worked on Thanksgiving Day, so Matt and Ben went to eat at Uncle Doug and Aunt Lisa's house. It looks like everyone had a wonderful time. Thanks for inviting us and I will be there next year!

No audio on this picture, but I imagine "hot, hot, hot"
Courtney and Benjamin
Garrett, Courtney, Kelsey, and Ben
How can I get the ball into the water??
With Jake, Jack and their Grand-Dad. I understand that Ben hasn't learned to share. We'll have to work on it :)
Showing Ben how to kick
Ben and Jake
Ben and the boys
Ben and Pappy on the zip line

Moving targets!!

I have to work on Thanksgiving, so I took this past weekend off. We worked on our Christmas decorations, Rhonda took our pictures http://imageeverything.blogspot.com, and we celebrated Thanksgiving with Matt's family on Sunday. At the shop where Matt works, they set up a Christmas scene and we took pictures of the always moving targets we call children... Ben was running around with reckless abandon with everything I like to call "hazards" around. Needless to say, I was glad when we were finished with pictures.


Benjamin sitting on the step at Nonny's house
Nancy and Jim
Amy and Cyndy driving the sleigh

Addie, MaMaw Betty, G, and Ben
Notice the blue ball. I wish I had put his red one in the diaper bag!
Nonny, Addie, G, and Ben

Finally sitting still for a book!

Tree

We worked on our Christmas trees this weekend and Ben is delighted that they are covered in BALLS!
"BALL"

Who's that kid...

with the OREO cookie? Ben had his first Oreo at Grammy's the other night...glad she had the pleasure of the bath afterward :)

Hey Gram, can you take the lid off this milk so I can dunk my OREO?
Complete with Christmas red icing...

Santa Meltdown-Part Two

Gobble, gobble, gobble...Ben's hair looks like a turkey
Looking for the cows
Ben likes to sit in the window



Matt and I took Ben to see Santa last night at Bass Pro Shop. We, rather Matt, showed him the boats while we waited. When it was our turn to see Santa, Ben walked right up to him saying, "ho, ho, ho" but didn't want any part of sitting on his lap. So the meltdown continues. They snapped a picture, but Matt didn't have time to take one. We have decided no more Santa this year!!

Doesn't he look tall in this picture?

All I want for Christmas....
Can you tell he is making the boat sound?
Waiting with the elf and Daddy.
Post meltdown candy cane

Hats, Dentist Visit, and Cow clothes

Check out my hat
Let's go see Mammaw...it's Monday at Mammaw's
I had a dentist appointment a couple of weeks ago and Ben went with me. Aunt Tina watched him and let him play with balls while I had my teeth cleaned.

Daddy's buddy
This was Colin's outfit...and it has a cow on it.
I haven't been able to snap a "still" photo in a long while

Winterfest 08

Grammy and Frances took the boys to Sevierville's annual Winterfest kick-off on Monday. They met Amy with Kennedy and Colin after school. I sent my camera so I would have some pictures...thanks Fran for taking them. I wish I didn't have to work!! It looked like everyone had fun! Colin helping Ben batting Grammy and Ben Isn't this a sweet picture of Jake? Grammy and the boys The "Santa Meltdown" Ben and Colin Colin, Ben, Jake, Jack, and Kennedy Jack sharing his popcorn with Benjamin Grammy and Ben playing....ball