1-29-14

Ben has enjoyed his first "real" snow.  We had a horrible commute on Tuesday, but we all made it home safely. Now we have settled in to enjoy the snow and spend some quality snow days together. 

I'm also posting pics from a recent trip we took to a dinosaur exhibit. Ben is really into dinosaurs lately. These were cool animatronic dinosaurs that roared. He wasn't scared a bit. Typical Ben!

Enjoy the pics! 

1-15-2014

Busy, busy, busy! Back to school and the real world after the holidays. We had a great time with friends and family, but it had to end. Ben is readjusting to normal life. We now realize why some parents are so militant about keeping kids "on a schedule" during holidays. We let Ben stay up late with his cousins for basically 10 days. He is still recovering from that. We're gradually getting back into out good sleep habits.

Potty training is going well. He is wearing pull-ups during the week and underwear on the weekends. He is getting pretty good at alerting us when he needs to go. He gets a sticker at home and at school when he does a good job. 

Ben can have a full-on conversation with us now, which is actually pretty amazing. His personality is in full bloom. He is smart and funny and stubborn. All in all, he is awesome.